TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[Pam Lawley]

I love you dearly and I'd NEVER wish even the teensiest bit of harm to you
dear, but deep inside, there's a tiny part of part of me wishing they'd toss
you in the slammer - just so *I* could read the story!!!  :)

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Monique Colver <monique.colver at gmail.com>wrote:

> Despite my current occupation, I’m a daredevil at heart. Accountants get a
> lot of bad press, and I’m not sure why. After all, engaging in mortal
> combat
> with the IRS isn’t for the faint of heart, is it?
>
> But it’s more than that. It’s a reckless disregard for my personal safety,
> a
> willingness to go right to the edge of propriety, a longing for just a bit
> of almost danger, all while avoiding the IRS because we’re not, y’know,
> besties or anything.
>
>
> Today I outdid myself, and I removed all the privacy settings on my
> Facebook
> account. I KNOW! I’m courting disaster and I feel all energized!
>
>
> Since that worked so well for me (though there hasn’t been time yet for my
> new settings to put me in danger, though I’m sure by nightfall I’ll be
> totally sorry), I’m also going out to lunch without a knee brace or a
> patella strap. It’s all about living on the edge, though being unable to
> get
> either of those on underneath my jeans helps.
>
>
> I’m considering having a milkshake on my way home. A totally milk-based
> product! If that’s not living on the edge, I don’t know what is. (And I’m
> not just referring to the edge of the toilet seat that’s probably in my
> future, if I should carry out this plan.)
>
>
> I may leave my driver’s license at home today. How’s that for potential
> danger? What if I get pulled over for going 25 in a 45 zone? “License and
> registration,” the mean cop will say, and I’ll come back with, “Ha! Left my
> license at home! Now what are you going to do?” I really have no idea. I’ve
> never done anything as dangerous as this.
>
>
> I’m just getting started here. I could write myself a really large check,
> more than I have in my account, and deposit it into another account, hoping
> I get more checks in the mail today! Well, wait, that’s a little too
> daredevilish even for me, so we’ll skip that one.
>
>
> How about this one? I’m not going to floss tonight. Nope. No flossing
> tonight. Am I courting potential tooth decay and loss of teeth? YES!
>
>
> I’ll check in later and let you know how it went. If I end up in jail, I’ll
> be calling for bail money.
>
>
> Monique
>