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a resting place

by Daniel James

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Yesterday, Jess and I went to her doctor appointment. All was well and good and she has another in a little more than a week.

During the appointment the doctor indicated that I should be taking care of the cat box duties until further notice.

She used those exact words.

I made it 5 — maybe 7 — seconds. By made it, I mean closed off the entire world and stared at the wall in absolute silence. Then I couldn't hold it any more.

I repeated, "duties". That was enough. I just wasn't sure if she meant "duties" or some homophone of "duties". One needs to be certain of these things.

It turns out, in this particular case, the meaning of the sentence remains the same despite the homophone. Was a fascinating aspect of the English language.

Aside from the approximately one million questions I asked and the fact that this doctor shares this office with another doctor named — I swear to GOD I'm not making this up - Doctor Finger, I made it through the day with my dignity intact.

Today I'm working at the office. I've got a bit of catching up to do and have to change my work flow a bit to accommodate the new nature of this job due to all these changes.

After work, I'm going to meet up with Jess to see two friends — and their new (to me) little baby — that I haven't seen in FAR too long. We'll hang out, have dinner, watch House, get naked. You know… the usual.

Tomorrow is Wednesday and will be filled with the customary and usual Wednesday goodness.

On Thursday I'll get off work and come home, pack my truck with camping and photography supplies and head to Mike's house. Jess will chit chat while Mike and I devise our plan to take over the world and get filthy rich while we're at it. If this first meeting works out, we'll be doing this twice a week until we can both bathe in cash on a regular basis. Then, after Mike's, Jess and I will head to my parent's house.

Early Friday morning, my dad and I will set out for two days of Kayaking on the Brazos. I'm so excited.

Some time between now and Thursday I have to find time to pick up supplies at WalMart as well as a sporting goods store. I need another wet bag, a compression bag, some batteries, some rope, a knife, and fire grill.

It's going to be a busy week.

Heh… doodies.