Milk Cap
One day when I was in college, I was standing in front of the mailboxes in Ferncliff Hall and dropped a penny. It landed on its edge between my feet and stayed that way. I thought it was really cool and decided to leave it there. I walked by several hours later and it was still in the same place in spite of all the people who had walked by. I thought of it as a good omen; something unusual that I was a part of, and I remember that day as being especially nice. A similar thing happened with an aspirin a few years later and I began to pay attention to the correlation between dropping something that stayed on its edge and having a happy and productive day. Over all these years it has maybe happened 20 or so times with various objects, and I always feel elated. Yesterday morning as I was making tea for Cris and me, I took the cap off the milk and dropped it. It turned out to be a very nice day.
Jon Crispin's Notebook 
I love this story!
When I first saw the cap in the photo, I thought it was an odd subject to have selected, but I get it now. As photographers, I think we begin to see the patterns developing before other people do. Your story certainly made this photo a lot more interesting for me. Thank you for all of your lovely photos. (I especially love the suitcases, which have been stories onto themselves) – Susan
How lovely!
What a great story! I will be keeping my eyes open a little wider to the world around me from now on. Thank you Jon, and Merry Christmas!
Phenomenal that you’ve had so many occurrences in your lifetime and that you haven’t forgotten them! I wonder what the odds are of this happening 20 or more times, in anyone’s lifetime? And each time a good day! I like it! Merry Christmas and I hope you have things landing on their side for years to come!
I shall remember this when I drop something and it lands on its edge – thanks for sharing.
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