of human interconnectedness

today, as igg charioted me back from our last pitcher o'beer lunch on this side of the tracks (lunches to resume in worcester in about a month), we came upon a 1-lane stretch due to construction. i barely noticed all the cars, the dudes jackhammering the pavement, the gargantuan ditch in what was once the road...instead i exclaimed, exultant as one who speaks the truth from within, "wow! that is the skinniest motherfucking cop i have ever seen!" referring to the police officer directing traffic. it came as no surprise to me that igg began saying "jesus yeah, i was just going to say that!" before i even finished my sentence. we are indeed alike in cruelty and selecting unwitting targets of barbed comments. i thought upon the gaunt gent no more.

until later, when a coworker shuttled me to buy me a coffee as a parting gift. let me note that this guy is quite proper and has G-rated humor; as a young geeky father with a stern wife and a devoutly christian boss, i have never really heard him swear. we approached the 1-lane stretch again, and i was thinking about my large iced when he spluttered, "holy shit! that is the skinniest policeman i have ever seen!" and i laughed and laughed.

that fucker really was that skinny. the worst thing is, there is a large gulf between people like me and igg and people like my coworker. we cover most non-retarded varities of american in that gulf. so i bet every single car who drove by him today had a bunch of people in it all remaking, "christ! that is one skinny cop!"
how much does that suck.