Unless you’re expecting something via U.S. Mail, the trip to the mailbox is often a fruitless endeavor. The amount of junk mail that we receive has probably gone down over the past few years, but occasionally we still get that credit card application we never requested or the local coupon package with discounts for products and services we don’t use. Even if you hate getting it, you have to admit that it’s still an effective way for advertisers to get their message out there… before it gets torn in half and thrown away.
My youngest son, Chase, just recently lost his other front tooth, making the total number of gaps in his mouth now three. It’s really interesting how his young mind works. After losing his first tooth, he placed it beneath his pillow, as advised, and the next morning woke up to a nice crisp one dollar bill, courtesy of the tooth fairy (who, by the way, my son believes is a man). When he lost his second tooth my wife asked him to repeat the process so the tooth fairy could again make his transaction. Chase simply replied, “I don’t want to sell this one yet.” So, for now he’s holding onto two shares. Apparently he feels his teeth are worth more and is waiting for the market to improve.
The stray balloon seemed to mock Glen, its string waving as it escaped. The nickel-plated nine millimeter was only minutes old, but the magazine was full and Glen was a good shot. Somewhere in the distance a dog barked.
I’m amazed how we’ve become victims of our own progress. Our efforts to communicate in the most efficient ways have allowed us to become lazy and functionally illiterate. I fear that the generation that has learned to communicate via texting may suffer the worst. Sure, they can peck out the plot line to War & Peace in just seconds using thumbtack-sized keys, but their purposely condensed messaging comes at a significant cost. The 120 character minimum forces them to nix vowels, consonants and any other extraneous characters to get the word out fast. The problem is many of their abbreviated habits and typos rear their ugly heads when they try to express themselves in emails and… <gulp>… professional documents. AFAIK Joe Exec duznt wnt 2 hire u if u rite like ths in ur cvr ltr. ttyl