While grocery shopping with my wife, I made an interesting observation. Somehow, I had outpaced her with the shopping cart. When I finally spotted her, she was walking through the intersection of several aisles. That’s when it happened: she absolutely froze mid-stride, and a wholly blank expression washed over her face.
My observation is this: no matter
what corner of the world you come from—be it an island in the South Pacific,
somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, or Timbuktu—you get the same silly expression
on your face when three shopping items you need suddenly collide in your brain
at the same instant.
I watched in amusement as she
remained frozen for several seconds. Finally, a look of resolve appeared on
Desiree's face. She pivoted on her feet and barreled down the aisle to her
right.
—Mitchell Hegman
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