The Obits

Two strangers - both retired - get off on the wrong foot over a favorite table at the cafe.Joe celebrates his first day of retirement by stopping into the cafe for a cup of coffee and thenewspaper. He doesnt realized that he has chosen the seat and the newspaper of longtime regular Eddie who is a creature of habit. Marlene the cafes matriarchal waitress diligently tries to talk Joe into moving just as Eddie shows up and makes a scene.Joe bites his tongue on Marlenes account and moves to the other table leaving Eddie to read his beloved obituaries.From this awkward beginning an unlikely friendship develops.