Stories by philster (3 matches)

Dancing in the Rain!

I recently moved back to my home State of Florida after being gone for 28 years.  I am 29 with an additional 18 years experience.  In Florida, this time of the year, one thing is certain -- rain.  As I got older, I started to think of it as a bother if I had to go somewhere but otherwise, it was a joyful event in my mind.  Two and a half years ago, I had cervical spine surgery that was damaged and cannot be fixed.  I suffer from daily neck aches, headaches and sometimes migraines.  Last week, I awoke and it was raining -- no thunder and lightening, just rain.  I love to go to sleep when it is raining and as a kid, I would beg and plead to just go play in the rain.  I was usually allowed as long as it was just raining.  I would spend ... Read Full Story >>

John's Biggest Wish

John's biggest wish was that his Mom could come hear him sing.  My ex-partner was an excellent pianist and would play weekly at a local lounge.  He would set out 20 books and encourage the patrons to choose a song to sing as he played.  One regular was this man named John.  At first, he can appear cold and stand-offish, but today, we've become best friends! John has a voice that could easily be recorded on CD and sold.  He's one of those unsung talents.  And because he always wanted his mom to hear him sing, I tracked her down over the Internet and planned a surprise for John! On John's 34th birthday, we went to a nice restaurant for dinner.  I went early to set up the table with Kermit the Frog tablecloth, plates, napkins, balloons and had a version of "Rainbow Connection" -- my favorite song -- playing when he arrived ... Read Full Story >>

Giggles For Breakfast :-)

I had a job that started at 5 a.m.and one morning left early to get gas.  As I was walking in to pre-pay, I noticed this eldery gentleman, dressed kind of scrufffy and sitting next to a bike.  My first thought was he was homeless and I watched him while pumping gas -- he seemed just to watch everyone coming in and out of the mini-store.  I filled up and went back inside to get my change and he watched me enter and was on my mind in the store.  I looked around for something that would be appropriate to give him to eat at 4:30 in the morning.  They only had cooked hot dogs, so I bought 2, put some toppings on them and went to him outside and said, "Good Morning" and started to hand him the hot dogs.  He looked at me kinda puzzled and said "What are those for?" ... Read Full Story >>

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