Friday, December 16, 2005

Holiday Spirit

There is a delightful fellow named Floyd who works for Orkin Pest Control and we have the good fortune to be included on his route. He always gives us a ‘heads up’ call the day before his monthly visit. A good-natured and decent man, Floyd has a permanent smile and nothing but a kind and sincere word. He is consistent in his work and his temperament. I am generally here at the house when Floyd makes his stop and we always share a happy-go-lucky chat. He stopped this morning and we had our typical exchange. Floyd made sweet ‘puppy-talk’ with our new, 6-week old Golden Retriever and as he was leaving he wished me and the family ‘a Very Merry Christmas.’ I had him arrested.