I've seen the future and it is good

Yesterday we hosted our families for my son's 8th birthday party and as usual, Mrs. ONG got it all right. I am OK with following directions and completing certain tasks, but we all know who the brains are behind the operation.  It all went flawlessly, as usual, but we've come to expect that over the years. 

Anyhow, something strange happened early in the afternoon and I am only now able to sort of piece it all together. Did you see the short lived show "Flash Forward"? Most likely not considering it has already been canceled. Here is the premise - the world blacked out for about two minutes and everyone saw a vision of their lives six months in the future. Pretty freaky but compelling stuff.

Well, wouldn't you know it, a friggin wacky coincidence, but that happened to me yesterday. I think it was right after I ate some fantastical homemade guacamole. I soon blacked out myself - no reaction from the family though since they must have seen the number of Sierra Nevada's I had downed already. My vision was of a very specific date - July 11th, 2019. And let me tell you, it f'n rocked. I will now share with you what I could make of it.

Vision 1 - 9:30 AM - I was sitting on my back deck, drinking coffee, facing the ocean and reading the Wednesday edition of the Spring Lake Gazette. I was wearing a t-shirt with a large ONG label but the symbol was that of a huge fountain grass and on the back was a phone number, address and web site.

Here's what I determined:

• I am still able to drink caffeinated coffee after all these years
• I'm still home in casual clothes at 9:30 on a Wednesday
• I live in Spring Lake, NJ near the beach
• Some how newspapers still exist
• The ONG shirt refers not to my blog, but my new business - Ornamental Narley Grasses - a nursery specializing in only ornamental grasses.                                

Vision 2 - 10:00 AM - My wife is heading out the door in a rush holding a bunch of different bowls she is putting in the car.  She has a huge set of keys hanging from her cargo pants and she also is dressed casually. The bowls she is placing in the car consist of:
 

White nectarines and blueberries.

Homemade Guacamole.

Homemade pulled pork seasoned with root beer.

Homemade lemonade and flavored waters. 

My translation:

• She is also no longer working "corporate".
• She is in a rush but not stressed.
• She appears to work in some sort of catering business or actually runs a small eatery.

Vision 3 - 7:00 PM - We are all sitting around eating dinner - out on the deck with large newspapers all over the dining table, ripping the carcasses out of shells and sucking them down with reckless abandon. My son says something to me about getting a full scholarship and that I should reinvest the money we saved for him into the ONG business. Strange. And my daughter mentions she is following some new religion/yoga practice where all males are sworn off as they are too much of a distraction. Can I get an "amen"?

I then awoke, looked around and realized I was back in 2010. Now I need to make sure I don't screw up the next 9 years to ensure that this future will develop exactly as it was in my "vision".

Ciao 
     

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