Post by jack hamilton on Jan 11, 2010 2:46:17 GMT -5
My Schedule
Louis my therapist, with Alexia beside him was asking me
“Jack, what is your schedule?”
I replied that I did not have a schedule. And he repeated the question,
“Jack everyone has a schedule, what’s your schedule?”
Louis, no, I am self employed and just don’t have a schedule.
Louis kept insisting that I had one and that he wanted to know what it was.
I kept denying it, till I said, “Louis, my schedule is actually the antithesis of a schedule, it is in fact a non- schedule.” I keep myself ready at all times twenty four hours a day, to sleep, make love, run a marathon,
fight, kill, write a story, cook a gourmet meal,
or play my accordion,
because I never know when I will need my strength or energy, mental or physical. Not me!
No schedule!
No way!
Alexia was smiling at this verbal duel.
Jack, I have to put something down here, it asks for your schedule,
what do I say?
I took a deep breath and looked down and thought a few seconds, then looked up and with the most serious of expressions,
and looking and pointing at his d**n book, told Louis, ”I eat when I’m hungry, I sleep when I’m sleepy, and I drink when I’m dry.”
Louis, laughed and sang out loud in the tune of the song…
“Davy! Crockett!”
I looked down, paused and said
“that isn’t in the Davy Crockett song.”
Louis just laughed more and shook his head and started writing.
“I eat when I’m…
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