A random act of kindness
Aug 29, 2009
I happened to be home on Friday, a day I normally work at my part time job. My boss had asked me to come in on Wednesday instead. Some time in the early afternoon the doorbell rang. Darn, I thought, not enough warning to pretend I'm not home, the tv is on and visible from the window near the front door.
I answered the door and there stood middle aged man and a teenage boy with some sort of obvious mental challenge. The man explained that his boat had run out of gas and could he borrow a phone to call for help. (I live on Barnegat Bay.) He explained that he hadn't brought his mobile because it was drizzling off and on slightly. I ducked back in the house to grab the cordless handset. I couldn't invite him in, more because the house was a wreck rather than for personal safety issues.
He asked the person on the other end of the line if they would grab their gas container, stop by the gas station, get some gas and bring it to my house. I thought to myself that this was getting complicated. It was one thing if he had the gas on hand, but having to have someone run out was a drag. Apparently, that someone thought so, too because I gathered that the man was told to just call the marina and see if they could bring some. I walked over to my shed to see what I had left in the gas container I use for my lawn mower. There was a bit left in there (not even a gallon) so I brought it back out front with me.
I offered it to the man and told him he was welcome to it. He only had to travel around the point to the next neighborhood over. He said he would give it a try. He got the engine started, pulled up his anchor and they proceeded on their way.  I hoped it was enough gas to get them to their destination.
So this morning I was being a slug and was still in my pajamas watching the news on tv. The doorbell rang about 10:15 am.  I peeped through the window and it was the mariner! I can't ~not~ answer the door! I opened it and there he stood with a little  wrapped in tissue paper! He stopped by the thank me again. Of course, I told him it was completely unnecessary, but I was please to know they had enough fuel to make it all the way home. And off he went on his way.
I opened the and it was a Tervis Tumbler with one of my favorite graphics embedded in it! http://tinyurl.com/npbcy3
I ~own~ a set of Tervis Tumblers! How did this guy know??
I don't know his name, probably never will. And that's ok. I just love it when the stars line up and the universe treats me with a little respect. I probably should have given him my cv while the gettin' was good. 
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A mother's day in 2 minutes 55 seconds
Oct 4, 2007
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/246/popup/index.php?cl=4274384
(Looks like cut & paste is required.)
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Oh, boy!
Sep 14, 2004
Daughter #1 is well into casing prospective colleges and universities. She's got it narrowed down to five. This is good. All of them are within a two hour drive. This is very good. She has them ranked in order of preference. This is good, too. Wanna know her first choice?
NYU
The thing is, she has an outside chance of being admitted. This may or may not be good. Tuition plus room and board is $40,000.
*faints*
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Renewal
Jul 31, 2004
Some of you may remember that I've been doing some wishful thinking that my eighteen year old appliances would take their last gasp. They served well and don't owe me and my family a thing, but... oh! what technology has come up with in the mean time!
Things didn't start out like I planned yesterday. My blender suffered an irreparable crack in the gears that make it go. The blender isn't that old and I really liked it.  But, I was able to replace it with exactly the same model with added food processor attachment for less that half what I paid for the original 
Today, however, my fridge decided to go haywire. The compressor was running, but the fan wasn't circulating. "Yipee!", I said. I had a replacement all picked out. So Mr. Moniker and I ran down to the local purveyor of household applicances and ordered new one. http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...subcat=Bottom+Freezer+Refrigerators
I decided I deserve it. It's coming in 3 days!
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The Weekend
Jan 16, 2004
I'm off to Manhattan for the weekend with daughter #1. Try not to flood my mailbox, okay?
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