I'm sick. My stories suck. I am uninspired, sneezing, wheezing and coughing. Ah but a nice Kendall Jackson Meritage '04 is making the world a better place right now.
This morning, I mustered the energy to take the poochies for a walk. As it happened, my neighbor Kathy was out for a stroll too, so we walked together. While en-route, a we caught sight of a neighbor pulling out of his driveway. He had adopted a dog recently, so I waved and asked, "How's Buddy?"
He said Buddy had gone home to his original owners. They had decided they could, in fact, care for him.
"I'm all alone now," he said. Then he launched into his story: his wife left him with nothing more than a note, the gist o which was that the thrill was gone. He went on and on about her, as though we were his two best friends in the world, even though we hardly know the guy. I felt for him. I really did. No doubt there's another side to that story. There always is. Anyway, when he finally finished venting and drove off, Kathy and I shared one of those comical moments when you look at each other and say without saying it, "Well alrighty then."
Yes, I had such a gooey, nasty cold yesterday that I called in sick. I should be back to the wine shop grind tomorrow. Ooh. Can't wait. Hope we have lots of tour vans pull in and flood us with swarms of cheapskates who take advantage of our free wine tasting, then leave without buying anything. I especially hope they all neglect to leave a tip. That way, we can run around like idiots trying to help them all, working our asses off for squat. Yeah, that's always fun. What a way to run a business. The theory I hear is that some people is better than no people. I disagree. That's not true if the people are costing you money. Ah but what do I know. I'm just a mediocre writer with a business degree.
Is it just me or is Sarah Palin more than just a little scary? Common, Sarah. If you're in Kuwait, who's watching Russia? Putin's a black belt, don'tcha know? I wonder if he can swim?
Gotta go take a shower. I feel way too much sarcasm oozing from my pores.
A hui hou. Aloha.
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