SELF-INDULGENCE POST: TOOTHPASTE WORDS

Toothpaste Words

I read an article not long ago that referenced the term, “toothpaste words.” This is not a new idea; in fact, it has been around for decades. I would suffice it to say that it probably started in the 50s or 60s. The term sounds like something a nuclear family would use.

ANYHOW…

“Toothpaste words” are words that one spews in a fit of anger; they are words that, much like toothpaste, can never be taken back (never be placed back in the tube)..

SO…

I thought long and hard regarding the many, too many, unfortunate times that I have allowed spiteful words to leave my mouth. In a fit of anger, I have too often allowed myself to lose control of my temper and my words. Expletives and harsh words would flow from my mouth much too freely, like, well, the toothpaste as it leaves the tube. Much like the toothpaste, my words can never be taken back or reinserted into my mouth. I know I caused a lot of hurt and harm. To those whom I have caused any amount of detriment to because of my hurtful use of words, I apologize. The tube is sealed; the estuary that is my mouth is no longer allowed to emit negativity; destruction can never flow from my mouth ever  again.

THANKS FOR THE INTRODUCTION: FOR TEACHING ME THE LOVE OF CORRESPONDENCE.

I know you're still out there –  
somewhere in this complex universe.  
I know you are still striving for greatness.  
The one thing I do not know – I will never know.  
                             But . . .                                    
thanks just the same. 

On a DIFFerent Note: Still Not DIFFident Y'all!

Note to self: After greeting the esteemed, Dr. Thomas,

😂 DON'T FORGET YOUR DIPLOMA! 😂

😂 HARA HACHI BU: IS IT FOR YOU?!!

Hara Hachi Bu

It is a method of eating, if you will.

In explaining what the concept entails:

People living on the Okinawa Islands off Japan enjoy exceptionally long and healthy lives. One reason may be that they practice a form of calorie moderation called  Hara Hachi Bu, which means, basically,

"leave the table when you are  80 percent full.'" 

Undoing Racism: They Said We Should Pull Ourselves Up By Our Bootstraps!

They said we should pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, but they took our straps.

Then, we figured out how to cope without the straps, so they stole our boots.

Quote by a participant, Adrian W., at the 'Undoing Racism Workshop' 
April 18-20, 2017, Lubbock, Texas

❤❤❤

When Self-Absorbed, Narcississtic People Show Their True Colors!

Picking an Organization Over a Friendship

(POOF)          

       That’s just senseless. Picking an organization over a lengthy friendship might seem the right thing to do, but you really need to weigh the pros and cons; think of the overall consequences.

         The organization just gave you an award—that maybe, just maybe you deserved—but not more than I deserved—that will NOT carry over with you to the next institution of higher learning. The organization just gave you an all-expenses paid trip to a historic part of the country—that maybe, just maybe you deserved—but not more than I deserved—that will also NOT carry over with you to the next institution of higher learning.

          You will soon realize that when you move on to the next level of higher learning, the new institution and the people will NOT care about what you did or the awards you received at the previous institution. In essence, you will be starting all over again. You will have to meet new people, make new connections and friends, get familiar with a different administration and faculty, get used to different rules and regulations, etc. You will once again be the “small fish in the big pond!"

          The organization that catered to your every whim because it was able to win over your loyalty, discretion, and traitorous ways will not be with you anymore at the new institution. The organization will soon, also, deem you unworthy and cumbersome. The organization will not need you to keep its dirty little secrets anymore. It will not need you to pick their side over the “right” side any longer. The price they paid to “buy” you over will soon be too costly, so the organization will drop you.

          Good luck trying to make new friends at the new institution when your ill-reputation, from your prior place of learning, carries over with you.

I'm Back: Why They Do the Things They Do.

It suddenly dawned on me, they were not really my friends. Actually, they have become strangers. Not because they are not the same people I thought they were but because they turned out to be the kind of people I have never wanted to be a part of my life. If for whatever purpose it serves for them to be so mean and petty, let them simmer alone in their own vapid squalor.

FOR WEN: MILESTONE BIRTHDAY: GONE—BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN (I promise)

I met you on a Monday, we lost you on a Monday.

How uncanny is that (rhet).
For that reason, Mondays are a paradox for me.

Much too obscure to even try to decipher or make sense.
Simply: it is what it is.

🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈21🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈

Happy Milestone Birthday in Heaven today, WenTen.

🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈21🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈

You will forever be young, vibrant, intelligent, witty, aloof (my fav), and loving.

Too many other adjectives for me to list; there are a myriad of them. 
      😢 😢 😢 In a nutshell, I miss you something awful! 😢 😢 😢

Facebook Update: My Friend's List Just Got Lighter.

Good riddance...!

Yep. You know who you are.