Random Observation

As a writer, I observe what is going on around me. Live and the people in it are always interesting. And I’m nosy.

One of my favorite places to observe people is in line to checkout at the supermarket, I like to snoop into what the people ahead of me and behind me are purchasing. I try to imagine what they’re planning to cook; if they’re having company for dinner; if they have children or grandchildren. Do they live alone? Are they on a diet?

A few weeks ago, I was behind a man and a woman, my age, maybe a little younger. No meat for them. Whole grain bread. Lots of fresh veggies–squashes, hearty greens, and so on. What little processed food on the conveyor came straight from the natural food section.

And a box of women’s laxative. Generic store brand.

Guess all those fresh veggies needed some help.