The most fashionable trash bin west of the Mississippi

I've been driving down this stretch of road in Sunnyvale for many years and I can't believe I only noticed it this morning! This is a testament to why you should keep your eyes open to your surroundings, as you may just catch a glimpse of something extraordinary.

Or not.

It's non other than a trash bin! But not just any trash bin. This is from the fashionable variety. Trash bins are typically blue in Sunnyvale. Not this one, no sir. Someone actually took the time and effort to paint it yellow and add green polka dots. The trash bin persona has just been elevated to a new dimension! Pure genius. If I had a trash bin, it would look like this. For sure (one caveat, however: I'd put on some coats of paint).

Here's a true story. I used to have a short sleeve, navy blue shirt with white polka dots that I used to wear all the time (an understatement). I would have slept with it on if I could. When my wife and I used to travel more frequently, that shirt would be in all of our pictures. Italy. France. Sweden. Philippines. Aruba. You name a vacation spot, my polka dot shirt was there! Pretty hilarious, you say? My polka dot shirt meant I could always travel light.

Who's laughing now?