Another life lesson learned in the world of rideshare — I was working in Los Angeles and it had already been a long night. I had a pick-up from a concert at The Wiltern on Wilshire and it was about 11 P.M. …

Uber revelations on the interconnectedness of us all — The six degrees It’s a great movie, a wonderful party game, and a fascinating concept — the idea that we are all connected in some way by just six levels, six steppingstones of people in our associations and familial relations. …

My love of baseball and my fear the game is vanishing — San Francisco, Any Summer of Recent Past I was driving rideshare around The City picking up passengers and spinning the radio dial in search of something different to listen to. Driving in San Francisco is always a nostalgic experience due to the tremendous history of its many storied neighborhoods. The…

The reverberations of small moments… This is a quick vignette about the tremendous impact that can come from a seemingly insignificant conversation. We never know the domino effect that will be triggered by the slip of a tongue, an unintentionally consequential recommendation, or a casual conversation. …

A cab driver is assaulted and propositioned It was about 3 A.M. on a weeknight. I had driven a bartender home from his work in Silver Lake to West Hollywood. I had not received a trip request for a few minutes as in the middle of the week, drivers tended…

Everything is not what we think Prelude I was in San Diego which is most always a pleasant place to be. It had been a good weekend thus far. I had gotten a boost when I received a fare for a long trip from Long Beach to Oceanside on Saturday…

Eternal myth in Monterey The pick-up was at the break room. It was good timing because I needed to hit the head and grab a drink from the water cooler. I am being facetious for rideshare drivers do not have a water cooler, nor a break room, which is why…

The similarities and differences between back to back propositions on the CA ballot On the backside of an all-night shift, I will often receive an early morning request from a rider who suffers from kidney failure and is headed to a dialysis clinic for treatment. The most memorable of these…