Friday, April 18, 2008

Wild, Unfriendly West Virginia

I'm in Wheeling visiting with my father. We were meeting for dinner at Hoss' Restaurant and I arrived a little earlier than him, so I decided to sit outside and say hello to everyone that walked by.

Both the people I saw over age 60 smiled and said hello back. But without exception, nearly a dozen people younger than 60 completely ignored me. They looked straight ahead, stone faced, with absolutely no acknowledgement of my presence. 

Maybe the same would happen in Columbus. Maybe not. Even though I grew up in Wheeling, maybe the place you live now always seems more friendly than everywhere else. 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Salad

While fixing a salad tonight, I found a black down feather in the middle of a head of romaine lettuce. This is a very confusing thing to find in your lettuce.