#1581, Thursday, January 14: Amazing things come to those who wait

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Post 1581, Day 14 of 2016
- 1,840 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

This is why I never lose faith in people.

Besides earlier in the week when I renewed a friendship that had lapsed mostly over logistics and geography, two former friends who had stopped being friendly recently re-entered my life.

One accepted a friend request on Facebook, which, for him, was probably very difficult. He had previously called me dead to him. I had never known him to forgive anyone (in this case, maybe one of our mutual friends had explained the injury he felt I had done him was imaginary. It was).

The other one apologized for blaming me and being angry with me over issues that had nothing at all to do with me. (I just realized the two had cut me out for very similar reasons).

This was a drummer who I had met at work shortly after moving to Syracuse. He had not played in a number of years, and I talked him into hanging out with me, and sitting in at one of the open mics I went to. Pretty soon, we were a very well-respected rhythm section.

Then, one day, he was angry with me and wouldn't have anything to do with me. I didn't know why - I still don't, although I think I've figured it out, a few years later. Not surprisingly, it isn't the thing he told other people it was.

We had one mutual friend who we were both close to, and this person kept up a dialog about the problem with both of us. I don't know what he said to Brian, but what he kept telling me was not ot give up, Brian would come around.

Then Brian moved to the Midwest. The next time I heard from him, about six months ago, he simply called and said, "Look, I know you're not a bad guy, and I'm sorry I treated you like you were. Let's put that behind us." For my part, this was great news.

A few weeks ago, I sent him an invitation to my upcoming birthday/retirement party. Last night, he called to say he would indeed be coming up from Milwaukee to join the fun. I was overwhelmed. This is so foolhardy (who travels to Syracuse, the snowiest city in the US, in the middle of Winter?). Then he said he had another gift for me.

I told him it was completely unnecessary - the time and expense of coming to my party was more than enough. He told me to stop talking, hold on to my nutsack, and listen.

He had obtained two tickets, before they were on sale to the public, to see the reunion of the original Meters, kicking off the New Orleans Jazz Festival at the refurbished Orpheum theater. One was mine if I wanted it.

I didn't have to think about it. Of course I wanted to be there. This was an occasion on a par with a Beatles reunion. The Meters are the foremost band ever to come out of New Orleans. Their split, to pursue separate careers, was like the day Motown split Detroit for LA, and all their session musicians were instantly out of work.

Plus, I love NOLA big time. So, in April, I'm going to spend a week in New Orleans, with that concert, and the Jazz Fest after, for a week. I'm very excited. And so very grateful.

And amazed.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   203.0 lbs.

Previous Weight (1/13):           204.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                   -  1.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Good loss. Why? No idea.

Food Log

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch

Roasted turkey breast chopped salad: shaved Parmesan cheese, baby kale, baby spinach, chard, cole slaw mix and balsamic vinaigrette. And a Quest bar for dessert.

Snack
A Quest bar.

Dinner
Skipped.

Snack
A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 1  Coffee:  22 oz.;  Water: 68+ oz.; Plus a shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey.

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