It made me a little sad to read that you found me intimidating. <\/p>\n
Not you. Singing with you. You know I don’t find you a bit intimidating. <\/p>\n
That might not be the most flattering thing you ever said. <\/p>\n
You can’t be sad that I find you intimidating and also annoyed that I don’t. It’s incongruent. Incongruous. In-something. <\/p>\n
I can be any way I want to be. It’s my prerogative as an odd duck. <\/p>\n
Most of the people I love are odd ducks. <\/p>\n
You are way more social than I am. Or maybe you just like people more. <\/p>\n
Which says more about how unsocial you are than how social I am. Although you are really not all that unsocial. <\/p>\n
I socialize all the time. <\/p>\n
Me too. It makes me tired, though. <\/p>\n
Introverts. <\/p>\n
It’d be weird to be an extrovert. To actually need to be around people all the time. How would I ever get any reading or writing done?<\/p>\n
You’d have to stay up all night. And I wouldn’t have any time for music. <\/p>\n
Nope. Only golf and parties with the beautiful people. <\/p>\n
You think I would party with the beautiful people?<\/p>\n
Wouldn’t you?<\/p>\n
Just my friends. <\/p>\n
So. Consider what you just said there. <\/p>\n
What? Oh, please. Don’t fish for compliments. <\/p>\n
I like compliments. <\/p>\n
I like that you just admit that you like compliments. <\/p>\n
Anyyyyway. All I meant was that you are such a great musician that I just didn’t want to be horrible so I was a little nervous. I am NOT a great musician. And shut up. I’m not fishing for a compliment. <\/p>\n
And I am not going to provide one. <\/p>\n
Thank you. I am sorry I hurt your feelings. <\/p>\n
It’s OK. You didn’t say anything that should have hurt my feelings. <\/p>\n
Even so. I will attempt to atone in some way. I am terrible at apologies. <\/p>\n
You are?<\/p>\n
How many have you ever gotten from me?<\/p>\n
I don’t know. None? Have you done a lot of things to me requiring apologies that I am unaware of?<\/p>\n
Maybe. You should do some sleuthing and find out. <\/p>\n
Is there a timeframe I should be looking at?<\/p>\n
I don’t remember. We haven’t known each other that long. Only 35 years or so. You should be able to come up with something I owe you an apology for, and I would really like to get all of my atonement done at one time. <\/p>\n
I’ll be sure to text you immediately. I wouldn’t want to cut into your atonement efficiency rating. <\/p>\n
No. That would suck. I appreciate your willingness to help. <\/p>\n
I’m not just anyone, you know. I am an exceptional human being. <\/p>\n
You never could be just anyone.
\nThank you for not trying to be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"