The Blind Man Society

Today, I’m taking the I want 7 of those, 13 of these and 27 of that! approach to life. But sir, that’s never been done before! I DON’T CARE.

They have a drink here at the coffee shop that they make with a blowtorch and it really reminds me of the little bird coming out of a cuckoo clock when it happens. As soon as that blowtorch turns on, it seems like time goes into a warp and everybody just drops what they are doing and goes Garfield suction cat on the glass – I know I personally find it HIGHLY entertaining.

What I’m trying to figure out, is how to get people to buy this drink without being too conspicuous so the blowtorch comes out all the time. Like Microsoft, it’s the Shop OS. Kind of like winding the hour hand on the clock forward quickly to keep enjoying the bird coming out of the clock. Traffic lights and Predators, anyone? Then, I can finally get a picture of it and heal myself of this obsession…in fact, I’m going to do it right now.

**Cue Merv and the Magic-tones telephone hold music and Pong computer screen saver**

Ok, back. I obtained the above photo. Well, enough of this fire and burning things talk, let’s get to the point of this entry – the ice!

I’m thinking back to being on a date at an Irish pub, years ago – and there was this house band performing that night. Everyone was calling out requests for songs, and the song Erector Set Girl was played. Which, to distill, was about building the perfect woman – and part of it, was that she drank like a fish.

We used to joke when we found a really good woman, that we would love to cryogenically freeze her for a year or two – go be infantile little boys in our lives, get more mature and grow up, and then come back, thaw her out and marry her. I don’t know about all of you, but some people I knew along the way experienced this!

(What I’m really saying in the above, and it is meant in good fun, is that I don’t understand the timing of meeting perfect people for you, when you are not anywhere CLOSE to being ready for them. ???) However, it all happens for a reason I think… And yes – at several points I was bound for the cryogenic freezer too.

Moving along from thoughts of fire and ice, let’s talk what I call the “astrology interview technique” for a moment. I used to be a manager of sorts along the way, and would interview and hire people on a somewhat regular basis. However, the people that I interviewed went out and researched every interview question in existence before coming into my meeting, and I quickly found that they always had the perfect answer for everything. I couldn’t get an effective sense of who they were and called these individuals bulletproof. So, I started using their astrology birth month and sign to have a better idea of who I was dealing with. I would tailor my questions to their sign to evoke reactions and responses, and it worked like a snap to screen people effectively. Obviously, nothing is 100% with this, but it was a handy paint on the proverbial palette that I’m choosing to share.

I was supposed to include Air and Earth to complete the elements aspect of this post, but I’m over-caffeinated and out of here now. Blowtorch Lady just came outside with her blowtorch because I forgot my cigarette lighter at home. I’m sold on this place for good.

Have a great night everyone, and please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments box below! Would love to hear from you.