🚞 yesterday on the train to Karlsruhe, Germany I befriended a young man who works in the cafeteria. Just saying “hi, how are you?” made his whole face beam. When I ordered a double espresso, the coffee overflowed… so he made me a new cup. I ended up offering to pay for both cups (because I need plenty of coffee in the morning and throwing away coffee is sacrilegious to me) and he gave me lots of complementary cookies. My daughter loved them.
🐶 last night we had dinner in the charming town of Ettlingen. My daughter was drawn to a Jack Terrier whose owner was sitting with a friend outside our restaurant. The owner was super friendly and told us my daughter could come out see the dog anytime. So during our meal we popped out to see the dog at least 5 times. My daughter kept petting the dog and hugging him. The owner said he was really touched and that in 13 years of having his dog he had never seen a child be so affectionate towards his dog. He said he got goosebumps and that she’s a really special child… which almost made me tear up.
🎧 my Fedi promo video was mentioned in 
@cubicgardenIan Forrester | @cubicgarden’s podcast… in a fascinating experiment, trying to explain the Fediverse to someone not familiar with it.