Things that make you giggle

Some days we see things that baffle us, amaze us, or just make us giggle. This past week I had a couple of those moments and boy do they make you glad to be a part of society. The first was the senior citizen couple on their Harley I saw Thursday. They were just enjoying a great Thursday morning ride. They had the wind in their hair, or at least her hair, and no worries about what was going on in the world today. They turned off the highway with the women’s hands flying through the breeze like a kid with his hand out the window and the world they had created in front of them. Friday on campus was fairly uneventful. The barn was my first stop of the day and once the horses were fed it was time to head to FSC. The only thing that had any importance for work on this particular day was the team meeting to introduce the men to what they could expect. College campuses are a great place to keep a smile on your face. People watching is almost as good as the mall or airports because the youth do amazing things and the older folks like me also do some amazing things just to try and keep up. One of the best examples of putting a grin on my face happened as I was leaving campus for the afternoon. It also made me feel really good about becoming older and still having an eye for the ladies. Not for any other reason than just knowing that I will find them pretty. Here is how it went down. Two young ladies were walking towards the cafeteria while two male students and a father were walking towards the library. The son was giving his father a tour of the campus when they crossed the path of the two co-eds. The two guys just kept on strolling through discussing the buildings but the dad; the dad did a complete 180 and strained to get a look at the two ladies as they strolled by. The old geezer was just truly checking out the girls and more than likely dreaming of days gone by. I walked out to my car and I think I smiled all the way home. The last thing that really made me giggle happened Saturday morning on the way to the golf tournament. Is it really a golf tournament when you are there to hit and giggle with your dad and brother? We want to win but really when they have coolers of beer every 3 holes we definitely have a major handicap. We shot 8 under but really don’t have a clue where we finished. That however is not why I am telling this story. On the way to the course I had to stop at the ATM to fill the pockets for the day’s events. Going to the ATM at your local bank is really an easy process. Pull up to the kiosk, put your card in, press the buttons, get your money and then haul ass. Well, the lady in front of me decided to make the process a whole lot more difficult. She pulled up, rolled down her window, and then opened her door. Okay, no problem, she couldn’t reach the buttons from where she was. She was going to get out to handle her transaction. No, she got out and then stuck her head through the window and used the ATM. I actually couldn’t believe what I was seeing so I contemplated taking a picture. After 3 minutes I had contemplated enough and snapped a picture just so I could have proof. Yes, it’s now on facebook, instagram, and twitter. I took out her license tag out but really, I needed that laugh at 8:00 am in the morning. We all find pleasure or awe in different things. Sometimes two different people find two different emotions from the same thing. Don’t walk with your head down, there is too much out there to see.