When I commuted to work I had a lot of opportunity to see all sorts of things on the road. Once, back when I worked 50 miles from home – the first time, not the most recent time – I saw a truck amongst the traffic that caught my eye. There was not, to be sure, anything particularly special about the truck itself. It was a nice truck, of the sort that a small business owner would use, which was very appropriate as that is exactly how it was being used.
What made it special was that this truck was used by a lightning rod salesman.
Being me I naturally made a connection to that book I posted about recently. I have always loved that character – Tom Fury, a man with secrets, knowledge and wisdom. He sets the tone for the entire story, and his back story intrigues the ever-loving heck out of me.
I saw that truck a few times over the years and, even though I doubt that the day-to-day of that business is anything like the fantasy, it always reminded of the book. I told you that it was stuck in my head.
Being a lightning rod salesman isn’t really like that book, right?
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