Instead of this being a everyday update, it seems more like a every month thing. I promise it will get better. Well lets get caught up, once again.
Jess Jab has finally finished school, all done and off to the real world. She is already lined up to feed the economic machine that is life. Thankfully even in this time of recession she landed a teaching gig in Cali of all places. Lets stop and say "WOW". I am very proud and impressed with this young lady. She starts teaching the little people of today in September, but is prepping her classroom and attending orientation until then. I just hope she loves every minute of it.
Sad Breaking News - At this moment in time both of our soccer careers have come to a halt. We have been cut from our now former team and replaced by full time starters. I guess we will have to find another team for the time being.
Trixie, well is Trixie. She has grown a bond with two new toys. A blue rubbery frisbee and a giant, once stuffed frog. The frog has been gutted by her this past week. She intends on pulling out the stuffing a little at a time and use it has tobacco chew. We also ended up buying her some hiking shoes for our long hikes in the trails. I know, I know...why the hell would you buy your dog hiking shoes? Well, to be honest with you, I have no clue. We both thought they looked badass and we were right. Once we purchase them and velcroed her up, we realized these could also protect her paws. The one time backwards thinking worked out.
As for me, I have just been working and getting ready for another semester of nightschool. Anatomy is next on my agenda, so I have accepted the fact that long nights are in my near future. I have come to realize most professors would like to see students go broke before actually reaching their goal. Three hundred dollars for books, that is one class folks. I didnt even buy all of the recommended books. So I decided to donate myself to my lab class for any further research.
This past weekend, bro-law J Rick was in town, as well as some Zonie(Arizona Natives) friends. We made the usual trip to the Love Boat, recommended stop for any sushi-hound. Also made our way to the Del Mar horsetrack. I always go there with a sense of joy and confidence and end up living with a pit of guilt and empty pockets. We paced back in forth by the microbrew festival debating whether or not it was a good idea to drop 15 dollars for three shot glasses of beer. Seriously, I can go buy two six packs of blue moon and a dozen oranges for that. So instead of the beer, which I rarely drink anyway, I bet more on the horses. Either way you think of it, I lost money.
Sunday I made a huge mistake. Something I know better then doing, but yet I did it anyway. We went to the beach and I put zero sun screen on. I got cocky and thought my 50% persian card would protect me from the voilent rays. I was wrong and today I am still feeling the effects. Only instead of piercing pain shooting through my body when my shirt moves, I itch horribly. I cant stop itching and my skin feels like a fish out of water.
I leave you with the below:
I just heard a quote the other day that kinda got to me. "Most companies pay people enough, so as they don't quit. People work hard enough, so as they don't get fired." Sad but kinda true, especially if you don't enjoy your line of work.
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About 15 years ago when I was in San Fran, I fell for a little trick a street hustler pulled on me. I never really remember how it went until last night. I saw it again. Here it is:
Hustler: "Excuse me, excuse me. I'll make you a bet. I bet you $20 that I can tell you where you got your shoes?"
Me: Pausing a bit, thinking he would never guess it right. "Deal, there is no way you will guess that right."
Hustler: "You got them on your feet."
He was right, so I paid him. I walked away with a lesson learned.
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One last thing. I have officially decided to grow out my hair. So when you see me next, expect a fro.
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