The thing from the fire swamp

The Thing from the Fire Swamp
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So, I closed last night at work. That puts me driving home at about 9:30 last night. I really don't like closing so I rush a little bit to get home so I can see John for five minutes before he goes to sleep. If you have EVER ridden in a car with me you could call me a careful driver. You could talk and talk, but I rarely take my eyes off the road for conversation purposes. This is mainly because I am driven by my most terrifying fear, turning an animal into road kill. It has been known that on occasion I might put the lives of my passengers at risk to avoid any small animal. So, needless to say that slammed on my brakes and swerved when my car was charged by a possum a block away from my house last night. I will say it looked less like a possum and more like the thing from the fire swamp. As the contents of my car went crashing into my front seat I came to a stop in the middle of the road. Not know if I had heard the dreaded "bump" of death, I inched forward. I got far enough up that I could look into my rear view mirror and see that there was no thing from the fire swamp carcass. I felt instant relief, but as I progressed down the final row of houses and turned into the driveway, I wondered. I had heard stories of possums jumping when surprised by cars. Had this possum jumped? Had he maybe jumped into the underbumper of my car? I don't know much about possum aerobatics. So, when I got home I parked almost at the bottom of the driveway, and got out of the car. I walked around the front of the car (a safe ten feet away), and listened. I heard a "sssssss." Could be car, could be thing from the fire swamp, either way I trucked it (pretty fast) into the house. I remember what that thing did to Carey Elwais' shoulder, and I am not on board that train. Anyway, the situation seems to have resolved itself, and the car got me to the gym and back this morning with no problems.

Now I would like to share with you a life long dream. One of my favorite movies of all time is Girls Just Want to Have Fun. I'm not going to lie, I think I have it memorized. Anyway, I am on the search for a Dance Tv T-shirt. I need your help, reader. If you see one please let me know. If you have forgotten (or are maybe unaware) of the magic of this movie have I have included a clip. It dictates one of the best rules of child rearing. If you want a baby to sit still, put it on a pizza. amen.

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