Thursday, February 12, 2004
This morning the 8:30 am bus 66 driver (driving bus #8820) arrived a few minutes late and did not make the bus kneel for the elderly Chinese women as they boarded. They got on, followed by a man who works at UCSF as well, and then me. I had my foot up on the stairs of the bus waiting for the man before me to pay when the bus driver started to close the door on my foot. He then reopened the door quickly and gruffly said something like, "Step up if you're gonna get on!" Showing my bus pass as I walked by, I glared at him without saying a word, and he gave me the evil eye back through his dark sunglasses. Why do Muni bus drivers have to be so mean? If he's late, why does he have to take it out on me? When I get to work, I visit sfmuni.com to file a complaint, but that Web site is down—not even a home page! Instead, I send e-mail to the mayor Gavin Newsom. Cindy and Joel each made delightful candy gift packages for everyone in the office. Made live faculty page changes for Susie, notified her. Met with Chris C who arranged to meet visiting staff Francis Schlemmer and Joe Kaufman from the University of Illinois to discuss how we use technology for students and faculty. Inspected a blue screen of death on Chris's computer: found some possibly suspicious entries in the event log, but further research turned up nothing specific. Problem happened while he stepped away from the computer. I did other stuff today, but I can't remember now (Saturday, February 14). Lunch with Joel and Patrick at Beijing on Irving. My fortune: Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it. Patrick's fortune: Good fortune is just around the corner. Today I was stunned by the news that our newly elected mayor Gavin Newsom participated in "civil disobedience" (as reported by sfgate.com) by issuing executive orders to the office that handles marriage licenses declaring that same-gender marriages shall be legally recognized by the city. By doing so, San Francisco becomes the first city and county in the nation to officially recognize marriages (not just civil unions) between two men and two women.