December 16, 2008
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SNOW!!!
1 One thing I love about the internet is when a person from my childhood manages to reach through all the thousands of things and suddenly return me to my formative years.
2 That happened to me last night.
3 I got this strange e-mail and it was from a guy I went to grammar school with!
4 GRAMMAR school!
5 This guy named Bill. I used to hang with him when I was around 10 or 11, which I think was somewhere around 1852.
6 I knew instantly it was him because he always called me “Spudrick!” which I haven’t thought of in years.
7 I think he looked me up four or five years ago, but we lost track.
8 The best part is that he is in touch with this girl who was really adorable, and SHE wanted to know if this e-mail was me as well.
9 Quate fun. Quate quate quate.
10 I had seen him since that time, but the last time I saw her was I think in seventh grade.
11 I imagine she’s filled out a bit since then.
12 The last time I saw the guy he was teaching somewhere in L.A.
13 He taught me how to surf. Total So-Cal guy always. The guy was always “stoked” and had all that surfer jive goin’ on.
14 It was pretty fun. I’ll keep you posted if my senility will allow.
15 Moving on: After the initial fun of hearing from someone who made me feel like I was in junior high again, I looked over my computer screen because there was some special on teevee called Drama High:The Making of a High School Musical. I thought it was the making of High School Musical at first, and frankly ignored it.
16 Instead, it was high school kids staging The Wiz. Unfortunately I got involved just as they hit “Hell Week”, a term I never personally used, although Ponch always did. It is used in many theatre groups, but for whatever reason, I never used the term.
17 I dunno why, because it usually is.
18 I think it’s because it impled to me that we weren’t ready, and I always felt that no matter how far behind we were, it would always get there.
19 Sometimes with ease, other times by the seat of our pants.
20 Fun little documentary. Mindless, and right on the money.
21 Well, Ponch and I always said that we were in the business of making memories.
22 Fun times, more often than not, that’s for sure.
23 The documentary did have a few moments of tension, and some of those little morale moments, but the show would usually make it happen.
24 Opening nights. Nothing better.
25 Moving on, Part 2: I’m wondering if the Giants took a gander at that guy who launched off a pair of shoes at Bush.
26 The initial reports were that there were three shoes, all coming from behind the President.
27 Moving on, Part 3: Snow!
28 It’s soooo fun to see it up in them thar hills!
29 Goodness knows we need it.
30 Plus it’s right out my back door. I could look up from the Cathedral and see it.
31 Not a good place for the TOOOOOOONDRA though. I had a huge “S” spinout on Sunday. Fun ride, but a bit dangerous. It’s good to realize early in the wet season that you have to be extra careful during the first rains, especially if the rain becomes snow.
32 Anyway, enjoy it; it’s all around, a veritable Winter Wonderland.
33 Have a wonderful day y’all.
34 Peace.
~H~
