So I limp into the coffee shop the other day and ask the barista how he's doing and he says "Never had it so good."
He said it in that distinctly New York way which you don't hear very often in Southern California and it made me feel tremendous joy. My coffee-slingin' Bodhisattva brother sounded ruggedly sincere but with a sprinkle of ever-present irony. Ralph Kramden-esque. Perfect.
I guess this was my version of meeting Buddha on the road.
"Never had it so good."
Blues Wisdom, y'all. And ya' don't stop.
