CXXIX. 1-2-3 Shoot. November 12, 2024

>driving Lyft

>I pull up at a stoplight next to a guy in an antique pickup truck

>”Hey man!” he yells, “1-2-3 shoot! 1-2-3 shoot!”

>I thrust out my fist

>We both say “1-2-3 shoot!”

>he throws rock

>i throw paper

>guy laughs and drives off

>I look at my passenger in the rearview

>I say, “I’m glad you got to see me beat that guy’s ass”