A futile attempt at sensitivity
Stand-Alone Dreamer | 20 May 2005, 8:29pm
About three years ago, I lost a friend in an accident. Well, I wasn't the only one who lost him. A whole bunch of living people lost him, including his other friends and family. He was easily the funniest human being I ever met, and the thing is, he never really knew it. I guess people all over the world loved to hang out with him; many cops let him slide without tickets; girls let him into their lives (and pants) quicker than even he could believe. He was just, for lack of a better term, lively. He was the kind of guy who, upon his arrival at a party, could lift the mood of a room full of people. When he entered a room, you could just feel the "Cool, Sid's here" vibe throughout the party. He was that much fun.
Anyway, he's dead.
The other day, I had dinner with his mother, a woman who had genetically handed-off to Sid his smile and wit. She's always been a great lady, always pushing me with my writing and comedy and telling me (unlike my family and friends) not to waste my time with a career but to have fun spreading (what she considers to be) my "gift" throughout the world. After we finished our dessert, she removed an almost shredded piece of folded paper from her bag and gave it to me. I read it at the table and I damn near cried. Then I read it again and I laughed my ass off. It was a note written to me (that I never received) back when Sid and I used to share a room together.
Anyway, without any further ado...I'll try to get Sid's letter up in here.
Dear Abi-
We
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A Procrastinators Official Guide of "Being Effective While Being Lazy"
Stand-Alone Dreamer | 3 May 2005, 2:37am
It's about this time of year that people start to get worn down and stressed out because its hot and getting hotter. I believe one reason for the annual stress 'epidemic', other than not knowing which tree to plant for Gandhi Jayanthi, is that people try to do to much. People don't know how to take it easy and drift along anymore. Everywhere I look; I see people on the verge of a nervous breakdown, some reason ot the other
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