He Loves The Inflation... The Prez Says

 I'm really gonna miss my pleasant friendly little Older Park Ranger at Dust Devil Park, his Young replacement, Angel, is a rude, arrogant lil prick.  He refuses to even acknowledge anyone, you say any Morning pleasantly and he ignores you completely and won't acknowledge another Human Being is there.  And most folks at that Park exchange basic civil pleasantries and acknowledge one another as a common courtesy, it's a friendly Community the Park is in.  This guy isn't gonna be as well liked as his predecessor was and the Park is already way messier under his Watch.  Probably coz he's so unfriendly that none of us do him any favors by picking anything up that didn't make it into the Trash Cans, like we did for our favorite lil Guy who treated everyone so well.  You reap what you sow.

I try to go early, after dropping the last Kiddo off at Work, and even before going to the Gym, if that's also on my Agenda.  Coz it's getting not only Hot now, but Humid, Monsoons are rolling in.  So, it's often almost triple digits by 8:00 a.m. now and very Humid, which is uncomfortable, I don't mind the Heat, but the Humidity saps your Strength and drains your Energy.  Plus, you end up sweaty and dehydrated more easily when it's muggy, so I don't try to do too much physical activity in it.   The Kids already started using the Pool more and I may take a dip in it myself Today to Cool Off some and get some Water Based Exercise.  I opened up the Pool Area to Tyson so he has a place to do his business, I don't want Dog pee or poo on my Back Patio.  I don't really want it around my Pool area either but he's become such an Escape Artist we can no longer Trust him not to get out anywhere else on the Acreage.

He's morose, but he brought it upon himself and so now until he leaves, he's got a lot more limitations imposed upon him so he stays safe and secure ON the damned Property!   It's precisely why I don't have a Dog, they are higher maintenance than a Cat, almost like having a small Child to have to Supervise and keep Safe, give attention to, ensure they aren't getting into mischief.  With Eli the Cat, he's happy with some Morning Attention and then wouldn't care if you ignored him the rest of the day. So long as he's got his access to his kibbles and water, has his Cartoons on TV, and a clean Litterbox, he's Golden.  *Smiles*  I can tell that Tyson requires about as much attention as a Pre-School Aged Child and I just don't have it in me now to provide that level of attention and Care.  Love seeing him, but now he's not behaving, it's been exhausting and stressful when he went missing twice already.

I'm gonna hafta tell The Young Prince, this will hafta be the last Petsitting to ask me to provide here for Tyson, coz I don't and wouldn't want something to happen to that precious Animal on my Watch.  It's probably why I'm glad the Great-Grandkids don't live closer, coz if the Grandkids asked me to Babysit the Great-Grands, I don't think I'd have that in me either for Human Littles anymore.  I've Raised a couple of Grandkids to Adulthood, so, I have no delusions that I'm spent now and not up to Caring for small Children or Infants anymore and being responsible for them.  I Adore Children, and Dogs, I just don't want the responsibility that comes along with them now and lack the Stamina to keep pace with their abundant Energy and Normal Childhood or Canine Habits.  Let their Handlers handle it... not my Kid... not my Fur Baby!  *Winks*  Jesus, don't I sound OLD now saying that?!  *Bwahahaha*

I got less than 40 Pixs taken when I went to the Antique Mall in the East Valley while waiting on The Daughter to finish her Job.  The Friend she Cleans for always gives us Fresh Brown Eggs from her Chickens.  And Above is both of the Tops I bought while Shopping and trawling the Antique Mall, a Vendor Designer Friend there Creates them and has good prices on her Creations.  They're so comfortable and so My Style that I wanted to pick up at least a couple more if she had some new ones.  She had others I liked the Graphics of {see Below} but I didn't like the texture of the Fabric she used on the Arms, which was more of a Polyester, which, I don't wear even if it's a great visual Print on the Fabric.  It's why I also think I may be on the Autism Spectrum coz Textures can bother me on my Skin, more than they probably should.

Loved the Graphics on all the Tees she had {pictured Above}, and wasn't opposed to the Print on the Arm Fabrics of the bottom Two, but the Texture I knew I couldn't tolerate on my Skin so it had to be a Hard Pass on those Creations.   And the Ramones Arm Fabric didn't appeal to me, I'd of wanted brighter solid Colors to enhance the Graphics better.  If the Bob Marley Creation had Cotton Fabric exactly like the Polyester, I'd of bought it right away, coz it was my Favorite Visually.  But that Poly was a pretty match for the Tee, but I HATED the Texture of it and type of Material used for the Arms, I ran it across my Skin and thought to myself, no way, I can't handle that Texture and type of Fabric Touching me.  *LOL, but, Le Sigh*   My Blink 182 Tee and the Fabric used for the Arms was Perfect for me and felt really good, as well as looking good.

This was my Patriotic Painted Baseball, which I bought to go with my Vintage Carnival Milk Bottle Knock Over Midway Collectible Set I bought some time ago. That came with Two Carny Painted Balls, but has Three Metal weighted Milk Bottles.  So I thought this would go well with the Set too, to Display and now have Three Balls to match the Three Bottles you try to knock over.   I Love Old Carny Collectibles and Circus Collectibles, yeah, they're very Kitsch and often Homemade from the smaller Carnivals that used to Travel the Country and go Town to Town... but it's reminiscent of the Atmosphere that Created that we always looked forward to and Loved, so have fond Memories of.  Some of my Fav Prizes came from the Old Gypsy Carnivals of Europe where you'd win mismatched China Plates and Carnival Glass to give to your Mom.  Or Toilet Paper Rolls glued with Rabbit or Sheep Fur and Googly Eyes with Felt Feet that we called Gonks.  A Staple Prize at the Traveling Faires and Carnivals of the 60's-70's.  {See Below}

My Childhood Memories are filled with those tiny Traveling Carnivals and Faires that came to Town and had Midway Games like what you see Below.  The Graphics couldn't be beat and were usually hand painted by the Carnies and crude construction made from whatever they had on hand, but we just loved playing those Midway Games and winning the Kitschy Prizes.   Carnival Glass now can fetch a Handsome Price as a Vintage Collectible.   I have some of it and some of the Goofus Glass, also popular Giveaways as Carnival Prizes when I was growing up, along with the Mismatched China.  Sometimes my Mom like what we'd Won coz sometimes the Mismatched China in Europe you'd find at the Carnivals was Orphaned but good Quality Rosenthal, Chintz, Limoges, Noritake, Lenox, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, Blue Willow, Flow Blue.  Mom taught us which had the most Value so we'd choose those when we Won.  And we'd Win, my Brother and I had a Good Eye and Excellent Aim.  *LOL*

 

The Son, becoz of his Autism, has the unique Ability to calculate Mathematical Angles, Trajectories and Tricks to Win at Midway Games every time.  From the time he was little he'd ask a Carny to show him how a Game was done and they'd get 'Played', instead of the other way around.  Of coarse they knew the Tricks of the Trade and didn't realize my lil Autistic Savant there was gonna Mimic whatever they did to make it look like an Easy Win, and Win every damned time.  At some point they wouldn't let him Play anymore if he Won too much, or, would let him play for Free and Promise him a Prize if he Conned other Older Marks into Paying to Play, coz they thought seeing a small Kid Winning so easily was just that easy.  *Bwahahahaha*  And of coarse if it was some Adult Guy trying to impress his Lady, well, he'd spend a Fortune trying to do what the Kid was doing, and was NOT that Easy to Win really for most people who aren't Autistic.  *Winks and Laughs* 

But, I digress, Above is my Honey, the lighter being the Tamarisk Honey and the darker being the Alfalfa Honey.   Each a Pint size, they had the smaller size but the larger was more of a Bargain and I got 10% Off all my Purchases even if the Vendor wasn't having a Sale, coz that Antique Mall gives a Military Discount on all Purchases every day of the Week.   And of coarse I bought One each of my fav Peach and Mixed Berry Scones they have at "American Way Smokehouse Market" Restaurant's Bakery Section in the Antique Mall.  There used to be a Vendor that had lotsa Canning Food Items that we always bought from but they have since left the Mall now, dammit.  They had all kinds of Jams, Jellies and various Jarred Condiment Preserves, Old Fashioned Candies and Vintage Era flavored Bottled Soft Drinks, set up like an Old Fashioned General Store in a large Booth near the front of the Mall.   Sad they're gone.  The Honey Vendor is New tho' and had other various types of Honey... Desert Wildflower and Mesquite were a couple I didn't buy but can recall they had Jars of.

  

I've been looking at the sneak peeks of the upcoming Event this Week, which is the only one Hosting one for Summer, but, not sure if I'll skip it or not.  I'm very conflicted right now making any unnecessary trips even tho' I Lucked Out and with a Discount I had built up, got Gas for $3.89 a Gallon, the cheapest in Months, it's closer to $5 now in Arizona.   And it was stunning to hear the Fool in the White House say he "Loves the Inflation"... just... WTF?!?  Especially since he Ran on lowering Inflation and Prices, he's Failed dismally and caused HIGHTER Inflation.  And due to his War and his Policies like Tariffs.  Energy Costs right now are spiraling higher and higher.  Even IF you Saved some Money or your Taxes {and lets face it, most of us didn't Save much... I think we Saved mebbe $200}, you're still Losing far more due to this Administration's decisions and the War he started.  The Average American is Losing close to One to a couple Grand when Prices increase 30% or more, and are still rising with no end in sight, so you Feel it every Day.

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Hang in there my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian