wild sod

As you are aware by now, some of the in-print conversations (mini-letters, or "texts") between my bfe and myself are quite entertaining, and certainly worth saving to savor again. (And if I had a phone with limitless memory for such, then those bits would not find their way here, as I would be able to enjoy them over and over for my sole amusement. So, three cheers for outdated phone technology!) Very interesting tangents, arching up to the blue, blue sky, at times!
Here's one such, so enjoy!

me: Yo, home fry? wanna dine wit me 2nite? maybe Thai or Indian?
bfe: I think I will pass on today but maybe we can do some Thai in the near near future?
me: So i have to forego Nam Sod this evening? oh no! but, i will try to be strong...
bfe: Were you in the muck back in 'nam? The VC were everywhere... you were patrolling the ho chi Minh trail... caught in a fire fight. You have nightmares to this day.
me: Not THAT kind of sod!
me: But i must admire the tangent!
bfe: Oh, I thought your platoon was hit and 2nd Lt Vince Lancing went missing. You guys searched all over- no man left behind... but he was MIA.
bfe: Damn VC.
me: :) silly-assed Vince. he always made me smile with his crooked moons.
bfe: I recall your stories of the tete offensive. Absolutely horrifying.
bfe: Some call it a conflict, you and your buddies called it a war. We will never forget.
bfe: What's really bad ass... you were 9 years old.
me: hahaha! thats what made Vince so special! he was always trying to "make the kid smile"!
bfe: ha ha!

Ain't it glorious??? You betcha!

123456

Just a little fun item today!
I was traveling between here and there and happened to glance at my odometer... and it read "123451". Oh, how very cool! I had a picture-taking opportunity coming up for my car!
I had a few of those moments which I had hoped to capture earlier, but each slipped through my hands, as I would forget that I was waiting for THAT dial click to occur. First, I had wanted "121212", simply because of the symmetry. That would have been cool!
Then, I had wanted "122107", as it would mark an anniversary of my life AD. But that reading flashed on past before I realized it was lost. Perhaps that was a good thing? Most likely. Much better to commemorate positive dates!
At any rate, today I was truly not thinking about much of anything and had this bit of coolness fall into my lap, so to speak.
And now I have shared it with YOU!
What treats are in store with YOUR odometer?

hugs and kisses

Dear Dr. Faustina, how are you today?

I do hope this text finds you well.
I must say that I am concerned about your mental health. You have been cooped up in your place since Wednesday.
Will she go stir crazy?

Will she have cabin fever?
Images of spontaneous combustion flash in my head!
Mrs. Rogers is in Atlanta right now and will not be back until later this week.
Would you care for the return of your horseless carriage today?

Well this text is getting kinda long.
Guess I had better get it in the mail.

Hugs and kisses,
bfe

from a child's mind: oceanography

These were sent to me by my former sister-in-law's mother and I thought I would share. Honestly, if I were the teacher, they would have to get partial credit for at least making me smile!


Children Writing About the Ocean. The next time you take an oceanography course, you will be totally prepared.

1) - This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly, age 6)

2) - Oysters' balls are called pearls. (Jerry, age 6)

3) - If you are surrounded by ocean, you are an island. If you don't have ocean all round you, you are incontinent. (Mike, age 7)

4) - Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson. She's not my friend any more. (Kylie, age 6)

5) - A dolphin breaths through an asshole on the top of its head. (Billy, age 8)

6) - My uncle goes out in his boat with 2 other men and a woman and pots and comes back with crabs. (Millie, age 6)

7) - When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross the ocean. Sometimes when the wind didn't blow the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would have been better off eating beans. (William, age 7)

8) - Mermaids live in the ocean. I like mermaids. They are beautiful and I like their shiny tails, but how on earth do mermaids get pregnant? Like, really? (Helen, age 6)

9) - I'm not going to write about the ocean. My baby brother is always crying, my Dad keeps yelling at my Mom, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I can't think what to write. (Amy, age 6)

10) - Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I think they have to plug themselves in to chargers. (Christopher, age 7)

11) - When you go swimming in the ocean, it is very cold, and it makes my willy small. (Kevin, age 6)

12) - Divers have to be safe when they go under the water. Divers can't go down alone, so they have to go down on each other. (Becky, age 8)

13) - On vacation my Mom went water skiing. She fell off when she was going very fast. She says she won't do it again because water fired right up her big fat ass. (Julie, age 7)

14) - The ocean is made up of water and fish. Why the fish don't drown I don't know. (Bobby, age 6)

15) - My dad was a sailor on the ocean. He knows all about the ocean. What he doesn't know is why he quit being a sailor and married my mom. (James, age 7)

totally blonde roots

So, yesterday, I picked up my bfe and off we set for Jacksonville. This is his birth month, so I've been trying to find some extra-special events for this fall month.
One such event concerned girls on skates. He had not been to the local rollergirl games, ever, and, somehow, we had missed all the home games this fall. But all was not lost! The girls would be winging their way down to Florida for a double-header! And, it was in November! And, it was on a Saturday that was open for both of us! Yes, folks, we had ourselves a winner!!
So, off we set, even getting a morning start for a change. The weather was good, the traffic was light on this non-holiday weekend, and we should arrive in time for a late lunch, then some walking on the waterfront before the games. Nice!
Well, that was the plan. And the plan was nice. And it was a pretty loose plan, built to allow quite a bit of flexibility. You know, in case we found an interesting museum or toy shop or an open bench to watch boats and folks.
So, there we are, traveling along, making good time. Not paying any attention to the view outside the car windows. Well, no, that's not quite true. We were both admiring the fall colors of the kudzu and the trees, the golds and oranges and reds, set against the ever-green of the pines and the blue, blue sky. All so very nice! Enjoying each other's company, catching up on chatting.
You see where this is leading, right?
We were talking, admiring the view, not paying any attention at all to road signs...
And all of a sudden, SMACK!!! We were on the outskirts of MACON!!!
Say what?!?
Exactly.
In my soon-to-be-patented, trademark style, I had become lost.
No. That's NOT it. I was not lost. I knew EXACTLY where I was, once I saw the exits and road work surrounding Macon. Oh, yes.
The problem was, we had driven better than two hours IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, neither of us noticing the signs for Statesboro or Dublin or any of the other towns along the way. Neither of us having noticed that we had not seen signs for Midway or Darien or Brunswick.
Amazing.
So, now the trick would be to make it to Jacksonville in time for the games. Because, now, we weren't just two and a half hours away. Oh, no. We were about five hours away.
Good thing our plan was so loose!
And we DID manage to make it there in time for the games. We even had about twenty minutes of free time. Woohoo!
And, amazingly, he was fine with that. Absolutely fine. No temper tantrum, no guilt trip laid on me, no animosity of any type.
Amazing, right?
And I was treated to a day in his company and he to a day in mine, even though much of the time was sitting in a car, rolling along highways.
And THAT was the whole point of the trip, right? To spend the day together and see some girls on skates?
So the trip was a rousing success, after all.
Amazing!

fall flowers

I was on my way to lunch and was stopped in my tracks by this gorgeous sight. Of course, I whipped out my cell phone and "shot" it so I could mount it on a page or two for later enjoyment. And now I share it with YOU...