I’m a lucky man. And a stupid man. Whichever is the greater of the two is something that you can decide. Screw you guys who are thinking ‘I’ll take “Stupid” for $1000, Alex’!

The Lucky: I’m getting together with some dear friends this weekend 🙂
Most of them are people that I’ve worked with and their significant others. I decided to invite them out to dinner because I both admire them and I miss them. What is even better is that I truly enjoy the company of the people that are coming to dinner with me. I sent out a rather small number of invitations and, to my surprise, everyone came back with a ‘Yes’!

This makes me happy because I consider each of these people very, very dear friends. The kind of friends that, if needed, I would try and move heaven and earth. It is that simple. And to have everyone back together again gives me warm fuzzies. I wouldn’t mind inviting everyone out once or twice a year.

The Stupid: We went to Chipotle tonight. After my doctor (**shakes fist at medical profession**) told me that I had to cut down on, oh, I dunno, ALL THE FOODS I LOVE TO EAT, it was the first time in a few weeks that I had something with delicious carbs in it. In large quantities. So I do what any sane, carb starved, high blood pressured dumb ass does – I order the same fajita burrito with steak that my wife ordered.

Now the dumb part isn’t that I ordered it. And the stupidity doesn’t rest in that I ate it. Making sounds as if I was a six year old kid who was overwhelmed with joy because he was told that he could devour all the chocolate bunnies in his easter basket may have been stupid, but that’s not it. The dumb part is that I’m a guy. And guys – especially the really stupid ones – don’t back down from challenges.

And that’s where we get into trouble.  Angela got half way through hers and then finally called it quits.  She innocently thrust it towards me without saying a word. Technically I know this means “Honey, I love you. Can I share the rest of this meal with you?”.  But I know what was going on behind her evil eyes! In truth, she was saying “I defy you to try and scarf down the rest of this!”.  Oh, ho! A challenge, eh! Ain’t no burrito stuffed with rice and steak and corn and green peppers and onions going to get the better of me!

I ate it.

I regret it.

Ladies and gentlemen! Gather around as we see the stupid guy attempt to meet his next great challenge! Watch in awe as he tries desperately not to explode while he’s asleep!