Generally I am in a hurry. I try to slow down but it never works. It seems like everyone else pretty much keeps the same pace. I never know why I'm in a hurry to get places. I just want to make sure I have enough time to not be late to where I'm going. I used to (and still sort of) have a problem with tardiness.
But today I was at the gas station and I just let a couple people go in front of me. Not in an annoying overly nice way. I just wanted to let them go ahead because I could tell they were tired of waiting. It was a busy day at that particular gas station and I wasn't in a rush.
Money spent so far: $336.98
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
03/25/13 - Day 90 - Working for three (free)
Today my kindness attack was a little weird and on accident. I basically had to work in my section for three people. It was rough and I had a lot of help but still I had to cover my shift and the shift of two other people that weren't able to make it work because of family stuff.
I had to slap a dog pretty hard in the face today also. It was the only way to get him to drop the dog he had in his mouth. He's a coonhound and doesn't understand that little dogs aren't prey. I felt bad and he's okay as is the little dog he was trying to hunt down.
Money spent so far: $336.98
I had to slap a dog pretty hard in the face today also. It was the only way to get him to drop the dog he had in his mouth. He's a coonhound and doesn't understand that little dogs aren't prey. I felt bad and he's okay as is the little dog he was trying to hunt down.
Money spent so far: $336.98
03/24/13 - Day 89 - Cupcakes for Thanks (free)
Today my kindness act was really a thank you for a fellow do gooders act for me. There was about a foot and a half of snow on the ground tonight around 9:30pm and I knew I would never get to work in the morning if I didn't go out and shovel. I had shoveled about half of the driveway when a guy came buy with a little snow plow and offered to plow my car out.
I offered to pay the guy but he said I didn't have to. So I went in and got him a banana cupcake that my wife had made for thanks. All this and I was able to get a car out for work on time.
Money spent so far: $336.98
I offered to pay the guy but he said I didn't have to. So I went in and got him a banana cupcake that my wife had made for thanks. All this and I was able to get a car out for work on time.
Money spent so far: $336.98
03/23/13 - Day 88 - Stop CISPA Petition (free)
Today I signed a petition to top CISPA or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. It is an act that would essentially give large corporations and ultimately the government access to private users online information.
The government does a shitty job at most business it sticks it's nose and money grubbing hands into. So keeping them out of private citizens private business seems like a no-brainer.
Sign here: Stop CISPA!
Money spent so far: $336.98
The government does a shitty job at most business it sticks it's nose and money grubbing hands into. So keeping them out of private citizens private business seems like a no-brainer.
Sign here: Stop CISPA!
Money spent so far: $336.98
Friday, March 22, 2013
03/22/13 - Day 87 - Offered help to a friend (free)
My wife has a friend that has been going though some tough stuff. She seems to be handling it well but I offered my help anyway.
Not with anything emotional really because my wife is much better equipped to handle that stuff. More like manual labor type help. We'll see what happens.
Money spent so far: $336.98
Not with anything emotional really because my wife is much better equipped to handle that stuff. More like manual labor type help. We'll see what happens.
Money spent so far: $336.98
03/21/13 - Day 86 - Lending an ear (free)
I knew this anonymous kindness attack would roll around sooner or later and today was the day. My brother had something to really bitch about and I was the man he called. I usually am. This particular day it was about traffic in LA (where he lives.)
Money spent so far: $336.98
Money spent so far: $336.98
03/20/13 - Day 85 - Conversation (free)
My wife and I went to eat at Cracker Barrel for breakfast this morning. There was an older woman sitting alone and she struck up a conversation with us. She was super sweet and really funny.
I was singing some stupid song to my wife and she commented to my wife that it must be nice being serenaded over breakfast. We laughed awkwardly. She told us that she too was a singer and sang on some stages with some pretty big country acts. Her name was Phyllis.
Our normal response, right or wrong, is usually to ignore people who infiltrate our conversation but I made a real effort not to do this. She was an elderly woman sitting alone. She was really sweet to the server and very nice to my wife and I.
I asked the server after she had left if she knew her. She told us her name and that she was suffering from cancer. She said she didn't know her really well but that the manager did. I am going to go back and give the manager a gift card to give to this woman.
I regret not taking the time right then and there to get more information from her. The whole exchange was quick and in the middle of a busy restaurant so it didn't occur to me until I had already left to offer a gift card.
Money spent so far: $336.98
I was singing some stupid song to my wife and she commented to my wife that it must be nice being serenaded over breakfast. We laughed awkwardly. She told us that she too was a singer and sang on some stages with some pretty big country acts. Her name was Phyllis.
Our normal response, right or wrong, is usually to ignore people who infiltrate our conversation but I made a real effort not to do this. She was an elderly woman sitting alone. She was really sweet to the server and very nice to my wife and I.
I asked the server after she had left if she knew her. She told us her name and that she was suffering from cancer. She said she didn't know her really well but that the manager did. I am going to go back and give the manager a gift card to give to this woman.
I regret not taking the time right then and there to get more information from her. The whole exchange was quick and in the middle of a busy restaurant so it didn't occur to me until I had already left to offer a gift card.
Money spent so far: $336.98
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