I know I’ve
been away awhile. Just a lot going on
here that has kept my “quiet time” to a minimum. I will say thank you for the birthday wishes,
as well as the Thanksgiving well wishes and the Christmas cards. My thoughts and prayers are with you all and
I long for the day that I can return to you.
And now more about what I learned in the summer of 1993……….
I learned to
excel in competition. Now, growing up
with3 brothers, this is something I was already familiar with. However, I had never experienced the
“friendly” wager until I went golfing with Matt D. and Matt M. Golf was still a fairly new sport for me, but
I was a natural. And an invitation to a
par 3 course with my new summer buddies was too good to pass up. On one particular hole, the challenge was
laid out. Closest to the pin wins. We all ended up within about 3’ to the pin on
this 100 yd-ish hole, which was great.
But I went last and mine was inside 1’ and the clear winner. I didn’t “win” anything, but I sure wore a
smile the rest of the day.
I learned
not to believe everything you hear. When
your Aunt tells you that the little door on the front of the Chick-fil-A was to
be used only by the “Little People” that owned it. Now, I’m still not sure what that little door
on the Fayetteville, GA Chick-fil-A is really for, but I don’t think that’s it.
I learned
that you could ride an inner-tube down a river with family & friends and
have the time of your life. This is something I have continued to enjoy doing
from time to time.
I learned that
if you’re told to “get out of the house before the realtor shows up with
interested home buyers” can be loosely translated to mean “if it’s hot outside,
it is perfectly acceptable to hide under the master bed while the house is
being shown”. Corrie & I weren’t
sure if this translation was acceptable, but we were willing to find out. It does work btw.
I attempted
to learn whether or not fancy dives while swimming, such as gainers &
flying squirrels were the best ways to impress “the ladies”. I can’t answer that. I can say, however, that mid-air failures to
attempt such dives that result in flops, both back & belly, did not seem to
impress them in the least. More to come.
