Look at the title, you can tell it was one hell of a day. If you can experience all those things, good or bad, its been a pretty good day. Jimmy V, Valvano for those of you that dont know who that is. He was a basketball coach at Rutgers and then won the ncaa tourny with NC State. died of cancer umm 10 years ago or so. I read his book 20 or 30 times a year, yes its a real book like 400 pages, why???
He said you should do 3 things everyday, you should love, you should laugh and you should have your emotions bring you to tears. He talks about knowing where you are going and where you have been. Remember the bad times cause they will get you to the good times(if you make it to the good times, and it is all relative) He talks about the first time coaching a college basketball game and being inspired by the great vince limbardi, but that not holding a candle to his loving italian family. Remembering the lows of the first firing which was superseeded by about 15 minutes by a crazy homeless man telling him he was fired. I am pretty sure he knew then it was time to pack up the boxes and move on.(no i didnt get fired.) he was passionate about what he did, and enjoyed getting out of the bed at all costs to get the job not because it was the right thing to do or what they paid him to do but because it was what fueled his life. With that being said, I work alot more than most and Im ok with that. it is not abnormal for me to spend 80 or 90 hours a week at work or at home on this laptop doing what i love to do or what I really love. Its not the paycheck and im not sure what it is, but today I got a little closer to understanding why I do it and why I dont mind it. I had dinner with a person that works from our company from Allentown PA. She tells me of how much I have helped her in the last 9 months and how things would be different if i wasnt around and what can only be fixed by the grand old wizard of the textbook world himself, adam. Usually i am the talker, i like to tell the story, i like my voice to carry over it all it comes from a loud talking sister that can breathe thru her ears. it didnt give me much time to express my passions. That is how i got to where i am, now i do not shrink from or deny that one voicestris sound you around here and around my building comes from me. Not waiting in the shadows, not caring if wrong or right. But being the person of ideas, great or flops that is me. Back to Allentown, you cant keep a good man down - woman in this case. God Bless you my old friend as im here for you.
So you laugh, you learn, you love and you cry, thats a full day, thats a hell of a day. I love chinese food, not sure why but im pretty sure peanut oil and rice is addictive but im not complaining. But i like it all best with diet pepsi, not sure why. YOu dont ask questions about these things, you just go with the flow, you dont want the great mouth watering taste leave so you dont tempt the fate. I had dinner tonight at crappy beer night at buzzard billys, its a little cajan resturant downtown in the haymarket. Yes we have a haymarket, i dont see them selling hay these days. its a great little place to have some shrimp creole. might be the only shrimp ill eat in nebraska :), you get to work in the morning and act alive with a little red bull and m & ms. Yes i know thats bad for you but, get over it. Oh yes, this morning when i took a shower for some reason i got about an ounce of body wash in my eye. no we are not talking about the suds, this is pre foam soap. it hurt for hours. my eye is still red. my addvice is dont do that.
So I laughed, I loved, and I cried(it was one hell of a day)
till the next time
AC
PS, if you make a white russian and put coke in it, it is called a Colorado bulldog and tastes alot like a coke float. Not sure where people come up with these things
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Sounds southern to me. Remember in the south people work harder for a pat on the back than wages. It's always nice to make a difference for someone else. You've done that for many years without ever realizing you were doing so. Just a few examples, Miss Martha's laundry, making sure Richard and Brian had a Christmas tree and putting your Nintendo under it without knowing you were getting a replacement, sleeping in front of the door on a really cold night so kids couldn't escape again. I can go on but I think you get my point. And as a mommy I'm awfully glad when someone notices the difference you make.
Now onto shrimp creole. I have a very good recipe that is simple. I'll dig it out and post it for you.
I agree Chinese food is good but I prefer takeout. The tinkly music makes me crazy. There are a lot of good marinades and sauces that make cooking Chinese at home very easy.
side note: if you remember Gary and Gail Eaton check out the Crossville Chronicle on line. They actually rode cross country on bikes years ago. Who would have thought it. (bad news note: Mrs. Brauer passed away)
Later!
By the way for a real thrill with eyes, put in contacts then spray your eye with hairspray. It's even more fun than body wash!
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