A Few Short May Stories

MAKING MONEY AT THE GAS STATION

At the very beginning of May I was out Ubering and after dropping someone off I checked my app and saw I had just gotten two nice tips. I was heading to a gas station for a break and as I pulled into the station and headed to park at the pump I saw it on the ground. I couldn't tell what it was, but it was definitely money. I pulled in right over it, opened the door and picked up this $20 bill. I couldn't believe I got tipped at the gas station. I did feel guilty I didn't need gas and I wasn't buying anything, but it was a lot of fun picking up an easy $20. It wasn't the first time I found a twenty dollar bill. Eight or nine years ago I found a $20 bill in New Jersey as I walked with my oldest daughter.

CALLING FOR BACKUP

I was babysitting my almost two-year-old granddaughter. She hasn't been potty trained yet, but she does tell us when she's pooping. She gets into a crouching position and it usually takes a few minutes.  Lately, she's been delaying getting changed by saying, "More poop." This time, the delay was over thirty minutes and it was obvious she was just pretending.  Finally, I blurted out to her, "Riley, if you've been pooping this whole time I'm going to need backup." She replied immediately, "Backup." It wasn't bad at all, but I got a good laugh about it.

FINDING A SUIT

I had a suit at the end of May last year and I wore it to my daughter's wedding. Since then I've lost 40 pounds. In this current picture I am wearing the shirt I wore with the suit.

My wife and I went to Men's Warehouse and tried on a nice suit and it fit well. It was $500.  I need a suit for a wedding but not everyday wear! I'll get a different suit.

WHO ATE MY SANDWICH?

Driving around and picking up passengers on the last Sunday of the month, I reached into my lunch bag and pulled out my sandwich.  This is what I found:

Either someone ate what was inside or I forgot to put something between the bread.

MARY POPPINS

A month of two ago I showed my almost two-year granddaughter a video on my computer of The Beatles singing "Yellow Submarine" with an animated cartoon.  She loved it and we play it regularly with her sitting on my desk. This month I played "Let's Go Fly A Kite" from "Mary Poppins" and she loved it. I showed here a few animated scenes which she liked, but "Mary Poppins" is still a great movie and even an almost two-year-old knows it.  Wait till I get to watch the movie with her!