Earlier in the week, I had a couple of serious topics for tonight's GUS diary floating around in my head. One proved a little tough to get a handle on, and I think I'll save it for a day I'm up to the task. The other topic? Well, it just wouldn't gel, no matter which angle I attacked it from. With Real Life and a weird bout of writer's block thwarting my efforts at every turn, I bailed on Topic Two and went with Plan B: the Grab Bag.
I kind of like Grab Bags. Oh sure, we've all ended up with Grab Bags filled with baffling or disappointing items (hope this diary won't remind you of that experience; if it does, you have my apologies!), but for the most part, I think they're sort of cool: something unexpected, something you didn't know you wanted or needed or even liked until you discovered it, the element of surprise adding a little something to the mix.
I'm always picking up Grab Bags or Mystery Bags at flea markets and thrift shops...I've found things as common as tiny plain buttons and safety pins and thimbles, and as exotic as strings of 1920s coral jewelry and carnival glass candy dishes. More than makes up for the day I opened one and found empty L'Eggs Panty Hose eggs, a raffle ticket for a velvet painting of The Last Supper (I didn't win), and a bunch of used McDonald's Happy Meal toys. Worst. Grab Bag. Ever.
So, GUSsacks, here's your Humpday Grab Bag - a random collection of things that that have piqued my interest, tickled my fancy, or made me laugh.
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