Tarona and I caught up on some much needed sleep this morning. We even missed our hotel's complimentary breakfast and most of you know that we would never pass up a free meal, so, we had to feed ourselves at a nearby IHOP. However, it just happened to be located next to the Frontier Mall where I'm fairly certain we freaked out everyone shopping there today even though we assured them that the books we were handing out to them were free and that we wanted nothing in return except for them to have a nice day and to check out our blog which was not a money scam. It's quite unsettling to have to defend one's genuine kindness and even more unnerving to know that the majority of the folks in that mall questioned our goodwill, but, alas, so goes human nature, or at least in America. However, fingers crossed, there may, perhaps, be a tipping point soon where everyone pays it forward to everyone else and thereby, the wariness and doubt will fade away to a land of good and friendly. One can only hope.
When we returned from breakfast and our guerilla book giveaway, we spent most of the rest of the day catching up on e-mail and other items from our journey so far, but, we also found time to pepper the entire town of Cheyenne with copies of our press release in hopes that anyone wandering past a community bulletin board will check out our blog and share his or her volunteering story with us:
Click on the jpeg for an enlarged image so you don't ruin your eyes. (Right, Dr. Dave?) If you'd like a hard copy version to put up in your family room and tell stories about how you knew us before we saved the world or to print in your local newspaper (that means you, New York Times), please e-mail us.
Lastly, Tarona and I decided that, even though it might not be eco-friendly, we're going to drive around Cheyenne tomorrow until we hit 1/4-tank of gas so we can fill back up on only $3.37/gallon. Rock on, Wyoming gas people. Rock on.
5 comments:
It is completely disturbing that people are so freaked out by random acts of kindness... Gives a new meaning to the "kill them with kindness" cliche. You rock on, ladies!
Aericka, and these are people from the northwest. I had no idea they'd be just as leery of us as some of the New Yorkers I've come across have been. Puts an interesting spin on things, doesn't it?
Hey--you'll be in my hometown tomorrow (Wed.) Enjoy the windy city!!
--Sheryl
DOH Press
Dina, I spoke to Aunt Anna of your trip and she admires what you are doing(then again so does the rest of the family.) I want to see the videos!!!
Sheryl, we're here, but it's not windy--it's pouring! We've had to scrap our plans and are catching up on e-mail, etc. in the hotel room until tomorrow.
Vince, thanks for keeping Aunt Anna in the loop. I'm happy she's proud of us. And, yes, of course, I'll upload the videos soon. I just realized there's an issue with the Mac compatibility. Sigh.
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