The other day I was walking in perfect, summery weather around lunchtime. This fast, noisy plane circled the area. I thought it was loud, scary and surreal. Further on, a school crossing guard offered to assist me across the road with his 'stop' sign. I mentioned the plane, he said 'For sure it was an F14 or F16 fighter jet', he thought they might just be doing some tests. He found it exciting, as a matter of fact.
I noticed the nearby deli was selling local honey and decided to pick up a jar. Some school kids were having lunch inside. One of the boys (maybe 12 years old) was purchasing a soft drink and asked the store owner if he heard about the oil spill. The store owner said yes, he had, and asked if his teacher was telling them about it. The boy nodded and said 'do you know it's killing all the animals?' The store owner asked 'do you know how?' At which point I said to him 'you get all the news here, don't you?' He nodded and said 'yes, I like it'. 'Smart kids', I said as I left them to continue their conversation.
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Read about the oil spill, gonna kill lots of living things in the sea! Real sad!
ReplyDeleteRead about the oil spill, gonna kill lots of living things in the sea! Real sad!
ReplyDeleteI love to hear about kids that are tuned into things that are more important then why Justin Beiber can't tweet!
ReplyDeleteThe oil spill is absolutely tragic. I'm glad to hear kids are paying attention to the news.
ReplyDeleteSeeing fighter planes is unsettling. Oy.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear those kids had something other than video games to talk about :-)
Have a great weekend,
jj
There is nothing like a neighborhood deli and the camaraderie between the owner and the locals.
ReplyDeleteI like that the kids are discussing world events at the local deli! How sophisticated :-)
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