Okay, so all these scary “anniversaries” keep popping up and they’re all of bad things that happened in April!  Kurt Cobain died 10 years ago, Columbine was 5 years ago, Waco was in April, my Grandmother died in April (same time as Waco), I think Oklahoma City was in April, Robert Smith’s birthday is in April and so is Earth Day.  And now everything’s going to hell in a handbasket in Iraq.  Also, in April.  Also, people around me are getting injuries at an alarming rate:  I twisted my ankle, Glen at work took a face plant into a riverbed off the front end of his mountain bike and wound up with half his nose cartilidge sticking out at a really awful angle, Neil at work threw his bike out, Jason’s sick, the McDonald’s CEO died, the four horsemen of the apocalypse are panhandling on 6th street, it’s a mess!  Tim would say this is just me finding patterns and bad luck where there is none.  Every time my father points out how unlucky Winstons are Tim says, “it’s just because you see it that way, as luck”.  Isn’t he a cute fucking optimist?  Watch out, April may get you next!

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Comments

Brett

2004-04-21T15:32:09.000Z

Don’t consider yourself out of race yet Julie, you still have one uninjured ankle and not to mention two perfectly breakable knee caps!

Tara

2004-04-21T16:34:06.000Z

I don’t think we need to go damning the whole month just because of a few mishaps. (By the way you forgot to mention that taxes are due in April.) And why is Earth Day so bad? Or Robert Smith’s birthday? And for that matter “Neil at work threw his bike out” really isn’t a tragedy. If the guy doesn’t want his bike anymore, that’s his business.

But let me get to my point. My birthday is in April. The glorious day when I was born and the angels in heaven rejoiced for they looked forward to my twisted sense of humor. Surely, just the simple fact that I exist, and that I am your friend is enough to redeem this month.

Julie

2004-04-21T17:58:56.000Z

although I can’t help laughing everytime I read the bike out thing.

Barry Levitson, Regional Sales Manager, Zone 11-A

2004-04-21T19:07:03.000Z

When I learned that a CEO had died, as I always do, I cried bitter angry tears of mourning at the loss of one of my corporate brethren.  In tribute, I have vowed to increase my productivity for the month of April by no less than 7.9%.  Just my small way of saying “thanks big guy.”

Sincerely,
Barry Levitson
Regional Sales Manager
Zone 11-A