I stared at her. I’d never heard those words before.
Well, I’d heard the words before, but not in that order.
“The lady in the car in front of you paid for your coffee.” The words had come from the barista working the Starbucks drive-thru window.
My first thought was “why?” but then I remembered that people sometimes like to do nice things for other people. I forget that sometimes while I’m trying not to be killed by self-absorbed drivers on my commute to work. (more…)
“And then you’ll go around a tree in the road,” she added.
Surely my Bluetooth was breaking up. A tree in the road. Sure. It was kinda funny, actually.
“I’m sorry . . . what was that?” I queried, wondering what Beth actually said.
“There’s this tree in the road. It narrows to one lane . . .” (more…)
I was siting in my car today, waiting at a stoplight. Having just visited the Starbucks drive-thru, the delicious scent of coffee was just beginning to drift through my car as I chatted with a friend (this lady) on Luna’s bluetooth.
And then I saw them. To my left, through the window of the car next to me, three figures in blue, carrying a white flag with a red cross. They couldn’t be… and yet they were… Union soldiers.
Um. (more…)