…is rewarded with a beer.

Despite my best efforts to do something noble, the Pints For Pints blood drive at Kelso of Brooklyn that I signed up for Friday evening was canceled!

I know I drank a little more wine than I should have Thursday night, however I more than made up for that by chugging orange juice, eating every banana in the apartment and cramming an ungodly amount of oatmeal and raisins into my stomach for breakfast on Friday.

As I sat at work uncomfortably digesting all of these potassium and iron I would so generously donate to some suffering soul my phone rang.

“Hello?”  I meekly inquired.

“Good morning.  Is this Justin?”

“Uh-uh” grumbled from my overloaded stomach.

“I’m calling from the New York Blood Center letting you know that the donation scheduled for today at Kelso of Brooklyn has been canceled.”

And with that, the giant mass of semi-digested nutrients felt even more like a rock in my stomach. 

Apparently, the Blood Center backed out because they were uncomfortable using alcohol as an incentive for people to donate blood.  Despite having the same exact a year before! 

With my blood fully intact and chock full of good stuff, I guess I’ll keep my eyes peeled for some other good deed opportunity to come my way.  Until then, I’ll probably lay off of the potassium.