We Don't Have A Relationship With Time Anymore

 One of my fav Comedians, Kathleen Madigan, said something her 80 Year Old Mom told her that resonated with me and perfectly explained how being Retired and much Older is.  We don't have a Relationship with Time anymore!   OMG, you have no idea how that gave me an epiphany about how The Man has become... he no longer has a Relationship with Time anymore!!!  *LOL*  In Kathleen's Comedy Routine about what her Mom said, she'd gone down to Florida to visit her 80 Year Old Parents and meet their Friends there who are just as geriatric.

  One Lady Friend, Ann Marie was acting strange, Kathleen asked her Mom, "So what's up with Ann Marie?"  And her Mom simply Stated, "Oh, she's hammered..."   And Kathleen's like, "But Mom it's 7:30 in the Morning!!!"  And her Mom is like, "Kathleen we don't have a Relationship with Time anymore... I've already had Lasagna.  We live in a whole other dimension now."  Well, I fell out, it was not only hilarious, but so True!  The Man is definitely now living in that other dimension, I'm only perhaps halfway there right now.  But, he's Six Years Older than me, I'll probably catch up... *Winks*

Yes, I binge watched Comedy Specials by favorite Comedians that I'd already seen before but are worth seeing again, the hilarity is just as profound watching a rerun of it.  So, see... I to am beginning to watch reruns of my favs, just like him.  *Bwahahahaha*   Besides, some of the newer Comedians I don't know, aren't that good to where I can get thru their Specials.   And one who was from Australia, had an Accent so thick and used Aussie Slang so frequently, he had to explain the Jokes to an American/European Audience, and should have probably had subtitles, so, it lost the effect.

  If you have to explain a Joke to me, it's no longer funny.  Some new ones are pretty good tho' and I try to remember their Names so I can watch more of what they do.  There are some Comedians who started their Careers in their Senior Years and they're fucking hilarious.  They probably were always funny, but only after Retirement felt, well, folks say I'm hilarious, why don't I give this Stand Up a whirl?!  And see how that goes?  And of coarse Humor about Aging, I can now fully relate to.  And there's something fully Liberating about having no more Fucks to give when you're a certain Age.  *LOL & Winks*

Princess T is on the Outs again with her Boyfriend, Rusty.  He was sitting out front of our House this Morning when I was taking her to Work, looking like an abandoned Puppy.  Ruh Roh, thought I, and she snarls that he could just sit out there, she didn't Care.  Oh shit.  She was very quiet on the ride in to work and I could tell he was Texting her furiously, her Phone was pinging like Crazy.  I hope he doesn't bother her at Work, but her Phone is in her Locker there so it shouldn't be a distraction that she's having personal issues interfering with what she's doing.  She doesn't like to take her Personal Life in to Professional Life, but of coarse we know it spills over when you're going thru stuff. 

She just had her Review and wasn't pleased with it coz tho' her Performance is exemplary, she's had a lot of Health Issues so Attendance was problematic.  And we all know how that Negatively impacts everything else on Reviews, almost to the exclusion of everything else.  You could work Circles around everyone else all of the time and have the best production, efficiency, experience, loyalty, accuracy and attitude... but if you miss a few Days due to Illness, they'd let you go and keep a Slacker that just shows up every day and does fuck all. 

 

And that upsets her coz some who aren't good Workers got a better Review coz they don't have Health Issues, but aren't good at their Jobs.  And she's always being asked to help them finish their Work coz they're too lazy or slow to get it done.  And she gladly helps everyone out without complaint.  And she's a very diligent Worker even when she isn't getting Paid to do something, she'll give 100% all of the time and be more conscientious than anyone usually.  Especially more than any Gen Z's typically are.  After all, she was Raised by Old People so what we instilled was different than most of her peers the same Age as her.

So, right now she's unhappy about Work and her Boyfriend, so I feel bad for her.  She has legit reasons to be upset with both actually and we've talked about it.  No Job is perfect and no Person either, but you have your Standards and what you're willing, or unwilling, to tolerate with each.   Her Employer did give her a Free Lunch from "Chick-Fil-A" for her Birthday Month and a little Tiara to wear.  They do that every Month for whoever has a Birthday that Month, tho' the Men don't get Tiaras... LOL.  It's a nice gesture and she did appreciate that, took the Edge Off her not getting a Perfect Review. 

 She's a Perfectionist so she wanted top Marks for everything and that's difficult to attain, usually they'll find something to improve upon even if you're their best and brightest.  She's Young, first Job, so she personalizes it more than it is.  Half the time it's not Personal, it's just Business.  And I told her, about Management, Listen, you're a Minion, so even if you know something isn't being run or done Right, NOT your Problem.  It's their Ship to either Sail it or Sink it, if you think the Ship is going Down and having a Titanic Moment, head for the Life Rafts early and first, and get yourself off a Sinking Ship is my best advice.  If they lose their best and brightest people, it will suck to be them is all.

So, we'll see how her Relationship and her Job play out, but, I can tell that right now, both are problematic for her and she's not one to tolerate anything being a problem for long.  I feel bad for her, coz she's a good Girlfriend and a good Worker, so having problems with both thru no fault of her own must be frustrating as Hell.  Her Birthday is coming up this Month on the 22nd, I'd Hate for it to be spoiled by Issues of Life plaguing her during a Celebratory time coz she's turning 21, which is a Big Deal and Milestone that should be Memorable in all the best of ways.  I know her Gay Boy Posse will indulge her tho', so, there's that... Timmy and Matthew won't let her down and she rarely has Issues with either of them, they Gel well.  Timmy has a lot of Drama and Issues with his Boyfriend... Matthew has wisely stayed unattached.  *LOL*

Matthew is the Brainiac Nerd of the Trio and is enrolled in College on a full boat Scholarship, he's super Intelligent, so he's at NAU up near his Rez most of the time now, but comes down for visits and Special Occasions.  He will come down for her 21st Birthday for sure.  I'm sure he's had to hear an earful from both Princess T and Timmy about Rusty {who he and Timmy knows and were Friends with too}, and Timmy's Mister Wonderful, who both he and Princess T do not like at all.  I met Mr. Wonderful, weak limp handshake, but Tall, Dark and Handsome, seemed Polite, Quiet, Insecure and Introverted, whereas Timmy is the opposite and a total Extrovert, not Quiet, and is Confident and well liked.  They have been together tho' as long as my Granddaughter and Rusty have been a Couple, going on 3 Years now.

I just don't know if either Timmy or Princess T is with the Mr. Right for either of them frankly?   I like Rusty, helluva Nice Guy, hard Worker, very Quiet and Introverted, but his particular Strengths that she likes don't make up for his Weaknesses that drive her Crazy... and that's a Problem.  She Values Honesty and he has trouble with the Truth it seems and so his credibility is always in Question and I can see where that would be Problematic and a Deal Breaker if someone Lies habitually about even stupid stuff that doesn't even matter.  Why?  Is it Defensive Lying coz you think The Truth would be more uncomfortable or problematic, coz, it rarely is. 

 Most of us can Handle The Truth, but Lying, well, can you Trust a Liar?  No... in a Word.  Coz everything coming out of their Mouths then becomes Suspect, is it a Lie, a Story, a stupid Fib, a Fabrication, Bullshitting, being Evasive, an Embellishment?  I prefer The Truth and so does she, less complicated, nothing to then Hide.  A Liar has to have one Helluva good Memory not to be caught out in the Lie too, with the Truth, it's always the same and never wavers, coz, it's fucking TRUE.  And she has one of those Memories like a Steel Trap, so she will remember what you said before and it better Square with what you're saying now.  Or you will have a Situation and a Confrontation about it.  And now it's ON my Friend!

  She will dredge it up what doesn't match up and now she's Questioning ALL of it!   So... it was a Lie... now what else have you Lied about?!  You get the gist... the Interrogation now begins and it will be relentless, you'd be better off getting Water Boarded by the CIA.  *Smiles*  And she is Merciless about what punishments will be exacted for Lying to her or Wasting her precious Time with you if you can't get your Shit together.   She knows he Loves her, that's not in Question, never has been, but Trust is now broken over mostly silly stuff, but, broken nonetheless and Earning it back, well, I don't know if he even can now that he seems incapable of sustained Change to alter what he now knows is a Deal Breaker in their Relationship.  And Heartbreak is hard for each of them and I see it coming and looming large.

And when you have a Heartbroken Young Loved One you know how hard that is for the rest of us, who Hate to see them going thru all of that.  And have to pick up the pieces of their Shattered Emotions... fuuuuck!!!  I had thought they were back on Track, he even spent a Fortune on some new Hand Embroidered Jeans from the Orient that just arrived, for part of her Birthday Pressy and she was so Delighted with them.  Now I'm wondering, will she set said Jeans on Fire... or still wear them?  Your Guess is as good as mine!!!  Oh, and Sayde has been spending the past Two Nights here and not leaving, her Car has been in my Driveway 24-7 for the past Two Days, so I don't know what the Hell is going on in the Art Studio?  Don't wanna know really...

 The Son and I speculated, mostly in Darkly inappropriate Gallow's Humor coz we're both Sic like that... on what Arrangement that might be, perhaps a Menage A Trois they're developing, shit, we dunno?  I don't wanna know. He don't wanna know, but the Imagination does run a bit Wild.  Mebbe they'll all get their own Place together and live Happily Ever After as a Threesome.  Tho' Living Together didn't work out quite so well when it was her, her then Boyfriend Ian, and The Grandsons.  But, that was when Allen was very jealous of the Relationship his Husband had with the Girl.  Now perhaps they've worked around that shit of them both liking him and jealousies cast aside, Three Crazy folk just getting along and doing Life and Love Together, what could go Wrong?  *LOL, the Imagination runs Wild yet again on that Question!*

 Listen, if it Works Out tho', that would be great, I'd get my Art Studio back and have one less Loved One to be Caregiver of... and they'd be doing them Independent of us.  Win-Win.  I've heard the Word Polyamorous from my Grandson before, so... he'd be Down for that I suspect???  Whatever floats your Boat among consenting Adults.  *LOL*  Allen wants a Family and of coarse, he and his Husband aren't Breeders.  I was rather relieved about that actually... and even with that Trio, I'm thinking, probably still not a good Idea to be... what kind of Crazy, but Good Looking, Grandkids could come of those Unions, I don't even wanna think about actually.  It's just a lot of Crazy Genes mingling IMO.  But she has no Kids and I don't know how she Feels about that now she's in her later 20's?  Tick-Tock and all that.  At least they'd be Cute.  *LOL*

Allen has a VA Disability Check and a good Job, Sayde has a Job, if The Young Prince Qualifies for his Disability Check, they could make it financially and afford their own place I figure.  I'm looking at the Silver Lining of even that Black Cloud coz it is a lot of Crazy Cohabitating, but would kind of be like their own Group Home, it could Work.  *Winks*  Allen in a hard Worker and good at what he does, with Sayde, it would alleviate the Caregiving aspect a lot coz she's very Nurturing towards The Young Prince even tho' she has her own Mental Health Issues, they tend to be on the same Alternate Reality and Plane they Exist in at least.  I know it's not a Planet I'm familiar with or from... it's Out There and pretty Spacy.  *LOL*  There are times I've looked at each of them and thought, you're not From this Planet, are you?   They have probably never had a Relationship with Time, ever!  *Winks*

Speaking of Time, and Relationships with it, I took a Deep Photo Archive Dive back about a Decade ago for Blog Fodder Imagery since I'm really Light on it right now that is Fresh.  And, frankly, the Past had more Eye Candy in the Industry IMO, and I really miss those heydays of it and all the Shops and Events that no longer are, or have scaled way back and are only a remnant of what they once were.  So, a lot of these are from the "Rusty Saturday" heyday when they had a Brick & Mortar Shop and Event of their own called "The Salvage Yard" and many of my Industry Friends Partnered with them for the Event and to Rent Space in their Shop, so it was like a Big Family that now is scattered to the Winds these days.  Interesting how I can look at an Image from a Decade or more ago and know exactly what I was doing that Space in Time and whose Inventory it is, what the Event was like, who was there, what we did... Good Times.

Times have changed, the Industry has been hit hard by it, as has all Small Indie Businesses and Vendors, most clinging to what's left of it.  A shame coz AI cannot replace the Creativity of these folks and what they do, what they Source, AI is only a copycat of what it's Programmers have exposed it to that already existed.   I don't like Deep Fakes, never have, never will.  I like One of a Kind Original Ideas and Product best of all.  That's not exactly a Venture Capitalist Moneymaker so they'll never fund that.  And I don't Care that they don't so long as they don't drive it all out of Business with their Bullshit that I'm not at all Interested in.  The Son was Laughing his Ass off this Morning coz an AI/Bot Call came in from my Truck Dealership. 

 When I know I'm not speaking with a Human, I verbally abuse the Hell out of AI/Bots, am Rude and Insensitive as Fuck, coz they're not Real, they're not People, and... it's Fun.  Coz I Hate them and I refuse to Deal with any of them.  Do you know the AI/Bots actually act and feign like they have Feelings and get Offended when you tell they to Fuck Off, you're not Real and if you don't give me a Real Person, I'm hanging up, you're irrelevant to me and I don't use you.  *Bwahahahaha*  So, anyway, waiting for Nissan to respond, since sometimes they do Record the Calls to see how it's going.  *LMAOROTF*  This Nissan Bot was trying to convince me 'she' could be more Helpful even tho' 'she' knew I wanted to Speak to a Representative. 

They are persistent... but then they just irritated me more... I don't want your Help, you're not a Real Person, you're not Helpful, don't have your Humans call me anymore, you just piss me off, I'd disassemble you or unplug you... mebbe set you on Fire... and then I Hang Up.  *Winks*  The Son was Laughing so hard he was Crying.  He said it never gets Old to hear me Abuse Technology I abhor.  I mean, there ARE Humans I'd like to get that Abusive with who are Idiots and equally annoying, but I Respect their Humanity and their Dignity... I don't have to Respect a fucking Robot or Artificial Intelligence, so, it's actually a nice Release to fuck with it on purpose any time they Call, or I get one when I Call for Customer Service.  *Smiles*  When I do finally get a Human from their Company I tell them, don't have those Bots try to talk with me, I'll Abuse them and then hang up every time, got it???  If they Value my Business, they'll take Note.  *Winks*

Consumers hold the Power, if we boycott Companies who displace or abuse their Workers and replace them with AI and Bots, then they lose Revenue and it's no longer Cost effective or Profitable.  I do what I can to that end.  I wanna be part of a Solution, not part of the Problem enabling this Fuckery.   And I'm Retired, if I were still a Working Stiff, I sure as Hell wouldn't enable or Support what was coming for my Job and the Jobs of everyone I know or exploiting them.  But, everyone has to do whatever they Feel is Right.  But when it all goes to shit, I will sit back and say, well, that could have been Solved, if, as a Collective, The People used their Power against what is coming for them and will upend Life as they know it and threaten their Security or very Existence.  To see Injustice playing out and do Nothing, or Support it, is complicit.  I will Rage Against the Machines, even if I'm a Still Small Voice that will.

Now, if they Tax the Hell out of the Machines and those that use them to replace Employees... and distribute that generated Income to those who it all Displaced, or every American to make our lives better and improved, as a Basic Universal Income, I'll be fucking Cool about it then, but not until then.  Share the Wealth Motherfuckers or just Fuck ALL the way Off.   The Kiddos, my Friends, and The Man know how Militant and Anti-Establishment and against the Status Quo Fuckery I have always been, so they're not Surprised I react with hostility towards it all.  Even when I was a Corporate Executive, I was like that and when I'd get the Executive Bonuses if it was Cash rather than the Stock Options I preferred to receive in Lieu of Bonuses, was one of the few Supervisors that Voluntarily Shared it with my Staff, coz they were doing the Work and making me look good.  My People Loved and worked their Asses off for me coz they knew I had their back and would go Toe to Toe in Battle up the Food Chain if I had to for them.

If someone way higher up the Food Chain felt some kind of way about that, I'd tell them, well, I wasn't looking for a Job when I found this one coz you called me to come work for you.  So, if you Feel you can find someone who can and will do it better and kiss your Ass instead, by all means, Hire them.  But, I'm not that One, just so you know.  I never got Fired, never got Reprimanded, I was never Insubordinate, but I was nobody's Lackey, Cock-Sucker, or Sycophant... plenty of them around to replace me with if that's what you want or think you Need.  I guess they chose not to tho' and they knew I was a Fixer, and Solved a lot of the Problems they had Created for their Companies, so, it was just easier to Play me Soft rather than Hard.  And some of Capitalism is good until it runs Amok and hurts the Normal People.  And it is... and Yang calls it "The War On Normal People" and Wrote a Book about it, that's Spot on from an Insider's View of it all.

 Coz, at my Core, I'm just a Chill Old Hippie who never wanted a Title, I'd of been Content living in a Commune and making my Art without a fucking Care in the World or any Stress or Societal Bullshit actually. Around other Kindred Spirits that are all about Peace, Brotherly Love, and Kindness prevailing in how we treat one another.   But, if the Establishment threw enuf Money at me, becoz they Valued what I COULD do for them if they got me to Play and Solve their Problems, I'd let Dark Dawn be Dominant on The Job, and Dawn of the Light would be who was in my Private and Personal Life and Sphere of Meaningful Influence, People I actually Care about and Support with that pile of Money and Options provided. 

 I like Options, I like Money, coz it Buys more Options. *LOL*  So, yeah, I'd Play their Game until I didn't want to anymore.  And I Played it well and to my Advantage, if I do say so myself.  Coz I didn't take myself or them all that Seriously.  So, give me any reason to say Fuck all the way Off.  *Ha ha ha and Winks*  Do you know upon each Retirement from my Corporate Lives I was the only one neither gave an Exit Interview to?  Wanna know Why?  They already knew exactly what I Thought, and where I Stood, coz I kept it 100% during my whole Tenure.  So, in my Case, an Exit Interview was never even necessary and many times they Paid me Handsomely to come in as a Temp Consultant when things got all Fucked Up again and needed sorting out. 

 But, I was Done with being Employed, so I'd always set Terms and Demands I thought they'd refuse, coz it was a ridiculous amount of Demands and Insane Terms.  But, they Paid and Honored them, just goes to show ya how Valuable Solving Problems CAN be once they desperately Need Solutions and will actually implement them.  *Winks and Laughs*  America's current Problems CAN be Solved if the Right People are in Leadership.  We have a Wealth of very Brilliant People in this Country who can Lead and Solve Problems, haven't been Bought and Paid for to be Slaves to Corporate Mega Donors, Super PACs and Billionaires.  

 Some of them actually have enuf Money of their own they Earned, so aren't Interested in Enslavement to anyone for a few more Bucks, or even a lot more Bucks.   They actually Care and can put Country above their Politics or a Party.  We're not exactly Voting for THOSE People tho', even if they throw their Hat in the Ring to Run for Office.  It's unfortunate.  America seems to want an Outrageous Personality, a Showman, to be Entertained instead.  And here we now are.

A Total Clown Car filled Administration, so over-the-top and Tone Deaf, the Theft and the Grift and brazen Corruption, I wonder who has an Appetite for that?   I mean, at their Core, Who?   We need to leave behind the Extremists, that small group on each Side that are not the Majority.   But they concentrate Wealth among themselves, those Authoritarians and Oligarchs, and thus extraordinary corruption ensues.  And there are Leaders who could replace that.  BUT for the Overton Window isn't quite in Range I think!!!  The Overton Window is the range of Political Ideas and Public Policies that Society finds acceptable at any given time.  The acceptable range is what Politicians can support in Ideas and Policies inside this Window without looking too Extreme or losing Public Support. 

 Ideas and Policies outside that Window are perceived or viewed as Radical, Fringe, or just unthinkable and too extreme for Public Discussion.  Even if it would actually Solve a serious Problems will not even matter without the Public Support to implement it and embrace it.  So, that Overton Window is important to consider.  Radical Reactionary Politics can be Good or Bad.  We're clearly not all there yet to Support what will Work... to be Solutions Oriented... and so it is how it currently is... Based on Image and not Reality.

 Tho' I personally can embrace even extraordinary and Radical Solutions, if they Work, I fucking Work them, Support them, Problems get Solved. Just like Social Security going broke, it doesn't have to, the Solution has always been there, is Simple, and just not implemented by Leadership on either side.  They're both Guilty and why we Need something New... the Two Party System isn't working for the Majority of us anymore... we are Non-Partisan or Anti-Partisan and fed up with Partisan Politics putting Party over Country and lacking in Patriotism.

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Well, that's all Folks... Dawn... The Bohemian

Strictly Primitive ~ And Bureaucrazy

 I've got a Spaghetti Meat Sauce simmering in the Crockpot, since we'll have 7-8 to Feed and we have lotsa Pasta and now a big Crockpot of Sauce to feed the masses.  *LOL*  Princess T had been bugging her Uncle to make Spaghetti last Night but he didn't have enuf time to perfect a good flavorful Sauce in time, so we promised we'd do so Today.  He'd thawed out some Italian Sausages, and we've got a nice Sauce blend that should be quite flavorful.  When you have a lot of Adult Males in the Household, especially Younger ones, they could eat you out of House and Home, they are voracious eaters and those that Work physical jobs work hard and burn a lot of Calories that need replacement. 

I still can't Post Comments, so, know that I'm visiting your Blogs, just can't interact right now and who knows why?  Blogger eventually tends to self-correct and I hope so.  I don't leave a wealth of Comments but I like to when I want to.  It's frustrating when you take the time to Comment and then it won't Publish.  I've heard other Dear Readers have had the same problem off and on, who knows what's going on that makes it so that some can Comment, and others can't, off and on?  This is the first time it's happened to me in a long time, but it's been a few Days now and it doesn't matter which Blog I'm visiting, so it has to be on my end and not on their end.  I don't think anyone is intentionally blocking me.

  

Our Roofer called to see if we'd had any word yet from our Insurance Co. on our Claim, we haven't.  I called the Insurance and the Guy Assigned to our Case is on Vacation 'til September 10th, swell, nobody told us that information or had anyone else covering in his absence call us or say they were working our Case.  I got the name of his backup, Jamal, who only has his Voicemail on and is in New York... swell... hoping he's not putting the Caseload of the Vacationing Co-Worker at the bottom of his Stack, but, pretty sure that's what's happening.  If they're swamped with Claims, one would think that if someone goes on a couple Weeks worth of Vacation, they'd give their Claims to someone else to work and do some follow-up, but, guess that's too much to ask or expect.

 

I'm using some of a Fav Vendor's Art, "Strictly Primitive" makes the best Seasonal Art and I've tried to follow them where ever they currently are at various Specialty Shops.  They've had to move from some of my Fav Specialty Shops that have recently Closed, or Antique Malls and Events they used to Sell at, and now try to locate where they have set up Shop so I don't have to do Online Orders off Social Media Sites and pay Postage, or not experience the Wonderful Vignettes and Atmosphere these Artisans set up in Brick & Mortar locations that you just can't get any experience of Online Shopping.  I'm not big on Online Shopping, tho' it's often necessary or unavoidable these days, as a lot of Sellers default to and rely upon doing it for obvious reasons.

There's a little new Specialty Store in the far East Valley they set up Shop at, but I've only been there once and their Space there is limited coz the Shop is Small and has several Artisans housed there Sharing Space.  I liked their Space there, they'd made good use of what little Real Estate they had available there.  But, it meant not much selection like at previous Locations.  You can only put so much Inventory in a Small Space and have to be selective about how to Display and Showcase it with limited Space that you're being charged a Premium for in a Brick & Mortar Location.  I of coarse Love their little Creepy Dolls and Halloween Art, but I also Love their Whimsical Christmas Art too, and I don't Buy much Christmas Decor anymore, so it's gotta be really Special to Tempt me to Buy any now.  Theirs is.  It's expensive, but you get what you pay for, it's Quality OOAK Handmade Art by the Artisans.

 

And most of it is Whimsical and not Creepy, I just like their Creepier Whimsy Art, that's all.  Most of you would probably prefer their Non Monstrous Whimsical Creations, which I have some of those too, like their Christmas Snowmen, Spotted Mushrooms, and their Adorable Gnomes.  They make them Year Round so have some not only for various other Holidays, but also various Seasons that you could Display all Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter in your Home.  The Volume they manage to Create is impressive coz it isn't Mass Produced, it's Handmade and Hand Painted, yet, they are prolific Artists and their whole Family are involved and they do Workshops to Teach folks how to make Creations too.  I'd Love to attend one of those Workshops actually.  I Loved doing Fabric Art for many Years.  There is an Artisan/Vendor at our Antique Mall that makes the Creepy Prim Dolls quite reasonably, but only a few a Year to put in her unlocked Case at our Antique Mall.  I wonder if she went to a Workshop of theirs?

Man, I don't feel good, I am not sure I've caught something, but I just overall don't feel great at all.  I haven't gone to The Gym coz I haven't felt like I am up to doing a Workout or even the more relaxing things, which would involve going there.  *LOL*  I went Grocery Shopping and even just doing that this Morning wiped me out and I only had to get a few Essentials we'd run out of, I didn't have a full Cart.  I was glad The Young Prince was here to help me get what I had into the House, coz, I was just that Tired and everyone else was at Work and it was still fairly early in the Morning.  But, I was already Tired.  I tried to Nap but our Roofer calling had woke me up and now it's too close to needing to pick Princess T up from Work to bother trying to take the rest of my Nap.  *Le Sigh*  The Son is now cooking the Pasta for us to have some of that Spaghetti for Lunch now... Dinner for those who arrive Home later.

It is Cooling off some but it's still pretty humid so I don't feel like doing anything much Outside either, or in the Non-Climate Controlled Spaces.

I do really wanna be super Motivated to tackle the rest of the She Shed and then also The RV Garage Mahal this Autumn and Winter while it will be Cool enuf to tackle it and work in there.  I want to be in the right Head Space to unemotionally and unsentimentally go thru everything and really Edit, Purge, Cull and Curate relentlessly.  I'm actually improving on that and getting better at it.   I know, it's been a long Process and about Time that I detach more from Stuff I've Collected and still have a strong fondness of, Memories of procuring, and Sentimental Attachments to.  I have the Space to Keep it, clearly, albiet cluttered up and not Styled or Organized until I have Less and Display it better and have more specific Purpose behind retaining it.

The Kiddos, both Generations of them, are making it more clear to me what they want to Keep and Inherit, also Helpful to me while making decisions about it all.   I want all our Spaces to be a lot more functional and uncluttered than they presently are, a Tall Order still.  We moved into less Livable Space and now more Family came back Home with all their Worldly Possessions too, so, it's all been challenging on an ongoing basis.  Just when I make Progress, seems we have to redo a lot of it coz someone moved back and now we've got to make Space for them and their Stuff.   I don't mind them all being here Honestly, in many ways it not only helps them out, it helps us out, and in a shitty Economy combining our Resources, however slim and limited they are individually, makes life easier and better for all of us.  I think Multigenerational Living in America is gonna hafta become a Thing if the Economic Conditions deteriorate much more for the average American being able to afford living here.

My Autumnal Vibe Post bombed, don't know if it was the Post Hook Title or just the Content?  Whatever, it got way lower views than every other Post always gets, which surprised me really coz I had thought folks were longing for Fall already... mebbe I was off the Mark on that?  I find it Interesting and why I pay attention to Stats closely, it gives a purview {often misspelled perview or Per View and I can see why}, of what folks seem more drawn to and inclined to Read, Like or Visit.  From a Marketing standpoint it matters, not so much on an unmonetized Blog that generates no income and I do primarily for myself for Free too.  It's just Telling from a Social Standpoint of where Society is going... or becoming disinterested in tho'.  I am a notorious Observer, I Notice things, even subtle things, that I guess a lot of folks don't, it has served me very well in all aspects of life.   Anyway, that Post totally bombed, fewer Reads, no Comments, I found that Interesting... what was it lacking?

It had decent Images and enuf Doom & Gloom and Issues of Life in the Content to be a Hook, Dear Readers do like the more Negative Posts.  So I'm thinking the poor Naming of it as an Autumnal Vibe Early Post might have tanked it?  *LOL*  Sounded too Optimistic and Cheerful perhaps for how folks are Feeling right now overall?  Mebbe some aren't looking forward to Fall coz it's not their Fav time of Year, nor the Holidays and Vibe of it?  I just know that Post will get the Bin and be Purged early if it's numbers remain pathetic, coz it's taking up Space and only those that still are getting Read a lot I keep up longer, others are discarded on The Regular, dead weight is shed easily.  Anyway, Readership is still way up, but not unnaturally so, therefore, I don't think the Web Crawlers are responsible for it this time.  I don't think Blogging is making a big Comeback, but it is ticking up in Statistical ways that are encouraging.

 

I'm a bit behind in my own Blog Reads, and I can't get Comments to Post either, and that glitch is bothering me more than it should.  I don't like when a Platform is malfunctioning coz I'm Tech Challenged and wouldn't have a Clue how to fix it, even if I could.  And probably I couldn't anyway and Blogger will just have to Self-Correct, which, usually it does eventually when it's got Issues going on that aren't immediately resolved and bothers enuf people that somehow they realize they better Moderate better and find Solutions to what isn't working right.   If there aren't Solutions to Problems then the Natives get restless... that's what is happening in our Political Climate now, the Natives are now becoming restless, even those who initially were putting up with Bullshit incompetent Leadership.  Once the consequences of doing so set in, then they'll flip and turn on whoever is the Problem that now they Feel the Pain of personally.

The Man didn't feel Well at all for almost the whole day, he was taking to the Bed by Mid-Afternoon and never rolled out again.  I was concerned about him but nothing I can really do.  He couldn't even communicate what he felt was Wrong, he did not even know.  Whether it was Physical or Mental wasn't even clear, but he didn't seem to be having a Medical Emergency, so we just kept checking on him and trying to coax him to eat a little something, and take his Night Meds when it was time to.  I myself had needed more Rest, more Naps, more time to Deal with my own Head Space being in a Funk I wrestled with off and on.  It happens.  Even some Bloggers are lamenting that they don't Feel 100% and have been in a Funk lately... we're inundated with a lot of Negative input, so it's probably not Surprising actually.  Problems unresolved become exhaustive and erode Hope and Optimism that things will improve or might not get even worse.  I personally think they can and will... that's my Opinion... but, could probably be backed up with facts, proof and evidence.

I think The Young Prince and Allen have had Friend Sayde over, she hasn't made an appearance, neither has Allen, but both their Vehicles are here.  The Young Prince and Sayde even had a Relationship in between his Separation, and it got complicated, so now they're back to being just Besties coz the Friendship matters more to both of them.  She's always really liked him and knew that sometimes he has had Relationships with Women, not often, but there have been exceptions.  He considers himself Gender Fluid... so, it's not that Surprising to me.  And I like Sayde, but she's got Mental Health Issues too... and an introduction to his Dad was just not the best idea ever... so that got Weird fast.  And uncomfortable for our Grandson.   But Bobby and his New Wife are really Out There and he is who he has always been... once a Player, always a Player. 

 

And every time he's had a Girlfriend, she's been Younger and Younger each Relationship, a Grown Adult, but now about the Age of his Older Child!  When he was with The Daughter they are the exact same Age. But were Young Tweens and had their Son way too Young and when they were both Buck Wild and not Fit or Mature enuf to Parent.  Both had a serious Drug Problem, Bobby had lived on the Streets since Age 13, and The Daughter was totally Mental and by 15 wanted to go live in a Park in Mesa, who knows why?  Crazy people be doing Crazy shit like that.  She got no Prenatal Care and was Institutionalized a lot in those days... both Mental and Penal Institutions.   When they eventually broke up she was Tazed out of his Apartment by Glendale PD coz she was gonna cut Bobby's Heart out with a Knife.  Yeah, it didn't End Well, but since then they've actually gotten along as they each went their own ways.  They both got Clean from Dangerous Drugs, which he did Years earlier.  They've known each other since Childhood but were a Toxic Couple.  Thus, I ended up with the Baby. They never Married. 

 Then when he was with Angie, she was in her 20's and he was in his 30's, they have a Son and Daughter together but never Married either.  The Little Brother is a Teen now and the Little Sister I think is around 10, they both like the Crazy Young Stepmother a lot, she's probably not much Older than any of his Kids tho', so, they would probably get along. *Eye Roll*   I have never met the New Wife, but tho' our Grandson really likes her as a "Stepmom"... I get a sense she really likes him in a different kind of way... coz she's closer to his Age than his Dad's Age... and seems like a real Weirdo and Head Case IMO.  The Young Prince let her Tattoo him even tho' she's not a Tattoo Artist, just someone more than a bit Crazy who thinks she is... and... he ain't Right either, so, it happened.  *Eye Roll and Shrugs*  It was one of The Symbols, smack dab in the middle of his Chest, that he uses to keep out Demons... Okay then.  So I guess Demons won't get into him now, that's Good.  You say the Demons can't invade you now, well, that's Good News.  *Sighs and Hallelujah!*   We'll be sure to tell that to the SSI Shrink who'll be evaluating you this Month.

I'm just SURE that is gonna be one Interesting Appointment, I can hardly wait.   We'll find out just how Crazy you have to be these Days, to come with a Check and some Services/Benefits?  But, I digress, where was I... discussing how to Solve all the Problems of the World were we?  *Winks*  As you can see up Above a bit further The Son bought me a Starbucks and they really hooked us up, he felt they were trying to make it up to us for that last fiasco we had at that location?  He could be Right coz it was the best Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino I'd ever had made for me... EVER!!!  You might recall the visit before, the Drive Thru was too long so we went inside to order, it was practically deserted inside, but they forgot to tell us our Order had been made and was sitting there way across the Counter where we couldn't even see it, so we sat there like Putzes for about 20 Minutes.  Thinking, WTF?!  It's One Coffee!!!  Did they forget to make our Order?

 Watching about 15 Vehicles get Served and 3 other Walk-Ins get Served before they realized, oh, was this YOUR Order?  Sitting there 'til the Whipped Cream had gone flat and it wasn't so much Frappy anymore as luke warm, rather than Iced, and not that good either!!!   Then the rude Millennial Aged Manageress and Gen Z Aged Bimbo Baristas made the mistake of getting surly, disrespectful and mouthy with The Son rather than apologizing for fucking up on our Seven Dollar Coffee!  He'd of just been Okay with "We're so Sorry, we forgot to call out your Name when it was Ready, coz we're so busy, so what can we do to make it up to you?"  Oh Hell No, instead they got Sarcastic, confrontational, and thought it was a Joke, and he fucking Snapped and I thought perhaps we'd never be able to go there again???   *LMAO*   Anyway, this time around they hooked us up... so I felt like they realized, ruh roh, it's them, and he about went Postal last time and I had to Calmly ask him to leave so I wouldn't be enjoying my Coffee trying to Bail him out of Jail or something. *Smiles*

 Coz that Middle Aged pretentious sarcastic stupid Bitch really was talking some condescending unprofessional shit to Customers that she probably couldn't back up.   Very unwise to do to the wrong Clientele or Demographic of the area... so she must be fucking "New" or something?!   She didn't look Hard or Hood, so... that Mouth will surely get her in too Deep of Shit one day with the Wrong Person she Talks Shit to and Disrespects.  *Eyebrow Raise*  You can't Talk Shit or be Disrespectful to folks you don't know from nothing... it's unwise, foolish, and highly dangerous.  I've processed Homicide Files Locally where someone got Killed for drinking the last of the Orange Juice or over a fucking Music CD or pair of Kicks... so there are folks out there that will Smoke you for a whole lot less!!!   Let us just say she is not the best Face, or to Represent for Starbucks, or provide Customer Service and maintain the Company's Reputation. 

 She might wanna consider alternative Career options in fact, in case one day she gets Killed over Coffee she fucks up for the Wrong Customer to trifle with.  The Teens working there you don't expect have any Professionalism or solid Work Ethic yet, they were giggly air-head Bimbos Socializing more than focused on their Job or Customers.  The Young Men working were just getting off their Shifts, but the one had taken our Order first and had been looking nervous about how long we were kept waiting.  He kept coming out of the back, looking at us, looking at them, and making a Face at the Girls, like, Hey WTF??!!!  He knew he'd waited on us ages ago and we still didn't have out Order, and they were just standing around Laughing, Bullshitting and acting The Fool.  We didn't blame him for his Co-Workers, it's gotta be rough working with those Women/Girls, all of them. 

 He gave The Son a Nod and Thumbs Up as he exited the Building as he got out of Work and before we drove off, so we gave a Nod back and Smiled.  I think he'd been highly embarrassed and scared those Girls and his Manager were gonna cause a Major Situation to unfold and he'd be in the Mix of it.  Sometimes the Young Men can Sense when things are about to go completely Sideways even if those Silly Gals and foolish Manageress with her Sarcastic Mouth couldn't.  The Son is a Nice Guy, but he can be intimidating when you pick the Fight and he won't back down from one, ever.  It just wasn't the Hill to Die on tho'... just Coffee Son... Forget about it.  *Done in my Best Italian East Coast Mobster Impersonation, LOL*  I just turned to the Manageress when we were leaving and said Calmly, "You handled that Poorly and really needlessly Escalated it, didn't you?  Not Wise Darlin'."  Nobody was Laughing then, it kinda put a Chill on how Funny they thought it was and now they were thinking... Oh, Fuck!  Gives Pause of what COULD happen when you cross folk and boundaries/lines you shouldn't with Strangers.

I got The Son to Laughing as we drove off by saying, "Well, sure glad it wasn't your Sister buying me that Coffee, she would have Wrecked that place and Bitches would have been Checked.   I can't even presume to stop her when someone Sets her Off and gets Cute."  *LOL*  He CAN be Talked Down, even tho' he's Autistic/Bipolar, and especially since it was Women who were the Antagonists, coz if it had been Men, Yeah, I dunno... probably wouldn't have Ended Well.   And just the mere THOUGHT of how his Sister would have reacted, made him Laugh out Loud coz he's been kicked out of Bars when someone got Stupid and Talked Shit to his Sister, be they Male or Female, it's going Down then.  He can't contain either his Sister or his Friend Bee... and once at a Bar some Biker Chicks thought they were Hard and could Talk Shit and got their Asses handed to them royally.  He knew he couldn't Stop them so it was gonna be Wild.

 They can't go there anymore.  *LOL*  Yeah, even tho' they didn't start it and know the Owner well, so he never called the Police.  The Bikers had been problematic and trying to start Trouble with the Regulars.   She only regret she broke a Nail on that Biker Gal's Face.  She Hates to mess up her Mani or spill a Drink.  A Bar Fight, not so much, she's never Started one, so has no Guilt about Ending one, or going to Jail.  In Mexico, the Cops quit Arresting her, they'd pretend they didn't even see whatever Crazy shit she did after a while.  *Bwahahahaha*  They have even been known to take up a Collection to send her to a Shrink so she could get Medication and some Mental Health.  *Smiles*   Here, she hasn't been thru Mental Health Court in a while, so we wanna keep it that way.  And I ask her, and The Son, Listen, when folks be acting like Fools, just Walk Away if you can and don't let them occupy Space in your Head Rent Free.  Coz there's just too many of them kind out there and you can't fix Stupid.  They'll get theirs... coz Karma is the ultimate Bitch and great Merciless Equalizer.

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There's Bureaucrazy and then there's just Crazy... Dawn... The Bohemian