THE ELEVATOR RIDE
Mike O’Houlihan stepped into the elevator on floor 32 and pressed the lobby button on the flight panel. To his astonishment, the elevator began ascending rather than descending, “What the . . .?” As the numbers on the floor indicator changed rapidly, he frantically pressed all the buttons on the flight panel hoping to stop it. The elevator continued to rise. When it reached floor 64, the numbers on the indicator stopped, but the elevator did not. “Holy shit!” Finally, after what seemed an eternity, the elevator stopped with a sudden jolt. Mike grabbed the handrail to keep from falling. The door to the elevator sounded like it had come off of its rollers as it opened and clanged to a stop. To Mike’s utter and profound amazement, the prospect contained nothing but white fluffy clouds. A few wisps of white stuff floated past the elevator door. He stood still for a moment wondering what he should do. He pressed the ‘close door’ button. Nothing happened except a loud a...