A large man walking at a quick pace just passed by on the sidewalk in front of our house. He was talking loudly and animatedly, using his hands for emphasis. He was all alone, but his booming voice drifted in through our open windows as he said the following:

"Hey! Hey! Hey Brian! How's it goin' man?! You remember me? How ya been?! It's so good to see you! You are getting SO TALL! It's just like you're growin' and growin' and growin'! I can't believe it! It's so good to see you! Hey, how's that little sister o' yours? She OK? So what have you been up to? Man, you're tall! You're just so tall! I can't believe it! You're tall. Yes you are..."

By this time he was up to the next block and his voice faded away.

Here's hoping he was practicing for an acting audition (and here's hoping he keeps practicing), unless Brian--who has really grown, by the way--was walking a block in front of him, trying to get away perhaps, which might explain why this man was walking so quickly and talking so loudly.