Good morning everyone and welcome to week number twenty-six of Morning Cup of Coffee. It is the final Sunday of October. Tomorrow is Halloween and then we go into the holidays.
2011 is just about over. Unbelievable!
I hope this week finds everyone healthy and well. We are having beautiful weather here in SoCal. It was around 78 today and drops into the high 40s at night. Very nice!
Last week we had an interesting discussion regarding this topic:
You have a child who has been wonderful. This child has never given you a minute of trouble. Your child is a senior in high school and his/her dream is to attend Harvard. But clearly, you cannot afford to send your child to the school, but you encourage your child to always go for their dreams. Unbeknownst to you, your child takes a test for a full scholarship to Harvard and passes. He/she can attend Harvard – the school of their dreams – free of charge. Later, your child sits down and tells you that through a source, they received a copy of the test about a month ago. Although the test was not exactly the same, there were enough similarities to make it much easier to pass the test. Your child tells you, “You have been such a good parent that I did not want you to have to worry about paying for college. There is no way anyone will find out. I did this for you.”
The question is:
Do you let this go because this is your child’s dream and you would not want to destroy that?
Do you let this go because this is your child’s dream and you would not want to destroy that?
Or,
Do you tell your child that this is wrong and you cannot accept this scholarship?
We had some very interesting responses as we always do, but sometimes it is the simple statements that are the most profound. Here is Bryan Wilson’s response:
“ahhhhhhhh let him get the scholarship....it’s Harvard....but he/she better not cheat on anything ever again…..”
See? Simple and right to the point. Good post, Bryan!
Ok, let’s get to today’s topic. As we do each week, we begin with the rules:
Rule #1 – Absolutely no politics allowed
Rule #2 – ABSOLUTELY NO POLITICS ALLOWED!
So, let’s begin. For breakfast today, let’s take a trip to the Southwest for some delicious and spicy huevos rancheros (for those of you around the country that have never had this, it is very tasty!). Take a nice long sip of the Columbian blend (thank you Juan Valdez) and let’s get started on this 30th day of October 2011.
Since it’s Halloween, let’s have a little fun. I want to hear favorite scary movie, or scary book, or scary story. What really spooked you?
The first book that scared me was Lord of the Flies. I was maybe 12 when I read it and I didn’t sleep for a couple of days. As far as movies, I have never been into slasher movies like Friday the 13th or Scream. But one movie that scared the heck out of me was Hitchcock’s The Birds. I grew up in a neighborhood that was full of pigeons and I was scared walking to school. Messed me up for years. As an adult? No question. Fatal Attraction. Glenn Close was arguably the scariest character in movie history. Well, it was scary for men anyway. A close second is Kathy Bates in Misery.
Ok, now it is your turn. Take a fork-full of the huevos rancheros and another long sip of the Columbian blend and start writing. Remember, what book, movie or story really scared you? Have fun with it.
Catch you all on the flipside…..
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