This fell out of a book I picked up at the public library. The wish list was tucked inside of a thank you note for some other Christmas presents. She certainly put her request in early (or really late) for Christmas. The thank you note was mailed in 1971 and I wonder if she ever … Continued
Part of a stack of index cards found by the trash outside of Lamplighter Roasting Co.
Today as I was leaving the mall I felt extremely thirsty so I stopped at a vending machine in the parking deck of the mall. As I reached down to get my soda I noticed this paper folded inside the soda retrieval area. It made my day.
I found this note in the library.
On my first day teaching a foundation art class at George Mason University I found these fingernail sketches on the sidewalk. They appear to be plans for designs to be painted on fingernails. The note on top reads, “Rainbow.” The designs tend to feature the top of the nail. There are floral elements and lots … Continued
I was working a shift at Bath & Body Works the week before Christmas when I found this folded up on one of the shelves while cleaning up. I hope the maker of this list received at least one of these things for Christmas.
Found this in the Pentagon, where I work. Looks like someone sent a care package to an airman who clearly deployed with his sense of humor.
I was in an elevator after a particularly rough day of classes when I looked down and found this on the floor. It was a nice reminder.
A teacher’s report of inebriated student who disruptively demands a match.
This was found in a notebook leaning up against the wall of an almost empty parking deck.