COME WHAT MAY, AND LOVE IT

I was somehow asked to name my top 10 pet peeves today. As I started to think about the list (littering, people not washing their hands after using the toilet, driving behind buses, etc.), I suddenly stopped and wondered why I was focusing on negative things. "Come what may, and love it" -Joseph B. Wirthlin. (Well, actually I'm quoting him as he quoted his mother.)

So I stopped my list and went for a walk. The streets of Plzeň have become all too familiar to me since this is my third summer here. This led me to my plan to change my attitude: I decided to have a little photo scavenger hunt of things that I saw that made me smile today. Here is what I found:


*The smell of roses as a summer breeze blew through my hair.
*Lens flare and funny shaped roof tops (love them both).
*SALE signs...in ANY language.
*The gesture of a dude moving to the outside as he walked next to his lady friend to keep her free from danger in the street.
*Places around town where people touch something for luck. Can you tell which one gets the most action?
*Pushing different buttons depending on whether you go #1 or #2 in the toilet (gotta save water).
*Little children (and maybe I do it too) chasing pigeons in the town square.
*Behind the scenes look as the circus was being set up in town.
*Stairs. EVERYWHERE. And lots of them. It's great for the booty.
*The sight of pretty flowers on someone's balcony.
*Wonderful walls full of texture (but dirty--don't touch).
*Removing your shoes before entering the apartment and putting on house slippers (or you'll hear the wrath of Ivanka).

There you have it...Come what may in Plzeň, and LOVING it.