Because I am cool, I have a window office. One entire wall of my office is giant windows looking down on one of the outdoor parking lots. I even have some trees. It's pretty sweet.

Unfortunately, it's kind of distracting. So many interesting things happen in the parking lot, if you're paying attention...

The lovers:

A car pulls into the parking lot not too far from my window. A nice looking girl of about 20 jumps out. I notice a guy of about the same age running from the door below me out to her. It's like one of those movie scenes where they run together and slam into a huge hug. Seconds later they are making out with an intensity that leads me to believe "he's going to pork her, Rusty". But, just when I am starting to think they are actually trying to swallow each other, they just stop, and start hugging. Full on, body to body, rib crushing hugs. For a very long time. Like, several minutes. It made smile. Anyone can be horny enough to make out in a parking lot. You have to really like the other person a lot to give up the lip lock and just squeeze them instead.

I have a theory. She had been gone for a while. College maybe? They kept in touch. She came back to town, but she couldn't wait to see him. She drove to his office building. She calls from her cell phone "I am pulling into your parking lot right now." He runs down the stairs (elevator is too slow), and they have that amazing reunion right there in the parking lot. That's what I want to believe is true. I want to think that there are still people who just like each other that much. When the hug ended, they walked arm in arm into the building, never taking their eyes off each other. I suspected they hit the Italian cafe for lunch, and almost went down to see.

But I'd spied on them enough. I just went back to my desk and smiled a lot that day.

Bad mommy:

Everyone has watched someone whack their kid and felt uncomfortable. I saw a woman that gave me chills.

She was dragging a little boy behind her out to a mini-van. He was trotting as fast as his little legs could take him (he looked about 4), but was having a hard time keeping up. She looked pissed in general (bad meeting with her attorney?).

He falls down, and from where I was sitting, it looked like maybe he tore his pants. He started poking at the knees anyway. She yanks him back to his feet, and lays a stupendous whack across his back. I mean, she looked like she wound up for it. I stood up, like, "Holy crap!"

What happened next is what chilled my blood. She looks around the parking lot, clearly checking to see if anyone is looking at her. I mean, it was so obvious. When she sees the coast is clear, she winds up and whacks this kid again, so hard he falls on his face. Then she yanks him back to his feet, throws him into the van, and takes off.

It's the looking around that got me. So obviously aware that she was doing something wrong. Then, when the coast is clear, doing it anyway. That's not losing your temper, that's evil.

Man. I still think about that kid. What is life like when your mom is evil?

The Dancing DHL Dude:

I call him that. He must be the coolest guy alive. He drives up every day in his bright yellow DHL truck. He gets out, opens the side door, and starts loading his handtruck with packages. He must have music playing in the truck (I can't hear anything through the windows), because he dances the whole time. I mean, this guys can really shake his groove thang. He shimies and shakes while he throws boxes onto the cart, then with a hip thrust slides the door shut. He struts up to the side door, high fiving the people in the smoking area (No kidding! Actual high fives! I suspect there are members of the smoking crowd who make sure to be out when he arrives, for just this reason.).

He's gone for a while, then comes back out with an empty cart and a heart full of soul. He dances back out to the truck, throws his cart back inside, and slides over to the driver door to head on to his next groovy stop.

I want to be this guy. Who is this happy? Plus, I envy his mad skillz. The guy really has excellent rhythm. And he must have absolutely no fear about what others think of him. He has total body freedom. I believe it's possible he may be the coolest person alive.