With or Wihou a T, that is the quesion... :-)

Salut,

sitting in the train.. Caught it at the last minute... Had to run from my car in the parking lot to the deck where we jump on the train... But now that I started going to the gym every day with a bunch of colleagues, it won't be a problem for me anymore to do those runs :-)...

You will notice that today's post will be much lighter than the few previous ones... This probably means that I feel much better now than I did when I wrote the others... Not that I felt so bad then... Because my average mood is much higher than most people so my lows are really not that low... though my highs can be quite high... I know, I'm very lucky ;-)... But sometimes, it is just a question of contrasts...

For example, yesterday, I got scared... I had a few hints that something pretty bad could happen and I really didn't like the train of thoughts that it got me into. Paranomad was making its way through my brains and I know he runs a train that I have a very hard time stopping... I learned that in the last few months of my marriage, I can't really stop paranomad, believe me, I tried... And when I try something, I do everything I can do, trust me... So I decided to resolve the problem in another way, instead of trying to stop the bad train of thoughts that paranomad runs in my head, I decided to control how I react to it.

So yesterday, I did some homework and my research was providing me with very strong information contradicting my first inclination to think that something bad would happen. I still don't know what will happen, I don't have any hard proof yet, but I am still fully convinced that it won't be bad... And thus, I feel good... I feel a very big contrast between how I feel now and how I felt in the train back home last night. And contrast upward is good ;-)

Also, this little research got me to chat with a friend in a way I wasn't sure I would be able to again, because of some things that have happened between us (read the book, and you may have a clue of what I'm talking about ;-)... So I'm feeling even better now, knowing that all is well there too... And during this communication, we were talking about being aware of our weaknesses, though still acknowledging our strengths and qualities. And this is what gave me the idea of this post's title...

I think it is while I was in bed this morning, waking up a little before the alarm clock does its job (as I often do) and thinking about that conversation (for some reason), and the specific moment where I said that one of the things I like the most about myself (or that I am most proud of) is my witty sense of humor. I was thinking that it might be a little pretentious of me to say so, but I think it is something that applies in so many aspects of my life.

I'm also very very proud of being a good daddy, but my sense of humor with the kids is a big part of being a good daddy and helps me a lot... We laugh a lot together, my two daughters and I. Again this morning, they were literally rolling on the floor laughing at one point. It is also useful at my job, to have an enjoyable work environment, or socially, or even in my artistic creations...

[Little parentheses, there are a few people around me in the train reading a book, of course. I can't help but imagine the time, when I will sit in the train, and see someone reading... the book I wrote ;-)... Just like I used to imagine myself into a public place, like a mall or a gas station, and hearing one of my songs on the radio... hummmm... Yeah, I know... Pretentious :-)]

So, back to my witty sense of humor... Some people will disagree, I know... Humor is so subjective... And also, the pre-canned opinion we have about someone will have a big influence on how we appreciate their sense of humor... And I have a good example. I remember a very nice dinner with a couple of friends, many years ago, when I was still with my wife... Every time I was being funny, everybody laughed... except my wife, she heard my jokes for over 10 years, she had enough of it... But it's not just me, when my friend was being funny, we all laughed, including my wife... But not his wife... you see?...

So this, is why I asked the question, with or wihou T... Because a sense of humor that some would find witty, others would find it... Twitty! ;-) So, what do you think? Am I witty? Or am I a twit? I actually think I'm both... I'm a witty twit... ;-)

BYE
MAD
P.S.: And if you speak French, you can play a little game where you tell people you want to open a store “santé” and ask them to guess what you sell in that store. If they mention an item that doesn't have a 't' in its name, you say yes, and otherwise (if there is a 't' in the name of the item), you say that you don't sell thouse... until they guess the scheme... santé... sans T... without a T ;-)

P.P.S.: Have Fun!

P.P.P.S.: This was my 69th post on this blog... :-)