9/6/24: I Owe My Life to Pepsi

Pepsi is the worst tasting soda in the world.  Its good for cleaning battery terminals in your car and may help in deodorizing drains.

Every civilized person in the world knows that Coke is better than Pepsi in every aspect.

So its hard for me to say but I owe my life to a Pepsi.  On a random Friday afternoon I was at a high school girls basketball game and I said I was going to the snack bar.  I being such a nice person asked if anyone wanted anything.  I heard someone ask me to get her a Pepsi.

I looked over and it was a junior who I barely knew.  Can you believe that a junior would even have the audacity to ask me, a senior, to get her a soda?

To make a long story short I got her the Pepsi (I think she was surprised I actually did).  And that person ended up being the love of my life, Cindy.

That single disgusting, watered-down soda has led to more than 30 years of life together, travelling through California, Central Florida, a New York Winter, Virginia and back to California.  We were seperated more times than I can count while I was in the Navy, but She was always the perfect Navy wife waiting for me when I came home.  It has led to 2 human kids and 6 canine kids.

I don't think I can put in words here what Cindy means to me.  She is my reason to get up everyday and is my last thought before I go to sleep for the night.  She has always taken care of my every need, but now I see how much she does for me.  Since I got sick she is my rock to keep me grounded.  She is my secretary to keep track of all my treatments and appointments. She is my nurse to take care of all my medicines and medical issues.

I don't know what I would do without her, and I'm glad I won't have to find out.

It's great being married to your best friend, even if I owe it to a Pepsi.