"The Dr. saves the day!"

Frequently asked questions 104-105. Can a normal boring Saturday turn into something great?
Absolutely! If your a Dr. Pepper freak like I am then you'll love Dublin, Texas. Visit Old Doc's Soda Shop and order a Dr. Pepper from the fountain, it's made from real pure cane sugar! Plus you never know who you might meet and see there! hint/hint

"The Comeback Post"

Ah what a day! It was a nervous start but took on the challenge as best I could and made it through!



Yes thank you, thank you.

So, some things I know...
1. Some people actually do have minds like a fish.
2. Always keep tabs on your zipper.
3. Brak is the man!

"The Walk Of Shame" The Prequel

Tomorrow I embark out on The Walk Of Shame. Yes when you make a complete fool of yourself and then have to go back where you made that mistake; you then do walk of shame. Everyone snickers, stares and you just KNOW they talk up a storm after you leave. Not much you can really do but go in, head high, focus why your there and learn from your past mistake not to make it again.

Some things I know on preparing for The Walk Of Shame...
1. Right before you enter take a deep breath.
2. Think hard about the best cheeze falvored moment of your life. Which should instantly pop a grin on your face.
3. Some people have minds like a fish. Fifteen minutes later they will have probably forgotten that you even were there. Here fishy fishy...
4. Like number two go in with a grin, show em you have power! Grrrr!!! Roar!!!

Stay tuned for how well I did!...

"Mercy!"

Some things I know...
1. Split shifts really do suck.
2. Getting behind, uggg
3. Grumpy people really are lame.

So I thought I would post the lyrics to my favorite song. "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg. Here's to finding the love of your life! Sing it Dan.

Met my old lover in a grocery store
the snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
and I touched her on the sleeve
She didn't recognize my face at first
but then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
and we laughed until we cried

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in embarrasment
as the conversation dragged
We went to have a drink or two
but we couldn't find an open bar
We bought a 6-pack at the liquor store
and we drank it in her car

Chorus:
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
We tried to reach beyond the emptiness
but neither one knew how

She said she married her an architect
that kept her warm and safe and dry
She would like to have said she loved the man
but she didn't like the life

I said the years had been a friend to her
and that her eyes was still as blue
In those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record store
and that I must be doing well
I said the audience was helping me
but the travelling was hell

Chorus
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another auld lang syne

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
and running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
and I watched her drive away
Just for a moment I was back in school
and felt that old familiar pain
and as I turned to make my way back home
the snow turned into rain

"The Madness Post!"

What madness ensues when you day dream can lead to one of the most memorable moments in ones life. There I was in Mr. Boggs fifth grade class way back in 1985-86. Elbow on desk, hand on cheek, eyes off somewhere, avoiding another boring math lesson. I swear it started off as any normal day dream. I'm walking up to my friend Lane Smith's front door and simply knock on it. Few moments later he answers the door, but....and here is where the madness sets in. Instead of him telling me to come in he completely freaks out and he screams and his face does just like Large Marge does in Pee Wees Big Adventure.

I'm totally taken away, my mind just unknownly inserted a totally funny moment. Is that possible? Here I was thinking I was shallow.

We're not done yet. What starts out as giggles in class quickly gets my classmates attention, and before I can help it I'm bursting into uncontrolled laughter. I've now gotten the attention of Mr. Boggs who calls me before class. Quietly getting out of my chair, wiping the tears from the uncontrolled laughter on my face I make my way to the front of the class. He ask me what was so funny if I would like to share with the class. How do you answer that?

Then it happens... I look out and there near the front is Lane Smith with a smirk on his face eager to know what is so funny. I totally bust out into uncontrolled laughing again. Thankfully Mr. Boggs let me go get a drink of water and make peace with myself again.

To this day I have no idea what madness took over me. But when things are at there worse I can always go back to that moment and it bring a smile with a few short giggles. And everything looks a bit better again.

So here's to you Lane Smith wherever you are! Thanks for the memories!
And to you Mr. Boggs, for keeping cool and letting me laugh you were by far my favorite teacher of all time!
Finally to Large Marge (Alice Nunn), may you rest in peace.

"D.I.Y."

Are we ever satisfied? Most of the time we take on the D.I.Y. (Do it yourself) stuff thinking it's the only way anything will ever get done. Most of the time in my case it's cause I'm too poor to be lazy and pay someone to do it. What can be learned from the D.I.Y?

1. If it breaks or explodes it's nobodys fault but your own. There's a lesson in that somewhere.
2. Ah that wonderful feeling of acomplishment, doesn't it feel good to do something yourself and it works?
3. "What?! That's it? I paid a dern plumber 150 bucks last time to do that and it only took me 30 minutes!"

Next time your stuck with a D.I.Y. just remember what can come of it, and it might make the moment go by just a weeeee bit faster.

Some things I know...
1. If someone argues with you that their meat isn't bad, invite them back in, cook up a hamburger with that meat and tell them lunch is on you. Tell them all kinds of stuff they can get from bad meat while their munching on that burger I'm sure you'll change their mind.
2. God made Lemonade for summertime, so grab a glass and go porch sit in the shade!

"I'll take Sevenwind for the block Tom."

Does anyone go to their first high school reunion? Granted mine isn't for another year, but it lurkes in my mind. At the moment I have zero desire to see anyone I went to high school with.Why go and let them gloat how successful they are and happily married? I've stayed in contact with the people I wanna remain friends with so why go stire up the pot? And then they ask you what you've been up to since graduation...

"Total Cheese"

There are some things in life that just plain suck. Work I'm sure tops the list of most people as it does mine. Take mine for example... total cheese. I deal with the public everyday busting into their place of business flashing my badge that I'm from the Health Dept and would like to inspect the water. For the most part it goes fine, and other times, that's right total cheese. A number of things happen when you get that cheese moment...

1. The angry face, you work for the gov you are total scum!
2. Freak out that something must be totally wrong with the water and your here to shut them down.
3. "When's the city gonna fix the taste of the water, it sucks?"

Some things I know...
1. I'm going on two months without Everquest!
2. It's damn hot in Texas.

"Close!"

Some days are just days that you wish you stayed in bed and avoided the world. The kinda days where stuff goes very wrong or everyone makes you mad. I had a day where it was close calls. What started out as a normal somewhat start morning turned into one of the most near brushes with death I've ever experienced. Driving down the highway at 70mph and this lady is totally riding my butt probably doing 80. Then in the other lane of traffic going the oposite direction this huge massive construction truck the size of a semi veers into my line! Now in that brief moment in time you find a lot of things out about yourself...

1. Just how good a driver are you.
2. How fast your reflexes are.
3. It's not even 9am and I survived!

How? Well I owe it to a massive amount of devine intervention!

"Feet"

Would you wear house slippers out in public? No, not the mourning stroll outside in your robe and slippers to fetch the morning paper. This is wearing your house slippers to the store and such. Why you ask? Here I am going to the local courthouse branch to inspect the water... I walk in behind this lady about in her mid 30s and notice she's wearing house slippers! So I'm racing thoughts in my mind on such matters...

1. Maybe she was in a hurry.
2. Maybe couldn't find her other shoe and was forced to wear them.
3. She has this strange dellusion that they are in style.

4. Lazy?

Now some of you may say... "It's a free country let her wear what she wants to wear!" "You go girl!" "She probably thinks there comfortable"
Granted that's true but my thoughts... I wouldn't be caught dead wearing house slippers ANYWHERE in public. Not that I wear house slippers, I'm a barefeet kinda person. I don't know why she wore house slippers to the courthouse, and I really don't wanna know. If I was to wear house slippers once in public I would actually probably bump into the love of my life...looks down.. sees my house slippers and.....

Some things I know...
1. Asking someone your interested in out and they turn you down, sucks.
2. Facing them again sucks worse.
3. Finally knowing... (insert cheesy visa card ad).... priceless