I’ve been away too long. There is no excuse (Facebook) but I’ll try this cover story. I really have been writing, only for publication and competition. And then there’s Facebook. Both are true, but let me jump in with both feet to describe my lucky day.
My grocery store, Publix, advertises “Where Shopping is a Pleasure.” Picking unblemished tomatoes, comparing ingredients and having to choose protein from refrigerated animal parts is not my idea of pleasure. Publix truly has found a way to elevate the experience. Mostly it’s the employees. They own the company with their stock purchases, so perhaps that’s part of the reason. Anyway, props to one of my favorite stores.
Last week I intended to buy a $1 scratch-off ticket, but the smallest in the machine was $2, so I sprung for another dollar. Won $4, and today bought two of those tickets, so perhaps the luck started last week. It continued today. Gallon jugs of tea were BOGO (buy one get one free) so I bought two though I needed only one. At the checkout a beautiful young woman had only one jug. She told the checker that’s all she needed. I said, “Me, too, but I got two anyway.” She put one of mine with hers and paid then gave mine back. A bagger returned the one I didn’t need. Free tea! $2.49 in the pocket along with the $10 in coupons I brought. I promised the random-act-of-kindness lady I would pay it forward.
Before I left, the checker offered me a $10 coupon to use on a product later. Someone left it with him.
Leaving the store I remember where I’m parked, right in front of the store, the first space. There are two handicapped spaces there, but this ones comes first. Has it always, or was that just for today? You know what I’m going to do now? Grab my lucky penny and scratch off those two tickets. Now what will I do with $30,000? Ummmmm
Not a bad day at all and good writing as usual
Thanks, Abbe. It really was unusual for a nothing day.
I miss your blogging presence and writing. Good to see you back, and I enjoyed your writing, as always. Sounds like a great day.
(I’m terrible at Facebook, but maybe that’s because I’m always blogging? Do you suppose we somehow choose one over the other and run with it?)
I think you are right, Facebook and blogging are competing for my time and attention. I plan to be more fair in the future. I’ll just slap something on here regularly as I used to. I miss it.
You are one of the few blogs I follow that is not caught in freeze frame. No more. I’m getting back in the game. I have a couple of submissions and a trip looming, but then I’ll stir things up over here.
Thanks for sticking with me.