Readers

I read about three books a week.

I just finished: "Life with Pi" Martel and "Wisdom of Our Fathers" Russert

"Life... " is truly a fun light quick read. Plan on a cloudy Sunday read. I would read it all at once and plan for that if I could do it differently. Really a head jerker in a good way. It talks of values without judgment and it seemingly can't offend.

"Wisdom " is enough to make a grown man cry. I am a grown man, I cried repeatedly in a happy, forgotten way. I feel motivated, smarter, and assured that I have done all I was capable of at the time after reading this one. It too has a message. I would recommend that families arrange to have enough copies (use a Library) for the whole family to read it at the same time. I know now, as I didn't before, my father.

So, in the cab in Anchorage:
I once had a reader. He was accompanied by one of the most curious co-riders I ever had the pleasure to carry. Between them there resided a friction that was alive.
They saw everything I could show them in about 2 hours of riding about the haunts and sights of the Anchorage bowl area. She would jump out at each stop, take pictures and he would look up, glance around and go back to his book.

She was animated and wanted to see it all. He was quiet and appeared uninterested on the outside.

They pushed the time to be at the airport to continue on their way to the East Coast somewhere. In those days, airlines were not always flying non-stop from the 'Orient" to the East Coast. So occasionally I would take people on a two to four hour tour of Anchorage, while they had a lay over. This was one of those fares.

That Christmas, I received a card through the Cab Co.address from him. He remarked how she had been so alive that day and that he would always cherish that day.

Enclosed was her funeral tarejeta. I just couldn't get over how he even knew how she perceived the day, as he appeared so detached from her excitement.

Of course, I had no idea what a difference a cab ride could make for someone. I have so often not responded to things like this. I wish I had acknowledged his card.

I can only say:
"If you think you would like to respond to people in a caring way, but are unsure of yourself about doing it - just do it."

What do you have to lose?

If you've read this far, the fare for this trip is paid. CABBY