I forgot to tell you guys....

Something rad happened a while ago.  I don't know, a couple of weeks?  A month?  Time?  Fuck time.  

At any rate, Annie was here visiting me and we were ruling at leisure time, like we always do.  Annie and I love ourselves a good crossword puzzle because it makes us feel wicked smart. We'd picked up the Globe and we were all set up on the beach, fully prepared to perpetrate some verbal wizardry when we came to the crushing realization that we were without writing implement.  Woe is motherfucking us.  We lapsed into a disappointed silence, I ate a bunch of crackers and I think Annie fell asleep.  A little while later  I was squinting out at the ocean trying to decide if I wanted to go swimming or not, considering the recent outbreak of jellyfish sightings.  As I looked at the water a shape began to materialize and I thought it was just another piece of flotsam jettisoned from one of the schooners, junks or yachts which call the waters off of Lambert's Cove home.  When I took a closer look I was shocked to realize that there, floating in the ocean, directly in front of where Annie and I had set up our beach shanty town, was a motherfucking Bic pen.  I leapt up from my ex-company sponsored beach blanker and charged into the briny in order to retrieve this prize.  It was pretty funny that some old pen had floated in front of us just when we were talking about how much we needed a pen.  More funny still?  The pen worked.  We were able to actually DO the crossword puzzle with this pen which we had fished out of the sea.  

I just thought this ruled because I'm sure I was laying on my towel thinking "Man, I really want lots of money, a rad boyfriend, a good job, fame, notoriety, approval, liposuction etc."  And along floats a pen.  Just what I needed.  

The words of a great Rolling Stones song immediately came to mind. 

No, guys, not Honky Tonk Woman.  No, it's not Gimme Shelter either.  Beast of Burden?  You're like, not even close.  Guys, did you pay attention to my story at ALL?  

Agreed, B of B is a great song.

No, I'm not mad at you.   

  

Yes, we're okay.

I love you too.