Wednesday
Aug052009
Beyond the Next
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 03:23PM 
Getting closer to where I'm goingI’m at my second tire shop in a week, 408 miles apart. This time, I’m in Bozeman; last time, I was in Salt Lake. But it all started in Provo. 63 mph in the left lane, construction cones ahead, and something sharp enough underneath to land me stopped, rimless, on the shoulder.
Five minutes into changing my tire a man pulled over to help me. As we jacked the van up for the second time, only to have it rock and fall forward a second time when a semi passed, he offered his hand.
“I’m John,” he said, “if we die today, it was nice to meet you.”