Soooo, did that "someone" happen to be of the feline species?

Aw, this is really sweet. I found out my dad died unexpectedly while I was out on Capitol Hill on a Friday night, and I immediately collapsed onto the sidewalk sobbing. A lot of people walked by, but one girl stopped and asked if I was ok, and if I wanted her to call someone to get me. It meant so much, and I thought about it a lot after. I wish I had been able to express that to her at the time.

"and I hope your kindness comes back to you."
I hope that, too.
Many times in my life I've benefitted from kindness, although I don't actually think those acts of kindness happened _because_ I had been kind to someone in the past. One way or another, I've never regretted being kind to someone. (On a few occasions, I've regretted being cruel.)

wtf is up with the illo going with this story? snarky and unnecessary

@5 - My reaction was: snarky and funny, but unrelated to the column.

@1: Perhaps, their loss can be more devastating than husbands.