I talked with a lot of people today.  Way more so than normal.  I went to a Banquet.  Yes… a banquet.  A friend of ours was inducted into the Cincy Softball Hall of Fame.  It was quite a BIG dang deal.  So we went in recognition of this feat.  Not her feet.  But the accomplishment.

Anyway… you speak with a whole bunch of folks.  People you know, and people you don’t know.  Mostly at these things, it has to be idle chat.  Talk of the weather, and haircuts.  Pleasant hello’s and how are you’s.   It is hard to get into deep conversations about the variances in the atmospheric distribution of oxygen and the consequential effects of the earth’s core pulsations.

Unless of course the two of you steal away into a corner, and have a private conversation.  And that is never really good at these things….. because people begin to think you are conspiring against them.  Before you know it, as you are talking about molecular density patterns, they come over to your corner of the room, and call you OUT…… on your scheming and trickery against them.   Their voice begins to boom and their face turns pink.

You try to convince them that this is just NOT the case.    But it is much too late. They are hot under the collar.  So they give you a little shove… and your best friend catches a glimpse of this.  Then a girl fight breaks out right in the middle of the banquet.  The MC panics.  The room goes berserk…. mashed potatoes begin flying through the air… and before you know it… they have cancelled the rest of the proceedings ….. and are asking everyone to leave quietly through the back exits.

As such…. you pick yourself up off the floor, as you untangle your legs from the metal folding chair.  And you limp out.

So … it is just best to keep the conversation right there at your assigned banquet table… and exchange smiles, pleasant wishes,  and Sweet’n’Low packets.  It is simply better that way…. and as a bonus… your food won’t get cold.

Much more fun for the entire family.  Hours and hours of fun.  Talking about the weather…. or Kim Kardashian.

Staying true to form… we are supposed to get more snow overnight.
Oh how I miss warm days…. and wild flowers.

Those winter months have a way of bringing out the “Girl Fight” in you.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss

“Step with care and great tact, and remember that life’s a great balancing act.” – Dr. Seuss