Today during one short drive, I noted the following items in various states and positions on the side of the highway that is left of the left lane, that is next to the beautiful cement barrier: a red BMX bike in many pieces, a snow shovel, a baby shoe that looked to hail from the 1950s, two baseballs, a tennis ball, a roll of black cable, a Reddi Whip can, a complete grill, and a license plate. It made me think about who lost those things and that I was glad not to see something sentimental like a teddy bear.