It's the simple things...

So, there I am talking to my neighbor Buck. Buck is the kind of guy that would do just about anything for you, and not expect anything in return. A few weeks ago, Buck cleaned up the leaves that were out in the cul de sac. No one asked him to, he just did it. And believe me, there were a lot of them.

I finished talking to him, and he went inside. As I finished raking up the leaves in my own yard, I realized that I had forgotten to tell Buck "thank you" for cleaning up the cul de sac. When he came back out to leave to pick up his wife, I stopped him and thanked him for cleaning up the leaves. He said, "You know, I have cleaned up the leaves in the cul de sac for 9 years, and you're the first person to thank me."

I'm really glad I said thanks...