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jake5270

Laid-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, April 17, 2022, 12:30:49 AM- Coulda, shoulda, woulda

I am the king of comebacks...

...5 minutes later.

Friday, April 15, 2022, 5:44:15 PM- Never count your chickens before they're hatched.

I was supposed to have Good Friday off from work.

I was informed that because around 15 people are working in 2 out of 3 buildings (none in my building) of the 270 plus employees, I have to come in.

The last time this happened (ironically on Good Friday), I was in and out in under 1 hour.

A waste of both my time and the bosses time.

Another reason (of many) why, when I decide to retire this year I will not be giving notice.

I just won't show up... and not feel one iota bad about it.

~

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"sounds like you might even feel good about it :) i do not blame you, one bit <3 hope its a restful weekend"- MissAshlee

Thursday, April 14, 2022, 7:00:03 PM- After all these years...

.... I'm finally using a word I thought I'd never use.

I have a three day weekend coming up, thanks to Good Friday, and I am

GIDDY

with anticipation.

There.

Another thing crossed off a long list of things to do.

Never forget those small items.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 6:47:26 PM- A slight trip back

Kids today (by that I mean anyone under 30) are still kids, they just have different circumstances to deal with.

The younger ones that I work with are always telling me how much they wish they'd grown up when I did.

I tell them to turn off their phones, disconnect from the 'net and only watch the three major networks and they can have an idea what it was like.

The music was the difference.

Today, I have a hard time finding out who does a song I like because so many singers and groups sound similar any more.

To compare, listen to a song from the '50s through the early '70s and you can tell who the singer/group was. Everyone had a distinct sound.

The Beatles led the way, changing their music with every new album and everyone else followed suit.

Here's a sample of early Motown:

Enjoy my little trek down memory lane.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 5:51:55 PM- Passages and more

I read today that Kmart is down to 3 stores in the U.S. now.

They join Sears and Penny's as stores of my youth passing out of existence.

As the old saying goes, nothing lasts forever.

***

Saturday I went to Walmart to grocery shop, since it's only 5 minutes from where I live.

Prices are up. I saw on the morning news that inflation is up 8% in the last year and it shows:

My usual staples were up, which I understand, but I drew the line at the cost of a gallon of milk -

$3.91 a gallon?

No.

So I instead drove back to the local Payless store (an offshoot of Kroger) close by my place.

Their prices are a little bit higher on the average,

BUT

a gallon of milk is still pretty low -

$2.19 a gallon.

AND

their shelves, unlike Walmart, are full.

I'll pay a little more when I have a better selection.

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Monday, April 11, 2022, 5:40:13 PM- Pink Beatles?

Monday Mashup:

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Sunday, April 10, 2022, 6:22:59 PM- Apples

Pineapple?

Originally from Brazil and Paraguay.

Not introduced to Hawaii until the 1700s.

Pineapple was the original name for the pinecone.

Way back in the 14th century, botanists often called foreign fuits or vegetables apple, like

a tomato was a 'love apple'.

A potato was an 'earth apple'

and a papaya was a 'custard apple'.

One of the first writings of the pineapple was by English expolrer Captain John Smith in 1624, who thought it resembled a pine cone and using the at the time use of a foreign fruit an apple.

So there ya go.

That's why a pineapple is called a pineapple.

Just don't get me started on where the name banana comes from.

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Sunday, April 10, 2022, 12:52:22 AM- Grandpa's song

As a kid, I once heard my grandpa sing in the shower:

"Oh, I love to go swimmin', with bow-legged women

and swim between their legs, swim between their legs."

I asked my dad what that meant and he tried to keep a smile from his face and told me it was a game adults play.

I just shook my head and walked away.

Years later, I see a M*A*S*H rerun and Col. Potter was singing that song in the shower.

The memory of my grandpa singing the same song made me smile.

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Friday, April 8, 2022, 5:57:14 PM- A good one

Watched a good western last night:

A great twist at the end, too!

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:05:15 PM- Rat

I tattled on a neighbor today.

I live in one of two buildings in a complex of apartments.

Parking can be tricky sometimes.

Where I used to park, someone parked their car there months ago. It hasn't moved since. It even has a flat tire, also for months.

So today I contacted the landlord's office and asked if the car belonged to a tenant or not.

It is being checked out.

I normally don't rat people out, but one way or another that person is being irresponsible.

We'll find out.

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