RAMBLINGS VOL. III

RAMBLINGS VOL. III

I have a funny feeling … this summer is going to be a blast – I mean lots of fun!

2012 Resolutions:  (1) Learn to swim.  (2) Buy a truck.  (3) Re-enroll in university.  Note:  If I learn to swim this summer, I get to make another resolution!

If I could be a TV character for a day, I would be – I have given this serious thought, and I don’t want to be a TV character.  I like being who I am!

Here we go again:  I had a serious chili dog craving the other day.  It’s time to make a batch of chili.  Or just stop by Ben’s Chili Bowl….  I think I’ll go the latter route this time around.

So many little things went right today that I am almost afraid to write about them!  I’m not going to write about them, though.  I have learned that I don’t have to write about everything.  (My wife will really appreciate that last sentence!)  I’ll just say that I am grateful for this day, and that I appreciate how special today was.

“Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”  Proverbs 11:2

Today I ran to catch a train.  And I was not out of breath afterward!  At this rate, I’ll be dunking again in no time!  Hah hahahahahahahah!  Seriously, though, I know better.

The above statement is a lie.  If I can dunk again, I am sure as hell going to try to pretzel the rim one more time!

This is the time of the month when I have to go without or do things on the cheap.  Many months ago, my goal was to have a steak in the freezer at this time of the month so I could pull it out and for at least one evening eat like a rich man.  Yesterday morning, I pulled a pound of chopped meat out of the freezer so I could make a batch of authentic Texas chili (no beans, no tomatoes) in the afternoon.  It wasn’t exactly a boneless ribeye, but it still tasted pretty good!  I am thankful, and I am looking forward to chili dogs later this week.

Summer tasks:  1) Dentist; 2) Learn to swim; 3) Develop characters for children’s book series.

I choose to thrive instead of survive.

I really like writing.  I am going to make the full commitment, as soon as I figure out what that means.

You have to respect fate and the Lord for what they are – the final arbiters of your past, present and future.  Respect.

I had a chef moment yesterday.  My wife brought home an herb salad, and I could smell something different on my way to the kitchen.  I asked if I smelled rosemary, and she confirmed that I did, along with sage, basil, thyme and mint.  I’m looking forward to my next trip to the supermarket….

You can take a brutha out of the ‘hood, but you can’t take the ‘hood out of a brutha.