Old Man Joe

Welcome back to Friday - perhaps the greatest day of the week.

I’ve got a short little guy for you today.

Hope you all enjoy.

The Obly Joebly Agenda:

• Old Man Joe - who is he?

• Fitz’s soda rankings, revealed

• joe + cream (real coffee, not a fake guy)

• One song, one song only.

As I’ve stepped into some more creative writing, I’m introducing a character to my regular content cycle on LinkedIn.

Old Man Joe made his first appearance a couple days ago - as I mentioned some simple pleasures (warm clothes out the dryer, a fresh shave, etc.), I joked about Old Man Joe and his tendency to drop a half-dollar coin in my mailbox.

Now, this was just for fun, but he’s back today in a way that might make you wonder… what’s this Old Man Joe guy really all about?

If we’re not connected on LinkedIn, here’s the short story:

Old Man Joe

Old man Joe might just be a closet billionaire.

He slipped another coin into my mailbox - this time, a nickel.

The note said, "Son, go get you and your sweet wife something nice from the store."

I went up to his porch and said, "Joe, I've told you at least 10 times, a nickel does me no good. And the closest "store" is the Whole Foods - wanna know what I can get for a nickel at Whole Foods?"

He looks down at me and chuckled... "How bout now?" he asked.

Puzzled, I walked back home and studied the nickel.

Impossible...

Old man Joe had just given me a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel - with only 5 ever made, each one is worth north of $4,000,000.

I run back up the street to Old man Joe's place and bang on his door.

Out of nowhere, he appears on his porch swing (where did he come from??).

I pleaded with him, "Joe, I CAN'T take this - you don't understand what you've given me."

Old man Joe looks at me and winks. He says, "Son, don't bother - I've got 4 more just like it."

😧 

Moral of the story:

Never judge a book by its cover.

p.s. - don't ask Joe what happened to his hands... long story.

FITZ’S SODA RANKINGS

So I’ll keep this one short and sweet.

I got sent 4 soda flavors from my friends at Fitz’s Bottling Co.

Here’s how I’d rank em:

1. Root Beer

2. Cream Soda

3. Cardinal Cream

4. Orange Soda

The cardinal cream was like a cherry coke - yummy, but not my style. The Root Beer and Cream Soda were absolutely delicious.

Creamy Joe

I started putting a dash of heavy whipping cream in my coffee, and it’s kinda been rocking my world.

I started my coffee journey with the classic black, so that became the default.

It’s been about 5-6 years since I started drinking coffee, and only now have I been privy to a splash of cream.

I do hope I revert back to my ways of black gold, but only time will tell.

one song please !

Georgia on my mind, but not that song, a different Georgia song by ole Jimmy.

Alas

This was the most Joe-related Over Joe yet. How about that?

Cheers to you all!