Why is this Kat laughing (hint: it's all about his blue shirt)?
This Kat is usually the reticent type, especially when a camera is pointed in his direction. But this post is the rare exception. To the right, Kat readers will find his picture, proudly wearing his favorite blue shirt. What is this all about? Read on. Earlier this week, this Kat was walking from his office to a meeting site about 25 minutes away. His path took him along the perimeter of a large outdoor bus terminal in Tel-Aviv, home to tens of different lines run by several different companies. About to leave the terminal area, a rather desperate- looking woman approached this Kat and sheepishly asked, “Do you know where I can catch the number 171 bus line”? This Kat has been asked a lot of questions during his life, but this was a new one for him. He looked left and right. On each side there was a digital time schedule for buses serving the terminal; neither schedule showed any information for the number 171. “But”, thought this Kat, “the woman was looking at these same digital...