Dr. Sheldon Cooper

Okay, another of my Big Bang Theory posts. Watching Big Bang I see behaviors that Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, and Howard have that I have... I mean, I am not quite so disgusting as Howard, but clearly I am horny... Raj, well, I do have trouble speaking to women sometimes, then Leonard and Sheldon, HOLY CRAP!

Frankly, watching that show makes me want to go back to school to get an advanced degree in Physics (yeah, I already have a BS in Physics).

What do you think? Do you think a 52 year old man can go back to school?

Penny

Okay, so, my coworkers introduced me to Big Bang Theory, I am falling in love with Penny. She really is an awesome gal... I hope I can find my 'Penny'... Patricia was, but then she left, so now I need another.

FWB

I could use an FWB. Any takers?

'feeding' your paint

Something popped into my mind... A memory from 1988... I was a soldier, and living above my family was another family... From one of the Dakota's, I forget which one. Anyway, one weekend as I prepared to go in, I had duty, I went outside and saw the guy from upstairs rubbing Crisco onto his car. His wife was seated on a couch watching. I asked what they were doing. She told me that in order to keep their cars paint looking like new they had to 'feed' it by rubbing it with Crisco twice a year.

Okay, sounds insane to me, anyone else ever hear of this behavior?

Big Bang Theory

Months ago coworkers introduced me to a tv show called The Big Bang Theory. As I am kinda a physicist, I figured it would be too annoying to watch Hollywood butcher physics. As I am kinda a geek I figured it would be WAY too annoying to see geeks treated as people with serious social issues, sort of idiot savants... Clearly no one in Hollywood ever heard of Richard Feynman. Anyway...

I've been watching it. And I've been enjoying it. And it turns out that I am falling in love with the "Penny" character. She is such a sweet girl! If I had been in Leonard's shoes I would have fought like hell to hang on to her.

Specialist Burton

So, called to get my windshield repaired and they addressed me as "Specialist Burton". I asked why and they said because they are affiliated with other companies I do business with, they knew my former rank was Specialist, so, as a mark of respect, their policy is to address current and former service members by the last rank they held. I understand their sentiment, however I disagree. I am not now a Specialist, nor do I want anyone to imply that I am due the respect one should hold for members of our current military, persons who have been deployed in combat. What do you think? I mean, if you are a former servicemember, how would you feel on this subject?

Death and Kisses

So, more on Annette's death... I haven't seen or spoken with Annette since 1986... but hearing about her death recently has been making thoughts of her pop into my mind. Why did she die? What happened? I keep recalling the times we had together and how full of life she was, it just brings images of her as I remembered her, 25 years ago. Sexy, pretty, smart, in shape (what the hell was she doing with me? I guess I just got lucky). Anyway, it seems that in the back of my mind she was always lurking, never to be called forth again... until now.

So, tell me, have you found out about a former lover's death? How did it make you feel?

The first girl I ever kissed died in June

My senior year, shortly before graduation, I was invited to a party... I was surprised as the people in the party were all the really, really smart kids and I had never hung out with them... but for some reason the gal throwing the party invited me. While there I started talking with this one gal, Annette, and well, we went outside for quiet, then walked a little, holding hands, then sat on the front porch kissing a lot. That summer we spent all of our free time together and never got beyond kissing... Well, we did, but that was years later and another story, not important to this one... Anyway, I always wished I could have made it work with Annette, that is why years later I hooked up with her again, to try again. I just discovered that she died in June. I don't know why, but her obit is on the web. I hate that. I hate that a beautiful lady from my past is dead. There are so many people from my past that are dead now, it really, really saddens me. I am an atheist. BUT, I hope there is an afterlife where I can meet them all again. I do. I want to apologize to some, to say the words I never got to say in life to others... I just hate it that wonderful people die and I, a complete asshole, linger on.

So, Annette, if you are out there somewhere, I am sorry you are dead, you should be alive now. You were so nice. I know we never loved one another, we just really, really liked each other, sometimes, but, well, that doesn't matter... My depth of feeling was such that I thought about you often. As I do with many people.

So, whomever reads this, how do you feel when you discover someone from your past has died? Answer in the comments please. Thank you