Make-A-Wish

On my way home today, I was held up by a motorcade going down 9th St.

Limos, Chevrolet Suburbans, security blocking traffic, the whole thing.

Standard ops for D.C., of course, but this one was different.

The VIP was a child.

An ailing child, whose dream of holding up rush-hour traffic by traveling in a motorcade was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Let's see if Old Man Josh chimes in with his usual negative comment about this.

Comments

Unknown said…
I think it's great. I wonder if maybe the kid kinda got ripped off though. When you think of all the things he *could* have wished, seems like a little limo motorcade action is really pretty basic.

But, the kid felt like President for an hour - old man Josh needs to leave him be.
July 20, 2007
Josh said…
Hmmm ... I got nothing.
July 20, 2007
SKBK said…
Josh has nothing, but as I read the post, I thought, "wait, am I reading dl004d's site or Josh's?"
July 20, 2007
Josh said…
Ouch.

I'm really a very happy person. Though I am opposed to motorcades.
July 21, 2007
SKBK said…
I mean that with all the love and respect in the world, Josh.
July 25, 2007
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