as i pulled out of the bank parkinglot with a check to purchase the car that would soon replace my 20Z as a daily driver, a skin-colored mini pulled up next to me with the windows rolled down.  a middle-adged couple looked over and smiled. …

i was sitting in front of the bank, talking on my cell phone to the dealer in utah who had the red volvo i would soon purchase. i needed to get a cashier’s check. while i was on the phone, two boys stopped their bikes …