Some of these things write themselves

On my way to the hotel in Orlando, FL when I notice the cab driver has a cross stitch deal next to his seat. So I asked him how long he had been cross stitching? He says, since I was 8. We started talking about cross stitching and whatnot, because, frankly he did not look like he should be cross stitching (by the way - I have no REASON whatsoever to even begin talking about cross stitching, I'm clueless basically.)

So I asked the fellow, where did he get his patterns, and how long did they normally take, and what was the largest piece he had ever done. He said it was as big as the windshield of the van we were in. Then I asked what it depicted and this is where our connection severed. He said it was some spaceship from a movie. When I say it severed, I mean - he actually said the name of the make-believe space ship and the movie it was from but unfortunately my mind was screaming "same planet, different worlds."

I asked if I could take his picture with it and he said absolutely, and yes I told him it would most likely end up on the internet. I don't understand why people do some of the things they do, and I don't mean that as a knock against them. I used to like to hit firefly's with wiffle ball bats - can't even begin to explain that one. But, gross over generalizations, while funny, don't come close to explaining real people, and real don't even come close to real understanding of what makes us tick.

All in all, it really just goes to show you - you CANNOT judge a book by it's cover.

Comments

[a.brain]

shadow...know of at least one son of the south who learned to switch hit in baseball at the expense of the little light-butts!

[Shadow]

The real fun in doing this is not watching them fling willy-nilly off the bat once you've hit them, but looking at your bat in the dark and seeing how many direct hits you have.
This was actually an approved sport for boys in the south during the 70 & 80s.

[a.brain]

it says, my cover is blown!! good to hear from you C

[cancer]

Dude, I totally hit fireflies with whiffle bats too! No need to explain yourself there, the fact that they always light up as they fly through the air is all the reason anyone would need. And anyways, I would have guessed that about you, so what does that say about your cover? : )

[a.brain]

Yeah, but I thought better than reaching around in front of him while he was driving...and I couldn't get him and the cross stitch in the same photo with my camera phone.

[tom delong]

I probably would have known the exact frame of the movie in which the space craft appeared.

[Young Mr. Arvizu]

I liked it better when you took their picture without their permission...