It’s a long-standing tradition for me … either to share with a friend my “Word of the Day” or to ask them theirs.  Years ago, a custodian at Catholic Central High School named Randy would ask me for a word nearly every day.  In Gent I’m the one asking.

Take today for instance.  I walked into Izy Coffee with the question on my lips. 

First of all was the barista Arjen  >  million

Then my friend Annelies  >  smile

Then my other friend Larisa  >  baby

Then Larisa’s seven-week-old daughter Zoë  >  (burp)

And how about a random male customer?  >  fresh

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Woh … that’s a lot of words to choose from!

And one more, from Eda, a server at Panos on the Langemunt …

cucumber

While smile and fresh are sublime, cucumber definitely wins the day