Had Lunch With Jeff Burton….
Posted by Chuck on September 30th, 2004
Well, not actually with him but in the same restaurant. Susan’s company was having a promo thing at Outback and it was an “invitation only” affair. He was the guest of honor. They had all you could eat steak, ribs and chicken, plus Caesar salad and a blooming onion. No booze though….damn. I went for the free meat only since I could care less about Nascar. Could have had a chance to meet him and get an autograph but didn’t do it.
Susan got mad at me this morning when I informed her that I had filled out and planned on mailing an application to be on the ABC show “Wife Swap“. I think we would have a good chance of being candidates due to the circumstances of our marriage. She doesn’t think it would be a good idea. The premise of the show, in a nut shell, is two women swap places for two weeks. They move into the other’s home and interact with the other husband and kids. During the first week the swapped wife has to live by the rules of the wife she is replacing, doing everything the absent wife has to do around the house. Then the second week she gets to change the rules to how she would want it to be. The two families are different in many ways. Last night one was a millionaire Manhattan family and the other was middle class New Jersey. The Jersey wife had her own wood cutting business that the rich woman had to take over for the first week. I told Susan she might get lucky and get to live with some mega rich family. She said she would most likely get stuck on some pig farm in South Georgia. I was sure to add that the wife who moved in here would have it made during the first week seeing as Susan doesn’t do much around here except sleep! She didn’t think that was funny. I was joking anyway…..right?
In my slightly drunken state last night, after having filled out the application, I went ahead and put it in the mailbox. After our exchange this morning I took it out before the mail lady came. I am undecided about sending it. What do ya’ll think? I know the chances of getting picked are slim to none, but still it’s kind of exciting to think about. Heck, Chuck could be a TV star!! I wonder if it’s true that the camera adds 15 pounds….
The ex, F.A., is M.I.A. Haven’t heard from her since Tuesday. It is unusual if she doesn’t call at least twice a day. Usually it is more like 4 or 5 times. I called her yesterday twice and left two messages on her cell phone. She didn’t return either and hasn’t called today. I know I should be concerned since she has attempted suicide twice in the past six months, but I just can’t get up the desire to try and call her again. I know she has to be out of her house by today. With no where to move she will have to go live in a women’s shelter. Most likely she is tied up with moving, but still, it’s weird to not hear from her at least once. Maybe she is laid up with some guy and is falling in love at this very moment. That would be great. It would be nice to have her out of my hair and off my payroll (alimony). She needs to become some other man’s problem.
Everyone going to be watching the debates tonight? We sure will! I am looking forward to all three of them. I think they will be very revealing and should help continue to increase the spread between the two. Also, what is the deal with Jimmy Carter? As one of the worst Presidents of the twentieth century, do people really care what the old man has to say? Jimmy it is time to just chill out in Plains, go back to teaching Sunday School or go hang out some more with your buddy down in Cuba.
Well that’s it for now. Got to go pick up my daughter from the carnival at her school. The school managed to wrestle another $15 out of me for this little affair. Hope she is having fun.
Later ya’ll……