The Secret Ingredient And Penn's Hat

"There's a statue of William Penn atop the City Hall building of Philadelphia, built by Alexander Milne Calder. At one time, there was a gentlemen's agreement that no new building would be built higher than Penn's (Hat) statue."

Today I read 3 letters William Penn wrote on Sept 7th 1670 while imprisoned. They were to his father. And I was moved that in each letter, Penn was more worried about his father than his own imprisonment. The tone of each of these letters was positive, hopeful and Penn always closed with a pitch to his father not to worry, not to send money, and that it would work out for the best, and that he loved him deeply.

http://www.ushistory.org/penn/pennletter.htm

When I lived in Philadelphia, and was any where near City Hall, I'd always look up at Penn's statue. That was when the gentleman's agreement was in play: no building taller than Penn's Hat. And I remember always being struck with amazement about the idea of "gentleman's agreement." Giving your word. The only thing that a person really has that is theirs to give.

D... and I made balloon animals and shapes today. Dog, sword and flower are his. He became very good at making them. We watched "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and 2 Sponge Bob episodes while making the balloon shapes. (The balloon shapes were piling up...Over two hours...the living room looked like a balloon animal graveyard)...I mention this because Hitchhikers Guide is a very odd movie...almost like Firesign Theater if you know what I mean...anyway...remember,

I'm half watching TV and half balloon making and helping D..., so I'm not catching every plot twist, not that the plots of either show were that hard to grasp...anyway in a Sponge Bob episode...Sponge Bob rescues Mr. Crabs when he needed a way to feed his daughter, who has a big appetite...BTW she's a whale, even though Mr. Crabs gruffly protests one patty would not be enough...Sponge Bob insists, also letting Mr. Crabs know that in it, there is a secret ingredient that would surely satisfy her hunger...

When Mr. Crabs asks what that ingredient is, Sponge Bob, tells him with his usual sincere but calm indignation, "love, Mr. Crabs, love."