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Once upon a time my blog was an essential part of my life.
I lived here almost 24/7.
God forbid I should get some godforsaken CSS error that screwed with my theme (not my theme!) or my plugins.
Life gets in the way.
Politics get in the way.
Facebook really gets in the way.
Twitter? Not so much.
I realized tonight that I have neglected a place that once meant so much to me.
I have for all intents and purposes abandoned a creative harbour that held stories, memories and many things I once held so dear.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
Like I need to tell you about last Tuesday night when I went to dinner with my wife for our 29th anniversary.
Anniversaries are supposed to be special and perfect, right?
We sat down and perused the menu when our waitress came by to say hi.
We ordered a few appetizers to start off.
Grape leaves & some hummus.
“Would you like something to drink before you order?” our waitress asked.
“Yes, please,” I said.
Pamela ordered an Almond Joy Martini and I ordered a Maker’s Mark Manhattan.
All was right with the world.
Our drinks arrived several minutes later. Perfect.
We didn’t even have time to toast when I spilled the entire Manhattan all over my crotch.
As the icy concoction slithered its way to my unsuspecting jewels and eventually to the crack of my ass, I felt the need for
a new pair of pants or at least a pair of Depends.
As my manhood rose up into my abdominal cavity to escape the chill, we laughed and laughed again.
You can’t make this stuff up.
They made me another Manhattan (in a sippy cup jk) and all was right with the world.
Although I did squirm and make funny faces as I ate my dinner.
Will we remember our 29th anniversary?
You can take that to the bank.
I guess the bottom line is that I’ve given up my energy to Facebook and other URL’s lately.
And while I love talking to friends it just isn’t taking care of my writing mojo.
Writers write stories and rarely do Facebook.
Change is in the wind.
“to thine own self be true”
And I am long overdue.
Let’s roll . . .
~m
To everything there is a season. Find your path my friend.
Totally enjoyed reading your anniversary story. Made me smile knowing you that you and Pam were making another wonderful memory that you will laugh about for years to come. Thanks for the after work late night reading enjoyment.
A great reminder of what’s really important.
Thank God! I was about to send out an APB!
thinking about you as I’m reading King’s On Writing.
Also, glad that you survived the hurricane. Hope you didn’t have too much trouble with her.
Facebook does take a lot of time and energy because it is addicting and the faster pace of responses is an ego-builder. But it does not replace blogging. Facebook is for quicker communications, but doesn’t allow you the space and tools to put together some well-written thoughts like blogging does. I was very resistant to FB and still think it gets a bit too dramatic and abused, but people will do those things and I can’t stop them. But I see the things it is good for too. I also still miss blogging the way I used to and I’m not even a writer so I can only imagine how you feel. I guess I’ll just summarize that each is good for a purpose but one does not replace the other. You do what you need to do and what is right for you. Hugs!
True Mike, I’ve also been weaning myself off of FB and trying to concentrate more on the guitar and writing for the music site, seems to be a bit more fulfilling.
Thanks for all the replies!
Will get back to each of you tonight!
~m
Great story Michael, it will come in handy when we finally get to have that elusive cocktail. I will however bring an apron and a bib…