I'm Only Interested In Changing My Mind

 

Princess T had fun at Rusty's playing with his Sisters new Kittens.  Which are having to live at his Dad's House, in Rusty's Room, and his Sisters come for Visitation with their Dad and live with their Mom.   So she calls them Rusty's Kittens, coz surely he's gonna have the responsibility now of looking after them and keeping them Alive.  His Sisters are not good Pet Parents so she doesn't know why the Dad got them Kittens?  She said they are very small, both Girls, the Grey & White one is cuddly and Chill, the Black one is a Hellion and very hyper and mischievous.  They are Sister Littermates.  They have a Dog, which has been Raised with Cats before, so should be fine with them when they're big, litterbox trained and old enuf to be given the run of the House.  The Sisters have Dogs at the Mom's Home too.  {Side Note: Above is my Industry Friend Big Kenny's Antique Wooden Drugstore Cigar Indian which will be at the Event this Month For Sale.}

She wasn't sure how Eli would respond if he smelled Kittens on her?  So she immediately changed Clothing and put hers in the dirty clothes so he wouldn't get jealous or pissed off.  He can be naughty and vengeful when he's mad at her.  He's already not Happy when she's gone, since, he can't tell Time or that she'll return eventually, so he sings the Melancholy Song of his People the whole time she's away.  *LOL*  And he'll sit in her Window gazing out looking for her, it's pathetic really, he doesn't like anyone but her and just tolerates me coz I'm his Staff.  He Hates the other members of the Family so they won't even enter her Room lest he attack them.  He is the Cat from Hell that a Cat Whisperer would have to be called on to attempt to Domesticate or Educate it's Humans on how best to try to co-exist with it.  *LOL*

Anyway, Princess T asked Rusty why his Family have so many Animals when they're lousy Pet Parents?  *LOL, she has no Filter, so if you can't handle the Truth, it can be challenging for you.  Smiles*   She also tells him and his Dad that their Home isn't Clean!   And so they get his Tia to come over and Clean it to her specifications before she'll agree to come over and spend time there.  *Bwahahaha*  It's a Bachelor Pad with only Grown Men there, so she said it really needs a Woman's Touch coz the Guys are Hopeless and lazy about housekeeping.  But, she said she wouldn't be THAT Woman coz she's not picking up and cleaning after any Man... Rusty is aware of this and she reminds him all the time, lest he forget.  She told Allen and her Brother this all the time too, and said, to their Faces, that they were the anomaly of being Messy Gays.  And Why did we get the only Two Gay Men on the Planet who aren't meticulously pulled together in keeping House and looking Fly Fashion Wise?!  Yes, she's Brutally Honest and can be Pre-Demonic when spitting said Truth.  *LMAOROTF*

If you can't handle The Truth, do NOT ask for her Opinion, she WILL tell you and won't be delicate or sensitive about it.  *Ha ha ha*  She wasn't Wrong, Allen was perhaps the most Un-Gay Acting Gay Man I have ever met, he acted like any overly Macho Straight Man I've ever known, with most of the annoying habits of most Straight Guys.  *LOL*   Only when Club Music came on did you realize, Yep, definitely Gay.  *Ha ha ha*  Of coarse he stayed Closeted most of his Life, due to growing up and living in West Texas and the Son of Fundamentalist Christians, and definitely while he was in Special Forces in the Military, so, it was perhaps a Learned behavior and response to successfully Pass for being Straight?  He only Came Out when he began Dating our Grandson, who is Fabulously Transgender Gay and doesn't fly under anyone's Gaydar, nor has he ever tried to. 

The Young Prince has always been comfortable in his/their own Skin and since Age Two cross dressed often, so, we always knew.  All his Teachers and Friends knew too.  It was funny when a favorite Old Elementary School Teacher he had, recently ran into me at Work and asked how he was doing and I told her he got Married.  She looked absolutely gobsmacked and said she didn't see that coming!  Until I added, To a Man, and then she laughed and said, okay, not so gobsmacked now, that makes sense, tell him and his Husband Congratulations from me.  *LOL*  He can Pass as a Female more easily than when he's Presenting as a Male actually.  He's been mistaken as a Girl all his Life actually.   And he claims many a Straight Man has a Thing for Trans Women, it's their dirty little Secret they don't want anyone to know and spill the Tea about.

Our Grandson is very Open with me and will talk about anything and everything, so I get all the spilled Tea.  He's like an Old Fisherman's Wife when it comes to knowing all the Dirt on everyone.  *Bwahahahaa*  If you want Recon on anyone, just send The Young Prince out and he'll come back with more Intel on them than you could possibly Imagine!  He'd make an excellent Private Detective and Investigator, nothing gets past him.  *Smiles*  And he's so Clever that he is tricky and can get people to Open Up and tell him damned near anything too.   I remember even as a Child Boy Genius he'd outsmart me every damned time!  And I'm not a stupid Woman, but I doubt I have a Genius IQ either and he does.  It's hard Raising a Little Einstein, they don't Think like your Garden Variety Child and are Light Years ahead of most Adults too, and they know it.  He gets irritated at how Stupid most people are.

I used to tell him, as a Child, Darling, most people aren't Stupid, so, don't say that, it's not Nice or Kind.  Well, by the time he was Grown, I had to admit, from my own Observations, that he could be Right?  *LOL* And I made an apology to him and said, Yep, a lot of them ARE Stupid and it's becoming all the more obvious to me now, and you can't fix Stupid, so, yeah, it's terribly annoying and tragic, isn't it?  *Bwahaha*  He admitted, Yes, it is... and he'd rather that Stupidity could be remedied some kind of way and the World would definitely be better off for it and so would the People.  If only they had heightened awareness of what they are ignorant about or do not know and might Learn if they sought enlightenment.  I realized I've been giving most People the benefit of any Doubt, but, there's a LOT of Stupid out there, I freely admit it now and it's difficult to tolerate.

Anyway, with being up Super Early I fed the Wild Birds before Dawn {the Sun Rising, not me personally Named, Winks}, so that The Man didn't have to.  Sometimes he forgets and thinks and says he did it and he didn't.  Then the Wild Birds get impatient and Mad, start pecking on the Windows and creating a loud ruckus to remind us, hey, whattsup?  *LOL*  Yep, they're Spoiled rotten already and get picky when I try to feed them the less expensive Wild Bird Seed that isn't the Gourmet Wild Bird Blends!   The Man reminds them that if it weren't for me, he'd be tempted to make Dove Nuggets out of any of them, now that he's fed them and plumped them up on Expensive Birdseed.  *Bwahahahaha*  The Great White Hunter in him laments that they're now my Wild Spoiled Rotten Pets and thus Protected.  *Winks*  

The Son is getting a ride from Carlos after Work, Carlos lives with Gypsy James and both of them are going to Work on The Son's Car to see if they can get it running.   If not, I'll just pick him up from their House Today.  All Body Parts Crossed they figure out what's Wrong?  It would save me having to wake up at 3:00 in the Morning Mon-Fri.   That's a precious 2-3 Hours more Sleep before I get up every Morning to take Princess T to Work.  Lately tho' I've been on a Manic Bipolar Cycle so I haven't been Sleeping much anyway.   After the Stroke I didn't have the Manic Cycles as much but I guess my Brain is Healing and now I'm back to my Bipolar Abnormal Normal.  *LOL*   My Mind spins again like it used to, it was nice to have Calmer Thoughts and be able to turn them off, while it lasted.  *Ha ha ha*

I've been watching the Protests in L.A., if it weren't for the Bad Actors that take advantage of the Protests as an excuse to Riot and commit Crimes it wouldn't have escalated to this ridiculous level.  Nobody wants to see Violence or destruction of Property.  The Peaceful Protestors are being overshadowed by the Rioters.  But, I don't feel deploying the National Guard or Marines is going to Calm things, and I feel the President did it and overrode the Governor to fearmonger and be punitive to California. He's making a Test Run in Cali to see what Americans will let him get away with doing without pushback?  In fact, it incited the Citizens, to become even more fearful, upset and create more Chaos and distrust.   They already have ICE acting like an American Gestapo, so a Military presence just really makes it seem like Authoritarian Rule.   And many Immigrants come from Countries that have endured Dictators and Human Rights Abuses, so they don't feel Safe going to Work, School, Church, Hospitals, their Immigration Court Hearings they're required to go to, etcetera, since ICE is snatching people from such places. 

Even some people Born in America and are American Citizens, and Children with Cancer, have been snatched up in this indiscriminate dragnet conducted by ICE.  And far too many haven't had access to Legal Counsel, their Families, had any Criminal Charges filed, aren't getting Due Process, and have been whisked off to Death Camps in scary Countries they aren't even from, against Court Orders NOT to!  Just so you know, being here without proper Paperwork is just a Class 1 Misdemeanor in Arizona, not a Felony, no Fines, no Jail Time.  It doesn't constitute being deemed a "Dangerous Criminal", which is what ICE is supposed to be seeking to round up and deport.   Most Illegals are Working and contributing to the Economy, paying Taxes and Social Security, even tho' they will never qualify to receive it.  Most are doing the Work you and I wouldn't or couldn't do.

Yes, I would prefer our Immigration System to be overhauled so that the Pathways to Immigrate and obtain Legal Citizenship isn't as cocked up as it presently is.   I can't even get my Grandkids who were Born in Mexico, to an American Mother, into this Country, that's how fucked up The System presently is.  Anyway, I have Sympathy for the plight of the Families who are being vilified as if everyone without proper Paperwork is some vicious dangerous Criminal who is a Threat to Society.   Yes, our Borders should be more Secure, and we shouldn't be involved in destabilizing the Governments of Countries so that their Populations become desperate to escape their Homelands.  Yes, we've been responsible for a lot of that, especially South of the Border, all the way into Central and South America.  These Actions have been both overt and covert and have spanned over a Century.  Know our History, not the Whitewashed sanitized versions that are less uncomfortable.

The Oldest Granddaughter in Mexico that we keep in touch with, whose the Half-Sister of all our Daughter's Girls, sent me these recent Pixs of herself on the Beach.  I'm having Beach Envy!   She has Two Beautiful Children, a Boy and a Girl, both School Aged now.  She's one of the only Older Children of Ex-SIL Salvador's many Older Kids, who've gotten to know us and correspond with us over the Years.  We don't know any of the others and they're not close to their Dad, so, we probably never will, and Princess T and her Younger Sisters, thus will never really even know the Names of many of their Older Siblings, which is a shame.  I severed contact with him myself becoz I don't approve of his Lifestyle or his decisions.   It concerns me if he even has contact with the Three Granddaughters in Mexico, he comes with a lot of baggage and those Kids don't need any of it. 

This Daughter has nothing to do with her Dad either, but, she keeps in Touch with her Younger Sisters, always wants to know how Princess T is doing, and keeps in touch with us too.  She and The Daughter have been close for Years, they're actually not very far apart in Age since Salvador is much Older than The Daughter and he Fathered this Daughter when he was a Young Teenager.   She looks the most like Princess T of all the Sisters, since they got the Darker Hair and extremely Dark as Coal Eyes.  Her little Girl looks so much like Princess T did as a Baby and Toddler too.   I'd like Princess T to one day get to meet all of her Five Sisters that live in Mexico that we have contact with.   As for the other Older Brothers and Sisters that we don't know, I wouldn't even know how to locate any of them.   He Fathered too many Kids and had too many Baby Mamas, he and The Daughter had Four Daughters.

I got our Grocery Shopping done, I'm already seeing some Price increases, but, there are still some Sales making some Product more affordable in spite of the Tariff situation, for now anyway.  I expect that to change over the Summer, probably by this Month actually.   I was Surprised to get an 18 Pac of Eggs on Sale for $3.49, so, we're gonna make Deviled Eggs Today.  The Daughter had made some earlier, but I only got One and by the time I went back to get another, they were all gone!!!   They had turned out really nice, she makes a mean Deviled Egg.  *LOL*   It is 111 Degrees Outside right now at 4:00 in the Afternoon, so we got everything done real early so we could have a Siesta by the time the Noonday Sun extreme Heat hit.  As they say, only Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the Noonday Sun.  *LOL*

We've been Binge Watching the Food Channel Today and it's making me hungry as Hell.  *LOL*  They've got a Scottsman, who'd lived in Wales, trying to beat Bobby Flay and his signature dish is Fish & Chips with mushy Peas.  Of coarse he beat Bobby Flay.  I remember that in England and Wales they had the best Fish & Chips Shops, I've not had any in America that can compare.  I never much cared for mushy Peas tho', it's a thing there tho' and Mom did Love her mushy Peas.  *LOL*  I grew up eating some of Mom's Cultural Cuisine but didn't like most of it, Welsh Cuisine just wasn't anything I was fond of, English Cuisine either, all rather bland.  I did like Welsh Lamb with Mint Sauce tho'.  But, they eat some Fear Factor Foods too, like Blood Sausage, Jobbins {Mashed Turnips with Bacon Grease as a Gravy}, and Steak & Kidney Pie, Cockles... Gak!!!   We'd eat it, coz Mom mostly made sure we had American Cuisine more often, so out of Respect we'd eat what she grew up eating on Welsh Night Meals.   But, I didn't Like it.  *LOL*

The Man grew up eating very bland Foods, so he really had to get used to our preferred Cuisine, which is very Flavorful and often Spicy, and lots of Ethnic Foods he had never eaten.  *LOL*  He was a good Sport and would try everything, but, he's still very much a Meat and Potatoes Guy, bland and over-salted Food, as his preferred Cuisine.   He's actually a very good and accomplished Cook tho' and especially preparing any Wild Game.  There wasn't any Wild Game he didn't know how to butcher and make a nice Meal of.  The only Wild Game he ever made that I didn't care for was Antelope.  It took him 15 Years to draw out on an Antelope Hunt and I wouldn't Care if he never drew out on one again.  Very Gamey and strong Sage tasting, just becoz of what they eat and it's such a Lean Muscular Meat too.   My Fav thing he used to make was Quail Nuggets.  They're so Cute, but they also taste so good.

I took The Man to a fav Asian Buffet and had what is now my favorite flavor of Jell-O, that I'd never had before, it's an Asian Melon flavor and so good!!!   A Buffet is an Interesting Space to People Watch, that's for sure.  You see the Fit people making healthful Options and restrained portion control.  Then you see the Morbidly Obese and Gluttons, and it's almost obscene how much they pile onto their Plates each time they sidle up to the Buffet Bar!  They LOOK like the Product of their Poor Choices and Gluttony at Mealtime!  OMG!!!  This Buffet has an enormous selection, including lots of Seafood options and a killer Sushi Bar and Mongolian Grill.   I saw this one Guy that must have had no less than 40 Crawfish on his Plate, piled so high it was ridiculous. Below is my new Bling License Plate Holder that I got from a Chazza, came in a Pair, so I have an extra one and it really sparkles in the Sunlight.  On a bright 111 Degree Afternoon it was Blindingly Bedazzling!  *Ha ha ha*

I had some Grilled Lemongrass Flounder, a couple Coconut Shrimp, Veggie Eggroll, Grilled Mushrooms, Crab Puffs, Sweet Sticky Rice Steamed in Banana Leaf, a small Bowl of Wonton Soup, and a California Roll piece of Sushi.  Then for Dessert I had the Melon Jell-O, a Sampling of a couple wedges of Oranges, Pineapple chunks and a little Tapioca Pudding.   I had gotten one Steamed Sticky Baozi Bun that I thought had a Dessert Center, but it had a Savory Meat Center filling that I didn't much care for, so I didn't finish it.   I don't like to waste Food at a Buffet and most of the time everything is good enuf to finish.   They had Ham and Roast Beef and some other Western Foods, which is mostly what The Man got and why I like this Asian Buffet, the diversity of Food suits just about everyone.   He really liked the Melon Jell-O too, so next time we're at the Asian Grocer I'm going to look for it to make at Home.

I'm really fed up with the completely biased Spin that the Far Right put on the L.A. Protest situation.  While they made every excuse for the January 6th Insurrection that maimed and even killed Capitol Police, wanted to Hang their own Vice President, caused serious Damage to the Capitol, and wanted to overthrow the Government and prevent a Peaceful Transfer of Power.  This President did absolutely nothing to prevent any of that, didn't send in the National Guard or the Military to prevent it, since, he incited and caused it, and now had Pardoned all the violent Insurrectionists.  They probably all were given Jobs at ICE, since, they'd be the sorts to be intentionally Cruel and violence prone, willingly Break the Law and Kidnap People.   Granted, I don't condone the violence prone Rioters who've hijacked what was intended as a Peaceful Protest to send a Message about how unpopular the ICE roundups are.

I do think his response to L.A. is a distraction and Test Run on a Blue State, who he loathes the Citizens of coz they don't bend the Knee and kiss the Ring.   Done in a frenzied Panic, coz his Tariffs being so unpopular and a Hot Mess, the Big Beautiful Horrible Bill that's floundering, 18 Million Americans threatened of losing their Health Coverage, VA Benefits and Services being slashed, Social Security Payments being cocked up, Prices going way up and Recession looming, people losing their Jobs becoz of him, adding almost 3 Trillion to the National Debt, and now his feud with Elon where his Bro now thinks he should be Impeached and has turned on him becoz he's Bankrupting America... and now Donnie calls Elon a "Big Time Drug Addict", but, one he installed and allowed access and clearance to so much, KNOWING this Fact of the Substance Abuse!!! 

  So, his response to the L.A. Situation is a desperate attempt to appear Strong and try to distract the Public from everything else failing in his first Quarter of this Administration.  His Popularity is Tanking and he doesn't give a shit about any Blue State or the misuse of our Military Personnel and putting them all in a volatile situation with Civilians.  And Donnie Two Dolls never sent anyone to Help L.A. during the massive Wildfires, but now, he's overriding the Governor and sending in Troops!   BTW: The ones he's already deployed he's not giving sufficient Food, Housing or Water... or a Respectable place to Sleep and most aren't even doing anything becoz they've not received Orders for what they should be doing, so they're doing nothing, just parked somewhere.  So, it's just a Show of Power to stroke his own Ego.  So much for Respecting our Troops, he is sending Thousands without thought to how they'll manage.   How this all started is ICE Raided a Garment Business where Seamstresses are Sewing affordable Clothing, they're not Gang Members or Money Launderers, or violent Criminals, or Drug Dealers.   I personally think they're Using L.A. as a Test Case to impose Martial Law and see what the American Public tolerate and accepts?

The 46 Workers they apprehended haven't had any Charges filed against them... not for Tax Evasion or Money Laundering or being associated with a Gang or participating in any violent Crimes as far as we know.  None of the Day Laborers they chased thru a Home Depot Parking Lot are probably Dangerous Criminals either.  Probably Cooks, Day Labor temporary Construction Workers, Landscapers, folks who you get to clean your Pool, Mow your Lawn, watch the Kids, or do Odd Jobs cheaply... not move your Drugs or enlist in your Gang or Criminal American Enterprise.  Yet the Border Czar, Homan, that Donnie appointed has hesitated to say what's going on in the Protest Porn Coverage he's been on... until really pressed later about the Enforcement Mission they were on.   A lot of Listeners might not Fact Check anything to see they're being Gaslit, but it's important to check Facts, Proof and Evidence, not just run with Low Information, Lies or Conspiracy Theories that fit a Narrative you want to hear, rather than what you NEED to hear.  

Anyway... enuf of that, it's saturating the Media and distracting coverage of what's more important and we should be Focused on.   The Son called to say they're replacing the Fuel Pump, that's what they think is Wrong now, so if they can find one, they'll put it in Tonight and he should be able to drive Home and to Work in the Morning.  All Body Parts Crossed.  As you can see The Middle Granddaughter back East also sent us new Pixs of the Great-Granddaughter that are precious.   She's quite a Character already in front of the Lens.   So, yeah, I'm oversharing the recent slew of Pixs of her we just got, couldn't pick A Favorite, I Love them all and she's getting so Big so fast!!!   Her Older Brother is at that Stage of Toddlerdom where he doesn't like having his Pix taken anymore so there's not as many of him as he evades the Camera.  *LOL and Le Sigh*   

So, his Baby Sister is stealing Center Stage and the Spotlight, since she is the Photo Diva and she knows it, she's not Conceited, she's Convinced.  *Winks*   I'm glad her Mama got a Son and a Daughter since she doesn't Plan to have any more Kiddos, so One of Each is a perfect little Family.   She was Older when she began having Children and waited a long time to Marry, sadly, it didn't last long and she and the Children are better off without him.   I'm glad The Granddaughter takes great Selfies so she could also send a couple new ones of herself too.  She's looking Radiant and Happy now, and she's definitely a great Mom and enjoying Motherhood.   The only thing worse than being in a Bad and Toxic Relationship is being in one a Day longer than you have to be.   

I feel relieved that she's moving Forward and looking out for herself and the Children and ditched the Loser, who already had too many Exes and Baby Mamas, too many Children he's not taking Care of, and basically being a Player and a Scoundrel.   I'm just glad we never had to meet him... tho' I had my druthers about him from the Jump and told The Man, this is a Mistake.  But, I've made Mistakes and so has The Man, in our Romantic Pasts, so, we try not to get so Old we forget what it was like to be Young and make some bad decisions regarding who you're in Relationships with.  Besides, Looking Good after a Breakup is the Best Revenge.  *Winks*  And she could do much better than that Guy, she Married beneath herself and kicking him to the Curb early on, when it wasn't Working for her or the Kids, was Wise.      

Being a Single Parent of Two Young Kiddos while holding down a demanding Career as a Nurse isn't easy tho', she's got a lot on her very full Dance Card.   Before she had her first Child she was only just recovering from a broken Back and Neck from a terrible Motorcycle Accident she and her Dad were in when an Elderly Driver T-Boned them on our Son-In-Law's Harley.   He got Brain Damage, and so our Oldest Daughter had to do a lot of Caregiving of both of them while they had their lengthy Recovery and were out of Work a long time. Since that Son-In-Law is a Firefighter, I don't know that he was able to return to that Career Path after his significant Injuries?   And he and our Daughter are nearing that Season of Life where they're considering Retirement Plans and enjoying being Grandparents.   

Returning to Nursing after a Broken Neck and Broken Back was no easy task either for the Granddaughter and she had to move back in with her Parents during her lengthy Recovery.   She wasn't even sure if she could have Children, so both Pregnancies were risky and considered high risk Pregnancies, but, a Blessing.   We were very Happy for her and knew she'd be a good Mother... but I was Doubtful the New Husband was even a good Father of all the Kids he'd already spawned by other Women.   Seemed to me he was always looking for the next Ex to impregnate and then cheat on, and eventually leave?   I held my Peace about my Opinions until afterwards, since, it was her decisions to make, she's Grown.    

 I don't give Unsolicited Advice and only say something if Solicited for Advice by any of the Kiddos of each Generation who want Elders Advice and Opinions.   Thankfully they all Value the Advice, Wisdom and Experience of their Elders, so it's always something eventually they'll come to us about.  Meanwhile the Youngest Granddaughter of the Trio back East has no Human Children but she's a Fur Baby Parent so sent us a couple Pixs of her Fur Babies.  {Above and Below}   Yes, they are Silly and don't know they're not Humans.  *LOL and Winks*   That Granddaughter doesn't take many Selfies or get in front of the Lens much, so I have less Pixs of her or of the Oldest one either.   

 

The Oldest of the Trio of Granddaughters has Three Children, Two Girls and a Boy, and takes loads of Pixs of the Great-Grandbabies tho'.   I'm glad the Two Granddaughters who are Moms take loads of Pixs of their Kiddos, they won't regret that.   I've only ever heard Parents lament that they failed to take enough.   And even of your Fur Babies, you'll never regret having taken a precious Pix like the one above to remember those Moments that are Priceless, and capture them on Film.   I carry a Camera with me now at all times, usually Two, an Old School Point and Shoot and the one on my Cellphone.   So, I never miss a Moment to immortalize on Film now.   Thruout History there's never been a Time with so much available convenient quality Technology as we have right now.

My Parents couldn't even afford a Camera when we were growing up.  I didn't get one myself until right around the time my first Child was Born.  My Brother was a Professional Photographer so he had more and better Cameras than all of us due to his Career Path.   But, even then, that was back in the day of Dark Rooms and the tedious development process with lots of Chemicals, Money and time spent to indulge in Photography, even as a Living.   Now anyone can seem like a Pro, Amateur Photographers are taking the most Amazing Professional looking Pixs!  So much can be done to enhance the quality of your Photos, Filters and Photo Apps that can do a multitude of things.   It used to be you had to Hire a Professional Photographer and pay a fortune.  Now you don't and most people don't have Professional Photography even done anymore. 

I'm Surprised how few people even have a single Hard Copy of any Photo they have, no matter how Cherished!   I've got a massive Photo Archives and Pixs Saved on Memory Cards and Flash Drives for posterity, but, I also still often print out my Favorites using a Kodak Online site that does them and mails them back to you.   Remember when you had to pay to have a whole Roll developed and most of the Pixs weren't even worth paying to have printed or developed and you had no idea what had turned out and what hadn't?  *LOL*   Now in Real Time you can know instantly, Post instantly, Save instantly, Share instantly.   For someone like me whose a Pathological Picture Taker it's no Minor Miracle!  *Smiles*

This is our Oldest Daughter with her Oldest Granddaughter, she's up to Five Grandkids now, Three Girls and Two Boys.   She's thoroughly enjoying being a Grandma.   She's been a great Mom and she's a really great Gramma too.   Luckily for her all her Kids live Local there in Pittsburgh and so she gets to spend time with all of the Grandkids too.   I often Wished all our Kids and Grandkids had all lived close so we could spend Quality Time with all of them.   Especially since The Man has not been Well enuf to Travel for more than a couple Decades now, so it limits us and our ability to go visit any of them that live elsewhere.   Taking this Show on the Road isn't easy or practical, and has risks given the fragility of his Health and deteriorated Mental condition due to the TBI and onset of Dementia, it's hard for him to interrupt his Routine now.  At Sundown, he just doesn't function anymore and gets Sundowners, so, needs to be Home around familiarity and where he feels most Secure and less confused.

Sadly, if  you haven't been a Daily part of his Life, he doesn't often Remember you and it's like meeting you again as if for the First Time every time now.   So, often he doesn't recognize any of these Loved Ones that don't live here in Arizona and I have to remind him who each of them is now.   All of these Pixs of the Grandkids and Great-Grandkids I've Shared on this Post, I had to remind him who each was, he just didn't know or recognize who they are.   I know there is a risk in the Future, that might happen for the rest of us too?   With Mom, in the final Stages of her Dementia she thought my Brother was her Older Brother and we couldn't convince her otherwise.  They have the same First Name too which made it all the more confusing to differentiate, plus, her Brother lived in North Wales and she hadn't seen him in person in over a couple Decades.   

It was really hard on my Brother that she didn't know who he was anymore, but remembered I was her Daughter.  And that she still thought our Dad was Alive, he'd passed many Years beforehand.   So, you Lose that Loved One in layers with the Disease and have to prepare yourself for when their Memories just start becoming more erased or mixed up and tormenting for and to them.   The Man right now gets frustrated and Emotionally deregulated at times.  How you finesse that is crucial to how quickly he bounces back, behaves, or can be distracted enuf to Calm down and move Forward in a more Positive Mood, with less Confusion and Emotional upset or feeling a Threat.  We enjoy Quality Time while we still can, so that we keep a lot of the better Memories and most meaningful ones.

I found out that "Highland Yard Vintage" is still Planning an End of Month Warehouse Sale the 26-29th, before they close down for the Summer, I wasn't expecting that.  I thought the last Event was the last Event until Fall.  So, I'm excited they're having one more before shutting it down for the Season.   "Sweet Salvage" is having their Monthly Event next Week too and the Theme is "Good Day Sunshine", which is a New Theme they've not had before so I don't quite know what to expect the Aesthetic to be?  It's June 19-22 and of coarse I'm going, I try not to miss these Occasional Sales they Host Four Days each Month with a Theme.  Even tho' I don't go with the need or intention of having anything in Mind to Buy, it's always Inspirational and enjoyable.  I always see my Industry Friends and other Shopping Friends there too at each Event Hosted.  I don't Socialize much otherwise.  Caregiving kind of consumes you when you're doing it Full Time.

 

So far the Book Of Faces Biz Pages haven't given any Sneak Peeks of the upcoming Events yet, so, I have no idea what to expect?   I need to Price more Inventory for our Showroom before Thursday, when I will be filling in a Shift for Friend Cristy and then on Friday for Friend Richard.  I'd brought some Merch in recently, but, it was all Specialty and Vintage Band T-Shirts.   I have other Merch to bring in but the Pricing of it is what takes the most Time and is the most Labor Intensive.  And, Sales aren't particularly Strong for Summer, so, you can't really squeeze too much more in if not a lot is going out and Selling.   Or, if only Smalls are Selling, you have limited emptied Space to put new Merch in or higher end pieces that might require more Display Space or Loss Prevention Space like a Locked Case. 

 

I will be attending the MMA Fight with The Son that his Friend is Fighting in.  The Tickets are just around Forty Bucks and Celebrity Theater where the Fights are being held, every Seat is a good one.   Rob may attend with us, he's interested in going, has never been to one.  Especially not one where someone knows the Fighter.   The Son's Friend used to Work with him in the Trades and began doing Mixed Martial Arts Fights as a Hobby, but he is really good at it so went Pro.   He's favored to Win his Fight.   He told The Son to mention he's a good Friend when he buys our Tickets so we'll get preferred Seating.   It's too bad their other Friend Rosa can't make it this time, she usually attends with The Son.   The Son used to do Amateur Mixed Martial Arts when he was Younger, but he's too Old now, tho' he's still a good Fighter too.  He said he just couldn't hold his own anymore against the Young Guns in their Teens and Twenties... since, he's almost Forty now and past his Prime.   He's Twice the Age of most of these Fighters now, but, he does still like to Fight... which I think is in our DNA or something no matter how Old we get.  *Winks*

 

 None of his Friends would ever wanna Fight him, coz they said he's still a Beast... LOL... but, he'd risk getting hurt now and as you Age, you don't Heal as quickly from damage to yourself.   Last time The Son and Gypsy James got into a Fight, becoz James just always wanted to know if he could Take The Son, it lasted over an Hour and a Half and The Son broke a Hand on Gypsy James' Face and James had to eventually give up and call it a Draw, coz The Son just is relentless and won't stop.  And James was Mad coz he knew The Son was Holding Back, coz, The Son said they're like Brothers so he didn't wanna risk really hurting James.  It wasn't like a Pro Fight and nobody was getting Paid.   Gypsy James is learning that the hard way too, he too was a Boxer once upon a time, and did Pro Motocross, and even some Male Modeling. {See Below} But now he's getting Injured more easily and recently broke his Foot and needs Major Surgery.  So, he's gotta Dial it back now he's almost Forty, he's getting too Old for that shit, you can't take the punishment now.  *LOL*

I thought Gypsy James would have wanted to attend the MMA Fight with The Son, but I think with the injured Foot, his Mobility is an Issue right now.   I think he's downplaying it, but, it's pretty Serious and so is the Surgery he's got to have to put it back together, so, it's no Joke.   I Hope he completely Heals, but The Man had a lot of Hardware put into his Feet, Ankles and Legs due to Military related Injuries during Wartime when he was Younger, and it catches up to you and causes lots of long term Pain, Disability and Mobility Issues over Time and as you get Older.  So if you beat the shit out of yourself as a Young Man, or a Middle Aged Man, by the time you attain the Privilege of Growing Old, if you're Lucky enuf to, there will be a lot of suffering you didn't anticipate catching up to you from those Old Injuries and punishment you took as a Younger Man.

The Man said if he'd known he was gonna Live this long he'd definitely have taken better Care of himself and not been such a Risk Taker.  *LOL*   Yeah, I know, me too.  *Winks*   Growing Old is definitely not for the Faint of Heart, but, it's a Privilege not afforded to many.   I don't take lightly the Privilege of having grown Old, so many of my Friends didn't attain Old Age and were gone prematurely.   My Mom always said the hardest part of attaining Advanced Old Age is outliving everyone.  My Dad outlived all of his many Siblings, he Died at Age 74, but, the Native American Communities have a shorter life expectancy by more than a Decade from the Average American life span.   My Mom was 84, but her Older Brother lived to be 90 and her Family mostly have lived a very long time, most into their 80's and 90's, with the exception of her Younger Sister, who Died in her 40's.

My Welsh Cousins are lasting longer than my Native American Cousins.  Even some of my Native American Cousins Children have already Died prematurely, in their 40's or Younger.   Nobody is Promised Tomorrow, so you really must Live fully each and every day you're given on this side of Time and Eternity, don't Waste any of it.   We had to go get The Son by 10:00 p.m. coz tho' they got the Fuel Pump, they didn't have Time to install it yet.  Gypsy James paid for the Part and will put it in when they have more Daylight to do the Job.   On the way Home we stopped at a McDonald's Drive-Thru, the kind that has Two Drive-Thru Lanes.  Some Redneck Asshole in a big jacked up Truck with Vanity Plates ordered after us in the other Lane, but buffaloed his way in front of us, getting out of Order with Line Jumping.  Which, I knew then would fuck up the order of our Orders and confuse plus piss the Staff off.   I mean, it IS a McDonalds... so, it doesn't take much... and it's the Kids working the Night Shift 'til past Midnight and are probably High?!  *LOL*

So, when he gets up to the Window to pay, he's arguing with the Young Gal and giving her a hard time about his Order, which now is out of Order coz he cut in Line in front of us.   He's holding up the Line yelling at her and when he moves forward and we finally get up to Pay, the Gal apologizes to us.  I tell her he'd Cut in front of us and I was sorry the Orders now got screwed up becoz he's a Jerk.   She Smiled, Winked and said, "No Problem, I Charged him for your Order when I swiped his Card, since he was being such an Asshole, so, yours is Free!  He was so angry he didn't even notice..." *LMAOROTF*  I said, "Sweet, you go Girl."   So, we Laughed that Dumb Don in his Big Chevy Truck, paid for our Meal and so it Cost him to be in such a fucking hurry and such a Douche... and we joked that now he'll have to explain to the Wife or Girlfriend why his McDonald's Meal Bill for One looks like he had a Date?!  *Bwahahahaha*  

He was a Young White Redneck with a Bad Attitude, was exceptionally aggressively Rude and loud, probably MAGA Material and going all White Priviledged Male Karen on the poor Cashier at the Drive Thru Window, as if it was her fault he Cut in Line and fucked everything up in the flow of the Orders.  *Eye Roll and Winks*  The Cashier was a Pretty and Sweet Young Black Gal with a Big Smile, about Princess T's Age, who responded professionally and politely, but dealt out some Hood Justice Retribution for an Asshole Customer who was being a real Dick.  You should never mess with anyone preparing your Food.  When they handed us our Order they'd upsized us too and added an extra Meal as well!  *Bwahahahaha and Booyah!*  So, we had enuf for The Man, myself, The Son and gave The Daughter some when we got Home.   The Son hadn't eaten since Breakfast and The Daughter had worked all day helping Roy with his Property again and Princess T still wasn't Home from Rusty's yet.   So, we'd enjoyed our Free Golden Arches Meal on Dumb Redneck Don's Tab.  *Winks and Bwahahahaa*

Since the Diningroom was already Closed after 10:00 p.m., only the Drive-Thrus are open 24 Hours, and the Lines were long in both Lanes.  So, if he does discover he paid for the Wrong Order, he'll have to either wait in long lines again or come back another Day to dispute it.  *LOL*  Anyway, that was a Sweet Ending to a long Day.  *Winks*    We have to be up by 3:00 a.m. again and didn't get Home from picking The Son up until 11:00 p.m..   Yet, by the time I drove all the way back Home from the Inner City and South Phoenix where Gypsy James lives, I was wide awake again.   There had been the Big Protests in Downtown Phoenix about the whole ICE Fuckery, a Ball Game that was just getting out in South Central Phoenix at the Ball Park, so, Traffic was heavier than usual and they had a lot of Traffic Cops and Traffic Cones Downtown, with Lanes blocked off and No Turns down many Streets, so it was like a Gauntlet and confuses a lot of Drivers who aren't familiar with the Inner City.  I know it like the back of my Hand, worked downtown in both of my Corporate Lives for Decades.

 

So, I know all the Shortcuts and am a defensive Driver anyway.  I know how they Detour things during Big Events.   So, I kind of wind my way thru a lot of Neighborhoods I know well but aren't well known to everyone... and are in sketchy Inner City Neighborhoods that I've been around all my Life and will still get me quickly to my destination when the Freeways and Main Roads might be congested or gridlocked.   So, we actually made good time going and coming back from the City Tonight.  I could tell The Son was very frustrated, he really didn't expect the whole Day after Work to be tied up NOT working on his Car and just finding the Part they needed and then helping Gypsy James with one of his Projects first since he'd fronted for the part.  He was Grateful to his Friend, The Son was tapped out financially due to the previous repairs and additional costs of not having his own Transportation and a drastically shortened Work Week this past Payday.   He NEEDS James and Carlos to do the Repairs too.   So he was kinda James Hostage Sidekick for the Evening really.  *LOL* 

And Gypsy James had in typical Gypsy Style spied an Old Truck at the Boneyard while Sourcing The Son's Fuel Pump and bought it to Fix Up, to Turn for a Profit, so they were Towing it Home to his House and the Tow Rope broke 3 times.  *LOL and Eye Roll*  So, The Son wasn't happy coz he was Steering said Towed Truck.  *Bwahahaha*  And so on Calls with me he was Ranting that he knew there would be some Gypsy Shit to this Arrangement and he should have known... and I'm Laughing my Ass off, coz, he SHOULD know this... being... well, on Mom's Side of the Family and all, it's in The Blood too.  *Winks and Bwahahahaha*   Moving On to brighter News:  This is my Brother's newest Fur Baby {Above}.  I don't think they Intended to get another one, so there has to be a sob Story behind this Big Ole Guy, whose Adorbs.   My Brother and his Lady are soft touches when it comes to a Dog with a Hard Luck Story.  They've Fostered numerous Dogs and ended up Adopting most of them who couldn't find a Forever Home.   I Love this Adorable Guy's Face, Expression and mismatched Color Eyes.  And clearly the Camera Loves him.   I'm already Sure they Love him now too and he Loves them, he's got a good Forever Home now and a doting Family.

It's Tuesday Morning now in Real Time, The Son and I got by on about Three Hours Sleep, good thing we're both in a Manic Bipolar Cycle right now, so, that will be enuf.  *LOL*  It's also a Full Moon, very pretty in the Sky, makes us Crazy folks edgier and all boarding the Crazy Train tho', all aboard, Aye, Aye, Aye... *Insert Ozzy's Lyrics, Smiles*  So, The Son was ranting all the way to the Rendezvous Point, coz, he was sure we're running too late and he was forgetting everything in his Haste.  He underestimates that his Lead Foot Mama can grease the Freeway like a Demon, we got there before his Boss did and had time to go in and get an Iced Coffee.  He'd White Knuckled the Ride there and warned, "But, Mom, what if the Cops...", and I countered with, "Well, Hang on then Fucker coz we're going for a Ride and it'll be a High Speed Chase to get you there on Time."  *Winks*  I raced Home coz on Tuesdays Princess T has to be in Work by 6:00 a.m. and it's after 4:00 a.m. now, but, she never made it Home from Rusty's last Night.  Ah, to be 19 and able to burn said Candles at both ends.  *Winks*  She'll roll in much like the Emotionally deregulated Raw wreck her Uncle was, I suspect.  *Le Sigh and LOL*  She's Bipolar as fuck too but thinks she's the only Person in said Family whose NOT Crazy... yeah, Nineteen AND deluded.  *Winks*

She's been bringing anything Eli doesn't use or need to Rusty's for the new Kittens.  I suspect that's why she never made it Home too, she's probably taken them into the Guest Bedroom they let her use at his House and is Baby Kitten Sitting for Rusty?   He's not exactly thrilled he Inherited his Younger Sisters Kittens that his Dad got for THEM and now are his responsibility instead.   He's a Sweet and Caring Young Man so Princess T said he's the most apt of his Family to remember to Feed and Water them tho'.   She's concerned about his Sisters, or his Dad, having anything Alive and vulnerable, to have to be responsible for.  *Bwahahahaha*   She said since they're so Young they cry a lot and miss their Mama.   Makes one wonder if they got weaned too early and taken from her prematurely?   They'll be Fine, our Oldest Cat ever, Rat Boy, who lived to be over 20 was Orphaned too Young when his Mama Cat Died and he was the Runt of the Litter and only Survivor of it.  She did Fine, Yes, Rat Boy was a Girl, it's a long Story.  *Bwahahaha*  Ahhh, Princess T just rolled in by the Skin of her Teeth and has about 40 Minutes to pull herself together for Work, hey, who Needs Sleep when you're 19 and Manic anyway?!  *Winks*

I asked The Young Prince for a recent Pix and in typical Gallow's Humor Style, since he's just such a Character and HATES having his Pix taken, he sends me his State ID Pix!   And he looks Psychotic as fuck in it coz he's got the Shark Eyes going on indicative of being in an Active Episode.  He probably had to get High as fuck on Medicinal MJ to even Brave the DMV and get thru it go obtain his State ID?  He can't ever Drive, coz he Hallucinates so much with his Mental Illness, so it's just for Identification.  *LMAO*   Below, well, it's finally 'Cooling' Down, bwahahahahahaha... tho' it will probably remain in the Triple Digits all Night, {Fast Forward it dipped low into the 70's actually in Real Time}, the High of 111 was starting to dip some as Evening set in, which was good, I was Wilting and Fading fast.  *Smiles*   And now I'm sitting here at 4:45 in the Morning finishing up this Post, that I've been working on seemingly forever, coz, when you're Manic you're spinning like a Top inside your own Head.  *Winks*   And, it being a Full Moon too and all, well, I might just Change Form and turn into a Werewolf... and I'm really only interested in Changing my Mind.  *Smiles*

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Abnormally Yours and possibly Shape Shifting in the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian