“I’m telling you, these are the best doughnuts in town,” my Florida friend claims.
“You know I don’t like doughnuts,” I whine. We haven’t seen each other in several years. Once roomies in college, now decades later Sue lives in FL and I live a thousand miles away. Finally, I find a break from work to visit her for three days. And she wants me to drive with her to a new doughnut shop.
The day is stormy and cool, not what I expect from a Florida winter break. Sue drives slowly and rather erratically in her SUV.
“Um, are driving rules different here?” I ask, putting my foot on the imaginary break as she pulls a hard right into a parking lot.
“Absolutely!” Sue shouts. The rain is pounding the roof of her car. “No one drives civilly out here – and those are the good drivers. Most of the others are older than 80 and can’t see above their steering wheels.”
I smile at Sue’s hyperbole, something she was known for in college. But just as she’s about to swing her car into a parking space, a low, black sports car shoots in front of Sue’s SUV and takes her spot.
Sue spits out words that I never learned, even in college.
“Calm down,” I suggest as I point to a parking spot 10 cars down. “Karma will take care of it.”
“But we’ll get soaked,” Sue complains, thunder and lightning emphasizing her words.
As we run toward the shop we notice Mr. Cocky Hot Rod climb out of his low-slung seat. Sue opens her mouth to shout some vulgarity but I place my hand over it. At the same time we stop short, staring at a large white Cadillac with seemingly no passenger roar into the parking lot and turn directly into the space occupied by the black sports car.
The crash is louder than thunder.
Hot Rod Man bellows. His car appears totaled. A little old lady struggles out of her driver’s seat, looking bewildered.
“See?” I smirk to Sue. “Karma.”
Then the two of us run into the store and order a half dozen just-out-of-the-oven doughnuts.
My roomie is right. Best doughnuts I’ve ever tasted.
Short two-week blogging break ahead, in which I hope to burn off those doughnut calories!
OMG! That was such a funny story to wake up to. Yup, leave it to karma. Have a great blogging break. xo
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Karma obviously has a good sense of humor!! 🙂
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Some of my friends drive like that. Have fun on your blogging break.
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Funny, Gerlinde. My DAUGHTER drives like that!! hahahah (Don’t tell her I said that….)
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Karma, yes, but I wouldn’t really wish it upon anyone. But the doughnuts – they sound delicious. Do they bake them in an oven now? I’ve only ever seen them fried. Enjoy your break. I’ll see you when you get back. 🙂
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This doughnut shop has some kind of conveyor belt. I believe they were baked, not fried. I didn’t ask, I just let the jelly doughnut melt in my mouth. 🙂
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Who’s got time to ask when there’s doughnuts ready to be eaten? 🙂
I used to enjoy watching the doughnuts being made at a local shop, years ago. The dough would be mixed in a big bowl/machine that plopped out rings of dough into a vat of hot (I want to say ‘fat’ but more correctly) oil, which they would travel through on a conveyor belt and out the other side where they’d travel down another conveyor belt as if on a slide and into a big box where they could be sorted to be sugared, iced, or kept plain. The best part was enjoying them warm, dusted with cinnamon and sugar. I don’t see many places serving hot doughnuts any more. Maybe I’ve stopped looking?
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Yes, both you and I stopped looking for sure. But after having a doughnut like that (fresh and hot) I don’t even try to eat another kind. xo
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I can understand that. Mmmmm!
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Off to an Indian restaurant for ‘Indian Afternoon Tea’ this lunchtime – they close at 2 pm!? Yep this is England! Enjoy your break Pam. Cheers Eric.
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I certainly love an English Afternoon Tea (much more than I like doughnuts). Just saw a scene from the Netflix series THE CROWN, and Queen Elizabeth was savoring her scone with jam. My mouth was watering. I wonder how an Indian afternoon tea is different…
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Haha! Serves him right! 😄 Those donuts sound delicious – have fun burning off those calories and have a happy blogging break! 😄🍩❤
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I must admit, I didn’t feel a tiny bit sorry for the Cocky Hot Rod driver. I thought I was better than that…. Hmmm, I’ll have to think about that while I do my calorie-burning laps. 🙂
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I will now get less angry when fighting for parking spots.
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If this post encourages more peaceful parking, I have done my job…. 🙂
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You made me laugh this morning, Pam. And now I’m hungry for a donut. I’ve gone south for a couple of days – I’m in Portland. Staying in a hotel that is a block away from my favorite donut shop – Holy Donut. I’ll be walking in below zero wind chill temps to get my bacon glazed donut to avoid any crashes! Have a lovely time off.
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Holy Bacon-Glazed Doughnut!!!!
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They are divine, Pam.
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Donuts are my favorite food group and I’ll be heading to Florida soon.. I hope I find a good shop. Have a great break. I’m getting ready also. 🤪
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Enjoy the Florida sun and fun, and let me know if you find some melt-in-your-mouth doughnuts. Just be careful where and how you park! 🙂
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If your friend lives in the four places in Florida with a Donut Experiment, that might be worth a try. I’m not a doughnut fan either (I’m a ba-a-a-a-ad Canadian) but their doughnuts made right in front of your eyes are worth a trip. http://thedonutexperiment.com/
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The Donut Experiment started out on Pine Avenue on Anna Maria Island ~> just a few miles away from us. They’ve expanded since then ~> the donut explosion!
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Whose expanded – the donut shop or the people who eat them? Har har har 🙂
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Both! 😀
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I was afraid of that…. 🙂
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That was where I had them. We love Anna Maria Island!
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Why are you a ba-a-a-a-ad Canadian for not being a fan of doughnuts (or donuts for ‘Mericans)? 😉
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It’s a Canadian stereotype – eating Tim Horton’s doughnuts. I don’t care for sweets generally or doughnuts in particular, so I break the stereotype, but I make exceptions for extra special delicacies.
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Well how’s this for being a bad Canadian: I can’t stand Timmy’s coffee! 😉
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I must confess, I checked out your link to The Donut Experiment to see if there were any close to me in New England. Wellll, I’d have a long drive down to Provincetown in Cape Cod. And they’re closed for the winter. Just as well, no more doughnut calories for me please…. 🙂
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Oh my–karma, indeed! It sounds like you had a good visit, and those donuts look delicious. I’ll take a chocolate one. 🙂
Enjoy your blogging break, Pam!
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I already called dibs on the chocolate one. But you know what? I’ll share half! xo
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Thank you! 🙂
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For you? Any time. ❤
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Great story!
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Thanks for enjoying my doughnut story – my roomie and I loved it. The Cocky Hot Rod driver? Not so much. 🙂
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What a lovely, encouraging story. yum 🍩 + yay ⚡️= me 😊
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I hadn’t thought about it, but you’re right Ally. This is a feel-good story – one that includes doughnuts, a rainy day, and a cocky guy who gets his comeuppance. 🙂
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What goes around, comes around. I love it! Those doughnuts look delicious and I hope you have a wonderful break working them off!
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Two, hour-long walks a day, plus yoga. That oughta do it….? (Oh, and I better avoid any doughnut shops….)
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Good combination of karma and doughnuts … but I’m surprised that you didn’t order the karmalized doughnut? 😉 https://tinyurl.com/2qr8dv
PS: I have a Challenge posted … It has it’s own page … see the tabs.
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Lookit you Peddling your Wares on another’s space… 😉
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LoL … Met Pam when she participated in my Footprints Challenge.
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😀
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A challenge I thoroughly enjoyed!
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Great pun – Karma-lized doughnuts for sure.
The challenge looks fun!
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Enjoyed the read! 🙂 My daughter lives in Florida and she says the same thing about the drivers there!
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I didn’t want to sound ageist (because I’m the opposite) but wowee, the driving is a challenge. Maybe they’re all eating doughnuts….? 🙂
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I read this yummy donut story after ingesting my breakfast of steel-cut oats. Don’t you see my righteous halo on, Pam? Ha!
What a kick! Enjoy your time away. We’ll be here when you return, of course.
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You deserve that halo, Marian. And thanks to Carrie Rubin and her tweets on nutrition, I’ve been enjoying oatmeal for breakfast also (with fresh raspberries on top). To be honest, tastes better than a doughnut. Well, except maybe that Karma Florida doughnut …!
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I love the way that worked out. Karma – and donuts, too! Enjoy your mini vacay.
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Sometimes – not often, but sometimes – things work out just the way they should! 🙂
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I hope you bought the little old lady a doughnut 🍩 or two. Enjoy your break, Pam!
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Oh we did, we did. She asked for a couple of doughnut holes. We gave her a dozen! 🙂
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What a great Karmic reckoning ~> the icing on the doughnut!
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Thick, luscious chocolate icing on that Karmic doughnut, Nancy!
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Oh wow, talk about Karma! As for the doughnuts, can it be true? Do you really not like them? Is that even possible? Good for you then. Those naughty things are best avoided anyway. 😄
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Hey Carrie. I just mentioned you up above in Marian’s comment box (we were talking about oatmeal for breakfast – you inspired me from a tweet a couple of weeks ago…). Anyway, yes, it’s true. My taste buds like doughnuts, but my stomach does not. So I only eat one when a friend insists. And really, oatmeal is much more satisfying!
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It really is, it? Keeps you full the whole morning!
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Ha ha! That was a good story to wake up to. Usually Karma takes longer to work, and often we aren’t aware of the results, but I like this instant gratification.
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For sure, sometimes Karma takes her sweet time. I was astounded at her speed during our incident- perhaps she heard me tell my friend out loud that Karma was coming. 😏
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Ha. What a crazy coincidence. I’ll have to remember that the next time I’m about to shoot my mouth off. 😉 I lived in Florida for way too long. So glad to be back home. Have a great weekend.
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I noticed that I tend to pick out friends who, as you put it, shoot their mouths off. Since I tend to be shy, I like hanging out with people who say it like it is. 😛🍩
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Hehe, then we’d certainly get along. I tend to have friends (and a husband) who don’t usually speak up. Guess that’s what they have me for. 😉 And, I appreciate their levity.
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Instant Karma. 😉 Sounds like you guys had lots of fun. Enjoy your break. 🌼
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I’ve been reading your book while taking a long flight! Really enjoying your karmic trip in this universe. ❤️
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Lovely. I am so glad you are enjoying it. 🌼
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What a great laugh this morning! Beautifully written. I almost got run over many years ago by a little old lady in a car who could barely see over the dash. Fortunately I was watching her and she didn’t stop at a sign, and I jumped out of the way.
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Perhaps that little lady was eating donuts, Patricia! 🤣🍩
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Do not get me started on donuts. Now I have to go out and buy some–love these! Fun story too!
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😏 what kind did you get? Jelly? Cream filled? Glazed? Oh, am my making you run to the donut store again? XO
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Fun story, Pam! I loved the description of Sue’s driving. Doughnuts, mmm. Haven’t had one in ages, but your story may make me reconsider my sabbatical. 🙂
Enjoy your break!
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I have done donut sabbaticals too. Love the way you describe that here. I think I have a donut about once a year, unless I’m with a friend in Florida who’s driving eradically! 🤩
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Karma does take care of those who don’t care. Have a great break, Pamela
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May we always be a friend with Karma, and may Karma always be a friend to us!
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Well said. If you take care of Karma, Karma will take care of you.
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Oh how funny! Hand over her mouth. Wondering if I’d ever have the courage to do that. You never know–karma! 🙂
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I think we can only get away with scolding a friend if we’ve been roommates in college and seen and done a lot of things together! Then it’s no holding back.. 🤣
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Sometimes karma is so QUICK! Ha ha. Great story, and have a wonderful break, Pam. (Now I was a fresh warm donut!)
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The only good donut is a fresh warm donut. And perhaps Karma loves donuts, because usually, Karma does not work as quickly as she did in this instance. 💗
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I love it when we can actually see her at work.
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Pam, only you can weave doughnuts and karma together into a great tale with a satisfying twist at the end! 😀 For your posts I will sit down in happy anticipation, often grabbing a little something to nibble and then read away, trying not to rush, letting my smile grow throughout. Great one! Have a relaxing and happy well-earned rest…xxxx
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Well thank you for that huge compliment, Annika. I hope when you sit down to read my next blog post, you have a nice treat with you, perhaps a doughnut! 🍩 xo
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Ah yes- that is indeed karma! A good lesson on not churning things up even more, but just letting go a bit. Happy travels!
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Karma loves it when we just let go and let her do the work! 😍
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I wish ‘karma’ could strike as fast as it does in your story Pam…it is said to take years and sometimes ages!! I love your friend…hope she keeps you humoured and more such stories would spill out! Have a sweet break 🙂
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My college friend and I live too far away from each other, but when we get together, life always gets very interesting! Thank you so much for your comments, Balroop. 💙
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Laughing and love it! 🙂 Enjoy your break and watch out for those large white Cadillacs… xo
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Believe me, since this incident, I stay away from any large white car much less a Cadillac! 😝 but I can’t say that I’ve stayed away from donuts…
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Happy weekend, Pam! ❤ xo
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Same to you! xo
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Karma is a b***ch! You best not piss her off. Assuming no one was really hurt, I would have laughed my butt off at the situation! So often we do not get to see when people get their just desserts.
Doughnuts rule, but none for me lately since I have been swearing off sugar, carbs and wine. But when I reach my goal, I will be able to indulge once again! 😉
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No sugar, carbs, or wine? You are a saint, my friend. For your sacrifice, I am sure Karma will always be on your side. 🤓💗
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One can hope and pray 😉😎 It has been worth the sacrifice. I should be close to or right at my goal in about a month. I will toast to you my friend! 😙🥂
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WOW! I know – no doubt at all – that it’s been worth your time and efforts, Courtney. Raising my glass toward you!
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So funny. I love it when someone gets what they are owed! Enjoy your blogging break.
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Me too, Mary. I know at times we think the ‘mean ones’ won’t get their comeuppance. But Karma always comes through, at some point. 🙂
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Pam, this is hilarious all the way through. travelling 1000 miles for some doughnuts, they must be super special. Or is it the mad driver friend that is super special. Karma is a thing to beware of obviously…😊.
You have a wonderful break in Florida with rain and all. Isn’t it the sunshine state? Oh well, it might have forgotten. You won’t notice when you laugh. ❤️
miriam
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“A good friend is worth traveling to the ends of the earth.” I just made up that quote, but it’s true, isn’t it?
(Particularly if the friend loves warm fresh doughnuts.) 🙂
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I have a funny doughnuts story… https://mrmatthewruddle.com/2017/11/15/the-doughnuts/
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Hi Matthew. I finally had time to go over to your doughnut link. I LOVE it. But I’ve enjoyed playing “practical jokes” (wonder where that expression came from?) all of my life. I’ve done some doozies, but yours, perhaps, “takes the cake.” Or, in this case, takes the doughnut!
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ha ha, thank you!
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I love the concept of Doughnut Karma. A great story! Thanks, Jeanne.
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Somehow, the world is a brighter place, knowing that Karma will not allow a doughnut parking space snatcher go unpunished. 🙂
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This little story made my day. It sounds as if you and your friend almost had a bang up time at the doughnut shop but alas karma knocked on ya’lls door in a good way. I bet that was quite funny to witness. I’m sure your Florida trip was so much fun.
Gee I would love to be able to eat a doughnut again but alas, gluten and sugar and fried foods do not mix with a body that can not tolerate any of those ingredients. But once upon a time I did indulge and I loved “me some doughnuts” as they say.
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I’m a once-a-year doughnut enjoyer myself, Yvonne, but at this time, with this friend, on this rainy Florida day, that doughnut tasted like manna from heaven. 🙂
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Having camped in Florida, I may have witnessed some of that crazy driving on my way to where the average age is not 80.
That was a hoot and a half to read!
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Glad you enjoyed my TRUE Story about Karma, which is around every corner, and closer than we may think!
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Oh darlin’! I Definitely believe in that. The Universe always pays back!
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The doughnut photos caught my attention ’cause I love doughnuts. Glad to hear you now do too 🙂
And yes, that karma certainly dropped on a very deserving person–enjoyed your story, Pam!
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I think a lot of readers stopped by here just because they saw a picture of a doughnut. Perhaps I should begin all of my blog posts with a doughnut photo. 🙂 May Karma always be kind to you. ❤
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This was a fun read! Those donuts look tempting. Thank goodness they are virtual! 🙂
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Funny, Carol. Virtual doughnuts definitely are fat-free, sugar-free, and guilt-free. 🙂
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So well written I felt I was there! We have a lot of drivers like that here. As long as you can crane your neck enough to see above the steering wheel, you are Aokay to drive!
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I used to think it was a stereotype: elderly drives barely able to see above the steering wheel.
Now I know it’s for real! :-0
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OH my gosh, this is hilarious! I will be laughing about this all day. I love it when someone gets their just desserts. I assume no one was hurt, except for the sports car driver’s ego and wallet. Have fun with your friend.
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“Just desserts” – what an apt expression for the doughnut Karma event. No one was hurt in the telling of this true story, nor did anyone get hurt (just a car) during the actual events… 🙂
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Hilarious! I usually call it cosmic retribution, but it rarely happens so quickly! I can see why those doughnuts tasted extra good!
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I LOVE the term “cosmic retribution”! Thanks for sharing that. I agree, it’s rare that Karma comes out kicking and screaming so quickly, but in this case, Karma’s quick response was as wonderful as a cream-filled doughnut.
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Gotta love karma!
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Ohhh, I do, Kate, I do. Here’s hoping Karma is always kind to you. ❤
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She’s bitch slapped me a few times. Straightened me out!
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Great story!!! Too funny. I avoid doughnuts because well, because they are so good that if I start I won’t be able to stop at just one!
Peta
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I do believe “they” put something addictive into doughnuts. So I take your approach Peta (usually). Stay away. (Unless you’re with a really good friend who “makes” you eat one.) 🙂
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Whoa. Didn’t see that coming at all. Love it! – Marty (an actual Florida resident). 🙂
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Hi Marty. Karma is alive and well in Florida! 🙂
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Ha ha, karma can be a real b#tch at times. Enjoy your break!
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The fun aspect about Karma is that while from the cocky male driver’s perspective, Karma is a b#tch, from my friend’s and my perspective, she’s one awesome being!!! 🙂
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Karma indeed! Enjoy your break 🙂
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Thanks, Andrea. I’m going to a place that looks like fully feathered, fully formed beings – no “bones” around. 🙂
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The problem with karma is that it usually takes much too long. I want to see instant payback – like in this story 🙂
… oh, and doughnuts. I want doughnuts too, although like Peta, I can’t stop at just one.
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I’m not sure why Karma acted so quickly in this circumstance, Joanne. I like to think it’s because I promised my friend, OUT LOUD, that Karma would help us out.
Or, maybe the doughnuts enticed her…. 😉
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Maybe I need to start invoking karma out loud too 🙂
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Can’t hurt!!! 🙂
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I love donuts, Pam! My favorite one is a vanilla coconut, sour cream glazed and maple anything!
I was hoping hot rod guy would get some kind of payback. . . Little old lady named Karma (😉) in a white Cadillac is excellent ending!!
Have a great break, Pam!
I went back to write a comment on Diana’s post. It may have been around one of the times I was driving up on weekends to see my brother, Randy. . . 💞
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I have never had (nor heard of) a vanilla coconut doughnut, and I think that’s good thing. Because wow does that sound delicious!!! I’d want one every morning!
You know, I hadn’t thought of it, but you’re right, Karma showed up AS the white-haired lady. Smack of hand on forehead. xo
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Wow, that Karma was faster that my Mum drives! Fun story to start the day – thank you! That’s come friendship, that you travel 1000 miles for 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the doughnuts, and many blessings on your blogging break. Might give me a chance to catch up a bit – I’ve been a terribly absent reader recently! Love and hugs, Harula xxx
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I’m still on blogging break but having a difficult time staying away. So many great stories and poems out there! And humor, like saying Karma was faster than your Mum drives. 🙂 Before my mom got sick and unable to drive, she was a speedster too. In fact, she always yelled at me because I was driving the speed limit, which was, in her words, “WAY TOO SLOW. ” :-0
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WE have the best doughnut shop in town. 😉 But I only like the plain doughnuts, or sugared apple cider, or pumpkin. The other kinds are so heavy and sweet they taste like dessert, not a breakfast treat. Enjoy your blogging break!
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Oh, you mean we’re not supposed to have dessert, at breakfast time?? What’s the fun in THAT? 🙂
Actually, seriously, I have become a big oatmeal fan in the morning. I have a feeling that’s much healthier too. xo
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Holy crap! That was the quickest Karma I’ve ever heard of LOL 🙂
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When you started out I thought you will be at the Donut Experiment, but your post was so funny I totally forgot about it. Thank you, you made me smile!
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Thank you for the lighter read. I’ve been overdosing on serious lately. Enjoy your blogging break, Pam. When you get back, maybe post tips on how you got rid of the donut-weight! 🙂
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Haha. My only tip (for myself) is to walk more miles! And to avoid donut shops along the way… 🙂
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Love this story! It is soooo Florida. 😀
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This is the funniest post I read this morning 😀 😀 😀
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That was quite an adventure with your friend. Karma did come around very quickly. Very lucky that you and your friend Sue were unharmed and walked away with a box of doughnuts as a treat 🙂
I love doughnuts. Once I went through a phrase of getting one at least two or three times a week before work. It was a fancy doughnut I would bring into the office, and my colleagues would always look over at my desk and doughnuts in amusement 🙂
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