My mother-in-law is obsessed with snow cone stands, to a disturbingly manic degree. Prior to my summer road trips with her, I had not so much as even glanced twice at any of the obnoxiously colorful, dilapidated little shacks that line most small country roads in the summer. At first, I will even admit I was quite perturbed by her insistence on these frequent pit stops that so inconveniently delayed our arrival times.

Go look in a mirror real quick. Seriously, go do it, I’ll wait. Are you back yet? What did you see? Brown hair? Blue eyes? Long blond hair? Green eyes? Glasses? Spiky hair? New braces? That pimple you have been trying to get rid of? Apart from your physical characteristics, what do you see when… View Article