By Bob Senitram
Just some guy to tends to be at the wrong place at the wrong time….
I know someone out there must be wondering, “What’s the REAL Bob Senitram like?”
Hell, I don’t know myself.
But I figure I’ll share a little bit and if you’re curious, you’ll get the gist of it…
I’ve always lived with motto of, “Keep your promises, a broken promise is a broken character.”
But as life went on, I learned that this motto isn’t the best advice in every situation.
Many years ago, my wife set me up on a date with one of her coworkers.
I know what you’re thinking.
Hey, this guys wife is made a date for her husband with another woman, and boom-chucka-boom, chucka-boom-boom-boom.
Nope, it weren’t like that at all.
We weren’t married…we never even dated yet.
Just friends.
Luck has it, that on the afternoon of that date, I got a bad fever.
A dizzy, I’m not sure what I just said fever.
I didn’t want to cancel, because I gave my word.
That afternoon, I took a nice hot bath. I figured a hot bath would kill all them fever bugs in my body and I’d be A-OK for the date. Turns out, that’s the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do.
I asked ChatGPT and it said, “Oh, hell no. That’s the worst thing you can do. I will raise your body temperature and make you dehydrated and dizzy.”
I have to admit, the Chat was right this time, ’cause that’s exactly what happened!
Instead of going to urgent care with a 100-plus temperature, I took a hot bath and went on a date.
We met up at a restaurant because she didn’t know me very well.
I end up mumbling all night with my eyes half closed.
I don’t remember a lot, but I remember trying to say that’s it’s weird driving a regular car after spending the last month in an 18 wheeler. In an 18 wheeler your about 10 feet off the ground. After a few months of that, in a regular car, it seems like your butt is dragging across the road.
I forgot to mention, at the time, I was a drug-store-truck-drivin’ man.
Only thing, I don’t remember what I really said, but I think it was sumthin’ like, “Drivin’ the truck is like 10 feet high, and without it’ I’m just draggin’ my butt around town like a dog that just took a shit.”
She gave me a weird look, looked out the window and asked if I drove the truck to the restaurant.
I just laughed like a crack addict that just scored.
We had our dinner and I walked her to her car. I was shaking and bumping into things along the way like a homeless gent.
Like I said, we didn’t know each other yet, and she wanted to keep it that way.
Me and my motto.
It would have been better if I just cancelled and let my future old lady explain that I was sick.
But life deals you with what it wants you to have.
Had I done the smart thing, me and the ol’ lady never would have dated and I wouldn’t have a wife that’s way out of my league, and two exceptional kids.
To be honest, I still don’t know how all that happened!
AND NOW YOU KNOW!!!
Disappointed? Statistically speaking, you should be…
Song in my head:
COMING NEXT: Promises, promises…Part II!
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