Another Moment of Spontaneity

The gas station right down from my apartment has something called “Ol’ Fashioned Sour Cream Doughnuts.” Heaven above, they’re delicious.

Truthfully I was never really a doughnut eater. I always preferred an “everything bagel” to any assortment of glazed, frosted, crème filled, jelly injected pastry. With that said, it is always a nice morning thrill to bite into a nice sweet frosted doughnut.

Insert the Homer Simpson style “Mmm doughnuts…” but every so often it is an excellent mini vacation from a relatively salad based diet that I am used to. Its little treats like this that remind me that there are plenty of good things out there that, for whatever reason, we tend forget about.

So without further adieu, here is my Friday morning list of fantastically good things that have been forgotten about.

  • Bubble Wrap: Call me compulsive, or any other adjective that you might find appropriate, because once I pop, I can’t stop. I dare you to get a fresh sheet of bubble wrap, with more than 30 seconds to kill, and not pop any. I dare you! It’s refreshingly addictive. No matter what I have on my docket for the day, if bubble wrap appears nothing can pull me away until that sheet is dominated. No combination of clients, meetings, interviews, dates, box socials, ACL injuries, coffee, sleep, sporting events, or meals will exist when there is bubble wrap to be popped.
  • Hearing a child laugh. Some studies say that children laugh some 20 times more than adults. To steal a line from a famous super-hero movie, adults, “Why so serious?” Smile, laugh, and have fun. Kids do it all the time, and if Bill Cosby ever taught me anything, is that the youthful exuberance of a child is perhaps one of the most entertaining entities of all.
  • The high 5. There is rarely an occasion where a high 5 is not fully acceptable or socially responsible. Even when I remove sports from the equation, the high 5 is still, perhaps, the most dynamic form of communication. I have given my share of high 5s to many different demographics. True story, I was having lunch at a local diner on the north side of Valparaiso, when I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman. He proudly boasted that he was in his late 80s, and asked what I did for a living. I told him about our websites, and how they were 100% positive. He was thrilled by the concept, so much so, that he offered me a high 5. I accepted cordially. That is proof that the high 5 transcends all social dynamics.
  • A balloon. The Popcorn Fest taught me one thing. I learned that no matter the weather situation, no matter how windy or chilly it is outside… there are people who love balloons. I made 100 balloons for the popcorn fest. They were all taken by happy little kids within ½ of a block from our office. It really is a fun thought that 1 cent of rubber and a little shot of helium can make people intensely happy.

To be honest, I could go on for pages upon pages writing about what is good and forgotten. I would much rather hear about what our readers believe is a GOOD thing, that deserves to be remembered.

Leave me a comment; I’d love to hear what you think!!

What do you think needs to be remembered?