Ahh...

....so, I was sittin' here in the parking lot of Evil, Incorporated, waiting for my party to return, when the sweetest thing happened...

...this car pulls up, CLogo in the back window, and a family bails out... not sure if it was the mother and grandfather, or just the parents...

...but out pops this girl of about 2 or 3, with a case of the sneezes. Andf I mean a fairly impressive case of the sneezes. Literally getting knocked back every second or so by a sneeze.

...they haven't made sneezes like that in years, I tell ya.

...'n apparently, my "paederotic aura" is cranked to the max by the Powers That Be(tm), such that this tiny blonde girl is gazing at me in fascination, walking sideways, sneezing, falling back a few steps from the force of her sneeze, recovering, and continuing to gaze at me while walking sideways.

What could I do? I offered a gesundheit.

...well, it seems that when people are trancendentally mystified by the mightiful aura of paedar, "gesundheit" counts as "adult permission," and she immediately points at me wildly, lurches forward, and asks "what's your name??"

Her mom informed her daughter that she had no blinkin' idea what this poor guy's name was, so I naturally immediately introduced myself. Her mom, of course, took this in the usual "oh, thank God this poor stranger is not annoyed by my kid, I'm so relieved," and, well...

...from there, they walked on, and went on their way... I mean, they'd already walked most of the way by this time, how much range can one carry on a conversation over? It was short. But, hey, I made a friend.

...and, of course, I went home, cranked a little goa 'n guzzled xoclatl and set about working on building a better world for all - which is a hell of a euphoria in itself, on all three counts...

...but, short, simple... this is all I have done this day, and life is not so bad. What'd you do?

:)

...for some reason, I just love macking my way through corporate america. ;)