Southpaw Jones

Monday keeps fallin’ on my head.

January 29, 2007 By: Southpaw Jones Category: Interesting?

Southpaw Jones presents
Is This Interesting?
Thoughts/feelings that just might not matter:

Last night, I dreamed I flew to Japan with a girl who played fiddle and didn’t think too much of me. We stayed in a village on some oceanside cliffs, waiting for a boat to come take us into the city. Now it’s Monday morning, and I wish I was back on those cliffs again, wet and cold, waiting and wondering.

The weekend wasn’t bad. Dance Carousel on Friday was quite a treat, and my girl Maggie made quite an impression with her black dress, black wig, and Spank Dance cohorts. Saturday, I celebrated the birthday of my friend Zach, and Sunday, I celebrated the birthday of my friend Tiffani. Lots of food and drink and glasses to clink.

But it’s Monday now, so let’s tally up the mileage on the ol’ Southpaw Jones 2007 Excursion Des Pieds:

Here’s the rundown of the action so far…
Week 1: 30 miles to Taylor, Texas
Week 2: 27 miles to Rockdale, Texas
Week 3: 20.7 miles to Caldwell, Texas
And now, Week 4: 22.3 miles to…

BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION!

That’s a total of 100 miles I’ve worn off my New Balance shoes via treadmill and trail this month, and I have to admit it feels pretty good. This is the first decent-sized town I’ve come to on my virtual tour, the home, you know, of Texas A&M University. I think I’ll eat some steak, go muddin’, and vote Republican while I’m here.

Have you ever heard of the Beetle Lady? She makes books and studies bugs in Michigan, but for some reason, she once crayonically expressed the following regarding College Station:

Bill Passalacqua presents
I am not a smoker…
One man’s reasons for not lighting up in ‘07:

…because smoking stinks.
So far I have saved $$$$
Jan. 27th, 2007

…because my grandpa had ephysema.
So far I have saved $126. (28 days@$4.50/pack)
Jan. 28th, 2007 (4 weeks!)

Southpaw Jones presents
Online Museum of the Week
Chema Madoz Photography:

Michael Laser presents
dont B a h8r
A list of quick text messages for the not-so-young generation:

Excerpts from an latimes.com article, December 25, 2006. MICHAEL LASER is the author of the novel “Dark & Light: A Love Story.”

BELATEDLY, I’VE LEARNED that LOL means Laughing Out Loud, and POS means Parent Over Shoulder (i.e., change the subject, fast). Young people invented this shorthand for e-mail and instant messaging, and you can hear their attitudes and concerns in it — for example, DYHABF (Do You Have A Boyfriend?), W/E (Whatever) and UW (You Wish).

I haven’t been 20 for a long time now, and my thoughts don’t always lend themselves to electronic communication; but they’re common enough to deserve concise acronyms of their own. So feel free to use any of these abbreviations as needed:

Old friends

EBYATT2: I’m E-mailing Because You’re Annoying To Talk To

AHSR-SOOP: At High School Reunion, Saw Only Old People

GOFAM: Googling Old Friends After Midnight

Herman Bennett presents
Plumb, Plumber, Plumbest
Signs of the times from Austin’s singing Jewish plumber: