It seems like the traffic going by my house is getting faster and louder. There have been a lot of motorcycles whizzing down the street. I have a feeling the little bar down by the shopping center has changed management and has turned into a biker bar. Not that I have anything against bikers. But the zooming by my house too fast and making loud revs is really annoying. As much as I hate speed bumps, sometimes I wish there was one a couple houses away from mine to slow these guys down. Either that or a good, deep pothole.
More Than Just Fireworks
Of course this weekend is all about the Fourth of July fireworks. But it is also about picnics and barbecues. I’m going to firing up the backyard grill and making some potato salad. What are your plans?
No Itch
My dog has a patch of red, irritated skin on his underside. It looks like poison ivy to me. But I have always been told that dogs can’t get poison ivy rashes. I need to find out if that is true.
I hate to go to all the trouble of a vet appointment just because he has a red belly, butt he keeps scratching it and making it redder. I guess if it is not better at all by morning I will see if the vet can squeeze us in at lunch, because I have no idea what to put on it and make it better.
Video Games for Rent
Just as I was about to give up on finding a place to rent video games, I hear that Redbox will be carrying them in addition to the DVDs that they rent for $1 a night. That is great news. I love the Redbox locations and the price is more than fair. I hope they have games for all the different platforms. I like the Playstation 3 the best and those are the games I want to rent.
Ground Beef
It seems to me that when my mother would go grocery shopping back in the day, she would stop at the butcher counter and ask for a pound of ground chuck. She sometimes asked for ground round, although I admit I do not know the difference between chuck and round. But it was important to her. I’m just happy to find ground beef, whatever the original cut, at a fair price. It has gotten so expensive lately that I am not buying much of it.
Fireflies
About this time of year we start seeing fireflies in the yard as the sun sets. They are just harmless little beetles who light up briefly as they fly around the yard looking for their friends. I used to run around the grass and catch them, then save them in an empty mayonnaise jar. But after one night of captivity I would set them free the next day. After all, they were not going to be happy living inside a mayonnaise jar – they wanted to fly free and be with their friends.
No Time for Lunch
My friend, Alicia has been asking me to meet her for lunch for several weeks. I cannot believe how crazy busy I have been and have not yet been able to meet her for lunch. We used to have lunch at least once a month, sometimes more often. But this time of year seems to suck the life out of me. I miss my friend and am going to try to meet up wither this week. Surely we can grab a fast lunch near her office and enjoy at least an hour chatting and catching up.
Alarm Clocks
Once of these days I will be retired. I look forward to the day that I do not have to set the alarm clock and can just wake up naturally. I suppose it will take a while for my body to adjust to a different routine. Maybe I will still wake up at the same time even without the alarm being set. But I am seriously looking forward to the mornings when the alarm does not go off.
Live Music Venues
When I was a teenager I liked to going to big concerts. They would ve headliners at huge venues, like a football stadium or an arena of some sort, and sometimes what they call, “sheds” – which are outdoor amphitheaters. But then I discovered smaller theaters and like them much better. I like being able to see the performers close up, have the chance to make eye contact, and I believe that in the smaller venues the performer is more relaxed and natural with the audience.
Too Graphic
When the original CSI came on TV years ago, I liked some of the new filming technicques they used to make the crime lab and autopsy rooms seem realistic. I’m not a big fan of graphic crime scenes, too. I don’t like to see people being cruel to each other – it hurts my heart.
Now the crime scenes and the lab scenes are getting extremely graphic and gory. I don’t even enjoy watching the show any more – it is too graphic and upsetting for me. Call me a sissy, but I think they could have a good show without all the extra gore they use now.