Oh!
I was bad!
Very bad!
Very bad, indeed!
Very bad, indeed!
When?
Last night ...
Invited to restaurant opening party
Chosen to sample wares
So staff could straighten kinks
Before welcoming paying public
As this is the newest link in a chain I really like
My appetite sat down, good and ready to enjoy
My favorite drink in the whole wide world ...
Aptly named the Paradise Margarita :)
As each had been gifted
As each had been gifted
A free drink, free appetizer, free entry, free dessert ...
What could be bad about that?
Nothing except for this ...
Our order got screwed up
So what?
Isn't that what this trial run was all about?
Sure!
And hadn't I thoroughly enjoyed my favorite drink, gratis?
And hadn't I thoroughly enjoyed my favorite drink, gratis?
Of course!
And ... after an hour's wait
Didn't the GM apologize profusely
While offering to replenish our spirits, all around?
While offering to replenish our spirits, all around?
You bet!
So where did I go wrong?
Was I ungracious?
Of course not!
What I did wrong was this ...
Upon being offered a second trip to paradise, gratis ...
I accepted, as gracious as you please ... while ignoring
Jiminy Cricket, jumping up and down on my shoulder
Jiminy Cricket, jumping up and down on my shoulder
Who kept imploring ... Annie—
What are thinking??? Get a grip!!!
You know what'll happen if you drink more than one!
However, just like Pinocchio
Who wanted to prove himself
Brave, truthful and unselfish
So he could transform from a little wooden head
Into a real boy ...
What are thinking??? Get a grip!!!
You know what'll happen if you drink more than one!
However, just like Pinocchio
Who wanted to prove himself
Brave, truthful and unselfish
So he could transform from a little wooden head
Into a real boy ...
Here's where my wooden headed problem lies:
After one trip to paradise
My Neo cortex autonomically switches to off ...
Leaving my brain vulnerable to
My wild thing freely making decisions
That make no sense, at all!
In fact, while laughing and washing down chips
With Paradise #2
The spirit of Socrates hovered right next to Jiminy
And upon hearing the sage whisper 'know thyself'
Into my ear ...
Memory actually nudged whatever was left of logic
Suggesting I'd pay the piper
Before the night was through ...
And as some tiny corner of my mind
Realized that, generally, memory serves me right ...
I downed most of #2 ... but not all
Unfortunately, whatever little had been left
Was not enough to save me
From paying consequences
Which is why you'll not see me repeat this folly
More than once in a great while ...
You see, the fact that I prove to be
A cheap drunk, consistently
Keeps me on target
Concerning my being a one-drink-kind of gal
And that's most especially true
When slipping into Paradise
Because this frozen concoction of
Tequila and Grand Mariner
Proves more than enough
For a person to handle
Who's as petite as me
Sigh ...
Never made it to my bed
Dead asleep on living room couch till 3AM
At which time I awoke
With a pincushion for a head
As to my tummy ... I'll not paint any pictures
Describing turbulence created by
Too much salsa, chips and ... booze
God almighty ... this was so unlike me!!!!
Anywho ... in the aftermath
Of a rock n'rollin' night
Followed by a blurry-eyed morning
I'm feeling well enough, this afternoon
To tattle tale on myself
But not well enough
To write part two of the story promised, yesterday
Bottom line, I can choose to write it poorly
Or begging your patience, yet again
I'll choose to write well when feeling swell :)
As patience is one of many virtues
We all need to practice
And as I do my best to write well ...
I'm sure there's no question
Which choice wins hands down over the other
BTW if you're wondering whether
I'm taking the hair shirt out of the trash
Here's why that shalt not be ...
I've been learning to treat myself
With the same gentle, loving care
That I offer to friends and family when they err
And thus, having openly admitted to shame on me
You'll not see me stick my head into the stocks
Instead, I'm about to take good care of myself
By downing a tall glass of water
In hopes of flushing out my aching blood stream
And now, having apologized for not writing part 2 as planned ...
That, my friends, is all I have to say for today :)
Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to tell you something great!
Guess what I found upon opening stats, this afternoon?
I found that my blog received more hits
During this month of April than during any month
That's come before ...
And as we still have ten days to go
Before this month rolls into the next
I'd like to take this time to suggest
That I'd not have been able to break every record
In terms of my blog being hit
Without your growing support
Trains of thought that chug ahead
Until strings of insight spotlight
Dark spots inside my mind
Which, upon brightening
Deepen my sense of inner peace ...
Today's post is, now, finis :) :) :)
Leaving my brain vulnerable to
My wild thing freely making decisions
That make no sense, at all!
In fact, while laughing and washing down chips
With Paradise #2
The spirit of Socrates hovered right next to Jiminy
And upon hearing the sage whisper 'know thyself'
Into my ear ...
Memory actually nudged whatever was left of logic
Suggesting I'd pay the piper
Before the night was through ...
And as some tiny corner of my mind
Realized that, generally, memory serves me right ...
I downed most of #2 ... but not all
Unfortunately, whatever little had been left
Was not enough to save me
From paying consequences
Which is why you'll not see me repeat this folly
More than once in a great while ...
You see, the fact that I prove to be
A cheap drunk, consistently
Keeps me on target
Concerning my being a one-drink-kind of gal
And that's most especially true
When slipping into Paradise
Because this frozen concoction of
Tequila and Grand Mariner
Proves more than enough
For a person to handle
Who's as petite as me
Sigh ...
Never made it to my bed
Dead asleep on living room couch till 3AM
At which time I awoke
With a pincushion for a head
As to my tummy ... I'll not paint any pictures
Describing turbulence created by
Too much salsa, chips and ... booze
God almighty ... this was so unlike me!!!!
Anywho ... in the aftermath
Of a rock n'rollin' night
Followed by a blurry-eyed morning
I'm feeling well enough, this afternoon
To tattle tale on myself
But not well enough
To write part two of the story promised, yesterday
Bottom line, I can choose to write it poorly
Or begging your patience, yet again
I'll choose to write well when feeling swell :)
As patience is one of many virtues
We all need to practice
And as I do my best to write well ...
I'm sure there's no question
Which choice wins hands down over the other
BTW if you're wondering whether
I'm taking the hair shirt out of the trash
Here's why that shalt not be ...
I've been learning to treat myself
With the same gentle, loving care
That I offer to friends and family when they err
And thus, having openly admitted to shame on me
You'll not see me stick my head into the stocks
Instead, I'm about to take good care of myself
By downing a tall glass of water
In hopes of flushing out my aching blood stream
And now, having apologized for not writing part 2 as planned ...
That, my friends, is all I have to say for today :)
Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to tell you something great!
Guess what I found upon opening stats, this afternoon?
I found that my blog received more hits
During this month of April than during any month
That's come before ...
And as we still have ten days to go
Before this month rolls into the next
I'd like to take this time to suggest
That I'd not have been able to break every record
In terms of my blog being hit
Without your growing support
So with a great big, smiling thank you to all of you
Who continue to show interest inTrains of thought that chug ahead
Until strings of insight spotlight
Dark spots inside my mind
Which, upon brightening
Deepen my sense of inner peace ...
Today's post is, now, finis :) :) :)
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