Moving Bodies

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 Okay, so, the Blog Post Hook Title isn't actually as "Dateline" Ominous as it sounds, but, it got your Attention and drew you in, didn't it?  *Winks*  The Bodies I am Moving aren't Human... *Whew*... so no Need to make an Anonymous tip to the FBI or anything.  Tho' what that Drunken Mister-Party-All-The Time Moron Kash Patel would do with it might Amuse the fuck out of me.  *Giggle*  I managed to schlep my 2nd large full Body Antique Dress Form on a hanging Cast Iron Frame out of the Art Studio and into our Boudoir.  What an ordeal, she's heavy as a Boat Anchor or a Dead Body {I am Imagining that 2nd Example, Winks} but she is on workable Cast Iron Wheels.   I just didn't want them in the Art Studio Space now that it's not gonna be my Art Studio, they had Purpose in there and now they didn't with The Grandson living in that Space now.  He was starting to utilize them in ways I wasn't having a Peace about coz they could get damaged and they are expensive, Old, not Props for Cosplay Weaponry and Silence of the Lambs Type Costumes.  

I took a lot of time Saving Up to afford them, they're pretty Rare and hard to Source or replace should something happen to them.  I got good Deals when I bought them quite some time ago, I couldn't get those kinds of Deals now on one or afford what they go for now.  Both of them are unusual in that as Old as they are, they are both very Full Figure Dress Forms for us Big Made Women.  So, when I want to Design Wearable Art Wardrobe for myself, they are the perfect Size too.  Most Antique Dress Forms have Wasp Waists and were diminutive Sizes during that Era.  My 2nd "Rescued" Dress Form is Pictured Above and Below.  *Smiles*  Another Body successfully Moved out of Buffalo Bill's Space, the Adult Kids inappropriately joked.  *Winks*   And now you can see the wee Corner I Blog in of our Boudoir, behind the Door!  *LOL*  

Yes, I've been totally Displaced from having an Office Space now... whatever... I kind of Like my Lil Cubby Corner here... with the Clothing Rack and Mannequin surrounding it,  it's now very sequestered and insulated from prying Eyeballs and distractions.  They can't even get in here to stand behind me now or peek at me from the Media Chair Location!  *Bwahahahaha*  These I have, I don't know if they're European originally, but, could be, and likely are American ones?  In case you aren't familiar with them I Cribbed an Online Image of one very similar to mine only not as Full Sized. {Further Above the Pixs of one of mine.} One of mine has a full Right Arm too.  The Cast Iron Base is usually Ornate and mine actually hang from a Cast Iron "L" Shape away from the Main Pole.  These days the Vintage and Antique Models go for close to $800 or more if you can Source one.  They make Modern versions that are still around $770, so not much cheaper than the Antique versions, even if bought from large Retailers like Wal-Mart.  I don't know the new ones are built as well? 

I had Room in our Boudoir for one, the other one now stands behind me here at the Computer.   Coz I really didn't have Placement for her here, but, I'm not opposed to where she is either.  The same with my Cast Iron Clothing Rack with my T-Shirts that had to move in here, it'll do, we make do with what Space and Room we have now.  There isn't even adequate Placement for all the People, let alone all our Worldly Possessions, all crammed together now indefinitely.  At least now I can enjoy the things I Need, Use and want to Look at, that I Value most of what I've Collected and wouldn't ever Sell Off.  These Dress Forms won't be Sold in my Lifetime anyway, I have serious Attachment Issues to my Collections like this.  *Smiles*  I rescued some of my Jewelry out of his Room too, he'd broken this Rosary coz he had it as part of an Art Installation he'd Created and I had the Vapors when I saw that coz it's an Antique Nun's Rosary!!!  *Argh!*  The Mad Artist struck again!!!

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  I always Decorated my Art Studio Spaces with Inspirational Objects Collected and Displayed, but, now I no longer have an Art Studio.  Off and on that's just been the Reality of being displaced when Family had to move back in with us and Occupy what was used as my Art Studio.  For lack of anywhere else to put them and their possessions.  Will I ever have the Time to devote to doing my Art again, I truly don't know?  I'd like to think I will, but it's been long delayed now.  I used to enjoy working on my Art Projects and now it's been so long that I haven't even thought about Creating in ages now.  And it Feeds the Soul, so I know I should get back to it but I can't concentrate well if I don't have a Space designated to do it that I don't have to pick up in between working on something.  An Art Studio gives you the Creative Space to spread everything out and work on it without interruptions and without tidying it up while the Work is still in Progress.  And I do so miss my previous Art Studio Spaces I had at Two previous Properties.  They always were my Favorite part of our Properties.

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The RV Garage Mahal is massive, but not a Climate Controlled Space, so utilizing it Year Round is not possible.  And, with Climate Change and every Year heating up hotter and for longer, there's even less Time I can safely spend much time in there now either.  It would cost a lot to Climate Control a Space that large, it's Warehouse sized.  As it is Utility Costs are escalating just to AC or Heat a Home, let alone extra Spaces.  If I Invested a small Fortune in Solar perhaps it could be done, but the Two Major Utility Companies in Arizona have already been Fined and lost Cases in Court for violating Anti Trust Laws concerning Solar and what they have done illegally to Solar Customers.  When I had Solar on the Villa McManse, I fought the Utility Co. we had at that location, APS, and Won a huge Reimbursement from them.  They were Stealing Energy from me at a Discount and then trying to Sell my own Energy produced back to me at a Premium!!!  They are only allowed to Buy any Overage... and we're only required to Sell them any Overage at a Discounted Price.

The way Solar is presently structured, and how they Sell it to the Public, is corrupt still, so I'm not willing to Invest in it again until that is remedied, even tho' it's Cheaper Energy and works very well.  The Sun in Arizona never lets you down and produces a lot of Solar Energy Year Round.  We need to rely less on Fossil Fuels and Traditional Energy Methods that make us Vulnerable Globally and at Home,  And Invest more in Alternative Green Energy like Solar, Wind and Battery... but the Big Oil and Utility Companies spend a lot of Bribery Money to block it in our Politics by being Mega Donors to our Politicians, coz they fear the Competition and Losses it would cost them.  Just follow the Money, as I always say, to know why Sensible and Progressive better Methods are not being considered or Invested in to Solve critical Problems we're already facing.  

This Regime is Bought and Paid for by Oil and Coal, it's why they tout it so aggressively and vilify Green Energy.  With lame excuses like Wind Turbines hurt Birds and Whales, etcetera.  *Eye Roll*  Like that Corrupt Environmentally Unconscious Money Hungry Fucker Cares about Wildlife or the Environment!!!  Does he remotely look or sound like a Guy who gives a Rat's Ass about the Birds, the Bees or Whales?  *Come On Seriously!* And he certainly doesn't Care about the American Public or our Future.  And what he's forcing us to be reliant upon and refusing to give us Options that would be less Costly and less reliant on these Countries supplying Oil and holding us Hostage right now becoz of that reliance on those forms of Fuel and Energy.   China for Example is Developing Alternative Energy on a far larger Scale than the United States.  It is expanding it's renewable Energy Generation capacity, particularly Wind, Solar and advanced Grid Infrastructure.   And at an exponential rate that currently is outpacing the rest of the World combined, they're Smart to be doing that, we're Stupid and Foolish not to be also.

I like the Above Tag but didn't Buy it, I don't think I've been Tamed, pretty sure most of you would concur I'm still Wild?  *Bwahahaha*  I'm not completely Feral Acting tho', like some nasty and destructive Humans prone to Wrecking their whole Environment coz they cannot be the least bit Civilized... or their out of Control Spawn.  Luckily, when I picked up my Check and worked on the Showroom at the Antique Mall on Friday the Ferals hadn't been in there and it was in decent Order still from the last time I ran damage control behind the Feral Humans.  I don't mind a lot of Traffic thru the Space, that's usually a good Sign that it's attracting Interest.  But those that come in and Wreck it are not Welcome and I would rather that the Mall take a firm stance about those vandalistic types who manhandle everything, act the Fool, break things and Steal, just be asked to leave.  Or be permanently Banned if they cannot behave while there.

I think it's a very sad commentary on the lack of appropriate Parenting when even the Chazzas have to constantly make Public Service Announcements over the Intercom for Parents to keep their Children up under Control and with them at all times.  For the safety of the Child and other Shoppers, coz some of them Bebe's Kids {Comedian Robin Harris' infamous skit}, are buck Wild and completely out of Control.   Sadly Harris is no longer with us and taken prematurely, but his Dark Humor about out of Control Spawn lives on and on... and in Public, you still see Feral Children like what his Comedy talked of that were the scourge of his Dating Scene.  A "Bebe Kid" is now Slang term for extremely unruly, chaotic and misbehaving Children.  Our Family uses the Term all of the time when we see those types of Families in Public with Kids who are out of Control, run Wild, have no Home Training and the Parents aren't up to the Job of Managing them appropriately.  *Winks*   And we will say it loudly in Public too, so their Parents and the Kids can hear us, "Them some Bebe Kids!"  *LOL* 

They made a Satirical Movie of it, Cartoon Style, but in Real Life, Kids who Act like that are no Joke and everyone despises them and their Parents.  Especially Retailers coz they can Wreck a Store or Restaurant and cause a lot of disruption among other Patrons who would rather not have to Deal with your Kid misbehaving.   I have been known to give my "Gramma Crazy Eyes" Stare Down to a Kid acting like that, no Words are necessary and the response is immediate.  A Kid knows when an Adult is in Charge and won't take no mess from them.   And most Kiddos aim to Please, Kids Like me in spite of me taking no mess from any Child and expecting them to Behave.  Gentle Guidance and Consistent Training work wonders even on Kids whose own Families fall way short and thus end up with Behavioral Issues.   So, I blame the Adult who isn't being responsible, not the Child, that Child could be Trained to know how to Act and be Socially Acceptable little Humans.  It's a shame for any Child to have Parental Guidance completely absent, it sets them up for some Hard Knocks Life when they grow up and nobody is gonna Deal with them kindly once they're Grown and still act like that.

Discipline is not Abuse, but we have so many Undisciplined Humans running around creating Problems for Society.  I highly suspect many of them were Bebe Kids who were either Spoiled Rotten, or the Parents tried too hard to be a Friend and not a Parental Respected Figure, or the Parents just didn't Care and were Negligent.   There are some recent Commercials on TV that irk the shit out of me coz of the Kid in it.  A VRBO Air B&B one in particular where the Rude, Bitchy, Sassy Teen is so Disrespectful to the Parents, especially the Dad, and the Commercial makes Light of it as if that's Normal Behavior that should be Tolerated and is Humorous.  It's NOT, if a Teenager acted that Disrespectfully to me or in front of me, there would be no holding me back in Dealing with them appropriately and swiftly.  It would be a "Who in the Hell do you Think you are?" Moment for damned sure.  

In the Commercial the Teen is a pretentious precocious total Bitch acting Older Teen Female Child at the cusp of Adulthood.  Oh, she'd Learn FAST who was the Alpha Female and dominant in the equation if she was foolish enuf to try to Square Off.  *Winks*  The Take Down would be fast... it wouldn't happen again.  I HATE how those Parents react in that damned Commercial!   But, I can Guarantee that a Kid that Old whose Acting like that, had a whole damned Childhood of Learning instead that she was in Charge of the Parents and could say or do whatever she liked or wanted without consequences.   And when I Googled why the Ad Makers would chose such a Rage Bait Scenario, I was Right... it's a Marketing Ploy to make it more Memorable.  To feature a Sassy Teen to leverage the "Entitled Disrespectful Youth" Trope as a form of Rage Bait, is a common Marketing Tactic Designed to make the Ad Memorable by sparking Strong Emotional Reaction, both Positive and Negative... and translate to high Brand Recall.  

But, for a Consumer like me, doing so would make me avoid said Brand even if I remember it and Blog about the Commercial.  *Smiles*  One that every time I watch it, is making me wanna jump in that Hot Tub and hold that Bitchy Girl underwater for a Minute... and slap both of her Parents... on the Canvas of my Imagination, coz all Three of them annoy the Hell out of me and make me Hate the Brand I'm Recalling too.  So their Rage Bait did work, just not the way they probably intended for it to and I put VRBO on Blast for making such a distasteful Commercial that I cannot stand watching, so I wish they'd just take it off the air.  I'm not Connecting to that Family in any kind of Meaningful way or commiserating with them.  Coz that would be a Kid who'd never fucking go on a Vacation with me ever.  *Bwahahahaha*  Our Kiddos Learned early on if they couldn't Behave in Public or on Trips, they would be denied the opportunity to come along as a consequence.   And my Kiddos are Special Needs ones, somewhat Behaviorally Challenged due to what's Wrong with some of them, but it was never an Excuse to get away with shit that was unacceptable or disrespectful.  

And, Yes, I've known some very Liberal Parents who think it's Progressive to not Discipline a Child at all and be their "Buddy", and talk to them that way.  *Gak*  And those are typically the Kids I see manipulating the Hell out of said Adult coz Boundaries are blurred about whose really in Charge, the Kid or the Adult???   You can use some Psychology Successfully on a Child that is more effective, Kind and Gentle Guidance, but don't fall into the Trap of thinking your little one should be your "Friend", they Need a Parent, chances are they're all Friended Up already and don't Need any more Friends, especially "Adult Friends". *Eye Roll*   I personally think it could even make them more prone or susceptible to being Victims of Child Predators to assume that an Adult posing as a "Friend" could Earn their Trust quickly coz they've been Conditioned to think that way?   Just sayin'.   And a bratty Kid is generally not endearing themselves to any Adult quite frankly, so their Parents should Wake Up to that Fact.  I don't Like bratty Kids... blame the Parents... but, still don't want that Kid around me disrupting my Calm and Testing my Patience, Period. 

Okay, so enuf of me Ranting about People's Feral Children.  *LOL*  I genuinely LIKE most Children, but the Feral ones need to be Domesticated and Housebroken better to be tolerable to me.  *Smiles*  And if you're Twenty-Something and still acting The Fool in Public, I will ask you how Old you are and if you think that's a Good Look for someone Old enuf to Know better?   *Winks*  I've had College Aged Young Men, in particular, who I do think come in to the Mall after some libations and act like they're 14 Year Old Boys.  Once I had one on our Upstairs level, which circles the entire Downstairs level, dropping Ice Cubes down on his Friends Below!!!  Well, one of them had rang a Locked Case Bell and I was responding just as an Ice Cube was dropped and hit me!  I looked up, The Young Men were now no longer Laughing about the Prank gone awry and hit some Old Lady, and were Shitting Kittens!  Coz I looked up, and sternly told their wayward Friend, as if he was my Adult Grandchild, and loud enuf to draw Attention, get down here RIGHT NOW Young Man!!!  *Ruh Roh*

  

He complied Obediently and his Friends now were somber as Hell, coz they knew I was not Playing.  I had Ice Water dripping down my Face and in my Dreadlocks!  When he got down there I do what all Young People dread, I Called him Out about misbehaving in front of his Friends.  How Old are you?  He responded he was 23.  Are ya'll in College?  Yes Ma'am, he and the others responded.  And this is what your Parents are paying for Higher Learning for... and likely making Sacrifices and going into Debt, thinking you all are Mature enuf now that you are all Grown Ass MEN?  They all looked down at their Feet, shuffling and uncomfortable by now.  I want you all to DO better coz I KNOW at your Ages you SHOULD KNOW BETTER, so Man Up, Okay???!!!  Yes Ma'am they replied in unison. And then I Opened said Case and waited on them pleasantly.  They all Behaved for the rest of their stay at the Antique Mall and the Young Man did apologize profusely and sincerely to me, I accepted said Apology.  

I knew he hadn't intended to hit ME on the Head, and they weren't Bad Young People or total Delinquents.  I've confronted Gang Bangers just as harshly when living in Da Hood, if they Disrespected me or messed with me or Mine.  I'm not Inhibited or Intimidated in the least and I Bow Down to no Man.  The Man doesn't back down to anyone either, he's Calmly and Chillingly told Young Thugs who think they are Bad Asses that he'll rip their Head off and shit down their Throats.  He can give that Deranged Veteran with extreme PTSD 1000 Mile Stare that Chills those Punks to the Bone.   He put one Young Adult Thug who tried to Rob him at a Gas Station thru the Windshield of that Young Man's Vehicle once, he was in his Sixties, the Guy perhaps Twenty-Something.  *Ha haha*   We Give Respect and Demand it.   Anyway, this Young Adult was just messing with his Friends as Young People do... but this was in Public and it could hurt someone, cause a Slip and Fall liability to the Business once the Ice Melted on the Floor, and we have Families and Old People Shopping there. 

  

 Plus, when I was 23 I was already out on my own, Raising a Child as a Single Parent, holding down a Corporate Bank Executive AVP as my Career, Managing Three Departments of Nine People Older than me and a Fourteen Million Dollar Portfolio of Investors Loans, and Owning my own Real Estate.   If I'd of met any of these Guys back then, who were the same Age as me and acting like Tween Boys, it wouldn't be attractive in the least.  And they were all Nice looking Young Men, and Cleaned Up well once they were confronted with Immature Behavior not being Appropriate at their Age and in Public.  Sometimes they just get carried away with themselves and go too far having a good time, but, being a public Menace in the doing of it that gets out of Control.  And I never wanted to get embarrassed as a Young Adult by Acting Immature for my Age.  Yet, I do also try not to get so Old I Forget what it was like to be Young.  So, I can relate to Younger Generations quite well, I just don't put up with any Bullshit and Nonsense, and most of them do Respect that and Respect you more for it.  You Teach People how to Treat you.

In France it reached 110 Degrees and that massive Heat Wave is hitting all of Europe.  All of Germany is under Extreme Heat Advisory Today, they're as Hot as here in Arizona, which is Crazy!!!  Here we are not only used to it, but everywhere has Air Conditioning and mostly, it's a Desert Dry Heat, except during Monsoon Season, where then it's Humid.  I've lived in Europe, numerous Countries there, triple digit temps are not Normal there and probably they will be now with Climate Change.  I don't know they're being proactive enuf about it either to protect their Populations adequately?  Cooling Stations here are plentiful, I don't know they are in Europe?  I don't know that many European Families have AC, I know during the Years we lived there, nobody did, not even in Shops, tho' they might have more AC Buildings retrofitted now?   Google says only 20% of European Households have AC... compared to 90% in the U.S..   Southern Europe does better, with 50% in Italy and 40% in Spain having AC.   But only 6% in Germany do and they are under Extreme Heat Advisories, which can be Fatal.

 It was Windy Today but still around 108-110 all day, I did some Environmental Cleanup, a lot of Drinking had gone on Friday Night so I got 23 Lbs. of Aluminum Cans and traded them in at the Recycle Center.  The Daughter has a Cleaning Job in Chandler Tomorrow, so the day will be spent doing that and transporting her there and back.   Monday will be The Son's 40th Birthday in Real Time, I know this Post will Publish long after that since I'm about a Dozen Posts ahead that aren't Published.  I'm still trying to remember to shorten my Posts, sometimes I even Succeed.  *LOL*  When I went to one of the Major Mountain Parks that I have an Annual Pass to I was literally the only Person there!!!  It's Summertime and the Kids are out of School but most Parks are barren and devoid of anyone lately, it's kinda eerie and unusual.  Usually there are lots of Kids on the Playgrounds, which are covered in Arizona to provide Shade, the Gazebos and Ramadas are usually full of Parties and Picnics, but lately... Nada.  There are Fire Restrictions in effect and No BBQing may account for some of the avoidance.

And nobody should go Hiking in this Heat either, so a lot of the Hiking and Biking or Horse Trails are Closed while the Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect.  Mostly due to Rescues and Deaths already happening when folks are foolish enuf to go do something like that when it's over 110 Degrees.   Usually it's not Locals, it's Vacationers and they're ill equipped to be out in the Desert to begin with and bring a single paltry Bottled Water!   And don't realize that even surrounded by City, sometimes you can't get Cell Service for Emergencies around the Mountain Ranges that surround Metro Phoenix.  There are Dead Zones where you can't get a Signal Out so you couldn't Call for Help if you Needed it and nobody is coming by to accidentally find you either.  Coz most Sane and Sensible folks wouldn't be taking a Hike in the Extreme Heat and wouldn't imagine anyone else would be either.  Unless someone sees a Vehicle Parked near a Trail Head for Days, it wouldn't even arouse suspicions unless someone reports you Missing.

Anyway, I had all of Estrella Mountain Park to myself and it's a very big Mountain County Park, so it was quite Serene and lots of Wildlife apparent when People are absent.  I saw what I think were some Vermilion Flycatcher and Cassin's Finch, which are tiny Birds, that are very Colorful and you don't see too often, the Red Feathers on them catches your Eye and they're Curious when they see you.   And we'll end this Post with a couple of Selfies of one of the Granddaughters in Pittsburgh.   The Young folks take such good Selfies, I totally Suck at it.

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I'm finished moving Bodies for now... Dawn,,, The Bohemian