This morning I was driving to work as usual when I encountered some very heavy traffic on the freeway. Now for you folks who reside in major metropolitan areas and are not familiar with Idaho, this is not a normal phenomenon. People here think they have encountered serious traffic when the speedometer falls below 40. Anywho, I was completely stopped on the freeway and realized that I would probably be very late. I called my secretary to let her know that I would be late and tells me to tune into the radio to hear what is going on. Now I don't listen to the local radio because I have XM Satellite Radio, which used to be a fantastic thing until they started playing commercials. So I tune in to the radio to hear that 2 Afghani men are leading police on a high speed chase (which i suspect is only able to occur because they have chosen an Idaho freeway to have their chase at 7:30 in the morning) down the freeway and that they are side swiping cars and acting all kinds of crazy. Obviously this has happened ahead of me, because I am sitting on the now closed freeway listening to the report on the radio. The over excited news guy on the radio is giving a blow by blow as to how the police have managed to stop the men and are now holding them at gunpoint, on the closed freeway. The men surrender and everything gets back to normal, although I have now spent a good hour and a half in the car.
My point to this story, which was probably not even necessary for this post, is that after the craziness subsided I was still listening to a local station and the next segment was titled "5 Things You Can't Live Without". Callers would call in and say their 5 things and I have been thinking about my 5 things all day. Here they are, in no particular order, although Carmex has to be near the top.
1. Carmex
2. Green Apples
3. Jake
4. The Internet
5. Music
Now obviously these could change on a daily basis, although this has been my top five for at least a month, ever since my craving for green apples has become almost insatiable. I am pretty sure I would hurt somebody for a green apple. Luckily, that hasn't happened yet. Anyway, I am interested to hear your "top 5".
Thursday, October 26, 2006
5 Things I Can't Live Without
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I am pretty sure she would hurt ME if she did not get her green apples. It is like getting between a mother grizzly and her young.
1. Stephanie (at the top because I like her better than green apples)
2. Internet (I have lost the ability to research information through any other means)
3. Wrist watch (I never take it off. It is rusting on my wrist right now)
4. Sun Glasses (I own like 8 pairs and I am always looking for more)
5. Cell Phone (see below)
Now, I think I need to explain the cell phone. My family and friends never hear from me so it stands that I never use it. I often forget it in the car or at home implying I don't hold it in high regard. That said, a cell phone has bailed me out of countless bad situations. I am lost and need directions, I am in the Israeli airport and have forgotten to get money and it is midnight and I need to get to my hotel, I am in the German airport and I forgot my corporate credit card in America, I have worked on the Hallmark machine for the last 17 hours and it is now 8:00am in Germany so I can now get help or I simply want to have dinner with Steph and I am driving home. The cell phone has become a way for me to get what I need and get it now. I just have not figured out how to use it for personal calls yet.
I decided that the five things that I can't live without would be the vowels: "a", "e", "i", "o", & "u".
Otherwise the above sentence would be: _ d_c_d_d th_t th_ f_v_ th_ngs th_t _ c_n't l_v_ w_th__t w__ld b_ th_ v_w_ls: "_", "_", "_", "_", & "_".
I like the tricky vowel play...
My five things are:
Food, Water, Shelter, Clothing,
and Jake & Steph's email address because I lost it again
You're your brother's brother... as am I.
1) Family
2) Friends
3) Mountains
4) Oceans
5) Air
P.S. When you say green apples, you mean Granny Smith, right? You don't mean under-ripe, moldy, slimy or green for any other reason than genetics, right? (Hey, it is almost Halloween and pregnant women's cravings are insane, so you never know!)
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