A man at the bus stop was holding a sign reading "WILL WORK FOR FOOD." Across the street, a restaurant had a sign reading "NOW HIRING." Neither was looking at the other.
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The DMV has installed a row of QR codes on the wall. They lead to a webpage that tells you to come into the DMV. The bureaucratic ouroboros is finally tail-to-mouth.
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The chain pharmacy has installed a kiosk that asks customers, after purchase, how they "feel about today's experience." I have begun answering it honestly. The screen does not seem to care.
Watched a hospital billing department argue with a patient on speakerphone in the waiting room. The argument was about a charge for a service the patient had refused. Everyone could hear. Nobody made eye contact.
The library is the only building on Main Street that does not require a purchase to enter. I think about this every time I go to the library.
Saw two delivery scooters stopped at the same red light. The drivers nodded at each other with the small, official solidarity of people on the clock.
The new condos by the river have begun to advertise. "Starting in the high four hundreds," the banner reads, draped across a building that has not had heat all winter.
A child at the pharmacy asked her mother why the shampoo was in a glass case. The mother said it was so people wouldn't take it. The child seemed to find this very strange. The child is correct.
Counted six "we're hiring" flags on the same block. All for the same chain. None showed a wage.
The "Help Wanted" sign at the diner listed the starting wage and the required experience. The two numbers appeared to be in protest of each other.
Watched a man at the grocery store take out his phone to do math on a $4 onion. He put it back and bought a $1 potato. The future is arriving one register at a time.
The new sign at the gas station displayed three prices for unleaded, each higher than the last and each marked "TODAY." I admired the optimism of the laminator.