MT Repetitions

Holidays… should be based on modern reality, I think.

Foods… yes… that would be a good way to go and there should be a holiday for each one. No religion, no patriotism, just

Turkey Day
Ham Day
Hamburger Day
Hot Dog Day
Pork Chop Day
Steak Day
Tofu Day

and to be fair
Give me a Present Day.

and then… then we can have holidays with very specific goals. Simple.

There will be NO turkey.

Last year we had turkey. We froze some turkey. We then had turkey enchiladas and they were horrible.. bad… evil and we can not now stand the thought of turkey.

We will have ham.

and six people over for Turkey Day. The day on which we save the life of a turkey. Praise the turkey. Praise him.

ham and green beans and scalloped potatoes and pie and green salad and rolls… mmmm.

oye.

This is – The year of the dentist for me….

one thing you don’t want to hear your dentist say
“wow, this tooth just doesn’t want to go numb”

Timeline:
Broken tooth: Oct 17th
trip to dentist/temporary crown: Oct 21st
trip to dentist to have real crown put on: November 7th
-it doesn’t fit… mold was warped. New mold done, temporary put back on.
trip to dentist for cleaning and to have real crown put on: November 21st.
-it’s better, but it still doesn’t fit. Old molds are destroyed. tooth is ground down a little differently. new mold done, new temporary made and put on…

The tooth is SUPER sensitive. Cold air, water AGHHHH! Three Novocaine shots to get it done… It’s had too much going on. It can’t deal with it.. How much would the tooth fairy pay for this? I hope it’s a lot. I realize I didn’t loose a whole tooth, but come on!!!!

Next trip to the dentist is in two weeks. I’m tired of this.. please let it fit. Please let my crown fit.

Best joke came from my boss. “not a royal tooth – it keeps rejecting the crown!”

AGGHHHH!

So yes, patience. I had to put myself into a zenful place when he told me it wouldn’t fit.. I wanted to just scream. Instead I sucked it up and let him pry my mouth open for another hour. Let him work, let him get it right. Patience. Forgiveness. Move forward.

Yes, it’s true. Shopping for peppercorns at his uncle’s shop the other day I was reminded of him.

Adonis has a mythical sound – rightly so.

The Greek Adonis I met? Well… he was tall – probably 6′2″, from Greece, built like a linebacker, chiseled jaw, the whole nine yards. But … overwhelmingly really … he wasn’t too bright.

Apparently he has many cousins that are also named Adonis. I find this frightening. He explained that his aunts had a heck of a time getting the attention of the appropriate Adonis at parties. Adoni, Doni, Donis — all these lovely Adonis nicknames…

Through a series of events we ended up sitting next to each other at a group dinner. His uncle (also from Greece) is married to the cousin of my mother’s boyfriend (both from The Bahamas). Confused? yup… so am I.

He was quite entertained by the idea that I bare some resemblance to Robin Williams. I am also, on occasion, capable of fairly quick wit and sly comments that are funny on the surface but can be somewhat deep if you think about them a little bit. I think he missed many of my jokes – several were insulting in his direction – but he did laugh at many others… So Adonis took a liking to me…

There are pictures of him with his arm around my shoulder with a big smile on his face… “Get a picture of me with Robin!” He’s squeezing the life out of me. I have a bemused grin on my face.

His grand scheme? I would visit him in Greece so that we could hit the town and the beach together. With my wit and looking SO MUCH like Robin Williams he was convinced that together we would pick up lots of women. Lots. More than we would know what to do with. And somehow – I – would provide this capability. Little old me. This, coming from a fellow that is 6′2 and a physical ADONIS.

No, I did not go to Greece… I just find the story amusing…. While I am not an ugly or totally un-confident individual, being surrounded by a slew of Greek Adonises that are trying to USE ME to pick up women is just surreal… an alternate reality.

NOTE: This was years ago… before I met my wife. Also, while I am hairy, I am not nearly as hairy as Robin Williams.

I make no claims at perfection

I know there is a lot I don’t understand

I do know some things
and I understand some things that I can not explain

Life does not proceed as expected – I know.

I do know that I can not change what has already passed.

I do know that my future is affected by things that have already passed (and I can not change).

I do know that the future is a roll of the dice.

I do know that sometimes you can steer the odds in your favor.

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as a runner I know that I can not run a marathon without training.
I know that I will run faster if I am lighter
I know that if I do not drink fluid or eat – it will be harder to finish.
There are simple things I can do to increase my odds of finishing.
I may still not finish.
I may twist an ankle
I may get the flu
A giant swarm of yellow jackets might attack me.

But there are things I can control and it’s my choice to take care of those things.

and I will accept what happens regardless.