Last night oldest daughter texted her dad to watch a show on the Animal Planet called, "Turtle Man". Dad flipped the channel as I am trying to fall asleep and a fella is walking barefoot through the murky waters of a pond in hopes of "feeling" a snapping turtle. Apparently, he's pretty good at this.
Dad texts daughter back asking if he's paying for her cable tv or is she? She replied, "I am" to which he says, "good." I guess he doesn't feel that this is an important part of her education. We continue to listen to this guy who is clearly a character and I say where in the world is this guy from? Hubby says, probably Louisiana...bayou country. But, the more I listen I begin to think he not only sounds ( regional dialect) but has characteristics of people from mine and hubby's home (Kentucky). "He's from Kentucky," I finally say. "No, he's not." hubby says. About that time, the show comes back from commercial where they mention that he is from the backwoods of Kentucky!!
The dad is stunned that I figured this out. He reminds me of Ernest T. Bass if you are an Andy Griffith follower. Today, son and I spent some time together. I started telling him about some of my AlAnon friends. Some of them are characters too. But, I love them. I am learning to look beyond the exterior and look within because when you do, you might just see something really neat.
Turtle Man is really an intuitive sort. He must really have come to understand animal behavior from a lot of observation. The fact that he's missing a few teeth and makes an odd noise in celebration of his catch just make for good tv.
I guess you could say that I recognized "my people". Not all of them are as flamboyant or backwoods but, they are honest and unafraid of who they are. There's a lot to be said about that.
Today, I say a prayer of thanksgiving for healing from our past. I pray for our addicted loved ones and I say a prayer for Henry.
Dad texts daughter back asking if he's paying for her cable tv or is she? She replied, "I am" to which he says, "good." I guess he doesn't feel that this is an important part of her education. We continue to listen to this guy who is clearly a character and I say where in the world is this guy from? Hubby says, probably Louisiana...bayou country. But, the more I listen I begin to think he not only sounds ( regional dialect) but has characteristics of people from mine and hubby's home (Kentucky). "He's from Kentucky," I finally say. "No, he's not." hubby says. About that time, the show comes back from commercial where they mention that he is from the backwoods of Kentucky!!
The dad is stunned that I figured this out. He reminds me of Ernest T. Bass if you are an Andy Griffith follower. Today, son and I spent some time together. I started telling him about some of my AlAnon friends. Some of them are characters too. But, I love them. I am learning to look beyond the exterior and look within because when you do, you might just see something really neat.
Turtle Man is really an intuitive sort. He must really have come to understand animal behavior from a lot of observation. The fact that he's missing a few teeth and makes an odd noise in celebration of his catch just make for good tv.
I guess you could say that I recognized "my people". Not all of them are as flamboyant or backwoods but, they are honest and unafraid of who they are. There's a lot to be said about that.
Today, I say a prayer of thanksgiving for healing from our past. I pray for our addicted loved ones and I say a prayer for Henry.
3 comments:
I hate to say it but I agree with you.
When I saw that show it reminded me of a place in Kentucky. I use to regularly visit a plant we managed in Mt. Sterling, KY. Turtle Man reminds me of one of the characters at that plant.
If he's stompin around in the mud looking for snapping turtles, I'm assuming he's missing a few toes as well as teeth? (:
I went up to Kentucky last summer to visit old family friends (my mom's side of the family is all from KY) and wow what I would pay to live there! Gotta love that accent too! (:
I've learned from the characters I've met too!!
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