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In honor of YouTube’s Geek Week: At the dog park the other day I walked past a party of three (pictured) and overheard a geeky comment: “The difference between the Hobbit and those is the protagonist’s age.”
When I sat down, I laughed a while about that comment as I waited for Angry Birds to load.
Notice anything ironic about this?
on the left side: I ❤ My Honda
on the right side: For Sale
If you told me a year ago that I’d be making more money than New England tight end Aaron Hernandez the last half of 2013.
I’d visit a doctor and a dentist on two consecutive days.
Last summer we saw dolphins jumping in the boat wake and I told my nephew it was a once in a lifetime experience. Then this summer, we saw this. What the heck do I know?
Northwest was no longer just a direction. #poorbaby
Sharknado. Enough said.
That a few weeks ago, I’d toss the signature I got from Alex Rodriguez after chapel at Westminster Christian School in 8th grade, in the trash.
That the Dolphins would now have the lamest logo EVER. C’mon, guys! I’ve been a lifelong fan but I think now it’s reached an expiration date. #GoTitans
That American Idol hasn’t thrown in the towel yet. It’s over, let it go peacefully into the night.
That interns all over the country were born while Bill Clinton was in office. Wasn’t that like a few years ago??
I was at work the other day and someone came up and said, “How ya been, Ben? Shot a rooster and killed a hen.” Now, he’s from Cracker’s Neck, Virginia so he knows just about every country phrase there is. Sometimes when I email him, I need Google to help me come up with a phrase that he’ll appreciate, because I don’t know nearly enough to hang with him. When he said the rooster line, it reminded me that my grandma said it to me all the time growing up. It’s a good memory and I’m glad I heard it again today. I love the South.
-Out of the Wilderness
I recently went to the dentist and let me tell you, to measure how long it’s been since my last visit, you need not use months. I’m talking years. So I was a bit concerned they’d need to replace all my teeth or worse yet, just tell me I’m too far gone and it would be better to just start over, whatever that means. But I was so surprised when the hygienist complimented my teeth. Here I’d been beating them up for being all crooked and whatnot. Of course, then she proceeded to make my gums bleed (my fault, not hers) by scraping and wait for it… wait for it… flossing! I know. Imagine the horror. But I’ll take it as a compliment that I’m so sensitive, even down to my gums. Now I see gaps in my teeth I didn’t even know existed!
This dentist visit was the day after my family practice doctor said I could sleep in the nude if I wanted. It’s been an interesting week.
Smiling a bit brighter,
Out of the Wilderness
Out of the Wilderness 