I always hated the heat and humidity of summer days on the East Coast of the United States but maybe that was because of the transition of the seasons. I never got used to it.
In Singapore there is one season. In fact, there is really just one weather report. It will be 89-93 degrees with an 80 percent chance of a severe thunderstorm. Every day.
Which makes every day a perfect day to hold an ice cream social.
Today our military spouses’ association organized an hour and a half long party at the house of one of our members.
Did you know that they do not have ice cream socials in New Zealand or Australia? No wonder we do not have peace in the world.
There were about twenty children and they lobbied hard for seconds and thirds while the adults maintained control of the scoops. Most of the kids were ice cream fiends but, surprisingly, we ended the party with extra ice cream because most of the adults did not eat any.
There is no rational explanation for this and as President-elect of our group, I will have to examine our remaining supplies and get to the bottom of the situation.
It’s called leadership.
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You needed to give up control of the scope, no ice cream would have been left
It’s true. I hung onto the scoop because I know what I would have done as a kid. Still, no child was left behind.