Tuna Salad, Momma, Precious & Wordsworth

Tuesday evening AD made some tuna fish salad. I had not eaten yet, and really wasn't very hungry, so I told him I'd finish whatever he didn't eat. I took one bite of the tuna salad and said, and I quote, "this is the worst tuna fish I've ever eaten AD." Of course, I continued eating it. He never made that good of tuna salad anyway, so I just figured it was something weird he added. My stomach starting hurting a little bit in the middle of the night.

Wednesday morning it was hurting a lot. I'll spare you the details, but it called for vast quantities of Imodium & Pepto. Seriously, ILL.  I called AD and told him of my difficulties. Turns out he'd had a few "difficulties" as well, but not near as bad as me. Of course, I'm 1 foot shorter and 100 lbs lighter. Go figure. Just for kicks, I go check the expiration date on the mayo. I won't tell you the results, but let's just say, I found the culprit. Blech and double blech!!! I probably will not be eating tuna salad EVER again.

I only survived this episode because of my momma. I called her. She came over armed with Diet Sprite & Pepto (I already had the Imodium!). I love my momma. Period.

I've kind of been trying to act cooler than I actually am lately. I think it's because my birthday is coming up. I looked in the mirror yesterday and I knew I was older. Not that I didn't realize that I AM older, I just now noticed that I'm LOOKING older. Not happy about that. Pestering AD about some "procedures" that I think I would enjoy. I know some people are totally against that sort of thing, I just don't happen to be one of those people. When did this aging thing take me over?!?!?!? For pete's sake, I'm doing every thing I can to stay "mentally" young, and I even work out regularly. But the face IS what the face IS. And the neck. Don't even get me started on my neck! I'll keep you posted on this when, not if, I get a "procedure." ;)

I bought a couple of books on Thursday. "Slaughterhouse Five" which I'm ashamed to say I've never read and "Push," the novel the movie Precious is based on. "Push" has got me gripped. I barely took time out to blog today because of it. It is a difficult read because of the subject matter. However, I LOVE this book. I know this girl. Social work introduced me to several Precious's. Here's what  I would like to share with my blog readers and I hope I don't offend:

1. Each person living in this world is a human being. Divinely created in the image of God. I know this last statement some may disagree with, but it is how I choose to believe. I have no doubts. That being said #
2. It is hard enough living in this world just being "you." YOU are supposed to be different. WE are supposed to embrace differences because, through those differences, we learn and become better human beings.
3. Do not judge others...period. That doesn't mean you like everybody or agree with everybody but you don't really know a person unless you know their personal history. Experiences shape a person. Some experiences are so devasting and/or negative, that a person may not be able to see past the experience. A lot of times what you THINK you KNOW/understand is wayyyyy off base.
4. I think it boils down to respect, compassion, and tolerance. The last two, to me, are the best teachings Jesus brought to the table. Pray for the right path and the right way and it will be shown.
5. Nobody's perfect. I fail miserably at 2-4 just like everybody else. Why? Because I'm human. But that doesn't mean I don't know the difference or stop trying to get it right.

I will leave you with the words of Williams Wordsworth that begin the book "Push":

If thou be one whose heart the holy forms
Of young imagination have kept pure,
Stranger! henceforth be warned; and know, that pride,
Howe'er disguised in its own majesty,
Is littleness; that he who feels contempt
For any living thing, hath faculties
Which he has never used; that thought with him
Is in its infancy. The man, whose eye
is ever on himself, doth look on one,
The least of nature's works, one who might move
The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds
Unlawful, ever. O, be wiser thou!
Instructed that true knowledge leads to love...