Cleaning Up The Past – Memories of a Green Spotted Jaquar

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I'm cleaning up this place because I'm planning on making a big move. I ran across this momento and decided its time to let go of it.  Its the cake decoration from a cake that was delivered to me at Honeywell on my 30th birthday.  The bird is a vulture. It was a "death because you are 30 years old" theme cake.  It was from a girl who was crazy beautiful and crazy-crazy.  I first spotted her at Squaw Peak when I was driving in to park and hike.  I took one look and was amazed by beautiful and vibrant she appeared.  I' would never end up dating her would I?  She looked directly in through my windshield with a penetrating look.  

Later on top of the mountain I encountered her with her male friend and introduced myself.  In those days I was pretty enough to pull off such an introduction while a lady was on a date.  Turns out she was getting a math/physics degree from NAU and she is very intelligent. But then super attractive super intelligent women have alot of options don't they? Its remarkable what a little mental instability can do to make a very attractive girl even more attractive. This elusive animal that you seek in the endless maze that is dating hoping not to see the elusive prey scurry off beyond your reach. You have to have be elusive yourself and lure them to you.  Once they are in close enough you can latch on and give it your best shot to make them your own.  Of course the most likely scenario is that you should be trying to keep this sort of green spotted jaguar.  They'll most likely turn on you and claw you in their need to escape just as this one did to me. 

We went out once and had a good time but she was elusive. I tried the good boy routine with signalling the wide open I am all yours approach and it did not work.  At the point I lapsed back into my normal routine of chatting up all the pretty ones on Squaw Peak.  On several occassions as she descended she would pass me walking up with a pretty thing.  It was not long before she made herself more available.  At that point we had a good 4 monthes together where I have to saw I quite enjoyed myself.

Being the tenacious monkey that I am I kept track all these years.  She ended up marrying a fellow that now suffers taking care of her a bit like a child because you see when you have so many options you can afford to lean on people.  If said people complain you move on to your next option and essentially that is what she did with me when I did not give her exactly what she wanted in spite of my trying.

Oh well. What might have been with a little more willingness to work on her part. I will always remember this time and how it lead to a much more fully actualized person and a much happier me.  At least its not me baby sitting her.  Me? I want a partner. So it is time to let go.. Bye Bye Birdie. Danna whereever you are I hope you are happy and having a good time. I will never forget our adventures.

 

David Spade and the 1978 Pinto With the Killer Boom Box

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This is embarrassing but I had yet another celebrity infested dream.  I am not one given to royalty worship but yet I have these dreams where they show up.  When they are very vivid and funny I have to share.  Here is the latest one:

I'm in a garage admiring a 1978 Ford Pinto. You know one of the last models and it had that one with the garish grillwork. It as in perfect condition and all polished up.  The interior was perfect.  It was one marvelous Pinto.  In walks David Spade:

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David starts talking about how he's kept the car all these years since it was new because he doesn't want to let go of his childhood.   He goes on to say its a really great car and that it has a killer boom box in it.  He pulls out a chrome plated speaker box and shows me.

I'm duly impressed by his nostalgia and launch into how its nostalgic for me as my dead mother drove a Ford Pinto.  Of course I comment on how "down to earth he is for a hollywood type".

When we're done talking David's sister meets us in the garage and says "You're driving right ?!"  ….like she was excited to be rolling in the Pinto.  I was excited too because Dave's sister was cute and we could ride in the back while Dave chauffeured us.

Yes Ford Pinto. You remember it?  If you drove it over 70 the windows would roll themselves down. 

**As a FootNote: In Brazil they use the word "pinto" as slang for penis.  Thus if you own one you are driving a Ford Penis.

See some sweet Ford Pintos

The Dream Team Prayer

Strive to be your Best No Matter How funny it turns out Especially if you are a comedian. A little thing like a post-it note can go by unnoticed very easily. It's easy to over look. Just another another flake of snow in a flurry of paper that swirls all 'round us in this way we live. But then there is the Dream Team Prayer. I found in on this post-it note while working at a Phoenix area satellite modem company. It was originally posted on a satellite modem or RF module after being repaired. This post-it note is full of the aspirations of survival. How else could making an electronic module function as engineering intended it to induce such euphoria as this note implicates? He was obviously in a fight to the death. With so many compromises in life, survival and hope are the biggest parts of the battle. And so I've kept this note in my desk for these years and its come to appear to me as a prayer. The dream team prayer yields its effect through the hilarious use of language which very effectively counterpoints the sheer relief of getting past yet another snag. ( Please note: I'm sure this man speaks English far better than I'll ever speak his language…whatever it is )

Please note the key magic phrase of the note: "Sucks one" And now a moment of silence and laughter:

The Dream Team Prayer : as originally posted on some electronic module undergoing repair after initial manufacture

This one is done now: Mr. Larry Harley or Michael. Especially Mr Larry that have been known about what going on with this board. This board is a sucks one that we never had seen before, but now by Larry and myself tried to do togethers very very hards that make this job done very very well. Larry Please ! accept my appreciation for your held me in the past, and in the present, to the future. Larry I hope we're working as a Special team or as a Dream team from now to the future. So now please Send this shit to the Q.A. ( quality assurance ) right away and I wish we don't have to have to see any shit like this no more. Thanks SC 12/16/96 ( Sameth Chap)

The Dream Team Prayer  mp3