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In Walmart, I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman in her 50s or 60s who was looking at cigarette lighters displayed in front of the checkout counter. In a rather skittish manner, she turned to me and said she was thinking about buying a cigarette lighter and placing it inside a finger puppet to give to her son as a gift. I thought this was odd, both that she appeared to feel a little guilty about her idea and that she felt compelled to explain to a stranger why she was looking at cigarette lighters. But she seemed like a nice person and I try not to preach, especially to people I don’t know, so I just smiled. Then she continued on that she knows she shouldn’t be buying him a cigarette lighter when she wants him to quit smoking, “but he’s 38 years old, so I can’t tell him what to do.” I found it disturbing that she would consider buying smoking paraphernalia for someone she doesn’t want smoking, and then on top of that making it cute. I said, ” I think you should just buy him the finger puppet.” She got a chuckle out of that.
Things like this boggle my mind.
I just read your profile and see you’re pretty smart, such a compliment to me since you take the time to read me. Also, you read my 9/11 piece that did so poorly. Sigh. Your piece made me laugh since it sounds very New York, the chatty woman contributing to her son’s vice. I applaud you wrote about since if one pays attention there’s an essay to be had on every corner, or check out line. 🙂
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Actually I learned that from you Susannah – the absurdities of everyday life make good stories. I’m guessing you’re a Seinfeld fan as I am.
Thank you for the compliment☺️
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I love Jerry…and Lucy. Simple, silly stories, like when you were little. sigh
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I just read your profile and see you’re pretty smart, such a compliment to me since you take the time to read me. Also, you read my 9/11 piece that did so poorly. Sigh. Your piece made me laugh since it sounds very New York, the chatty woman contributing to her son’s vice. I applaud you wrote about since if one pays attention there’s an essay to be had on every corner, or check out line. 🙂
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Sorry it came through twice. I’m hardly awake.
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