Dear Justin:
I don't know how to say this exactly. But my last boyfriend and I were together for a looooooong time. And he wasn't perfect. I mean, there were times all that sticky-and-glib business would get old. You know, like "Oh, Doug, do you have to be Mr. Quotable all the time -- I mean, can't we just hang out?" And like, "oh I'm so funny with my 'mentally dumber' business." And naming your kid "Steel"? " I mean, "STEEL"? What's up with that? So he was weird, okay? But we had a bond -- a first time boyfriend bond. And it's hard to get over that.
I'll be the first to say it: having you as my boyfriend has been a transition. At first I thought you'd be like Corey Koskie -- a fun Canadian. A jolly mountie or something. But where Koskie seemed to have a twinkle, I've looked in your eyes and I must say, where's the twinkle? I could use a twinkle. A twinkle would go a long way. Because while Dougie was quite a talker, you don't talk so much, and what you say doesn't sound so good.
So talking is nice. But you know what's even better than talking? Winning. And you know how you get to winning? Doing. See, the doing is all. And the more you do, the more you have to talk about. And the more you have to talk about, the more you become the Boyfriend of the Day.
Nice slam-o,Dr. J.
Goober/Doctor: 8; Readers/The Field: 7; Batbaby/Torii: 6; Batgirl/Chairman 4; Jeb/ Lewwww3; Sooz/Stewie 2.
Posted by Goober at June 14, 2006 10:06 PM...and "doing" is everything. Way to go cutie!
These grand slam-oes are just the tonic to blot out the day time stress and grind that's been with me of late. A hearty thanks to the Twins who will be with us for a long time.
Off to sleep and, geez, an early Thurs. a.m. dentist appointment.
Cheers, kal
Posted by: kal at June 14, 2006 11:40 PMThose grand slams are contagious for the Twins, it seems. :)
Posted by: twins15 at June 14, 2006 11:41 PMJustin! What's a girl to do? How am I supposed to resist? Maybe if you smiled a bit more...
Posted by: ClosetJaysFan at June 14, 2006 11:52 PMIt cracked me up how during his walk-off homerun the other night, he was pretty much frowning as he ran the base paths . . . 'til he got near home and tossed his helmet and then I think he smiled just a little.
My husband is blonde and very quiet and not prone to lots of smiles in general and we've decided that Justin is kindof like that too.
It was so cool to read that he's trying to emulate Joe with patience at the plate and waiting for the right pitch, etc. Please let him continue emulating Joe and not, say, Torii.
Posted by: Laurel Krahn at June 15, 2006 08:13 AMAnother grand slam for the Twins? Way to go, boys!
And Justin doesn't have to talk a lot. It's doing that counts. And smiling, but he usually only smiles after he does something good.
Posted by: JustBeth at June 15, 2006 09:23 AM"Because while Dougie was quite a talker, you don't talk so much, and what you say doesn't sound so good."
So, so true. Hilarious. But a well-deserved BOD.
Posted by: Say Rah! at June 15, 2006 12:44 PMLately there is a new Justin expression: the smirk. Not only is it cute, I think it means he feels confident, which is the best of all.
Posted by: ejt at June 15, 2006 01:04 PM1) Shouldn't we be calling grand slams "grahm" slams?
2) Our stoic Dr. Morneau may be like a stoic young Roger Maris?
Posted by: b at June 15, 2006 03:42 PMGoober, have you seen those cards for the Summer Reading Program endorsed by the Doctor? I saw a display stand at the Har Mar Cub the other night and thought you and Beege would get a kick out of it.
Posted by: frightwig at June 15, 2006 03:43 PMI've not seen that, FW. At the Cub, you say?
Posted by: goober at June 15, 2006 11:36 PMYup, Cub is sponsoring the program. I'll go pick one up tonight and try to upload the picture, if I can get my scanner to work.
Posted by: frightwig at June 16, 2006 03:12 PM