Dianna in New York:
An elegantly dressed, 60ish woman to a middle-aged male Hispanic clerk, both very matter-of-fact while he rings up her purchases.
Clerk: I haven’t seen you around for a while.
Lady: I just returned from San Francisco.
Clerk: Nice. Business or pleasure?
Lady: Oh, pleasure, much pleasure. I went to visit my son and his husband. They have a new baby!
Then followed five minutes as the two compared the delights of being a grandparent, the challenge of selecting exactly the right name, and all those sleepless nights the new parents will face.
