The 501:

In a perfect world, all hitchhikers would be harmless. You could give them rides and add one more acquaintance to your list. Me, I like getting to know new people — especially people with good stories. I’m guessing all hitchhikers have good stories. But in a perfect world, nobody needs a ride. Right? T h a t ’ s one thing t h a t ’ s wrong with a perfect world.Life is better when...