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THE OBSERVATION BOOTH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OP \/ ED & PHOTO CREDITS ANDREA DIALECT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifty-Three<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a usual day. A beautiful day, as I told me so once again. I had actually found a park, a good park, for that favorite antiquated yellow school bus of mine. I mean theirs. I mean, you get the pic. I was minding my business, as I always do sometimes, when I spotted him. I mean them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, instead of staying on that path, walking down that street to the dollar store, I\u2019d be cutting through AutoZone\u2019s parking lot. \u2019Cause that\u2019s where he was, being all attentive and all, rubbing his baby on all sides. It was a sight to see, if I may say so myself. And there I was again, fumbling for my phone in my oversized shopping bag turned pocketbook, as I would be fumbling for the cash at that dollar store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps someday I\u2019ll learn to keep it in hand, just in case I come across the ultimate pic, as I often do. Let\u2019s just blame my mindless thinking on that beautiful day. But truth be told, I got the shots and I got the goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cWhen a car is twenty years old in New Jersey, you don\u2019t have to get it inspected. She\u2019s 53. She\u2019s a \u201973 Ford LTD. Bought her new from a Ford dealer in Montclair, but she\u2019s been customized. The tires didn\u2019t come like that. I customized it. I put some extra stuff on myself. The windows up top, I put that on, and the kit on the back, and the grille up front, I had that put on. It has a different motor now from when I bought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been 53 years, and ain\u2019t no motor gonna last that long, but I\u2019ve been blessed, totally blessed. The good Lord done blessed me to keep a car in New Jersey for 53 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s just say that all that nostalgia was a sight to see. Crossin\u2019 Paths in our Hood usually gives a nosey woman like me plenty. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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