This Didn’t Happen Either

One time, back in the 80s, a friend and I decided to go to a costume party.  We agreed not to tell each other what costumes we were going to wear, so it would be a surprise when we met there.  We arrived separately, and I looked around until I finally spotted my friend.  Imagine our delight when we discovered that we’d both worn the same costume: a California Raisin.

I guess grape mimes think alike.

This Might Not Have Actually Happened

About 25 years ago, when I first got my driver's license, I got stuck trying to make a left turn at a traffic light.  This light didn't have a left arrow, and there was an infinite stream of cars I needed to turn through.  I sat through several cycles waiting for an opportunity to turn.  I couldn't even change my mind at that point, because the traffic to my right was also bumper to bumper.

I thought I'd be stuck there forever.  In fact, I'm still there right now.  The first few years were especially difficult.  Pizza places can be iffy about delivering to cars stuck in traffic, but if you tip them enough they get over it.  And then Uber Eats came along, and I found I could get all the comforts of home shipped to my car.

Life could be worse.