Local dad has everything under control

Herb Gluck was enjoying reading a book on a quiet Sunday afternoon when he suddenly recalled that a number of things on his weekend to-do list had yet to be addressed.  Realizing his daughter needed to pack a lunch for school the next day, he wondered if the family pantry contained all the necessary food items.  Picking up his phone, Herb immediately called his wife and learned she and his daughter were already at the supermarket making all the necessary purchases.  Emergency avoided, Herb returned to his book, content that he’d successfully managed that near miss.  Herb had only completed a few more paragraphs of his engrossing spy novel when he remembered that tomorrow was trash day and he had not yet rolled the garbage bin out to the curb.  He texted his son to get a status update.  Herb’s son texted back that he took out the garbage when he left the house to meet his girlfriend for a study date.  Satisfied and mildly surprised to learn that his son had a girlfriend, Herb enjoyed a sip of his Arnold Palmer and again returned to his spy thriller, pleased that he’d put out yet another fire.  Moments later, however, he had a start when it struck him that he was supposed to pick up a pizza for dinner that evening.  But before he could grab his phone, it buzzed with a notification that a pizza had been delivered and was currently sitting on his front porch.  He wasn’t sure who placed the order, but he nonetheless left the delivery person a generous tip.  Once again, Herb returned to his book, at last relaxed and satisfied that he finally had everything under control, yet still mildly perturbed that he had to do everything himself.

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