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July 09, 2009
Truly blessed
So the other day I was down in Florida for work. It wasn't quite as unbearably hot as my trip to Memphis, where it was so hot I couldn't drive with the top down on my convertible. That was also the night I left the hotel, got a 24-oz can of beer - or as I call it, a Manny - and chugged it.
Anyway, I settled into my seat and eventually a young woman about my age sat next to me. I said, yes! Finally a cute girl! Very rarely does anyone pretty sit next to me. Usually it's a chunky old guy. I'm starting to wonder if it's me. Anyway, I was ready to bask in the reflected glory of being next to an attractive person, but it was false hope. As they say, the lord works in mysterious ways, and so it did this time.
About 45 minutes after takeoff, the woman started asking me what I was doing in Florida. I told her I was a lawyer, and I was down there for a case. Then I asked her what she did, and she was a minister. She then launched into her spiel: "I've been blessed by the Lord. I talk to God. He told me to tell you you need to sleep more. [Me: I know. But I really wanted to say, geez, you don't have to be omniscient and omnipotent to know I need more sleep.] He also says your knees are going to be fine." I nodded, most of the time, and then she asked if she could anoint my feet. This was odd, but I said okay. This continued for a bit, and then she anointed my arms.
Finally, she got distracted, and I popped "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" into my laptop. And so she turned to my seatmate to anoint his feet.
entry no. 1396
Posted at July 9, 2009 03:16 PM