Random Act of Kindness!

I have to work today (Saturday) so I thought I'd treat myself with a tall skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks. (I pause in this tale to let you know that I really don't condone the use of food as a form of reward. It builds very poor eating habits, and I wish people wouldn't do it. But I did anyway. This makes me a situational hypocrite. *thumbs up*) Of all the Starbucks drinks, this one's probably one of the more band-friendly. It's low in calories, low in sugar, and has a couple of grams of protein.

So, I finally pull up to the little window to nab my latte from the nice barista, and she informs me that the driver in front of me has paid for my drink. I was gobsmacked! I'd heard of things like this happening at Starbucks before, but I would have never guessed it would happen to me, or that it would happen at the Starbucks in South Phoenix. I was informed that this good samaritan does this once or twice every month. Wow.

Who was this paragon of kindness? I only got the barest glance of him in his rear-view mirror as he turned the corner in the drive-thru. He looked to be a tough-looking, attractive black man, perhaps in his thirties or forties. He was in a Nissan Armada (SUVs are the devil, I think, but I do love me some Nissan SUVs. Mmm, Titan and Armada and... yes, hypocrite, keep up) and had a sticker on the back window that indicated he was part of some firefighters' union. Now if you're like me (and I know I am) you know that all firefighters are not only universally gorgeous, but absolute frakking heroes. This is one fella who does NOT need to buy silly girls Starbucks drinks to up his karma. But he did it anyway.

Thank you, anonymous (and handsome) provider of my skinny vanilla latte. I really appreciated the gesture (particularly because we're sorta poor at this point and I probably shouldn't be spending $3.25 on a latte... ) I know now that I probably should have paid for the next car's drink when you paid for mine. I was so startled I didn't think of it at the time. I will do it next time.