Miscellaneous Rambling ¤Frankenstein¤

I don't think it's any secret here that I love country music. I was thinking, what are the basic ingredients for a country song? Family (usually how you lost yours), money (or lack thereof), women (God has a great sense of humor and the way women torture men in one way or another is proof of that.), patriotism (Don't mess with the U.S. or we'll turn your land into a parking lot.), dogs (If God made anything better, he kept it for himself. Beer (lots and lot of beer), country music (Yes, country music can be a subject for a country music song. Isn't it funny how things work out that way sometimes?), mobile homes (always called 'trailers' in the songs), beer (More beer and keep them coming. I'm still conscious.), neon signs (It isn't hard to entertain rednecks. A neon Bud Lite sign is just as good and a screening of Gone With The Wind.), losing jobs (Well, no wonder! Look at all of the beer you've been drinking!), staying out all night (Somebody has to do it in order to watch and make sure that those cool neon signs don't burn out. Besides, there's still more beer.), adultery (Sure, my wife is making my life a living Hell so I think I'll go out and sleep with some more women. I guess some lessons are hard to learn. If touching a hot stove hurts like crazy the first time you touch it, don't touch it again. Here's your sign.), honky tonks (Well, that's where all of the neon signs, country music, beer and women are.), rodeos (Yep! Nothing's better than wearing a belt buckle the size of a hubcap and wrestling with some cows in the dirt.), prison, alimony... the list goes on and on. I'm sure you get the drift. I do love country music, though.

We had been wanting some ear plugs or 'buds' for a long time so that we could listen to music or whatever on the computer and not bother each other if one of us was watching television. We were finally lucky enough to get a set in the mail for free recently. I thought they were great. Unbeknownst to me, bunny boy thought it would be a good idea to eat them and I was pretty upset when I found out about what he had done. I didn't even scold him, though. I don't know how he got ahold of them because we always tried to keep the cord up here on the desk next to the computer. Anyway, my bride found some at the grocery where she works today for seventy-five cents. I couldn't believe it! I think they must have been on clearance or something. She bought two sets just in case.

We went back down there to get some groceries after she got off today. I didn't want to go in so dad and I sat on the bench outside and talked while we waited for Miss Smart Shopper to do her thing. She always finds the best deals and uses coupons like crazy so I wasn't surprised when she came out of there with a ton of stuff and told me that she only spent twenty-five dollars. I mean, the buggy was full and she had a little bit of everything. I'm lucky because she's really, really good with money that way.

Dad and I sat there and talked while I smoked. It was so humid outside today and it seemed to keep getting hotter. I was very grateful that I had my sunglasses with me. We sat there watching the customers and the traffic go by. There was one old man who had some sort of contraption that I'd never seen before. It wasn't a cane and it wasn't a walker. I don't think I can even describe it here. It had legs and wheels and it looked like it even had hand-brakes like most bicycles do. Why on Earth would something like that need brakes? LOL! It wasn't like it was motorized or anything. It wasn't about to run off and leave him or drag him down any hills. He was leaning on it and pushing it along, sort of. I don't know what that thing was. It was like he brought R2D2 to the store with him or something. Maybe he was Robocop. Maybe he's some sort of new super hero. His name could be The Ocotogenerian. "He's blind as a bat and he can barely walk but you don't want to mess with him. Criminals everywhere are about to meet their worst nightmare!" LMAO!

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