Matthew Dix

And then after an hour, it gets awkward, and I start to think maybe he thinks I'm afraid to say something to him.

So I'm like, no, I'm going to do something here.

And so I go up to him and I say, why are you coming in at 10.30 on a Saturday?

What's 10.30?

And he says, I watch Saturday morning cartoons.

Which in 1986 is a thing.

All the new cartoons, the Smurfs and the Snorks and Super Friends are all out in the morning and we eat sugar disguised as cereal and we watch these things.

And he says, the gummy bears start at 9.30 and they end at 10 and then I come to work.

And he says it without irony or embarrassment.

I can't believe it.

And so I walk over to the drive-thru, I drop a bag off and when I come back to the bin, I say, listen to me.

Dashing and daring, courageous and caring, faithful and friendly with stories to share.

And I take some food and I walk back to the drive-thru.

And as I come back over, he is singing before I get to the bin.

He says, all through the forest, they sing out in chorus, marching along as their songs fill the air.

And standing next to the bin with Benji, we sing together.

Gummy bears.

Bouncing here and there and everywhere.

High adventure that's beyond compare.

They are the gummy bears.