Preacher's Piece

I get to meet some very interesting people. Recently I met a gentleman who is 74 years old and still driving a cement truck for a living. He has been driving one for more than 35 years. He loves his job but according to him, it is time to retire. I asked him then what? He said he would then devote his time to helping his two sons in their businesses. One was a contractor who built houses, the other had a trash can cleaning business. That intrigued me.

I pictured a guy chasing the garbage truck down the street running along with a brush and bucket of sudsy soap water splashing out all over the...