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January 16, 2003
Our Friend, Jason
Everybody thinks Jason is great. Jason is so nice. He never says anything mean. He will eat where you want to eat (unless it's Pasta Pomodoro). He is a supportive friend. He is so interesting. He is so smart. And, hoo! Funny? The man was born with double the funny most people are born with! If not triple.
Jason is leaving soon for a small, virtually abandoned mining town in Vermont, where the economy is practically suicidal. He will be working with small tiny kindergartners who cannot read or write or say their small tiny alphabets or see out of both eyes at once, in the one room schoolhouse on the edge of town, surrounded by barking rabid dogs and viscious gangs of disgruntled urban youths. (It's a hell of a commute, but these youths are dedicated.) Every day on his way to work he will dodge gunfire and rabid saliva, but he will show up with a cheerful smile and a will to teach which the kindergartners will find inspiring.
After work and more bullet dodging, Jason will return to the cramped room at the Y that he will be sharing with eight taciturn miners. Gradually, the light from Jason's sunny, eating-wherever -you-guys-want-to-eat demeanor will creep into the black hearts of these men. Each of the miners will meet a kind, pretty postmistress and marry her and never beat her or anything. (Except one miner who will die from black lung, but not before recognizing life's beauty and goodness and also making peace with his estranged eldest son.)
Yes, everyone thinks Jason is great. But frankly I think he's just riding on his reputation these days.
Posted by didofoot at January 16, 2003 03:15 PM
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his estranged eldest son. OH........my side. holy shit woman. i think you have the most funny of all time. jason is definitely a close second.
we will miss you, jason.
Posted by: tracy at January 16, 2003 03:37 PM
thanks. he's actually a close first though. and not close.
Posted by: didofoot at January 16, 2003 04:04 PM
Wow, is it time for dedications already??? The boy doesn't leave for rural Vermont until February! But you are right, the boys is amazin' and worthy of praise and tribute year round.
Posted by: j*2the*olie at January 16, 2003 04:19 PM
jason rocks.
but what of these gangs? just how viscous are they? are we talking like 100-200 cP here, or what?
Posted by: Ian at January 17, 2003 08:46 AM
ok, ok. jeez.
Posted by: didofoot at January 17, 2003 10:51 AM
Jason is great. lalalala. Oh, yes.....great!
Posted by: tracy at January 17, 2003 11:04 AM
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