From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst
15 November
It doesn’t take much, does it?
I remember taking my two-year-old grandson Kieran to Starbucks once. Talk about win-win! The birdies sang, we saw Rocky the big white floppy dog that liked to sniff Kieran’s toes, then we got behind the Safeway store where we found delivery trucks, of course, but also seven dumpsters and even two garbage trucks! I never thought we’d see an actual garbage truck on this elongated Pooh adventure, never mind two! The first was maneuvering into position as we got close. As we both stood there with dropped jaws the driver rolled a dumpster on the two prongs in the front of the truck then pushed some buttons and lifted that dumpster, then dropped its load way up high into the top of his truck. Kieran’s eyes were out on stalks during the whole thing – it was like Christmas in July, and Santa had come with a whole bag full of toys JUST FOR HIM!
Then the other guy did the same thing with barrels marked “inedible” from the butcher’s department, onlhy this guy spilled something nearby. As Kieran bent over to pick up something that looked vaguely moise and red, I stopped him. “Ickey-poo,” I told him - which, of course quickly became Kieran’s favorite word.
Then it was Starbucks time and since we were on a corner we spent a good 45 minutes checking out all the delivery trucks and fire trucks and other fascinating vehicles driving by.
Like I say, it doesn’t take much, does it?
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