On a personal note...

As a less serious aside, I'll share a story that screams Detroit. As I headed back to my apartment via cab from downtown Detroit yesterday, I witnessed a strange exchange between my cab driver and another (from a different taxi service). The other cab pulled up and stopped in front of my cab. Both drivers got out of the their respectable cabs, had an angry verbal exchange, and the other cab driver pulled away. My cab driver angrily shared the event over his cell with someone on the other line, grumbling about being relieved he did not have a gun. Needless to say, I found myself laughing in the back of the cab.