pay it forward...

after reading Nelle's short little post about paying the tab for the hungry coffee guy at Denny's, it put a smile on my face. sure, to us, it's only coffee and hashbrowns...but to him, it was breakfast or even his only meal of the day.

you know, that's just so cool. ever since i started blogging in july, it's been really nice to read about all you guys and some of the selfless things that you do.

maybe i just don't have enough faith in humans; there are so many ugly, greedy nincompoops out there. however, i know that there are lots of giving people out there as well. most often, it seems like those who have had it tough before are more compassionate when it comes to others with less. and Nelle's action personified it. although she's not working and things might be tight when car and book sales are slow, but she has enough heart to help out a guy when he's down on his luck. i'll say it again...that's so cool.

and where was i going with this? well, after getting my resume retooled, i asked John what i owed him. he said, "Nothing. You know, that's okay because you're not working. Just pass it along." Thanks, John. i will. gotta keep the goodwill rolling. even though he wouldn't accept money, i wonder if they'd like a couple bottles of wine. or maybe a couple photos of Maya pyramids for their house. they seem like kinda spiritual (read: airy fairy) people who would appreciate something from my slides. what good are 4000 slides of Latin America if they just sit there ;) glad i don't have the collection that one of my mentors has...he's got over 80,000. good thing he has gond digital ;)

speaking of goodwill, i did pass by the one after lunch. it's not the cleanest or cheapest goodwill, but they do have some nice finds. for a couple bucks, i came back with a small stuffed bear (for the dog), a pepper mill, and two retro Arby's glasses...whoo hoo! i was pretty excited about finding the mill since i had been tracking prices on eBay; they were cheap, but the shipping was steep. and the glasses? god, i wish i had a digital camera...maybe i can find a pic and post the link. they're from the seventies and remind me of stained glass. do you remember the decor of Shakey's Pizza? that's what i think of when i look at them. they also totally remind me of some cool Jack in the Box Coke glasses we had when i was a kid.

well, we're gonna go out for a bite and a movie. talk to you soon...