Monday, October 13, 2008
Just Hop The Fence, I Said
I jumped off of the trailer of the hay ride undetected by those in the trailer behind us. My mission? To scare them until the children peed a little. My cohort and I run deep into the woods to sneak attack the second trailer through the cover of trees and the absence of moon light. We waited and waited, then lurched forward to the shrieks and dismay of the mark. They were horrified, so we were happy. We walked back into the woods trying to figure out how to get back to our original trailer. We passed some trees, then some more trees, then some carnivorous deer who were not at all afraid of our presence in their homes. After a while we came upon a fence. This fence looked harmless enough, some rusty old wires sagging down. Nothing I could not scale easily. So I straddled the fence and was about to swing my other leg over when I noticed a single tight wire just above the fence, previously gone unbeknownst to me. I grabbed it with my hand to push it up and to my horror I began shaking with such a jolt as to almost make me pee a little. The shock was not constant, but it was a single powerful burst of electricity that I almost passed out. In my life, I have been very gently struck by lightning, lovingly caressed with a coronary, and cradled by the branches of a tree as I fell through it to the ground. And now, I know what it feels like to be trapped in an electric fence. It sucks. My cohort by the way just stands behind me as if he knew that would happen and he asks, "What was that noise?" It was me in the electric chair, that is what it was. Why does this never happen to the cohort. I could go in and do something stupid with a hundred people and I will still the the only one to suffer the consequences. What?
I'm a simple person to figure out. I usually write it all down here. I try not to pretend to be anything. I am what I am and that's good enough until it's not anymore. I want my kids to remember me smiling when I'm gone. Integrity is the very basis of a good life. I love my God, my wife, my kids, my friends, and I try to love all of the rest of you.
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I would have given just about anything to witness that. I'm just glad your heart didn't stop. Now I don't feel bad about laughing.
ReplyDeleteWhen was this? P.S. I buy those cds too they are great!
ReplyDeleteIt happened Saturday.
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ReplyDeleteI have been waiting for this post since your better half mentioned it on her blog.
ReplyDeleteI thought the post was hilarious. Then I read the label.
I am sorry that I am laughing at your near demise. It doesn't seem right.
I stand with you brother. I too have danced with an electric fence. I know EXACTLY how you feel. The part that sucks is you can not let go of the b@$t@rd.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the cussing. I have said that housework makes me cuss. I am ammending that to housework and electric fences
I knew the moment you jumped out of the moving tractor trailer something bad was about to happen.
ReplyDeleteHorse fences suck.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel.
How do you make the list of updated blogs you want to read?
Whew...I am just glad you are around to tell us about it. Be careful bud!
ReplyDeleteNicole
In this election year, I try to find things to be against.
ReplyDeleteI am against electric fences
really funny stuff. I thought the same thing as Laura when I saw you jump out.
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