A New Day

This morning has been so wonderful! I awoke at 6:30 (a little later than I had wanted), and drove into work with Jakey. He dropped me off at the Rec Center, where I spent35 minutes on the elliptical while I watched my morning dose of CNN and read a couple chapters of This Beautiful Mess by Rick McKinley. After stretching, I went back to the BSU to shower and get ready for the day.

I decided that instead of driving to Panera, I would walk instead. It’s supposed to be unseasonably warm for the next couple days, so I thought I need to enjoy it =). Walking was a great decision because it was a great experience! I love walking across campus and watching people…there was lots of music coming from various places– cars driving down the road, trucks unloading at Jesse Auditorium, construction workers working on renovating one of the buildings. I saw all people of all ethnicities and walks of life. I love the diversity here in Columbia! We truly are a melting pot of the world. It’s not unusual to hear 2 or 3 different languages spoken in a day by people you pass by.

So, I get to Panera in a great mood, get some hot tea and settle into a corner where I can work on the computer while looking at everyone that comes in and leaves. I break out my ibook and a guy at a neighboring table starts asking me about it, and apparently he is a new Mac convert.  It’s great to meet those with the new enthusaism of the macness.  When he went up to get some food, another guy came by, asking me if this was the new one (of course it’s not), and he talked about his mac experiences. lol. For people like me who have a hard time striking up conversation, having a mac has really helped me. It gives a conversation initiator, and although the conversation begins at Mac, it never ends there. We got to talking about his daughter, his job, and on and on.

Praise God for free wireless, macs, and talking to strangers.

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