Something different this week rather than the day by day as it gets so lonnnnggg. Plus was without a 'puter at the lake for 4 days, not by design, however.
What is it about specialty coffees? I learned early, in college, to drink coffee black without enhancements as I did not want to forego my brew if I can't find my sweet and creamy whenever I was jonesing for caffeine . That lack of a sweet disguise probably explains my affinity for full-bodied red wine and undiluted whiskey. Anyway I am always perplexed on what to order when someone proposes a meeting at a coffee shop. I cannot relate to their absolutely ruined day if they don't get their macchi oh oh, a caramel uh huh or veni vidi vici sized cup. I am so afraid to order wrongly, earning the derision of the barista, I just say plain black coffee which is usually kept in no-person's land in jugs at the end of the counter. I label it the $4 cup of sugar which is why I am assuming most specialty coffee quaffers don't order breakfast. All the calories you need to start the day resting cosy in a warm cup for the price of a McDonalds full breakfast.
Ever notice how much criticism womens' clothing gets? I do it myself I confess. Dressing professionally but not fussy as a Safety Rep was tricky at best. As stated before I sometimes managed a quick change in the car if I knew I knew things were going to get muddy, bloody or beery. Because of the curves, one must oversize outfits to be taken seriously. Men throw on a suit and they're good. Women get critiqued if their clothes are too tight, too loose too revealing, too fussy, wrong color, pants vs. dresses etc. The current hassle of not being able to try things on when shopping due to covideedee makes it especially tedious as women's clothing sizes are not the same - really. One can fit in an 8 and be squeezed in a 12. It is designer roulette. Taking home 17 similar items and bringing them back is not an option.
Silly political bruhaha this week. There are so many but this one was so transparently indicative of the repub strategy directed by the orange slusher. Heralding opposition to a Commission to investigate the insurrection of January 6 as being too partisan (more dems than repubs), the speaker changed the make-up of the Committee to be equally democrat and republican as requested - non-partisan. So tactics changed and they oppose it again because, duh it was their supporters and, not a few, sitting congress people and their squishy leader who incited the whole attack on democracy in the first place. Which could very possibly come to light when you have more honest people running the executive office and Dept. of Justice. Mueller, you were shanghied. Might even dispel that Clyde statement it was just a tour group that got a little boisterous.
You know you are of a vintage age when you go shopping for techie stuff - even not so techie just updated lingo. Shopping for a cheapo TV for the lake I ask the young (important for context) sales associate where I would find the "rabbit ears". Blank look which repeating the phrase "rabbit ears" does not alleviate. Catching my personal faux pas I restate "external antenna-no cable". OH. Did you know time has marched on? They have these nifty little HDTV multi-directional antenna that are sleek and compact that you just plug into the TV and hang on the wall.
I was also telling the man about what we get without cable like Antenna TV with all the old shows. He smiles and says like 2 and a Half Men-OUCH. That show's in the 2000's time frame. I was thinking more like Bewitched (1964-72), Chips (1977-83). Sudden feeling I should be drooling and using a cane at this point. Oh well.
Enroute to a lunch meeting with our financial dude (he's buying so the restaurant is definitely upscale) I noticed a couple of men using weed whips around the restaurant I had originally picked for lunch. Again due to covidee dum they were not open until 4 - argghhh. But another high-scale eatery was basically acoss the street (Okemos you know) so we moved over.
Anyway the men were wearing harnesses attached to the weed whip which made maneuvering much easier on the physique. The weed whipper snappers reminded me of my time back at the City where we employed numerous seasonal laborers working in the parks. Always a 3-person crew with one on a riding mower, one with a self-propelled regular mower and one poor soul wielding the whip. Of course the "senior" dude got to use the riding mower. When I suggested (after multiple strains and sprains) that ergonomically it would make sense to trade off every couple of hours, the seniority dude of course was not having it. So a Parks supervisor and myself came up with a seat belt-type contraption to hold the weed whip and make it easier on the physique. Nice to see the rest of the world came to the same conclusion. Wonder if he ever patented the design.
The carp were a'courting this week at the lake. Tremendous splashes and equally tremendous fish were having their way with each other in the canal. These babies were huge! Joe would have been in heaven fishing but I doubt they had food on their minds. The "smaller" males would kind of herd the ladies into a tight spot and attempt romance resulting in much splashing and, I would assume, giggling.
Also the OH completed his latest "green and white" project stringing lights all around the patio. "Not that anyone comes out here at night" he grumbled. But we are ready, willing and stocked with wine, beer and beds for the partiers. Always open and welcoming at the "Idle Ide's Little Venice" resort.
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