I’ve never been on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. I’ve seen movie portrayals and news footage. It’s chaotic, action packed, teeming with life. Buy that, sell this, truly a pressure cooker to make the right trade. Coincidentally it reminds me of the school cafeteria.
One of the perks of the job is that I can walk down the hall and sit with the kiddos during lunch time. 5th graders have a different lunch time than the 7th graders so I get to spend some good individual time with the kids and their respective classes. Spending this time has been great. Watching the lunch time trades has been fantastic. It’s chaotic, action packed, teeming with life. "I’ll trade you this for that", truly a pressure cooker. I watched one kid trade home-made chocolate chip cookies, one at a time, for whatever he wanted. There are some future stock market workers sitting at those cafeteria tables! There are even a couple of kids that bring nothing but treats and snacks which they exchange for the lunch of their choice.
Can I just say I don’t get the pre-packaged, previously frozen, round peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
As I am able, I take my own lunch and eat in the cafeteria with the kids. Right now I take my lunch in a plastic bag. I need a lunch box. Not just any lunchbox. By the way, I have my original lunchbox from way back when. I thought about using that but would not want anything to happen to the barnyard / farm animal lunchbox. So, what are your suggestions for the perfect lunchbox? I’ve looked in a few stores and can’t find a real old fashion lunchbox. I’m even willing to entertain a lunchbox with ponies or unicorns.
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September 20th, 2006 at 9:47 am
There’s bound to be a hardware store somewhere in Stockton. I’ll bet they would have one of those old-fashioned black lunchboxes (very roomy).
Gotta be something wrong with a kid that trades home-made chocolate chip cookies for ANYTHING! Having put in my share of time making those suckers, I’ll bet if his mom knew he was trading them off, she’d take him out right now!
September 20th, 2006 at 9:50 am
I have a Superman lunch box. I was at a friend’s this weekend and he still has his original Battlestar Galactica lunch box. And how much do I WISH I still had my old Star Wars lunch box. eBay here I come!
September 20th, 2006 at 10:32 am
Here are my two recommendations:
http://tinyurl.com/o2dgw
http://tinyurl.com/rwe86
Peace.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:38 am
The perfect lunchbox will keep your sweet (champagne of the south) tea cold and sweet.
September 20th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
Go to this link for the PERFECT lunch box. I know of what I speak, I have it. You’ll be the envy of …….. well, you’ll see.
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NC03260
September 20th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
I think you should bring your lunch in a Krispy Kreme box. Those recognizeable boxes will get every kid’s attention and make whatever you broght seem more appealing. Then you can overvalue the stuff you get and chea….I mean…trade with the kids for the lunch of your dreams.
If not that, I strongly recommend a Karate Kid lunch box. Then when the kids ask you what the Karate Kid is you can say, “You know” and yell, “SWEEP THE LEG, SWEEP THE LEG” They won’t have any idea what you’re talking about, but they will remember you.
As you might have guessed, I wasn’t that popular in school.
September 21st, 2006 at 3:01 am
Those are all good suggestions. I’d just put it all in your fishing creel.
September 21st, 2006 at 8:01 am
Very creative Brady! And Greg, while looking at the link you sent I found a last supper lunchbox - how sweet is that? I considered the Alabama lunch box but the last thing I want to do is dumb down lunch.
September 21st, 2006 at 9:03 am
Did you ever happen to see the display of lunch boxes at the cafeteria in the Smithsonian American History Museum? I loved finding all the ones I remember from grade school in the ’70s. The Osmonds, Welcome Back Kotter, Happy Days, The Partridge Family, Adam 12.