On the way to work in the summer of 2001, I was stopped at a red light, playing “Good Vibrations” on an old dubbed tape. A man pulled up next to me with his windows down. He leaned over and said “that’s a great song” as if he connected with the song more than just superficially. I smiled and told him I agreed.

Life’s little pleasures: when the “door closing” indicators on the subway train chime in tune with a song on my Discman. I’m thinking of making a compilation of songs that are in tune with the subway chimes and playing it exclusively on the train.