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Do the happy dance, Bert! We had SRO today. Been a long time since so many were on the bus and the best part of all --- many are repeaters! Looks like the billion-dollar-a-gallon gas pricing has done Valley Metro a favor. There were two new guys on the bus when it got to our stop - remains to be seen if they return. Ridership remained light until approaching Southern and then they began to pile on - what a delight. Engineering Guy was there again today and he polished it off by announcing very loudly as he boarded, "Wow! The bus is really full today!" EG is never at a loss for words. He and Dave stood for awhile until I made room for Dave on my seat and then someone got off and EG was able to sit down.

EG got off with me and Dave and talked as we walked onto campus. Dave and EG engaged in a verbal battle of who had the more difficult semester. There was a lot of crowing on both sides and I didn't detect a winner. Seems to me, difficulty is relative, kind of like pain threshold. Who is to say they had THE most difficult semester? Bet at certain times, any one of us would have traded days with one of the other. Perspective and relativity - hmmm .... need to make an image for that one of these days. Today, of course, celebrates SRO.