Cringing at the Second Hand While Smiling at My Son

I apologize, but today’s post is a strictly utilitarian entry upon the pages of Bagwine Ruminations.

My work schedule has changed and will be in flux for a few weeks to come. I know…you feel for me, and I appreciate it.

I worked a good portion of this past weekend and will continue to do so. My weekend responses to your comments have suffered as a result.

I feel so inadequate. You see, other than when I am in bed with a hot chick, my ability to multi-task is merely average.

And usually, that doesn’t bother me too much because I hate that word…multi-task.

But, there is so much going on during Christmas, I don’t want to non-multi-task myself out of any fun.

The Christmas cards I am sending out...Oy Vay!! I said they would all be out by today. Ha. I kill myself…That ain’t happenin’.

Actually, eight of them will be mailed today, and for me and my procrastination, that’s a pretty damn good number.

Trust me though, the artistic and comic genius I am applying to your cards will be worth the wait. I’ll have them all sent out this week, and that, you can count upon.

In addition to making the cards…

I have been working on a couple of new songs for your yuletide enjoyment which I will record for you over the next few days.

I am currently working on a few other Bagwine related things…

Things like updating my Café Press site…Possibly doing an internet radio show…and starting today, making a pitch to a regional potato chip company to have my son be their spokesperson.


I want to have all of that ready to go shortly after the first of the new year.

In the meantime, I also cart my kid home from school, take and pick Schmoop up from work, and of course, am always available to give her a few glossospasms as well as the high hard one.

And of course, there is the whole Christmas thing coming up and Ryno has needs. I just have to figure out what they are.

Yeah, I know…My life is no more hectic than any of yours, and probably less than most of you. But, I guess I just needed to lay things out in a tangible way.

Maybe sometimes, a person just needs to write things down so that he or she can see what tasks lie ahead of him or her so that they can focus, and plan.

I must say. In spite of all of this, I am in quite the good mood as I type this.

My 14 year old son has picked up his math average, and he is playing really well for his basketball team. He’s got some serious skillz.

But, the best thing that has he recently done, is this…

Him and his mom stopped by work on Sunday to drop me off a cup of coffee and two Double Cheeseburgers from Micky D’s…well, and so she could get her money.

She said, “Guess what your son did?”

In a moment of fear I wanted to respond, “Oh God, what now?” But before I could, she told me…

“I told him that when I got home from work we would put the tree up, but when I came home from work yesterday at noon, your son had the Christmas Tree up and lit.”

That was sweet.

Ahhhhh, maybe the words from his mom and I are sinking in, and he is FINALLY going to work hard at things other than round ball.

If that’s the case, that’s the best present I’ll get this Christmas. Well…

Other than waking up Christmas morning and seeing Schmoop standing over me wearing nothing more than thigh high boots, holding a pitcher of Bloody Marys in one hand, and using the other to shove a big candy cane in and out of her mouth.

Cheers!!