Trash

Both right, both wrong, both ridiculous. The two stood in the middle of the street, shouting, arms gesturing wildly. The one man had been sitting in his car, finished a burrito, his daily routine. He tossed the last bite onto the street for the birds to peck up.

Then, out of his house across the street, the second man storms, phone in hand, recording the burrito remnant, then the man in his car. The man recording begins to shout, "Don't throw your trash like that in the street!" The first man shouts back from the driver's seat, "Not trash. Food. The birds get it." Mr. videotaper guy ramps up even louder, "No, it's trash! And, what you're doing is bad!" The first man gets out of his car, walks over to the opposite curb, incredulous, making his  case.

"What's wrong with you? Stop looking for trouble!", he's also shouting now. Just then, three seagulls swooped down and snapped up most of the food without even landing, then flew off. Both men stopped momentarily and watched as the birds made their quick move- then, the two Einsteins instantly returned to their arguing. Both right, both wrong, both ridiculous.