The last 2 weeks have been nothing short of insane at work. The two projects that I have always seem to collide, both needing a monumental, full-time effort to keep them on track. None the less, I had my head down, nose to the grindstone, slogging my way through towards the faint and distant light at the end of the tunnel. But then office politics blew up in my face and I felt defeated. I am too naive to play that game. I was ready to give up but my boss wouldn't let me; as any good manager needs to do from time to time, he read me the riot act (in a nice way but the message was clear), gave me a kick in the pants and slowly, painfully, kicking and screaming, dragged me out of my funk.
It is now the weekend, the most immediate fires are out and I am having a guilt-free, relaxing Friday off. My chirporactor (a Muslim) does not work on Fridays so I decided a massage would be the next best thing. I had a 1 hour session at Dragonfly Therapeutic Retreat. Not the cheapest place around, 1 hour cost 199Dhs ($67CDN) but ... WOW! ... it was worth every penny (or fil)! I had knots and kinks and aches up and down my neck and spine that I didn't even know were there! But I walked out feeling a million times better. Once I see my chiropractor tomorrow, I will be good as new and ready to take on the world once more.
According to the Dragonfly "service menu", they offer some other services that struck me as curious. Perhaps my naivity extends to the realm of spa treatments as well:
Full face waxing for women (includes forehead, eyebrows, cheeks, upper lip and chin): 60 Dhs ($20CDN) ... do people actually wax their forehead??? I guess some people have not evolved beyond the apes as much as others and may need this service, I dunno.
Buttocks waxing (for women): 40Dhs ($13CDN) ... are there a lot of women out there who need to wax their ass? (incidentally men's buttocks waxing costs the same, hardly seems fair!)
Brazilian wax: 75Dhs ($25CDN) ... no mention if general anesthetic is included.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
"The world is a book and those who don't travel read only a page" -St. Augustine -
About Me
- PennyZ
- Working on some new bucket list items. So many items, so little time.
Posts
What's going on in my world:
Current Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Next Destination: Nothing planned.
Currently Reading: Help Wanted ads.
Currently Watching: YouTube channel "The Behavior Panel" Fascinating stuff!
Currently Listening to: Podcasts by The Daily Stoic.
Results of Last Fitness Assessment: Haven't done much in this department lately. Sad but true.
Creature Spotting: Coyotes yipping nearby at night lately.
Next Destination: Nothing planned.
Currently Reading: Help Wanted ads.
Currently Watching: YouTube channel "The Behavior Panel" Fascinating stuff!
Currently Listening to: Podcasts by The Daily Stoic.
Results of Last Fitness Assessment: Haven't done much in this department lately. Sad but true.
Creature Spotting: Coyotes yipping nearby at night lately.
Oh The Places You'll Go!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.
It's opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do
to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along. You'll start happening too.
Oh, the places you'll go!
You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don't. Because, sometimes, you won't.
I'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true
that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung up in a pricklely perch.
And your gang will fly on. You'll be left in a Lurch.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
You can get so confused that you'll start in to race
Down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace...
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place ...
for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go, or a bus to come,
or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
NO!
That's not for you! Somehow you'll escape all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping, once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV...
Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.
I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.
All Alone, whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something you'll be quite a lot.
And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul.
On you will go though your enemies prowl.
On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike. And I know you'll hike far
And face up to your problems whatever they are.
You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know.
You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
Kid, you'll move mountains!
So, be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places! Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting. So, get on your way!
Dr Suess
You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.
It's opener there in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen and frequently do
to people as brainy and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen, don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along. You'll start happening too.
Oh, the places you'll go!
You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don't. Because, sometimes, you won't.
I'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true
that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung up in a pricklely perch.
And your gang will fly on. You'll be left in a Lurch.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
You can get so confused that you'll start in to race
Down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace...
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place ...
for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go, or a bus to come,
or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
NO!
That's not for you! Somehow you'll escape all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping, once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV...
Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.
I'm afraid that some times you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win 'cause you'll play against you.
All Alone, whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something you'll be quite a lot.
And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul.
On you will go though your enemies prowl.
On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike. And I know you'll hike far
And face up to your problems whatever they are.
You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know.
You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)
Kid, you'll move mountains!
So, be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places! Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting. So, get on your way!
Dr Suess
Countries I've been to:
Canada ... obviously!
1. United States
2. Mexico (1994)
3. Thailand (1999)
4. Myanmar/Burma (1999 ... for all of 10 minutes so not sure it counts)
5. Laos (1999 ... for all of 30 minutes so not sure that counts either)
6. Singapore (2003)
7. Malaysia (2003, 2009)
8. UK (2008 ... but only on a flight stop-over so probably doesn't count)
9. The Netherlands (2009 ... again, just a flight stop-over but if I'm couning UK, gonna count this one too. Its my list, I can do that).
10. United Arab Emirates (2008-2010)
11. Oman (2008, 2009, 2010)
12. Jordan (2008)
13. Hong Kong (2008)
14. Cyprus (2009)
15. Brunei (2009)
16. Germany (2009, 2010)
17. Cuba (2014)
18. ???
1. United States
2. Mexico (1994)
3. Thailand (1999)
4. Myanmar/Burma (1999 ... for all of 10 minutes so not sure it counts)
5. Laos (1999 ... for all of 30 minutes so not sure that counts either)
6. Singapore (2003)
7. Malaysia (2003, 2009)
8. UK (2008 ... but only on a flight stop-over so probably doesn't count)
9. The Netherlands (2009 ... again, just a flight stop-over but if I'm couning UK, gonna count this one too. Its my list, I can do that).
10. United Arab Emirates (2008-2010)
11. Oman (2008, 2009, 2010)
12. Jordan (2008)
13. Hong Kong (2008)
14. Cyprus (2009)
15. Brunei (2009)
16. Germany (2009, 2010)
17. Cuba (2014)
18. ???
1 comment:
Only $13 for a butt waxing?! If only I had known!!
Post a Comment