October has been full of surprises.
I was walking down the street the other evening on the way to see a lecture by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author at the local library. I was about ten feet behind an older woman who was walking ahead of me. Imagine my surprise when suddenly she ripped off a string of farts that would have made truck driver proud. Luckily, I was far enough behind to avoid injury. Being a gentleman, I nonchalantly walked past her, not giving the slightest acknowledgment that I was aware of her noxious outburst.
In front of the library, I met my wife and told her of my unpleasant experience. We were waiting for the doors to open so we could go in to the lecture. I finished off a bottle of soda and was looking around for a recycle bin where I could depose of the bottle without wasting the 5-cent deposit. Imagine my surprise when I saw a homeless guy pushing a shopping cart full of returnable bottles up the sidewalk. What luck! I ran over and gave the guy the empty soda bottle. He was really happy and thanked me profusely! Another surprise!
Later, at the lecture, imagine my surprise when I realized…
The farting woman from the street was the Pulitzer-Prize winning author!
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