It’s Blog Post #45 and I’m fortunate to be alive. Actually, we’re all fortunate to be alive. I’ve just recovered from the Man-Flu. It’s been a week of fevers and a hacking cough. I also lost my voice a bit, which my wife was very happy about. I missed a week’s worth of workouts, missed several days of work, and briefly lost my will to live (that wasn’t the flu …that was my hockey team being eliminated from the playoffs).

Sympathy

My wife had no sympathy for me while I was sick. She would often sarcastically say to me, “Awe. Muffin.” My response:

Delicious like a muffin? Yes. Edible like a muffin? Yes. English like the muffin? No. An upright support in the wall of a building type of muffin? Yes.

Here’s another photo I took on my trip to Mexico last month. El café esta delicioso con magdalenas.

Productivity

I used my unexpected down time to work at my Spanish (mostly Spanish shows on Netflix) and continue working on my book. The ending joke from Blog Post #44 was a hit…with 50% of readers. The other 50% have no sense of haha (only kidding). I understand that jokes about disimpaction are not for everyone. It will likely still make the book but the truth is that it’s not totally up to me. My book will need to go through an approval process that may see multiple portions cut. Who knows? Hopefully, it’s not a “go back to the writing board” redo.

Here I Am

I’ve been enjoying music from Tom Odell for almost a year now. Several of his songs have been rotated through my playlist. Next month, my wife and I will be attending his concert here in Vancouver. This is one of my favorites: Here I Am .

Words of Wisdom

1. Don’t expect sympathy from your spouse when you’re sick.

2. Muffins are delicious.

With last month’s joke being so controversial, I decided to go much tamer this month. This first one is definitely going in the book. To get the punchline, you may have to say it out loud several times. Enjoy.

It was the start of my shift and I was working with a new nurse named Reginald. I was with my patient in a shared room when I overheard him come in to talk to his patient. The conversation went like this:

Reginald: “Knock knock.” 

The Patient: “Who’s there?” 

Reginald: “Reg”

The Patient: “Reg who?” 

Reginald: “Reg is your Nurse.”

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This will be my last ever blog post. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this endeavor.

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Bonus Material

It’s the start of baseball season. As you might know, my wife is a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. I’m a fan of the Seattle Mariners. Here’s my preview of their upcoming MLB season:

The Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners will be in tough this season. They traded away nearly every player with an inflated contract or advanced age to go younger. They have gone all-in on the future with an eye on being contenders in two to three years. Bold move that hopefully pays off.

The Toronto Blue Jays

As for the Blue Jays, they have a team that… who cares? I expect the Blue Jays to be sliding into third….place in the division and out of the playoffs. In 2019, they’ll likely (and hopefully) have less hits than Chris Brown. Opposing teams will have more runs than a quarantined cruise ship against these Jays. “Hey. The Blue Jays are Canada’s team!” Putting a maple leaf on the Blue Jays logo and calling them Canada’s team is like putting a wig and makeup on a bullfrog and calling it a supermodel. Go Mariners!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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