Pointless Announcements

When the temp hits 80 or under people here start wearing jackets. At 75 it's ski jacket time. To me that's surreal. But when it hits 100+ (with the ever present 90% humidity) I need shade and a beer and the locals look at me like "what's the problem?"

 

I don't know how to explain it, but it's not the temps exactly. The temps here are not extreme. It's the intensity of the light. I'll stop now because I am sure that I sound crazy...

But I have spent many summers in this state. And it's different, progressively different. And I'm not the only one saying it.

 

Is it possible you and all your friends collectively lost your sunglasses?

 

i fried like bacon this afternoon. except a bacon that complained about things.

however, i did discover #pippatips.

here's one:

#PippaTip: supermarkets do not wear capes and rescue people, but they are good places to buy groceries and pick up helpful magazines

 

Go ahead, mock me, Mexico man.
I'm not talking about friends, I'm talking about random people that come into the hospital or that I talk to in the grocery store checkout. Maybe it's because it's the rainy season. We get at least one hard rain per day, often several. Once the rains dry up, though, it's going to be serious. Because when the sun hits you directly without a breeze to cool it, it's like sitting in your oven on broil. You feel burn almost immediately.

 

Go with the "Improve my location" option, it can't get much worse.

 

So, I'm sitting here at the world of beer. Nursing a single, delicious cigar city madura, and on the TV there flashes a photo of trayvon martin, then a shot of rick Scott with the words "fires back" under it and, just like that, I am pissed off. Fucking TV. All the more reason not to let that bullshit in my home.

 

That's the summers I've become used to, just this year we're getting the rain daily but the sun doesn't seem to broil you. I'm not too concern about my trip north for myself but my mother is meeting us and she's not used to the heat at all. It gets above 65 in Salem and she's got the A/C running. Plus she's 70 and wants to see all the usual tourist crap traps, DW, Univ. Studios, Bush G. etc... I recommended Circ de Soli but she balked at the ticket price. Even if I paid she didn't like te idea. It's about the same as a day at Wally World but her logic was DW was all day and Soli is a couple hours. We'll see how long she last at DW. We're headed down to Ft. Meyers and then Key West to finish out the two weeks. I suspect by then she'll be an indoor or pool person.

 

That's all well and good. But I'm a little insulted that you haven't offered to meet me for a cocktail...after all this time.

 

Rock out Borla. I seriously miss live music. I had a connection in Oregon and rarely sat more then 5 rows back, don't think GA is legal in Oregon. The last act I saw down here was Air Supply (I lost a bet.) I went from being 3,4 or 5 rows back at the Stones, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Buffett, Dylan, Clapton, Areosmith, Petty etc, etc... to falling asleep 60 rows back at Air Supply... that just ain't right.

 

I would have, obviously, just turned into this big family trip with something planned everyday. Think about it, do I seem like the type who would prefer A.) Toss a couple back with MM and possibly other TFP members or B.) Spend a day waiting in line at DW to buy a $5 bottle of water?

It'll happen someday. I go to Florida somewhat often. Though lately every trip has been "get in, take care of "X" and get the hell out."

 

I doubt if too many in GA will show up in Wrigleyville and drink for hours before the concert Borla , you should be fine.

 

My Ex is a huge Stones fan. I think I spent about 10k (just on tix) seeing them in 7 cities one tour. Years ago, the second or third time I saw them was at the old King Dome in SEA. I'd just got out of Boot and seats were on the floor about half way back. My Ex spent the whole show dancing. After about the fifth song the couple behind us started asking if we'd sit down. I told them "no, the whole floor section is standing if we sit all we'll see is the asses of the people in front of us." At one point my best friend and I sat down to light a, well let's say a cigarette, and I guess they took that as "Ok, everyone's going to sit down now." Not my Ex. They started bitching about it, we ignored them. I don't think my Ex even knew they were getting pissed. Next thing I knew I saw a hand reach out and grab my Ex by the shoulder and push her down into her seat. My friend and I went over the seats and put this guy on the ground. I calmly explained he'd made a serious error judgement. Security show up before we did anything other then listen to him whine. I told them "he grab my wife and if he does it again I'll kill him." I meant it too, pissed me off. They tossed him and his girlfriend out of the show. He kept yelling "they should have to leave too." I'm not small either and my friend was all muscle, we'd just spent 3 months working out all day long. Security kind of looked at us and I think they decided it wouldn't be worth it. Lucky for me because in the frame of mind I was in it would not have gone well but I'm sure they could have got us out if they really wanted and my command would have been called. I'm certain we'd have suffered greatly back on base.

 

Yeah, whatever. Perchance you might find a minute or two. I promise i won't molest you in any way....other than philosophically.

 

You're on my list too. As it's turned out you're kind of in a bad location. Every time I'm near you I have business and family that I just can't put off or work around. There for a while the only time I was in Oregon was really just to see my father who was not well at all. But I actually drove up from SFO where my daughter was living to Salem one time and ended up leaving a day early. Her father-in-law was at her house and it was either leave early or kill him. My first thought was I would have time to see if you wanted to grab a coffee or drink. I went to PM you before leaving SFO and noticed you were headed to the coast. My plan B was to see if a another member in Grants Pass had time and he was off somewhere else as well.

I guess my timing sucks.
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Being philosophically molested is one of my biggest fears.

 

one day, when you're not so afraid, you can join me for a beer.