ks, my colleague and friend across the hall
was thinking ahead
and
preparing for the school year
when ordering the food
for her classroom’s fishtank.
there were two size options available.
hmmm… she thought,
i may as well get the one
that looks just a little bigger
it costs just a little more
but i won’t have to buy it again
until later in the year.
once it arrived,
much to her surprise
it was a gargantuan version
of the little fish food jar
we’re all so used to seeing.
it kind of looked
like an overblown prank prop.
but it was real.
i think it will last quite a while.
i think it may outlast her little fish.
and even if she retires in 30 years,
it may outlast her teaching career.
it may be her legacy.
—
most things in life come as a surprise. – lykke li
gargantuan version. love that. embrace it!
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absolutely!
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Nice post, i particularly like the very last line defining the entire post. Loved it! Cheers 🙂
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thank you, c –
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Haha! I love this!
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glad you enjoyed it!
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Now she needs to go for the bigger tank and, perhaps, the whale. Nice little story, Beth. 🙂
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ha, you are so right! i like your perspective on this. and thanks )
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Go fish!:)
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ha!
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Bigger is better, but storage can be a problem.
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that it can )
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This will be her legacy! That is hysterical!
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Thanks!
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The best things in life are surprises and laughter, and lessons. 😉
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So true )
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Objects in mirror may be bigger than they appear.
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Ha – yes!
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Those fish look like my husband when I come home from Costco with 500 pounds of carrots! 😮🐟
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Oh, wow!
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This made me laugh thinking of my wife who has been a teacher for 40+ years. Her classroom rule is no fish or animals because during weekends and breaks no one wants to take on the responsibility of caring for them.
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I understand )
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Reminds me of the time my mother-in-law went to a wholesale club with her daughter who was a member. With everything being large sizes, she didn’t know what to buy. She bought a humongous jar of relish when she lived only with my father-in-law. She did not relish the teasing afterwards.
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oh, have I got fish stories?!
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I’ll bet you do
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Hilarious!
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)))
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Ha, ha, well economical if nothing else.
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Yes )
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aww so cute and very sweet story. the idealist in me wants all the fish to live long and enjoy that wonderful food!
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Me too !
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Thanks for the laugh.
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My pleasure
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Ha! that is hilarious Beth. I like the comment Mark made – get enough fish to justify the food – Ha! I used to have a lot of aquariums – one was 200 gallons and was big enough for me to lay down in when empty. I love them but I can’t have any where I board now. If that is your colleague’s tank in the picture it is beautiful – the water is highly polished and clear – well maintained and the fish are happy (dorsal fins high, swimming in the center of the tank, great color, dorsal fins wide) . How do you deal with the algae – do you have a plecostomus? Your colleague was right to buy that size – the fish stores make all their money on food and supplies – not fish – and anything you can do to reduce the cost of supplies is a bonus.
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Yes, that’s her tank and she does a great job of keeping it pretty )
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Now that is a lot of tetra food.
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it really, really is )
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I know, they are TINY!
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Yes
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The T(etra)-Rex of fish food.
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so funny, john )
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LOL Beth! Thanks for the smile!
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my pleasure )
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Yes, another yes, and finally of course, this will be one of her BIGGEST legacies, Beth! I was chuckling at your giant “prop” of fish food next to those little fish!
Side note, are you as excited as I am about the upcoming “Finding Dory” movie? I love Dory!
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it might well be! and yes, i’m looking forward to it )
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There will be some well fed fish in town tonight now. It’s funny to think of the fish food outlasting your friend’s career. Vary clever.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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there will indeed, and thank you )
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One day while my daughter was in 1st grade, her goldfish died. I wanted to shield her from the trauma so I flushed it. I sat her down after school to explain what had happened. She started to cry and said, “I wanted to flush it!”
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That is so funny
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That’s the thing with shopping on line. Either it’s too small or too big. Tell her not to over feed the fish now. 😉
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Yea, it can be a challenge )
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Ha!
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