you know the rules and so do I

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On the train, two middle-aged businessmen in suits sat down in the seats in front of me. They sat very close to each other -- the trains seats give plenty of room here, more than an airplane, but they were sitting close. The one leaned in and began whispering to the other, covering with his hand. He had an expensive watch. They whispered back and forth for several stations, though with the noise of the train likely no one else could have heard them anyway. They smiled. There was a kid in a hoodie standing up by the door and looking at them dubiously.

The one got up to go, and as he did the other reached for his hand as if to shake, but it was the wrong hand and the wrong angle, and really he just cradled the other man's wrist for a moment. Their hands slipped apart and they smiled secretively again.

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I had kind of forgotten that I did an entire Harvey Birdman mood theme. I think most of them are really good; there are a few that could probably be improved upon. I'm sure the series wasn't finished when I did it, so I could revisit some.

I certainly find Harvey Birdman wonderful, but I wonder where I found the motivation to complete such a project. My recollection is that most people had mood themes that pertained to their actual fandoms, but for some reason that never appealed to me.