Suckin’ on Chili Dog Outside The Tastee Freez

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Spend your life doing strange things with weird people — Ralph Smart

I woke up on Sunday morning with another random song in my head, Jack and Diane by John “Don’t Call Me Cougar” Mellencamp. Within two sips of coffee, I knew today's call to adventure was:

• Locate a Tastee Freez.
• Drive to said Tastee Freez.
• Order, pay for and suck on a chili dog outside, said Tastee Freez.
• Memorialize this moment with a selfie.

Strangely Enough, It Became an Exercise in Confronting Fear

Fear comes in all flavors. From the necessary rabid Rottweiler fear needed for self-preservation to the neurotically-seasoned, like your fear of looking foolish. Given that fulfilling my morning-long dream of personifying a lyric in an 80's soft rock icon’s song had the minimal potential for physical harm, I decided that this apprehension was lightly dashed with negativity around self-consciousness.

• I’m a grown man, and potentially I would need to explain the selfie I would surely be taking.
• I’m a grown man taking a selfie.
• People would think I’m weird.
• I’m not too fond of hot dogs. But I do like chili, so…