Ominus Bonus

[steady]

I went to the Rite Aid to pick up some nicotine gum. I've seen the woman behind the counter a number of times. I did the usual greeting and asked her how she was. She told me she's counting the days down to her last day. She said she was moving.

She told me she was moving back to her home town here in NY. She said she just got back together with her ex husband. I asked her how long she separated. She told me 23 years. I laughed.

She said she's stayed in touch with him over the years because of the kids and he's been sober for 19 years. She went into some more details. She never followed through with the D - I laughed and said, so you're still married. I suggested they get remarried because it's a whole new thing. She said they are planning on doing that.

I wished her luck and left. As soon as I came out the front door I started to think - did life just give me a piece of something? Of course I then had the thought - I can interpret anything in many different ways. Didn't give it much thought after that.

I love life. And I mean life in an over-compassing sense. Not just my life. Which I really do love too in spite of some of the circumstances I find myself in.