Greetings all.
It's been a wild 10 days, so allow me to recap and explain the extended break I took from this blog.
It began June 28, when I left Indy bound for San Antonio, TX, for a major trade show. After three days pounding out leads - editorial and otherwise - I returned to Indy, only to hop in my car and drive to Vernon Hills, IL, where the girls had been staying with the in-laws. Then there was the Fourth, and return trip to Bloomington, all of which made getting to a computer to post impossible or inappropriate.
But the miles logged did impress upon me something important as we come to another "When in Rome" Wednesday: In a real sense, we're all Romans.
During the trip I witnessed several moments of warmth:
- Two total strangers of opposite race discussing the joys of grandparenthood.
- Another complete stranger remarking how cute our little girls are.
- Weary travelers at the airport at 6 AM allowing a young girl to cut in front of them in the security line so she would not miss her flight, without comment (or at least, without audible comment).
- Members of competing companies laughing over drinks.
My point is this: No matter where you travel, good manners remain good manners, courtesy remains courtesy, civility is still civility, and there are some joys in life that are universal. So it seems fitting that before this series pointing out our differences gets too far, I take time to acknowledge that there are many things that make us more similar than different.
You feel me?
AF
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