Sometimes I can be quite philosophical in life. I often can sit back and ponder deeper meanings in situations and experiences. I challenge my beliefs, I think of the best course of action in situations, etc. Sometimes I just ponder the meaning of my life. Like each of you, I am like an onion. I am constantly peeling back new layers of my life. Once I have figured out one layer, I peel back another. This process goes on all through life, one layer at a time. While I have not figured out every layer in the meaning of my life, I have recently figured out another one. I have, or I am placed in, weird situations. The question I have been asking myself is: "Why?" The answer: for everyone else to be able to laugh and be entertained at my expense. So, to all of you, I say "you're welcome!"
Last night, late in the evening I went to the gym to workout. When I was done with my normal workout, I headed into the basketball court to shoot some hoops (as I often do). As I was shooting, I noticed another guy shooting hoops at the other end of the court. This does not happen very often at 12:45am. Anytime there is anyone else in the gym, I usually challenge them to a game of basketball. I figure if they beat me, it has only helped me to learn, and challenged me to be better. When I win, then it is just a ton of fun. So, I challenged this guy whom I later found out was named Fernando. I guess I was not paying a lot of attention to him as I was shooting hoops on my own. When we started to play I noticed how he was dressed as well as how he dribbled. Where most people tend to dribble the ball, he sort of slapped the ball. Another thing I noticed, was that he seemed to like to guard me a little closer than anyone I have ever played basketball with before. The reason this was slightly more alarming was that he was about 5'10" and I am 6'4". Therefore, even if he is right there, I can still shoot right over him if we are by the basket. I decided that I would rather just shoot from the three point line where Fernando kept his distance. I still guarded him, but kept my distance as well. I still rejected quite a few of his shots while still being a "personal space" distance away from him. Luckily, my outside game was pretty decent last night and the game was over quickly. I ended up making it to the 11 point victory mark while he was at the 2 point mark. Towards the end I started to think maybe I had misjudged Fernando. Maybe he really wasn't gay, and only interested in basketball after all...............that is, until he asked if I wanted to go to dinner with him sometime, or to the bar to get some drinks! I politely declined, and not just because I don't drink. I made it quite clear that I am playing for the other team. While I was not rude, I made sure he knew I was talking about the gender I am attracted to, not just that we were on opposing teams on the basketball court. Sorry Fernando, I know as well as anyone that rejection can be tough. However, as bad as dating can be, I will be single my whole life before I will ever switch teams...............I may choose my basketball competitors a little more carefully in the future though!
- A was sort of misbehaving in church today. I asked her to stop and she didn't. T said, "I guess that our Jesus A is gone, and our Satan A is here." I had to keep from laughing hysterically as I told him that she is never like Satan. I told him that we all love Jesus, but sometimes we all make bad choices. I don't even know where he would have learned anything like that, but it was hilarious.
- Tonight I was playing this new game with the kids that they got for their birthday. They get to fulfill pizza orders, and it is a great game in memorization. Just for fun I sang to them, "......when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore." A sang back, "when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a moron." Really hilarious since she thought that was the word and since she has no idea what that means.
- I kept asking the kids to be quiet in Sacrament meeting today. T finally sort of yelled, "Daddy if I wanted to shush and be quiet, I would!" Needless to say, I had to stifle all laughter until we finished the conversation.
- The kids were both sort of throwing fits about something they wanted to do. I said, "oh no, I thought for sure that I had two big kid 5 years olds that can talk and do not need to throw fits." T responded, "well then I am going back to being 4 because I am very upset!"
