Monday, June 8, 2009

Is this story too embarassing?

“Did you tell John Sullivan about your two new pairs of sneakers,” Mary asks as I return from the Sunday night internet radio show that I do with John, one of Wallingford’s best-known media personalities.
For some reason, I’m not really sure exactly, she wants me to tell him the story about my new sneakers. I think it is because she thinks John will hear the story and tell me how strange I am. She enjoys that.
“I didn’ tell him, but I think I’m going to blog about it,” I said.
She smiles at the thought of me blogging about the two new pairs of sneakers that I have yet to wear two months after she bought them because she always hopeful that revealing my foibles will make the public turn on me.
“But first I’m going to blog about re-using Dunkin Donuts cups,” I add.
Her smile fades.
“I wouldn’t blog about that,” said said.
“Why not?”
“Too embarrassing,” she replies.
“Well then maybe you will get your wish and when they read about it they will finally realize just how difficult you have it.”

I drink about three cups of coffee each morning. The first two I have at home. The third I usually start at home and finish on the ride or after I get to work. For a while I was using one of those re-usable thermos type cups for the third cup. It gave the coffee a “plastic” taste and I had trouble sipping it out of the spill proof opening without spilling on my shirt or tie. I had Mary buy me some generic paper cups with lids. That was kind of expensive and not very environmentally friendly. A few months ago I couldn’t find my thermos cup and we were out of generic plastic cups. I noticed a Dunkin Donuts Styrofoam cup in the car from the night before. I washed it out, poured the coffee in and was on my way to work.
As I drove and sipped, I noticed no spilling. The coffee stayed plenty warm and somehow drinking out of the Dunkin Donuts cup made my brand taste better.
Since then I’ve been saving the medium coffee cups I purchase from Dunkin Donuts every few days and using them to transport my coffee when I leave home. If you look in our kitchen cabinets, you will usually find one or two washed Dunkin Donut cups and lids. When I get a new one, I throw an old one out.

Let me know if you think if I should have listened to my wife and not shared this. Also, would you have preferred to hear the story about the two new pairs of sneakers that I have yet to open?

2 comments:

Elizabeth B. said...

I always enjoying reading your personal stories. I don't think this one is too embarrassing.

I think it is o.k. to reuse the Dunkin' Donuts cup as long as you are using soap and hot water to thoroughly wash it each time. (You know how I feel about sanitizing.)

I still would like to read or hear the story regarding the sneakers.

EB said...

Sorry...I didn't proof my 1st sentence...should be "enjoy", NOT enjoying.