First things first. I keep reading about how Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have broken up. I have only one thing to say about this: Brad Pitt was dating Jennifer Aniston? I guess I’m just that out of the loop.

My blog has been a bit of a bummer recently. Work woes and broken bones and what not. So today, I am posting a little something on a more positive note. Nothing exceptional, just a little thing.

The other day I wandered into Subway to pick up some lunch. I had worked through my lunch so it was past peak hours and Iwas the only customer in the joint. I went to the counter and ordered my sub. I was prepared to stand there and stare at the menu board while the girl behind the counter made my sandwich. That’s the way this works right. I’m too busy to care about anything and she is too disinterested in her job to pay attention to the customers. That’s the way happens everyday in every town. Except not this day.

She asked me if was still raining. I looked up and realized she was talking to me. I told her it was. She wondered if it might snow. I told her that I had heard something about snow, but I didn’t think it would be cold enough. Just a little a conversation about the weather. But by the time my sandwich was made she was smiling at me. And I’m sure I was smiling too. Of course, if my wife asks, I’ll tell her this girl was flirting with me. But really it was simpler than that. She decided that she would hold a conversation with this customer. And it made my day.

The point is this: the world is full of bad things. Tsunami’s, war, trouble at work, whatever. At times it can be overwhelming, but if you recognize the small wonderful things around you, its not so bad. Every little thing helps. Even if it’s just a smile from the little girl at the Subway.