After one suspense filled day, I am happy to report that the Minecraft Pig, which was pinch hitting for Baby Jesus in the King Cake (all is explained at “Baby Jesus on the Loose”, plus here’s the link for the King Cake recipe), was found. It happened at breakfast, as 6-year-old Ben, the last member of the family to arrive at the breakfast table selected the lucky piece of King Cake. Also lucky in that he did not choke on the Minecraft Pig…
Ben showing off the frosting covered Minecraft Pig and his older brother Jacob, who appears to have spent the whole morning as a “floating head and shoulders.”
Speaking of choking (“Awkward Transition of the Day…” consider yourself lucky that I’m not actually speaking with you, because there’s a “Train (wreck) of Thought” going on here), there I was at work trying to be a good boy. Trying not to get over caffeinated. Trying to keep my teeth pearly white, after a recent cleaning. Trying to stay warm on a cold day. As a result, there I was peacefully sitting in my cubicle (feverishly working, of course), when I went to take a drink of some hot water. I know, I know, lame. Hot water? Why not drink pure boredom? Well, I was trying to be good. Remember? Any who, there I was drinking my hot water, not chugging, but calmly drinking (while I feverishly worked, of course), when all of a sudden the water “went down the wrong pipe.” Considering that I was in my cubicle, I tried to keep from choking, while simultaneously keep from coughing, sounding like a fool, and causing an office wide commotion.
Gasping for air (slight exaggeration), I held back fiercely from coughing. What happened next was what I can only imagine was cosmic payback for my attempt at healthy living. What happened next was that a sound came from deep inside me. Much like a geyser finally yielding to unspeakable pressure, my mouth let forth a noise, which can best be compared with that of a wounded seal.
The Moral(s) of the Story?
1) The longer you wait to eat the King Cake, the better odds you’ll have of finding Baby Jesus (or in this case, a Minecraft Pig).
2) Don’t try and live too healthy. The world will eventually “send something down the wrong pipe” as payback.
3) Never hop on board a “Train (wreck) of Thought.”
4) Turns out, I should have just coughed.
By the way, I suppose our beagle Kirby finds the winner of the Westminster Dog Show “Miss P” very attractive…
A glimpse into Kirby the Beagle’s mind, as he channels Han Solo in Star Wars Episode IV, “Whaddya think? You think a pure bread princess like Miss P and a pound puppy guy like me…”
Yep folks and with that, it’s clearly time for the “Train (wreck) of Thought” to pull into the station and call it a night.