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June 23, 2007
The Force is Strong in this One
Lately I've been using mind control to influence events in the world around me.
Of course, it may be just Hilliard and the surrounding areas I'm influencing.
A couple of weeks ago I was pedaling The Mighty Schwinn down Reynolds Drive. Reynolds is in pretty good shape but it's one of those roads that has breaks in it at regular intervals. You know, so as you ride down it on a bike every couple of seconds you encounter a small pavement-wide divot that causes a mild body thumping through the tires, handlebars and seat.
The divots are nothing you'd notice in a car, yet, I couldn't help but think how much nicer my bicycle ride would be if only the city would resurface Reynolds Drive.
This past Monday the city got busy grinding off the old pavement. Wednesday I noticed that the areas where the divots had been had been ground on (or dug up) an extra bit and pre-paved.
Sweet.
And all because I'd had a thought about how nice it would be to have the road repaved.
I won't exactly say I became drunk with power, but I did have some thoughts about what else might happen that would make my life a bit better (and how I could work that into a blog entry.)
I'd considered blogging about the pavement thing and how I'd intended to make one of my SLOG goals* something involving The Dark-Haired Girl and an event involving food. And then, of course, because my mind works in odd ways, maybe because I'm a guy, I thought the blog entry would mention The Dark-Haired Girl and maybe a food event involving sour creme. This of course would lead to cracks about tacos and things of that nature.
Of course, I never blogged about it. TDHG has a grand sense of humor, but I was just uncomfortable.
And then today, TDHG gave me a ring and asked if I wanted to get together for coffee. AND, while we were having coffee she had a brownie and I had ice cream (with Oreos and whipped cream) both of which are food items … a portion of one of the food items being whipped cream which can almost always be substituted for sour creme (unless, of course, we're talking about food preparation).
To summarize:
So … just thinking about thinking about a food event with TDHG was enough to make it happen.
I can only assume The Force is stronger in me than I could have ever hoped.
Just so you know I'm now focusing on having something good happen to each and every WADLL reader. When that thing happens, this coming week or shortly thereafter, I want you to think of me.
(Mom, Dad, I'll be calling later today, that's the good thing that'll be happening to you. If the two of you do anything involving sour creme — make that any creme that doesn't start "Dentu," — I don't want to know about it and I had nothing to do with it.)
*Yes, I know. Saying SLOG Goals is like saying ATM Machine or PIN Number.
(By the way, mom and dad have their own teeth and would not need denture cleanser.)
Posted by delmer at June 23, 2007 12:00 AM
Comments
Del, This is weird, but I woke up this morning with a mild headache, read WADLL: THE HEADACHE IS GONE! There's only one way to explain it young Padawan.
Posted by: Darrell at June 23, 2007 9:27 AM
I'm pretty sure that interacting with this blog entry (that is, leaving a comment) creates a scenario similar to having me at your house ... I think you know what that means. I just don't know if that should be counted as a good thing for you -- or for the wife.
Posted by: delmer at June 23, 2007 9:54 AM
Last time you visited, I got laid 4 times in 3 days. A new world record. I can only hope the "force" is as strong tonight after a double entry in WADLL.
Posted by: Darrell at June 23, 2007 11:51 PM
So, how was the weekend?
Posted by: delmer at June 25, 2007 10:55 AM