07/25/2006 - PARKING LOT CHARACTER
In this blog, I sometimes jot down weird things that happen to me. I do this so I don't forget about them. Usually, somewhere along the line, these notes I jot end up becoming characters or situations in one of my books.
This morning, after pulling my car into my parking space at work, I stepped out of the car and walked around to the other side to get my laptop computer out of the back seat. As I was opening the door, I saw a black guy running across the parking lot. He was dressed in blue jeans and a white t-shirt and was probably in his late forties or early fifties - certainly no older. He looked like a shipyard worker who was trying to catch a bus.