3/18   Dear Dedicated Grandma of 5-Year-Old Boy:
       I saw what you did. And I applaud your determination to teach your
       grandson right, I really do. Its so refreshing these days, in a
       country where most parents work and leave their children to the care
       of strangers, that in some families a grandparent steps in to pass on
       their values. You are such a hero, Grandma. And Grandson will be all
       the better for it.
       You: elderly female, riding the L Taraval with your five-year-old
       grandson, sitting up front in those seats that face inward. Me: male
       in my late twenties, from a farm town in Southern California,
       unaccustomed to the ways of "the big city," sitting in the middle
       section of the train, in a seat that offered an open view of yours.
       There was a woman next to me. The train was moving, the scenery was
       dull. I looked over at your seats. And just in time.
       Your grandson reached deep inside his nose with his index finger and
       pulled out a huge, juicy nose fruit. He then began to contemplate
       eating it. This intention we could all see in his eyes, and it was
       confirmed as he slowly drew his adorned finger to his mouth. You,
       grandma of the quick reflexes, SuperGrandma I'll call you, you stopped
       him just in time! You grabbed his finger, removed the nose goblin,
       and. . . . ate it yourself.
       A nose nugget is a difficult thing to dispose of, to be sure --
       especially a nugget of this size and obvious quality. So YOU ATE IT
       YOURSELF. Priceless.
       What was that boy thinking, not offering it to you first?
       Congratulations, Grandma. Lesson taught! Never mind that the woman on
       my right turned to me and said, Did you SEE that? Never mind that she
       then moaned, Im going to vomit. Never mind that I stopped riding the
       MUNI that very day, and decided to contribute to every kind of
       polution you can name by driving to work instead. What is important,
       Grandma, is that you taught that boy an important lesson in etiquette.
       N'est-ce pas?
        \_ Craig's list or your own experience?
        \_ This is fantastic.  Thanks for making me laugh out loud.  -John
        \_ you should consider a career in writing.  this is good stuff.
        \_ I'm glad someone is teaching the next generation a lesson in
           sharing.  That was heart warming.  Thank *you* for sharing, too!
        \_ I prefer the one with Grandma getting her canary off in Savage Love.