Tim’s Rant

The other day, our friend Tim posted this note on his Facebook page.  You have to know that within our close circle of friends, which Tim mentions within the text, we typically say what’s on our minds.  A lot of times we poke fun at one another.  The first time I read this, I’m ashamed to say I was upset.  I mistook it.  Maybe it was my mood, maybe I had forgotten that what Tim said about me personally isn’t anything he hasn’t said to my face previously.  Whatever the case, I was sulking about it.  I started seeing other friends post replies and decided to reread his note.  When I did, it was clear to me.  What an awesome friend!  We love and miss you too Tim!

This took Tim 6 hours to type.  Part of that is because he’s a special little boy, OK not really, no, it’s true it took 6 hours but not the part about being special, I mean he is special, ugh…  Obviously by his text, he doesn’t like grammar, or punctuation and likes TO SHOUT.  Yes, Tim, all caps is lazy and considered shouting.  I still love him with all of his faults (I don’t have enough time to tell you all of them.)

Anyway, here’s what he wrote on July 8th (sorry I’ve been real busy partying). 

AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE A GROUP OF CLOSE FRIENDS THAT KEEP IN TOUCH REGULARLY. THEY ARE JIM & GARRET, LAURIE & PEARL, MIKE & DAVE, AL & JACK. WELL ABOUT A YEAR AGO JIM & GARRET LOST THERE JOBS AND DECIDED RATHER THAN FINDING NEW JOBS THEY WOULD SELL THERE HOME AND BUY AN RV TO TRAVEL AROUND THE UNITED STATES IN. THEY ALSO DECIDED TO START A
BLOG CALLED JIM & GARRET BLOGSPOT.COM WHERE GARRET TELLS ALL OF US ABOUT THERE MISADVENTURES AND ALOT OF OTHER STUFF. ALOT OF US WILL COMMENT ON THINGS THEY SAID IN THE BLOG. I NOTICED THAT OUR FRIENDS COMMENT QUITE ABIT ON THE BLOG THAT THEY MISS JIM & GARRET. THEY'LL SAY THINGS LIKE- MISS YOU BUNCHES- MISS YOU ALL THE TIME- CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU- MISS YOU TERRIBLY AND SO ON. IF WE HAVE A PARTY OR GET TOGETHER SOME ONE WILL ALWAYS SAY HOW MUCH THEY MISS JIM & GARRET. I WORK AT A SMALL DRYWALL TEXTURE CO. (NOT A PAINTING CO... OK MIKE) I HAVE WORKED THERE FOR 28 YEARS SO I KNOW THE JOB INSIDE AND OUT AND DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT MUCH. THIS GIVES ME ALOT OF TIME TO THINK SO I WAS THINKING... WHY DON'T I MISS JIM AND GARRET LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A BAD FRIEND BUT I MISS LAURIE AND PEARL. WE ONLY SEE THEM ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. WE MISS MIKE AND DAVE. WE SEE THEM ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. I MISS AL AND JACK. WELL NOT AS MUCH. YOU SEE WE SEE AL AND JACK ABOUT EVERY WEEK END AND WE ALL WORK FULL TIME (EXCEPT AL HES A MAIL CARRIER SO HE GETS PAID FOR FULL TIME BUT REALLY ONLY WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. SORT OF LIKE CITY WORKERS) SO WE DON'T HAVE ALOT OF THINGS GOING ON TO TALK ABOUT SOMETIMES. SO WHY DON'T I MISS JIM & GARRET AND NOT BE ABLE TO WAIT TILL THEY GET BACK TO FORT MYERS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. THEN IT HITS ME... EVERY DAY I GET UP AND GO OUT AND SMOKE THEN COME IN AND SIT IN MY RECLINER AND WATCH A LITTLE BIT OF THE NEWS BEFORE I GET READY FOR WORK. I ALSO TURN ON MY PUTTER AND CHECK OUT WHAT JIM & GARRET DID THE DAY BEFORE. LET ME TELL YOU (SIGH) I KNOW WHEN THEY USE THE BATH ROOM, WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING LEAKING, WHEN THERE SICK, AND EVEN WHEN THERE STUPID DOG TAKES A WALK.(DON'T FREAK OUT THE STUPID DOG USED TO BE OURS) I KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM ON ANY GIVEN DAY THAN I KNOW ABOUT MY HUSBAND THAT I HAVE LIVED WITH FOR 14 YEARS NOW. THEN ONCE IN AWHILE GARRET WILL CALL ME . I WILL SEE HIS NUMBER ON CALLER ID AND THINK ...OH LOOK GARRET MUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE ARE AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. I ANSWER THE PHONE AND SAY HI HOW ARE YOU. THAT IS ABOUT THE LAST WORD I GET IN. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN READ EVERY LITTLE THING THAT GOES ON IN THERE LIFE'S AND THIS BOY CAN TALK MY EAR OFF FOR 2 OR 3 HOURS. THE BOY CAN TALK LET ME TELL YA. SO HOW IN THE HELL WOULD ANY OF US MISS THEM. WELL MAYBE JIM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WRITE IN THE BLOG THAT MUCH.YOU CAN TELL IT'S GARRET WRITING THE BLOG MOST OF THE TIME. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN JIM IS WRITING THE BLOG BECAUSE HE WILL SAY HIS PEACE THEN BEFORE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO COMMENT HE WILL SAY... AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT FUCK OFF. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM IS GARRET JUST SAYS WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AND ASSUMES THAT EVERY ONE AGREES WITH HIM AND LIKES WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. NOW I AM THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WILL SAY SOMETHING AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE I WILL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU...OK, OK. WELL I'VE DECIDED I DON'T WANT TO BE MEAN BUT I DON'T MISS THEM,PLEASE HOW COULD I. BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM GETTING BACK TO FORT MYERS. MAYBE GARRET AND JIM WILL STOP WRITING THE BLOG AND THEN..... I WILL MISS THEM! (WE LOVE YOU ALL)