I can tell if I'm early or late to work by where a certain runner is on the main road near school. Do I see him as I wait to turn into school? Then I'm on time. Is he further down the road? Then I'm a little late. He's not a small guy, and the story I've concocted in my head is that he has committed himself to getting in shape. Every day I cheer him on (silently) from my car.