ronald mcdonald sighting

I was out taking photos yesterday morning when the strangest thing happened. I'd just finished a few shots and I'd put the lens cap back on as I was getting in my car, when I glanced across the street to catch just a glimpse of a fully dressed Ronald McDonald getting into a truck in front of the hotel/motel on that street. No time to take a picture, barely enough time to think "WTF?" — now, that is one hell of a missed photo opportunity.

Since then, I can't stop thinking about it. What was Ronald McDonald doing being picked up at a motel? Of course, the seedier things come to mind; is that the walk of shame after a one-night stand? I imagine his wig slightly askew, makeup smudged, hung over all to hell. The friend picking him up with a questioning glance, eyebrow raised, and Ronald with a gruff, "Don't even ask."

So let's say it's not the seedy scene I'm playing around with — Ronald is just getting picked up to go to a McDonald's gig. But wait — we don't have any qualified local Ronald McDonald talent? They're flying in Ronalds?!?! This is a relatively big city...but our Ronalds aren't good enough for this? Where on earth was he going that was so special it had to be outsourced?

On second thought — what if the Ronald McDonald convention is in town??? What if, while I had my back turned, I missed a whole flood of perfectly coiffed Ronald's exiting the motel and piling into vehicles? And what if (OMG!) they were little vehicles? Say it isn't so! I wouldn't be able to function from here on out if that were the case. I'd constantly be flipping around, looking over my shoulder to make sure I'm not missing a group of circus freaks ducking into an out-of-the-way train station, or some San Antonio highway construction workers actually working.