We have great neighbors. On one side, they are named Lyle and Susan. Lyle prefers for me to call him “Lyle,” but he is a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, so I usually call him “Colonel.” (That is a whole other story. I mean….really, English language? How is c-o-l-o-n-e-l pronounced “kernel?”) Colonel loves his Marine Corps. And it isn’t like just ANYONE can be a Colonel, so that is pretty admirable. He still pretty much acts like an Officer – especially with those high school boys that he hires to do his yard….. but anyway….
They are good people. In fact, we were at another neighbor’s house this weekend and I said,
“Colonel, I’m sure glad I know you. Because you give the Marines a good name. My ex-boyfriend before Larry was a Marine and he was pretty much worthless.”
Colonel: “Is he on active duty?”
Me: “No.”
Colonel: “Well, that’s too bad. If he was, you could’ve just given me his name and I’d have him taken care of.”
Ha!
About Me
- Miss Bee
- "Go shorty, it's your birthday. We gon' party like it's yo birthday.
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday..." You know the song, you either loved it or hated it. I loved it, still do. I don't really have much in common with 50 Cent, but I can relate to this line: "I'm that cat by the bar toasting to the good life." Because all in all, life IS good. I realize that I live a semi-charmed kind of life, so this blog is here to celebrate my blessings.
Disclaimer: It is important to mention that there is a difference between being shallow and being stupid, and I will admit that at times I fall into the "shallow" category. Not on purpose, I just really like things that lots of other people find annoying.
5 comments:
He also could have totally called the military police and said the ex was speeding or parked illegally or whatever and the cops would have taken his word for it and handed the boy a ticket. That's what kind of power Colonels have. They rock. We're crossing our fingers...
The Colonel is boss.
Alan will totally be a Colonel. And then I will stop calling him "Alan" and only call him "Colonel" and he will get annoyed and be all.... "I have a name."
You had another boyfriend? Who are you? and i already think of Alan as a Col.
Babe, they were all BOYfriends. You are a MANfriend.
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