One of my favorite expressions is "Luck is when opportunity meets preparedness..."
I've also heard it said as "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity..."
Anyway,
Today was the American Red Cross' lucky day.
As I've commented on previously, when I moved to Florida, my ability to continue my regular blood donations to the American Red Cross (ARC) was seriously impaired.
Even though I felt somewhat traitorous, I decided to start donating to the Florida Georgia Blood Alliance (FGBA).
Well, I've been working so much, that I just haven't had the opportunity to run over to the FGBA to make a donation, even though I've been eligible for a few weeks now.
As luck would have it, IBM sponsored a blood drive today here in the Atlanta office I've been working in lately, so, I took an hour out of my schedule to donate a pint.
I still miss donating with my blood buddies, but it did provide a bright spot for me today nonetheless. Plus, I got a really cool American Red Cross baseball cap as a "Thank You." What more could you ask for... get to feel good about doing something that will help up to three other people, do something that's good for your health, get to lay around for an hour on company time, and get schwag.
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Posted by David at February 16, 2006 08:05 PM
Good for you giving again! I regret to say I have missed a couple of scheduled times that I could have probably given. But, I think I have had good excuses due to some sort of lingering sinus thing. Probably won't give again now until after 4/17... Anyway it was lots better bleeding with you and DLN.
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Posted by: Bill on February 17, 2006 03:55 PM