Random Thoughts

Just some random thoughts that popped up while traveling today. Admittedly only I will really care about the thoughts but who knows....

Cubs and Bears Hats Attached to Garbage Truck - While driving to the airport today I passed a garbage truck and attached to the handles at the back of the truck were a Cubs and Bears hats. My question... Were they put there to proudly announce their love of the Cubs and Bears or making some other statement? If I only had my camera handy for a pic!!!

I didn't mean to pry... - While sitting in my seat on the plane at the last minute this older couple came in just as they were about to close the door. The lady walks up and tells me she has the window seat next to mine. Since there was a seat behind me that was an aisle and open I asked if the man behind her was with her since I would offer him my seat and take the one behind so they could be together. She looked at me and in the nicest way says (very loud), "Honey... My husbands dead but he's who I live with now. We're not married though". Everyone around us chuckled and I hope it was because they understood that I was trying to be nice... Not pry into her personal business.

Red is two syllables in the south - I'm fascinated by dialects (I think many people are) so tonight I found it amusing that while at dinner the waitress at the table next to me asked a little girl what color the bow in her hair was. I couldn't hear what the answer was from the little girl but found it amusing when the waitress in the deepest southern drawl says, "It's Ray-Ed isn't it!" I never realized that red was two syllables.

Teddy Bear Hair - I've never seen this before... I went to the mall tonight (I'm "Down South" for business if you haven't guessed) and noted that at the "Build a Bear Workshop" they had hair for their teddy bears that was... African American in style. Kind of cool that they're thinking of everyone. It reminded me a bit of the Cabbage Patch dolls that were of all ethnicities.