Drawn To Scale
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“Breathe, Dammit! Breathe!”
Ron Harper shouted this command like it was a set of instructions, as though I had made a conscious choice to stop, or simply forgotten how.
His much younger and much larger brother, Darrell, had just hit me in the throat with a wild pitch and my 7-year-old windpipe took this as a sign to take a well-earned break. Darrell was about 5 years older than me, had gone through puberty in the womb and somewhere along the line had, apparently, misplaced his neck.
”Is he dead?” Darrell inquired.
This may have signaled the peak of Darrell’s intellectual curiosity, and under less dire circumstances it might have been a thrilling event to witness. But with Ron comfortably astride my chest, a nice breeze blowing through the park, and my brain busy wondering why my lungs weren’t getting any of it, it was difficult to try and throw appreciation into the mix.
Of course, I had no business playing ball with the big kids. Considering I tended to lose my balance at anything more challenging than dominoes, I honestly had no business playing ball period.
When my diaphragm finally took some initiative, and decided to contract, the look of panic began to ease from Ron’s face.
“You gonna be okay?”
A part of me has been trying to answer that question ever since.
It turns out that it’s only my internal gyroscope that’s out of whack. I can stand a broom on my finger, switch it from hand to foot to chin and back again. I can balance a chair, a pool cue, a small dog if it will hold still, and occasionally my checkbook. So when a friend of mine was having trouble with a decision, I had no trouble seeing the solution. Regardless of how unwanted, or unsolicited, my insights were, it was easy for me to tell her which way to lean.
Well, one thing playing ball with the big kids in the past tells you is that you seem to be able to survive the knocks and bruises. And near-fatal blows to the windpipe. That's a good thing.
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Glass half-full type of thing, eh?
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As far as playing ball is concerned Pinhole, just remember to use a bat instead of your windpipe. Concerning writing-graphics, I don't know anyone who can beat you.
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Good advice at anytime. And Thanks, Montucky.
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It has been said that a wise man knows what he does not know, while a fool doesn't know that he doesn't know.
Now, somewhere along this spectrum of cogitosis lies a man who knows better than to not know not only what everyone else knows that he knows (c.f. Montucky), but also to know that everyone knows that he knows they know.
Draw that conclusion with your quill!
You're the man, Randy. Stop pulling our legs.
Cheers,
Mitch
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If I had any idea what you just said I would attempt a fitting response.
Instead I'll just say "Thanks, Mitch".
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Be not dismayed, trust your instincts!
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That might be even scarier. But thanks for the encouragement.
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Stop it. Stop it right now. If you're not ready to play ball with the big kids, then we all should be playing Little League. Stiff upper lip and all that!
(As you know, I commiserate fully.)
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You're much too kind. And I know you're empathetic.
Thanks, Wolf.
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Heh, you're welcome. Did you misplace your babelfish?
Cheers,
Mitch
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I think all of us played with the big boys from time to time and got hurt. I broke a finger or two trying to catch balls thrown by the big boys.This considerably curbed my enthusiasm for playing with the big boys who weren't to thrilled with me either. The big boys later became insurance agents and curbmarket managers. Fixed them! My best. Count Sneaky
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