Procrastination.........

Procrastination, procrastination

Is makin' me late
Is keepin' me waitin'

I ain't good at much, BUT, I'm very accomplished in procrastination.  House needs cleaning?  I AGREE, thrift store then grocery store it is!

So, me with my wanna be psychologist, possessing a lifetime of C+/M+ work, decided to go in attempt to find out more about procrastination, including, why me?

I'll Google it tomorrow.  I'm headed to play golf now.  Golf is a 'drather'.  I'd rather do that.  I suck at it, but, I have fun, enjoy the comeraderie, wish I was as good as my buddies - but, since I work at the golf course, I get free tokens to the range machine to get practice balls to work on my game.  I'll do that.  Soon.  Someday.  Mebbe next year.  It's hot out.

Google, or, AI... in my life and times of procrastination, it seems mebbe AI has 'Dave Wottle'ed' (he's a famous runner who waited at the back of the pack, procrastation mebbe, then, bootscooted the final however far it was, sprinted back into the lead, won, last second)   AI has 'Dave Wottle'ed' Google.  It's a shame. I'd heard that Google, in their Cali office, has a Happy Hour for employees.  I can go for that, oh oh oh.  "I'll be back soon boss.  Promise."

Victor, are you as bad as Henry Melville was?  Ahm, ain't he the guy that wrote Moby Dick?  Ahoy mate, one in the same.  How was he 'so bad'.  Well..... One report shows, during the writing of Moby Dick... temptations could easily pull him away from his book, desk.......so... he had his wife chain him to his desk.  Nuh uh.   Uh huh, it's what AI said, AI ain't got no conscience to worry about, why would AI lie?

I'm going to fix some scrambled eggs, mix some ham in, shredded cheese on top, zap it for 45 seconds or so in the microwave, brb.

VICTOR!   Git yer butt back here and finish this blog!  Anyways, mom and dad always told me (VICTOR, we've heard this one 12 times before when you didn't procrastinate in telling us).. ahm, mom and dad always said "Finish everything you start, except sex."  Damnit darnit, ok.

You can Google or AI or whatever, there are some famous procrastinators..... Hearda Mozart?  That name ring a bell... or a violin.. or a piano.  Yes Victor, we've all heard of Mozart, whadabout him?  He composed the overture for one of his best-known works, the opera Don Giovanni, the night before it premiered.  Nuh uh.  Uh huh.

Of course, Bart Simpson.  Victor, not a good one to emulate........

Victor?     Yeah, hang on, the eggs got another 45 seconds in the microwave.  I give up. NO, DON'T.  I'll finish the damn blog. Promise.  WHEN?  I no likey being pressed for answers, timelines, "you gotta by this time", huh uh.  I'm retired, there ain't many have to's, I'll get there when I get there.  Which, is all fancy for, I probably shoulda joined the Military right outta high school.  I've a lifetime of putting things off, I coulda used the discipline.

OK, so 'no Bart Simpson.'  I love me some Bart Simpson though, his "I'm Bart Simpson whothehell are you?" is onea my favorite lines I borrow.  Love Homer too.  "THE BOY DID IT!"  Victor, get back to your damn blog. I heard the microwave ding, your damn eggs are done.

That Harry Potter lady.  Victor, you mean J.K. Rowling?  YES, her.  She goofs off (procrastinates) on Twitter, or whateverinthehell it's called... she responded to a tweet “How are you doing?”   Rowling: “I’m well, thank you. Fighting with a tricky chapter and procrastinating by making tea and looking at Twitter. How are you?”

And then...... then she responded to a Tweet that "social media is the root of all procrastinating" with “Along with books bought for research that are too interesting to put down, 24 hour news and, of course, Minecraft.”

I won't name every name, tell every story (I gotta eat my eggs whilst warm) but I can tell ya the list of 'famous procrastinators' includes Dalai Lama, da Vinci, Victor Hugo, Hamlet, Steve friggin' Jobs... howabout them apples?

Procrastination leads to increased stress, anxiety, and even physical health issues.  While everyone procrastinates sometimes, chronic procrastination can be a serious problem with far-reaching implications.

That reminds me.  Some folks, mebbe a month ago, were very very generous to me.  I bought a thank you card.  It was in the car for a little over a week.  "I gotta write that, mail it."  I finally brought it in.  It sat on my desk for another week.  My coffee cup accidentally knocked it off my desk.  "I'll pick it up tomorrow when I vacuum."

Stress, anxiety, worry set in.  Ongoing.  I finally picked it up.  I gotta write it.  Two weeks.  And whoop there it is, still on my desk.  Taking it to work with me today, will write - and mail as it has to go far-reaching to the State of Illinois, my procrastination had far-reaching implications.  I hate it.  It's me.  I'm sorry.

Hungry still.  Think I'll go to Burger King for one'a their $5 deals.  Hey, can I borrow 5 bucks?

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today.

Love,. Wimpy