Smoke and Lights
The little things, like an acknowledgment from a friend, can brighten an entire day. The first day of the year was a beautiful day. Here's the rest of the day in a jumbled order--like you often get at many fast food places. "Did you need anything else?" the cashier asked. "No," I answered. "Beautiful," she said with a smile as big as sunshine. "Lots of people call me that," I said. "I bet they do," she responded with a laugh. "At [name of another store in town] the cashiers even ask for my phone number." She looked puzzled. Apparently she found that difficult to believe. I felt slightly wounded. I elaborated. "In fact, they refuse to sell me anything if I don't give them my number." "Oh," she laughed, understanding that that other store has that whole loyalty reward system based on customer telephone numbers. After that it was pretty much just the total and, "Do you n...