Since the invention of the Internet and the social networking application, one can now run into old friends from days of ole’ without much effort. Old friends from High School, work, past affiliations can be found amongst applications like Facebook, Twitter and the like. I have been able to catch up with many of my school mates through friends and friends of friends.
Tonight, I actually ran into a guy from high school. We played drums together in band. I believe he graduated a year or so behind me. He introduced himself in a couple of my least favorite ways. First, he called by a nickname that a certain group of folks in school used to call me… Let’s just say its a name I’m not fond of. Secondly, once he identified himself and realized he was talking to the right person… He proceeded to slap me across the back with a powerful blow.
I’m not sure why people do this, but it never fails that the impact goes directly to the area just at the bottom of my shoulder blades where I have a very tender bad disk. I obviously made it clear that it hurt because he began to apologize immediately. I am extremely glad I had my heavy leather jacket on. Another guy did that too me when I was wearing just a t-shirt and I spun on him in anger, working hard to keep from swing at him. It wouldn’t have done any good to take a swing at this guy or even yell at him. He was quite drunk.
I’m not a violent person but there are times when I have to work to hold back my temper. I worked a long time to get control of that temper back in high school. Knowing my luck, the first time I did take a swing at someone, I’d either throw my back out or I’d get the pummelling of my life, end up in jail or worse… all of the above. I just just shrugged it off tonight and said “Its ok.”
This brings up my other point to this blog. I was raised that you try to be cordial to everyone you meet… even if its your worst enemy. The guy I ran into tonight was not one of my favorite people back in school. After he apologized, he began showing me a picture of his drum set and telling me the band he played in. We discussed lighting and sound and such things for a few minutes. He finally went back to the rest of the group that was with him and I gathered my self up to leave. I suppose I could have told him to buzz off or something. I didn’t feel like dealing with him, so I just played nice and waited for him to move on.
Other achievements for the day include taking down the Christmas tree and lights. I have a few more things that I’ll slowly put away. They are custom things my cousin and his family made for me. I’ll enjoy them for a while more. I need to derail the Christmas train yet tonight, but there’s no rush. I have a few gifts to put away yet. Tink is curled up on the chair that I moved over where the tree was. Moving stuff around is such a rough thing for her. You’d think she moved all the furniture and the tree by herself.
I guess that’s all for the evening unless my dodgy brain comes up with something more interesting.
~Cappy