Checkout Stories

I grew up in SW Florida and live here still. Every year, from mid-February, until August, it is tourist season. We use to have a much shorter season, but lately, we Floridians are taking vacations in our own state. Every year, the frustrations rage as we double our population in less than a week.Today, I found myself driving, just to the market and my children’s school and…well, I’m staying in for the night. The roads are...

Fine Andy, I'll tell you what happened at the gas station. That's what we call them here. Convenient stores, for people like me, too lazy to walk to the back of the grocery store for milk. Convenient for those who are in a hurry. Places to be, no time to wait in lines, you know the kind. Maybe you are that kind. I always feel mad pressure at the checkout line. As if I am in the final stretch of the biggest race ever, but...