history: I saw a dead possum on the way home from work yesterday. Made me think of all the times I had to eat roadkill when I was going through tough times. Yesterday_comma_ I saw a dead possum in the road on my way home from work.
current: Are you sure it wasn't palying dead?
next: Oh, no I'm sure he was dead. Made me think of all the times I had to nab up all that sweet, savory roadkill a few years back to fill up my empty stomach. Times were tough.