{"id":3040,"date":"2022-10-08T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2022-10-28T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T00:11:58","slug":"theres-nothing-like-having-your-chair-collapse-at-a-restaurant-to-make-you-take-a-hard-look-in-the-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=3040","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s Nothing Like Having Your Chair Collapse at a Restaurant to Make You Take a Hard Look in the Mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Killer Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I consider myself overweight, but I do not consider myself \u201cfat.\u201d  I suffer from the same psychological affliction as drivers who travel 8 mph over the speed limit who look with distrain at those maniacs<\/em> going 12 mph<\/em> over the limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was until last night, when my world came crashing down \u2013 along with my fat a**.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my loyal readers know, I make it a point to take personal responsibly for all of my actions.  This is a character trait I guard with my life.  There are no exceptions.  Absolutely none.  Except this time.  This time, I have to blame my wife, Julie.  Yesterday was her birthday.  Because our family was in Bend attending the Bend Film Festival, we had both a birthday lunch AND a birthday dinner.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until yesterday, I was on a hardcore dieting streak.  I was only eating one meal a day for as long as I can remember.  Okay, since Monday.  But three days is three days!  I was down 2\u00bd pounds.  Or, as I like to put it, one good visit to the \u201creading room.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, things were going along just fine, until out of the blue\u2026 Julie decided to have a birthday!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch was at the 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Yes, I reviewed the salad options.  But here was the problem \u2013 none of the salads came with fries.  Yes, I could order a side of fries with my salad \u2013 if I were a weirdo<\/em>!  So, as I am sure you understand, I was forced to order a ginormous burger, with a side of ranch to dip my fries in.  So\u2026 It wasn\u2019t ME.  It was SOCIETY, telling me I had to mow down that (extremely tasty) burger!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, just as I\u2019m pondering the possibility of skipping dinner, I find out we have a dinner reservation at Yoli, a Korean fusion restaurant.  Little did I know that \u201cYoli\u201d is Korean for \u201cBroken Tailbone.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I\u2019m sitting there at Yoli, tossing appetizers down my gullet like Shamu the Whale at Sea World, when IT happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back right leg of my chair snapped like a dogwood sapling\nin a Cat 5 hurricane.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down I went. Full collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was lying there on my back like a stranded turtle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worst part was the look on everyone\u2019s faces.\u00a0 They clearly thought that was the end of me.\u00a0 One old guy grabbed my arm and kept insisting on helping me to my feet.\u00a0 He wouldn’t let go.\u00a0 I was finally able to shake him off.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the waitress told me my dinner was free.  I\u2019m not saying I\u2019m a cheapskate, but I had\nordered an expensive salmon dinner.  Truth\nbe told, I\u2019d take two falls to get that for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the point of my story is this –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you see me walk into a restaurant, and I stand at the entrance looking around for a moment, you\u2019ll know what I\u2019m doing.  I\u2019m scanning the room for a chair with a shaky leg.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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