I Dare Anyone

To not enjoy this video and/or not get this song stuck in their head.

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The Sweet Smell Of Decay

I haven’t turned all morbid, stared taking mortician training courses at the local junior college or anything, but me merely enjoying the slowly drying out of our real pine wreath hanging on the inside of our front door.

Mail Call!

In today’s mail:

  1. a check for $18.04 from the Foreign Currency Fee Litigation Settlement Fund. My first thought was that it was a scam, but an internet search led me to the BBB and to Reuters’ saying otherwise.
  2. a mailer from Kroger chock full of coupons.
  3. a statement from Hyundai Finance reminding me of my next Purple Whale payment, including a handy payment coupon even though they know I have it set up as an automatic payment from my bank.
  4. and a couple of Christmas cards. One of which included a bunch of old photos of Donna’s family.

The above photo, circa mid 80’s*, was taken in New Orleans. I immediately recognized Donna, but it took me a while to figure out who she was holding on to. Yikes, it’s me! Donna looks just about like she does now, but that person she is standing next to looks nothing like the old guy I see in the mirror every morning.

Try as I might, I couldn’t conclusively make out what is embroidered on the shirt, best guess is Louisiana State University.

*Photo dating clues were Donna’s big glasses, my positive amount of hair, the bicycle helmet I am holding onto and the shortness of my shorts.

Now That’s Insulting

In the past I have unknowingly gotten a senior discount and I haven’t ever called them on it to turn it down, the 5% off is a nice bonus. I have never asked for one that I’m not eligible for nor lied to the unattended self check out at Kroger on Wednesday. But, being 56 I do actually qualify at a few places and I’m not upset by the fact that the only reason they are cutting me some slack is because I am old or just look that way. I just didn’t think I looked that old.

Tonight we made a run to the dollar store for a few items that you can only get at a place like that. We bought 19 of them and the total came to $20.12. Nineteen bucks for the items. A nineteen cent discount. Plus one dollar thirty one cents for tax.

The nineteen cents represents 1% of our purchases and that discount is available in the State of South Carolina everyday on anything you buy…if you are older than 85!