Story #32: Hello from Jason

This is a real excerpt from an email response following a speed dating event in 2007:

“In my spare time, I like to enjoy a quiet drive around the city and listen to the songs playing from my iPod. Occasionally, I'd stop at a park and take a walk. I'd listen to my footsteps and realize that there is someone next to me. Like a phantom, it is something that I could never see…I'd close my eyes, and I could feel the wind. I would stand there, unmoving, with my eyes closed and my hands balled up into gentle fists.”

Story #31: Heaven is a Steakhouse in Texas

Six of us rode east from Los Angeles in an Astrovan with a destination in mind: Cattleman’s – a “legendary Texan steakhouse” that served The Cowboy, a two-pound T-Bone. We had three days to get there and back, making stops in Tucson for Whataburger and Albuquerque for grits and Davy Crocket hats.

When we arrived in Texas, we drove up a dirt road until we got to the restaurant at sunset, toured the large estate – complete with a  petting zoo – and ordered a plethora of food, only to do it all again the next morning before heading back on the road.