Happy Labor Day!

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As I was riding home this evening I had such a sense of free box unity with the world surrounding me.  I think this feeling became most apparent when I saw a couple loading up this really sweet dresser that had been on the free curb for about a week now.  It made the smile that was inside me creep out.
It all started when I was riding to Food Not Bombs this evening and I came upon an amazing free box that was primarily filled with costumes.  Now, those that know me know this was a great find.  I do love costumes!  Some of them were for children, including a very colorful clown suit, but I am sure I will have no problem finding recipients.  The weird thing about this free box was that there were three brightly colored cummerbunds in there.  I found it strange because on Friday I also found a white cummerbund.   What is the universe trying to tell me?  I will ponder that.

So when I got to Food Not Bombs literally everyone I talked to was free box crazy, which I love.  Everyone was really interested in the zine.  I met this wonderful free boxer who had come across Free Box the Magazine about a year ago and was super excited about it.
We talked and I would like to say that I am proud to introduce Melody, a new Free Box the Magazine correspondent.

She, too, found a sweet costume  Just from talking with her, I am pretty sure she is going to have some amazing stories to tell.  She also told us of a sweet free box on 30th and Stark that we needed to check out.  Here is some of her loot.

So after hearing some amazing stories about free box finds from various people and with our bellies full, myself and my friend, James, went to go check out this free box she was talking about.  On the way there we came upon a couple more free boxes and grabbed a few things.
Oh, and I am happy to announce that the permanent free box structure that I thought had disappeared from Colonel Summers park is back and better than ever!  I think it was just in the shop for some upgrades.
So Melody described this free box as having a lot of books, and that it did.  I grabbed four books, one of which is entitled "The ex-Boyfriend Cookbook."  Now, I picked up this book because the title is intriguing.  What inspires the recipes?  Is it a reminder of your ex-boyfriend's favorite dish or perhaps the comfort food you enjoyed after the breakup.  I suppose I could look through it, but I will savor that for another time.  For now I will just have to be plagued with these burning question.  
A fellow freeboxer grabbed a couple of books and James grabbed a few.  He also took some books for prisoners, which I thought was a great idea.
Anyway, here is my photo of the loot I accumulated:

Clown suit on left, awesome books, various clothing and three cummerbunds.

So I hope everyone had a very relaxing labor day and enjoyed the sense of community as much as I did.
Happy Free Boxing!