I will stay positve

Have you ever heard this line?

"Don't poke the bear."

I admit it.

 This is me.

I am the bear.

I don't like it,

 and to be honest,

  it takes a lot of energy .

Looking like a huge hairy beast doesn't help.

This is why I get these kinds of comment.

"You are the nicest meanest guy I have ever known."

They are starting to ignore the growl.

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

I think I understand you well, as I'm like that, too. Especially now that I'm old and extra grumpy. When we're going about our very serious business, we just don't have time or patience to be messed with. Ever see the Monty Python skit in which a customer makes a minor complaint? If you can go postal over a tiny misstep, I definitely relate.

[Jon Roggie]

I have been watching Monty Python since I was ten. Love that skit.
It usually takes me awhile to finally vent.
The funny thing is people would worry if I seemed a little quieter. It is six in the morning. I only had five hours of sleep, and I just rode a bicycle, in the rain, for ten miles to get here. Do you think I feel like having a conversation? Let me drink my cup of coffee.

[barleygirl]

I find this hard to consider from an autobiographical point of view (about you). I see the little stickery pricks of cantankerousness you present to the world thru your writing, but this is nothing like a dyed-in-the-wool bear. But then again, your poem explains this, too . . . since you're the "nicest mean guy" . . . *smile* There's a certain affectionate grouchiness . . . some people have perfected this art & that's what I think you've captured here & also in many of your other writings. I love having a "persona" to my writing, like me being the country hippie chick (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Jon Roggie]

I was a cook. We can be a bit volatile. A wife of a coworker put it best. She called us pirates. Most of us drink too much, have scars and tattoos, and have a natural use of curse words. When things were done, it was like switching back to Jekyll.

[barleygirl]

I did a few of my younger years in the kitchen as a helper & I love the way each kitchen is dominated & defined by the cook. If I'd stayed on that path, I would've developed into the chef from hell *smile*

[Jon Roggie]

I was usually the fixer. I got to correct the mistakes. "Sure, I only have twenty tickets I am working on. I guess I can recook the one they messed up on." Good times!

[barleygirl]

Getting in a groove is important so interruptions suck!

[Jon Roggie]

Oh well. Time to start getting ready for a bbq tomorrow. I had some luck, so it is time to share!
I would invite you, but I doubt you want to drive all the way to Porterville!

[barleygirl]

Thanks for the virtual invite, but I have no wheels anyway! I'll dream of all the good food you're enjoying! *smile*

[emmaferris]

If you do the exercises correctly, yes, they will help to lose weight. One thing to note is that you will lose a fairly high weight in the first few weeks. After the next few weeks, the weight loss will be much slower. Don't let this make you discouraged. Just exercise and you will see a big https://www.dissertationhub.co.uk/write-my-dissertation/ difference in your body size in a few months.

[Jon Roggie]

I will stay the same weight. The fat is slowly turning into muscle

[Lorry]

And what they should really be saying is "Do I play dead or run?"

[Jon Roggie]

It didn't help matters when I was the go between. I got to hear all of the complaints from both sides.