Old Timer

Maroon Ford Taurus. “Student Driver” magnet decal on the door.  Slowly and cautiously turning through the intersection.  I watched the timid car make its way past my truck and rudely stared at the driver.  It wasn’t a student at all.  Rather, it was an 80 year old man slightly hunched over the steering wheel, firmly gripping it with fingerless leather gloves.  Driver Instructor in the front seat, an actual student in the back. I guess this man always wanted to experience Driver’s Ed. Check that one off the Bucket List.