Dirving home from work today at rush hour, little route 6 in Terryville was practically gridlocked. I was in no hurry, but the irate traffic tension was contagious. Behind me was some kind of newer model SUV - kind of small, and red. Driving it was an elderly man probably in his late 60s or early 70s, and with him was a woman of around the same age. Glancing in my rearview mirror, I saw the man smiling. Grinning is more like it - the happiness in that car radiated outward to where I was sitting. I wondered what had put that grin on his face. At the next red light, I saw the couple kissing. It was like a breath of fresh air in an otherwise dreary rush hour. (They turned into McDonalds, by the way.) I told my parents about it later - Dad thought it was gross. I think the dead toad I took out of the kiddie pool today was gross - the elderly couple made me smile.

The toad made me sad. Now I can say I removed a dead body from the kiddie pool. I hope it wasn't the same one I was playing with yesterday....maybe it revived after I took it out?....