The minute I read this WordPress Daily Prompt I knew exactly who I’d be writing about: George. The doorman who works the 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
shift at my apartment building. He is, hands down, one of the nicest, kindest, gentlest men you will ever meet.
And he just so happened to be the first person I saw this morning. Which is the subject of the aforementioned prompt.
George has worked at the building for many, many years. He is a fixture there. Known and loved, not only by the residents, but by every taxi driver, delivery person and visitor who’s ever pulled up at our front door. Seriously. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been out, hailed a taxi and, as soon as I’d give the driver my address, he start waxing poetic about George.
“You have the most wonderful doorman”, they gush. “He is so nice. So polite. So kind. So cheerful. Such a warm smile” … and on and on it goes.
Which is one of the reasons why I look forward to Tuesdays. It’s my day to volunteer at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Continue reading
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