It's Sunday! Yup. The sun is out. The weather is warm, and there's a soft breeze blowing just enough so that the birds' chirping has more of a harmonic sound to it than just annoying. It's a pretty damn nice morning. My cup of coffee is welcome today on account I didn't feel I could stomach any just a few days ago because of bad food. Another week has gone by, and it's likely that most of you did something TAX related! Hahaha. Tax day is April 18 this year giving you the entire weekend to get them done and stamped by tomorrow for timeliness. Yes. Maybe I'll talk a bit about that this edition, and now it's time for another weekly edition of Rants From A Midwest Guy In The Land Of Milk & Honey!
The week started out pretty spectacular to be honest. This was largely due to the fact that we, the office docs, had decided to get white office scrubs to wear with all white converse low top sneakers. Yes! We politely dubbed this day TOP GUN Monday because of the anticipated effect it might have--people being just a little more inquisitive on what I do. As anticipated, it was quite the 'bright' scene. I'm not sure if it was just the brightness of the outfit or the fact that I looked like a navel officer. Whichever it was, I took it upon myself to play Berlin's Take My Breath Away over my stereo just for effect. I though it was funny, but from my coffee stop at Starbucks to my normal walk through the Malibu Country Court, people were pleasant and a few people took double takes. Magically my patients were super compliant and all of the new patients, mostly female, agreed with everything I recommended for future care. This might happen normally, but there's usually a back and forth on care options, and time, and vacations in the way when it comes to the Malibu crowd. But, it was TOP GUN Monday, and everything seemed to go by much more smoothly. I spoke it. It happened. I showed an interest in one of the gals at the local eatery, and she blushed. Hahahaha. I'm pretty sure it was the smoothest, busiest day I had to include the editor of the Malibu Times Magazine inquiring if I was interested.....I wasn't sure if in her or doing a magazine interview. I suppose the magazine article would be really good advertising, and maybe it could lead people to discover my stories....the rest of my life....the one that brought me there to "them" in the first place, but hopefully it would lead them to a better understanding of how I approach life and my doctoring. It's discovery could work two ways with people that have never known real life difficulties, loss, and the meaning of finding real peace in the midst of calamity. It could be too different from them, but perhaps its perceived spirituality depth may have value to them. There is a cross-road between the road to spirituality where the wealthy that don't have to worry about anything and the poor that don't have anything to worry about intersect and their differences are null...they are essentially in the same trolley. So went TOP GUN Monday.
The rest of my time in town, I'm gonna use to catch up with friends and family that couldn't make it out for the birthday traditions. I'm gonna try and do a few things I miss doing like run the lakes (if my ass isn't hurting), bike around the city, walk around Uptown, and remember all of the life that I lived there in the Homeland. Maybe, if I can get one of my newer friends to join me kayaking around the lakes, I can check that off of my list! Yes! Fat guy in a little boat. Hahahaha. It's less than two weeks away, and it can't come fast enough because it's been awhile since the last time I was home. It'll be almost four months...and that's almost the longest I've been away from Home. I think the last time I was away longer was in my 20s...way back then! For whatever the reasons, I was gonna wait till Memorial Day weekend to make the journey, but it seems too far away. And the more I thought about it, I'm likely gonna have to decide which of the holidays I really want to be home in Minnesota for versus in California. As I'm a Minnesota man, I'm gonna err on the side of being home for Labor Day weekend for one reason-The State Fair!! So, I guess we'll see what comes of it in the long run, but for now, "Mama I'm coming home." Ozzy.
That's a wrap for the this weeks high lights. I've been contemplating posting the trilogy of my blog story come my anniversary date in May, but that's another week and another rant. Till next week, "Be well. Do good work, and come on back." G. Keiller.
I love this place. I had an event here back in May last year and I felt like it was a perfect day for us! The party venues provides you with an event Specialist as part of your package which is extremely helpful. Plus all of us dressed up only added to the entire ambience.
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