Hey, How You Doin ?
On Sunday I exchanged emails with a longtime friend. Her final line was "hope you're feeling okay."
I've known her for close to 50 years so I knew she meant it. I followed up with a short response saying I'm all right, nothing too deep or serious.
But what happens when a casual acquaintance or co-worker asks the question "How you doin'?" or more likely "How are you feeling?"
You know they don't want a 10 minute diatribe. You don't want to give them a 10 minute diatribe. It leads to an uncomfortable stare down.
I would love to answer with "Do you really want to know?" or how about "You really give a shit?" or maybe this one.."I just saw my doctor..yada, yada, yada." Yeah..that's a real good one.
Can you feel the squirming?
But that's a ballsy move and I really don't have the stones to pull that off.
Plus, what if they say "Yeah, I really care. I'm concerned." Then what do you do? You're standing there looking like a fool. Well...that's nothing new but we do try to avoid that as much as possible.
But I think I have the answer to this conundrum.
If you see me on the street, at a party, wherever, just go ahead and ask...'Howie, Hey..how you doin'?"
I'll just tell you to read my blog. For instance, lately I've been a little more shaky and can't sleep well at night. But overall, life isn't bad. I'm adjusting well. I'm even getting out more often. A big improvement over a year ago.
There you have it. In three minutes of reading, you've been informed and entertained plus my blog numbers have gone up.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!
I just have one question for you...."Hey, how you doin'?"