Every now and then they put out the ice cream float-style Coke-branded cups for their Large-sized drinks, and their unusual feature is the heightened lid which snaps on with at least another half-inch of space above the rim. (Have you seen a sentence with so many hypens?) This extra capacity is somewhat reminiscent of the Slurpee domes at 7-Eleven, and trying to fill it with the ice floating above the surface gave me something to do other than waiting for my number to be called wondering where my life went wrong.

From my place at the dispenser I could overhear the burly bright-eyed blonde man in an undershirt at a table to the side talking to his companion. The subject matter of their conversation I let go for most of my time there, until he began wrapping it up by saying, "People think everyday is a fantasy… at least we have someone." I turned to look at them: the woman's wrinkles betrayed their ages, but she smiled like she felt younger as they held each other's hand.

Is this my bus stop sign?