SCOTT:

Today, after being dumped by my girlfriend recently, I was feeling down. I know that the best thing for feeling down, is to do something nice for someone else. I ususally try to do good deeds when I can and I try to tell others to do the same. I figured that having a "blog" about it all and inviting friends would be a way to record all the good that people can actually do in the world.

So to start, this morning I was at my favorite Seattle coffee shop, Torrefazione, on Occidental Street in Pioneer Square. I ordered my usual mocha and then decided to get a whole wheat bagel, too. I got the last one. As I was paying, I heard the girl behind me order a whole wheat bagel. I told the cashier to give her mine. The girl said, "no, that's okay" but I insisted and walked on down the counter to pick up my mocha. As I was standing chatting with John, the barista, I heard the cashier telling the girl, "oh, he does that all the time...he's always doing good deeds."

I was suddenly lifted up and I floated six inches above the ground as I walked past the line of waiting coffee addicts. I shined inside, feeling like an angel among humans in that brief moment. I stepped into the fresh morning air, collected my wonderful dog and set off into the world.

Life is good.