Hello and Good Afternoon,
While at White Rock Lake this past weekend, I talked to a guy named Roderick. He is a skinny guy with glasses, who looks like he runs. Beside Roderick was a pillow that states, "Life is Short, Eat Dessert First."
Roderick, who is in his 60s and retired, sits near a tree at White Rock Lake. He gives Free Advice and has been doing so for 17 years. Another man named Neil also gives free advice. Some of it is serious and some, not so serious.
A few seconds after I walked up, Roderick said, "You're so polite. We were just talking about my grandmother and her aunt," he gestured to a woman cyclist and fellow advice recipient sitting nearby. "You remind us of them."
It was a sudden compliment. I didn't know whether to be happy, sad or confused. I remain the first and the third options.
I was impressed that he likes to spend his time--hours on end--offering advice to strangers, for apparently no reason at all.
During our brief conversation, Roderick told me that his aunt once dated Ronald Reagan. At the time, she ended up breaking up with him, because he was "not fun enough."
At one point a cyclist rode by near Roderick.
"When is the end of the world?" He shouted, a bit sarcastically. Roderick casually smiled and ignored him. I was thinking to myself: he gets this all the time.
New topic: can a negative experience also be gratifying? I have wanted to write this comment earlier... earlier as in last Tuesday. Because... dear readers... I had a negative experience last week, but it was also gratifying.
Usually for me, it is completely the opposite.
The End.
Have a great day.
Alice
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I will be doing a guest blog for my friend Gloria's blog soon.
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