by jphilo | Sep 15, 2016 | Three Thoughts for Thursday
- On our last really rainy day, it started to pour. I was stranded in the grocery store. Until the man in line behind me opened his stadium umbrella and walked with me to my car. How’s that for Iowa nice?
- A few hours later, the hostess at Applebee’s stuck her head out the door as my small umbrella failed to protect Mom, her walker, and I on our way to the restaurant entrance. “I’ll bring a bigger umbrella,” she said. By then, we had reached the door, but we appreciated her offer. More Iowa nice.
- When I arrived at home that evening, our mail delivery person had sealed our mail and a large package in a large plastic bag and placed it on the stoop beside the kitchen door. Iowa nice. That’s how we roll around here.
What’s nice about where you live? Leave a comment.
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by jphilo | May 30, 2013 | Three Thoughts for Thursday
- The man of steel and his chain saw are spending all their free time cutting up the huge branch that fell in a windstorm Monday morning. He’s happy. I’m happy, too, but also curious. Can anyone explain why operating a chain saw is so fundamental to the existence of the males of our species?
- Did you know that sheets hanging on the clothes line when a rainstorm moves in smell like spring rain when run through the dryer? Don’t ask how I know this.
- I’m so bummed to have missed the Captain Kangaroo memorabilia auction last week. The heavy tap of Captain Kangaroo’s thick chalk on the chalkboard and the scritchy snick when he pulled a length of tape from the dispenser fascinated me. I would have paid good money for either item. What did you like best about the Captain and his entourage?
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