Wednesday, May 20, 2015

We know what you're thinking...

      





 Busy, busy, busy I have been. Between work, home, and kids, I’m just about to lose my appetite…yeah right… I was talking with my oldest son yesterday while we were eating supper. He is all boy. He doesn’t like for his food to touch or mix, he eats one thing at a time, and I let him in on a little secret about most men.
       Most men will only poop at home. I know this because I have lived amongst many of them throughout my years. They like to strip off naked and relax, apparently it helps with the process.  When I confronted him, he was stunned that I could know this information.
       I always find it confusing when I see men eating in our local Hardees for breakfast. Their gravy and biscuit combined with coffee has the potential to be fatal. So how these old me go in there and consume pure rocket fuel and not have the option to go in public…maybe that’s why they always get a to-go cup…It’s not like you’re doing something wrong, a bathroom was designed especially for elimination. Why men think that that is so crazy I will never know. 
       The biggest deal about it shouldn’t be the fact that you are pooping in a men’s bathroom, it should be with the guy who stood at the urinal long enough to notice you WERE pooping. That’s the weird guy.  Of course it doesn’t bother me, I haven’t been to the restroom by myself in over 18 years. I could be a lot more productive if they had Wi-Fi and electrical plug in’s in the toilet, I wouldn’t even mind having meetings or conversations in the bathroom with others who are eliminating. I’m not embarrassed, everybody poops. I can’t be the only one that considers this a waste of productive time.
       When I say productive time, I don’t mean crushing candy, or playing words with friends. I mean making lists, paying bills, checking emails, making appointments. These are things one can do while “in your office”. 

       Matthew was amazed that I knew so much about the habit of others, especially men. I am a very observant person.  I like to notice similarities and patterns I guess. 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Hoping things may get better, soon...



          I’m not usually the happiest person in the world, but one thing that definitely helps is something very few people know about.  I have a great fondness for owls. Maybe not owls in general, but one particular owl. For whatever reason it brightens my day. It is a rare occasion that I get to see it, but I know exactly who he is.  I saw that owl this morning early while driving to take Charleigh Joe to daycare.
          I have had a pretty bad run lately of having bad luck.  I’ve been broke, learning a new job, adjusting to Jeremy’s new job and him not being available. It has just been stressful. When I saw my owl this morning, I knew my luck was about to change.
          Earlier in the week, while I had no money, I ran out of gas on the side of Highway 111 with Charleigh Joe still in the car.  Luckily my friend Nick was awake and gracious enough to help me out.  Later that day, I decided that I would go out at lunch and use my last few dollars to get gas, I ran out before I could make it to the filling station. Yes, out of gas twice in one day….I have not slept well this week, I don’t feel like I have spent any time with anyone.
          Well, today I just knew that my luck was turning around but soon I just realized that the only thing turning around was a THP 0fficer pursuing me for a speeding ticket. Crap, I didn’t even try to talk my way out of it. I guess I’m just glad he didn’t shoot me or anything.  Now that I had 3 bad incidents (bad comes in 3’s) I had hoped for better days ahead. I know they are coming.
          The weather was just perfect on my drive home I had the sunroof open and the radio blasting The Stroke, Billy Squire.  I felt like Billy Madison on his first day of high school. I pulled up at the stoplight feeling great and something to my left caught my eye… I finally realized it was a feather, like the one on Forrest Gump. Forrest always seemed to have a good ending and I watched the feather fly away, mesmerized and lost in thought.  Now I was positive that things were going to get better.

          I’m glad that I had a few minutes of peace before I realized that I was riding behind a chicken truck…