- Why, when we have such a lovely yard, does the cat feel the need to bypass the garbage cans to go sit in our neighbor's weed-infested yard?- Why does the old lady across the street need to hand-wash her car at 6:25 in the morning?? I would give my left eye to still be in bed and she is willingly doing chores at that hour?! Note to self: don't get old.
- Did anyone else hear the giant sucking sound yesterday? It was my son registering for classes at the university. Arrrrgghh. Goodbye, money. I hardly knew ya.
- Do you remember carefree summers when you were a kid? Do you remember sitting on the curb with your friends trying to figure out what to do because you were bored? Yeah, me too. I long for those days. I wonder what the neighbors would think if I just went and hung out on the curb now?
- What the hell happened to the little fish I spent $5.99 on at Petsmart and put in the pond on Saturday??? Homeboy went in the pond and I haven't seen hide nor hair of him since that moment. Is he dead? Did somebody eat him? Why do I think if I get another one he's gonna re-appear?
- I think I murdered a zabillion baby minnows when I put in algae-fix in the pond on a hot day. Uh oh. I've got guilt a zabillion times over.
- I think I saw an honest-to-goodness hobo the other day. Not kidding. It was a bum with a knapsack and a broom. At least it is a clean hobo.
- I spent 4 minutes of my life last night listening to someone just go on and on about how rotten her life is. At what point do you realize that maybe you are creating that life? I want to reclaim those 4 minutes on my deathbed.
- How wonderful cool night air is. I love when you can turn the air off and just enjoy "real" air. Ahhhhh.
- Hey! I forgot to tell you that we have a new froglet! Yep. My tadpole has officially sprouted arms and is lookin' all frog-like. Sigh. Life is good when you got arms and you can breathe air.
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Lin - I doubt anyone in Weirdville would blink if you sat on the curb. Heck, they might join you.
~ perhaps there is some nice mice in that weed infested yard for kitty to catch
~ and why do retired people have to go grocery shopping on Saturdays when us working stiffs are trying to buy our weekly groceries!!!
~ kids... ya' got to love them
~ sadly... I don't think my butt fits on the curb any longer
~ I would take my chances and buy another fish
~ poor minnows... may they rest in peace
~ you have to enjoy a hobo that cleans up after himself!
~ I think the complainer should owe you some live minutes
~ mmmm.... cool night air... very enjoyable
~ congratulations on the new frog!
:)
xo Catherine
Ahhhh cool night air. The best! I attest to this from the bunk end of my camper here in Canon City, CO where I breathed it all night long and now a morning owl gives his last few hoots before calling it a day.
Lin, you see more things and think more thoughts before breakfast than most people see or think in a week! Fun observations, and when I drive through Weirdville, I'll keep an eye peeled for the lady sitting on the curb.
Hobbes needs some strange, apparently. And yes, I vividly remember being bored all summer long. My kid has taken over that job -- being bored all summer long.
Wait, you saw a hobo????
Was he carrying a skillet? A bandana-tied parcel attached to a stick? Was he wearing a smashed-in stovepipe hat? A knapsack and a broom? That doesn't fit with my picture of a hobo.
From here, it sounded like "thhhhuuup." Like when something goes into the vacuum.
Like our bud, Vanilla, said. More thoughts before breakfast . . . I'm not even alive before breakfast.
While you are pondering:
Why does psycho-grass-lady neighbor crawl on her knees parting grass like a monkey looking for fleas?
Life is full of mysteries.
Ah, the mysteries of the universe. But of my yes, cool night air. Having the windows closed all the time makes me feel claustrophobic.
When you get the lady next door figured out, let me know. I have one of those too.
Your mom is a curb sitter--and loving it. Went to the Taste last night, and yep, sat on a curb with my rainbow cone. Think being a hobo is good. No responsibilities and can sit on a curb all day!! Phyl
believe it or not I don't have an air conditioner and I don't want one. Nothing but clean fresh air for this gal.
No matter the species - one always wants what is on the other side of the fence
I love turning the air off too.. and if i didn't know better that 4 minute conversation lady is my friend who i call Negative Nelly.... I love your list..ps sorry about the money college thing..lol..im dreading that myself...hugs
What is that they say? Choose happiness!
Perhaps Hobbes feels more like a hunter amongst the neighbor's weeds!
Look at you, being all random on a Tuesday. You should link up to Keely's RTT and make some new friends. Not that your old friends aren't cool. Sheesh, Lin. Calm down.
We are usually fed and dressed and halfway through our day by 7. I would kill to sleep in just once.
My neighbor will stop you and complain about anything and everything so I started pulling in my garage and shutting the door before I get out. Then (a few years ago), she came over and asked if I'd done something to offend her because I don't seem friendly. I'm not.
I love fresh cool air at night but can't figure out why do the neighbors start throwing out their bottles in the recycle bin at 6am. Oh I hate that!
Hope you find your fish or if not, get another one that doesn't disappear. Sorry about the minnows but yay on the frog!
I do remember those carefree summer days when we got together and found really creative ways...to get in trouble. Fun trouble! I'm still hunting for Monarch eggs with my dabs of carefree time here....not too much to spare right now though...and I feel lucky...go figure!
Cool night air is awesome...
Loved figuring out 'what' we could do, as kids, to help with boredom...
Never seen a real life hobo..awesome...
Hope your son has a wonderful time in his new role, THE COLLEGE MAN!
DG--I hope not. I was hoping for some of the pallies to come over. :)
Catherine--There's LOTS of critters in that yard. Hate old people in my way. If my butt fits, then so will yours. I'm sick of fish. And I will have froglet photos soon.
Jodi--Mark me down as JEALOUS! Enjoy, pally.
Vanilla--There is a lot going on, hence the thoughts. But it is all good. Please join me on the curb, pally.
CG--I would KILL to be bored again. And to sleep in late.
JD--It was a SHE hobo! And yes, she had a checkered knapsack and a broom. It was sort of like a stick. She had a baseball cap because I think stovepipe hats are hard to come by these days. It was hilarious!
Chuck--I nearly choked on my breakfast to see the neighbor lady out so early washing her car. You think I'm busy early!! Sheesh.
Highway--What is with THAT?! I've got one who hand-picks the weeds out of her yard. Seriously??!
Grace--It is so lovely, but I can't wake up in the mornings! I want to lie in bed until 10!
Betty--That's the thing about Weirdville--if you figure out one of the nutjobs, you have 8000 more to work on! Ugh.
Phyl--Again, mark me down as jealous. I need summers off again. Sigh.
Ann--I do love the air when it is stifling hot and muggy. I'm not knocking it, but I LOVE the cool fresh air at night.
Pricilla--Hahaha! How true! At least Hobbes can hop over to check it out.
I used to have retired husband and wife neighbors. He would mow the lawn every Monday morning at 8AM sharp. She would wash her sidewalks with a scrub brush (not kidding). He would vacuum his car trunk once a week whether it was dirty or not. They had Astroturf in their garage. Never got inside their house, but I'm sure you could eat off the floor.
I wish I had a curb... OH GO ON! Sit on the curb! Enjoy it!!! Be sure to wear sunglasses and point a hair dryer at passers by, that'll make for some good stories!
Do you still have an ice cream man in your neighbourhood? I would run out next time he comes by, buy a popsicle, and sit on the curb and eat it. That way if anyone asks you what you are doing you can say, "Eating a popsicle". Like its the most normal thing in the world.
A few weekends ago when it was just absolutely gorgeous and I had loads of things "to do" I took my camera and walked all the way out to the middle of our yard and laid down on my back in the grass for 30 minutes and took pictures of the sky. And the sun. And my toes. And our cats - who came following me out there and stood over me sniffing at me - wondering what exactly I thought I was doing out there. Andy was sweating away working hard on repairing our shed. Our neighbor was mowing his lawn. Our other neighbor was preparing to build something. Everyone but me was being productive. And I didn't give a damn. So go sit on that curb whenever you want. Although someone will probably stop and ask you if everything is OK or if you are hurt. They might not understand, but at least they care.
Natalee--Sheesh, I totally got cornered by the dame. Ugh. Thank goodness someone else came up and saved me! Strange how those 4 minutes can kill you.
Violet--I think there is more critter life in there, but he comes home loaded in burs. Then he growls if you try to get them out. Ugh.
Casey--I can remember those days when lunch was around 10:30 a.m.! I'm kinda done with the neighbor thing. I'm like you, I just pull in the garage and shut the door. If I did the Keely thing, I'm afraid I'd have to commit to a schedule--we can't have that. Other than Hobbes Thursday, I'm totally random here.
Beaded Tail--Hate neighbors! Ugh. Mine cut her grass at 8:00 a.m. on a SUNDAY! Murder went through my mind. It's weird about the fish, isn't it. Still no sight of it.
Karen--I don't have eggs yet either. You have to start watching for monarchs flying around. You may even catch them laying the eggs if you watch carefully. She'll land on a leaf and tuck her backside under the leaf for a minute. When you look, it is a tiny white dot on the underside of the leaf. I will bring the leaf in then until it hatches so that it doesn't get eaten.
Roschelle--There is nothing like nature's air conditioning!! Yea, blankets in summer! I'd kill for a game of hopscotch or jump rope. You in?
Kathy--And did they yell at the kids if they stepped on the lawn??
Rebecca--I love the hair dryer idea!! That is great! I'd probably get a cop to show up.
Shieldmaiden--Oh, that is a good idea. I sure miss those kid days, don't you? Oh, for an excuse to just lay in the lawn! I do it still, but in the backyard and with the kitties. Who cares?
Bumbles--I love how the cats come to "help" you--mine do that too! And they love somebody lying in the grass with them. Yeah, I think I'm gonna do that this weekend--but maybe in the backyard so none of the neighbors stop to chat. Your story reminds me of a time, years ago when we came down the street to find a husky neighbor on his back in the yard. Next to him was a ladder and it looked like he had fallen. Yeah, we stopped to ask him if he was okay. He just laughed and then so did we. :)
Man I love real air - sigh.
As to the rest, man the mysteries of nature... and tanks.
I know that song. I lost so many fishes
tracy
It seems like cats and dogs are attracted to weeds for some reason.
Congrats on your new little froggie!
I love normal air too, got a little last night but it was still pretty warm.
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