Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
Thomas Jefferson
Sunday, April 27, 2008
It's All In The Genes
Yesterday I got a birthday card from my brother. Here it is:
This is the same dude who, after I cut the end of my thumb off, presented me with a thimble with a picture hook sticking out of the end to wear. I laughed at that, too.
It still bothers me that your brother and I had the same idea: I went so far as to gather the parts and then thought: hmmm...this might be going just a leeeetle bit over the line. So I decided to hold off, and then heard that your brother had already made his.
Which is when I put the boards together for you. Hey, if we're leaving the line back there somewhere, what's another few strides, right?
I kept those boards for more than a decade before space constraints, and a fading of the spatter almost to invisibility, forced me to let them go. Since I get to use the tale in my classes when we get to the safety part, I take great joy in the mixed reactions I get when I tell them how you saved my 'thumb' for me. :-) And thanks for the birthday wishes.
Damn! That was the exact card I was going to get you!!
Actually, I was in the store the other night and glanced at the greeting card section, trying to remember which of my friends was having a birthday soon and should I get them a card, and then said to myself, "Doesn't matter, I won't mail it anyway..."
Hope you had a great day, Marius! I meant to send a card, honest. . . but you were in my heart today even though my fingers didn't get around to doing anything about it!
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It still bothers me that your brother and I had the same idea: I went so far as to gather the parts and then thought: hmmm...this might be going just a leeeetle bit over the line. So I decided to hold off, and then heard that your brother had already made his.
Which is when I put the boards together for you. Hey, if we're leaving the line back there somewhere, what's another few strides, right?
Happy birthday, dude.
I kept those boards for more than a decade before space constraints, and a fading of the spatter almost to invisibility, forced me to let them go. Since I get to use the tale in my classes when we get to the safety part, I take great joy in the mixed reactions I get when I tell them how you saved my 'thumb' for me. :-) And thanks for the birthday wishes.
Damn! That was the exact card I was going to get you!!
Actually, I was in the store the other night and glanced at the greeting card section, trying to remember which of my friends was having a birthday soon and should I get them a card, and then said to myself, "Doesn't matter, I won't mail it anyway..."
Happy, happy, dude.
Hope you had a great day, Marius! I meant to send a card, honest. . . but you were in my heart today even though my fingers didn't get around to doing anything about it!
Puddy
Sorry I missed it...
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