Sometimes life takes you on some sharp right hand turns.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
It's My Birthday!
Nice day at work, fun dinner with work friends. Phone calls from loving family and friends. My 42nd birthday has been a success. Thanks to all of you who emailed or called or thought of me today!
In August 2007, I was in Maui, Hawaii with friends Dave and Karen Massey and we were traveling along a narrow winding road on the northwestern side of the island. I spotted a sign that read "Blow Horn" with a right hand turn indicated. Being from Louisiana, where I have never driven on mountain roads I did not understand this sign. I honestly believed the arrow was guiding me to a phenomenon called a 'blow horn'. After several signs as we wound up and down and around the mountainside, I said out loud, "hmmm...blow horn... it must mean a sharp right hand turn". Karen laughed hysterically realizing I truly did not get that the sign meant 'honk your horn' so that any oncoming traffic coming the opposite direction around the mountain switchback would know I was coming. We laughed about blow horns for the rest of my trip.
I realized, the more I thought about blow horns as a sharp right hand turn, the more I realized I have already started making some blow horns in my life. And I am ready for even more sharp right hand turns in my lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity.
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