In God we trust; all others pay cash.
Manhattan cabs are born old.
Being a White Sox fan meant measuring victory in terms of defeat. A 6-5 defeat was a good day. A big rally was Wally Moses doubling down the right- field line.
The reality of what we really are is often times found in the small snips, way down at the bottom of things.
The hand of fate had dipped into the ragbag of humanity.
In all my years of New York cab riding I have yet to find the colorful, philosophical cabdriver that keeps popping up on the late movies.