tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post2628501775240851069..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: It's All in the DetailsWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-78176751542956116112008-06-24T17:34:00.000-04:002008-06-24T17:34:00.000-04:00Okay, there's a long-running scam in the parking l...Okay, there's a long-running scam in the parking lot of my grocery store. A guy pulls up in a beaten-up minivan while I'm putting groceries in the back of my car. He ask directions for the nearest Wal-Mart. He expresses confusion as I proceed to give him details. He pulls closer and as the directions become more specific, he finally reveals he doesn't have enough gas to get to the Wal-Mart anyway, so could I loan him a few bucks? This has happened numerous times, and I've stopped even trying to be polite while the scam artist goes thru the drill. But today? The guy actually gets out of the minivan and takes him long, curly blond hair out of his ponytail and begins to comb it as he's nodding and asking questions and gearing up to ask for gas money. I'm still thinking about all that hair of his. Like Fabio's.<BR/><BR/>Great blog, Mike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-51421817369628190322008-06-24T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-24T13:52:00.000-04:00Your blog is a tribute to "show, don't tell." Very...Your blog is a tribute to "show, don't tell." Very thought provoking, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-3618737796169289362008-06-24T09:40:00.000-04:002008-06-24T09:40:00.000-04:00Damn, I'm gonna be thinking about this kid all day...Damn, I'm gonna be thinking about this kid all day now! Thanks a lot, Mike...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-85252119754631696522008-06-24T08:42:00.000-04:002008-06-24T08:42:00.000-04:00Mike, there are days when I pick up on details lik...Mike, there are days when I pick up on details like that and days that nothing clicks. I walk at lunch and my day job is located in a rebuilding inner city area. <BR/><BR/>I've seen real estate deals and drug deals within blocks of here. It's an interesting area to pick up details.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-50616601694465206152008-06-24T06:47:00.000-04:002008-06-24T06:47:00.000-04:00Interesting observations, Mike. I love to people w...Interesting observations, Mike. <BR/><BR/>I love to people watch and the quirky things I see often find their ways into my stories. I recently had lunch at an upscale suburban mall where I spotted a woman with messy gray hair, wearing a flame-red jumpsuit, clomping around in platform shoes with a gait reminiscent of a five-year-old girl trying to walk in Mommy's pumps. I have just the spot for her in my next short story.<BR/><BR/>But I must say, I love the subtlety of your boy at the bus stop. It's those tiny details that really make a character jump off the page for me.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-31349422359154415762008-06-24T06:45:00.000-04:002008-06-24T06:45:00.000-04:00Mike, what a great detail! I think I will keep th...Mike, what a great detail! I think I will keep that picture of the kid smoothing out his shirt in my mind for a long, long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com