PERSONALLY, "JOURNEY" >> "DESTINATION".

... (">>" = "MUCH/WAY GREATER-than")

... "''Al FINAL del camino SO'LO* recuerdas UNA BATALIA, la que libraste contigo migo, el verdadero ENEMIGO' la que te hizo U'NICO.''"
= "At the END of the 'JOURNEY', we REMEMBER only-ONE 'BATTLE': the one WE 'fought-against' OURSELVES--the ORIGINAL-'enemy' ...
The one that 'DEFINED us'."
(--SIDE-note on 'Ei Enemigo'-'Malbec'-'Mendoza' bottle of wine)
... WHEN--not "IF"** I "DEFEAT" my "T.B.I."--by WALKING & TALKING, I'll make-SURE to "toss a FEW back" ... WITH some PALS!   


-- "Age-old" DEBATE:
What is BETTER--Coke or Pepsi?

...

ME: "NEITHER.  .. The answer is BEER."
(... Now, I was NEVER a "BIG"-/MAJOR-/MAIN-"FAN" of soda***/"pop"****.  ... I'd ONLY-drink it, IF I had NO OTHER-option, ... & I was REALLY-thirsty.  ... Besides, IF I HAD-to chug-SODA, I'd select Mountain Dew or Fresca.)


-- WOWZA!  WHAT an INTERESTING-way to "ILLUSTRATE" Life's PRIORITIES:

"A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise-jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles roll

ed into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.The students laughed..

‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—-your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—-and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.. The sand is everything else—-the small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

Take care of the golf balls first—-the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend."

(--A friend from high school)

(... HHHMMM, what college is THAT?!)

-- WHEW!  WAY to CALM my NERVES!

(WARNING) My MAIN-Nurse ANSWERED MY CONCERNED-inquiry by explaining that ... "[THREE of my PREVIOUS-FOUR "Enigmatic-EXCRETIONS"] "were PROBABLY mostly-LIQUID, 'cuz [my EVENING-Nurse] KEEPS 'feeding-me' Bowel-STIMULANT ... with-OUT checking [my] Bowel-Frequency CHART".

... Thus, SOMETIMES, "meds" are HELPFUL, ... & SOMETIMES, they're kinda-HARMFUL.

... Lesson-LEARNED: ALWAYS-Read!

-- Since I've ALWAYS-been a VISUAL-Learner, ... AND my SUB-par "MANUAL-"/HAND-maneuverability makes my "Drawer-manipulation" DIFFICULT.  ... THUS, I'm a "PILE-guy".
... "There's a SYMMETRY to my 'CHAOS':
It's 'CHRONOLOGICAL-by-HEIGHT'."
(--Dr. Larry, 'NUMB3RS')
... I IKE-to have ALL I'm WORKIN' on/with ... in-FRONT-of me ... to VISUALIZE HOW-to "'ATTACK' the problem".
... "There's a METHOD to my 'MADNESS'."  

-- At ~10:30 this morning, a PETITE, FEMALE Hispanic-neighbor INQUIRED--in BROKEN-Spanish ... that I TRANSLATED--if MY BIG, MALE Caregiver could/would come-over & pick-UP her husband ... who FELL on the ground.

... He helped-OUT, while she stayed-WITH me.  ... But, SAID-task "HIGHLIGHTS" MY-preference of/for a STRONG, MALE Caregiver for HELP.

... Now, I'm NEITHER SEXIST NOR CHAUVINISTIC!  I am MERELY-stating that ... from MY-history/-experience, MALE-helpers have displayed MORE PHYSICAL-strength & LESS EMOTIONAL-INSTABILITY.

-- I AM a more QUANTITATIVE-genius than the HANDICAPPED-"Lincoln Rhyme" ... of 'The Bone Collector', which I AGAIN watched this afternoon.   

(... HE's a LITERARY-conoisseur.  ... CONTRASTING, I've been-TOLD that I'm a "COMMENDABLE 'MATHLETE'*****.  ... Also, THANKFULLY, I can move way-MORE than JUST my LEFT index-finger.)
(... And, I'm CONTINUING-to IMPROVE!)
... Given my CURRENT (PHYSICAL) "SHITSTORM"-status, I REALLY-admire "Rhyme"'s stunning-INTELLIGENCE, uppity-ATTITUDE & commendable-CONFIDENCE!)
(... PHENOMENAL-flick!)


-- 'Twas ANOTHER GREAT KIDS' Karate-class tonight!
... I LOVE that even when I'm NOT-teaching, Professor ENCOURAGES students to ACKNOWLEDGE & RESPECT MY-INSIGHT & -"LESSONS"!


-- FINALLY: 
'(Upside-down exclamation point) FELIZ CINCO de MAYO!'

KEY
* = ''SO'LO'' --> 'ONLY' ... 'CON un acento' --> 'WITH an accent'

** = (CONFIDENCE + EFFORT) x REPETITION = PROGRESS)

*** = "CAFFIENE" is a form of a DRUG.  ... EEEWWWIIIEEE!

**** = "Soda" is referred-to as "POP" in Minnesota, where I'm from ... ORIGINALLY.

***** = I was/AM VERY-SKILLED in/at BOTH "quantifying-calculations" (MATH) AND "assorted-sports" (ATHLETE).
(... E.g. WRESTLING, KARATE, JIUJITSU, SOCCER, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING)


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