A Childhood Friend from High School Years, Anandha, Shared some Pixs of a recent Visit to our High School P.E. and Dance Teacher, Mary Jane Bird. It was great to see that she's still going strong all these Years later and looks Amazing, she was a Beautiful Young Woman with Hair past her Hips when we were in her Classes in High School and one of our Favorite Teachers at Trevor Browne High School in Phoenix. Anandha went on to become a renown Professional Dancer and Mrs. Bird was her first Dance Teacher and they've remained Friends over all these Years. I'm sure Mrs. Bird is Proud to see how well some of her Students are doing in a Career she Taught them in when we were just Teenagers. Mrs. Bird Shared some Photos of herself Growing Up and Anandha Shared those with us too, which is wonderful to see her Family History... one is of Mary Jane as a Teenager, as a Child with her Siblings, and of her Grandparents near their Pueblo on the Reservation where she Grew Up. Most Indigenous never owned Cameras and rarely had their Photos ever taken Generations ago.
And the Above Photos are Anandha as I remember her in High School, we had Art Class Together. And I remember she was the One Girl in High School as much of a Bohemian Spirit, Hippie Chick, and as different as I was... not Typical at all in West Phoenix in the early 1970's. So we didn't quite fit in and stood out as very 'different'. We dressed different, we looked different, we WERE different, but were quite comfortable in our own Skins and being our Authentic Selves that didn't Conform, so I always liked Anandha. She was a Teen Mom and went to join an Ashram after High School and I lost Touch until finding her on Facebook. She kept in Touch with a lot of High School Friends and I didn't. Below is me during the same Time Period, I never had many Photos taken as a Child or Teenager becoz my Family didn't own a Camera and used to Borrow one. My Parents didn't grow up with Cameras either and so most of our Family History wasn't captured on Film until I reached Adulthood and bought one to take Pixs with. I don't recall them being able to afford many Pixs taken at School. And then my Brother became a Professional Photographer... he and I made up for all the Lost Years of our Family not taking Photographs. *Smiles* I decided to look up every Photo of my Teens I have and found just barely over a Dozen! Even less as a Child!
So, that's damned near the whole bale of Teen Me Photos. *LOL* I'm glad at least a few exist so I can prove I was once Young. *Bwahahaha* I never had Auburn Hair, Old Photos from that Era tended to turn a Reddish Sepia over Time, you can see that in Anandha's Pix too with her Baby Daughter. Anyway, it's always enjoyable when Old Friends Share Pixs that are a Blast From Our Past and then Share some recent ones along with it. I like to know whose still among the Living, coz now I almost always get a Memorial Page when I'm looking someone up that I haven't heard from in a while or lost contact with. Far too many sadly never got the Privilege of Growing Old. I sometimes wonder who remembers us... or completely forgot us from our Past? And why we remember some so vividly, and others hardly or not at all? So, that was my fond Trip down Memory Lane prompted by Anandha Sharing the Past and the Present this day on the Book of Faces, it jolts the Memory Banks to recall way back then in our Youths and even short time Shared. And now on to the Present... in Real Time it's only the 12th of October but this will Publish just a couple days away from Halloween.
Princess T came Home from Rusty's and is perfectly Fine now, not at all on the Crazy Train or Emotionally so Raw, which is a relief. She isn't Mad at me and seems not to even be considering what happened, it had been really concerning, but, may have been a One Off Meltdown and I don't know what even caused it? I'm not bringing it up and she's not, we'll just move forward and keep communicating openly if she seems to be struggling Emotionally for any reason. The Son suggested it may have been a total Panic Attack where she just Lost It, and that could be a possibility. When she Panics she's not at all Rational and can feel very vulnerable and Paranoid about her Environment. At School it would sometimes get so bad they had to let her leave Class a few Minutes early so the Halls wouldn't be as Crowded for her to have to move thru and become Paralyzed Emotionally and Break Down. Usually when she's with me and somewhere familiar she's holding up, I think when we separated and she then couldn't find me she had the complete Meltdown and got Angry at me.
Part of the Debate my Dad always had with Non-Indigenous people was why did his People {All Tribal Native Americans} have to give up their Culture, Language, Way of Life, when Immigrants came to this Land... we could have Co-existed with both in place much more Harmoniously, Peacefully and Humanely. The English did the same thing to all the Gaelic People of Great Britain {Ireland, Wales, Scotland}... tried to erase their Languages, Cultures and Way of Life with forced Colonization too. My Mom remembers being beaten so badly in Grade School for getting caught speaking Welsh, in her own Country {but all the Teachers were English and at several times thruout History it was forbidden to speak Gaelic Languages}, that the Bones in her Hands were all Broken!!! She was about Six Years Old!!! She said the abuses her People suffered is why they Hate the English. She did develop some Friendships in later Years with some English Women who Married American GI's of Color too tho'... coz she never met another Welsh War Bride in all the Years here. I Personally have never met another Immigrant from North Wales either.
The Man said while I was at the Grocery Store, a Buckeye Police Detective stopped by and was looking for The Daughter to talk about Mando's Murder. She wasn't present when it happened so I don't know how much light she can shed upon the Investigation into his Death, but she did I.D. him for the Authorities at the Scene. I think it is still Raw and Traumatic for her to even recall it and talk about it, so I do Hope they're sensitive to that fact when they do get hold of her? She's been staying with the New Boyfriend, Nate, which is Fine. He has transportation and can take her to Jobs she's got over there in Buckeye. She has a Job coming up in Chandler next Sunday for a Blog Friend of mine that I'll take her to. She's been getting pretty steady Work and able to pay for what she Needs, so that's been good and she seems like she Needs this right now to get over all of that. Her Relationship with Mando had ended before his Death, she was just trying to be civil and not having problems with him. He was Dying and at End Stage with his Cancer, even if he hadn't of had the Vehicular Homicide, he probably wouldn't have lived very much longer or Died well.
I guess Nate knew Mando and felt the Relationship was not a good one for The Daughter. And it wasn't. But how he Died was so tragic and nobody would have Wished him Harm either. In many ways he was trying to be a good person, he just had a lot of suffering and tragedy that shaped his Life for so long, it was a lot for anyone to bear and be okay. I never knew him when he was Well, or before he Lost so many Family Members so close together during COVID, or during his long Incarceration before all of that, so I have no idea how that all shaped who he became? Anyway, I do Hope that the Investigation brings Justice to his Loved Ones and that they Lawyer Up to file a Claim against any Insurance the Driver had that Killed him. And I Thank everyone who contributed to his Go Fund Me to pay for his Final Expenses, it exceeded the Goal his Family needed, everyone was exceedingly Generous. The Daughter gave every Dime she'd earned for a whole Month to be her contribution. She did Love him.
The Internet has been buffering like crazy, so it's taking more time to do anything Online Today, I know not Why? *Shrugs* It Stormed earlier but then got Beautiful, 80 Degrees and Cool Breeze, puffy Clouds, really nice to be out and about in so we went and did Environmental Cleanup, he stayed in the Truck with the Windows down just enjoying being out in the Fresh Air and Nature. The River was running high and very fast with all the Rains we've been having. I pulled out about 13 Lbs. of Aluminum Cans from the Nature Preserve in just over an Hour. Then I took him to Applebee's for Dinner. The Son had had Lunch Delivered while Nurse Remi was here, he had a $25 Credit to use up on a Delivery App so he got Two 3-Topping Pizzas Delivered. Nurse Remi had been concerned about The Man's Appetite waning, she said he's looking Gaunt and has Circles under his Eyes that weren't there last Week. But, all his Numbers were very good, so she's just gonna closely monitor him.
We both got the Appetizer Trio, this time I tried some of their Honey Pepper Boneless Buffalo Wings as my 2nd Flavor along with the Hot Buffalo Boneless Wings, I liked them. And of coarse my favorite, which are their Chicken Wonton Tacos... and my new Favorite Drink, their Prickly Pear Lemonade. I tried their Prickly Pear Iced Tea too and it's very good also, but I'm particularly fond of that flavor of their Lemonade. In Real Time it's the 13th of October and was Rusty's Birthday so he and Princess T went out to Eat, her choice of Restaurant even tho' it was HIS Birthday! *LOL... The Man said, well, she has him Well Trained! Ha ha ha*
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Earlier just after the Rains I'd spent about 2 Hours in The Garage Mahal with the big Door Open to let in the Fresh Air and Cool Breeze, and worked on sorting things out For Sale or to Donate. I got a Banana Box filled to Donate plus a piece of Art Studio Storage Furniture I wasn't using anymore, so that cleared out some considerable Space and I made a Run up to SAVERS to drop it off at their Donation Center. While there I was looking for a Crockpot, since mine's Ceramic Bowl had cracked so I had to throw it out. Mine was Oval, this new one is Round and like Brand New, doesn't look like anyone ever used it... Black with a White Geometric Design on it, see Below... I only paid $7 for it, it's $64.75 at Wal-Mart and is Out of Stock, so it was quite a Bargain. And I got a Bagged Lot of 25 various Candidate and Presidential Political Campaign Buttons from the 1990's in several Sizes for $2 that I'll re-sell and get great Margins on! Online they Sell for between $3-$10 Each.
Princess T said one of Rusty's Younger Sisters just had a Baby Boy, they named him Emiliano, I don't think she is Married to the Baby's Daddy and is Younger than Princess T is. Since Rusty ended up having to take Care of this Sister's Kitten and making sure it is okay and has what it needs, Princess T deadpanned she's not sure this Sister is up to taking Care of a Child or responsible enough!? But said a Cat is one thing, but her Boyfriend isn't Raising and Supporting his Sister's Kid! Princess T doesn't like Rusty's Siblings or Mother and Rusty has never lived with them, he's lived with his Dad. Princess T said she recently saw Rusty's Parents together, which was really Odd, coz they're not on good terms and don't live together, I don't know if they're even Divorced, the Dad still covers the costs of everything and everyone. Rusty had told us his Dad recently got a DUI and he's worried about what the consequences will be. Rusty doesn't Drink, but he's dealt with having an Alcoholic Custodial Parent, tho' his Dad is the better Parent from what Princess T tells me. Rusty is the most Mature and Responsible one of his Family.
Anyway, she spills the Tea on the Family Novella that plays out with her Boyfriend's People... and it is often Novella worthy... not that ours isn't. *LOL and Winks* Of coarse Timmy's Family was as Novella worthy too and Princess T eluded something the other day that Timmy may consider moving back to help his Grandparents out, they Raised him, but he's been living with the Boyfriend locally. He'd moved out shortly after his Uncle got Murdered and his Grandparents had to take in his Two Younger Female Cousins, since they were being Raised by his Single Parent Uncle who got Killed. Hard to Believe, but now the Oldest of those Two Girls is already in High School and almost Grown, it doesn't seem like that many Years has passed, but, they have. Timmy's Grandparents have had to Raise Three of their Grandchildren, and they've always Adored our Granddaughter. She used to spend as much time at their Home as ours back when Timmy still lived there.
Since I don't get out much, Princess T's Stories about who she knows are like a Real Life Novella/Soap Opera when she feels the Need to Share any of it. *Smiles* Of coarse with The Daughter there are always Real Time Stories playing out too with who she knows. I guess Mando's Celebration of Life is later this Month at a Church I used to attend many Years ago, which I guess some of his Family belong to. {See Below} Today in Real Time is the 14th of October, so it's The Daughter's 45th Birthday. I don't know if she'll contact us, she's been mostly with Friends and the new Boyfriend, and if that's her Support Group to get thru the Trauma of what happened, it's best she spend most Time there and not here. Especially given what transpired between her and The Son. She Loves her Brother and he Loves her, but they often clash and don't get along. Their type of Crazy just don't Gel well and never have.
And the Niece in Texas Shared something she Posted on Social Media for her Dearly Departed Mom that she generated using some AI, her Mom was one of my BFF's, becoz the 13th would have been her Mom's 68th Birthday. {See Above} That Niece just had Cancer Surgery and I guess it went well, she hasn't responded to my inquiry, but has been Posting to Social Media since the Surgery, so I know she's Home now. She Hosted a Party in Memory of her Mom, her Two Youngest Kids and some of her best Friends attended... her Oldest Child is in Residential Care due to Extreme Mental Illness, she's a Schizophrenic and became a Danger to her Family and herself. So, it's been a LOT for this Dear Niece to Cope with all at once. And I'm Praying they got all the Cancer, coz that is what her Mom succumbed to, late Diagnosis and didn't catch it in time for Surgery or Treatments to do any good.
I'm particularly worried about The Niece coz she's lost an incredible amount of Weight in a short period of time without trying to... and that's what happened with her Mom. And with the Mom of The Niece who is currently living with us. Her Mom Barb had always been a Big Woman and was 6'2", all of a sudden she got slender, and I remember asking, Wow Barb, what are you doing, I need to do that!!! And she said, No, you don't, I've got Cancer!!! I felt like shit coz I didn't know, she hadn't told everyone, but the incredible Weight Loss became evident eventually. At first it looked like a madly successful Diet... but when you're heavy and NOT trying to lose Weight and lose that much, it usually indicates Serious Health Concerns going on!
And now The Niece in Texas looks like she's lost Too Much Weight and is appearing Gaunt and Fragile. I'm the one that told her to go get it checked out coz I had concerns once it went from looking Good, to looking like something might be Wrong that she wasn't Aware of? And in that Party Pix her Face is looking Skeletal to me with sunken Cheeks and Eye Sockets... so I'm very worried about her right now. She has a lot of Friends there in Texas, but really no Family and her Marriage has been in Crisis so I don't think she can rely on her Husband right now. He Works in the Oil Fields and is gone a lot, plus, they've had problems ever since her Mom was Dying and she herself got Sick. When their Oldest Child was Diagnosed as a Schizophrenic, he started coming Home less and less. The Niece's Family has a long History of Mental Illness, like our Family does, The Niece is Bipolar, but her Husband's Family now "blame" her for their Granddaughter's Illness, as if one can or should shoulder blame for such Medical Issues passed along Genetically or by Fate. But that's how Society is about Mental Illness... callous, insensitive, lacking in compassion, biased and often ignorant.
Moving On... since... I just have to... it Weighs heavy upon my Heart and Mind when those I Care about and Love are in Crisis. As a Fixer who wants Solutions to Life's Problems, when there are none and it can't be Fixed, I just have to accept I can't make the difference with a Solution to something that cannot be Solved. That's in God's Court and in His Hands, not mine, so I just turn it over to Him and remain Up by Faith and Hope it can and will Hold. Now, on to Food Porn and a harsh critique. I'd heard about this "Dave's Hot Chicken", Timmy drives for Hours to go to a Location and raved about it. I'd never heard of it but they built one fairly close by so I stopped in and placed a Meal Order. You chose the level of Heat from "Not Hot" all the way to Hot enuf to need to sign a fucking Waiver!!! Yeah, we weren't doing THAT, or the one up from that, which I thought would also be Crazy Hot. *Smiles*
I went Three Up from that to their Basic Hot, coz I do like Heat and can tolerate Heat in Foods that most folks can't. I didn't want their Medium or Mild versions, assuming that would be too bland and if you're going to somewhere that says "Hot" in the Name, well... you should at least TRY their version of Hot, Right? *LOL* NO, NO you shouldn't! And in that Pix that's their Chicken Tenders, huge sized Chicken Tenders and the interior Chicken was excellent, as were their Fries and the Hot Seasoning on those too. Their Pickles were very good as well. But OMG, their Basic Hot... fucking Hell, I couldn't Feel my Lips, my Tongue or the Top portion of my Throat!!! I ate one Tender and had to just Stop and give the other Tender and basically the rest of my Meal too, to The Son, coz, I'd destroyed my ability to even Taste for several Minutes!!! Of coarse if you had a Sinus Headache... Cured!!!
My Nose was running, I broke a Sweat, and my Lips and Tongue tingled for probably a half Hour even once the Feeling came back!!! I didn't Like that my Throat went Numb, that felt like what happens when I get Stung by a Bee {I'm Allergic}, so it was unsettling... am I having a fucking Medical Reaction to the Peppers they use? *LOL but Whew, apparently not Thank God!!!* The Son had less of a Reaction but agreed, too Spicy, we won't be going back. If we were to I'd go with Medium or Mild, so a Cautionary Tale IMO was Learned, that this isn't gonna be somewhere that shouldn't come with a Warning and Disclaimer first! The fact Waivers are necessary for one level of their Hot Chicken, should have been a Clue... along with everyone else in there ordering Medium, but I thought, well, perhaps they're Wimps or don't like Hot Spicy Foods? *Smiles*
But I do think their Staff don't give sufficient Warning about their other levels of Hot IMO. The Canadian Rapper 'Drake' owns significant Minority Shares in the Company and it's considered as Nashville Style Chicken. Never been to Nashville and never will, so I can't say what Nashville Chicken SHOULD Taste like? The Company was founded in Cali, not Tennessee. It is one of the fastest growing Restaurant Chains in America right now. Reviews are quite Mixed, so the Hype isn't justified IMO. I give it a Thumbs down on Heat Level being way too aggressive and just HOT, no complex Flavor Profile to the Seasoning... just dump some Chili Powder and Cayenne in your Mouth and you would get a similar experience. And it was impossible to peel off the Crispy Skin from the Chicken, so that was problematic once I decided the Spiced Portion was Too Much for me to handle. But didn't wanna throw out the whole Chicken Tender and waste it after paying so much for it.
But, on portion Size the Tenders are HUGE and generous Jumbo ones that were Surprising for a 'Tender' and the interior was Juicy and I liked it, well, when I could still Taste it before my Taste Buds were set aflame that is and completely Torched to where I could no longer Feel or Taste anything for Half an Hour!!! The Price is higher than most Chicken Joints, and the Menu and Sides are limited. I won't be a repeat Customer, you have to decide if you would be or not. So, for me it's a harsh Critique based on my own personal experience of that Location. Another problem in Reviews seemed to be Consistency, which, with Fast Food Franchises is very important they be Consistent or the Reputation is put at Risk. A few Bad Locations can then Tank the whole Franchise.
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One reason McDonalds has thrived isn't so much that they have good Food, they don't. With perhaps a scant few exceptions, what passes for Food at the Golden Arches is shitty and not even appealing to look at in it's Presentation. But, it's Consistent Worldwide. If you went to McD's in Europe, Asia, or the United States, their Fries will taste identical... and that's been their Real Secret to Success. I reached The Daughter for her Birthday by Phone, she's having a good day but is Sick with something and Hopes it's not contagious like the Flu or something coz she knows her Dad and I haven't gotten our Vaxxes yet for the Season. And shit is going around, Younger People tend to be Spreaders of shit us Old Timers can Drop Dead from, so it's always precarious and Risks higher in a Multigenerational Household. That's why when we go for our Vaccine Boosters I tell 'em to give us everything ya got! *LOL and Winks* And we usually then get $25 Off our Groceries each, which is $50 Savings, just for getting Vaccinated at our Grocery Store Pharmacy too, and Medicare pays for. *LOL*
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The Son would like to take his Sister out for her Birthday to "Buffalo Wild Wings" so we've got to see if she gets a ride here to show up for it, or not? She's unpredictable so you can never be sure, even when she confirms something it is subject to change without notice. I worked in The She Shed for some of the Morning, and pulled a Banana Box of my things out of the Art Studio Space that I didn't put in there and clearly The Young Prince had gotten into some of my things and done Weird shit with it. He can be completely Mental like that so I do have to sometimes go thru his Room and Rescue what's mine that he's making some Strange Art Project or "Protection" Talismans out of. *Le Sigh and Eye Roll* The Son only semi jokes that it looks to him like some Serial Killer Psycho shit and this Shrink or Existential Psycho Therapist or whatever the Fuck the Guy is, better Certify that his Nephew is Bat Shit Cray-Cray this time. We'll see...
I'm hopeful that if he gets his Disability Payments and Allen is now finally getting his from the VA and is now up to 80% Certified Disabled by the Military, that together, combined income, and Allen Working as well, they can get their own place and afford it now? That would be Ideal and I can then reclaim my Art Studio Space and have one less Bell to answer, one less Egg to Fry around here in the Unpaid Caregiving Department. Princess T's Room is starting to look a bit Mental, so I am really Hopeful she's not unraveling now at Age 21 or it manifesting into something more than what Diagnosis she already has? Even Eli The Cat has been walking around that Room with an Expression on his Face like WTF is going on?!!!?? He clearly doesn't Like it. *LOL*
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I'm doing a load of Laundry and finally got Dressed at 11:30 a.m., I'd Priced some Inventory to take in to the Antique Mall before the Weekend. Got about a Banana Box full of mostly Collectible Toys, including Pokemon Cards, LOL Surprise Dolls, DragonBall Z Figures, and Plush Pokemon Toys. I thought about wading thru some Halloween Decor to Purge some but I don't have any Space in the Showroom for that and it's Mid-Month now so I just don't know whether it'll Sell or not? I don't wanna drag Seasonal Merch back Home if it doesn't Sell for the Holiday and I do have some Halloween in the Showroom that hasn't Sold yet. Sales have begun to Stall the closer to the Election we're getting and I think folks are just really nervous about spending, along with higher prices for all Essentials making discretionary spending grind to almost a halt for most people. Restaurants, even the most Popular ones that usually are packed, just aren't crowded anymore, it's all very Telling.
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The Son needs me to Buy a new Gas Powered Commercial Grade Weed and Hedge Trimmer but they're around $300+. And right now I still have no idea how much it will cost to get the Roof Replacement started on the RV Garage Mahal coz the Contractor hasn't gotten back to me about it yet. Priorities, priorities. I thought about Renting one but when I looked up how much they Rent per Day, you might as well Buy one and keep your Investment in it. To Rent one once costs half of what it would cost to just fucking Buy one!!! If you Rent it by the Hour instead of by the Day it's still ridiculously High, they Bank on the fact you probably can't afford to Buy if you Need to Rent and exploit that Fact. Anyway, for now I told him the trimming has to just wait 'til I can outlay for that expense. I'm still making payments on the John Deere so really don't wanna buy one on Credit either.
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And with the problems I'm having with what I bought on Credit at LOWE's I will never Buy anything on Credit with them again, the Bank they use is what I consider a Predatory Lender and doesn't apply Payments properly. They're the Bank that lumped the Loans for the She Shed and the New Fridge together, tho' they were purchased Two YEARS apart and have totally different Loan Terms. And every Month I have to get past their AI Bot at Customer Loan Servicing, who is tenacious about not wanting to transfer your Call to a Human, then end up with an Agent in some 3rd World Country that barely understands English, let alone have any grasp or understanding about Loan Servicing, so Corporate has to then get involved every Month to correct how they misapplied my Loan Payments to them. *Eye Roll and Le Sigh*
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They always correct it coz I threaten them with the AG's Office for Predatory Lending Practices, but it's a hassle and I just wanna get those Two Loans Paid off now as early as I possibly can so I don't have to Deal with it or Synchrony Bank anymore. So, no more Buying from a Home Improvement Store on Credit, not worth it. Synchrony Bank is FDIC Insured but has faced numerous Regulatory Actions, Lawsuits and Consumer Complaints accusing it of deceptive and Predatory Lending Practices. But Stores use them with the pretense you'll be dealing with the Store as Lender and not that Bank. I'd never intentionally want to do Business with any Predatory Lender. But Sadly, the whole Banking Industry has morphed into Predatory Practices with little to no Consumer Protection. It began in the Days when I was a Corporate Executive Banker and never got better, which is why in part I quit the Industry. They get Sued for Millions, but if they made Billions, they persist in Predation of Consumers and Clients, it's a vicious Cycle the Courts can't adequately address unfortunately.
The Lawlessness of Corporations, Big Pharma, and Politicians now and Corruption of our Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice System has made most of us distrustful of the whole damned System now, which is unfortunate. Coz I know not everyone in the various Industries are Corrupt, but if you're on the Right Side of the Law and History, you become a Moving Target now for Revenge, Retribution, and being the Scapegoat they Weaponize their Acolytes against and it gets/becomes very Dangerous for Honest folks. I had more Death Threats in both of my Corporate Lives than I Care to recall, just for doing my Job, but it came with the Territory and not always from the most likely or expected Sources. I'm glad I don't do that anymore and that Retirement is just relatively Safer to navigate. Of coarse The Man always likes to semi Joke that he and I have always lived rather Dangerously in not just our Chosen Career Fields, but, Life in General. I'm not saying he's Wrong either. *Ha ha ha* Sometimes whatever you're doing, you just have to Do It Afraid as my Dear Ole' Dad just Advised me if I ever eluded to having Fear. *Winks*
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My Dear Dad's Sage and Stoic Advice was never elaborate, often it was right to the point and with few Words or any Emotion to convey it. I remember when my 1st Marriage was falling apart only 7 Months in... I had a Newborn and a Four Year Old, it had become Dangerous and my Dad knew this. I was not one to Believe in Divorce as a Solution to Martial Problems, I'd waited a long time to even get Married, so I didn't wanna admit Defeat or Fail at it so soon into it, but my Ex turned out to be a very Dangerous Psychopath. So, I went to my Dear Ole' Dad and asked for Advice about what I should do? I don't know what I expected him to advise, but, all he said was, in a Deadpan Statement that was Simple and to the Point: If the Horse is Dead, get Off. And to this Day I Smile when I think about how that Simple Statement was both Funny, Profound, and so very Tribal of him. *Bwahahahaha* I Miss being able to seek his Advice and his Wisdom. Now I'm the Elder and I don't Feel nearly as Wise. *Le Sigh* My Kids and Grandkids think I am tho', so they solicit my Advice often too, like I used to with my Elders.
I'm still Waffling on whether or not to go to my Event Tomorrow for this Month or not? I'd still like to go to The Arizona State Fair too, at least one Day of it and for just a couple Hours. Both are just some Light Escapism to a Positive Vibe and Energy, which would be Helpful to lift off some of the Doom & Gloom permeating America right now. I think we all can benefit from that and a bit of Escapism at this juncture. I'm thinking I could wait until Sunday and do both, do the last Day of the Event rather than Opening Day or any of the other 3 Days it's being held. And then do The State Fair too which begins at Noon, so would be close by and perfect Timing. The Theme of this Month isn't one I Feel a Need to experience Opening Day for. I usually Wrap up the Event by Noon or before anyway, it Opens at 10:00 a.m. and lately I'm barely there an Hour anymore. I figure I'm good for about 2 Hours for a State Fair... Yeah, I know, I'm sounding tragic and pitiful at being able to Handle only that much Fun, Three Hours Tops! But it is what it just is my Friends! *Bwahahahahaha*
And frankly if Big Kenny says anything about wanting to come over for a Pick again, being he never Called to set up the one he badgered me for Months to be able to get an Invitation for, and I went thru the Trouble of getting some things to show him to Sell... I can't be bothered now. *LOL* Actually, I've come to the place where Selling to Pickers isn't even as Appealing as it once was to me. Coz I'm not doing a Big Expensive Move where I require a fast Downsize to cut Moving Costs and temp Storage Costs anymore. I don't NEED to Discount anything for anybody that I have now, coz it's all the Better and Primo Stuff, and I disposed of a lot over the Years now and know what the current Market Bears, so, I don't have to. Shit is expensive now, across the Board expensive as fuck, so I don't require Discounting a damned thing anymore. Replacement of it would be Expensive or Impossible now, so, fuck it... if I Die with most of it still here to leave to the Heirs to make Money off of at their discretion, I don't even Care now. *LOL* Some Work should come and be involved with a good Inheritance you didn't Earn or Pay for. *Winks*
I got a Trio of Beautiful Vintage Rosaries from SAVERS Today for $4-$6 each and a Keychain with the Character from the 1893 Painting by Edvard Munch, "The Scream", which is one of my Favorite Iconic Antique Paintings. It was a 1991 "On The Wall Productions" piece that Sells for over $50 now if you can even find it, I paid $4. Whoop-Whoop!!! {See Below, mine is the Bottom Pix, the Top one was Cribbed to look up the Value of the Piece.} Lots of Keychains are made of this Iconic piece of Art, but this particular Keychain is the Rarer and most Valuable one, I'd never seen one like it so I knew it had to be worth something and I wanted it regardless.
And my Trifecta Vintage Rosary Score:
Rosaries were my very 1st Collection I began back when I was a Tween. I'm not Catholic but I always liked them. Years ago I made them out of Semi-Precious and Precious Stone Beads and Sterling, so I still have some of my Custom Made Rosaries. Now my Eyesight not being as good as my Youth and the Arthritis in my Hands would make it more difficult to Create them. I was hoping that The Daughter would show up Today so we could Celebrate some of her 45th Birthday with her. I'm sure she had Danae help her with Makeup and Hair again, like they did recently for the Pix Below. Danae does a Superb job of it and makes it look so Natural and flawless, not overly Made Up. I just Loved that Photo Shoot they did together in the 5th Wheel that I've Shared Below, just having Fun with Makeovers. They should do a Makeover for me sometime and see if they can perform a Miracle and make me look Young and Sexy again? *Bwahaha and Winks*
Coz for a couple of Gals in their Mid Forties they looked Amazing after Danae got finished Making them both over!!! That Photo had no Filters, the Makeup was just done that good and even up close looked flawless and Natural. Now, considering The Daughter was a Dangerous Drug User for over 25 Years, and lived on the Streets for most of that time with no Medical coverage, it's nothing short of Miraculous she looks that good still, usually Drugs Ages Users terribly and they look Busted in less than a Decade. When I worked for the D.A.'s Office we'd often use Mug Shots over a period of a Decade of the same Offenders on Dangerous Drugs to discourage Young People from ever Using, so they could see what it does to you. Of coarse many Addicts never last a Decade. I don't know that I have any Pixs of me at 45, but the Pix Below was me at Age 51 with The G-Kid Force, Princess T was 3 and The Young Prince was 8. I held up okay clear thru my 50's, but by my later 60's it was a downward slide into this Rose Fading Fast! *Le Sigh, Shrugs and Laughs, whaddya gonna do?!*
Well, it's almost Halloween... Dawn... The Bohemian
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