Character Enhancement

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Okay - let me set the record straight. YES, my foot hurts and I don't mind telling anyone this Phlebitis (if thats what it really is) is painful. Some of you may recall a posting I made some few weeks ago about my possible Athletes feet - citing the burning sensation with the skin of my feet - some of you made suggestions about dealing with it.

Okay - I don't have athletes feet - it was this phlebitis making its presence known and I should have gone to the doctor at that time and avoid this painful situation. If you get burning sensations in your feet or know someone who has - GO TO THE DOCTOR! and don't be a procrastinator like me.

Okay - I started out attempting to explain my cry babying. I hate cry babying. In fact I think it has humor value if used properly and maybe (most likely) haven't pulled off the humor angle with the right tact, but the carrying on, the woe-is-me of it all trying to be funny helps in some small way to deal with this hoiting. And yup - my foot is still swelled up like a feetball, hurts and burns. HAH! See!? I slipped that crybabiness in. This whole ordeal is a character builder - trust me.

CHANGE OF SUBJECT:

Scott's recent blog entry (a must read - so read it) was an interesting one which has fired me up to cover my own intellectualism in my microcosmic family (consisting of daughter and myself).

There were times my daughter in her formative years at home, tried to initiate intellectual conversations with me. Now, for whatever reason - having that kind of conversation with my daughter just wasn't working. Fact is I only do intellectualisms on almost rare occasions, kind of like my drawing and painting - I have to be in the mood before I can engage it. It's art if applied properly..., and I like to use a mustard green poltice... uhm - whatever.

To me, the Three Stooges are intellectuals. No.., really. Think about it. The genius that went into their work, the gags (stunts) and special effects for that time period - sheer genius. And they pulled off those laughs without without uttering a word of profanity. You just got to admire that tact.

Daughter was as I recall disappointed - and at times perhaps resigned herself to designating her old dad as a socially hopeless moron. Which is good! I had this rule. Never show the kid all you got. Keep the young ones guessing. Right when they think they have you figured out - you always have a surprise for them. King of the hill, baby! King of the hill.

I will try to post the Renee Olstead interview sometime today - so keep checking back. Please note that some of my recent entries disappeared for a while. I went in and deleted a couple of my foot complaining entries that were showing to see what would happen. My recent entry finally showed up. Dern Blog Gremlins at work no doubt.

Posted at 07:27 am - Scribbled out by Daveman the Cool


	scott January 8, 2006 01:08 PM PST I dropped out of fashion school, did a couple of years at advertising college, but never made university. Guys like Churchill and Eistein didn't perform at school, just like millions of other stupid people. Is that a comfort? Sigh, the great university of life: It's all about a non-existent certificate.


	Daveman January 8, 2006 09:35 AM PST Yeah, I went all the way through college. It was scary all them big words and it hurt my head. Of course I was at that college to install new cabinets and replace doors - so yeah, I pretty much walked all though that college. I still dont feel any smarter. :-O


	plh January 8, 2006 09:30 AM PST chalk up the cry babyin to old age - admit it Daveman we are just gettin OLD - old people whine and crybaby, its their job ;) OK as for the kids - for the first 10yrs after havin them i was lucky to get more than a few words out of them unless they were talking about clothes, boys, makeup, boys, school, boys, junkfood & OH did i mention boys? LOL and Rob is a man of very few words unless itswork, sports or cursing at other drivers while we are on the road - i dont think ive had the fortunate luck to have an intelligent conversation since i was in college & YES folks - i went to college ;)

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