Boo Day!
It is my sister's birthday today. When we were little she used to antagonize me until I cracked her one upside the head. Then she would cry, I would get sent to my room, and she would peek around the corner in the hallway, gloating that I got punished. Big shit-eating grin on her face.
She's a lawyer today.
Seems kinda fitting, actually.
And yet as often as she antagonized me I have always been strangely close to her - even if she drives me nuts to this very day. When I was in sixth grade, a bully knocked her over with a soccer ball. Crying, she came and found me at recess. Boy did I ever see red. I went and found the bastard, pushed him over and let loose a barrage of obscenities that I shouldn't have used even in the company of drunken merchant marines and biker thugs. Let him know in no uncertain terms what I would do to him unless he apologized to her. I love my sister more than anyone in the whole world. Well, at least as much as my other sister and my brother too. And the dogs. But that's not the point.
Don't ever fuck with her or you will have to deal with me.
Actually, don't ever fuck with her or you will have to deal with HER, and I promise that today, that would be INFINITELY worse. Not only is she related to me, but she's an athlete, a single-mom, Italian, and a lawyer with a serious attitude problem.
Trust me. I will be the least of your worries.
Happy Birthday Paula. I love you more than you will ever possibly know.
Comments
i just hope she doesn't show up to court in that outfit... :)
Posted by: unmute | January 9, 2004 08:29 AM
ya, i've got a sister who's 6 years younger than me. i also kicked the ass of a kid who made her cry when she was 4 (he and i were both 9). today she's 5'10" and *strong*...god help any poor bastard that messes with her now.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 9, 2004 10:04 AM
too cute! (though I am certain that one of you in that pic is exclaiming "I can't put my arms down" in a muffled voice)
HBTY Paula, and props to Jimbo for being the Hero that every older brother should be.
Posted by: dvl | January 9, 2004 10:13 AM
She sounds like a girl after my own heart!
When we were in college, my older brother was a senior when I was a freshman (same campus). His concern for me took the form of him threatening his friends to NOT ask me out on a date. Gee, thanks. Now, if he'd only buy me an iPod for my birthday, I might forgive him for that....
Posted by: Peggasus | January 9, 2004 11:31 AM
ooch. That's a helluva snowsuit camel toe she's got goin' on. I had one like that (snowsuit, not camel toe) and when it got cold, the snowflakes on the front turned colors. JIM: you're a sensitive new age guy, in touch with your feminine side and able to freely express yourself. My brother is forty and still says, "eh. You're ok...."
Posted by: xdm | January 9, 2004 01:02 PM
Thanks for the birthday wishes...you could have at least posted an adult {read "hot"} picture of me...in a non-camel-toe-revealing outfit! I see how you are. I get the brains and looks, so you have to save face by posting obnoxious, embarrassing pics of me. F%#@er.
I love you more Boo-Boo-See-Toes!
Posted by: The Birthday Girl | January 9, 2004 03:50 PM