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Apr 22, 2009

"The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines." --Charles Kuralt

A Father & Son On the Road Home

"A few months ago, while driving home from work, I was thinking about my long tiring day at work and worrying about my other half, and would he be okay when I got home. My partner of 6 years, was sick and facing a long illness. That day several clients had paid for their jobs and one of them even paid extra, since he was very pleased with our graphics and photography work. On the way, I stopped at a gas station (slightly out of my way) to gas up my car before heading home. When I went in to pre-pay for my gas, I saw a man with his his son ahead of me in the line. They were a little dirty from working and painting at a local job site. The clerk behind the counter seemed annoyed and not interested in talking to them." So begins this real-life story of a moving, chance encounter in a gas station.