Close Encounter of the Incredible Kind

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Daily writing prompt
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.
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When I saw today’s WordPress Daily Prompt, this fellow immediately leapt to mind. He was just another client I picked up back in my driving days, but that “random encounter” almost 10 years ago became one I will never forget. You better believe it “stuck out positively” to me. I hope it does to you, too. His story is below.

Larry

My Favorite Passenger

Your Saturday Ray of Sunshine

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Daily writing prompt
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Let’s see…

In 10 years, I’ll be almost 75.

If I’m being honest, I see myself in either a hospital bed or a grave.

I hope neither of those turn out to be true, of course. I would prefer to still be around, still enjoying life. But you know, anything can happen.

So, I’d rather focus on where I see myself later today, thanks very much. What will be 10 years from now, will be.

Again, if I’m honest, I hope mankind is still here in 10 years, and we haven’t wiped ourselves from the face of the earth due to our continued willful indifference to climate change.

Moreover, I hope the United States of America is still here, as well: intact as the democracy it was created to be, and not the fascist dictatorship some people are working to empower.

Real happy stuff, I know, but WordPress, you asked.

Sign My Yearbook

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Daily writing prompt
Describe something you learned in high school.
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I think I’ll just let one of my favorite songwriters answer this one:

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
It’s a wonder I can think at all
And though my lack of education hasn’t hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Paul Simon, “Kodachrome”, 1973

‘Nuff said. 😜