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an era in my life came to an end last nite around 1230. as i was sitting here at my computer, i reached up to adjust my glasses and they flew off, like broke in two pieces.

i examined the remains of my cherished glasses and knew it was time to lay them to rest.

as i drove to work this morning i began to reflect on my dear friend, my glasses, and all that we have been through those numerous years we were a pair. i can remember the day i brought them home. it was a sunday, i had just gotten back from the guadalupe river, my last trip to the river might i add, the one where i ended up with seven stitches in my foot. but i digress. jana had called and i decided to go over to her house to watch movies. i was nervous, unveiling my new look, but excited at the same time.

throughout the years we have seen our fair share of fun, from the many nites out, to washington dc. we have shared many moments with famous people. you have never let me down in my pursuit of vision, even through the nites of impaired vision.

there are a few moments you have brought me that i will be gladly to distance myself from. one happening just fri nite. i guess the most memorable event that you brought me that i will never forget in a bad way, was the day at hooters in austin when the waitress mistook us for drew carey. it happens all the forking time and as much as i love you, i will not miss being mistaken for him.

there have been other comparisons, some just as non-flattering as the drew carey. i have heard clark kent, quentin taratino, and even buddy holly. all of which i dont get.

so i bid you a farewell my friend. you are gonna end up in a box stored somewhere under my bed, collecting dust. i now must go out and try to replace a dear friend that has been there for so many years. i will miss you.

mol-li-fy

1. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To lessen in intensity; temper.
3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

last nite while i was sitting in the drive-thru at whataburger i came across this napkin that brought the aforementioned word to mind. now this napkin did not magically appear in my truck as though it was being filmed from american beauty. this napkin was from an evening i spent at one of my favorite restaurants. that being the roaring fork in austin. it was while i was still living in austin trying to make ends meet. i went up to the fork, as i call it, to visit leon for a few beers and a big ass burger. ( thats what it is called ) anyway so i was sitting there minding my own business when this adamantly intoxicated young vixen ( she was 32 ) saddles up next to me. we get to talking and she informs me that she has been stood up for the evening. being the gentleman i am i offer to be her date for the remainder of the evening. we get to talking about all kinds of things. she told me she was a model and all this and that and then she proceeds to write mollify on a napkin on one side and her name and phone number on the other. needless to say i was beyond confused. she asked where i was parked and i told her i valeted. she then asks for her tab and leon gives her the ticket, which she signs, gets up, gazes at me and walks out. now she signed the ticket, not the credit card receipt. i inform leon and he goes chasing out after her.

i will never forget that evening or the word mollify for as long as i live. i wonder what ever happened to jessica…

i guess we’ve come full circle. we’re strangers once again. it’s hard to think we’d ever come to this. it’s funny you were saying how you’ll miss the good old times. when all along i’m thinkin, you’re the one i’ll miss.

love’s a word i never throw around. so when i say i’ll love you til the end, i’m talkin bout until the day they lay me in the ground. love’s a word i never throw around.

i’d like to think you’re leavin cause i treated you unkind or maybe that you found somebody new. but i know the only reason that you’re leaving me behind, is you’re no longer feeling the way i feel for you.

…more later…