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With so much success writing about frivolous high schoolers, why did von Ziegesar make the fictional transition from high school to college?
College was the logical next step, von Ziegesar said in a phone interview from her home in Brooklyn, since the original readers of Gossip Girl are now in college or recently graduated. She wanted to give her original audience something they can relate to more closely at this stage of their lives, so Cum Laude is less plot driven, darker, and a little more thoughtful, von Ziegesar said.
"I was ready to move on to a more mature subject," she said. "At first I thought that I would write about being a mom, but then I felt like that was too much of a jump and I wasn't really ready for that. So I just made a small jump—to college."
She set Cum Laude in 1992, the year she graduated from college and the period she knows best. Von Ziegesar said she feels comfortable writing about teens and young twenty-somethings because she sometimes feels like she is 22. But she hesitated to write about current college students because she didn't want to appear out of touch.
Von Ziegesar may have tried to recreate college life from nearly 20 years ago, but I can attest that life at a particular college in Maine now isn't all that different from Shipley's experience at Dexter. The same type of kids still go to school here—preppy boarding school kids, crunchy granola types, edgy artists, and the small part of the population not so easily categorized.
That said, von Ziegesar is quick to note that Dexter is not Colby, but it is "a fictionalized Colby." She did draw on her experiences on Mayflower Hill for inspiration. "I didn't feel like I could write a book set at say NYU or Princeton, because I didn't go to NYU or Princeton…," she said. "I feel like I can only use my experience, and Colby was my experience."
She recalled a particular instance on COOT where she stole the trip van and started doing 360-degree turns (just like Shipley), much to the chagrin of her COOT leader. Von Ziegesar may be adamant that Dexter College is not Colby, but Cum Laude it is a lot less fictionalized than she thinks.


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Ratings: 34 | Reviews: 15 | Show All Ratings:
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #67 (August 2012):
LOOK: Clear amber hue, high-reaching froth
SMELL: Spicy, mealy, dried grass, yeast, wildflowers, clean alcohol
TASTE: Medium bodied, creamy, peppery alcohol, warming, clean, grainy, grassy, bitter, herbal, bread, yeast, faint taffy, bitter, drying finish
A massive lager, being an "Oatmeal Pilsner" really rounds this brew out. While the malt backbone puts on quite a show, we had selfishly hoped that the hops would have been dialed up a tad more, which would have pushed this beer into a beer for the gods. We guess our palates can live with just great.
Serving type: bottle
12-12-2013 16:12:55 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.83/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a bright golden color with a tight white head. Non stop cascade of tiny bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass. Smells sweet, slightly caramel and dough like. Malty sweet taste, very crisp and then a lingering warm alcohol finish. Very enjoyable on a dreary summer eve.
Serving type: bottle
07-27-2013 00:21:54 | More by kaelingirl
2.75/5 rDev -31.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
The SPF is a sturdy 8.8 ABV and just about every percentage of that ABV can be noticed in the offering.
The SPF pours a bright straw color with a bright white head rising to the top of the glass. There is the same white lacing noticeable throughout the pour and the SPF when poured into the glass cannot help but to invoke images of summer. There is a rich amount of carbonation in the pour that dances throughout the glass the entire time.
In the nose is a lemon matched to bready complexity that jumps out of the pilsner glass immediately. The nose brings up a very sweet nature that pairs itself to the grain notes brought about from the oatmeal in the brew.
The taste is good, but strikes me as being a bit too complex and not focused enough. There is a bit of an oaky element to beer which seems a tad off for a summer pilsner style offering. The hopes and pale malts certainly are present the taste and there is a sharp citrus taste that is a bit too much and throws off the balance. The high ABV can definitely be picked up in the taste and though I enjoy imperial style brews I prefer them when the alcohol is not so in your face as it is here. Though I enjoy several of the aspects of this beer, the taste to me is trying too hard to pack too much into the taste and the flavors don't align with one another in a symbiotic way.
The mouthfeel is what you would expect from an imperial pilsner style and the crisp, smooth mouthfeel makes the taste a bit more enjoyable. There is a light and airy mouthfeel within the SPF and the beer works its way across the mouth quite easily.
Serving type: bottle
02-04-2013 01:34:01 | More by Bounty628
5/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I like some of these new styles where ale type hops are added to a pilsner. The solely Hallertau Hersbrucker influence is also a great new approach.
I got a short glass of this in my local bar. The beer was a hazy, straw color. There was a couple fingers of very white head on top. The foam was very rocky.
The smell was kind of different. It was kind of flowery off the top. I got some sweetness, and the bouquet had fruitiness. I didn't expect this blend of smells.
The flavor was HUGEt. I would say that this would fit in on a warm spring day. The blend of flavors were very interesting. I feel like I get some white grape. It was almost like a soft kiwi. On the back end I got some strong malty goodness.
This is a very good beer. It was a different experience from any other beer I have had.
Serving type: on-tap Blind Pig
Serving type: on-tap
08-22-2012 15:57:48 | More by ComputerBeer
4.6/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
This is a great summer beer. A Pilsner based on Oatmeal grain. A nice combination. Refreshing and smooth. Just a little more bitter than a hefeweizen. For a seasonal it really puts a lot of other beers to shame.
Pour is more like a Belgium Beer (say Duval). If you don't tilt you will get a lot of head. It settles down quickly and smells delightful.
Overall a very successful beer. To bad it is not sold in Texas.
Serving type: bottle
07-02-2012 03:31:25 | More by Opportunivore
3.5/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
SPF pours golden brown with a fairly large foamy head.
On the nose I get a sort of lemon and sweet smelling mix. A hint of banana also.
The taste is bitter but also sweet. There is almost a banana bread taste to it, with a bit of honey.
Overall this is an interesting beer, and quite tasty!
Serving type: bottle
06-04-2012 23:20:53 | More by Ommy
4.18/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a bottle from the brewery.
Enjoyed at cellar temp. About 55 degrees.
Poured a gold color with 1-finger white head.
Aroma was mild at first, as I couldn't get much of anything right away. Just some biscuity malts and very faint herbal hops. But as I drank it and made room in the glass, I was able to swirl more and it smelled better and better the closer to the end. Vanilla and oak came to mind, along with some heat.
It's flavor offers up woodsy notes. Oak is there, vanilla bean is there, as well as lemon and light hay. The warmer this got, the bolder the flavors became, and the better it drank. Little bit of a rum note to it near the end. I poured in all the yeasties as I like them. Provided just a little kick of bitterness and chewiness. Love it.
Overall, this was great. It went well with sausages and sweet potato fries. It takes like a pilsner, but with the flavor amped up, some heat, and some nice earthy, wood notes. The vanilla notes are nice, too.
Hope they make it again next summer, but I also hope they try something else because I don't think this brewery does anything wrong. It would be exciting to see what else they do.
Serving type: bottle
11-15-2011 21:35:45 | More by jbertsch
3.73/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
SPF pours an opaque honey yellow, with a thick, frothy head on top. The foam dissolves very slowly and leaves behind a coating of lace on the glass.
The aroma is light with notes of lemon citrus and pale malt. A touch of flowers is also detected.
Each sip of this medium bodied beer is soft, creamy with mild carbonation. The flavor is nicely balanced between sweet pale malt and citrus hops. It begins with bread and pale malt before lemon citrus and flower notes (rose or lavender I'd guess) move in. The hop/flower flavors are not very strong. It finishes mildly bitter and dry. Once gone the bread and citrus notes linger on the palate.
This is a well balanced beer with a great mouthfeel. Easy to drink for nearly 9% abv.
Serving type: bottle
10-23-2011 00:40:41 | More by WanderingFool
2.95/5 rDev -27%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Shared by Thegordianknot, same bottle stats. Thank you sir.
Pours a ruddy, dark gold into the glass. I guess the color is borderline brown. 1/4" head sits on top like it owns the place.
Smell is pilsner and dark malts, a pretty unusual combination. I guess almost like a black lager. It's like a pilsner ale. There's some fruit on the nose, crisp but dark.
Taste is odd. Don't really know what's going on here. It's pils-like but at the same time creamy (oatmeal) and dark-ish. Finish is metallic, like licking a penny. Not a fan. Mouthfeel is decent but doesn't seem to fit. One of the more confusing beers I've had in my day.
Serving type: bottle
09-03-2011 05:27:17 | More by Nashvillain
3.4/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Many thanks to ActonBrewer for this! Bottle 574 of 612... Bottled on 6.9.11. Poured from 750 into globe tulip...
A- Pours a deep goldenrod color. Giant foamy, light, fluffy, airy, bubbly head. Sporadic lacing.
S- Definitely has that grainy pilsener aroma. Mixed with spicy grassy hops and I'm salivating already. Slight alcohol warmth.
T/M- Very different. Malty, grainy, sweet. Bitterness and hop flavor is an afterthought. Alcohol comes through more than I wish it would. Faintly get the smooth feel from the oatmeal, but no real flavor presence. Full bodied with moderate carbonation.
O- So different I think I have to like it, right? Original concept for sure. I commend the effort, but not sure I would drink this again. Alcohol is a bit too forward, and everything else leaves me wanting... Very glad I got to try, thats for damn sure!
Serving type: bottle
09-01-2011 13:26:27 | More by TheGordianKnot
4.05/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottle shared by Mark – much obliged!
Pours a hazy golden color with a white head that leaves solid lacing.
Smells of crisp pilsner malts with good amounts of light citrus and earthy hops and light hints of oats. Also present are mild amounts of floral hops.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Smooth pilsner malts up front are joined quickly by light herbal and citrus hops. Midway through heavier earthy hops come into before mild oat flavors sweeten things up a bit, fading into a mildly bitter ending. Mouthfeel is very good, with a nice thickness and grainy carbonation.
Overall this was a really interesting beer, the thickness was somewhat expected but still foreign, even in an imperial pilsner. Worth a shot.
Serving type: bottle
08-25-2011 16:33:05 | More by glid02
4.18/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle purchased at Atkins Farm, Hadley, MA. Cool informative paper wrap, corked and caged.
Poured into a glass stein, formed a 2 1/2" eggshell head over the slightly cloudy golden amber brew. Pillowy head holds height for awhile, bubbles popping balanced by bubbles generated, with chunky sticky lace. Aroma is lemony and crisp, with an undercurrent of sweetness.
Taste begins sweet and earthy, spicy and citrus in the middle, with a lightly crisp close. Mouthfeel is soft over the tongue and smooth, and drinkability is very nice. Not as Sazz-heavy as I would expect from a Double Pils, but just an enjoyable brew.
Serving type: bottle
08-19-2011 23:55:25 | More by ppoitras
4.5/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Picked up at Liquors 44 in Northampton, MA. Bottled 4/12/2011. 750mL brown glass cork & caged and paper wrapped. Bottle #247 of 653.
Pours a hazy medium amber/golden with thin, fluffy white head. Nose is really interesting and hard to pin down. Smells really sweet and floral. Can't quite think of it...maybe orange blossom honey, or some type of citrus candy...hmmm. Keeps me coming back for another whiff. Lavender?...
Palate is both full and rich while being clean and bitter. The carbonation is really fluffy and there's a nice bitterness there too on the finish that keep the large mouthfeel moving along. Flavors of pale malt, wheat, white flowers, lavender, preserved lemon, orange blossom honey, and on and on and on...
Wow. There is a lot going on in this beer. Perhaps one of the most complex and interesting beers I've had in a long time. Unique and delicious, I can't wait to try the other 4 Elements that I picked up. (Thanks to DarthKostrizer for bringing these guys to my attention!)
Serving type: bottle
08-16-2011 04:57:27 | More by SFLpunk
3.93/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I love how Element lives outside of style guidelines. This philosophy helps produce some of the most interesting beers around. When I saw "Oatmeal Pilsner", I had to see what this was all about. 750ml bottle, bottled on April 12, 2011, bottle 455 of 653...
A: A hazy super golden color with a humongous 2+ inch off white head that fades at a decent pace but never completely disappears. Very good.
S: I get a very malty / grainy scent upfront with a mild citrus in the middle. A very mild oatmeal with a mild very light hop. Decent.
T: Wow, very VERY smooth tasting for the high ABV. You cannot even taste the alcohol. A medium bitterness upfront blended with some nice grainy malts. Some nice oatmeal in the middle with more hop bitterness on the backend. Good.
M: Medium body with a very good carbonation. A nice bitter and creamy finish. Good.
O: All in all, this is a very solid beer. This is a beer that will quench your thirst like a pilsner, but give you a buzz like a barley wine without any bit of cloying. Definitely try if you a like a good light beer that still has a good kick for you. Good job to Element!
Serving type: bottle
08-07-2011 00:35:31 | More by steve8robin
3.95/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Been waiting for this one for a while. Just when I'd all but given up on Element's seasonal releases, this one reminds me of why I enjoy Element's staple brews. Picked up at Julio's and immediately drank, definately a few degrees warmer than Element suggests (they reccomend 45degrees). Its worth noting that this cork actually came off like a normal cork should...easily.
"Summer Pilsner Fusion. 'Oatmeal Pilsner' combines the smoothness of an oatmeal stout and the pale golden color of a German Pilsner. An enormous helping of Nobel hops impart aromas of a fresh cut field whilst English oats and our house yeast give this ale a surprisingly rish finish". Bottled on April 12, 2011; bottle number 313/653
A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a wonderful almost crystal clear pour with a nice, fluffy slightly more than two finger head that receeds to a nice creamy blanket leaving hardly any side lacing.
S - Getting some nice slightly sweet malty backbone with a lil bit of spice and a nice alcohol nose, which I expect due to the ABV. I do get a little oat on the nose but, unfortunately, I only get the slightest hint of grassy fields. Its above average on the nose, but not by much.
T - Now we're talking. Some really nice sweet up front following by that light oat flavour and then you're hit with the hops. Slightly spicey, slightly grassy yet nicely bitter this is definately a pilsner. Element's house yeast adds that oh-so-element kick at the end too.
M - I can't believe I'm writing this about a limited Element but surprisingly well carbonated. Every other limited released had been so low carbonated and flat feeling this actually is nicely carbonated but smooth, having a good crisp, dry hop, refreshing finish to it.
O - This is probably the only limited release Element has done that I felt was actually worth the money I spent on the bottle. While it is still very steep ($17.99) atleast its a really good offering. I like the outside of the box combination here, the oats really works well with the pilsner qualities. While I wouldn't buy it again (due to the cost) I can actually say I'm glad I spent the money on this.
Serving type: bottle
05-13-2011 20:57:20 | More by rudzud
Summer Pilsner Fusion from Element Brewing Company
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LEWISTON - Even before a series of fires destroyed several apartment buildings in downtown Lewiston last week, two of the buildings that burned, multi-unit apartment buildings at 116 Pierce St. and 111 Blake St., had been added to a current list of 69 condemned properties in the city deemed unfit for human habitation.
Shawn Greeley checks out the abandoned structure at 139 Bartlett St., across the street from his Lewiston apartment. He said he periodically visits the dwelling because homeless people sometimes occupy it.
Johnny Pair, left, and Andy Callie of Lewiston talk about housing issues in the city while at the Trinity Jubilee Center on Bates Street. Vacancy rates downtown hover around 20 percent to 25 percent, according to city officials' estimates.
The fires revealed a potentially dangerous housing crisis in the former mill town, where city officials are aggressively trying to demolish scores of properties that fell victim to the housing crash and whose owners couldn't afford their mortgages or failed to turn a profit in a housing market where poverty levels are among the highest in the state.
Last year alone, the city tore down 13 properties deemed uninhabitable, and it plans to raze more this year.
The power to condemn buildings quickly "puts us in the driver seat," said Gil J. Arsenault, director of planning and code enforcement.
Vacancy rates in downtown Lewiston hover around 20 percent to 25 percent, according to estimates by city officials, while an industry survey said the figure is closer to 15 percent.
According to 2011 U.S. Census data, in the four contiguous census tracts that cover most of Lewiston's downtown, in some places half of the residents live below the federal poverty line, which is $11,490 annual income for an individual or $23,550 for a family of four. As many as one in four residents, depending on the area, reported being unemployed. Many families in downtown Lewiston depend on some form of government assistance to survive.
"It's a hard world out there for a lot of people," said Arsenault. He noted the city has made some economic strides over the last decade but said there is more to do, such as attracting more market-rate housing into the city center. "We have a lot of tough-luck stories."
That has led to more landlords unable to make improvements to their properties, and less money for the city to enforce codes.
Abandoned buildings downtown hide in plain sight, their blinds lowered until further notice. Some collect garbage, their doors and windows broken by burglars looking for copper, or are occupied by homeless people in harsh weather. Nearly all bear a rectangular red placard struck through by a white X, the fire department symbol for "condemned."
"You kind of reach a point where it's really hard to be a landlord in Lewiston," said Erin Reed, development director at the Trinity Jubilee Center, which helps feed the city's neediest.
Among her clients are the more difficult to house, such as people with a criminal record, a history of eviction, or who are developmentally disabled or mentally ill. Yet some landlords with the most unsavory reputations accept the toughest applications, she said.
"No one is either all good or all bad," she said.
Reed said many landlords get in over their heads, especially after the wave of foreclosures that drastically lowered property prices following the financial meltdown of 2008. Since 2009, banks have foreclosed on more than 900 properties in Lewiston alone, according to the Androscoggin County Registry of Deeds. Foreclosure numbers in Lewiston before 2009 are incomplete because banks in Maine were not required until that year to disclose when they began the foreclosure process.
Often, upkeep and utility costs for those buildings far outstripped rental income and utility and insurance bills, said Rick Breton, who owns about 65 units in Lewiston and 400 mobile home lots elsewhere in the state.
Breton said he used to own 200 units in Lewiston and 100 in Waterville, and could barely make a profit. He said since 2008, he has watched a decline in the quality of tenants.
"I wouldn't take a free building in downtown Lewiston right now," said Breton.
Lewiston City Councilor Craig Saddlemire, whose Ward 5 district includes some of the areas with the highest number of troubled properties, said he wants the city to be more proactive in addressing code violations, while acknowledging the neglect the city's aging housing stock has suffered.
"The business risks that some landlords took have been externalized to the people living downtown," Saddlemire said.
Currently, the fire department is the only city agency that performs routine, proactive inspections of buildings. But because of the number of so-called tenement structures that must be inspected, the time between routine inspections can stretch to two years or more.
"I think some landlords have gotten comfortable about code (enforcement) not breathing down their neck," Saddlemire said.
The city has struggled to provide services with fewer staff and less funding. Arsenault said staffing levels are down by half from 10 years ago. To staff a full-time code enforcement officer more than a year ago, the city opted to use grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, effectively protecting the position from municipal budget cuts.
"I think we've been a magnet for area poor people to relocate in the downtown," Arsenault said.
"Some tenants know they can get away with behavior that they otherwise would not be able to get away with in a tight market," he said.
Matthew Dyer, an attorney at Pine Tree Legal Services in Lewiston, bristles at that suggestion, and said code enforcement, while understaffed, used to take landlords to court to extract either fines or improvements to their buildings. Code enforcement officers had visited the Blake Street property that burned Monday to push people to leave, but Dyer said that is not their job.
"I'm very frustrated that this narrowly averted tragedy is being spun around to blame the tenants," said Dyer, who represented one resident of the burned property in a 2010 dispute over bedbugs and cockroach infestations. Dyer's client won that suit.
"A municipal code enforcement body has the authority, and I would say the duty, to bring enforcement actions against landlords, " he said.
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Waterfowl Water level is currently holding just over 13' low. This has left a vast majority of the shoreline exposed and will make hiding from ducks a difficult task. The best option for cover will be wading out in shallow water in the exposed brush.
Generally, the first large flights of ducks can be expected in late October. Weather fronts in November usually bring more Canada geese and mallards to the area. The early season goose hunter should have some decent opportunities at resident honkers on the Wildlife Area.
A seasonal waterfowl refuge is in effect from November 1 through January 31. During these dates the area designated as refuge is closed to all activities (special hunts only). Maps showing refuge boundaries are available at the Area Office and are posted at all of the information kiosks around the lake. Weekly waterfowl updates can be viewed on the agency's website or call the Norton Area Office at 785-877-2953.
Millet has been planted on the mud flat below and east of the bluff. Decent germination has occurred and could provide some excellent food for waterfowl. Look for birds to concentrate in that area when hunting pressure is low. Also, several canada geese have been banded and released on the property again this year. Get out and try to harvest one of these local trophies!
Pheasant & Quail Pheasant and quail numbers are once again down. The few birds in the area had to deal with poor nesting/brooding conditions again this year. Expect to find few birds this year than years past.
Turkey Turkey numbers a slightly down from 2012. While they have not been hit as hard by the drought as the upland birds, they have seen a reduction in brood success. May-July was very dry and hurt the recruitment of turkeys, but August did bring some lower temps and limited rain fall. A few jakes and young hens will be found on the area this fall. Best hunting opportunities in the fall come with the season opener. Most turkeys will be pushed off the property by mid November.
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Two companies subcontracted to work on the UConn basketball practice facility have been issued stop-work orders by the state Department of Labor.
According to the university, the stop-work orders apply specifically to those subcontractors – Intex of Glastonbury and one of its subcontractors, J&V Construction – which were performing "specific, limited work" at the site.
Those two companies had been brought in to help work on the taping of sheet rock.
"They were paying cash to avoid payment of state and federal income taxes," Gary Pechie, the Department of Labor's Wage and Workplace Standards director, said. "And they didn't have people on certified payroll that were working on that job…they underpaid wages also."
The stop-work order does not pertain to UConn's general contractor for the project, Daniel O'Connell's Sons, and the construction site as a whole has not been shut down.
"Neither UConn nor its general contractor were aware of the violations alleged by the Department of Labor," UConn spokesperson Stephanie Reitz said in an email, "nor would we condone any such work practices."
Pechie added that there have been no penalties as of yet for the two subcontracting companies because the issue is still under investigation, but the payment of fines and back-wages is a possibility.
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the construction site had been shut down entirely due to the stop-work order.
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During a visit to his moms preschool class two years ago, Pisciotta met Jack, who was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) when he was two years old. After meeting the energetic and brave 4-year-old, a friendship was born and Pisciottas fundraising focus was solidified.
I saw him interacting with the other kids and saw how he acted and it was really unfair because hes still a normal kid, Pisciotta said. It was really sad and I just wanted to find a way to do something for him.
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A rising junior at Alpharetta (Ga.) High School, Pisciotta is a second-year member of the Leadership Links program and his per-birdie pledges for 2012 currently total $65.
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Thank you because your simple act of kindness completely changed my day extremely for the better. Thank you because you reminded me that people still do nice things and thank you because I really needed that coffee.
Last week was brutal. Our colleague Sarah decided to run away on her honeymoon on what seemed, naturally, like the busiest week we've had at the paper in, well, a while. By the time Friday rolled around, I was exhausted and could barely keep my eyes open.
I don't do mornings well. Mornings are really a down side of the business.
Making a detour for coffee on my way to work, I acknowledged that I probably wouldn't get lunch on Friday because of the way the day looked: six interviews before noon, story assignment at 1:30 p.m., write story at about 3 p.m. and finish the paper's layout.
I ordered butter cookies in addition to a much-needed large specialty drink. Yes, one of those overly sweet, diabetic coma-inducing ones. And, yes, the cookies were indeed my lunch.
As I waited in the coffee chain's drive-thru, I checked my e-mail from my phone, answered questions a few public relations professionals had about upcoming story ideas, hoped my early morning interview didn't decide to call me back now and scrambled to find the exact change to fuel my coffee addiction.
Granted, I have a photographic memory. I know what your car looks like, but I will admit, I was barely paying attention until I got to the drive-thru window.
"Today is your lucky day," the barista said. "The woman in front of you paid for your drink."
Shocked, I looked at him confusedly. Why would someone I don't know do that? The answer: Because that someone is inherently kind.
Still taken off guard, the barista handed me my coffee and butter cookies, which the woman kindly paid for as well, and as I drove the remaining few blocks to the Sparks Tribune newsroom, I actually felt embarrassed because I had ordered a large coffee instead of my normal smaller one.
I hoped I didn't inconvenience the woman who did the good deed. I hoped she knew how thankful I was as I slurped that cavity-creating coffee.
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At 1:30 p.m. the story assignment I had only further reinforced the idea that kindness can prevail in a community where it is nurtured.
A branch of Think Kindness (www.thinkkindness.org) called Kindness Crew held a party for a young boy named Seth whose life had been changed forever when he was diagnosed with cancer last June.
The happiness that filled the courtyard at Bud Beasley Elementary School nearly brought me to tears – highly caffeinated tears, at that.
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To the person who might receive the benefit of my kindness, I only ask one thing: Please pay it forward.
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