>>8838461 (PB)

Ever been in a rest area when a Grateful Dead concert had recently let out?

Yeah. Her. Fourty years ago I'd have taken her in. Sheltered her. If she wanted to get her life back together, I'd have nurtured her. If she didn't, I'd have helped her get to the next rest area, bus depot or truck stop and spotted her a meal and a few bucks for the road.

Now, I barely feel empathy. I've seen too many "hers" with their thumbs stuck out always going somewhere … but never arriving any place.