Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
The M-Word Part 4
All that being said, I have had absolutely zero expectations, but I am glad that she called. As I said before, I very much valued her opinion and she really hurt my feelings with some of the things she said last time.
Present day she is still very attractive with extremely good hair. Lets take a close look back at the January 17 post. How many of these qualities does she have? Lets see:
Why, you ask, because I get too damned attached. After all, I still think she's pretty cool. I guess we'll have to add her to the Wikipedia entry...
Present day she is still very attractive with extremely good hair. Lets take a close look back at the January 17 post. How many of these qualities does she have? Lets see:
- Great long, wavy hair = check, special check
- Has time to travel with me anytime = check
- Likes the TV show Dallas = check
- She passes the "turn heads" test = check
- Loves music = check
- She gets along with everyone = check
- She has the three S's: sexy, seductive, sophisticated = check
- Loves pets = check
- Open-minded = check
Why, you ask, because I get too damned attached. After all, I still think she's pretty cool. I guess we'll have to add her to the Wikipedia entry...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The M-Word Part 3
As much as I thought she would, and as much as she said she would, she just could not stand up to her parents. That was pretty much the end of our relationship.
Yes, we snuck around for awhile. We were on and off for a while, but every time her parents would turn up a little heat she would bail. This is important to note for later. She was the first person though, that I would have absolutely done anything for. Too bad the feeling was not mutual.
Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into years. By the time she was supposedly ready to stand up to her parents, I had moved on to another relationship. And to tell you the truth, I really didn't think she was ready even then.
I never could figure out this incredible hold her parents have over her, even to this day. And keep in mind she's in her late 20s by now. I will give credit where credit is due. I always felt like I could call her anytime if I was having a hard time with any relationship or just life in general. She could always talk me through it, which she did on several occasions. So through the years we've had these short bursts of contact and going out with each other for maybe a week or two or three at a time. But in LOWs opinion, when you're in your late 20s and you still can't tell your parents or even your older sister whom you're seeing, there's only so long I can maintain that sort of relationship.
Inevitably one to three weeks is about as long as we've maintained reasonable speaking terms at a time. The last time was about seven months ago. I was in a mess. I was having to move offices, change office staff, and I was going to leave for Stadium season in two weeks. Who did I call? Who else but the M-Word. I must say she was absolutely terrific.
She helped me figure out what the heck was going on in my office, and she also hired the two assistants I still have today. They are the best assistants I've had in a really, really long time. One thing was different this time, we remained in contact for two or three weeks as we usually do, but this time she was very hurtful.
She is one of those people whom I very much value her opinion, and she pretty much, well let's just say it, hurt my feelings more than ever. I reacted out of anger because of my hurt feelings, and this was the slow meltdown of our two or three week contact together once again. At the end of this, I was not going to contact her again.
In the last seven months there has been several times I've really wanted to share something with her. In the last seven months, I have met Larry Hagman, Leo Laporte, been to 6-8 concerts and just done a lot of things that I would of liked to have shared with her. But as far as I was concerned, my contact with her was over. Why would I want to go back to get hurt more?
That is the short version of the very long story of how I know and met the M-Word. That brings us to present day.
She calls. I answer. She apologizes and I accept the apology. I apologize. She accepts my apology. We have a good visit over the phone and that is all for now. I did tell her, which I guess I will tell all of you, I do think one thing is very interesting. Neither one of us has had a long term, sustaining relationship since we were with one another. That's kind of strange. I mean it was 10+ years ago when we were together. And still to this day neither one of us has been married or had a long term relationship? What could that mean? I'll tell you exactly what it means. We will probably have the same type relationship the next 10 years that we've had the past 10 years.
We will talk for one to three weeks at a time, get mad at each other, stop talking for months at a time and then start talking again. It's like Dr. Phil says, "An excellent predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior." If she hasn't told her parents by now, she's never going to tell her parents. That's pretty self-evident. I guess I should give her a little more credit in this area. According to her, she has told her parents. But I don't think I will be invited to any Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners anytime soon. It's a shame, because we get along really really well. We also worked together very well.
PART 4 SOON
Yes, we snuck around for awhile. We were on and off for a while, but every time her parents would turn up a little heat she would bail. This is important to note for later. She was the first person though, that I would have absolutely done anything for. Too bad the feeling was not mutual.
Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into years. By the time she was supposedly ready to stand up to her parents, I had moved on to another relationship. And to tell you the truth, I really didn't think she was ready even then.
I never could figure out this incredible hold her parents have over her, even to this day. And keep in mind she's in her late 20s by now. I will give credit where credit is due. I always felt like I could call her anytime if I was having a hard time with any relationship or just life in general. She could always talk me through it, which she did on several occasions. So through the years we've had these short bursts of contact and going out with each other for maybe a week or two or three at a time. But in LOWs opinion, when you're in your late 20s and you still can't tell your parents or even your older sister whom you're seeing, there's only so long I can maintain that sort of relationship.
Inevitably one to three weeks is about as long as we've maintained reasonable speaking terms at a time. The last time was about seven months ago. I was in a mess. I was having to move offices, change office staff, and I was going to leave for Stadium season in two weeks. Who did I call? Who else but the M-Word. I must say she was absolutely terrific.
She helped me figure out what the heck was going on in my office, and she also hired the two assistants I still have today. They are the best assistants I've had in a really, really long time. One thing was different this time, we remained in contact for two or three weeks as we usually do, but this time she was very hurtful.
She is one of those people whom I very much value her opinion, and she pretty much, well let's just say it, hurt my feelings more than ever. I reacted out of anger because of my hurt feelings, and this was the slow meltdown of our two or three week contact together once again. At the end of this, I was not going to contact her again.
In the last seven months there has been several times I've really wanted to share something with her. In the last seven months, I have met Larry Hagman, Leo Laporte, been to 6-8 concerts and just done a lot of things that I would of liked to have shared with her. But as far as I was concerned, my contact with her was over. Why would I want to go back to get hurt more?
That is the short version of the very long story of how I know and met the M-Word. That brings us to present day.
She calls. I answer. She apologizes and I accept the apology. I apologize. She accepts my apology. We have a good visit over the phone and that is all for now. I did tell her, which I guess I will tell all of you, I do think one thing is very interesting. Neither one of us has had a long term, sustaining relationship since we were with one another. That's kind of strange. I mean it was 10+ years ago when we were together. And still to this day neither one of us has been married or had a long term relationship? What could that mean? I'll tell you exactly what it means. We will probably have the same type relationship the next 10 years that we've had the past 10 years.
We will talk for one to three weeks at a time, get mad at each other, stop talking for months at a time and then start talking again. It's like Dr. Phil says, "An excellent predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior." If she hasn't told her parents by now, she's never going to tell her parents. That's pretty self-evident. I guess I should give her a little more credit in this area. According to her, she has told her parents. But I don't think I will be invited to any Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners anytime soon. It's a shame, because we get along really really well. We also worked together very well.
PART 4 SOON
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The M-Word Part 2
But she said she had a little sister...
that might be interested in helping me for that week. So I thought to myself, if this sister is half as good as she is at sales I've got to have her. I asked her to bring her little sister by and we would talk.
The next day she brings her little sister by the booth. The little sister was, you guessed it, the M-Word. Her sister was not only little, but a whole lot younger than her. At that point, there was absolutely no attraction other than needing someone and not wanting to sit in the booth all week by myself.
I hired her. We worked together that week of the rodeo. At the end, she asked if she could call me next year to work and I said sure, thinking I would never hear from her again. Next year rolls around and sure enough a week before the rodeo I get a call from "The M-Word." She asked if I remembered her and I said yes, and she asked if she could help again at the rodeo booth as it was the same week as her spring break. Of course she could help, as I remembered how good she was, my business had grown and I definitely needed the help.
At the end of that week she asked if she could call next year to work again. The next year rolls around and sure enough she calls, but I have bad news for her this time. I had retired from the jerky business and was no longer having a booth at the rodeo. However, I was covered up with paperwork as I had started a new business and was trying to get it off the ground. I was officing out of my house. I do not type well, file, or do any of that office stuff well. I told her that if she wanted to work the week of her spring break she could help me get my office organized. She took me up on my offer.
By this time she had gotten older, more mature, and very very attractive, I must say. She not only worked that week, but she started working weekends. Slowly over time this developed into more than just an office relationship. She was young, but very mature or so I thought.
From there it became a full-blown romance. Due to the age difference, we weren't exactly upfront and honest to everyone about this romance we were having (especially her parents). This romance went on for quite some time, and it was a whirl wild. But it all came crashing down one day.
I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken her home from a date, and she called me soon after I dropped her off and said that her parents had found out about this romance we were having. Well, as you can imagine, this was not a good thing, and as you can also imagine I'm a very determined person. I don't take no's very easily.
I figured this storm would blow over, she would stand up to her parents and simply explain to them how she really felt. They would realize they couldn't stop us and the storm would soon pass. Boy, was I wrong. It became evident she was not as mature as I had originally thought.
PART 3 SOON
that might be interested in helping me for that week. So I thought to myself, if this sister is half as good as she is at sales I've got to have her. I asked her to bring her little sister by and we would talk.
The next day she brings her little sister by the booth. The little sister was, you guessed it, the M-Word. Her sister was not only little, but a whole lot younger than her. At that point, there was absolutely no attraction other than needing someone and not wanting to sit in the booth all week by myself.
I hired her. We worked together that week of the rodeo. At the end, she asked if she could call me next year to work and I said sure, thinking I would never hear from her again. Next year rolls around and sure enough a week before the rodeo I get a call from "The M-Word." She asked if I remembered her and I said yes, and she asked if she could help again at the rodeo booth as it was the same week as her spring break. Of course she could help, as I remembered how good she was, my business had grown and I definitely needed the help.
At the end of that week she asked if she could call next year to work again. The next year rolls around and sure enough she calls, but I have bad news for her this time. I had retired from the jerky business and was no longer having a booth at the rodeo. However, I was covered up with paperwork as I had started a new business and was trying to get it off the ground. I was officing out of my house. I do not type well, file, or do any of that office stuff well. I told her that if she wanted to work the week of her spring break she could help me get my office organized. She took me up on my offer.
By this time she had gotten older, more mature, and very very attractive, I must say. She not only worked that week, but she started working weekends. Slowly over time this developed into more than just an office relationship. She was young, but very mature or so I thought.
From there it became a full-blown romance. Due to the age difference, we weren't exactly upfront and honest to everyone about this romance we were having (especially her parents). This romance went on for quite some time, and it was a whirl wild. But it all came crashing down one day.
I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken her home from a date, and she called me soon after I dropped her off and said that her parents had found out about this romance we were having. Well, as you can imagine, this was not a good thing, and as you can also imagine I'm a very determined person. I don't take no's very easily.
I figured this storm would blow over, she would stand up to her parents and simply explain to them how she really felt. They would realize they couldn't stop us and the storm would soon pass. Boy, was I wrong. It became evident she was not as mature as I had originally thought.
PART 3 SOON
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The return of the M-Word
Yes you read that title correctly, The M-word has returned. I -- I should clarify return, I got a late-night phone call. When the phone rang I looked at the caller ID, and debated on whether I should answer this phone call. But, I figured, what the hell, so I answered and here is how it went.
She apologized for the way she behaved last time we were on speaking terms, and I apologized for the way I behaved last time we were on speaking terms. Then we had a rather enjoyable conversation.
I know what a lot of you are thinking, exes are exes for a reason. I believe this was a direct quote from The Compass. But this was merely a harmless phone call. I must admit it was good hearing from her. I haven't heard from her or seen her in seven months. It seems that we cannot get completely untangled from each other.
Some of you may be asking yourself who The M-word is, and why I call her The M-Word? Well, I'm happy to answer both of those questions. First, I come up with nicknames for almost everyone. The way she got her nickname was when we broke up it was too painful to say her name so I just started calling her the M-Word, and it kind of stuck. So, to me and all my friends she's known as the M-Word.
Now for how I came to know the M-Word and how we met. This is a rather long and in-depth story so it may come in several parts. I will be curious to see if she recalls this the same way that I do.
Johnny's Jerky: For some of you that don't know, I used to have my own beef jerky business called Johnny's Jerky. I had a booth at the San Angelo Rodeo to promote and sell my jerky. The first year while getting ready for the show, this girl comes up and tries to sell me some Tupperware. Telling me that it will keep my jerky much fresher in her Tupperware containers.
She was very persistent, cute, attractive, and a little bit pushy. This is exactly the type of person I was looking for to help me sell and promote my product for the week long rodeo event. So I asked her if she needed a part-time job helping me out in my booth for that week. She said no she couldn't help me, she was helping her mother in the Tupperware booth on the other side of the building. But, she said she had a little sister....
PART 2 SOON
She apologized for the way she behaved last time we were on speaking terms, and I apologized for the way I behaved last time we were on speaking terms. Then we had a rather enjoyable conversation.
I know what a lot of you are thinking, exes are exes for a reason. I believe this was a direct quote from The Compass. But this was merely a harmless phone call. I must admit it was good hearing from her. I haven't heard from her or seen her in seven months. It seems that we cannot get completely untangled from each other.
Some of you may be asking yourself who The M-word is, and why I call her The M-Word? Well, I'm happy to answer both of those questions. First, I come up with nicknames for almost everyone. The way she got her nickname was when we broke up it was too painful to say her name so I just started calling her the M-Word, and it kind of stuck. So, to me and all my friends she's known as the M-Word.
Now for how I came to know the M-Word and how we met. This is a rather long and in-depth story so it may come in several parts. I will be curious to see if she recalls this the same way that I do.
Johnny's Jerky: For some of you that don't know, I used to have my own beef jerky business called Johnny's Jerky. I had a booth at the San Angelo Rodeo to promote and sell my jerky. The first year while getting ready for the show, this girl comes up and tries to sell me some Tupperware. Telling me that it will keep my jerky much fresher in her Tupperware containers.
She was very persistent, cute, attractive, and a little bit pushy. This is exactly the type of person I was looking for to help me sell and promote my product for the week long rodeo event. So I asked her if she needed a part-time job helping me out in my booth for that week. She said no she couldn't help me, she was helping her mother in the Tupperware booth on the other side of the building. But, she said she had a little sister....
PART 2 SOON
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wikipedia continued
Background
Wilde was a student of personal development and had success coaches such as Jim Rohn, Jeff Olson, and Brian Tracy. Wilde learned from a young age that formal education can make you a living but self-education can make your fortune. Wilde was always interested in electronics, computers, and gadgets. Wilde's first computer was a Packard Bell 286SX. In December 2006, Wilde got his first Macintosh computer. Buying it for himself from eBay, he merely wanted the Macintosh to prove to all the Mac/Apple lovers out there that PCs were far superior. Surprisingly, Wilde quickly became an Apple/Mac fan. In a short period of time, he did not have one PC left at his office.
Private Life
Wilde never married and never had any children. He always said this was by design. Wilde was quoted saying, "Ever since I was a young child, I never wanted any children. I can remember thinking back as a child and just thinking I never wanted any children."
Wilde was always determined to get the perfect girl. He was often quoted as saying, "If I can't have exactly what I want then I don't want anything at all."
More To Come....
Wilde was a student of personal development and had success coaches such as Jim Rohn, Jeff Olson, and Brian Tracy. Wilde learned from a young age that formal education can make you a living but self-education can make your fortune. Wilde was always interested in electronics, computers, and gadgets. Wilde's first computer was a Packard Bell 286SX. In December 2006, Wilde got his first Macintosh computer. Buying it for himself from eBay, he merely wanted the Macintosh to prove to all the Mac/Apple lovers out there that PCs were far superior. Surprisingly, Wilde quickly became an Apple/Mac fan. In a short period of time, he did not have one PC left at his office.
Private Life
Wilde never married and never had any children. He always said this was by design. Wilde was quoted saying, "Ever since I was a young child, I never wanted any children. I can remember thinking back as a child and just thinking I never wanted any children."
Wilde was always determined to get the perfect girl. He was often quoted as saying, "If I can't have exactly what I want then I don't want anything at all."
More To Come....
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Grandma W? - Wikipedia
This is going to be a rather long post so we're going to break it into several parts.
Part one
I went on a little vacation from the blog, but I'm back now. My very first comment or should I say question would be about the comment this Grandma W left on my blog. This Grandma W says in her comment "Well good luck on finding Miss Perfect, but I can tell you she's probably the one that got away." I would like this Grandma W person to explain what she means by that, the one that got away? As in an ex-girlfriend? As in someone that doesn't exist? What did you mean?
So next let's talk a little bit about The Compass thinking goals seem more like deadlines. Well, this is a quote that I heard a long time ago which I think is very accurate. "The difference between goals and dreams is a timeline." I know The Compass does not particularly like to set goals and likes to live one day at a time but I think goals are important. If you don't set them, one day you wake up and all those things you said you were going to do "someday" never got done. "Somedays" just never seem to come along.
So let's talk about some of The Compass's goals for a minute.
1. This working from home business, well let me say, that it's totally obtainable. It takes a little bit of thinking outside the box but for those of you who would also like to work more from home there is a great book that talks about how you can do just that. The name of the book is The Four Hour Workweek.
2. This children's book you're talking about, well, I know other people only know you as The Compass but I know you personally and I think you would do a wonderful children's book. If you would just set a goal to actually do it and start working on it.
3. Carpenter internship? What in the world are you talking about? What do you want to do, build on a new room or just do a little remodeling, or just a little woodworking. I do not see this goal being accomplished I must admit.
4. Rodeos. Well yes, I did see this one coming. Once again I think you should set the goal and go after it.
5. Las Vegas NFR Show. This is totally do-able. Compass, come on, get on this!
6. Travel to Europe? Yes, this is do-able too. I have been there and I loved it! But once again is it a dream or a goal? If you don't set a time line its just a dream. So when will you be going to Europe and who would you be taking? We take family? Or we go alone? Or will we take friends?
7. As I said previously, I know you personally, others know you as The Compass, your body shape is great I must say. That's all I'll say about that.
Time to revisit the goals for LOW
An entry in Wikipedia. The Compass asked a good question, what would I want this entry to say? To tell the truth, I haven't thought that far ahead. I thought it would be really cool to have an entry of myself on Wikipedia. But let's see, it would go something like this:
Johnny Alois Wilde (born on February 17,) sometimes known simply as Wilde, founder of Wildeco, Inc. and Chairman of the Board.
Early Life
Wilde was born in San Angelo, Texas to Judy Wilde and Myrl Wilde. He attended Wall Elementary School and Wall High School. He grew up as an only child always wanting a brother or a sister. His dad claims that he was always trying to sell something, even from his stroller as a baby.
Background
Wilde was a student of personal........
Part one
I went on a little vacation from the blog, but I'm back now. My very first comment or should I say question would be about the comment this Grandma W left on my blog. This Grandma W says in her comment "Well good luck on finding Miss Perfect, but I can tell you she's probably the one that got away." I would like this Grandma W person to explain what she means by that, the one that got away? As in an ex-girlfriend? As in someone that doesn't exist? What did you mean?
So next let's talk a little bit about The Compass thinking goals seem more like deadlines. Well, this is a quote that I heard a long time ago which I think is very accurate. "The difference between goals and dreams is a timeline." I know The Compass does not particularly like to set goals and likes to live one day at a time but I think goals are important. If you don't set them, one day you wake up and all those things you said you were going to do "someday" never got done. "Somedays" just never seem to come along.
So let's talk about some of The Compass's goals for a minute.
1. This working from home business, well let me say, that it's totally obtainable. It takes a little bit of thinking outside the box but for those of you who would also like to work more from home there is a great book that talks about how you can do just that. The name of the book is The Four Hour Workweek.
2. This children's book you're talking about, well, I know other people only know you as The Compass but I know you personally and I think you would do a wonderful children's book. If you would just set a goal to actually do it and start working on it.
3. Carpenter internship? What in the world are you talking about? What do you want to do, build on a new room or just do a little remodeling, or just a little woodworking. I do not see this goal being accomplished I must admit.
4. Rodeos. Well yes, I did see this one coming. Once again I think you should set the goal and go after it.
5. Las Vegas NFR Show. This is totally do-able. Compass, come on, get on this!
6. Travel to Europe? Yes, this is do-able too. I have been there and I loved it! But once again is it a dream or a goal? If you don't set a time line its just a dream. So when will you be going to Europe and who would you be taking? We take family? Or we go alone? Or will we take friends?
7. As I said previously, I know you personally, others know you as The Compass, your body shape is great I must say. That's all I'll say about that.
Time to revisit the goals for LOW
An entry in Wikipedia. The Compass asked a good question, what would I want this entry to say? To tell the truth, I haven't thought that far ahead. I thought it would be really cool to have an entry of myself on Wikipedia. But let's see, it would go something like this:
Johnny Alois Wilde (born on February 17,) sometimes known simply as Wilde, founder of Wildeco, Inc. and Chairman of the Board.
Early Life
Wilde was born in San Angelo, Texas to Judy Wilde and Myrl Wilde. He attended Wall Elementary School and Wall High School. He grew up as an only child always wanting a brother or a sister. His dad claims that he was always trying to sell something, even from his stroller as a baby.
Background
Wilde was a student of personal........
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