Happy Thursday

This morning on the Blue Line, my fellow commuters and I were conscientiously avoiding eye contact and interaction when we arrived at the UIC Halsted stop and a cheerful voice announced, "Everybody have a great day today!"

I cringed and waited for the inevitable follow-up about Jesus or, potentially, Barack Obama. Instead, the speaker continued, "I'm living the American dream and telling my boss to shove it!"

That was enough to make me look up. The woman standing by the door was young, studious-looking, and grinning. We all laughed and a few people cheered. It was a nice little moment of commuter camaraderie to start off the day.