He makes me laugh....and I may be a goner.

Coach is very active in the community. He always has been...sometimes to a fault.
He has volunteered for little league, the county's building industry assoc., reading at the elementary school and endless hours he has given to girls wanting to learn the art of softball.

He has a lot of local connections, through his business, softball and just because of his fabulous personality. Not to mention, his "trophy" wife. (kidding, wouldn't that be fun though?)

So, during this whole economic downfall, has really taken a beating business wise. He has held out much, much longer than other businesses similar to ours because of his good planning and his mad business skills, but still it is catching up.

He is a pro-active kind of guy though. He always amazes me with what he can and will do.

Just before Christmas he contacted one of our "big" builders/developers in town for a little one on one meeting. He was looking for info on the upcoming building developments....and any thoughts that this cohort might have for our business. Really, just looking for a glimpse into the future from someone else....someone on his level, but may have some other insight.

That same week he had a one on one meeting with one of our state senators. He told me he was meeting him for breakfast. I said: "you know a senator?"
"Oh, yeah, we put cabinets in his house years ago.... " Mr. Nonchalant.
He was inquiring about the same things as with the builder.
Not much came from the meetings, as far as I know. But he tries...

This morning as he is leaving for work, he asks me: "Do you want to read the reply email I got from Mel Martinez?" (a state senator)
Me: what?
Coach: "I wrote to him and told him what I thought he needed to do to fix the housing industry...I did not ask....I told.... I didn't come right out and say that he and his colleagues were lazy bums...I just implied it."

This made me laugh. AND after he left for work...I was still laughing inside. He just makes me laugh even when he is NOT trying to....


Oh, the letter from Mel ....Pretty much a "ready reply"....... Cut/paste/send....yadda yadda yadda

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I may be a goner.

My good friend, HWHL has had some health issues and claimed to be "melodramatic".
Well, I am here to tell you that I am not in the least melodramatic. really.

But, what I do have this week is some very, very strange symptoms.
*****Paging Dr. Bombay, come in Dr. Bombay****
(really, you remember that from Bewitched, right?)

What ails me this week:

• I got that new expensive crown put on last week, and it seems that my mouth may be rejecting it. I have a phantom pain, two teeth behind the crown in my molar now.

• I have serious pain in my left big toe. But only while I sleep. really. It is like there is a stick type creature that crawls under the nail bed and just jabs, jabs, jabs, while I try to sleep.

• When I bend over, I can feel pain on both sides of my lower jaw. Just in front of my ears. I am convinced, they are tumors.

I am a goner.

Start preparing your memorials now people.

On the upside, my hair is growing out from that dreadful cut and I can have an open casket.