Our first year of school in Texas is slowly coming to a close. Next week's forecast is: Exhaustion. On Monday, we have pictures. On Tuesday, we have rehearsal and a Cal II final. On Wednesday...whew! On Thursday, we have dress rehearsal, Chem Lab test. On Friday, we have performance. On Saturday we have 2 performances and a Chem Final. On Sunday, we collapse and hope the kids survived.
The weather is nice and sticky. Just the way I like it. Just like my rice. Just like perfectly done pasta noodles. Mmmm... You know, the type of sticky that goes away with a breeze, a fan or a little AC. The type of sticky that invites ice cream and Popsicles and barbecue. We had all three of those today. Now, I'm thinking of a decaf, iced coffee or a tall glass of lemonade with little droplets of water racing down the sides of the glass. I can tell that I'm not fully Texan because my mind doesn't automatically go to iced tea. I did indulge in a Dr. Pepper today. Don't tell my dentist.
Did you know that my dentist is one of my very good friends? I'm always glancing over my shoulder when I drink a Coke or Dr. Pepper. Her daughter just tells me to brush my teeth.
Back to the tea. I'm outnumbered down here. Most people either indulge in hot, brown-colored water, or they make vacuous amounts of deep-auburned iced tea. My boss is the exception. He drinks green tea which shows some class. He drinks DIET green tea which shows health. He shakes his head at my profound worship of the Espresso Bar. He thinks we should be invested in Starbucks. When I told him that we were he said, "I mean the stock!" I guess most people down here don't buy stocks and bonds. Or, at least they don't think that I do.
I've been reading lots of business books lately. I guess that's what happens when I start on a project. It just grows way out of proportion. My boss is amazed at how fast I read through books and then write them up all analyzed, dissected and applied. My current favorites are FISH!, Whale Done and Our Iceberg is Melting! I also liked Who Moved My Cheese? but I thought it a little less earth shaking, and a little less applicable. I also REALLY liked the book, Say What You Mean, Get What You Want. By the way, my boss was impressed because I read all of those books in one day. Gee...those who know me will look at the size of the books and say, "duh!"
So, if you end up with a sleepless night next week, it might be God trying to remind you that there are some crazy people living in Texas that might be having a dizzifying time finding the exit sign. Or, if you find yourself in a little eddy of nothingness, just point your prayer compass our way, please?
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