During the dark early hours I was reflecting upon my life and I suddenly realised how amazing I must be. When I was a child I can recall my mother saying to visitors, “You’ll never guess what he’s done now.” She would have been describing some wonderful construction of mine which, I admit, did carry with it some collateral damage. One day I built a boat, in truth a prototype, OK I found a log. At seven years-old I was too big to sail it so I considered my niece, but at five years-old she was still too big. Now my nephew, at two years-old was, just like Goldilocks, the right size. I think that was possibly the flaw in the plan, he was too young to understand the intricacies of sailing a log in a stagnant pond. We fished him out, eventually and sneaked him into the house where we dried his clothes.
The adoration was continued by my teachers who clearly compared me to Martin Luther King when often stating that I was a ‘dreamer’. Although some of my teachers were prophetic. My Art teacher told me that I would never make anything of myself and he was right I cannot to this day sculpture. My headmaster spotted an early likeness to JFK when he told me, or should I say bellowed at me, “This school isn’t about you LAD!” We all know where he was going with that. When I started work at fifteen my employers were also suitably impressed and often said that in all their years they had never seen anyone attempt a task in the way I did.
All my girlfriends and wives, there have been a few, often told me, ‘You are totally unbelievable and you make me want to scream. High praise indeed. A constant reminder of my good looks has been that classic statement. “Just go away, I can’t bear to look at your face”. Don’t knock the compliments I say 😉
Good one. Beauty and compliments – all in the eyes of the beholder or interpreter!!
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It could be those rose coloured glasses, thanks for reading 😉
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You’re a hoot!
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Thank you M’lady. Too wit too woo 😉
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I really enjoyed this! So witty. How do I subscribe to your blog? I don’t see a button for it.
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Thank you so much, I appreciate your comment. I don’t know if there is a subscribe button, but if I follow you then you can follow me back (although this would in reality mean we would walk around in circles) 😉
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haha! Hilarious! I still don’t see a way to “follow” you though.
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Is this why you were rejected by the CIA Surveillance Squad? 😉 You should have a notification that says I followed you. If you click on the word Followed then it should change to Following?
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I started this wishing I had your confidence, I finished crying with laughter! They say humor is the highest art in some ways. This kind you have to be darn smart or… Amazing!
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Hmm I never thought of it that way. I wish I could take you back in time so you could explain this thesis to everyone 😉 Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment
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Imagine if it were possible to go back but then, we need imperfect endings or Hitler might as well have triumphed… It’s the Nerdy Gurdy that keeps us sane.
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Great. So funny, but also about being imaginative (and other qualities) and being the square peg trying to be fit into a round hole. Or is it the other way around.
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Thank you I’ve never really suited square so I’ll go for round 😉 Thanks for commenting
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Funny, funny stuff, Charlie! 😀
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your comment 😉
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I think it`s great for a child to grow up like that – hearing that their parents are proud of your achievements and show them off. I think that`s those kids who`ll grow up to develop a really healthy self esteem.
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Thank you for reading and yes I think they probably do 😉
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Thanks for the visit and like.
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Thanks for the return. I enjoyed the reviews i read today, so I’ll be back.;-)
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That my reviews help someone is my award so many thanks
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