Bike

My husband bought me a bike last Friday!! We got it at Target and I was so excited that when we walked out of the store, I immediately hopped on the bike and rode around the Target parking lot! I'm sure I looked like a ding bat, but I don't care! I also got a cute little bell that I attached to it. I love to ride my bike and ring the bell. I feel like a 9 year old again!

I tried finding a helmet, but apparently I must have a big head because none of the helmets at Target fit me. I'll be checking out a bike shop soon. I want a pink one.

A dollar

The other day, as I was waiting for the bus, a man was walking down the street and stopping to talk to people. I knew exactly what he was doing, he was asking people for money. Everyone was turning him down, as most people do. I mean, we've been taught not to give money to people who beg, as they're probably going to buy drugs and alcohol with it, or he's probably got tons of money stashed somewhere.

I was inevitably approached, and you know what? The guy asked if I had a dollar to spare. And right then and there I decided to put away my assumptions, because I don't know that he is going to use any money I give him for something bad. Yes, I had a dollar to spare. This man very politely thanked me and said that we all just need a little help sometimes.

Like I said, I don't know what he'll do with my dollar. It didn't appear that he was having a lot of success, so I highly doubt that he was going to do much damage with the money he'd collected.

You may say I've been taken, ripped off, and a fool for giving someone money. I don't know that, only he does. One thing I do know though, is that it made me feel like a nice person to give someone a hand. It was worth a dollar for me to stop being cynical and judgmental for a little while.