Mirror Update, Oprah, and Gladys

Quick update...my passenger mirror is doing so well that I can see the road stripes and speed bumps with great clarity. In other words, it is starting to fall off and I am pretty sure that with the rain and wind that is coming tomorrow - all the electrical tape with lift and it will dangle as eloquently as a trapeze artist. I will give you another update tomorrow.

People, people everywhere - which one to meet? Today, I decided to pop over to the post office. Not a busy day, but a few people in line. While I waited, I took inventory of things. 2830 boxes that are either rented or can be rented by individuals or businesses. Prices to rent those boxes range from $22-$410 a month. First thought, what kind of mail do you receive that requires you to have a post box that costs 410 bucks a month? I am not sure that I would want to be that important to get that kind of mail. Of course, the necessary items are within arm length: stamp catalogs, pamphlets for young men to register with the selective service, "if it fits, it ships" boxes, padded envelopes, and the passport area. Then I hear, "Can I help the next person in line?" Hhhmmm......I look around and I am the only person in line....okay so I go with it and reply, "That would be me." With no letters or packages in hand, I get the quizzical - "what do you need" look. So I break into my introduction, "Hi, my name is Donna, blah, blah...new years resolution, blah blah...." and when done - I extend my hand and say, "Hi, I'm Donna." She extended her hand back and said, "Hi, I'm Gladys." I told her that my goal was to write about everyone that I meet over the next 365 days in which she replied - "I look forward to seeing you on Oprah because then I would be on Oprah." And she chuckled. What I great comment......unlikely to happen as Oprah is going to retire and she would never have an ordinary person on her show, but still a cool comment. I asked if she liked her job and within earshot of a co-worker she said, "I like it. It pays the bills." What??? That is the second time in two days that I have heard that...really....am I going to find that more people just do a job than doing something that they want to do??? I pray not because that would be a sad commentary. "Good enough," I said. I wonder if she would have replied differently had no one else been around???

I wished her a great day and turned to leave and as I was leaving, I hear her over my shoulder say, "That's kinda neat." Not sure who, but someone said, "What?" and Gladys said, "She is meeting a new person every single day for a year and writing about it."

I kept walking and thought to myself. Yeah, Gladys it is kinda neat