Today has been an awesome day for finding things. I found a big black glove, the picture of I accidently deleted. I did not pick it up because I don't need it, and someone else may find it who does. [Finding Rule #1: If you do not have a use for it, leave it. Hopefully someone else will.] The glove was found on 57th & Ellis, on the side of the sidewalk, in case it may be yours.
In Crerar library, laying centrally on the path to the downstairs computer areas, I find a pack of Trident Spearmint gum, with five pieces left. I didn't expect it to actually contain any gum; I picked it up to recycle it. I don't really chew gum anymore, but what a nice surprise!
Sitting in the library, I realized that I do not have a badly needed highlighter with me. " Damn! What I'd really like to find is a highlighter!" Ask and you shall receive..eventually. I found this nicely working pink highlighter left on top of one of the working areas in the RC student activities center.
And lastly, some orange strawberry banana juice (half the bottle) on top of a garbage can. I wonder if it really counts as a "find," but hopefully this will encourage people to leave unwanted comestibles on
top of waste receptacles, instead of in them.
I opened it, and it looks like this, and so I decided to throw it away. This is a little something called common sense. Just like not consuming something that you think may be spoiled. We call this Finding Rule #2: Use Common Sense. (Notice the capitals? Serious stuff here.) So many people are disgusted by eating food that they did not personally purchase. And this, I think, is downright silly. Your tastebuds and other senses can generally tell if something is spoiled or rotten. If you have any doubts, leave it alone. Tasteless germs? Eh, they usually die within an hour or two. What if this person has mono, and you find their juice three minutes after they left it? Life is risk. If you get sick, don't sue me, but in the meantime, I'll be enjoying what I can find.
