Our bus was detoured for about
a block or so, causing two elderly
women to walk down the street
to catch the bus. They ambled---
and it took them four minutes but
they were going at top speeds.
It was the most excitement they'd
seen in weeks. They talked very
loudly to one another, recounting
the awesome tale of walking fast.
The event reminded them of the
time the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor.
They walked fast back then. But it
would have taken them less than
four minutes to reach a bus down
street. They talked loudly back
then too.