From my blog [http://cpabyforty.blogspot.com]:
This recent cold snap on the West Coast has led to one of my favorite times of year (and not just because October's on the horizon and October is my favorite month anyway). For the first time since March, I've hauled my winter coat out of the closet (it was 34 degrees when I left the house at 8:00 this morning!) Reaching into the pocket, I found a pen...and it writes! Since I'm chronically short of writing implements, finding one is a nice pleasant surprise for the morning.
In previous years, I've found stuff like bus tickets with rides left on them, pens, pencils, a Game Boy game, and even a $20 bill. I think that in any seasonal climate there should be a Found Objects Day where we can exchange stuff we found in our pockets with friends (or, if you find money, buy your friends something nice.) It's a great excuse to do something nice for someone, and the world needs more of those. It's not like you missed the found object, right? If you did, you replaced it in the spring. So pay it forward.
Now then, something for discussion:
1) Do you live in a place where it's been cold enough to have to bust out the winter jacket recently?
2) Did you find anything in the pockets of said winter jacket?
3) Are you going to tell me you live in Miami or San Diego or Honolulu where it never gets cold and act like I'm some kind of mysterious frozen wasteland dweller because it was 58 degrees for a high in Reno today?
This recent cold snap on the West Coast has led to one of my favorite times of year (and not just because October's on the horizon and October is my favorite month anyway). For the first time since March, I've hauled my winter coat out of the closet (it was 34 degrees when I left the house at 8:00 this morning!) Reaching into the pocket, I found a pen...and it writes! Since I'm chronically short of writing implements, finding one is a nice pleasant surprise for the morning.
In previous years, I've found stuff like bus tickets with rides left on them, pens, pencils, a Game Boy game, and even a $20 bill. I think that in any seasonal climate there should be a Found Objects Day where we can exchange stuff we found in our pockets with friends (or, if you find money, buy your friends something nice.) It's a great excuse to do something nice for someone, and the world needs more of those. It's not like you missed the found object, right? If you did, you replaced it in the spring. So pay it forward.
Now then, something for discussion:
1) Do you live in a place where it's been cold enough to have to bust out the winter jacket recently?
2) Did you find anything in the pockets of said winter jacket?
3) Are you going to tell me you live in Miami or San Diego or Honolulu where it never gets cold and act like I'm some kind of mysterious frozen wasteland dweller because it was 58 degrees for a high in Reno today?
you werid frozen man! (as you've already guessed the answer to the first 2 are no and no)