Thursday, May 15, 2008

How We've changed

I am in new york city with friends and Jerry.  yesterday i went for a walk and was walking down 8th avenue near 48th street.  i saw a man croched down adjusting his IPOD, he had several bags.  when he stood up to walk away he left a bright blue sack behind on the ground.  In the "old" days (i guess pre 9/11)  i would have picked it up and run after him "hey...is this yours???".  In today's world, I looked at it as I walked by and thought bomb? bag? hmmm...I DID run up to him and touch his arm and ask "did you forget your bag".  which apparently he had...a bag not a bomb.  jerry laughingly told me i should have asked him "excuse me but did you leave your bomb back there"?  unfortunately, it's only a little funny these days. 

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