This evening, my daughter needed to go to an activity. I asked my wife if she wanted me to take her; the reply was ' should I tell you the truth, or what I ought to say?' Truth, I replied, and she said that it would be quite nice if I took her. So I did -- but first I asked what she should have said. That she didn't mind at all, she replied, somewhat sheepishly. And she wouldn't have -- but this gave her some free time. This was a good thing.
Later, I was emptying the dishwasher, and noted that one pot hadn't come quite clean. I did something, then called her to come to the kitchen. This pot isn't clean, I said. I'm going to just wash it a bit. Okay? Sure, she replied, puzzled. Whereupon I walked slowly, with little mincing steps, about four feet over to the sink.
Without the crutch.
Shazam!
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Bam!
So when are you running that marathon? : )
Just call me Hopalong! (yeah, I know, Shannon, thats way before your time.... which means I can't tell you my 'Hoppy in the canyon' joke, either, at least, not without explanation).
But can you tell I'm pleased? I'm pleased. My wife was delighted, too. She said that it showed that I didn't want to be a victim. I thought that was quite insightful. I don't want to be one. Its one of the great fears of my life, and one to which, when depressed, I succumb pretty easily.
So this is a good thing. Hey, let's dance! (slowly)
Haha, yes it is before my time, but my mother has made sure I am well versed in all sorts of 20th century pop culture.
I seem to suffer from the same fear, maybe its one of those annoying human flaws? I'm trying hard this semester to not get sucked into the same downward spiral, got to stay active. So you keep on pushing forward and I will too.
I've always wanted to learn how to do the tango, so let me know when you are up for that hah : P
Did you ever see Scent of a Woman? Its kind of a sappy flick, but it has what I thought was a great tango sequence. I'd love to be able to do that.
And since you know the reference, here's the joke: Every episode used to end with Hopalong Cassidy being in dire trouble -- in the burning building, surrounded by outlaws, whatever. And each new one started with showing him putting out the fire, evading the outlaws, and so forth. Well, one episole ended with him in a box canyon with Indians firing arrows down at him, and others behind him to keep him from escaping. The next week, the writers realized that they had no way to get him OUT of there. After much thought, the next episode started with "After Hoppy escaped from the canyon..."
Hahaha, if only things in life were as simple as just saying he escaped from the canyon.
I didn't want to watch Scent of a Woman for the longest time because I had seen Pacino in Scarface and well yeah, Scarface is not my kind of flick. The tango scene is great though. If a blind man can do it, I've got to believe there is some hope that I can too. Ok, so Pacino isn't really blind, but thats just a minor detail, right?
A mere nit, I agree. And as for you dancing the tango -- got for it. I bet you'd be great.
After seeing the film, I wondered if those scents were real. At least one -- Fleur de Rocaille -- is. For some reason, that gratified me.
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