Word Is

If your belief system consists of believing in a higher being that will forgive you for all your transgressions and sins, only, if you believe and worship in them, that’s just fine.  But still, that doesn’t give you license to be a dick to others with other belief systems.  How about just being a good person instead, with no need or expectations of forgiveness.

Chefless

The spouse and I are not cooks, period.  Between us we can make about 5 dishes, sort of.  It’s no wonder that our three children like to cook, they have come to realize there is more to food than what we offered them as children.  It’s not that people didn’t try to encourage us.  When we got married, one of the gifts was a Betty Crocker cook book.  The plastic stayed on this book until about 5 years into our marriage, so I guess it didn’t work.

Close Copy

Recently spent some time at a friend’s retirement home in Florida and a thought occurred to me.  They are from Levittown NY, the first suburb, and now their moving to a gated community that is essentially an updated version of Levittown.  Everything looks the same since it was all planned.  I guess that works for them, me I want a Cabin In The Woods.

Cabin 56xx

Yes I Have #3

I was bored so I counted the number of times I’ve used the word stupid (yet again) in this blog.  Turns out I’ve used it 102 times.  The last time I counted it was 74 times.  So I’ve increased stupid by 24%.  That’s a lot of stupid, even if it’s not a surprise.

Perhaps Not Quite

One of my coworkers likes to throw around the phrase “I love you” when speaking to people.  She once stated to me; “you love me right?”  Yeah, no, that word has meaning to me and I only use it for the ones I love.  I like her, but I feel no love for her, so the word is not forthcoming for her.

Maple Leaves Anyone?

One of my siblings relayed a story of their college days when someone they knew was busted by the police for selling pot.  Turns out later the police had to drop all the charges when the testing of the pot showed they were selling random crushed up leaves instead, apparently not illegal.  I wonder just how many of their customers bragged about how stoned they got off it.  I also wonder if any of their customers came back demanding refunds?  Or were they just too embarrassed that they were had?

A Hole

While camping this weekend I used their sophisticated bathroom (latrine).  It was a “6 holer”, with an active worm farm under it.  The best part was when one is seated on their thorn, and then someone opens the outside door, you’d get a blast of cold air up your butt, very invigorating.  But at least I was staying at a Cabin In The Woods.

Cabin 54xx

Giving

In family lore there is a story of my oldest brother not being happy with my parents having a second child.  At one point they buried the other child in their toys while they were in their bassinet.  When asked why they did that, the answer was, “so they would have toys to play with.”

Not So Much

I was at a chain restaurant for dinner the other day when another group was seated near us and before they were even settled they had issues.  One individual in the group keep insisting they be allowed get a special that was no longer being offered because they saw it “still on the internet”, “so you have to give it to us.”  Every time the staff told them it was no longer available, they keep repeating, “it’s on the internet”, like everything on the internet is written in stone.  The staff advised them it wasn’t on their site and asked where did they see it?  So the individual showed them a website the company wasn’t affiliated with as proof.  Of course the staff declined to honor that and with a little more of “it’s on the internet” rebuttals, the group gave up and left when it became clear their scam was a bust.

Self-Preservation

My Dad was a teacher and we lived in the district he worked for.  So when we came of age to vote he instructed us to go vote yes for the school budget, period.  When asked why, he would say, you want to eat don’t you?  So we were his own voting block to run, just like a party boss of old.

BOSS TWEED

Many Holes

When I was in 6th grade I got braces, so thrilled to become a “brace face”. Anyhow, during the process it was determined that I needed 8 teeth pulled.  So I wasn’t at all excited about going in multiple times to do so, so I asked to get them done all at once.  Why prolong the suffering and pain.  I was told that while coming out of anesthesia I tried to punch the nurse, thou I remember nothing of the procedure.  I also insisted on going to school the next day since I had a perfect attendance going and didn’t want to mess it up.  So the school lunch lady made soup just for me, an’t I special.  I think that was the last time I had a perfect attendance in anything.

Brace Face

A Troll

I’ve discovered an internet troll and it’s one of my coworkers.  I knew that after 5pm they do very little related to their job and I have always wondered what they were actually doing since I could hear them typing away.  Well the other day I happen to pass by while they were typing up one of their comments; that I’m sure no one wants to read or asked for, with their uninciteful insights.

This explains a lot about this individual, as well as makes sense. For in a real “in person” confrontation this person reacts with the stare of a deer in head lights, not knowing how to react.  It makes sense they’d be a troll where they don’t have to physically confront anyone and can hide in the shadows.

Out

I now know for sure that I’m not hip with current events.  Lady Gaga recently won a Grammy for a song I’ve never heard.  It apparently has received a lot of air time on the radio, but I don’t listen to the radio anymore.  I have her older stuff on my iPod, but have no idea what this song sounds like.  So it’s official, I’m an old fogy.

Perhaps So

I met someone who was desperate to find a way to insult me in any form they could.  It only shows how sad and pathetic they are.  Their self-inflated sense of superiority is why they’re so miserable, perhaps some self-reflection and looking for the good in others is in order for them.

If I Must

Last summer one of my neighbors had an accident with their Hyundai and while it was being fixed, they rented a car.  When they went to pick up the rental, they only had BMW’s left.  So my neighbor was forced to drive a BMW convertible for 2 weeks in convertible weather, she was so upset.

Excuses

I have a coworker who is always late to work and always has an excuse.  If they worked most any place else they would have been fired a long time ago.  Sad part is they are only responsible for themselves, so they have no real excuse being late other than they can’t get their azz moving.  Thou it has given me an idea for a book; it’ll just list all their excuses.  I should have about 100 pages in about a month and it should be an instant best seller.

You Got Mail

When I was living in the dorm at college one of the big events of the day was to go down to your mailbox to see if you got a letter.  I was working behind the desk at the time and this one girl would always be upset that there was nothing in her box.  So, I started to leave letters of the alphabet in her box, so she would at least receive a letter.  Apparently she loved the idea.

Sugar Rush

While growing up, my parents wouldn’t buy cereals like Frosted Flakes or Sugar Smacks.  Instead we got Cheerios or Special K.  But we had sugar to pour on them and pour I would!  I would put so much on the cereal that I’d be left with about ¼ of an inch on the bottom of the bowl, which I had no problem cleaning up.  It was the best part of the cereal!  So when I got out on my own, I would get the cereals that I didn’t have as a child, saved a ton on sugar and no more sugar crashes.

Need Nothing

I have a sibling who once worked as a purchaser for a hospital.  One morning while trying to park their car at work, another driver cut them off and went into the parking spot they were headed for.  They also flipped him off.  So they parked elsewhere.  Once they reached their office guess who was waiting to see them?  Well it was a salesman we shall call Mr Bird.  That must have been a very awkward meeting.  The moral of story, don’t be you when at work, especially in sales.

I wonder if their sales manager thought this visit would be a sure sale and when it wasn’t, how the salesman went about explaining it to their boss as to what might have gone wrong?  Perhaps the fact they’re an azzhole?

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Whatever

Caller Thinks (Maybe): You won’t let me have my way because I’m ignorant of the reality of the situation, so I’m mad at you.

Answerer Thinks (For Certain): Let me check my crystal ball about that…  I’m good with your decision.  So please tell everyone about how bad your ignorance caused you to be so mistreated.

NonVisable

My 19 year old is trying to grow a mustache and has 2 issues.  First it’s growing in very fine; second it’s also growing in very blonde, so it’s not very noticeable.  I suggested he do what one of my older brothers did who had the same problem.  Steal mascara from their sisters.  Problem with that thou, they have no sister and the wife doesn’t really use it.

Sober?

I was talking to a couple of my co-workers about how police will ask you to recite the alphabet backwards as a test to see if you’re sober.  One of them stated, “I can’t even do that sober”, perhaps not a good plan to make that kind of statement in front of the police.