High school wasn't as tasty

NaBloPoMo Topic #12: "How has your life as an adult turned out differently than what you had anticipated in high school?"

Well, I never thought I'd be married to a wonderful, loving wife, that's for sure! I never thought I'd be as truly happy as I am now, even when things are rough, unsettling or challenging.

I never thought I'd be chosen by NASA to represent the "baldness gene" aboard the first Generation Ship.

I never thought I'd become a Mormon.

I never thought I'd bite my own tongue and develop an overpowering taste for human flesh, a taste that lead me to become a cannibal.

I never thought I'd meet ten other wonderful women, all of whom were Mormon, none of whom were cannibals... marry them and eat them.

Presenting: Michael J. Rigg's TOP 10 MORMON CANNIBAL ASTRONAUT RECIPES FOR DINNERS FEATURING YOUR EX WIVES (~or~) Michael J. Rigg's TOP WAY TO CONCEIVE OF, AND TREMENDOUSLY STRETCH TO LUDICROUS PROPORTIONS, A THINLY CREATED PREMISE:

1. Wife 1 (Rachel) - A bit thin on the bone, I prepared Rachel with a little chestnut and lemon juice. She had a kind of fishy texture, but went down as smooth as slick jerky.
   
   

2. Wife 2 (Joan) - Diced and covered with a warm port sauce. Joanie was an awesome compliment to a wheel of goude we received as a wedding present. Mmm, if only she could've enjoyed it.
   
   
3. Wife 3 (Terri) - Prepared lovingly with onion and garlic clover--although I have to admit I went a little too heavy with both. I had the Territrots for days.
   
   
4. Wife 4 (Marti) - For the time we were together, I gave Marti everything she wanted. Consequently, she spoiled and I had to throw her out.
   
   
5. Wife 5 (Diana) - The inspiration for my Diana character in "One Dark Chance," it was really hard for me to go through with it. So, to make her last a while, I froze half of her. The rest I segmented and split between soup, bacon, and my favorite--Diana Bleu Benedictin.
   
   
6. Wife 6 (Tabitha) - Tabby was prepared with some smooth Damablanc cheese I got from friends Brad and Carly in Canada. I invited them down for dinner and they could not believe what I could do with meatloaf. As Brad was sopping up some juice with his olive-wine bread, he asked, "So, where's Tabs?" I couldn't resist: "You're soaking in her." I haven't heard from them in awhile. Don't know why.
   
   
7. Wife 7 (Ceilia) - Brushed every 15 minutes with a mixture of hollandaise and veloute, Cee was one of my favorite dishes. Served with a Zinfandel, she was the perfect light dish for any late night meal.
   
   
8. Wife 8 (Bonnie) - Bonnie was a trucker in life. She hauled gas for Exxon and always smelled of diesel. I tried a long marinade with lemon and a California Cabernet. I ended up using the deep fryer and going off my diet for awhile.
   
   
9. Wife 9 (Alanis) - Who wants breakfast!? I do! I do! Morissausage it is. Sausage links on the side with a little Diana, thawed and rolled into an omelet with onions, peppers, mushrooms and cheddar cheese.
   
   
10. Wife 10 (Melanie) - Still with me. But considering her love of ice-cream, I'm thinking a nice dessert featuring hot fudge and caramel, crunchy topping, fresh fruit, and a cream cheese crust. Mm'mm.
    

Thanks to Moose for inspiring the bizarre off-shoot on this otherwise simple topic.

On a more serious note, if changing anything in high school means changing where I am today... I wouldn't change a thing. I am so blessed to have the wife and family I have now. I absolutely adore my step kids (even the one I rarely see) and my in-laws (particularly because they feel like a real mom and real brothers and sisters).

PS - No wives were harmed during the making of this blog.

Talk to you tomorrow, NaBlos!


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That was interesting....

NaBloPoMo Topic #11: "The Most Interesting Thing That Happened Today"

Can you find us? OJ Simpson, Alanis Morissette, Danicka Patrick, Jonathan Coulton,
Viking Mike, Dr. Mike, Uncle Bertram, Inmate Mike, Stupid Mike, Misc. Mike?

Well, talk about weird. It just so happened that things kept happening today that I've already touched upon in my previous NaBloPoMo blogs.

Presenting: Michael J. Rigg's TOP 10 INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPENED TODAY:

1. I got a call from my old friend Orenthal James. He was acting really weird, kept asking me about that pair of Bruno Magli's I loaned him years ago. I just told him he could keep the shoes. I didn't need them back, but if he had my gloves I'd like 'em back. The ones I borrowed from him were too big.
   
   

2. One week late! I was late going to work today because a tribe of angry Norsemen were riding by, dragging the carcasses of their fallen enemies behind. "You guys were supposed to be here a week ago!" I yelled. "We waited for you!" One called back, "Narflu na' K'luflarn!" Which, I believe, translates to "We are here for your women!" I told them they weren't home so they continued on toward Joliet.
   
   
3. For lunch today a neighbor from the next cubicle offered me her soup. She said she wasn't feeling well. It tasted like chicken, though a little gamy. "What is it?" I asked. "Squirrel," she replied. It wasn't bad, though a little hard to swallow; like a jagged little pill or something.
   
   
4. Got my order of Jynx shirts today! They screwed up my order though, and gave me one of those 'I'm with stupid' shirts. Now I have to send it back.
   
   
5. Got a call from my R&D department on Sublevel 42. They wanted me to approve sketches for the new hood line I wanted on the RIGG SS model. That's going to be a nice car, though the LX will be a classy ride.
   
   
6. I'd thought I lost my pager, but a buzzing sound from my laundry basket pulled me back to OLPMB. Dr. Sarmin asked if I could come in and help him with some first year students. So, I swung in to the hospital and did a partial nephrectomy--just for my buddy Indea, mind you. As I left, he called, "Thank you, Michael." I said, "No... Thank you, Dr. Sarmin!"
   
   
7. One of my old buddies from "The Rock" got paroled and gave me a call. He wanted to know if I'd join him for lunch, but I told him I'd already had some delicious squirrel stew. He said, "How 'bout dinner then?" I said, "No, I got plans." He came back with, "Can I take you to the movies this weekend maybe? Dancin'? There's this club--" That's when I cut him off and said, "Whoa! Hang on there, Skitch. You know you're out now, right? You can actually date girls again." Then he hung up on me. I gotta say it twisted my heart... a little.
   
   
8. >>> ENTRY REDACTED <<<
   
   
9. I got another call, right after I hung up with Skitch. It was my uncle Billy Bob, the great great grandson of Colonel William Henry Robert Bertram Rigg. He's flying in next week and wanted to know if I had Uncle Berty's old officer's sword. I told him no, "but I do have his pistol. Never been fired and only dropped once."
   
   
10. I listened to Jonathan Coulton's Code Monkey today.
    

Only one of those things is true, and it's not the last one. Can you guess?

Okay, you're right. It's not fair because I lied.

It wasn't a nephrectomy. It was a colon resection. Man! I hate those.

By the way, for those of you keeping score on the Alanis Morissette references, I did NOT mention her yesterday despite the obvious opportunity. You see, since the topic yesterday was music, I purposely avoided the mention.

And that, my friends, was ironic.


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Michael Rigg: The Soundtrack Album

NaBloPoMo Topic #10: "What 7 Songs Would be on the Soundtrack of Your Life?"

Me with the author of No. 10 (I wish).

So, the soundtrack of my life.


If you go back to my previous NaBloPoMos, you'll know I can't stop at just seven. No, I actually have 10 solid chart-toppers to fill out my album. I figured I'd go in chronological order with the hits as I remember them, and what memories they inspire, spaced approximately every 4.4 years since I was born.


In some cases I mention more than one song.


Curious? Let's go!




Presenting: Michael J. Rigg's TOP 10 SONGS ON THE ALBUM OF HIS LIFE:

1. GOLDFINGER (1965, Shirley Bassey). Yes, the theme from the James Bond film of the same name was the theme of my birth. Yes, yes, this child was born to be a filthy rich power-hungry nemesis bent on world domination--or a perverted fetishist who likes to see naked women painted gold.
   

2. ROCKETMAN (1972, Elton John). Also, MAJOR TOM (David Bowie). Bowie came first, and many music followers believed Elton's opus to be related to the Odyssey oddity. Bowie later voiced his acceptance of the idea, yelling out "Rocketman!" during a performance of Major Tom. Anyway, these tunes definitely foreshadowed what would bring me so much fascination through the next decade.
   
   

3. STAR WARS (1977, John Williams). A geek is born. While all my friends were tuning in to Foggarty and Speedwagon, I was collecting sci-fi movie soundtracks.
   
   
4. JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION OF WAR OF THE WORLDS (1982, Jeff Wayne [The album was originally published in 1978]). One year away from graduating high school and I was still into classical music and film soundtracks, though by this time I had also started down a path as diverse as the stories I was dreaming up for movies I'd shoot with my friends. The Police, AC/DC, Duran Duran, Natalie Cole, and Men at Work all started appearing on my record shelf. Jeff Wayne's rock opera was my bridge from classical to rock. I started picking up "classics" that year too (old Journey, Styx, Eagles, etc.)
   
   
5. KYRIE (1986, Mr. Mister). Finally! A song that rocked my Members Only jacket! This song stole most of my brain cells my junior year of college.
   
   
6. LOSING MY RELIGION (1991, R.E.M.). Our R.E.M. tribute band was called "L.E.D." and we swore each other to secrecy and promised never to tell anyone what the letters stood for. This was my musical period. I bought a $500 Fender Stratocaster, a mandolin, a 12-string acoustic, an acoustic-electric, an electric bass--learned to play them all.... Then I realized all those instruments and I didn't fit together in the same small studio apartment. Besides, our band broke up during our first practice. Gotta say, though, I nailed Losing My Religion on the mandolin! Ironically, this was also the year I became an agnostic.
   
   
7. ... Hmm. I really can't think of a song that suits me from around 1996. I even scoured the tunes on the Billboard Top 100 from '96. Nothing in the singles for '96, either, and I went through the first 13-15. No dice. Hmm.
   
   
8. MOST GIRLS (2000, Pink). Nah. I'm kidding. The early 00's were a musical void for me. But the terrorists couldn't hold me back forever.
   
   
9. IT'S YOUR LOVE (2007, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill). Though it wasn't written in '07, that's when it found me. Our wedding song, it conjures up so many wonderful dreams of that day and of my lovely wife--The Glue Stick Chick. Love you forever, bunny! Your love just does something to me. It sends a shock right through me. I can't get enooooouuuuuggggghhh...!
   
   
10. BEST. CONCERT. EVER. [the whole album] (2009, Jonathan Coulton). When I latch on to a fascination, I just won't let it go and, consequently, I make the people around me physically ill. It's like last summer when I wanted to hike through Alaska, retracing the steps of Chris McCandless all the way to the Magic Bus. Well, I'm sorry, but I just really really dig JoCo's work. That's what being a fan does.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Besides, Shania has that restraining order against me.

See you tomorrow, NaBlos!




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Memories...

NaBloPoMo Topic #9: "The Past"

I really don't have a lot to say about the past, but I managed to dig this up. It's a picture of my great great uncle Colonel William Henry Robert Bertram Rigg. The colonel was famous for beginning his military career with the Confederacy in 1861, then "switching sides" a year later when he was caught with his pants down... literally.

He had been relieving himself behind the Shiloh church when a Yankee captain found him and mistook him for a Union officer.

This picture was taken after Gettysburg. I really don't know what his wife's name was, but there's something familiar about her.

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HELP. TRAPPED IN A CONSPIRACY.

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NaBloPoMo Topic #8: "Conspiracy Theory"

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wearing orange like clockwork

NaBloPoMo Topic #7: "Orange"

I never dreamed that this NaBloPoMo thing would lead me to a confession that would spoil the trust and honesty I've enjoyed with my lovely bride over all these years. I was sure I could keep this bottled up.

My wife, Melanie The Glue Stick Chick, posted the following on her Orange NaBloPoMo, "Orange also reminds me of when my husband, Michael and I first met on the internet. We were chatting for awhile and decided we would exchange pictures. The picture he sent had this goofy look of his and he was wearing an orange shirt. My heart skipped a few beats as I prayed to God that he wasn't wearing one of those Department of Corrections jumpsuits. So glad my prayer was answered."

Yup. She guessed it.... I did a nickel up at Attica for impersonating medical personnel. Not like yesterday. That was legit. I'm talking about back in 1999 when I posed as a nurse in order to get some Oxycontin for a sick friend.

No, it's true!

But, not to worry. I had learned my lesson. I'll never pose as a nurse again! I swear!!

Presenting: Michael J. Rigg's TOP 10 PET NAMES WHILE IN PRISON:

1. "Oscar Wilde!" (I didn't know this, but my cellmate, "Locust" [I think his actual name was Roger] told me Wilde also wrote while in prison. Apparently, there was a lot I didn't know about Wilde at the time, as most of the following nicknames will attest.)
   

2. "Sweet Thang!"
   

3. "Yoo-hoo, Nursey...."
   

4. "Hey, Alanis! (usually followed by "Stop singin' that m***** f****** ironic sh**!")
   

5. "Darlin'."
   

6. "The Wife."
   

7. (The always generic) "Hey, A**hole!"
   

8. "Baby", "Babydoll", "Sweet Baby" (um, you get the idea.)
   

9. "Sweetcakes" (Which, I assure you had nothing to do with the "sweetness of my cakes." It so happened I was put in charge of the dessert tray in the kitchen after a year of good behavior.)

10. "Kissyface." (And, you know what.... I really don't want to talk about this anymore.)
    

By the way....

Here's the actual photo, un-retouched. I'm sorry, hon. I should have told you sooner.



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heaLth CarE was never so toffeeriffic!

NaBloPoMo Topic #6: "Health Care & Heath Bars -- Any Connection?"

It was clear to me that there was only one way to tackle the question (Health Care vs. Heath Bar. Any connection?), so I decided to go under cover. Last night I enrolled in an online medical school. It wasn't hard, but I had to choose whether or not I wanted my residency downloaded to a thumb drive or transferred via FTP. Decisions, decisions.

Well, I got my doctorate around 1:20 a.m. That was still enough time to get my medical license and credentials transferred to a hospital within driving distance, interview with the board, etc. Let's be honest; I didn't have much time. I had to get to work at my regular DAYJ in the morning.

Here's what I discovered during my early morning shift at Our Lady of The Perpetual Medical Bill:

Presenting: Michael J. Rigg's TOP 10 RELATIONS BETWEEN HEALTH CARE & HEATH BARS:

1. I asked my friend Dr. Indea Sarmin, who shared a break with me after a nasty bowel resection, what he thought of the difference between Health Care and Heath Bars. His response: "Seven letters." I smiled and said, "Thank you, Indea."*
   

2. At about 2:43 a.m., I got paged to consult Dr. Farkin on a galactosemia case. I thought my big break in the Heath case was coming already, particularly since galactosemia is a buildup of galactose in the body caused by a lack of one of the enzymes needed to breakdown galactose into glucose. The patient had ingested a Heath bar about four hours earlier, but that was the only connection. Nothing else was forthcoming in his prognosis.
   

3. I gotta tell ya, keratoacanthomas is not fun to treat. Google it. I don't have time to explain it. Anyway, while treating a woman suffering with KTC, a nurse working my floor offered me what was left in her lunch. I took her up on it since it was late and I was hungry. Wouldn't you know it: a Heath bar and half a humus sandwich!

4. At about 2:50 a.m. I left my rounds to take a nap in an unused bed behind curtain 6. The sugar rush from the Heath was killing me. At 3:07 my personal pain in the ass attending, Dr. Gerrnesh, found me and told me I had to sign on for another shift in the afternoon. I stormed off and let him babble. Sheesh, what a grouch that guy is.
   

5. My first nephrectomy (kidney removal) went well. Dr. Sarmin assisted and kept nudging me and saying, "You're cutting the wrong one! You're cutting the wrong one!" Let me tell you, it was pretty funny with that accent of his. I said, "Thank you, Indea," and smiled, "I hadn't laughed like that all night." It was then that I remembered the candy machine in the waiting room outside Obstetrics. After sewing up Mrs. Blarnki, I ran up there with Sarmin close on my heals.
   

6. So far the connections between Health Care and Heath Bars had been pretty thin. But, when I found the vending machine and saw that only Snickers, Milky Way, M&Ms, Skittles, Three Musketeers, 100 Grand, Kit Kat, and Heath bars were left... I new I was getting close. I had just grabbed my Heath when I was paged back to the O.R.
   

7. 4:15 a.m. A grueling hour of sclerotherapy. Damn, what a sloppy procedure. My patient was only six, and it was incredibly hard dealing with such a tiny esophagus to begin with. I had hoped to enjoy my Heath, get some dictation done, and get home to sleep (and write this blog) before I had to be at work in a couple hours.
   

8. 4:28. Nurse Crayle took my Heath. It was in the E.R. break room fridge CLEARLY MARKED WITH MY NAME, but I know it was her.
   

9. 5:38 a.m. Quite proud of myself. Called to the ICU to consult with Dr. Wassman on a case of sudden dizziness. It was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Easy peasy. Then, to my surprise, Dr. Wassman offered me a Heath bar from his pocket. "Least I can do," he said, "I never would have thought of BPPV." "Thank you, Norman, I smiled back, "Golf Saturday?" and went back to the E.R. to check in with Dr. Sarmin and Nurse Delce Crayle. Won't she be surprised when she sees I got my Heath back -- Ha!
   

10. 6:17 a.m. Checking out. FINALLY! On the way out to my car, I saw a sad little kid--probably about 14--cradling what looked to be a fracture of his posterior ulna. The arm was pretty swollen. It looked to be potentially nasty, but I knew he was in good hands at OLPMB. Anyway, I gave the kid my Heath. "Don't let any nurses take that from ya," I laughed. "Thanks, mister!" The kid called. "That's doctor," I corrected, and was gone.
    

So, is there a connection between Health Care and Heath Bars? I think Indea Sarmin is right. The answer is about seven letters.

Miss the Morissette reference? Then you're not up on all the Canadian songbird's titles, are you?


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