I fought a guy at work today. We ended up on the ground and I was biting his shoulder as he dug his chin into my chest while I had him in a headlock. Somehow right about then I sprained my ankle. I’ve always had pretty weak ankles – part of the reason I’m six foot five and don’t play basketball – but this was ridiculous. I wasn’t even on my feet! Sometimes I hate my body.
But whatever. I didn’t mention it after the fight which kind of ended in a draw. I have a great reach and fight dirty – at one point I grabbed the guys nose and tried to pull it off – but this guy had endurance. What really embarassed me was that he’s a smoker. How can a smoker be healthier than me? But there it is. You turn 35 and you can’t go like you used to. It’s all ice packs and band aids.
So I thought I’d share this taqueria wall painting of some other San Francisco has beens: the 49ers. They suck too. But to be fair, I never was a world champ. Loss comes easy to me.
Two things:
1. It’s always better to have fought and lost, than not to have fought at all. Too many people are ready to run their mouths and then run like fuck.
2. That is my number one favourite Mexican joint.
Comment by Poll — July 12, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
There’s way to much fodder in this one post for me to handle in comments. Any repercussions for fighting at work? Does this sort of thing happen a lot? What led to this donnybrook?
Comment by Lyle_s — July 12, 2008 @ 7:52 pm
It was in a commercial space my friends are renovating. I was taking stuff to the dump for them, dropping off lumber. We drank some whiskey and were seeing who could throw nails at the wall and make them stick. Then things got too competitive and we decided to see who could smack the shit out of the other guy.
BTW, I’ll have to put up some more pictures of that mural at the taqueria…some of it makes no sense.
Comment by Rolston — July 12, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
mmmmm……..
Let’s see, how many tales of woe contain the pivotal phrase
“We drank some whiskey……”
Well Jon ya give me hope that there are still people alive who are willing to LIVE life rather than watch it.
Comment by Poll — July 13, 2008 @ 9:07 am