Brief encounter

Today I ran on the bike path. By the path a man pushed a mower. He stopped when I passed so I wouldn't be hit by debris. It was a friendly gesture, but he didn't look me in the eye. He was wearing a Q106 T-shirt. That's the country music station. He didn't look like a country fan, but who does?

Good word

"I must bring to my work, and it must give to me, the legitimate sense of well-being that I enjoy when the weather is good and I have had plenty of sleep."

-- John Cheever