Fortune Cookies.  They are the icing on the cake when you eat at a Chinese Restaurant.  Boy, oh boy, do I ever love Chinese Food.  Thai, too.  Yep.  And then there is the fortune.

Tonight I went down to Yum Yum in Oxford to pick up dinner.  They certainly serve some incredibly good food.  Unfortunately, the place isn’t much to look at.  No ambience.  No special service.  I don’t think they are going to make it, dag nab it.

Don’t get me wrong.  I think it is totally great.  Like I said, the food is delicious.  The people who run the place are so kind, and sweet.  But for a college town, well…. kids want a hopping spot.  And this isn’t it.

Anyway.  I am the Schlep of Fortune Cookies.  If there is a table of 10 people, I am the one who always gets the “dog” of a Fortune Cookie.  “Be aware of the green shoelaces in the factory.”  Whhhhaaaaattttt?  Did I get the one Fortune Writer who hates his job, and just spits this out to disappoint?  How will his bosses ever know?  Those fortunes get tucked right away in the conveyer belt cookies.

Or how about this one… “The frozen ground is where the bear walks with shells.”  Ooohhhhhkkkaaaaay.  Now I have Life Clarity.

So tonight, after I finish my Pad Thai and Veggies, I reach for the cookie.  Now, once again, it is NOT the one that other people get, like “You are wise and beautiful and people love you.”  Or perhaps “Your life is filled with endless good friends and fortune.”

No.  Tonight I am supposed to Slay the Dragon.  Or something along those lines.

But, for once this one makes sense.   “Slaying the Dragon of Delay, is no sport, for the short winded.”

So there you have it.  The Old Beast of Hesitation.
Slay he.  And be long winded about it.  Now, finally…. I KNOW.

But remember…  Always remember one very important thing……
Fighting the Dragon is often easier Slayed… then done.