There Are Some Bouys Who Enter a Woman's Life...

... and screw it up forever. Mr. X has done that for me, but not forever, just periodically.

A cheesy play on words, but bear with me.

I should preface this with the explanation that Mr. X hates to have his picture taken, and the identity will remain secret to protect the not-so-innocent. Mr. X and I have been good friends for a long time. We've flirted with each other regularly, but have too much of a history and blah blah blah who cares about the rest.

If you read yesterday's post, you might recall that it was a tough day. Today, I decided that what was at the top of the priority list was a bit of amusement. In order to check this A1 item off my To-Do list, I sent a quick e-mail to said Mr. X: "I just remembered something about you that made me smile." In short order, my telephone rang with a request for details. (He got them, but not you folks!) Within a few minutes, I had a blush reminiscent of tropical sunburn, and had to get a glass of water to steady myself. Checked off A1 item, went on to the much more boring A2 item and continued on with my day.

Imagine my delight a few hours later, when I got a response: "I can't concentrate." I think it's important to have an effect on people.

The moral of this story is that no matter how ugly and bad a day looks to be from a Franklin Planner, a little flirting can do wonders for your mental outlook. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Still smiling,

--A1275

Edited to add: I should probably say a bit about the shot. There is a cool store in Wiscasset, ME that has a bunch of these for sale. I had to make three trips to catch the right cloudy day to avoid shadows, and then added a posterizing effect because I thought it was way cool and I wanted to. A "true" original can be found here.