when coming home
not only did i find the pinata’s footprint
but also the foot.
this has all the makings of an organized hit
it’s a working crime scene at the moment.
—
Jefe : I have put many beautiful pinatas in the storeroom, each of them filled with little surprises.
El Guapo : Many pinatas?
Jefe : Oh yes, many!
El Guapo : Would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?
Jefe : A what?
El Guapo : A *plethora*.
Jefe : Oh yes, you have a plethora.
-From the 1986 film, The Three Amigos:
the photo on the left illustrates my reaction
when running into someone that i’ve met before
and its awkward because i cannot, for the life of me
remember their name
and i just have to say
“great to see you again’
and if i ever have to introduce them to someone else
i just have to introduce the person with me instead
hoping they’ll pick up the cue and respond with their own name.
for 3 years i called one of my old neighbors ‘phil’
until another neighbor said
“i don’t know who you’re talking about, do you mean, al?”
“yes, as a matter of fact, i think i do.”
—
my new perfect word of the day –
‘tartle’ (verb, scots)
(to hesitate while introducing or meeting someone because you have forgotten their name)
waiting for the kids again and yet again
his day jobs
are driving the fire truck and acting in movies
but when the weekend comes
he’s manning the wheel of the minivan
doing errands and chauffeuring the pups around
to all their social events and games
just like every other dalmation.
—
“i’m the one with the spots.”
-anonymous dalmatian author
imagine my delight
when discovering this spring baby giraffe
in the woods near my home
i had no idea that they were native to michigan.
—
“however much you know giraffes, to see one in the wild for the first time feels prehistoric.”
-jane goodall
this really has put a damper on my plans.
—
“plans are things that change. “
-fujio cho
that moment when you see your pilot
looking a bit world weary
after taking a spin
on the last chance
wheel of fortune
before boarding the plane.
—
“confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.”
-virgil
(united airlines 1st class – 747 flight in the 70s)
—
after booking an upcoming flight
i may have a few misplaced hopes and expectations
that this will be my experience in the air
—
“let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.”
-ryunosuke satoro
happy groundhog day – at last it all makes sense!
—
image credit: quotesgram
who is scam likely?
an old friend from elementary school?
someone i went to camp with?
an indy band?
someone i met at a carnival?
sam likely’s twin?
i’m not sure, but scam calls me often
he/she must feel rejected
as i never take their call.
—
“cats have a scam going- you buy the food,
they eat the food, they go away;
that’s the deal.”
– eddie izzard
not me, but the same look i get when i realize i’ve forgotten a part of my only joke, yet again.
—
i love to tell stories, laugh, talk, improv, and share amusing tid-bits
but for the life of me
i absolutely cannot tell a joke
forgetting a line
mixing up the order
messing up the punchline delivery
all that
and
i only have one joke
and that’s no joke.
—
“i don’t know how to tell a joke. i never tell jokes.
i can tell stories that happened to me… anecdotes.
but never a joke.”
-lucille ball
—
image credit: pinterest
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