Do you ever look at social media and see all these people seemingly having the picture perfect lives?Everything in order. The perfect house, the perfect job and all that. Meanwhile I sit here just wrecking things. Then I read or heard somewhere how social media is really just people’s highlight reel where all the good things are shown. But do you remember any highlights reels or do you remember the guy crashing while skiing down the mountain on the wide world of sports? So in the hopes of being remembered here are some of my own personal crash and burns. Starting off with a great idea I had today for a joke.
I sent this to the wife with a text saying, “hey this reminds me of your cooking.”
The worst part was that I had to explain the joke the her little home schooled self. It still took her a minute but she finally said “hey that’s not nice”. The joke loses something with an explanation. Tried to coach her up in dodge ball one time as well. It was fun but almost too easy.
Have you ever googled words hottest pepper? Well I did. Then found one. Decided to check it out. Figured it was too hot to just eat. So I should make it into a sauce. If I was going to give the sauce a name it would be called “Liquid Stupidity.” Why? Because it had no redeeming qualities. It didn’t have “good flavor” or “have the right amount of spice.” You know what it had? Pain and stupidity
Ever smashed your finger? What are you suppose to do? Relieve the pressure. How do you do that? You have to poke a hole through the fingernail. Sounds easy but they fail to mention it’s slightly uncomfortable and it’s hard to do on yourself. Solution? Power tools.
This one actually turned out pretty well all things considered.
Sometimes you just don’t see the value in things soon enough. For instance, this Kurt Cobain shirt. Why would ever I ever get rid of this treasure. Probably because I have a short attention span and really just enjoy buying and selling things for some reason. But I would love to have this one back. So if anyone sees one, let me know.
This next one is obvious as I know my mothers value, and the value of the blessing she gave the world in the form of Mrs’s Proehl’s baby boy. I’m just referring to the comedic gold that is this picture I took a while back. I’m just sharing it with the world, because it’s a treasure.
Next up is home renovations. You always see those wonderful before and after pics. What about what’s in the middle? Well let me give you some insight. Most of the time it’s a disaster. And you know what happens in our house? Swearing. Lots and lots of swearing. So in the beginning I thought we should finish one project at a time in the new house so we weren’t living in chaos. And my lovely wife agreed. So we began the master suite remodel. It’s extensive so that’s been my focus. Brenna was going to do some light painting and what not in other rooms. So the kitchen is ripped apart and I was replacing drywall in a bedroom because of a wall paper disaster.
What’s a wall paper disaster? Apparently there is a type of wall paper glue that won’t come off even if the house is on fire.
But in the grand scheme of things, none of this really matters. A smashed finger, broken drywall, a dirty kitchen, a lost t shirt or even a hot sauce that made life miserable for an hour. This house doesn’t matter unless there are people inside. Sure we want it nice but we really want gatherings, dinners, movies, drop ins and drop by’s. That’s why we bought it. That’s why we love it. So the blooper reel is really the highlight reel after all. And the highlights don’t have to be perfect.
And always remember, no matter what goes wrong, it could be worse. Just ask Otto.
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