A friend forwarded this meme to commemorate New Year’s 2021... I jokingly replied, “Don’t send this to addicts.” The syringe certainly represents a vaccine that may bring us all back to normalcy but this has also been a year unlike any other for folks to check out with drugs and alcohol.
And “nice.” Have a NICE 2021. That does seem appropriate. Don’t set the bar too high. Most of my messaging is ‘make it a great,’ or ‘make it a beautiful’ day/week, etc. Too lofty. But NICE. Yes, you know what, let’s just make it nice. Comfy. Cozy even. All of those adjectives are laid back words implying a sense of interpersonal ease with which to cruise through our day. Whatever meme or message makes it into your mix know that you are not alone, no matter what.
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That’s all it is. Friday. The first Friday. Friday number one. Starting a new year working for the weekend. No better way to make ‘21 roar in than by cleaning and organizing the kitchen cabinets, or as my wife will quizzically query, “where’d you put the ______ and the _______?”
But hey, we’ll pop a couple cabinets and sort out the gonzo-Kondo of a morning. No better way to start day number one than like our branches of government, in continued confusion. 1/1/21 In a lawsuit even Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get a gavel dropped on, the GOP are attempting to have VP Mike Pence sue himself. The Vice President told the GOP lawmakers, “I’ll have to ask mother if I can sue me.” Georgia Senator David Perdue is in quarantine on COVID watch. Though it is a crucial time in the runoff campaign his spokesperson joked, “Much like his poll numbers his COVID test is negative. And the Senator is using this time to role play house arrest for insider trading.” Britain is independent. Of what, no one has a clue. Just like all of their territorial conquests of the past, freedom has been declared. When asked for comment the Sun said, “It’s bugger all, bob’s your uncle, I’m ready to set on this empire.” Thursday everybody! The sun is out and has me ready for some, albeit, super-chilled vitamin-D. The past few days have been spent prepping my work and workout space. Blue tape has masked out the stripes and trim to take on a vibrant background with which to get after it. As I rock out today's to-do list I am blessed to do it in the smell of dried paint.
Which means I do not have COVID. A daily sniff test is in order. Also the reason I bite into garlic every morning to make sure I still have my sense of taste. JK...it's an onion I make my mandibles masticate on. But seriously folks. Be blessed and make sure you do your daily dose to keep a serene swagger. Now that my prep work is done I have no excuse but to do what I have set out to do. Take action. The latest learning curve is about to get bent y'all. No matter what, put in effort to make it a beautiful day. 12/31/20 The President and Congress are hyper focused on direct checks, and continue to have no concern about...balances. Mitch McConnell said the Dems are trying to pull a fast one by sending "non-targeted money, including to many households that have suffered no loss of income during the crisis." When asked if he had a plan to help households who have suffered a loss of income, McConnell responded, "I don't know any of those people." The 92% Roman Catholic country of Argentina legalized abortion. Pro-Life advocates are lobbying President Trump to close their border. Ken Jennings apologized for insensitive tweets. What is... not getting 'Kevin Harted' out of a hosting gig for $2000, Ken. Hey everybody! The latest Kids vs. Cats is a preview to a preview. Blessed to hang out in Detroit with a bunch of crazy hard-working, talented folks making movie magic. The city and the state deserve some industry diversity to best utilize the human and natural resources we offer.
The experience was also a reminder to SLOW IT DOWN, GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION, and MOVE WITH PURPOSE. That’s my phrase that pays at the moment. Make it a beautiful day! Hey everybody! Joe and I have been attempting to entertain ourselves for a whole year now. Isn’t about time you joined in the fun and frolic. I mean what’s better than 2 white dudes pontificating about society under the guise of caring about their kids and cats.
Click on the pic of this cool cat to listen to the 1 year anniversary episode and subscribe to follow us through another year of uncertainty! I voted today. Via Absentee Ballot which, aw shucks, just found out I could have mailed in. Silly me drove to the County Clerk office and dropped it off.
And to think I was just at the Post Office the other day which is like a block away from the County Clerk office. Man oh man do I make it hard on myself. I could have turned it in at the Post Office and watched them walk it down the street. Why doesn't the government just mail me my ballot? The census made it. My tax return made it. My stuff from EBAY has not yet made it but I didn't vote for that, I bid for it. How come the government doesn't mail a ballot to every one of voting age? What a great 18th birthday present! You're simply registered to vote when you turn 18 and then again when you are released from prison. Or, like when you sign up for selective service, because it's a law, you could get a card that would serve as both draft and voter card, each side could have it's own little emblem. Fun. 2 birds, 1 card. I bet that would save America a lot of money. Go vote. A package marked ‘earrings” is all it took to create a little excitement in our house. Aside from our name and street address the only other writing in English on the package referred to the North Gate of Shenzhen. My wife ordered jewelry? That was the first oddity as that is not her modus operandi. Did I order jewelry for her? This was also a possibility and took a moment of reflection to confirm that, in fact, I did not. But now I should because someone has sent her jewelry and it wasn’t me so I need to step up my game.
Rather than a package of earrings it turned out to be a pack of seeds. We discussed and debated for a brief period and decided to return the package to the USPS, them telling us they would return It to the Atlanta hub. We talked about it with friends as an oddity in these days of odd goings on. One of them forwarding this article written by Inyoung Choi with Yahoo’s Business Insider https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-us-receiving-packages-jewelry-200629082.html Returning home from returning the package to the USPS I reviewed our Amazon orders. In early spring we were all about ordering veggie seeds for a garden to feed ourselves with the onset of the apocalypse and flowers and plants for our landscape, to have something pretty to look at during the apocalypse. Most arrived in well-marked packages though a bit behind scheduled delivery dates. Some of ourAmazon packages have shown up though still being tracked as arriving late or missing on the app. Anyhoo. The only seeds we had not received were the Civilys Seeds, a colorful fescue of ornamental grass. I am waiting for Inyoung to confirm if any of the other folks reporting strange Chineses seeds arriving at their home happened to order these or anything from this seller. The simple answer would be appreciated though a 1 household at a time agriculture war fits the purview of The Chinese long game. We have an opportunity to plant the seeds of fear or an obligation to root out the truth and foster its growth. Either way, I’m on the hook for something shiny for my wife. Truth. The #CoalPresident has found a website he thinks is really great. As part of the “Find Something New’ campaign the administration has created a hub for folks to pivot careers. I am a novice at remember political things but...I believe Donald J, just culturally appropriated an idea from the previous administration. The 8 years prior to this previous presidential treachery was urging Americans to create a new path for themselves and there have been numerous stories of coal towns not taking advantage of government programs.
Now, in this culture, this prez deems it appropriate to ask people to pivot and his website’s first picture is of a guy standing in a solar panel field. What will it take for everyone in the known world to agree this administration has it’s head so far up it’s ass their Goya bean gas can’t get out. In the meantime I will be utilizing the tools on Find Something New and so should you. I've found myself in a BMX-vintage-bicycle-parts-components-for-sale-how-to-wheelie-restore-trick out-old-school-search-result hole. And I love it.
Whatever cool, fun thing you did as a kid - make some time to research, review and revisit that experience. Watch videos of folks using, making, restoring, remembering the activity or item you dug so much. Whatever your woobie was or your hobby or your want-to-be-when-I-grow-up was, give it some attention. As the weather breaks I will begin to find my balance on the crossbar, pegs and mag wheels. Helmet to help me keep my mind intact as I bunny hop back into an unbreakable spirit knowing I have health insurance to fall back on. Gratitude in action. Just read this article from Slate about the new Amazon show ‘Upload.’ I skimmed it really. My mind wandered, what would it be like to sit on the bench of NBA2K or just hang out in HALO (is that still a thing?) and watch swaths of gamers shoot all day for the rest of my afterlife.
Wait, just riding the bench the whole time, for eternity? Not the best way to spend my deathly conscious effort. But, maybe I would move from game to game or pop a squat in the new virtual sports arena being bandied about by the Ballmer. Spend some time in the cheap seats, meandering courtside every now and again. Between games I could work on my free-throws, chill with Spike Lee and Jack Nicholson - because they would definitely upload their consciousness to the web. Even better if it's a boring game I would borrow one of the players' lambos and cruise the city. Life, at the moment, is something to get into if only virtually to get out of myself. Make it a beautiful day. |
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