The optometrist or ophthalmologist or whatever it’s called at the Alexandria Wal-Mart is named Dr. Derek Bonaci. I think that’s how you spell his name. Anywho, he’s the eye doctor at Wal-Mart. I see his name and his picture just every time I am there (some weeks it was been almost every day ).
So I get a lot of face time with Dr. Bonaci…’s photograph. So I had this idea that it would be kind of funny some time to go up to him and say ‘Are you Derek Bonaci? The Derek Bonaci?’ And maybe ask him for his autograph, and say how great it was to actually meet him.
And if I felt like lying, I would claim that I had actually done that, that Dr. Bonaci was deeply moved in some profound way, and not just thinking I was some wiseacre up to some tomfoolery. Which it would be, the type of tomfoolery you would expect from some who uses the word ‘tomfoolery’.
But, I wonder what would happen if we started to treat other people like the paparazzi treat celebrities. I do not mean getting into car chases, just to get a ‘casual’ shot. I do not mean going through your neighbors’ garbage, or looking for ‘baby bumps’, or any of that stuff you see in the check out line or on the E! network.
I am talking about making a big deal out of other people. I am talking about giving people your full attention, no matter who they are or what that interchange will get you.
Why? Because each and every person you came into contact with today is someone that God is passionately in love with. Because if Jesus was physically in this room with me right now, I believe that I would have his undivided attention. Because no matter the level of humility or modesty, everybody wants somebody to pay attention to them at some point. Because I believe it is a great way to love your neighbor as you love yourself.
P.S. I don't know if this will show up as a repost. According to the site, this was only a draft and never posted.
-I heard Coldplay on the radio a couple days ago and I decided that they should put out a rap album, because it would be extremely awful and then maybe they wouldn’t play them on the radio 14 times an hour.
-I don’t have a lot of romantic experience with women, but I bet if I were writing a love poem, referring to a woman as ‘the Kanye West of my heart’ would be a bad idea.
-Monkeys probably wouldn’t make good babysitters, but I won’t know for sure unless I have children of my own.
-While Dove chocolates are delicious, they are so obviously designed for women. I know this because of the messages on the inside of the wrappers. I had one last week at work and the message inside said ‘Explore yourself’. It might as well have had ‘girlfriend’ or ‘diva’ on the end of it. I am waiting for one to just say ‘You go girl’.
-The name ‘Kanye’ is now in my computer’s dictionary.
-We know that crooked cops take bribes and work as freelance muscle, but I think a crooked dentist probably just gives out lots of candy at Halloween and other candy appropriate holidays.
-A good way to take up space in a document is a size 14 font, accompanied with dashes at the beginning of the sentence and a space between each statement.
Here is a collection of random thoughts for you to ponder as you make a better use of your time than I do.
-Whenever I see a discarded shoe on the side of the road, I say a little prayer that there isn’t a foot in that thing.
-If I see the word ‘bronies’ on the Internet, I ignore it and hope that someone misspelled brownies.
-If I could grow a beard, I would have an instant Zach Galifanakis costume.
-When life gives you lemons, thank the Lord that life didn’t give you Brussels sprouts. You can’t make any delicious beverages with Brussels sprouts, whereas lemons afford you multiple options.
-Yesterday I saw a non-fiction library book entitled ‘Medieval Elves’. I was super excited to tell people this, until a second look told me it said ‘Medieval Lives’.
-Often times the only thing that separates man from the apes is a tall fence. Also we’re not apes.
-When someone asks ‘Why did the chicken cross the road?’, you should ask if anyone has checked on the farmer recently. If his chickens are running around willy-nilly, maybe it means the farmer died.
-I think a good business idea would be suits of armor for babies.
