I was standing in line at the Coffee Nation coffee shop way out near Towanda-Barnes Road. I was going to have my usual super healthy skim milk, Splenda latte, when I noticed the local newspaper, The Pantagraph, sitting on the counter. The health section was out, and I saw myself staring back at me. It was a very strange moment indeed – how often do you see yourself on the newspaper?

I just waited patiently for my coffee and the woman in front of me happened to pick up the newspaper, read the caption underneath my photograph, and casually threw the paper aside. I guess after reading the caption, she was no longer interested in the story. I guess she didn’t notice me standing behind her!  It was pretty amusing actually.

It was a good lesson though. As heady as the day was, with my article in the paper and all, I knew that its impact was more on me than it was on most other people. To most other people, I was another faceless face, gracing the pages of our local paper. I know that when I read the paper, I’m not too interested in it – it’s more of something I read while I’m doing something else, while I’m thinking about where I have to be, what work I have to do for that day.

So – I’m no celebrity, but people do seem to be interested. A lot of Linda’s co-workers emailed her today and said they were very inspired by the story. So, something good did come out of it.

If you want to read the story – check it out:

1. Article #1

2. Article #2

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