Taking the Easy Way

Back to routines this morning.  Picked up a coffee pot for my mom this morning from Menards.  I was just surprised I could figure out the correct one.  I'm the bad "husband" who gets it wrong all the time.  I took a picture of the one she wanted online and got it this morning.  I had parked in the Pick n' Save parking lot and I saw someone wandering in the parking lot.  Part of me wondered if the person was going to hit me up for money.  Part of me thought oh, don't think like that.

No.  First instinct was right. I apologized and said I didn't have any cash on me.  They were polite.  It's true. I don't keep cash on me but I walked across the lot for my steps since I wasn't doing much of it the last week and I could see the person hitting more people up.  

Wild thing.  When I got done between Pick n' Save and Menards, the guy found his way to Target.  I was polite and said sorry.  He was polite as well.  I appreciate that.

Have I ever given money to anyone asking?  At times, yes.  It depended on if I wanted them to go away or if I believed them.  The last time I did it was to a young kid sitting outside of Target covering himself with a blanket.  He wasn't asking and he looked beat up.  I gave him $10.  I know how lucky I am even if I don't feel like that.  It's not lost on me what others go through.  I'm way too familiar with scam artists.

I couldn't get the garage door opened with my opener. I used my key and I thought I don't bug Charlie with this.  I thought is there something wrong with the opener?  I realized maybe it's the battery and I went to Auto Zone who helped me.  I panicked when I was playing with it and thought maybe the door went up and down and was up. I actually drove past the door again through the alley to make sure it was closed.

Yesterday, Charlie fixed the front ramp out front.  He put something new in.  He also texted me to tell me that he'll take care of the furnace filters.  He joked that it was his job and he didn't want to piss off the boss - Jeremy.  I guess we had one in backwards.  A for effort?  I thanked him and told him we always struggled to find them in the store.  The Great Fava would come over to change the filter for the monster.  We were on our own.

So yeah, today, I thought I need to do this one thing and not bug Charlie.  I got some 3 volt batteries from Auto Zone and the nice kid helped me get the battery in and the opener back together.  Never know when we may need the batteries for something else.  Felt good to take care of it myself.  I know Charlie and Jeremy are good humans. Jeremy was good with us having company for the last week.  Charlie killed a swarm of bees for me by the house.  I can change a battery.  I'm not a total idiot.  I just play one on TV.

I really hated that Charlie had to kill bees but it seemed like they were forming their own gang ready to attack me by the house.  Like a horror movie.  Memories of that sixth grade bee attack must haunt me.

The other day, I was looking at some Facebook memories and one was with my old cat Roxy who blended in with the furniture.  I thought who is this Cassandra Lou that commented on this picture?  It was 13 or 14 years ago.  I know I deleted or blocked people for being idiots but I couldn't remember who that was until I pulled up the picture.

Ah, Cassie.  I don't know why she wants to be called a different name on Facebook.  Maybe I should change my name to Connie Dolly.  I like Dolly Parton. I like Beyonce too but I don't think if Connie Beyonce has a ring to it like Dolly has.

I looked at the picture because it was a new picture.  She has lost weight and this is going to sound seriously bad but all I could see was Ozempic.  There's something about that drug that makes women look off.  Do I blame anyone for taking it?  No.  Not at all.  My sister takes a similar drug but she takes it for diabetes.  That's who needs it!  

I am familiar with Cassie's medical and no.  She's not diabetic.  When she took me downtown to get my covid shot, she mentioned that her and her husband signed up.  At the time it was for pre-existing conditions and I said don't you have asthma?  She said no.  She said that she's just fat and laughed about it.  I am too.  I don't laugh about it.  I save that for my doctors.

Her arms looked like something out of a horror movie because the bones seemed more prominent.  Her face looked off.

It didn't surprise me.  If she could take the easy way out, she would.  I thought well that's just typical.  I knew she didn't exercise either unless you call drinking wine an activity.  If that would burn calories, I'd be at the liquor store now.

I knew she had a problem with the age she was turning a few years ago.  She said she was 60 and didn't want to admit it.  I knew there were inklings of vanity that creeped in.  I said you're closer to retirement than I am and I'd be excited about that.  

Good for her on being thinner and if she really put the work in.  I don't think she did.  I think she always has the husband fixing things for her to make things right.  

Then I see Corinne doing real heavy and hard work on her farm.  I see plenty of pictures online of the work her and her husband do.  I know she said she struggled with weight because of a condition she has.  She understood.  She does the work that should show off the weight loss but unfortunately medical stuff can really be a frustrating thing.   I definitely know that.

I just don't think I could take the easy way out for that and with the side effects, I'd afraid I'd be the one hit with them.

I went from Pig Pen living downstairs to Felix Unger. I can hear Charlie vacuuming.  I'll take Felix any day of the week.  Don't have to worry about Charlie pooping in the backyard.  I wasn't sure about the monster and the poop that sat in our yard. I was convinced some of it was his.

Yeah.  I'm back and still full of sarcastic comments.