Why I’m happy today:
It’s Friday, and I’ve had my iced coffee and cinnamon chip scone.
I’m wearing my favorite shirt, a Nike mesh polo. Perfect for this weather, yet suitable for the office.
I’m wearing my Boston Red Sox batting practice cap.
I made a 98 on my psych exam last night. It was no walk in the park either.
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This cap tends to be a bit tight sometimes. Not sure if caps work like doorframes and change sizes according to the humidity or what. Okay okay… probably related to how badly I need a haircut, but actually, I DO need a haircut.
Anyway… Got this one at Fenway Park, on a sweltering day when Kelli and I sat by the right field fair pole. We’re told the Sox and Angels played that day, but since we were staring into the sun the whole time we can’t be certain.
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And of course, I like this cap because it’s got a big letter B on it. B—that’s me.
Having the initials BB gives me a built-in nickname, which I like. And for a BB King fan, well, that’s even better.
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Was listening to BB King during the drive in, in fact: “Don’t Answer the Door,” “Paying the Cost to Be the Boss” and “The Thrill is Gone” got me from home to the KTVT gates. Nice way to spend the morning drive.
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Seems another nickname is creeping up though. “Monkey Paw” has stuck here at work. I find that funny for some reason. Little Joie spontaneously blurts out “Monkey Paw!” when she walks by my cube sometimes. Eh, it’s kind bluesy, kinda funny. Oh, I don’t think it’ll be on my headstone or anything, but the boss’s boss called me that in a meeting this week, so I guess it’s making the rounds here.
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The perfect house was listed in Corsicana yesterday. Good area, good size, good updates, good price… but the perfect house is on a tiny piece of land.
Sigh.
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THEBOY and I are going to the ballpark tomorrow to meet first baseman Mark Teixeira (“tuh-SHARE-uh”). It’s some special deal for the Jr. Rangers fan club. He’s pretty pumped up about it. Last December he received a birthday card ostensibly from Teixeira, and today THEBOY took it to school to show his friends.
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Be good. Mostly.
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I thought being named after Bruce Campbell's seminal western/time travel television series 'Briscoe County Jr' gave you a built in nickname....
You need to say how you got the nickname 'monkeypaw'. I would guess this is an afflication akin to 'babyarm' and am hoping that you have not been in a horrific accident.
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