Odd things.
1. Anyone listen to NPR’s Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz? Yeah. I’m a dork like that. Anyway! Every time I listen, I am distracted by the sound of Will Shortz’s obvious breathing in the phone. It’s like…the New York Times Crossword Puzzle with a pervert.
2. I saw my grandparents this past weekend. I do not know them well. My grandfather does not speak much and never has. At dinner, I said to him, “Are you staying out of trouble, grandpa?” He responded with a small smile, very softly and very slowly, “Oh, I wouldn’t know where to find it.” I said, “It normally finds me.” He smiled and said softly, “Then I guess that gives you some options.”
3. In the past two weeks, two different people have said to me, “I love you…but you’re retarded.”
4. I asked a certain young woman about her pet peeves and she said instantly, “Not being picked up at the airport.” Huh. I hadn’t heard that one before but yes, that is rather annoying.
5. My quest to compliment a stranger was not working quite so well. I decided to take a different approach and go with the random acts of kindness. So today, while in line for a bagel, I decided that I’d pay for the person behind me in line. When I got up to the counter, I turned behind me and said to a young lady, “I’d like to buy your bagel for you..um, as a random act of kindness sort of thing.” She said, “Ohhhhh, that’s so nice! Thank you! Do you do that every day?”
You know, the answer to that question is, “No, this is the first time.” But that sounds a bit odd. So instead, I said to her, “Yes. But not always at the bagel place. So…you know, don’t start hanging out here hoping to get a free bagel.” She snorted her laugh at me.
6. Today, someone said to me, “I’ve only eaten six bananas in my whole life.” And I honestly wanted to reply, “What the fuck is wrong with you?”
Which is odd. Because I don’t usually swear in my blog.
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:52 am
My favorite RAK was in a diner in my town; there was a funeral for a local soldier and across from me was a big table of old VFW guys in full uniform and some currently serving soldiers as well who were there for the funeral. I paid their bill and scooted out before they knew about it.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I’m more of a Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me girl myself.
But who only eats 6 bananas ever? I eat like 6 bananas a WEEK. But that’s because they say the price per pound is going to skyrocket soon so I wanna get my nanas while they’re cheap enough to get ‘em.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I love you, but you’re retarded.
That’s three.
And I have a 1 hour lay over in Chicago on July 7th … I’ll e-mail you the time but I think you’ll be working. Thought I would tell you this time to prevent a stern frown.
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June 26th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
oy. i swear on my blog like a trucker all the time. maybe i should cut that out, ya think?
June 27th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Not usually given to commenting on your blog, because I really have nothing relevant to bing to the discussion, but I just had to chime in on the bananas portion. Was it 6 bananas total in any form, or 6 whole bananas? Either, this person is a complete freak, or I’m gonna have to call B.S., I know that chopped bananas are served as snacks in daycares and kindergarten (german spelling. Weird, right?) Plus, my granddad’s chef always had bananas and other fruit available for my snacking in the kitchen, and I can see little deviation between that and what other moms supply for their kids. Unless that mom has bought into junk food rather heavily and all that poor kid had was ding-dongs and those lunch-size variety bags of chips.
Also, I totally agree with you: The Sunday Puzzle is like the New York Times crossword with a pervert. He needs a filter on that mic.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
ShieldMaiden96 - That is a great RAK. I wonder what they thought when they learned that someone had picked up the tab.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Vittoria - I listen to Wait, Wait - and even went to a taping. I got the distinct impression that Peter Segal (is that his name?) does not like Paula Poundstone.
And yeah, that was exactly my thought. Who the hell has only eaten 6 bananas?
June 27th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Lily - Nahhh, do not cut it out. I rarely swear in my blog but that’s because I am rather dry and dull.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Bird Clan Diva - Hey! Glad you commented.
She meant 6 whole bananas. She’s sort of an odd duck so I’m not sure how seriously to take it. I think it’d be odd to have only eaten 6 bananas in your whole life. Not sure how many ding-dongs she’s ingested.
Glad we see eye to eye on The Sunday Puzzle.
June 28th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Pet peeves. Not getting all the attention when IMing. Hate it when people are talking to someone else besides me. Gee. What a surprise!
June 29th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Brenda - you sound like a feisty one to date.