jake5270
Gift PremiumLaid-back, easy going guy until my passions are aroused. I've been here 3 other times... I keep trying to get it right, I guess. lol
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 5:52:20 PM- Double SMH | ||
I see where the Covid-19 vaccine is going to be approved for children down to the age of 12. I also see that up to 25% of parents are going to wait before having their children immunized, even though clinical trials have proven that it works. Believe me on this - Had this pandemic happened when I was a child, my parents would have had me waiting in line for a shot. Especially if it was free. lol ~ | ||
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Monday, May 10, 2021, 6:09:12 PM- Easy there | ||
When you get to a certain age, your body hurts. Sometimes it's little nagging things, like a crick in your neck or a sore wrist. Sometimes it's more, like when you pull a muscle in your back or wrench your knee. It goes with age that your body will have aches and pains, but you don't have to run to the doctor for every little thing that hurts. It usually takes time... and maybe a heating pad, or an ice pack, or Tylenol. It's sad but true that it takes longer to get over these aches and pains, but you do if you're patient. I thank God I don't drink alcohol like I did as a young man now - those same hangovers that slowed me down back then would leave me in bed and non-functional today. I can still remember a time in my youth when every day I awoke feeling great. Feeling ALIVE. Now, just feeling okay when I wake up is satisfactory. Since adopting a 'moderation in all things' attitude has helped quite a bit. Knowing the consequences of over-indulging slows the pain and keeps one in a better frame of mind. It's easy to lash out at those around you when you don't feel your best, but that only makes things worse in the long run, because not everyone is going through what you're going through and they won't be sympathetic if you're grumpy. Once in a while in your 'golden years' you wake up in the morning feeling good and pain free. On those days you should be thankful you've received a gift, you should be happy and spread that happiness to those around you and always remember to knock on wood. ~ | ||
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Sunday, May 9, 2021, 8:50:56 PM- A little late but... | ||
... Happy Mother's Day to all of you beautiful mothers and to your mother humpers. | ||
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Saturday, May 8, 2021, 6:55:07 PM- It's just a little bone,... | ||||||
... but a bone to pick nonetheless. Today, again, I had to wait over two hours to use a dryer in my building's laundry facilities. Not because of over crowding, but because a person puts their clothes in and, even knowing how long it takes, leaves them for hours unattended. I complain about this to the office of my landlord, with no action taken. But Let someone leave a mattress (me) or a chair sitting out by the trash dumpster and they go ballistic. I see that their priorities are superficial, not practical. No money to be made in the practical, it seems. Bone picked. Carry on. Nothing else to see here. ~ | ||||||
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Friday, May 7, 2021, 6:04:45 PM- Another lesson learned... | ||
... the hard way. When I bought my new mattress, I was told my old mattress would be taken away. WRONG! The old mattress was just moved to the dumpster where I reside. Today I got an email from the landlord saying that since they are fined for hauling away trash not in the dumpster, I have to pay the fine - $150.00 Lesson learned: Whenever you are promised something in a business deal, don't take their word for it. Get it in writing. | ||
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Thursday, May 6, 2021, 6:03:42 PM- You'll put your eye out! | ||
My new mattress arrived today. It came in a box. I laid it on the box springs and cut the tape that held it rolled up. It popped out into shape so fast it almost hit me in the eye. Of course, in my shock, the first thing I thought of was the recurring joke from 'A Christmas Story'. For future reference, be ready to jump back when opening. | ||
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:36:46 PM- Frustration | ||
You know what's frustrating? Accidentally turning off a setting and then trying to find it to turn it back on. AAAAAAAAARGH! | ||
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 6:35:01 PM- Smile! | ||
Your feel good video of the day: Who doesn't like puppies? | ||
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Monday, May 3, 2021, 6:35:56 PM- Forget me not | ||
The 'in' thing now is for people my age to harp on people drawing unemployment. Supposedly there are jobs everywhere and no one is taking them. I have a feeling that people are not taking into account that while the news is saying there are jobs out there (which I'm sure there are), those jobs are in larger populated areas. I pay attention to job postings. I have since I first graduated from high school. Any time someone is hiring locally, I see lines for job applicants, when there are few openings. There are quite a few minimum wage jobs available, but a lot of adults hold out for the chance at higher paying jobs as long as their unemployment holds out. I can see their logic. Once you go back to work at a low paying job, you're at a loss of income you were receiving through unemployment and that's hard to stomach when you have a family to support. This is how much the money has changed over the years: For years (in my state) you could draw up to $84.00 a week single, up to $125.00 a week if you had dependents. This was true when I was laid off from GM in the early 1980s. I was laid off for three years and my unemployment ran out after a year, so I had to find a low paying job to help support my wife and I. In the mid '90s, there was more money. I hurt my back on my job at that time, but tried to work through it. Finally, I told my boss and he had me fill out a workman's comp claim. Since I didn't file a claim right away, I was denied and as soon as the boss found out I was fired. For being late to work for the first time in almost 6 years working there. I immediately filed for unemployment, but had to wait for two weeks while my former boss was questioned about my termination. Being late was not grounds for dismissal, so I cold draw... a whopping $140.00 a week. Because the guy had been such a prick I drew for an entire year, supplementing my income by house painting for cash. I had a really good year income wise that year. When the money ran out, I got the job I've held for the last 25 years, the one I plan on retiring from soon. Now, unemployment in my state is figured on a percentage of your wages, so the more you earned, the more you draw. Still tough on the little guy. I've seen people and know people who work two jobs just trying to get by for their families' sake. My main point is that a lot of people my age have forgotten how much of a struggle it is for younger people to get by... especially when you don't have a college degree. I would tell all of them the same things I've just written, but you know how it is today - people only hear what they want to hear and don't pay attention to anything else that contradict's them. And so it goes. Life goes on. ~ | ||
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Sunday, May 2, 2021, 7:18:24 PM- Yepper it is | ||||||
Seems like a cookin', eatin' weekend. Today it's homemade tacos, with chocolate cake for desert. Next weeks' workouts will have to be stepped up to lose the extra calories I'm consuming. With every gain I make, it takes pain to lose it. | ||||||
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