Bartenders of the Millenium
Catherine flew in from Las Vegas that morning for an appointment at Mayo Clinic. Earlier in the month, she had a 4"x6" mass removed, as a follow up to a double mastectomy in January. She told me "attitude is everything." You've got that right. The stories one hears as an Uber driver displays a quilt of all of America. Frustration, joy, sadness, resignation, acceptance, denial. There are many more subsets to describe who gets in your car. Uber Drivers have become the bartenders and hair stylists of the new century. Venting or revealing to strangers provides a 'safe zone,' There is no judgement, at least on my part, and none coming from the back seat as I share my trials and tribulations. Chad called for a lift from Souther Scottsdale (or SoSco, as we call it) up to a job in NoSco. I had CNN on and offered to change it to music. He asked me to keep it on and I innocently said to this 28-something, "well, this will be your generation's Bay of
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