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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Sunday, October 27, 2019, 8:03:32 PM- No, I'm not paranoid... | ||
... but this doesn't help: I just happened to think yesterday that I hadn't received my notice to renew my car plates yet. I know they're due in October. That's just how my mind works, I remember little things like that. It rained all day Saturday and I didn't feel lkie going out to check on my plates in a constant downpour, so I made a mental note to check today online. Yep, sure enough, my plates had expired 6 days ago. I always get my notice in the mail early. I wonder why not this year. No, I don't think the government is setting me up, but... this sure doesn't help. I paid for new plates online at the state BMV today. Now I just wait for them to arrive and try to remember not to do anything stupid before they arrive. Life goes on. ~ | ||
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Saturday, October 26, 2019, 10:09:50 PM- And so it goes... | ||
Rainy, sloshy kind of day here today. Arainy day song to enjoy: | ||
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Friday, October 25, 2019, 6:10:40 PM- Memories aren't always good | ||
I heard this classic by The Boss today, and remembered when I had a similar experience: I got past it, but it still makes me a little sad when I reflect on those times. ~ | ||
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Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7:03:06 PM- Approaching | ||||||
Today is the first time in a long time that I haven't either: Dropped something on the floor while cooking Bumped into something walking through the house Stubbed my toe Misplaced my reading glasses Got a sharp pain from twisting a part of my body the wrong way Forgotten what I was looking for when I walked into a room Stood up too fast and had to sit back down You might think that's a weird thing to be proud of, but you just wait until you get to be older. My record is two days in a row, so fingers crossed, since that doesn't hurt. | ||||||
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 6:29:50 PM- It's NEW! | ||
Over the course of several years, I have accumulated a closet full of winter coats. I have several leather coats or jackets, suede, denim (lined with sheep skin) and wool. Unlike some people who live in this area, I don't like the bitter cold. When it's freezing outside, I only leave the warmth of the indoors to go to work or the grocery. When I was younger, before I bought my first car, I walked everywhere in the winter. I would get cold, but if I kept moving I maintained enough heat that it didn't really bother me. In my 30's, after my divorce, I worked for two years a a meter reader for the local electric company. I worked in all kinds of weather. I was bitten by dogs. I was threatened with guns by irate customers. The very worst thing that happened was getting both of my hands frost bitten (years later I got toes on both feet frost bitten, but that's another story for another day). That's the reason I have a closet full of winter coats and a drawer full of winter gloves. When the temperature dips below 40 degrees, I have to wear gloves or my hands start turning numb. So I've bought another coat. This time I went all out and bought a hooded, insulated parka that comes down over my rear end. Just for those days when I have to go out and scrape ice and snow off the windows. I know, I know, I could move to a warmer climate, but with retirement looming within a year I will tough it out and soldier on. My happy thought is that when I retire, I will no longer have to venture out when it's freezing. I can stay indoors, look out at the frozen tundra and smile while I remain toasty warm. Life goes on. ~ | ||
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 6:34:53 PM- An ode | ||
Cybermen, Cybermen, at my door. They're so heavy, they shake the floor. Cybermen, Cybermen, what can I do? Oh yeah, I think I'll call for Doctor Who! | ||
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Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:02:23 PM- Equal opportunity customer | ||
I treat everyone the same, wherever I shop. If the employees are civil to me, I'm civil to them. Rude or bored employees will get back what they give and cause me not to shop in their store any longer. One thing I can't resist, though: If an employees asks me at checkout if I found everything alright, I can't help myself from asking them: Why, are you hiding something? It is sometimes a wonder I haven't been banned from stores for being a smartass. | ||
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Sunday, October 20, 2019, 12:25:59 AM- ARRRRGH! | ||
Today was a slow day, but not how you'd think... In line at the grocery. Only two people ahead of me, but the second guy, who is in a motorized wheelchair, gets mesmerized by a toy and doesn't move for 3 minutes (although the cashier is now free and trying to get his attention). Going down the road on my way home, I get stuck in a long line of traffic. I forgot the local university had it's homecoming game today and although the game is in the second quarter, cars are backed up both ways, with college kids jumping between cars to cross the road. 17 minutes to drive a stretch of road that normally takes no more than 3 minutes to traverse. Blocks from home, a train stops out on the tracks and I watch several of the crew hop off the train to go into the nearby McDonald's to buy lunch. Just across the tracks is the liquor store I want to go to and I have to drive the long way to get around the train to get there. Once inside the store, a woman is buying a lot of liquor. The clerk has her order wrung up, but she twice has everyone wait while she goes back to pick up something she forgot to get before she made it to the counter. Two young, pretty girls are giving away samples of some kind of new Coors deliicacy. I turn down the free offer, but still get a nice glass while I'm waiting. I backtrack around the still immobile train. One last stop at the meat market to pick up some steak. Only one car in the lot, so I think I might get in and out quickly. No. Another customer is buying a lot of meat for a cookout. 15 minutes later, I get to the counter. 2 minutes later I'm back on the road, heading for home. An hour and 45 minutes to run errands that should have taken me one half an hour, 45 minutes, tops. Finally home and ready to relax. Then I remember I forgot to stop at the bakery and pick up dessert. I'm doing without dessert tonight. ~ | ||
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Friday, October 18, 2019, 6:07:55 PM- Paradise, almost. | ||
This is my favorite time of year. The air is crisp, the sky a deeper blue and the sun feels warm, not hot against your skin. Walking along and seeing the leaves begin to turn vibrant colors always makes me smile. The only thing missing is the smell of burning leaves, which is sadly not allowed any more. Time for some hot cider and maybe a slice of pumpkin pie. | ||
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Thursday, October 17, 2019, 6:59:47 PM- NOT my xxxxxxxxx's Bluegrass | ||
My Mom told me my Dad flipped out when he saw this video, and not in a good way. lol: You see, my Dad played Bluegrass, knew Bill Monroe (who did it originally) and played the song himself. I kinda liked it. ~ | ||
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