I'm old but can still bounce around

09/22/2012

HI ALL, what's up?

I have some things to write about so sorry if this is a bit long.

In the Jewish religion, in between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is a period of time when "the book is opened" and the lord is looking down on us to sorta pass judgement for the following year. I thought about this last night before I went to sleep.

Last night I was up till 4AM just chatting with a former blooper, helping her with an issue that frankly, I had no business discussing. However, Jonathan being Jonathan, I told her that I would listen and try to work out her feelings and figure out what the next step is. I had asked her after we got through a lot of that stuff "why me? of all the people who you love and trust and all the people you know in person, why do you come to me?" she replied "Jonathan. You and my mom are the only two people in the world I trust completely."
wow, that made me feel SOO good. I just help because I consider myself a great friend and want to help when -where I can.

A current blooper *waves* who I wont mention cause I dont know if she wants to be but I had saw that she wrote (trying to think this out without giving her away) on FB, something how she didnt get to enjoy an event she attended do to the venue's treatment of people with disabilities. I licked my lips and askd her if I could write an ADA letter on her behalf, quoting the ADA to tell this venue that what they did was not only legally wrong but not people friendly. It was a powerful letter, if I may say so myself, and my friend thanked me a few times for doing this for her. I enjoyed writing the letter. "ripping the venu a new A- hole" as they say but in a professional way. I cant wait to hear back from the venue to prove that yes, one person, one letter, can make a difference.
No thanks needed as I took great enjoyment in writing this letter. It is nice to be recognized for the things I do though

And I am starting to think about maybe going to meet Karen. It would just be extremely awkward with her bf there. But she made me sad and mad about how he treats her sometimes. Some how, I can say-do no wrong it seems for Karen. so we'll see what happens..

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I went to my best friend's son's 4th birthday party today. Most of the time I was sitting with john's mother's husband. Other people came over to say hi and wanted to know what happened to my red sox.

John's mother came over and said "so I heard you have a girlfriend?" I said "had a girlfriend" she asked what went wrong? she was Jewish? I said yes, but everything else was wrong.

So John had rented one of those air house bouncy things for the backyard. Random times both kids and the younger adults were in there but I wasnt so sure about going in. I wanted to though.

We had pizza and cake. They were both just ok but I ate well because I was hungry.

But when they had sang happybirthday, I wasnt brought over to where the cake was. Ray and I just sat on the outer skirts of the party. I felt old. I was one of those people at a party who just sat there sipping on a soda and talking with the older people while everyone else was singing, was ooing and ahing about the presents... I felt old lol.

My gift got the most oo's and ah's though. I got him a fall-autum jacket wih cars and flames on it. What do you get a kid that has everything? and doesnt even know what he has and where as he has things at his house and both of his grand parents houses.

Then John said to me a little while later "ok Jonathan, time for you to go in" so...I took my sneakers off and with John, his wife Kat, two of her friends and a few kids went in and tried to jump around but I could not stay on my feet. Everytime John, who weighs 280 lbs, jumps, it sent a rippling effects and I fell. Kat and I with holding on to each others upper arms, and facing each other, we jumped for a bit. I said "this is kinda like when we danced at your wedding" she said "ummm kinda?" lol So I could not stay on my feet for too long but when the kids were out and I didnt have to worry about crashing into them, I was able to do summersalts and back summersalts...that was fun! I felt like a kid again knowing I can still do those... it was a fun time but I was dizzy for about an hr after I got out. lol.

so that's about all for this epasode.
Except that I really really want to see Karen and I even looked up airport info etc. and told her that we could go to an indi football game and she said that, that would be fun. so...we'll see.