Opposites attract

This morning as I stood by the microwave, waiting for my leftover coffee to be nuked up to drinking temperature, my as yet unfocused gaze fell on the magnets on my refrigerator door. I have a couple that are just clips that hold art work from my grandchildren, one that is a small ceramic turtle and a flat one with the names and phone numbers for all the businesses at Park & Shop directory is in print so small as to be unreadable It is useful though as it does a nice job holding up the cash register generated coupons for products I never use and which always expire before I remember to check them. 

 

I wonder where the American family would be without refrigerator magnets. No way to hang your kids' first art work...you know, the first pages from the coloring books, the ones that turn yellow about ten minutes after they are torn out of the book and proudly handed to mommy or daddy. You have to display them. If you don't you might discourage Junior's creativity, even though the lines on the picture seem to have been seen by your nascent little Picasso as mere random suggestions as to where the purple Crayola should be applied to that picture of a bull frog. There would be no place for the grocery lists or the little appointment reminder cards from your dentist. Where would we put the magnetic business cards with the smiling faces of the dozen or so hopeful realtors who want your listing even though you told them you're not even thinking about selling your home?

 

Every sole proprietor of a business, every insurance agent, even churches see the front of your refrigerator as a marketing tool. Thank God for magnetism since without it we would miss out on yet another marketing effort. Oh, no!

Comments

[Susan]

Nuking coffee...in the morning? That is almost blasphemous to coffee drinkers every where!

Jim, you make fresh coffee in the morning! Its what wakes you up...I think you have been getting a little too close to the magnetic world of your fridge. Its messed with your computing! Haha!

[rhonda]

I just loved this post. Thank you!