The Noise Is Deafening As I Blow My Own Trumpet!

So 43 years have just passed me by so it was nice to hear someone, other than my wife of course, pay me a rather flattering compliment on Friday night.  The lads were at the Fishing Club after work celebrating the end of the working week with some teachers from a local college who had just farewelled the Ministrys reviewers after a 2 week review.  The drama teacher from this college, whom I was introduced to, said "Oh you have lovely skin!"  I was speechless for a moment but flattered all the same because it isn't something you hear everyday is it!  Now this woman actually played the part of 'the wife' in the New Zealand movie "Out of the Blue" about the Aramoana massacre so I could go further and say that a movie star complimented ME on my skin...but that would be stretching the truth somewhat.  I mean what would a movie star be doing teaching drama in Rarotonga.  And, well, you know these arty drama types!
When I mentioned this episode to my wife she concurred that I do in fact have lovely skin, and it was one of the things that she noticed when she first met me!  "I did notice how nice your legs were"  she said.  "Were," I said "Were?"  I think therein ended our discussion, and she went back to dying her hair, because as she said, she had noticed a few grey ones!  I guess father time catches up with each of us, so when a compliment does come along, grab it and flog it until the horse is well and truly dead!
Oh, and speaking of grey hair, I just remember another mate saying on Friday night in regards to the fact that I do my own hair with clippers "You wear it well - it looks good".  At this point you may well be wondering what sort of get-togethers we have here with all these compliments flying around.  Well I can't really say, other than it goes without saying that I'll be back there next week for more!

Blowing my own trumpet!

See my beautiful skin!