When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her anger. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I rear-ended (追尾) my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I
The first time I tried to pay forward the toll, I kept looking into my rear view mirror (后视镜) to see who I’d be paying for. In the mirror, I saw a tired looking taxi driver. And I felt satisfied that my money would be going to a good place. But before we got to the tol...
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can't see out of the rear screen ” she said “Would you mind clearing it for me?”The hitchhiker nodded and opened...
Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen ” she said “Would you mind clearing it for me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car the terrified ...
Most husbands really are good guys who just don't realize their wives need help around the house. Maybe the wives look like they have it under control or the house just doesn't look like it needs to be cleaned. Be honest about what you want and need, and reasonable about what he ...
Thankfully, by the mid-1920s, pushback from braille users stopped the Standard Dot and other schemes. A memorable example was aquote from an unnamed conference attendeewho reportedly burst out: “If anyone invents a new system of printing for the blind, shoot him on the spot.” I was str...
There was no lane to pull over, a rear-view mirror check showed a line of cars all behind me so I couldn’t stop in the middle of the road, and a glance at my cell phone showed no bars in the upper left corner. So I said a silent prayer and kept driving. I shut off the air...
Maybe by the next day your hands had stopped shaking. Maybe you confided in someone who has been able to keep your secret. I’ve always wondered what happened to you after you did this. Did you turn on the news as soon as you got home? Look through the newspaper for days to see ...
Someone had rattled up the stove in the rear, and those who bought bottles shared their liquor with friends. Several women were there and they had twists of licorice, a Nehi, or even a swallow of the whisky. The hunchback was still a novelty and his presence amused everyone. The bench ...
8. When I was younger, there was an exceptionally interesting person I dated. What was most important to her, she told me, was "what's on the inside." I thought I had found someone special to share my life with. Then I took her to see my apartment. At the time, I lived in a...