Random thoughts

What is the one thing that can get you out of trouble just as easily as it can get you into it? Communication. That is all it takes. I learn over and over again that simply speaking up, sitting down and talking, having a chat, dropping a note... Any or all of it; when the chips are down those are the things that can keep your butt from getting into trouble in the first place or get you out of trouble on the back end. It holds true with relationships of every kind: parental, romantic, friendship, work... Communication is the key. Just an observation.

One of the few memories I have of my grandma is rummaging through her purse for a piece of gum and always finding it. But this was not just any gum. No. It was always Freedent -- "it won't stick to your dental work." I never understood what that was all about, just that it was Grandma's gum. Until the other day! I was chewing a piece of Dentyne Ice and it kept sticking to the cap I have on one of my molars. Ugh! What a pain. All I could think was, "Where is the damned Freedent when ya need it?" Since when do we need dental work chewing gum. I say it again -- I am getting OLD.

We were at Ken's folks' place taping and painting last night. I know, I really am a good person (even if I do say so myself). Well, they are infested with crickets. Usually I am squeamish around bugs and such. But no problems here, I just kept capturing them in cups and setting them free -- all except for the one I sat on and killed. It is weird how sometimes all fears and issues just go away out of the blue. I am not afraid of them, nor spiders anymore for that matter. Maybe ya just grow out of those types of things? Who knows. I am just glad I am past that. Fear sucks.

Recently I have been looking through my phone book and updating things for purposes of actually sending out Christmas cards this year. I am back in tough with friends from high school and college. People I genuinely miss and am thrilled to be talking with again. Every one, myself included, has had the same thing to say, though. "We should keep in better contact." Is this really one of those things easier said than done? It feels like a beat has not been missed and there is continued affinity between my friends and I; we just forget about it sometimes. I guess.