MUNI Uni

Hey, guess what! No need to go to an accredited university, no! You can get your education right here in San Francisco's own public transportation system, also known as MUNI.

That's right folks! Step right up, and be seated next to an older jaundiced man who claims he graduated from Law School at NYU, and then, heck, just decided not to practice law. No, I hear ya--Law School is an investment--that's what he said, and it makes sense to me.

The part I loved though, was when I was about to get off, he hands me a business card with a green leafy forest on it: "OASIS CAFE--Are you looking for Medical Marijuana? $45 and up."

Whoo boy! Even with bus fare that's still cheaper than the $600 I paid for Winter Session Poli Sci 200.

The real lesson came when Mr. Marijuana Consultant (aka James) told me that education meant automatically higher wages and I pointed out Bill Gates. Is it Bill Gates? Someone, some really rrrrreally rich guy out there didn't finish high school or college or somethin'. Well then Mr. MC starts talking about how the reason Bill Gates sucks is because he has all that money and he doens't just give it away. "Noooo, he does it for the tax breaks!"

Well sure! But shoot, can't even people acting for themselves get some credit for benevolence?
Apparently not. He was more impressed by the pandhandler on the corner who gave away 3 of the 5 pennies she had in her coffee cup. Like that ever happens. Isn't that a story from the bible? Like, sooo not 21st century...

Hey, it's a good life. School's out til next Monday, and Trevor and I are off to Portland to see Christy Chris Smith and be seasonally depressed. Next post, Nietsche and Santayana! With some more optimistic Peale thrown in for balance.