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...first few cars drove by, but then a taxi stopped in the intersection, its turn signal flashing in my direction. Surely enough, the cab pulled up to the corner where I stood. Jumping in, I was greeted by a rush of cooled air and quickly ensconced in the familiar confines of a backseat. I had made it, thankfully...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Always Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...second day at work that I took my first taxi in Washington D.C. For all practical purposes, the trip was nothing out of the ordinary--just a quick jaunt over to the Martin Luther King public library to renew a dog-eared book on U.S. presidents...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

Walking to the elevator, those two bills nestled safely in my pocket, I realized--come to think of it--I had never really "caught" a taxi...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...otherwise, I was a relative novice at this utterly simple thing of taking a taxi. As the elevator ground to a halt at the lobby, I pondered this revelation with curiosity and nervousness...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

Nevertheless, orders were orders. If they insisted on sending me by taxi, who was I to complain...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

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