i had a weird thing happen the other night that i wanted to throw out to all of you and get your thoughts on...C and I were driving back from 'date night' (our weekly foray into meals that don't involve Mac and Cheese), and we stopped at a light in Beverly Hills. An older man (60's? 50's?) in glasses and a hat immediately steps off the curb and comes over to my side of the car, puts his hand on the roof and asks me to roll down the window. Without thinking much about it, I crack the window, and he profusely thanks me and says "I'm not asking for money...I'm an actor from Seattle...I'm just trying to get to my hotel in Century City [ which is about 1 mile away, if that ] and the busses aren't here and I need a ride...you're so nice for hearing me out...." and he keeps talking about what a nice manner I have and how grateful he'd be for a ride.Surprisingly, I consider the proposition...he looks relatively harmless, if slightly erratic, but I ask C what she wants to do and she immediately says "no". Now, mind you, I routinely make fun of the time that I came home from work many years ago and a large man was standing in our hallways, having convinced C 1) to let him in our house with her alone, and 2) to purchase a number of wildly overpriced magazine subscriptions. I thought she was nuts and continually remind her never to do things like that. Anyway, I said "sorry", and drove away, feeling slightly guilty. I've rationalized that it was a somewhat bizarre request the man was making, given that a) Century City is so close (you could see it from where he was asking), and b) there's no hotels in Century City for less than $300/night, which means he could easily afford other transportation than a nighttime Los Angeles public bus.Still, in my old age I've gotten to be in more of a "give back" mode, and I was presented with an opportunity to give back and I didn't.What you think?D