I had to stop to see son Michael today just to drop something off. He lives in a high rise apartment building in London. I arrived in the lobby and after pushing the button I had to wait a minute or so for one of the 3 elevators to arrive. It was empty when I got on so I pushed the button for the 17th floor and the doors closed. The elevator began to move but quickly stopped again at the second floor. It crossed my mind to tell the lady that got on that this elevator was going up, but just before I spoke she pushed the button for eleven. Oh! Apparently she was going up as well. She got out at the 11th and I pushed the button again and continued to the 17th. Other than this one person no one else got on or off. I spent 8-10 minutes with Michael before heading out again. When I pushed the button this time the same elevator opened immediately, as if it never left. Strange in such a large building to again find an empty elevator so quickly. Regardless I thanked my good fortune, climbed aboard and pushed the ground floor button. It headed down and was at full speed when once again it stopped.....at the 11th?? As quickly as I dismissed the possibility, to my utter surprise the same lady got on and pushed the button. And yes....for the second floor. Again, not one else got on or off the entire time, and I got off at the ground floor wondering just what kind of a time warp I just experienced.
I should have checked my watch I guess, because to make it a real twilight zone episode no time would have elapsed while I was in the building. Just a strange case of instant rewind!!
As much as it was a surreal experience it wasn't til later it occurred to me to consider what my fellow passenger must have thought. Did she perhaps wonder if I had stayed on the elevator the entire time? Did she go back later to check if I was still there? Totally bizarre.
Lazy day today. I went to the pool only to remember when I got there that it was a PA day. Fifty screaming kids and a swim workout just don't mesh. Must be getting old I guess. I left!
Big day tomorrow. I will have the pleasure of doing my long run in Windsor Ontario as I have to drive Roo, Michael and their friends to an all day poker tournament. They can't drive themselves because they're a bunch of queers and they want to get drunk. They picked me to drive because I don't really drink, and furthermore, I'm apparently queer as well. Once I was advised of this I had to look it up in the dictionary and sure enough, it's all there. It says, "deviated from the expected or normal, strange, odd or unconventional". Does that sound like me? Yup! For sure! But then again, it also sounds like most of my siblings (not just one, lmao), all of my children (not just one, lmao again) most of my friends, most of my enemies, all of the people in St Thomas, Ontario, etc etc.
Yah you guessed it! The whole fuckin world is queer, cause ya know what? There is no normal to deviate from. So next time you hear that word I say celebrate it. It just means that you are a wonderful, totally unique part of the human race and I for one salute you. Here's to you!!!
I do need to add one qualifier however. If you are part of the Rooyakkers clan, despite being queer, you still remain an idiot. I'm not sure if that makes you a queer idiot, or an idiotic queer. Either way you are definitely not normal, and either way I still love you.
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody."---Rita Mae Brown
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Peter
I should have checked my watch I guess, because to make it a real twilight zone episode no time would have elapsed while I was in the building. Just a strange case of instant rewind!!
As much as it was a surreal experience it wasn't til later it occurred to me to consider what my fellow passenger must have thought. Did she perhaps wonder if I had stayed on the elevator the entire time? Did she go back later to check if I was still there? Totally bizarre.
Lazy day today. I went to the pool only to remember when I got there that it was a PA day. Fifty screaming kids and a swim workout just don't mesh. Must be getting old I guess. I left!
Big day tomorrow. I will have the pleasure of doing my long run in Windsor Ontario as I have to drive Roo, Michael and their friends to an all day poker tournament. They can't drive themselves because they're a bunch of queers and they want to get drunk. They picked me to drive because I don't really drink, and furthermore, I'm apparently queer as well. Once I was advised of this I had to look it up in the dictionary and sure enough, it's all there. It says, "deviated from the expected or normal, strange, odd or unconventional". Does that sound like me? Yup! For sure! But then again, it also sounds like most of my siblings (not just one, lmao), all of my children (not just one, lmao again) most of my friends, most of my enemies, all of the people in St Thomas, Ontario, etc etc.
Yah you guessed it! The whole fuckin world is queer, cause ya know what? There is no normal to deviate from. So next time you hear that word I say celebrate it. It just means that you are a wonderful, totally unique part of the human race and I for one salute you. Here's to you!!!
I do need to add one qualifier however. If you are part of the Rooyakkers clan, despite being queer, you still remain an idiot. I'm not sure if that makes you a queer idiot, or an idiotic queer. Either way you are definitely not normal, and either way I still love you.
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody."---Rita Mae Brown
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Peter
Hahaha, awesome post. Glad I got to see you today, and I look forward to tomorrow!
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Michael
Love this post as well. Dancing and celebrating my wonderful unique queer qualities this morning. Life is wonderful, is it not. Enjoy your day in Windsor Ontario..
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