It's been a decade since the last post in this series, so here's another one from recent adventures and outings around town. You know when you give an honest answer to a simple question that 99% of the time the rest of society just gives the answer so as to go-along-to-get-along (see Harlan Ellison's "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman"). You certainly don't expect such refreshing honesty much less existential insight at a drive-through.
Now I had never met the dude before, and presumably never will see him again, but this guy that one night while waiting to pick up some folks from the airport who took my order, rang me up, and handed out the bag of burgers. Brings to mind a similar experience a few months later with a guy making my sammich (of which I have a certain affinity & experience with) at the campus Subway. Dude was so into making it that he gave a running commentary of a stream of positive affirmation and pleasant surprise at how awesome the sub was. It being his first day on the job, I hope it was full of such similar discoveries, and that attitude continues nomatter where they wind up next.
I am trying as often as possible to sit with a sketchbook at least one if not two mornings a week at the usual goatee-stroking scene, since they open at 6:30am and cartoonists should keep baker's hours anyways. And since we're in the dark end of the season it's a fairly commonplace experience to have someone leave their headlights on while idling their vehicle outside the cafe as they wait to place and pick up an order. I'd estimate it's approximately the same percentage of folks who don't dim highbeams and/or use LED headlights (stay 'tooned for a good little rant + editorial about that sore subject). Also I can recall not too long ago the "lone wolf" weirdo stereotype with someone off in their world, disconnected with reality. So now these days it seems the reverse, and we're adrift alone amongst a sea of insanity and complete zombification with hand-held devices. Including me.
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