I Want What's Best... It Can Be A Tough Call

 The Roofer didn't show up yet to put Tarps on The RV Garage Mahal damaged sections, it's only Mid-Afternoon, I just thought they'd wanna do it early before it was 119 Degrees!!!  {See Pix further Below of how Hot it got!}  And before Tonight's Thunderclouds coming in from the North dump more Rain that might make the damned Roof leak!?!   The whole Storm Damage Situation has me edgy coz it's already complicated and if there's more damage, or Heaven Forbid, the Roof Leaks before they Tarp it to protect Contents, it would be even more complicated.  I can't handle MORE complicated, it's complex enuf.  And if it gets too late I doubt they'll show up to do it in the Dark.

Anyway, the Kids loaded up all that Aloe Vera and put it in Banana Boxes to put out front of our Wall for anyone to take some if they want some for their Landscaping.  If not, bulk garbage will pick them up the 1st Monday of September.  I'd asked them to help me do that and they set right to doing it so I didn't even have to.  I'm kinda hoping someone wants some so not so much living Aloe will be wasted.  I don't like having to discard Living Plants.  But there's just so much of it, it's an older Plant so it had lots of 'pups', each can be made into a new Plant.  I just don't want or need Four Banana Boxes full of new Aloe Plants.  And apparently one of the Neighbors no longer wants or needs their 1970's Waterbed!  It's curbside for pickup!  Haven't seen one of those for YEARS... The Granddaughter had never seen one!   She wasn't Born yet when we got rid of ours.  *Bwahahahaha*

I ordered a couple of Books off E-Bay that I wanted and could get there for about half the cover cost or less.   They had the bottom Book at the Event but at full Price, and Hard Cover Books now at full Price are Crazy priced and no way I'd pay that much for a Decor Book!   The other Book a fellow Blogger who has an Obsession with Cookbooks that rivals mine, recommended, and I Scored it at a really low price from a Seller.  Both Books had Free Shipping, Bonus!  Any time I see a new Book I want, but don't like the Price of, I always go look it up on E-Bay to see the spread of what they're going for.  So many Book Sellers have a Buy-It-Now Feature to the Auction so you don't have to get Bid Up or miss being the Successful Bidder and have to wait and see, and most also offer Free Shipping.

I have this ALDO Purse and am Selling it in the Showroom, I don't have the Shoes.  If I did have the Set I could get a lot more.  I don't know the Line at all, but knew it wasn't a Cheap one, so when I found it at a Chazza, hadda get it.  Purses do Sell well there and I almost can't keep the ones I decide to Sell in Stock enuf.  For some reason Clothes and Accessories are what the spending Demographic there is demanding, and so... at least I don't mind Selling that coz I like Wardrobe and Accessories too.   And now it seems the Antique Malls are realizing how popular Specialty and Vintage Clothing and Accessories are.   The Demographic Shopping at Antique Malls now is clearly getting much Younger too, most of our Customers now are Teens thru those in their Early 30's.   And lots of Kids Love coming to the Antique Malls too, who knew?   I'm glad Younger Folks are diggin' it tho', I just Wish they'd buy more Antiques at an Antique Mall is all.  *LOL*

In case any Dear Readers are 'New', my Native American Skull Art Collection is by a Talented Yaqui Artist, Ben Molina, who went by The Creative Native.  I think Ben has since Passed Away and I just Wish I'd bought more of his Art, I have a Collection of it, but I would have liked to have gotten more and expanded it.  He was a Vendor at our Downtown Location for a lot of Years, but was an Older Man.  The Yaqui Tribe is from the Sonoran part of Mexico and parts of the Southwestern United States, Ben was an American Yaqui.   My Ex-Husband was very likely Yaqui on his Paternal Side, he was given up for Adoption as a Toddler.  The Yaqui successfully resisted full Spanish subjugation for Centuries, their Tribal Language is Yoem Noki, but many Speak Spanish and English.  They are an Indigenous People recognized as such in both Countries by both Mexico and The United States, so are a Federally Recognized Tribe here and most live in Southern Arizona.

I enjoyed my Tiramisu Cake that The Daughter had gotten me for my Birthday, we polished it off Today, it was one of the best Cakes I'd had in a long time.  I'm just not a Cake Person, but it was very light with a whipped Cream, not an Icing, and tasty Tiramisu flavor.  I didn't know that The Daughter has paid attention enuf to know I LOVE Tiramisu.  My Mom and I used to always get it for Dessert at a Fav Italian Restaurant Downtown, TUCCETTI'S, and sadly Closed down when the Owner Retired in 2006.  They used to have a Baked Spaghetti they were renown for. {See Below}  It was a very kitschy Atmosphere of Stereotypical Old Italian Restaurants, done Hollywood Style exaggerated Kitsch, with Checkered Tablecloths, hanging Plastic Grapes, Faux Brick Walls and the Exterior looking like an Italian Historic Villa in benign neglect covered with Ivy, but it was a Delightful place with good Food and I Loved the Kitsch and the Look inside and out, I still miss it.  Mom would flirt with the Studly Waiters and get Free Dessert... hence, the Shared Tiramisu.  *LOL*

{Food Porn Images Cribbed from Google}

I lament all of the great Restaurants and Shops we've Lost over the Years, too many to Name.   As long as some of us Remember them the Memories are kept Alive, soon, nobody will be left to remember them once they're that long gone and we are too.  There's a Nostalgia Page, well, more than one actually, on various Social Media Platforms that discuss "Remember When" of Old Haunts that are no more Locally.  Every once in a while I stop in to Read what Memories folks are Sharing there of places I always liked and fondly Remember too.  Every once in a while they recall a place even long Forgotten by me.   And many of them took Pixs, which I didn't back then coz I didn't always own a Camera, or even a TV... I do Wish I'd always owned a Camera, but I still don't watch much TV, so never felt deprived not having one.  And my Kids and Grandkids almost never watch TV either, The Man couldn't Live without one tho'.

Okay, speaking of Grandkids, the one in Pittsburgh that is turning 25 at the end of this Month, just buzzed her long Hair off in such a Freaky Style that even I was like... What... just WTF!?!   Now, to be sure, some of my Kids, Grandkids, and Nieces have had some Extreme Hairstyles over the Years... and I'm a Great-Gramma with Dreadlocks down to my Ass... so I don't usually stand in Judgment of anyone else's choice of Hair, it's their Hair.   But what this Granddaughter did to hers, it just looks Crazy to me and I thought, did she Go Off The Rails?  Is the Transitioning to Male?  I wasn't quite sure what to think even tho' she and The Young Prince are very much alike so usually whatever they do never Shocks me.  She's very Bold and Unconventional, never Cares what anyone thinks, and has Beautiful thick Hair that grows fast, she's a Pretty Girl... this is just not a Look I am fond of, let us just say.  *LOL*  I guess she got a LOT of flack from the immediate Family about it, so I said nothing and just held my Peace.  It's just Hair... and it's HER Hair.  If it's not permanent, it's not worth sweating when Kiddos do Odd shit.  *Smiles*

This Granddaughter doesn't do hardly any Selfies, and isn't in front of the Lens very much, but last Selfie I'd gotten from her before she went all Britney Spears, was the Pix directly Above.   So, it was quite an Extreme 'Makeover' to say the least.   And, in response to Family and Friends telling her she looked so Pretty with her Long Hair... she said she doesn't Care to Look Pretty.  And much prefers to look like a Lil Freak than to Look "Pretty".  Well, that Explains it then.  Coz that new Look isn't Flattering at all, even if you got a Nice Face.  But, if she's really Happy with the way it Looks then I Support the decision.  Some folks feel some kind of Negative way about Dreadlocks too but I could give a flying fuck, so I do understand that with your Hair, you should wear it as you see fit... or, even go Bald or Shaved if that's what you prefer.  Some Gals do look Cute with Extreme Hairstyle, I think this one just looks Crazy to me, but I have seen some Gals with some really Crazy Cuts that look like someone cut their Hair out of Spite or as Punishment... a real Hack Job, and that's what it resembles to me.  Like someone went Mental while cutting your Hair.  *Ha ha ha*

The G-Kid Forces Younger Three Sisters in Mexico did a Selfie, I just Wish the Middle One had held the Camera lower so I could see her Face too.   They've all Dyed their Naturally Blonde Hair Dark, so they don't look so Weta and so Mixed Race.  Which makes Life harder for them if they do look too American or too European and not as Hispanic.  The one on the Left is the Youngest, the one on the Right is the Oldest... so they are The Daughter's No. 3, 4 and 5 of her Five Children.  The Young Prince is her Oldest and Princess T is Child No. 2.   The Prodigal Child, in the Center behind her Phone, has straightened her Life out now.  The Youngest has a Gorgeously Handsome New Boyfriend.  The Oldest just broke up with her Childhood Sweetheart, lost her Job, and had to drop out of College coz she couldn't afford the part of the Tuition now that she didn't Win a Scholarship covering... so it's been tough for her lately.  So her Younger Sisters have rallied around her to help out more.  She finished Raising them when the Paternal Custodial Gramma Died.

And this Great-Grandson, who is the Youngest Child of Three that our Oldest Granddaughter back East has, wanted a Man Bun and so now he has one.  When you're this little you can look Adorbs with any Style... and he's clearly Feelin' his Man Bun and looks Cute as Hell with it... but, I'm totally Biased of coarse.  *Winks*   It's quite possible one of his Older Sisters did it for him and not their Mama?  Perhaps the one sitting off to his Right?  She's been known to pick out his Outfits and everything. *Smiles*   And Below is the Middle Granddaughter Back East's Youngest Child, who is Sporting a Black Eye like The Son... I didn't even ask.   This Kid is already so rough and tumble and such a little Tomboy, that she could have been in a Cage Match at Daycare for all I know?  *Bwahahahahaha*   She's as Blonde as her Mama was at this Age, our SIL is of German Heritage and is a Platinum Blonde and so the Middle Granddaughter got his Coloring and Green Eyes, the Younger one got her Mom's Dark Coloring of Hair and Eyes. 

She's still Cute with a Shiner.  But, I used to Hate it when any of the Kiddos got Bruises or a Black Eye from just doing Kid stuff, coz folks look at you sideways like you have an abused Kiddo!  And to be sure, if a Child looks like they could be the Victim of abuse we should be on the lookout to protect and report it.   But I remember The Daughter always had Bruises on her Legs coz she lacked coordination as a Child and had long Legs like a Flamingo, so was very awkward... and The Son, well, he was so rough and tumble as a Child that he always looked like he needed an intervention!   The Granddaughter has said this Daughter of hers is full of Piss and Vinegar, and that Granddaughter was too, so the Apple didn't fall far from the Tree.  *Ha ha ha*  The Granddaughter, when she was about in 4th Grade, once covered herself in Silver Glitter Makeup at a Grade School Soccer Match to distract the other Players!  She was very Athletic, and our Daughter told us she was Shining brightly as the Sun hit her Glitter and practically blinding the other kids.  *LOL*

My Brother called me to say his Oldest Son was going to be in Cali on Business Yesterday and they made Plans to meet up at a Local all Night Restaurant for the short time he'd be in the L.A. area.  It's been about 20 Years since they met up last time, he and his 1st Wife Divorced when they were Teens so he hadn't had any Contact since that Son was Two Years Old, so about every 20 Years since, he's only seen him once.  The Younger Son he had similar contact with.  He and his 2nd Wife Divorced when that Son was 2 Years Old, he didn't see him again until his Son was Grown and managed to find him.  We've been unsuccessful at finding that Son again, I managed to find his Oldest Son and make Contact.  Telling him that his Dad may not have long to Live and has a very grim prognosis, so, if he wanted to see him again, might be best to arrange something while he can.

  So, he has, and I'm very happy to hear that, they've been Texting each other and I had a good telephone conversation with the Nephew, out of the Blue, coz he didn't even know he had an Aunt.  He knew nothing of our side of the Family.  He's 40 now and 3 Months Older than The Son.  He's Married with a Son and a Daughter, waited 'til he was 35 to Marry and is out of the Navy now.  He's a Disabled Veteran, so I think he may have sustained injuries in Combat, so I didn't ask.  My Brother said apparently his Son has been thru a lot while in the Military.  His Maternal Grandfather had been an Admiral in the Navy, tough Act to follow as a Grandson, I would imagine.  People probably knew of his Grandfather and if you have a Legendary Family Member, well, it can be a LOT to Live Up to.  He has a Civilian Job now, a Home on the East Coast near a Naval Base, seems to be doing okay for himself.   I told my Brother to take Pixs and I was assured he would.  Last Pix I have of my Nephew he was in his 20's and looked like a Young Jean-Claude Van Damme, no exaggeration or hyperbole! {See Below}  It' only One of Two Pixs I have of him as an Adult and only a scant few of him as a Child. 

My Nephew and my Ex-SIL look like Ghosts compared to our Family.  *LOL*   He and The Son were the same size even tho' 3 Months apart in Age coz The Son was an enormous Newborn, weighing in at just under 11 lbs..  {Yes, Ouch, I had him by Natural Birth and with no Painkillers. It's why I'm sitting at an Angle in the Above Pix, LOL, coz The Son was only 2 Days Old, my Nephew 3 Months Old.}  The Younger Son looks like a Fair Version of our Dad and I've only got Two Pixs of him as an Adult and Two of him as a Child also.  {See Below}   Both of his Son's have the Fairness of their Moms, both of my Brother's Wives were Platinum Blondes with Green Eyes.  His long time Lady he's been with now for over 30 Years is also a Green Eyed Blonde... he had a Type, for sure.  *LOL and Winks*   He and Marcie never had Kids together but he helped her Raise her Children, her Ex had been an Actor but wasn't very close with the Children.  A lot of Celebrities have complex Relationships with their Families, Fame can really do a number on Relationships.  And there can be quite the Back Story, which, my Brother said her Ex had quite the typical Back Story of Old Hollywood.  Back when a Gay Actor or Celebrity had to have the Publicity of a Straight appearing Life, which was usually a sham Cover Relationship.  He and her Ex get along fine, they're glad he's able to live his authentic Life now.  I don't even know his Identity tho', and it's not important who he is.

We'd heard that the Younger Son had been Adopted by a Stepfather so I don't know the Surname he goes by and thus have been unable to locate him.  The only reason I could locate the Older Son is his unusual First Name is Welsh Origin, coz our Dad's Surname, which was an Adopted one, is a very, very common one in America.   My Paternal Grandfather was a Foundling, so we know very little about his Origins, just that the Surname was taken from a Family that took him in and Raised him.  I guess that was a common practice to abandon Mixed Race Babies of unknown Parentage and found and cared for by others back in my Grandfather's Era.  Most Mixed Race Native American Children could have been put to Death otherwise, clear up to my Era actually by some Tribes.  So any that Survived at all, was Luck, even if they had to be abandoned to get a chance of not suffering Infanticide.  One Mixed Race Seminole Woman of my Age told of these things, mostly, it wasn't talked about or even common knowledge as a Practice.  It is some Dark History.  And of coarse Dark History is often Secretive and Hidden or they try to Erase it so nobody knows of it.

  My Dad knew very little about his Dad, he didn't remain with my Grandmother, tho' they had several Children and he took the Older ones and she kept the Younger ones, and he Died relatively Young apparently.  So a lot of our Paternal Family History is Word of Mouth, speculation at best, and perhaps some embellishments in the Generational Storytelling of Family History, I really don't know.  Made for some interesting Stories.  And my Mom's side had equally unusual interesting Stories since my Maternal Grandfather also was Adopted informally by a Chinese Family who took in he and his Four Younger Siblings to Raise, his Mother a Widow, uneducated, Romany Heritage, with 11 Kids, so she kept the Oldest Six and gave the Youngest Five to a Chinese Childless Couple that she knew.   So even on my Mom's side, the Family History was sketchy depending on who you discussed it with, and often not openly talked about, some Relatives wouldn't acknowledge what they didn't want known.  Especially the Roma part, due to persecution and prejudices that still exist Today and aren't a Romanticized version of the plight of those Cultures either.  

Proof of how fucking Hot Yesterday got.  The Roofers never showed up to put the Tarps up, but, I can't blame them, I wouldn't wanna be up on some Roof when it's 119 either, that's Crazy Hot!!!   It Fried most of my Potted Plants now, I don't think they'll make it even under the Shade of the Front Porch now?   Even the Rosemary is becoming brittle, and it's hard to kill Rosemary, but that kind of Heat is like setting the Plants inside an Oven and leaving them there without any Relief.  It's why I'm babying the Wild Birds and putting more Water and Food out for them than usual, they almost can't fly when the Air is that Temperature, no lift.  Planes often have to be Grounded too.   Luke AFB won't fly the Jets at a certain temperature on the Runway.   So, it was very quiet overhead all day too, no Air Traffic in the Skies that I heard or could see and the Temps were likely the reason Why. 

  Officially I don't know what they pretended the Temperature got to, it's always lower Officially than it really is almost anywhere in the Cities Unofficially.   So even the alleged Record Temperatures are inaccurate and misleading.  Officially I just looked, they claim it only got to 111.  *Eye Roll and I Call Out Bullshit*   This is what Google has to say about why that is:

The official temperature feels lower than what you experience because meteorologists measure true air temperature in the shade, floating four feet above grass in a ventilated box. When you stand outside, your body absorbs direct solar radiation and heat bouncing off nearby pavement, making it feel much hotter.

Well, gee, that would be becoz it FUCKING IS MUCH HOTTER!  *Eye Roll and Laughs at the absurdity of that explanation!*   "TRUE" Temperature being in the Shade floating 4 Feet above Grass in a Ventilated Box... give me a break, No, that's FALSE, not TRUE at all!   That's fucking absurd and ridiculous to roll out as the Official Temperature and Recorded in the History Books as remotely accurate and True!!!   *Bwahahahahahaha*

Can you only tell I'm up at a ridiculous Hour and more than a bit Ranty and Cranky?  *Smiles*  I went to Bed again at Toddler Time and so was up by 3:00 a.m., when it wasn't 119 Degrees anymore.  *LOL*  I do have to Work Tonight which means I'll have to stay up later, we'll see how I do with now having to work a 5-9 p.m. Shift at the Antique Mall?  I'm bringing in some Merch with me, knuckled down just a tad before Retiring Mid-Afternoon to go to Bed before it even got Dark, and did Price some Inventory.   So, I have Two 1998 Darth Maul New Old Stock Action Figures from Star Wars, a Red Fiesta Ware Coffee Mug, and that ALDO Purse ready to bring in.  Hey, it's something, can't Sell it sitting around in piles at Home... sometimes we can't even get it Sold sitting in piles at the Antique Mall!  *Bwahahahaha and Le Sigh*  I will look up some Pokemon Cards too and get a few of them ready to go.  I rifle thru them to see which ones I recall are the most Popular Characters and get them in first.  There are so many different Characters... Lord have Mercy!   And the Pokemon People are Bananas about their Favorites too!

The Man and I were beside a Bright Yellow expensive Sports Car that had Pokemon Stickers on the Windows and their Vanity License Plate read PIKACHU.  Now, that's a FAN!!!  *Bwahahahahahahaha*  Pretty sure that Guy spends a Fortune on his Pokemon Collection if he spent that much on an expensive Vehicle to Honor his favorite Pokemon Character, No?  *LMAOROTF*   And it was a Grown Man driving it, not a Teenager, and he had the Money obviously to afford a Car of that Stature... tho' it being bright Banana Yellow with Pokemon Stickers on the Windows did Cheapen the Look of it considerably IMO.  Having Money and having Taste/Class being Two separate things quite often.  *Ha ha ha*  I mean, look at Donnie Two Dolls gilding every damned thing coz he thinks it makes everything look 'Richer', No, Donnie... it makes everything look White Trashier and Gauche as fuck, so clearly all the Money in the World can't Buy you any Class or Taste.   And all the Money your Daddy had couldn't Buy you an Education either when you just have a Stupid Child.

Anyway, you can't Fix Stupid, so... they just remain that way for Life.  But, he is a Successful Consummate Conman and Career Criminal and he has made that Work for him, so, I'll give him that.  He's Learned how to Work The System to his Advantage and exploit a lot of People and Institutions, commit Fraud quite successfully, so it is a Skill he inherently possessed to make up for not being very Intellectual.  And clearly has passed along to his Demon Spawn as well... Chips off the Ole Block they all are.  But it's made them filthy Rich with a lot of Dark Money, and Money Buys Options and Power, which is what they Crave and attained.  And some really Admire that, staunchly Support that, and call it 'Success', and Voted it in, so now here America is.   And how Low can we go?  Not sure, I thought we had hit Rock Bottom, and couldn't go any Lower than we have, but I was Mistaken, the Abyss that is The Bottom of the depravity and overt Corruption seems limitless.  So, I stand Corrected, there is no Bottom they can't and won't sink to, along with their Base of Supporters just going along with it.

And after so many Years in my 2nd Career, I must say, nothing Surprises me anymore as to what some Humans are capable of.  I'm cynical and know they are capable of the most fucking atrocious, evil and depraved things you would have a very hard time Believing anyone could or would do.   And they live among us, you may even know some, we have to find ways to co-exist, and they often Breed and they often Vote, and there's evidence of that everywhere across our Nation.   The Dark Ugly Underbelly of Society that exists as a distinctive Demographic of Human Beings who you really have to watch closely for your own Safety and Well Being.  Coz they're out there and you don't always recognize who they even are or downplay what they may be capable of.  And even if identified and you do have recognition, some will still attempt to soften the impact of exposing themselves to that kind of Person, and let down their Guard around them.  I'd suggest you didn't.  Coz you do so at your own peril.

When I have Identified one of them, I am as Cautious as if I would be around any Apex Predator that only needs the slightest opportunity to make me or anyone else their Prey or just turn on you, coz it's their very Nature to.   I don't expect to be Friends with a Shark, a Snake, or any Devil in Human Form who has chosen to Serve a Dark Agenda or Follow a Dark Leader and do their bidding, no matter how depraved and abhorrent it would be.  If you underestimate what such folks are capable of, you could become their next Mark or Victim.  If you have some in your Circle and Orbit, even if you think you can Trust them, they could be your Judas and put you at Risk.   Once I can't Trust or Respect someone, I don't want them around me and mine.  

The Son and Daughter are doing the Yardwork coz Irrigation comes Tomorrow.  We had to go to the Gas Station at 7-Eleven to get Gas for the John Deere and The Son bought everyone McDonalds for Breakfast since it's right by the Convenience Store, and my Caramel Macchiato... plus he paid for the Mower Gas.  He'd drank too much again last Night and that was his way of apologizing to me, tho' he'd been no trouble, he knows if he's had too much to drink it upsets me.  He's attempting to moderate to keep it to 2-3 only, sometimes he even Succeeds.  I guess it's a Process when you're an Alcoholic, to reach a place where Sobriety will be possible... or at least not be plastered if you do drink?  I wouldn't know coz I don't partake.  If he could and would moderate the amount he drinks it wouldn't even bother me if he had to drink every day to Cope with his Mental Health Demons.  

He's sober when he Works and he's a hard Worker, so his drinking is always later after Work, unless it's a day off.   The Daughter is a functional Alcoholic in that she moderates her intake way better and hardly ever appears drunk even tho' she has more withdrawal of detoxing if she tries not to drink, than he does, which is Weird.  Plus, if she doesn't have a drink at all she is way more Schizophrenic, so, I'd rather she have her Two Drinks daily to keep On the Rails Mentally, rather than Wheels Off the Rails when sober.   Anyway, with everything everyone is up against these days and the Issues of Life being dealt with daily, I guess everyone has their own Coping Mechanisms, and not all are healthy ones.   The Man has been particularly Moody in that Dementia Fog they get in, to where they don't even know why they are hostile for no apparent reason anyone can fathom, not even them.   So he's harder to Manage the Caregiving of coz he gets irritable easily and even before Sundowners sets in now, he can be quite Unlovely and Unpleasant at times.  If Looks could Kill, we'd all be Dead now.

I'll confront him sometimes when he's just giving me that Look, even if the Kiddos won't, and counter it with my own "Crazy Eyes" the Kids speak of... and then he'll settle down.  Coz sometimes he's just Hard Staring at everyone in an Unsettling way that I do not like at all and I'll make him Aware that he's doing it and I don't fucking Like it, so knock it off!!!   My Mom would give folks that Look in the latter stages of her Dementia and becoz she became violent along with it, I'm Mindful that if he should ever turn violent, he has to Go, and I will force some VA Facility to take him to ensure everyone remains Safe.  I've Warned him that if he should ever become Unsafe, around me or the Children, is the only reason we'd consider other Placement, but, we'd prefer him to be at Home where he's Loved and properly Cared for.  So, quit with the Death Stares.   Since we don't know what's going on behind his Eyes and in his Poor damaged Brain, it's difficult to know how best to Deal with the progression of the Illness?  I know that it can get dicey as it progresses... and his particular Set of Skills could make him Deadly and Dangerous.  It keeps you on High Alert as the Caregiver.  I want what's best for him and for us all.  But, that can be a Tough Call.

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So, yet another Unpublished Post goes into the Queue... smiles... Dawn... The Bohemian

Holding In Hurry Up And Wait Mode

 I had to severely cut back our Old Aloe Vera Plant which we have Poolside in a Half Barrel, it had gotten too leggy hanging over the Barrel and was dying out on the inside of the Planter.  We'll try to re-root some of it and offer some out front for Free to anyone wanting cuttings.  The local Hummingbirds get a lot of sustenance from the Flowers of it and it's Gel is great for anyone with Sunburn or any kind of Burn.  But we simply have too much of it to keep it all except in some Pottery Planters.  I may look for some secondhand Pottery Planters to put some in around our Front Wall area, not much else has thrived in this excessive Heat except my Potted Rosemary.  I need to find big Pots for the Cactus cuttings that came off when the big Peruvian Apple Cactus got knocked over twice during these fierce storms.  I have about 10 Arms to Re-Pot and not waste.  When I saw the price of Peruvian Apple Cactus as big as those Arms, it's worth Salvaging them all.  

They go for about $80 an Arm at that Size!  Mine have yet to Flower or produce their Fruit, but it's a large Plant and got as tall as the Patio Roof in Front.  I grew it from discarded cuttings Roadside someone left illegally dumped.   They propagate well from Arm Cuttings and have Pups that grow out of broken Arms, making them just fuller rather than just taller.  So my damaged Plant will actually look better after Nature's Trim of it.  My Aloe Vera should do better now I've dealt with thinning it out.  I'm going to sort the cuttings of it and put what I'm giving away in Banana Boxes left out front.  If they all don't get taken we can have Bulk Garbage pick up the rest the 1st Monday of September when they pick up Curbside Garbage set out.   I also have a Baby Palm Tree and a Baby Date Palm that need relocating to better locations on the Property than they Seeded and began growing.

It's so Humid this day that I feel soaked after being Outside just a little while tending to those Plants.  *Whew*  So I came Inside and began a Deep Dive into short Reels on deep Scientific stuff, I can really get Lost down that Rabbit Hole, so fascinating and informative, yet explained in a way you can understand even if you're not a Scientific Prodigy.  The Young Prince watches those types of Reels incessantly and now I know why he does, so much you can Learn from them about anything and everything.   I always Loved Science and did very well in it, but wasn't interested in entering any Field involving it coz I didn't think I was smart enuf, just fascinated enuf, which probably wouldn't cut it.  *LOL*  I Loved Forensics and often thought of gravitating to that once I began a Career in Criminal Law in my 2nd Corporate Life.  But the amount of additional Schooling it would require didn't fit in to my Life then at all and I was already Raising Two Generations of Kiddos.  

Princess T said Rusty's Sisters other Cat had Kittens too.  The other one had Two but One Died and only One has Survived.  She got preggy when she accidentally got out, same happened with her Sister sometime later.  She ended up preggy too and had Three Kittens, one is a Calico that Rusty and Princess T wrestle with wanting to Keep, at his House of coarse.  *LOL*  But, they both feel bad about giving away the other Kittens and just selecting One, becoz they've assigned Human Feelings to the Mama Cats.  *Ha ha ha*  The one with the Sole Kitten seems already Over Motherhood and is more interested in her Sister Cat's Newer Kittens.  So, I doubt she'll mind if they give her Kitten away when it's Old enuf.  Since they already have to separate the Newer Kittens away from her or she ignores her Kitten entirely and dotes on the Younger ones.  *Smiles*  She said all the other Three Kittens are mostly Black, one being a Tuxedo marking.

  Rusty takes care of his Younger Sisters Two Cats coz they don't live there with their Dad and only visit.  The Dad got the Girls the Cats... Rusty got stuck taking Care of them and buying them what they need... Princess T has helped him with them.  Eli is not a friendly Cat and I won't allow any more Cats.  It took her a Year to talk me into allowing her to even have another Cat after Miss Priss Died.  When Eli needed a new Home and Anthony's Aunt found out she was allergic to him when he was a Kitten and they'd let Anthony have him.  Next thing I knew Anthony was over here all the time with his Kitten, making me feel sorry for the damned Kitten's plight and I'm such a Sucker for a Hard Luck Story.  Anthony used to visit Eli all the time even after he gave him to us, so he had visitation, until such time as he just grew up and Moved Away.  Now he and Princess T haven't been Friends for Years and he rarely comes back to where he grew up here.  It happens, Life moves on.

The Man and I now are keeping Bedtimes of a Toddler, I was Asleep again before 6:00 p.m.!   And then woke just now at 6:00 a.m.!  Apparently now I require a full 12 Hours of Sleep, plus a Nap/Siesta too... Holy Hell, I'm turning into a Newborn Infant in my Old Age with the amount of Sleep I'm doing!!! *LOL*   I heard running across our Roof and it sounded big enuf that it probably was a Raccoon, we get some here on the Mini Farms, Tyson The Pit Bull Great-Grandpup once chased one up our Neighbor Omar's Date Palm Tree, it was as big as a Medium sized Dog!  I felt bad for it being so Scared, and for a while, when Tyson lived here, we didn't get any Critters coz they were scared of him and he was fiercely Territorial about HIS Yard.  *Smiles*  He's a big Softie with Birds tho' and would lay there and watch them Steal his Kibbles.   And, he was fearful of the Roof Rats, which, can get as big as a small Cat and apparently have enuf Attitude to Scare a Pit Bull!!!  Yikes!

Today our Roofer should be here to put the Tarps on the missing parts of the RV Garage Mahal Roof to stop any Water seeping in and causing Water Damage.  We don't know how long the Insurance and our Mortgage Company will take to process and distribute any Claim Money for the Roof damage?   I'm hoping they don't dally too long, tho' our Roofer has so much Work with how big the Storms have been, that then he has to have the time to get to each Job too.   So I feel we'll all be Holding  in Hurry Up and Wait Mode?   *Le Sigh*  I'll be glad when it's just done coz it's already been such a hassle that I Hope never to have to file a Homeowner's Insurance Claim again, this being the first one I've had to ever file and hopefully the last? 

 Yes, you pay a Fortune in their Premiums every Month all of your Life, but once you have a Claim, what a fucking Ordeal it is to get your Money paid out or Claims even Approved!!!  It's quite the Racket they got when you think about it.  How much do they pull in when you never have Claims compared to Payouts?  Shit, I'd like to get big Monthly Checks forever from Customers, for doing nothing for them 99% of the time.  And then raise prices considerably or drop them as Customers if you have to do something for them even 1% of the time!   When I think about how much we all pay out Monthly for Hazard Insurance, Vehicle Insurance and Health Insurance, for a Lifetime, it's considerable.  We all Hope to never have to use it and stay Healthy, have no Wrecks or no Property Damages, to be sure, but, then you've really Paid all that Money to get nothing for it.  Yep, quite a Racket.

I Shamed The Man into doing the Dishes.  You have to ASK him or strongly Hint/Shame him into doing anything at all or he'll walk right by it now as if it's Invisible and he doesn't see it needs to get done and won't get done all by itself.   Usually me or the Kiddos do everything, but I'm not giving him a Free Pass to just sit and watch his Reruns all Day long when we've been doing everything else or I'm too tired to do one more thing that has gone undone now for a few Days, like a Sink full of Dishes nobody washed.  I did all of the Cooking for the last few Days coz The Daughter has been away doing Work for Elderly Friends for a little bit of Money and her Daily Mike's Hard.  The Son has been doing all our Yardwork, which has been considerable, plus he Works his Job Shifts.  Princess T cleans up after herself and rarely even leaves her Room, so none of it was hers. 

 I wanted to see how many Days that The Man would stroll by it as if it wasn't Seen?  And after I'm doing all the other Housework, Caregiving, Cooking, Shopping, Laundry, Pricing of Inventory for extra Income, Gardening, Feeding the Animals, Working my Shifts at the Antique Mall, etcetera.  At Day Three I'm like... that's a lot of Dishes there and they won't do themselves Honey... and just walked off.  *Winks*  I heard the Water in the Sink running moments after that, he's good at getting a Strong Hint that my expectations are, just do it.  Coz if I stroll back thru and they're not done, Mama ain't gonna be Happy, and when Mama ain't Happy, ain't Nobody gonna be Happy... Right?  *Winks*  I don't complain about doing as much as I do, which is more than my Fair Share and he knows this about me.  I'm not Lazy, I'm not Idle, I'm Hyperactive due to the Adult ADHD and Manic Bipolar Mode I'm usually in, so I'm always a flurry of activity Doing something all of the time, if I'm not Blogging or Sleeping.  *Winks*

I've had numerous Family and Friends often tell me they get tired just watching me do stuff coz it just LOOKS exhausting and I never Stop.  *LOL*  I LIKE to keep busy, I don't know how people can Stand to do Nothing and be Idle or Still actually, to me that is torturous.  Even Blogging, I'm Typing Fast, Thinking Fast, pulling Photos out of Folders and Archives, so to the Family, it still looks like a lot of Work to produce a Post as often as I do and get it done in as little time as it takes me to do it.  I don't do anything for long, becoz I usually get everything I'm doing done in record time.  Slow Working and slow Moving folks annoy the Hell out of me and make me feel jittery and restless waiting on them.  I'm very impatient when someone isn't efficient and takes too long to do anything, moving at the Speed of Death in anything they're doing.  If you hesitate too long to make a decision, I'm thinking of how many decisions I could have already made before you make your first one!!!  *LOL*

And if you are so timid, weak, incompetent or afraid of making decisions that you almost can't make one unless by Committee, so you'd have plenty of other folks to blame if your decision is not a good one, I could just Bitch Slap you!   I feel you should never be in a Position of Authority if you can't Own your decisions and Stand by them with confidence!!!   And by not making a decision, you've actually made one to do nothing about something.  And those who do nothing about anything I've observed are usually the ones who are the harshest Critics about those who've done at least something.  And the biggest and loudest Complainers usually too, when they've made the least Contributions but have expectations of Receiving something for the nothing they've done. If you haven't Earned or Worked for a damned thing, just be Grateful if someone else did the Work so you'll have it freely Given.

It's a good thing I took loads of Pixs at the Event coz most taken with my Old School Camera were shitty, so only about half were worth Sharing.  The best Pixs I took were with my Phone and I don't do that often so as not to use up my Data and Photo Storage capacity.  It's part of why I also never use Apps on my Phone.  Anyway, que sera sera, at least I got some decent Images out of the many taken, but I was disappointed in my Photography this time around.  Next Month is the Halloween Themed Event and I better do a much more capable Job of it then!!!  That's my Favorite Themed Event, natch.  *Smiles*  I went out early to do Environmental Cleanup at Dust Devil Park near where The Grandchild Works.  Lotsa drinking goes on Friday Nights so tho' I didn't get there early enuf coz they'd already emptied about half the receptacles... I still got a lot that now won't be Landfill bound.   The New Young Guy Park Ranger, Angel, who replaced my Fav little Older Guy, didn't last long.  He's gone already, replaced by an Older Bald Middle Aged Hispanic Guy whose more efficient and much more pleasant.

This New Guy at least acknowledges Park Patrons... and in a friendlier manner, none of us much liked Angel.  *LOL*  He was Young, Lazy, and Arrogant, he acted like Park Patrons were Invisible and even if you Greeted him Warmly, he ignored you as if he was Deaf.  I don't think he WAS Deaf coz he'd sometimes have his Headset on listening to Music, so he was just Rude and Antisocial.  People at that Park are all Friendly and Greet one another, if you go there often they will even introduce themselves so you know their Name and they know yours.  One of the Regulars whose a Middle Aged Guy who Skateboards is Named Joel, he remembers my Name all the time.  I told him I have to think "Billy Joel" in order to remember his, coz I got Old Timers going on.  *LOL*

  He said that will do, coz being likened to one of his favorite Music Artists is flattering.  I joked, well, and you're better looking than Billy Joel too... coz this Joel is, he's a nice looking thin, tall, Middle-Aged White Guy who still enjoys Skateboarding for Fun, while he still can. *Ha ha ha*  After Middle Age it might be too risky to still do it?   Even Tony Hawk is getting to where mebbe he shouldn't anymore?  *Winks*  So many activities we used to do in our Youth, probably not such a good idea even at Middle Age, let alone once you're a Senior.  *Le Sigh and Smiles*   Anyway, Joel is a nice Guy and I just Hope one day not to have to come by the Skate Park section and see him splayed out to where I have to call Paramedics.  *Ha ha ha*  Sometimes there's another Middle Aged Guy with him, and they're talking about Skateboarding if they're not doing Tricks, but I haven't seen him as much recently.  Even Princess T's Friends and Boyfriend don't Skateboard as much now as when they were in High School.

I almost forgot I'd agreed to work a Night Shift Tomorrow at the Antique Mall, Sunday Nights are okay tho' and the comped Space Rent is always appreciated.  I think Friday was Payday and I'll have a Check to pick up too, also appreciated at EOM, I did okay last Pay Period and Sales were up and some quality Merch Sold that was more expensive.  This Pay Period started well but I don't wanna Jinx it by saying anything too Optimistic.  *LOL*  I have a lot of Pokemon Cards to still price and get in there, some of the more expensive Cards have Sold, the Pokemon People are really serious about their Collection.  And right now so many Sales at our location are Pokemon purchases.  And I've got all these Cards, but I've got to look each up coz I know nothing about what ones are worth more than other ones... it's labor intensive, but necessary.

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That's all Folks... Dawn... The Bohemian