I’m reading THE NAKED AND THE DEAD on the train from Millbrae to Mountain View.

Caltrain Dude: Do you have to read that?

Me: Huh?

Caltrain Dude:Is that for class?

Me: Oh. No. I read an interview with Norman Mailer in the Paris Review, and I –

Caltrain Dude: You don’t see too many females reading books like that unless it’s for class.