The Taco Traveler

I'm not much for New Years resolutions, but I've stumbled upon one I need to make. I was walking into Starbucks for my first coffee of 2010, and I just wasn't ready for the pretty girl's smile. I looked away immediately upon eye contact - you know... how you do when you're hung over and not feeling terribly social, and in the process of looking away saw her begin to smile at me. I looked back half a second later and she was still smiling but already turning back down to her book. It was an opportunity lost--not necessarily for a shared coffee, a date or the love of a lifetime--but I missed my chance to share a smile.

So I've resolved to be more ready this year, for both the giving and receiving of smiles and hellos. And, let's not forget: more eye contact and less iPhone.

TT