"success consits of going from failure to failure, without loss of enthusiasm."

w. churchill

"failure is my new best friend, security my foe."

w. lopez-swiatek


Wednesday, August 1, 2007

August 1967 vs. August 2007

then: get up. watch cartoons. eat Captain Crunch. put on bathing suit. run through sprinkler.drink Koolaide. eat Fluffernutter sandwich. lays potato chips on the side. wait for Skippy the ice cream dude. yell to parent for money. buy a nutty buddy. play with neighbors until dinner. wolf down dinner. play with neighbors till dark. take a bath with Mr. Bubbles. put on Curious George jammies. climb in bed. think weird thoughts. stress out over monsters hiding in my room. call it a night.

now: get up. take medication. take shower. try to remember if I took medication. tell myself to eat a good breakfast. eat nothing. drive the minivan to work. arrive 5 minutes late. walk by the donuts..resolve not to eat one. do some work. talk to some co-workers. go by the donuts. pick one up and eat it.more work. more talk. internal discussion about how eating donuts is BAD BAD BAD!! deliver some mail. swing home for lunch. eat Fluffernutter sandwich.deliver more mail. walk through customer's sprinkler. home for dinner. read mail. read paper.check phone messages. wonder why no one calls. check email. wonder why no one ever emails. kids listen for Skippy. kids say" that guy's a ripoff". take ice cream sandwiches out of the freezer. tell my kids to be in by nine. make blog entry. kids to bed. put on Curious George jammies. think weird thoughts. call it a night.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's why you can still run fast. Your Curious George pajamas STILL fit!

Anonymous said...

You should have a comedy hour !! Where do you get your crazy ideas?Too much time on your hands!! LOL

Anonymous said...

Weelo, we like the "think weird thoughts" then and now. We can relate. Love the post.

Anonymous said...

I had a monster in my room too behind the small door in the back of the closet that led to the attic. whooo. whoa. sickeningly glad you did too.