Really Good News For A Change

 So, The Man, Mando and both of our Adult Kids enjoyed the biggest Veteran's Day Parade that Phoenix had ever Hosted.  It's usually one of the biggest in the Nation every Year, but this Year they exceeded all previous records and had over 80 Floats!   The Daughter took Pixs and will send them to me via Social Media and I'll include some in another Post most likely, since, I didn't get to go, I wanna see what it was like too.  He got some Gift Certificates handed to him by Parade Sponsors and also got his Free Meal at "Appleby's" that they generously provide to Veterans on Veteran's Day to show real appreciation.

I had good News, both from my Primary Doc and my Dermatologist Specialist Today too.   My Doc said all my Labs not only came back excellent, but my A1C dropped from 8.1 to 6.7, whoop whoop!  It was my Goal to get it below 7 and I accomplished that in a short time frame, so, she was really pleased and I'm only a couple pounds from being under 200 as well.  My Goal Weight is 157-160.   The Specialist looked at my Ear and my Forehead and had great News for me.  It's not Skin Cancer on the Ear, it's just Swollen Cartilage and some Age Spots on a sensitive area, that's why it hurts, but, nothing to worry about at all.  *Whew*

He said that I'm a Swarthy complexion, so I'm not even high risk for Skin Cancer like Fair complexion people tend to be, so, that was good News.  And, he said the lump on my Forehead is nothing but Bone, nothing to worry about either, he said a thickened Bone just makes your Skull stronger.  So, I'm either becoming a Unicorn or a Devil and growing a Horn it seems?  *LMAO*  An Orthopedic Surgeon could remove it but that would take grinding it down which causes Skull Trauma and since it's not anything dangerous, just cosmetic, he suggested leaving it and the Ear small discolored spots alone.  He could notch my Ear and remove it but that would cause some Ear disfigurement, so, just leave it be.  It all was quite a relief to get nothing but Good News.  *Whew*

I'm only ONE Unpublished Post ahead now, I had been up to Nine, I'm continuing to slip.  *LOL*   There's been a lot going on tho', so I haven't been in the Land Of Blog as much lately, very little relaxation time has been availed.   I hadn't known that The Son's Girlfriend and her Son had gone to the Veteran's Day Parade with him and The Family.  So, I guess they're still Friends like they were before they decided to have taken the Relationship to a more serious level.  That's good, we really like her, they both just had so much going on that was stressful that they needed to concentrate on it instead of Dating anyone.   The Man said the last of the WWII Code Talkers of the Navajo Nation had passed away last Year in October at the Age of 107.

The VA Nurse will be coming Today, we'd re-scheduled with Veteran's Day falling on the Day she'd normally come.   Here he is with one of his two Free Meals from "Appleby's" on Veteran's Day.  The Kids had taken him earlier to one in Central Phoenix and later that Evening we went to our Fav "Appleby's" nearby where we know most of the Staff and he had a complimentary Dinner there.  Once, when he was Hospitalized on Veteran's Day the Manager there still hooked me up with TWO Free Meals to take to the VA Hospital, One for The Man and One for the Roommate at the Hospital he had.  It really made their Day coz it was so unexpected.  I'd gone there for Lunch before heading to the Hospital that Year and The Manager had come up and asked where The Man was?

 

He knew that The Man had been very Sickly that Year and since I was eating alone on Veteran's Day I think the Young Manager thought perhaps The Man had Passed Away?  He seemed so relieved that he hadn't, but when I said he couldn't come and have his Free Meal that Year coz he was in the VA Hospital, he said, oh Yes he can, and, does he have a Roommate?   He did, and so he sent me off with Two Complimentary Veteran's Day Meals that Year and told me even if The Man ever had the Complimentary Lunch at a Downtown Location while at the Parade, still bring him in for a Complimentary Dinner later on.  

I have never forgotten that generosity and we eat there all the time becoz of it... so they know us well and The Man truly feels Honored by them.  Usually we don't take him up on the Dinner, but since I couldn't join The Family at the Parade and Luncheon this Year, we did, just he and I.  And the Asst. Manageress came up and gave us Two Coupons for Two more Complimentary Meals any time we want to use them!!!  What an unexpected Generous Bonus this Year!!!   The Man had an excellent Veteran's Day from Dawn to Dusk being indulged, it really made his Day.  I'm including lotsa Food Porn of both our Appleby's Meal and the one at the Mediterranean Restaurant on Sunday, that Manager, Anthony, we've gotten to know well too, he always comes over and talks to us, a very nice Young Man.  He knows we come a long ways to eat there.

I always save this Greek Salad and some Pita Bread with Tzatziki for The Daughter when she gets off her Housecleaning Job over there, which is the reason for Driving to Chandler.   She looks forward to it.  She's a BIG Salad eater.   She and The Young Prince put all the Halloween Decor away from the Living Room and we'll be putting the Christmas Tree up earlier this Year coz The Young Prince wants to help Decorate it and participate.   He could be going Home after Thanksgiving, depending on what's going on with the Airlines by then?  Otherwise, if it's still messy due to the Government Shutdown, he's just gonna stay until after Christmas and go Home in January.  He's decided tho' he wants to come back and live full time in Metro Phoenix again, he forgot how much he misses of being "Home" here.

If his Marriage was intact he'd keep trying to salvage it and stay in New Mexico, tho' he HATES it in Clovis.   He has no Friends there, nothing to do there and the Community is quite Homophobic.  But he doesn't think anything he's doing it working for that end to Salvage anything.  He still Loves Allen, but said it's just too toxic to remain in the Marriage and he's exhausted with trying to be the one to hold it together.   And, with the DV situation he thinks it's a huge safety issue, and, I agree.   Tho' Allen has been the aggressor every time, in the defending of himself, The Young Prince said he's made it crystal clear he can hold his own in any Fight no matter how much bigger the other Guy is.

  Mental tends to be tougher and stronger than most people think.  Even if the person is small, it's like igniting and then trying to handle Dynamite that is going to Go Off in your Face, when you engage them, once Triggered, in any physical altercation.  And, like me, for The Young Prince, a real Deal Breaker in Relationships is if the other person is violent or unfaithful, and cannot be Trusted anymore.   He said why bother to be Married if you're going to want other Partners, stay Single then and play the Field, with that understanding.   And, as far as violence, he Respects himself too much to tolerate any abuse, be it verbal or physical, and I agree, it's NEVER Okay.  Any DV situation, get out immediately.  I did in my 1st Marriage, coz I knew if I stayed, I'd either end up killing my ex or he might kill or hurt me and the Kids.

So, my advice to my Grandson is, if there's an abusive relationship, get out, it's not worth Saving or trying to Salvage, coz it only tends to escalate over Time.  I've worked too many DV Files at the DA's Office that had a tragic end to Believe otherwise.  If someone has Anger Management Issues you can't 'fix' them and usually you can't Trust them either, even if they claim to be sorry, they are almost always repeat Offenders.  And Behavior tolerated is Behavior accepted.   I was initially encouraging him to work it out until I knew particulars of what was happening in the Home, then I told him, it just doesn't seem Safe.  He feels Safe here and Zen all the time and he needs that with the fragility of his Mental Health. 

 He'd forgotten how effortless it was to live here coz I tolerate NO BS from anyone living here.  This is the Sanctuary for Family FROM the nonsense of the Outside World.  It doesn't mean there won't be the occasional conflict between people, but they must handle it with courtesy, respect and maturity to resolve conflict and problems, not project just anger towards one another.   I just am a Drama Free Mama and they all know that about me, I want my Home to function without Drama or tensions running high.  If you feel at any time you can't get along and play well with others, just take a Time Out and go to your Personal Private Space here at Home and Chill the fuck Out until you CAN.   Disengage and be by yourself for a while to Calm Down.

It's particularly important when you've got impaired Disabled people who either have Serious Mental Illness, Brain Damage, or cannot Mood Regulate appropriately, to diffuse Situations before they escalate and go Off Rails.   If someone is Mental, or has Cognitive Decline, it's hard to manage them or mitigate a full blown Episode once they're Wheels Off the fucking Rails.   When One of the Family comes to me complaining about another One, I remind them, well, you know they ain't Right, so extend some Grace like you'd want it extended towards you.  *Smiles*  This could be a fucking Group Home with whose Sharing Space here, so, it takes that kind of Diplomacy and Grace extended every so often so that there's no Trouble in Paradise.  *LOL*

The Kiddos Sourced a Canvas Gazebo Tent with Mesh Sides and set it up beside the 5th Wheel, no Mosquitoes or Flies can infiltrate.  This Year, becoz of the Weird Weather that Climate Changes have wrought, there's been a ridiculous amount of Mosquitoes and Flies, it's almost Horror Movie worthy how many Flies there are this Year!!!   I looked it up on Google and it's just Ideal Conditions to speed up their Life Cycle and Breeding prolifically.  But to try to Dine Alfresco becomes ridiculous if you don't have Screened in Space to do it, so, the Big Tent Gazebo is perfect as a Solution.  One of the Friends they're doing Work for gave it to them, he's divesting himself of a lot of possessions so he can Sell his Property and Downsize.

I started on some Interior Christmas Decorating and switching out a Vignette from Autumn, I'm only 1/3 of the way there tho' and will do it slowly and intentionally.   I wanted to Display my new Snowman and Winter Gnomes and so they're up there, not much else tho'.  I've mingled the Autumnal Decor with them for now, Halloween has been put away, but, it's still technically Autumn and I'm not ready to do away with the Harvest Theme Decor until AFTER Thanksgiving.  I don't mind a transition between Seasons to be displayed together, makes the putting up and taking down easier and less dreaded.  *LOL*  I like putting everything up, but taking it down can be a bit glum for me.  Not becoz of the Work involved, but, becoz letting go of a Season can be hard for me when it's my Favorite to be surrounded by.  I LOVE Autumn and it's Holidays.

I am looking forward to the Winter Holidays and Holy Days tho', they too are enjoyable and a nice respite and Escape from all the Negativity going on right now in America.   I've noticed a slowdown in when Mail is arriving that I sent out in plenty of time to arrive to pay Bills and hasn't cleared yet.  So, I don't know what's going on with the Postal Service either right now?  I'm hoping I don't incur Late Charges due to it, it's bad enuf that sometimes our Checks don't Post on Time for our Pensions and Social Security Payments.  I don't need any added unnecessary expenses due to Governmental Agency delays in how they're doing their jobs.  As far as I knew, tho' the Post Office is Federal, they shouldn't have been Negatively impacted by the Shutdown, but, Mail is arriving slower than usual, so, I dunno?

And the Nutritional Assistance SNAP mess still hasn't been resolved as The Supreme Court put it on "Hold", WTF?   There is talk that Donnie Two Dolls looted the Funds that were supposed to go to that Program and so he doesn't have the Money to move around now?  I wouldn't be at all Surprised, he's Looting America daily and robbing the American People blind, it's what he does and has always done, ripping people off and Conning People, Banks and Companies his entire Adult Life.  Most of his Fortune was ill gotten, even his Inheritance from his Daddy was often ill gotten, the entire Myth he's a Successful Businessman is a Hoax.  And he's a reverse Robin Hood, Stealing from the Poor to give to the obscenely Rich.

And now a Billion Dollar Company that contracts with Marriot and other Air B&B just filed Bankruptcy and people who pre-paid for their Lodgings are being evicted from their pre-paid Lodgings with no recourse.  That's adding to the already messy Travel interruptions due to the Shitdown... oops, I subliminally typed that and am leaving it for Laughs... I consciously meant to type, the Shutdown.  *Winks*   And back to SNAP, Mando got 65% of his Benefits, as did most recipients, and I stretched it by shopping at the Discount Grocery Store I found and they gave me $10 off my Purchase since it was over $80 spent, and they gave me some Free Food as well, I LOVE that place and it stocked our Pantry sufficiently for the Seven of us for the Month.  *Whew*   For the 3rd Payday in a Row I didn't get a Check from the Antique Mall, I Owed only $11, but, Three Paydays in a row of Loss is something that has never happened before in all the Years I've been there.

All the other Vendors are telling me they've also Owed for a Month and a Half.   So, it seems few, if any, have made any Profits, some broke even, many Owed something due to Poor Sales even if they Worked for some Comped Space Rent.   Quite a few Vendors have now left becoz of not being able to sustain even small Losses when they Count on that Money earned there.  Luckily for me, it's a Hobby and I don't rely on any Money made there, it's discretionary income and aids in my Downsizing from Home, so, I'm not actually outlaying for any of my Inventory to Resell, I've owned it already for Decades and made my Money on The Buy.  Yet, it's like giving it away if you don't make a Profit, so, there's that.  I enjoy what I do there and Hope that from now until Christmas, things pick way up due to the Holidays?   But, I dunno, usually it's picked up well before now!!!

Anyway, we do get some Recycling Money from all the Environmental Cleanup we do Collecting Aluminum Cans, right now I'm making more Money doing that than Selling at an Antique Mall, go figure!!!   I'm still going to my Holiday Events for the Atmosphere of it and the Delight, I do see some Shoppers spending, just not at the volume they usually do during the Holidays.  And many may not have the means to be able to with all the current Hardships of average Families?   So, I don't think it's anything I'm doing Wrong at the Antique Mall that is responsible for Sales slump, it doesn't matter what you're Selling if nobody is Buying.  I'm trying to attract the Demographic that digs what I have, but The Mall isn't doing much Trade Stimulating on behalf of their Vendors, or Advertising, like is Contractually Promised us.

But, anyway, I foofed my Spaces anyway, and I'll be bringing in more Merch for the Holidays that might entice Buyers to spend.  I found Two Anna Lee large Christmas Figures I bought while there, a very large Santa to go with my very large Mrs. Clause, and a Mid-sized Elf.   I picked up some more Halloween Rubber Ducks.  The Mall did have 15% Off for Veteran's Day and I took advantage of that Sale for what Holiday Decor I wanted to Buy.  I haven't Purged too much of my Vintage Christmas this Year coz I'd done so several times in previous Years.  Not sure I want to get rid of what I still have, not yet.  Vintage Christmas does Sell well tho' if I change my Mind and get around to sorting thru my Holiday Decorations again and Letting Go of some.  My Autumnal and Halloween Vintage Merch did Sell well, but, I got some Stolen too.

  

It never showed up on my Sales Sheet but is gone and nowhere in the Mall.   And I highly suspect, since it was larger items that are desirable, that some Sticky Finger Shady Ass Vendor skimmed it, that has happened in the past coz they don't Vet Vendors well at all and some are Thieves.  Nor do they press Charges {the Mall} or Evict Vendors caught Stealing, which, I think they should 100% of the time.  I confronted any I knew had been caught Stealing from me, I have no Qualms about either pressing Charges or meeting them in the Parking Lot to mete out some Hood Justice if they don't return what they Stole.  They have returned what they Stole immediately given either of those Options presented out loud, in front of numerous Witnesses, both Customers and Co-Workers, Shaming them publicly and in front of Management.  I don't give a Fuck, I have Zero Tolerance for a Liar or a Thief.   And if you are either, or both, I'll confront you openly every fucking time and Call you Out.

I Shamed The Man into taking one for the Team and doing the few Dishes before the VA Nurse arrives, The Daughter had cooked Breakfast for everyone so she didn't wanna hafta Clean too.  I'm busy doing Laundry, so, I asked him if he expected us Women to do EVERYTHING, or what?!   He knows I come from a Matriarchal Society not a Patriarchal one, so that's all I ever NEED to fucking say to any of the Menfolk living here.  *Winks*  The Son is excellent about cleaning up directly after himself so I never have ever had to clean up after him.  The Man is usually very good about it too, The Young Prince is the worse and I've had the Come To Jesus about it with him already a couple times so he's doing better.  He got into Bad Habits with Allen, since, tho' a Gay Male Couple, they're both messy at Housekeeping and in their Home that might Fly like some messy Bachelor Pad that Needs Maid Service, but here, it don't!!!  *Winks*

 

There weren't that many Dishes, and since only Three of us ate Breakfast, me, him and The Daughter, and she plus me were doing everything else this Morning, he knew he better Step Up.  *Winks*  He did whine that he'd done Dishes Yesterday... and he hadn't... since, everyone ate out Yesterday for Veteran's Day, taking him out for his Special Day Meals and joined him and Paid for theirs while he enjoyed Complimentary ones, so I reminded him it was earlier in the Week he'd done them... so... that Dog won't Hunt as an Excuse.  *LOL*  His Memory Care Issues are legit, he can't remember what Month it is, let alone Days, or even what Year it is anymore without asking and being reminded.  But, he's quite capable of washing a fucking Dish still.  And I'm nobody's Live In Maid, everyone here is Grown .  *Winks*

I ended up with 32 different Halloween Rubber Ducks for my Collection, only 4 Duplicate, which, I can Resell easily.   Below is some of the 2025 Veteran's Day Parade that the Kiddos took their Dad to.  Everyone had a good time and I'm glad they took some Pixs for me since I couldn't go.  He was there with Five, our Two Adult Kids, both The Daughter's Boyfriend Mando and The Son's Girlfriend Marina, and her 9 Year Old Son.   Her Daughter had to Work so she couldn't attend, and Princess T had to Work too so it was the 1st time she hadn't attended with her Grandpa, she was Sad about it.  A lot of places don't give Veteran's Day Off as a Holiday.   And this Year it fell on a Tuesday, so that would negatively impact attendance for a lot of people who Work too. 

Above is some of the Pixs that The Son took at the Parade... his Sister hasn't uploaded hers yet for me.   His Girlfriend's Son is stoic, but, he was having a Big Time, he's just not a visibly Emotional Kid... not unusual in Native American Culture actually to be Unemotional and stoic.  I think that's where I got that from too, my Dad's side of the Family?   Coz my Mom always commented on how Unemotional I always have been, since I was a Baby. *LOL*  Yes, her Son has very long beautiful Traditional Hair, it's down past his Waist and has never been cut.   He's a really good Kid, but has Autism, so does his Mom, so he and The Son get along really well since The Son has Autism as well.  An Autistic Person understands someone else who has it.

 They had procured a nice Shady spot in front of a Popular Restaurant nearby where we always sit, what is Routine is important to The Man, he likes things to be the same or similar to feel less Anxious or agitated.   He clearly had a good time there and was excited to relay that the Parade was bigger and longer than previous Years.   I would have liked to have gone, but, our Calendar has been so full of Medical Appointments this Month already.  Four of us in the Family have had either Appts. or Medical Emergencies recently to address Medical Issues going on.  That always takes a Priority.

Well, The Man's VA Nurse is over a half Hour late, I hope The Daughter got the Date and Time right when she re-scheduled it for us?  Usually this Nurse is punctual and calls if she is running late.  I had wanted to go to The Gym after her visit so ease some of my Pain in my Shoulder and Right Arm, using the Kryo Bed and Hydro Therapy Bed, and use the Wet Sauna as well.  No Workout, since my Primary told me to ease up a bit on intense activity, which, she thinks caused some of what's strained and painful?    Well, after the Nurse was an Hour late The Daughter called and the Appt. had gotten Cancelled and a Message left on The Daughter's Phone but she hadn't heard her Messages, so, we didn't know.  So, we've re-scheduled it now for Tomorrow instead.  Kind of shot the Day in the Head for us, but, I didn't have a whole lot going on that needed to get done.  Until we get our Social Security Checks we're pretty tapped financially.

So, anyway, the day has been freed up but now I don't feel like going to The Gym in the Afternoon, I'd have to wrap things up before 3:00 p.m. which is the latest Seniors can use The Gym during the Weekdays.  I don't wanna feel rushed and if it's busy you often have to wait to even use the more popular Machines that Seniors tend to use more often.  So, I just don't wanna Deal with that and would rather wait 'til Sunday when I can go as Early or stay as Late as I want to with no Age Restrictions imposed.   I like a relaxed time there and not feeling Rushed or with imposed restrictions when I am there that I have to be Mindful of.  I want to be able to go more often, even with Restricted Hours.  But Today I'm already Tired, having done Laundry and Housework and some Seasonal swapping out of Decor, I'm kinda Done Todaying for Today.  *LOL*

I don't feel very motivated to do much Today, I lack the bandwidth to actually and must need a day of rest?  I take one when my Body tells me it seems to need it.  It's one of those days so I'm being Mindful of that.  As I'm Aging my Stamina has diminished some, tho' my Grandkids tell me I'm still way more active and have more strength and stamina than any other people around my Age that they know.   I can tell tho' that I'm slowing down some and just have to, sometimes I don't have it in me now to keep pushing and power thru.   And, my Primary, tho' she had all Good News for me and all my Tests came back so good since last time that she was Amazed at my progress of attaining Goals so quickly, told me I do need to Slow down some to give my Body a break and a rest.  

 

I Love this Photo of The Grandson and his Uncle.   He was joking when he saw it tho' that he's way Fairer than me or his Uncle, and not so much of a "Redskin"... and that it's pretty obvious in this Photo, which, it is!!!  *Bwahahahaha*   Most people don't know he's part Native American or even Half Hispanic, becoz as he's gotten Older I swear he's gotten Whiter!!!  He used to be quite swarthy as a Child, so did Princess T, they were quite Brown as Children.  Then by their Teens they began Lightening Up to where now they're quite White and very Fair complexion!!!  Princess T even jokes that her Boyfriend's Family actually think she is a White Girl and not a fellow Latina!!!  *LOL*  I told her that I was much Darker as a Child than I am now, in fact, I was as Dark as my Dad until my Teens, when I began Lightening Up considerably too.  Still Darker than my Mom of coarse, who had a Peaches & Cream Complexion.

  

I'm watching a Show called "Celebrity Roadshow" shot in Great Britain where some Celebs go to Chazzas and find things to Resell at Auction, on Two Teams, and try to beat one another in who profits most.  Well, this Episode they're in Scotland and the Brogue of the Locals is so thick and they use so much Gaelic Local Slang, that they almost need Subtitles to understand them.  *LOL*   And one of the Brits Pickin' is from the East End of London so he's got his own Cockney Slang going on and dropping of his "H's", which always makes me Smile, he's a massive huge Man who used to be a Boxer, and is quite a Haggler who never pays full price.  *LOL*

It's a Fun Show and I always enjoy it's humor infused in it.   Both Teams are given the same amount to spend and try to do well at the Auction with.  It's Fun for me to look back at what Great Britain looks like, you forget how Green and Rustic it all is, how much less Traffic there is than almost anywhere in America, and how much better their Chazzas are.  I haven't been back since the Summer of 1974, we lived there for Four Years in the 1970's when my Dad got Stationed there after coming back from Vietnam.  It gave my Mom a chance to be closer to Home, so we'd often travel to North Wales to visit our Relatives there while we were Stationed at American Military Bases in England.  They haven't had Military Bases in Wales since around the time I was a Toddler.  The same as France, where about that same period we Closed down our Military Bases in France, my Parents were Stationed there too when I was a Young Child... and in West Germany.  My Parents enjoyed being Stationed in Europe.

 

I started working in The RV Garage Mahal but it's almost 90 Degrees Outside Today so became too Hot to do much.  Most of Fall has been too Hot to Work in there so that ruined a whole Season of Work we intended to do in there during the Fall, when normally it would Cool off enuf to.  It's an unseasonably Warm Autumn, which feels pleasant enuf unless you're Working in any Non-Climate Controlled Spaces.  *LOL*  I got some Seasonal put away in there and Organized some things that were in Walkways, so they'd be up off the Floor and have Placement.  There's still a LOT to do in there even tho' The Daughter has tirelessly been Working on it and now The Young Prince goes in there to see what he can do to Help?  He mostly likes snooping to see what's in there.   But, Hell, I've even forgotten over half of what I have in there?!  *LOL*

I just got Takeout Hot Wings in Three different flavors from "ATL", they have so many different Flavors so I always try to get at least one Flavor we've never tried before.  I just didn't feel like cooking and haven't been in the best Head Space Today, for some reason I feel Emotionally Raw, it happens.  I'm not usually an Emotional Person, I don't display Emotions hardly at all but even when I'm Emotionally Raw nobody knows it unless I say I am.  So, they wouldn't be able to tell I'm struggling otherwise, so, I'm always Mindful to say I am so they'll know I am.   There is so much to be Emotional about that it cannot be attributed to any one thing really, just a culmination of things I suppose?  I've been watching uplifting Programs as a background noise to Blogging, mostly the Travel and Food Network.   I had decided not to really delve into doing anything this Afternoon, I'd kept busy with Work this Morning at the House, so didn't feel slothful, I'd done a lot really before Noon.

 

Lately I can't even manage to stay up Late and end up going to Bed at the times you'd put a Young Child to Bed!  *LOL*   The Family will get concerned something is Wrong, but, I'm just very Tired early, is all.  Right now I feel like I could go to Sleep and it's only 3:12 p.m.!!!  I have to pick Princess T up from Work by 3:30 p.m. so can't risk laying down and dozing off.  *LOL*  I just watched the NetFlix Documentary on Eddie Murphy, it was excellent.  I've always liked Eddie and his humor was so cutting edge, his Acting good, he pretty much was doing it all and led the way in so much to give opportunities for everyone who came after him.  His Home is off the Chain fabulous!   And I think in spite of early Fame and Fortune, he is one who didn't become a casualty of it coz he stayed Centered and knew who he was and what he wanted as an Artist. 

 One Sad commentary Eddie mentioned that I didn't know, is how many Beloved Celebrities he had to pay for the Funeral/Burial of coz none of their Loved Ones did!   And you could tell he found that atrocious, that these people had Families that didn't Care enuf to bury them!   And I'm sure during their long Careers, those Families Benefitted from their Earnings and Fame.  Even Poor Families will hold Car Washes to bury their Loved Ones, so I agree with Eddie, he shouldn't have had to bury these Friends becoz they had nobody in their own Families who would!!!   Redd Fox, Rick James, Buckwheat from The Little Rascals, he said it seems he's always burying people whose Families wouldn't.  Or that by the time they Passed, their Estate was either Bankrupt or Looted after all that Fame and Fortune.  Well, God Bless Eddie Murphy for Caring enough to cover the final expenses of these Friends he Cared enuf about to give a proper Funeral/Burial to!!!   Eddie has put his Children first and it shows, he's very close to them and them to him.

Along with doing my Cactus Mannequin, The Young Prince is also preparing my Animal Skulls, he knows how to properly curate them to look their best.   I appreciate what he's doing that nobody else would be able to do that I want done, while he's here and glad to be doing it.  He easily 'Gets' any Vision I have Artistically for anything, most people don't and think I'm so far out of the Box that they don't really 'Get' it until AFTER it's been Manifested.   He can actually Manifest what Vision for something I had in my own Head and have it come out exactly as I'd Envisioned it, like we're of One Mind and on the same Mental Plane when it comes to Creativity and Creating something really unique and Awesome.

I just realized I'm Zero Unpublished Posts ahead, in fact, this one I'm working on right now will Publish in the Morning.   I done slipped, from Nine to Nothing Pre-Scheduled now!  *LOL*   Lately that's how it's been with most thing, all or nothing.  *Le Sigh*   My Antique Mall Called me last Night and asked me what I was doing the Day After Thanksgiving?  I said, well, Working a 5-9 Shift for you, why?   Well, apparently they had yet another person called out for that Shift and forgot they'd already had me fill-in for the first one that called out for it!  *LOL*  Well, if you pay me Double, I'll fill-in for Two MIA's, I Joked.  Cameron laughed and apologized for not realizing I'd already been asked to cover for someone.

  I told him I'd accepted Coverage for Five Night Shifts between now and December 11th in fact, so, I probably couldn't accept any more during the Holiday Season.   Especially since I haven't earned a Check there in a Month and a Half despite Sales and Working Shifts!  So, not really worth my while.   It's not a Volunteer Status Situation.  We're supposed to be earning Money there!    And I told him that if nobody is even getting Paid whose a Vendor, this is why they don't want to show up for Work either.  Their Sales are shit and Working Shifts isn't even covering the Rent, so, there's zero incentive!!!   If I don't Sell enuf it's one thing, but if I Sell Stuff, Work too, and still don't make Rent, let alone make any Money/Profits, it's discouraging to a degree you really don't give a Fuck.

For me it's not critical if I owe a little or break even, discouraging, but it's not financially a crisis for our Family.    This is just a Hobby for me to earn a discretionary income to supplement our Fixed Income, that's all I consider it.   It's like hosting a Tag Sale and not Selling enuf and then Donating what doesn't Sell, and that's how I have to look at it when Sales are flat at the Antique Mall.  Sometimes I just swap out Inventory and Donate what people just aren't interested in Buying there.   At some Charity Shop it might be something their Demographic will need or use and it won't end up in a Landfill if someone uses or needs it.   I still feel good about Donating even anything of Value that could be Sold, charitable Donations serve a Good Cause so we've always done a lot of Donating of things we're Letting Go of from Home.

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Happy Autumn from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian