Someone Did Something Randomly Nice For Me In 2012 -- You Too?

Last night met an old co-worker for a drink or two. Good times, although he had to leave so I lingered over my last drink and the barmaid came over to chat. (We’ve frequented this place for some years, though haven’t dropped by in some months, but it was the same barmaid we usually see there). As I’m leaving she says – “Hold on Huerta, here, take this, Happy New Year,” and pulls out from her bag . . . a little hand-canned jar of orange marmalade that she apparently brought in to give her better patrons. Go figure. But it was sweet of her.

Any similarly pleasant surprise kindnesses visited on you early in this year?

I was out biking today in the unseasonably warm weather and no cars tried to run me over. Most times it’s a challenge at every driveway and street.

Last week I was at the local bark park, where dog owner can take their pets to run and play in safety.

We mostly know each other by the names of our dogs. One lady, Nitro’s owner, especially likes my dachshund Nathan. She didn’t see me during Christmas week, but she had kept for me a little bag of home-baked doggie treats. That was nice.

Nothing yet, but the year is still young.