About twenty feet from this house, it started raining lightly. The colors were beautiful, so I thought I pressed the long exposure button. Instead, I identified the tree as a person in portrait mode. I love the happy accident picture that resulted.

As I walked further down the dark street, I could hear a man angrily shouting. Without really thinking about doing it, I cut along the building, getting closer to the disembodied voice. 

“You’re going to get a free Uber ride with bracelets if you don’t stop shouting.” While I didn’t scream, I shouted it loud enough for him to hear me. 

“Eff you!” I paused for a second, in admiration of his eloquence.

“Okay,” I answered. 

“Okay what?” 

“I will not be using my mobile app to place my order.” I could hardly keep a straight face as I answered. 

Miraculously, the man went silent. I waited. He had no follow-up. My job for the morning was done.

PS The heat and humidity beat on me like an old man slapping the top of his 1972 television.