#cabbies

[mumblelard]

a dryer full of damp bedding on an overcast day

yesterday i had a handful of gummi peaches, a bowlful of tater tots, and canful of knockout punch while fallie drew a map of the temple compound with little pieces of found plastic and finn described exploring a storage flat in the foothills filled with cars too far gone to move

last night i dreamt about broken taps, a suitcase full of hidden compartments, a too small room with a too small door and a ragged hole in the corner

today i'm having coffee with someone i haven't spoken to in quite a while, rereading suttree for the first time in too long a while, and cooking hamburgers on potato rolls while listening to too much townes van zandt

and i'm performing the rituals

tomorrow is our monthly lunch with my parents, where i will pretend not to notice my dad is still angry that i contradicted him weeks and weeks ago. topics of conversation will be the salaries of professional athletes, the minutia of my estranged brother's life, and the exact route of their planned drive to the panhandle.

maybe i will ask him to stop texting me bible verses every morning at four a.m. the wall of scripture uninterrupted by context or conversation that he has decided to build between us

instead, maybe i will ask him to text me a funny joke every morning at four a.m. or just a thing that made him smile. maybe i will ask him to tell me he hopes i am well every morning at four a.m. that i have a good day. that i find nourishment in this life. maybe i will ask him to tell me, every morning at four a.m., that he loves me

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Leona M. Marsh was the only female cabbie in New York in 1932. Here she is with her car and her dog Hotsy, January 14, 1932.

Photo: Associated Press via CBS News

[stone-cold-groove]

You called for a cab, ma’am?

[johnhopkinsphotography]

Memorial Ceremony for a Cabbie

Reese Lawhon was killed on the job on April 9th, 2023. In Portland it's customary to memorialize our drivers with a ceremony and a Taxi Cab Procession through the streets of Portland.

Reese was an artist and a musician who made his living by driving cab. In so many ways he epitomized with due grace, the artist who strives for his work while making a living in a Taxi.

Reese was one of us.

April 22, 2023

[browsethestacks]

Space Cabbie

Art by Dan Schkade

[im-okay-unless-im-not]

So I'm a psych major and I have a question for people who write popular books about the brain in various contexts

WHY DO YOU ALL HAVE A BONER FOR THE CABBIES IN LONDON?

[jerseydeanne]

We love London cabbies! Patriots!

We love London cabbies! Patriots!

https://twitter.com/flamingyam/status/1193088836039053314?s=20

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