13: After the Fall
1. If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. ~ Georgian Proverb
2. Sometimes we fall in love or fall for something because we are gullible. We fall out of grace or off the wagon. Other times we just fall.
3. Said to my husband Joe after 3 hours in the ER waiting in a closed room for a doctor to read my x-rays after falling and fracturing my right forearm: This would make a pretty boring ER episode, wouldn’t it?
4. My 3 year old grandson has been known to cry when the butter melts on his toasted bagel. If he doesn’t see it he doesn’t believe it’s there.
5. After I tripped on an uneven part of the cement stoop at my cellar door because I was distracted, thinking about something else while carrying too many things, I lay and on the ground for a few minutes cursing, S—, S—, S—.
6. In Massachusetts we say swearing instead of cursing and bum instead of butt.
7. I think SMASH is an alternative plural of MASH.
8. Description of the Virginia earthquake posted by Facebook friend Joey: Reminiscent of my first sexual experience. A lot of people asking if they felt anything, people screaming for their lives, and a few people sobbing.
9. “You are such a blogger,” I said to my husband after he snapped a picture of the accident scene (above).
10. I think the powers that be (pun intended) don’t want us to know how bad the Fukishimo nuclear disaster is because they don’t want us to lose confidence in nuclear power due to the money at stake. Filmmaker Brian Rich has created a moving and high energy chronology of the industry (which creates radioactive waste that is deadly for 1,000’s of years) and its impact upon the world. Watch HERE.
11. In the bath last night I realized that I can do a lot with my left arm but it can’t wash itself. Other things that I had taken for granted that I can’t do one-handed with my left hand include putting on my eye make-up, flossing my teeth, blow drying or styling my hair, cutting my morning bagel and spreading butter on it and eating it .
12. If you love two people at the same time, choose the second one, because if you really loved the first one you wouldn’t have fallen for the second. – Johnny Depp
13. A wonderful diversion is HERE
August 25th, 2011 6:45 am
Oh wow, sorry about the arm. Do take care and give it plenty of time to heal. Hope you’re feeling better soon!
August 25th, 2011 7:35 am
Bummer, sorry for your pain! Wishing you a speedy recovery. Love your purse! #2 – LOVE it! #9 – I know! My family rolls their eyes when yet again I blog family milestones, but they will thank me some day! #4 too cute – but isn’t everything they do cute, love those grandkids.
Get better soon!
August 25th, 2011 8:07 am
I think you are being so positive in this situation, making out to be light comedy. This is why I am sure you will have a speedy recovery!! xo
PS I really like the diversion.
August 25th, 2011 9:00 am
Liking the variety in the 13! Smash is also a mashed potato in UK. ‘For mash get Smash’.
I think you were swearing ‘smash, smash smash’? but I hope you arm is healing.
Enjoying your last poem too.
I’ve done another Thursday Thirteen (second in 2 weeks), it’s here at rashbre central
August 25th, 2011 11:17 am
I love that Johnny Depp quote!
August 25th, 2011 12:53 pm
I’m sorry about your arm!!! I love that quote by Johnny Depp. He’s quite a man, that one 🙂
August 25th, 2011 3:17 pm
so sorry to hear about your fall. you might have more use of the arm with a cast…at least you could use your fingers without too concern or pain! hope it is all better soon. #3 and 8 are too funny!
August 25th, 2011 4:34 pm
so sorry to learn of your fall, but it seems you’re making the best of it, keeping that wonderful sense of humor and all. love #4 and #8. agree on #10. and i played with #13 so long there was nothing left to look at. take good care now. stop carrying too many things.
August 25th, 2011 6:56 pm
I see someone got there before me, pointing out that Smash was (still is?) a brand if instant mashed potato in the UK. Very popular in the 1970s.
I didn’t know anyone over here said bum for butt. That makes me smile, for some reason.
August 26th, 2011 2:44 am
ow. arm. ow.
is Joe going to let you on chairs and ladders anymore? Bri gets nervous with me since I tumbled a few years ago.
Love your food for thought 1 & 2.
August 27th, 2011 1:56 am
Oh Dear! I hope your Arm heals quickly, Colleen….Falling anbd hurting oneself is always a real “pain” in every way. I guess you are lucky you didn’t hurt more than your Arm…But, this is bad enough!! Take Good Care!
August 27th, 2011 10:06 pm
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September 10th, 2011 4:40 pm
Your thoughts are absolutely delicious! I love that your grandson wants to see the butter…. Every trip I’ve ever had to the hospital would have put the entire award winning series of “E.R.” on the cutting room floor! OMG, smash and mash are the same thing! I don’t even like thinking about the most important act of hygiene that only my right arm can currently perform…. Johnny Depp is Deepp… A cardboard tubed kaleidoscope was the most captivating toy I had as a small child.. thank you for that diversion…. And thank you for visiting Burnt Roses, a poem submitted on my blog….. Now if you would please cover your ears because I want to do some good ol’ fashioned Massachusetts swearing:
Bum! Bum! Bum! Bum! Bum! Bum! Bum!
Sorry about your arm…. hope it’s healing nicely….