It was a rare event, almost as if those watching had traveled several decades back in time. It was a quick and simple interaction that left the waiter pleasantly surprised and wishing more people were like the young man he had just served. It happened in a small town restaurant. The young man who had just been seated was approached by the waiter who
Two men sit in the local diner sipping coffee. “Happy” is going on and on about his architect son and his daughter who is a stay-at-home mom. He is reminiscing about how he worked so hard to put his son through college and about how he just fixed his daughter’s garage door opener. His life seems so full and meaningful. He talks about how
Megatons of water aggressively assaulted the rugged coastline, ripping and tearing at the very fabric of the earth. The angry sky thundered as did the colossal waves of the Atlantic, which had been stirred by the category five hurricane which now threatened millions of lives. Plants and animals perished in the violent display of nature’s fury. What a frightening enemy – the unmanageable sea.
An exhausted young woman locks the office door and heads across the street to the parking lot where her Honda Civic is parked. The sun has already slipped over the horizon and the streets are relatively empty so she wastes no time. As she pulls out onto the street she notices a dilapidated pick-up truck that had been sitting in the alleyway turn on