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that_mc

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Bus Operator. Sometimes poetry, sometimes carto, sometimes transit, always San Francisco. Tweets are my own, and do not represent SFMTA positions or policies. There's a typo in every Toot. https://www.mc-allen.com/ https://sfba.social/@that_mc on twitter

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Today is a weird anniversary for me. 29 years ago today, as a ten year old, I had a brain surgery that saved my life. I had been sick with a mysterious illness for months when doctors finally took x-rays and then an MRI that showed I had developed a massive cyst in the fluid membrane that cushions the brain inside the skull. When diagnosed, this cyst had become so large it was crushing my brain.
On May 11th, 1995 a team at the St Louis Children's Hospital cut open my skull and operated on me for 14 hours, with the lead neurosurgeon working (and standing!) continuously to fully remove the cyst and repair the membrane, then putting my head back together, totally successful. My now unburdened brain resumed it's normal shape, and this had a similar effect as a stroke, which was anticipated.
This experience completely changed my childhood. The night before the surgery I believed I would die the next day. All these years later, I've no complications and none the worse for wear, except for this nifty zig-zag scar.

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This morning I was honored to have Kurt Schwartzmann as a passenger on my 44 O’Shaughnessy. Kurt painted my portrait as part of his series called “Portraits of Muni Service” which is dedicated to Muni personnel who keep the system working for San Francisco.

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I met Kurt years ago at a Muni diaries live event, where he told his incredibly human and touching story of how a Muni Operator lifted him up at a low time in his life. It’s an amazing story worth listening to: https://www.munidiaries.com/2019/06/24/artist-tips-his-cap-to-muni-a-refuge-for-tougher-times/

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@rollovereasy gooooooooooooooooooood morning from dogpatch. Took a stroll yesterday through San Francisco’s newest waterfront park, Mission Rock!

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For 10 years, as San Francisco leaders touted an ambitious Vision Zero goal to end traffic fatalities, police eased back on ticketing drivers.

Citations plummeted, from 12,444 in March 2014 to 336 in December 2023, according to city records.

The numbers are so stark that some frustrated observers wondered if officers had retreated from a fundamental part of their job, giving people the impression that road rage or speeding would go unpunished.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-traffic-ticket-decline-data-19383950.php

that_mc,
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@jef bit of math here suggests that, generously, each member of the SFPD traffic division (46 officers) wrote a ticket at most once every other day they worked.

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@rollovereasy this is the bus, which is sleeping over at Woods yard lately:

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@rollovereasy goooooooood morning! PSA: Muni Diaries Live will be back at Rickshaw Stop next Thursday, April 4th. Rollies can come hear great stories told by Muni Operators, Mechanics, Trainers, and more, and stay to cheer me on as I compete in my 5th Muni Haiku Battle. It’s the Thank You Driver Show https://www.eventbrite.com/e/muni-diaries-live-the-thank-you-driver-show-tickets-850432756267

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This morning my daughter is at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, auditioning for a placement in the fine art department. Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, known colloquially as SOTA, is San Francisco’s art focused public high school. With her permission, I am sharing some of her art.

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My daughter is an amazing artist, and when it was time to make a list of high schools to apply to, SOTA was far and away her top choice. I am not sure if she has ever wanted anything as much as she wants to study there.

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Students applying to SOTAs fine art department have to submit a portfolio of work, which was due in December. My daughter worked determinedly, and had the support of an excellent teacher from the SF Rec and Parks portfolio development class. She turned in beautiful work in December.

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Since then, she’s been preparing for today’s audition by doing studies of her hand in one of her many sketchbooks. These drawings show her dedication and talent, and to me, show how she is handling the stress of this process with grace, maturity, and humor.

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The fact is, there are fewer spots available at SOTA than there are qualified and deserving applicants, and many kids who have the abilities SOTA selects for won’t get in. Our fingers are crossed for her success.

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My daughter knows that there will be talented an deserving kids that won’t be admitted, and she is putting her best effort in with clear eyes and a great attitude. I know how much it means to her, and I know wherever she goes to high school, she’s going to thrive and flourish.

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Her stretch books are filled with treasures, and I’m very proud to share her work here. She does hilarious comic art, and this was inserted between serious life drawing studies (reference to The Glass Town Game
by Catherynne M. Valente)

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Even over the course of a month, the progress she has achieved in her renders is incredible and I couldn’t be more proud of her.

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Look! Look! 👀

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Please join me in wishing good luck and great success to my daughter in her audition today. Our future is in her hands, and in the hands of all the children in the world. Our hope is with them.

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School assignments are out. She got into SOTA! So proud of her, she earned it.

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computer on every desk and in every home
computer in every pocket
computer in every pocket and on every wrist
computer in every pocket, every wrist, and in every ear-hole
computer in every pocket, wrist, ear-hole, and on every face

that_mc,
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@danhon just fyi I am working on this poem now and I think it could be quite good

that_mc,
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@danhon I have written the poem. It comes with an obnoxious title and preface carefully calibrated to annoy your lit teacher.

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@danhon

Young Minds Of 1994, we trust this email finds you well.

Now the genius spent creating things inside computers is expended on an internet of things; we leave you to our devices.

In every home
on every desk
the paper, pad, pencil

in every pocket
and on every wrist

every face
each ear
and lapel

every thermostat
doorbell
keyhole
ring

now fingers
now feet
now the floor

now lightbulb
toothbrush
mug, mop, pot, plug

every pace, pulse, phrase
each resting place of every gaze
a trace of all desires

concert tickets

inside tires

every icebox
every ballot box

now inside bullets
inside classrooms

whale tails
hawk claws
inside dogs

embedded in the
last
white
rhinos skin

each buoy in
every ocean

reports the rising tides

to every desk
in every home

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I received my first Operator Mail ✉️ of the New Year today. It’s the last commendation I earned last year. I’m so grateful to this passenger (Jessica or Jennifer, I forget) who I recall dropping off at Stonestown New Years Eve. This is the 22nd commendation I have earned as a Muni Operator, and I feel proud and honored to be appreciated. Thank you Jessinferca!

that_mc,
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@jsatk the most expedient way is to call 311, you’ll be given a chance to say it’s muni related, then ask to compliment an employee. You will want to be ready to give a couple pieces of information: the route and direction, Coach number, time, location, and the operators cap number. The cap number is embroidered in our right sleeve, but you can also ask the operator. Then tell them why you love your muni operator! That’s all there is to it, only takes a couple minutes. And presto, a week or two later, your operator will get an envelope from the dispatcher, and good feelings for a week at least!

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Murder At The End Of The World is great, but easily the most unbelievable part of it is that anyone would keep this same terrible haircut for over 6 years!

that_mc,
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@RickiTarr investigate the coif of Mark Davis, owner of the Raiders.

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Choose your fighter

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