Random Thoughts or Whatever

[SuperjazzyJa]

Christmas always seems to involve a certain level of hysteria, but has anybody else noticed that it really seems to have ramped up this year?

Yes, definitely! A lot of the zombies that are usually only on the Cape during the summer have stuck around and are making it really suck here. They race around with complete and total disregard for safety, max out their credit cards and they're just miserable. They try to out decorate their neighbors, out give each other and everything else to feed their egos. They miss the point all together. Regardless of one's beliefs, this SHOULD be a time for enjoying the company of loved ones and not getting into some sort of self imposed stress inducing frenzy. It should be a time to reduce stress.

Personally, I don't decorate. I live alone and my ex-wife made me sick to death of decorations. I don't exchange gifts. I get together with family or at least one family member and we just enjoy each other's company. It's much more peaceful than all of the nonsense going on around us. We usually have a pretty good dunch and we all take naps afterward. I make a point of doing the dishes because I can get them done faster than everyone else combined and then join everyone else for the group snooze.

That's my take on it FWIW.

 

[DeadRock]

Personally, I don't decorate. I live alone and my ex-wife made me sick to death of decorations. I don't exchange gifts. I get together with family or at least one family member and we just enjoy each other's company. It's much more peaceful than all of the nonsense going on around us. We usually have a pretty good dunch and we all take naps afterward. I make a point of doing the dishes because I can get them done faster than everyone else combined and then join everyone else for the group snooze.

...I get to be alone for 20 minutes or so....priceless...

 

[noogies]

The world still looks normal, but it is not.

 

[GordonW]

The world still looks normal, but it is not.

Normality is over-rated, and often-times ill-defined, anyway.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

The world still looks normal, but it is not.

Normal? What's that? Never heard of it!

 

[DeadRock]

Normal? What's that? Never heard of it!

"The trouble with normal is it always gets worse." Bruce Cockburn

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Heading back to the shop after a very nice day at work, I saw my coworker going into the package store (that's a liquor store for those who haven't been to New England) on his way home. I was suddenly glad to have missed the 11:30 bus and having to take the 12:30. I wouldn't have to listen to him as he got plastered waiting for the bus.

Once my bus came and dropped me off, as I was walking home, I saw the same coworker riding his bicycle down the highway going the opposite direction. He didn't see me. I thought "What's he doing over here? This is a bit out of his way."

I had dunch at Hearth n Kettle. Clam chowdah, turkey dinner and an interesting twist on strawberry shortcake. It had French vanilla ice cream on it. Made it even better. I went home turned on some music and fell asleep.

When I woke up, I saw that my hiking buddy had called. I called him back and he was concerned about the aforementioned coworker. He had heard that the guy got sent home early due to an eye infection. So, immediately, I realized that the reason he rode past me is because he was coming from Urgent Care. I called him. He didn't get sent home early, but he did go and get his eyes looked at. Probably got some treatment and a prescription for meds. I don't know how he was able to ride his bike. Anyway, that guy needs to start taking care of himself.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

"The trouble with normal is it always gets worse." Bruce Cockburn

When was a truck driver, I had to deliver a load to Normal, CA. First thought when I got to town was, "Well, it definitely lives up to its name. This is the most boring town I have ever seen."

 

[init4fun]

I saw my coworker going into the package store (that's a liquor store for those who haven't been to New England)

Only tourists from NH (and people from the Cape) call it a "package store", , , us true Bostonians call it the packie

Kidding! Just kidding jazz, saw the opening and, well, just got through watching George Carlin, so someone was gettin zinged......

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Only tourists from NH (and people from the Cape) call it a "package store", , , us true Bostonians call it the packie

Kidding! Just kidding jazz, saw the opening and, well, just got through watching George Carlin, so someone was gettin zinged......

I was gonna say I spent some time in other parts of NE and heard "package store", but thought maybe it had changed. I was wondering where the term came from until a friend of mine who owned a bar at the time told me. There is a law in quite a few states that says that alcohol must be packaged in a brown paper bag when purchased. That law doesn't seem to be enforced much these days. In Texas, there is a brown paper sleeve that goes over 24 oz beer cans. It's called a "Comal County Coozy" because Comal County is one of the few in the state that still enforces that law. Comal County is just North East of San Antonio where the town of New Braunfels is which is where I spent the winters of 16/17 and 17/18.

 

[noogies]

Normality is over-rated, and often-times ill-defined, anyway.

Normal? What's that? Never heard of it!

"The trouble with normal is it always gets worse." Bruce Cockburn

Strap in and put your helmets on, guys.

 

[Bill Ferris]

I was gonna say I spent some time in other parts of NE and heard "package store", but thought maybe it had changed. I was wondering where the term came from until a friend of mine who owned a bar at the time told me. There is a law in quite a few states that says that alcohol must be packaged in a brown paper bag when purchased. That law doesn't seem to be enforced much these days. In Texas, there is a brown paper sleeve that goes over 24 oz beer cans. It's called a "Comal County Coozy" because Comal County is one of the few in the state that still enforces that law. Comal County is just North East of San Antonio where the town of New Braunfels is which is where I spent the winters of 16/17 and 17/18.

That`s what I was told by my long time frequented "package" store owner told me that it was the local law, when I was buying a bottle of Gin decades ago, when I requested that it wasn`t necessary to bag the bottle, as with the use of only one hand, that I would struggle when I got home to extract said bottle from the bag safely, if I wished to retain the paper bag for use around the house !
When they went to plastic, that material was even more difficult and frustrating !

 

[Bill Ferris]

When on Ebay does anyone see listings from Mexico if using the North America item location filter?

Yeah, especially when I engage the "US only" listings filter. I have found there is no reason in my life to consider the need to go on eBay for some yrs. now !
I`m guessing eBay has become more greedy with the "sponsored pushed" kick back to their coffer`s lining income !
IMO/E, Greedy Scum that eBay has become, just like "Amasuck" (Amazon) who started that slight of hand trick some handful of yrs. back !

 

[geezin']

The world still looks normal, but it is not.

Nothing is as you see it.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

IMO/E, Greedy Scum that eBay has become, just like "Amasuck" (Amazon) who started that slight of hand trick some handful of yrs. back !

My exact sense of humor and sense of right.

 

[Bill Ferris]

My exact sense of humor and sense of right.

Corporate greed, has and is becoming exponentially the "New Norm" for more than 10 yrs of observation!
No other way for me to see it, exploitation in my very soon to be 69 yrs. old simpleton mindset!
Greed, greed, nothing but greed!

 

[spicer]

Corporate greed, has and is becoming exponentially the "New Norm" for more than 10 yrs of observation!
No other way for me to see it, exploitation in my very soon to be 69 yrs. old simpleton mindset!
Greed, greed, nothing but greed!

Well... I hope this isn't thought political, think financial, but, once considered, it is, in fact, quite simple. Marxist are capitalists of the worst kind. He, Marx, wrote books outlining the relationship with great detail, the most well known is The Capital, Das for the, and is all about it, inverted to distract and obfuscate. Brilliantly small minded. And so it goes.

 

[noogies]

Well... I hope this isn't thought political ...

It is, but I don't mind. I won't tell if you don't.

 

[DeadRock]

Corporate greed, has and is becoming exponentially the "New Norm" for more than 10 yrs of observation!
No other way for me to see it, exploitation in my very soon to be 69 yrs. old simpleton mindset!
Greed, greed, nothing but greed!

...and the most hysterical slice of objectively analytical outcome...sooooo many peeps have transferred the blame onto public institutions....corps be skatin'...

 

[nailer]

Corporate greed, has and is becoming exponentially the "New Norm" for more than 10 yrs of observation!
No other way for me to see it, exploitation in my very soon to be 69 yrs. old simpleton mindset!
Greed, greed, nothing but greed!

"Greed ... is good." Gordon Gecko (1987)