Real Life Straight Story

A spunky senior has been using his riding lawnmower for transporting himself around his hometown a la The Straight Story. Click here to read the cute little article on Boston.com. While gramps had to stop using his lawnmower because of a municipal ordinance, some of the people in the town are looking into getting him a motorized wheelchair or similar. I thought this was a nice little reprieve from the usual barrage of disturbingly banal newstories on violence, disease, and other dire developments. And if your heart is warmed the idea of grandpa taking stock of his options and riding a lawnmower to town to fetch a quart of milk, I highly recommend you watch The Straight Story.