Thursday…8 A.M
It’s pouring. The kind of rain that drenches and drowns despite umbrellas, Wellies and yellow rain slickers.
I’m tooling out of Starbucks with my birthday latte, yes, they treat you to the item of your choice if you register your card on line, when I see a young boy, 12, 13, collide with a well heeled business man, 50, 60, like two cars pulling out at the same time.
The kid’s umbrella clips the guy on the head, making him almost drop his phone.
The boy immediately says, “I’m sorry sir, didn’t mean for that to happen.”
The guy snaps, “You could have poked my eye out. Next time be more careful.”
Enter Norma Rae.
“You know sir, you’re the one who was texting and wasn’t looking where you were going, and he did graciously apologize. How bout cutting him a little slack?”
Now I’m waiting for the verbal slam, ready, like Ali knowing he’ll knock’em out in the first round, but to my surprise he says, “You know, you’re right. I tell my kids this all the time, yet I do it too.”
He then extends a well manicured hand out to the kid who shakes it gladly, and all parties, including Norma, go on their merry way.
Float like a butterfly…sting like a bee.
SB
Well done, Norma …. and a belated Happy Birthday.
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Thanks Frank. Love, Norma
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You do things I wouldn’t dare do, and you make the world a more pleasant place. Keep it up, but please don’t get yourself killed!
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Oh Anne, he was just some full-of-himself WASP business man who needed a little reminder that it’s much more important to be kind than it is to be right. I’ll heed your warning though since, this is Noo Yawk after all. Have a happy weekend and thanks again for what you wrote to me yesterday. Has stayed with me like a warm, unexpected breeze. 🙂
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The business man listened to you, though, and changed his behavior!!!! I think that is stunning.
I’m so glad you felt a warm breeze from me. I need to turn on the fan and aim it straight at you.
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It’s so hot here, but at least the rain stopped. I was expecting Noah to pull up to the curb…:)
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We could use a little rain, but I’m going to be careful what I wish for.
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Good idea cause you and John could be singing in the rain, like Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. I’d buy a ticket to that.
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That is certainly a flight of fancy!
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I can almost hear you splashing in those puddles.
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There needs to be more Norma’s in the world! And more people like the kid who apologized…and more people like the man who listened to the criticism of his actions and responded in a mature way. Noo Yawk and Washington and the rest of the world would be a better place.
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That’s how I feel, and when it comes to a kid, I always step up. Kinda girl I am. Thanks. Tell Teddy to call me. 🙂
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SB . . . you aaaaaarrrrrreeeee the greatest! That was how you disassemble an otherwise unfortunate encounter and put it back together again in a peaceful ride. Honey does work better than vinegar, after all.
Happy Birthday Week! (I think we should all get a week, but that’s just me).
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I think the banks should be closed. A National Holiday if you will. It’s Mr. Imma day. 🙂
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It’s Thin Girl week!
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Get your tickets. Order now and get a free Thin Girl blowup doll to call your own.
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But wait! If you order right now, we’ll send you an additional Thin Girl blowup doll! All you pay for is shipping and handling.
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But if you have PRIME…that’s free.
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Because Amazon is going to take over the world. Or . . has it already?
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Wonder if the Trumpet has PRIME???
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No way.
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Yeah, he doesn’t need to watch what he spends. He probably doesn’t even know what it is. A horse maybe running in the 5th at Belmont. That wasn’t nice. We’re from Connecticut after all.
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Classic line though. 🙂
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” Do as I say not as I do” … I’m sure this fits him.
Bravo for standing up to the BIG GUY for the LITTLE GUY … BUT … that’s what you do. Isn’t it, Susannah? I’ve never read about you walking away from the injustices of mankind.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY fellow Cancerian. My birthday is tomorrow the 20th. I knew we had a major commonality. Of course, age is not one of them as …. sadly ~~~ : ( … I’m the older sis. LOL
Hope the coming year is filled with the beauty and grace that you exude beautifully … OK …
and good health too. Gotta add that one, mi amiga. Cheers ☕️☕️
Isadora 😎
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Happiest of days to you too. I’m sure you’ll have a nice celebration with your family. Maybe a big cake in the shape of an H&H bagel…:)
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LOLOL … on the bagel or a non- gluten pizza … YUK!!!
Thank you, Susannah. It’s usually a quiet birthday. Dinner and a little cocktail or two. I love me my martini’s. It’s a special occassion drink now-a-days.
Aging … it sucks. Stay as young as you are now. It doesn’t get better. Ouch … Ache … Pain … LOLOL Hugs XOXO
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We must change the subject…FOREVER
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LOLOL … your a hoot. It must be the sugar from all that birthday cake. I don’t eat sweets but today I will have a BIG SLICE of carrot cake. It’s a vegetable – right? ~~~ : )
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YES…CARROTS ARE A VEGETABLE. have a slice for me.
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👍🏻 🍰
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Happy birthday, lovely lady!
There need to be more Normas in this world. Thankfully, New York has you! And I am so happy the gentleman turned out to be just that. A gracious gentleman.
You rock, you do
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A surprise to all. 🙂
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A most pleasant one!
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Need to be on the look out for those, so rare these days.
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I hear you! Definitely worth your pointing them out like this.
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Anything for an essay. I’m like an unpaid cub reporter.
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And you do it so very well…
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Flattery will get you everywhere.
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Then I’ll keep on handing it out!!
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I don’t know to be honest. I love to write so I look for inspiration even if few are inspired. I do appreciate the handful of people who read my essays, such as yourself. It’s always humbling to be read, at least for me.
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I’m so glad you do like to write and you do it well. I love that you “troll the streets of New York” looking for inspiration and find it and then share it
I know what you mean. Nothing better than getting a comment that tells you what you wrote touched in some way.
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Anne sent me the nicest comment yesterday. Just put me over the moon my humility overflowing. It’s like when someone is awe-inspired by one of your photos. It’s as if the sun was shining just for you.
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That is fantabulous.
And yes. Whether my photos or my writing, I’m equally humbled and awed.
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Susannah, just like gently straightening a crooked painting, you provided the nudge that corrected the situation.
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It just happened again with a baby who was weeping whose mother due to her earbuds didn’t notice. HELLO!!!
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Bravo!! Your dedication to clueing in the oblivious is marvelous!!!
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The unconscious shall inherit the earth it seems Eilene. sigh
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Not if they walk in front of a bus.😆
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This is true. I see it all the time, that cyber distraction that’s gone viral …Mr. McGoos, mean and women, teens, all texting as they walk. It’s amazing they’re aren’t more accidents.
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