I’m wearing a flat hat, gloves and a black hoodie, sitting on the 2 train, heading downtown.
Passenger: Are you cold?
Me: Umm…
Passenger: ARE YOU cold?
Me: Uhhh...a little.
Passenger: Those gloves of yours are pretty ratty.
Me: Oh, yeah... well...umm... I purchased them about 3 years ago from a street vendor in DC for $ 5.
Passenger: At least you’re able to hold not to them. I pay $50 a pair and loose them every other month.
(silence)
Passenger: Are you bald?
Me: Ummm...partially
Passenger: I thought so. Do you like your Hoodie?
Me: I wear it all the time.
Passenger: I just purchased one today. Do you want to see it?
Me: Ummm...sure
(He shows me his new hoodie.)
Passenger: What do you think?
Me: Why did you purchase a pink one?
Passenger: They didn’t have a white oone.
Me: Oh....okay
Proceeding with a monologue, he told me how much money he makes cutting hair, how far he walks a day and that his boyfriend gave him $400, all fifties. And as if I didn’t believe him, he took the 50s out of his sock and counted them for me.
Announcer: Next stop Chamber Street.
Me: That's my stop... nice meeting you...
1 comment:
Hey Mike,
Brian at our old job gave me this blog link. Glad to see you are travelling a lot and enjoying life. I had tried to call you once last year and I noticed you had left our old job in DC.
My wife Marcia and I did an Olympic triathlon last year for leukemia with Team and Training and I thought of you (I remember you did a marathon when we worked together). Your cross country bike ride sounds awesome and I'm glad you got to do it.
Talk to you later,
Ryan M.
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