•How do you want to be perceived as you gently age?…
•We exercise, tan, bleach, plug, lift, lipo, crown, laser and stuff.
•Some of us are seeking beauty or youth…
•A friend said she strives to be tidy…I LOVE that.
•I wish I could state my goal so simply, with tongue firmly in cheek…
•I keep wanting to add adjectives or modifiers.
•Handsome? Suave? Naaw…a little too mature for that.
•Return to the past? Nope…I’ve enjoyed the ride.
•I’m a bit flummoxed … (waited all year to use that word).
•Ok I owe “flummoxed” to a friend also but I need to claim something original.
•I hate trying to force a word into a sentence… I abjure not to do that.
•Have you noticed I lose my train of thought easily?
•I would like to be perceived as complicated but that train has already left.
•What train?
•Enough trains have left I’m concerned I have that dreaded disease … somethin’itis.
•A confluence of ideas is agitating my brain … dang, I was so close.
•The end of the year holidays always makes me think of a deep fryer…
•Growing up I was reminded every holiday that anything boiled or baked could be fried. I have to admit a handful of Crisco and later boxed Gallo made for tasty meals.
•About a year ago, I cavalierly announced I was working on two projects… haven’t written a word since…or has it been two years?
•Sooo … I’m announcing I’m not working on any written project…maybe a literary osmosis will occur…. resolution… lay the dictionary aside.
•The more money I make, the less money I have … I’ve missed a very important step.
•Other steps I’ve missed:
•How do I show sensitivity without coming across as whiny?
•Does the appearance of sensitivity accomplish the same as really being sensitive?
•Hopefully next year will be a mulligan, rewind, gimme, retouch, redo or just plain better.
Doug Mudford is a lawyer and partner at Barr & Mudford, with an emphasis on serious personal injury. He may be reached at Barr & Mudford, 1824 Court St., Redding, 530.243.8008. Send questions for “That Lawyer Guy” to doug@ca-lawyer.com.
Doug Mudford’s photo illustration by Michael Burke of Redding.
