Since rejoining the commuting workforce, I get a chance to observe a lot of people. Sometimes I jot down bits of conversations I overhear. Like this one:
“I smells like someone threw a dead rat in here.”
[tweetthis]“You know what a dead rat smells like?”
- “Doesn’t everyone?”[/tweetthis]
Third person chiming in, “I think it’s the Kimchee.”
Little snippets like these make me laugh and also remind me how lucky I am to work in such a multi-cultural setting, filled with friendly people.
Here’s a few more of the things that make me smile and recognize how lucky I am:
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Hailey from Empowerment Plan who granted an interview. She employs homeless women to sew. She pays them a living wage, helping them leave homelessness behind.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Bobbie, a homeless man I meet every day on my way to the Green Line. He’s a young, intelligent man with brilliantly blue eyes. I give him an apple or an orange, sometimes a breakfast wrap as I pass each morning. Each day he gives me a smile and a thank you. This week I surprised him with a new coat that converts to a sleeping bag. Perhaps you guessed, that’s what the women at Empowerment sew.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Rain, rain, and more rain. And then sunshine. My fall transplants look so lovely. We needed rain so bad.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Two healthy koi in my water garden, swimming together like old friends.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] People from everywhere rallying to help Puerto Rico.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Miss E and her best friend, CoCo, Loved-One going with me to Chicago Open House. This is our second year. We visited several historical sites and a brand new building filled with architects working on more new buildings.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Strong bones and joints that stayed with me through the 6 miles of walking we did.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Seeing the sun rise over the streets of Chicago every morning now that the days are shorter. (Okay, it’s true, I don’t much like the idea that I’m leaving and returning home in the dark. Trying to look on the bright side, here.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] A nomination for “Soon to be Famous Illinois Author for 2018.” Nomination must be from a librarian. A big deal, don’t you thing? Yay!
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] A table in the Great Lakes Book Bash October 27 and 28.
[icon name=”sun-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Grandchildren reminiscing about our Halloween parties.