The Not So Simple Life

I'm on a direct flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, and the man and wife sitting next to me are returning home from their vacation to Hawaii. They rave about Hawaii, and he mentions how he lost 70% of his pension because he was laid off six months before his retirement was fully vested. I mention how I think that should be a crime, the vesting period should have been linear.

We both eat a basil, mozzarella, and tomato sandwich that may pass for 'restaurant quality' in Ethiopia, but not anywhere in the States. He looks at me and says, 'That was good if you're hungry.'