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Of Naps, Things, and Stuff
We don’t get much in the way of Fall in this part of North Texas but Sunday afternoon here was truly excellent.
I was at my girlfriend Jenny’s house enjoying a beautiful day of bright sunshine and moderate temperatures. Something that can only be fully appreciated by taking a long walk in the high-country through tall trees fully-dressed in their Autumn attire. Or a nap.
Since we are rather short on high-country, tall trees, and autumn attire, I decided on a nap.
And man was it good. The windows were open, a slight breeze was flowing and afternoon sun lit up the room. Absolutely perfect.
Until I woke up, that is.
This is what I heard: Rolf, Rolf, Rolf. Yip, Yip, Yip. Whikka, Whikka, Whikka.
Over, and over, and over again. Until I finally got up, having shed whatever balance bestowed to me during my nap, to check on the source of the calamity.
Leo, Jenny’s large, white, annoying, Great Perenese was inside, not taking his nap. Instead, he was barking at the little yippy dogs of the neighbor, who evidentially keeps a pack of small annoying yippy dogs in case they run out of food and need a quick snack or something ( why else would you keep small yippy dogs? ).
Jenny, on the other hand, was laying out the couch watching TV squeezing the new football that she got Leo to play with. The one he doesn’t like because the squeak is not right and it bothers him – generally making him behave and/or stop barking. Which generally works, except for Sunday afternoons when I’m taking a nap and the little yippy dogs are outside enjoying the sunshine and keep calling Leo to come play the “Run up and down the fence barking” game.
A dark, foul mood enveloped me. A perfectly wonderful afternoon and an excellent nap were totally wasted. Only two things can fix a wasted nap – the second of which is margaritas.
So, leaving the barking, yipping, and squeaking at home, I bundled up the girl and off we went to our favorite cantina for some chips, salsa, and margaritas. And balance to my little corner of the universe was restored.
The End.
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Thought of the day. 9/16/2009
You’re happy to see the sun come up.
I’m happy that I can see the sun come up.
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Thought of the day ( August 8th, 2009 )
I passed a guy on the freeway yesterday in an early 90’s model Toyota van missing a hub-cap on the front-left rim and doing just a hair over 70mph.
With the windows down and an outside temperature of 96 degrees, I’m sure the A/C was out and that he wasn’t just going for a nice quiet ride in the country.
Wearing a faded baseball cap and smoking a Marlboro, the two-handed death grip he had on the wheel rather led me to believe that he was going to ride her down to the end – whenever and wherever that might be.
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Thought of the day. 8/18/2009
I heard this on TV today:
A man has the right to make a fool of himself.
Oh yeah!
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Butter:
is just another name for Love…
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Sometimes it’s just better not to know…
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Funny moment of the day (7/16/2009)
I finally got to tell someone, "You know, the smoke alarm is not a timer."
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Comment of the day
Today, while talking with one of my customers over the internet ( Instant Messenger phone ) one of his coworkers called on his land-line and during the conversation coworker said this when he heard us talking:
That’s right, you guys can talk over your computers; but I can’t get a new laptop.
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Question of the day. July 6th 2009
I'm in Louisville, kentucky this week.
What would happen if I go into the Makers Mark lounge and try to order a Jack and coke?
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Statement of the day. 5/26/2009
I had the following conversation with a customer today:
Mitch:
I think we outsmarted ourselves.
Customer:
Oh no.
Mitch:
I didn’t say it was unsmartable.
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