What a Social Generation
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Posted:Oct 23, 2018 1:21 pm
Last Updated:Oct 27, 2018 6:43 pm
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Lets face it. We are firmly entrenched into a social media driven society. As much as we fight it, don't like it, or in my case, suck at it. It's not going anywhere. Some of us have acclimated more to it, while some of us just avoid it at every opportunity. I would say I suck at it, and anyone who has texted with me would verify that. That overbearing young lady who wanted a response within ten minutes of texting her boyfriend would hate me. Hell it could take me 10 minutes just to type out , "yes dear, anything you say dear." on that little phone keyboard. Ok, maybe a little bit of an exaggeration, but certainly not poised to win any texting speed competitions.
That said, shouldn't it really be called anti-social media? Is it really socialization skills that are being used? I think it's created just the opposite. Where one doesn't have to be accountable for their words. Where no one has to learn the arts of conversation, and listening? The art of discussing things without having every conversation lead into a text war.  Lord knows half of whats on social media would never be said to someones face. Not without some repercussions. Well, I guess one could "unfollow" them. Damn that sounds so harsh. Dude, you better not mess with me or gonna unfollow you.
It's everywhere. We have complete news story's now days, that are really just a collection of peoples tweets. Like you couldn't just write a story about what happened? No, just find a bunch of non-credentialed fools that are posting their opinions and Bingo. You have a news article. LOL I find those really funny, cause people get all worked up about the opinions of god knows who this guy is, that's tweeting. But hell, now it's news, so it's got to be true..Right?
Just a thought, did they name it Twitter, cause there's just so many Twits on there?
And they pick and chose which parts of the "viral video's" gets posted. Something I saw yesterday, solidified my thoughts on this subject. A guy, obviously a social media wanna be, thinking he can say and act like a douche bag, with no accountability. He's on the corner, harassing the hell out of some poor lady. Calling her vulgar names..and talking like he's the toughest guy on the street. They show that part on the news feeds.
Then later the rest of the video shows up..here comes the poor lady's . LOL. All he has to do is walk up to the social media's hero and say, "you calling out my mom". And boom, our "hero" is now seen running, not walking away. Haha. Now I could stand to see more of that. ( which by the way, I just read he was fired from his job as a "Data Specialist at Self Enhancement Inc. LOL..self enhancement. You can't make this stuff up)
I often wonder what would happen if for some reason, it just all went away. Would all the younger generation just be completely lost? Reminds me of a conversation with my second , when he was in high school. He dropped his phone in the toilet. (don't ask, I don't know how someone does this, but he managed it twice) I told him I ordered him a new phone and it would be here in 5 days. His reply was, "but Dad, how I supposed to get a date if I don't have a phone?" flabbergasted. I mean, really? Did you just say that out loud?
Told him to maybe just go talk to someone. It's pretty complicated. First you have to find someone you're attracted to, then you have to walk up and talk to them. Yeah...I mean like face to face!!!!
Scary Stuff...
I think if you pulled all the social media at once, the entire younger generation would just fall flat. It would be like an social Armageddon. The end of the world as they knew it..
But an interesting thought. Would that make all us old timers, the new "cool "? You know those of us that could still socialize without a media device?
willing to give it a try....LOL
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Wonder why it's not working.
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Posted:Oct 22, 2018 12:55 pm
Last Updated:Oct 27, 2018 6:46 pm
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Some of the events over the weekend, and the last couple of months on the blogs had me thinking about something. Something that happens quite often in life, but we don't always think about it. It's not as glaringly apparent, as it is on here. Self fulfilling prophecy.
I've watched people in my life start a task, consistently declaring how they are bound to fail. Then after they do, they can say.."see I told ya". Prophecy fulfilled.
We lost a wonderful blogger the other day. Granted there was more to it than what going to describe. Lots of stress in life, etc... But when I was talking with her afterwards, she said the straw was the last day of reading all the rude and crude messages sent to her.
And for the record, she wouldn't tell me who, but said some were from regulars on the blogs. Guys that she wouldn't have thought were in that percentile of idiotic guys. Guys who seem to not grasp the idea of a self fulfilling prophecy.
In reading some of the posts from ladies this weekend, sharing some of the stupid stuff sent to their emails, it made me wonder. Are these the same guys who come on the blogs later screaming "this site sucks, no one answers my messages, leaving". Could it be the same guys, sending out the , "your sexy , wanna fuck" message? Then wondering why, sure enough, they are failing to get any response?
Now granted. There's a lot of respectful guys on the site. But for all the dudes who can't seem to get a response from anyone, are you setting yourself up to fail? Sending out the rude and crude messages thinking somethings got to stick eventually ?
I think the site still works, albeit much slower than the "get laid tonight" marketing. Go figure, most of the ladies on here are probably as tired of sorting through the barrage of inane messages, as was our missing blogger.
But I do think, that a lot of the posts about how the site doesn't work, is probably got a little bit of self fulfilled prophecy in there somewhere. Just my opinion.
There really isn't a question in here anywhere. no where near vain enough to think I can change anything on the site. Just an observation and a transference of thoughts into words. A bit of a rant, if you will. 
The site is what we make it to be. And if you're not shooting yourself in the foot with every message, it's works quite well as a conduit for meeting people.
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HNW-Black
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Posted:Oct 17, 2018 12:39 pm
Last Updated:Oct 18, 2018 1:50 pm
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In keeping with my complaining about the cold weather, here's a pair of my new work thermals. Keeping it easy this week, just getting undressed after work today.
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Just a Funny thought I had on Profiles.
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Posted:Oct 16, 2018 1:25 pm
Last Updated:Nov 12, 2018 7:49 pm
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Obviously when you sign up on a dating site, you try to put your best foot forward. Well, I would assume most of us do. And yeah, there's some who may embellish a bit and some that are just outright fake. But lets not digress into another fake profile post.
You try to post some good pics. And you have to write the dreaded profile. For me, I just have fun with my profile Try to always be different than the typical. "I'm a great guy." "I'm a really interesting guy" " I like cats." And I certainly stay away from the ever successful,"I'm really horny and want to fuck" I know that's a all time winner, but I'd rather just do it the hard way, I guess. 
But what if we were completely honest? The other foot, if you will. LOL I've been thinking about this for a couple of days, reading through peoples profiles. Some I'm sure could be quite funny.
These are not directed at anyone in general, just sorta my thoughts on what some would say. If we're being honest.
From the married guys.
Hi, yes I'm married. I'd like to tell you a sob story, but to be honest, I just have that itch. I'm bored and need to fuck someone other than my wife. If she catches me, I'm gonna lose everything in the divorce. So when I'm asking for discretion, I really mean don't let my wife know .
From the Poor Guy who believed the ads.
Ok..so I was an idiot and believed the hype. What can I say. I was horny, had a few beers and damn if I didn't buy a annual Gold membership. I really , really need one of you woman to step up and have sex with me, so I don't look like a complete fool.
From the Still Undecided
I know I posted some pics, and I wrote this wonderful profile to get you all interested. I'll even chat with you on IM, or on messages. But just prepare yourself. I'm going to talk a lot about how hot your pics are. I'm going to tell you that yeah, I think I would like to meet up with you. But then, after we set up a meet, I'm going to just ghost you. I mean flat out, disappear off the chats, full blown Casper the Ghost you. Thanks.
From the Friends Collector
I have no interest in meeting you, but please accept my friends request. I don't care what you look like, don't care if you're even remotely nice, hell I don't even care if you're a bot. Just please accept my request. I'm trying for the record.
From the Scammer
Ok, Ok. I'm not some distraught hot bikini model, stuck in a foreign country. But I do have a quota I have to meet, and to be honest, people are catching on and I'm way behind. I'm gonna get fired if I don't find a victim, er... a kind soul to help me out. Please, also act like you really believe me, I need the confidence boost. Like I said, I'm in a slump.
I'm sure I missed some obvious ones, but these are the ones that came to mind. LOL Feel free to fill in any I missed.
I'm sure there are things we could all put in our profiles if we were being completely honest. But hell, no one wants to put their worst foot forward. Do they?
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And it Begins....
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Posted:Oct 15, 2018 1:23 pm
Last Updated:Oct 16, 2018 11:40 am
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In case there is anyone on here that isn't aware by now. I am not a fan of cold weather. And for further clarification, I'm in South Texas so cold to me is anything under 60F. That would be what in C...lets see divide by..carry the 2...yeah, still too friggin cold .
Yesterday was a great day. Sun was out, it was in the 80's. So not too bad. And I spent the entire day on the phone, on the computer. Working on a "family" drama. Frustrating beyond belief, due to the fact that I spent the whole day on it, and never got anything resolved. Enjoyed the weather outside twice for a total of maybe 30 minutes. /sigh.
Then this morning, I get up, stumble out to the kitchen to start my coffee and I hear it. Wind howling, rain pounding on the windows. I don't even want to look. But like the moth being drawn to the flame only to meet a horrible end, I have to look. Yep, looks nasty.
Against my better judgement I open the back door. Holy hell...I shut it just as quick. It's 50F, wind is blowing 20+ mph, and it's raining. Just peachy.
A hour later my daughters puppy is awake, and of course excited about going outside to pee. So i bundle up, with her looking at me like what the hell are you doing. Hurry up or I'm peeing on the floor!!! That is until I open the door and she's like, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OUT THERE.
It's her first cold weather and she being smarter than me, is thinking, Nah, I'm good. I'll just pee over here in the corner. So I finally have to pick her up, carry her outside and set her in the grass. She runs for the back door. I pick her up take her back to the grass, put her down. She runs for the back door. I'd like to be mad at her, but yeah..it's friggin cold outside. Finally she figures it out. She isn't going back in till she does her deed, and pees. Thank God, we can go back in.
Hour later, I'm putting on my three layers of shirts and a jacket, and I'm off to work. Drove around a bit. Checked some houses, mainly just pulled into the driveway, sat there with the heater going kind of checking. By noon, it was actually colder than it was when I was convincing the puppy to pee. So I decided to take the rest of the day off.
Yeah...I don't do cold weather well at all.
And yes, I know all you fine Canadians, what I'm describing is probably just a balmy Fall day up there, but still. LOL
Am I the only one that truly hates cold weather?
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Pulling Eye Teeth to get a Hair Cut.
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Posted:Oct 12, 2018 2:49 pm
Last Updated:Oct 13, 2018 1:59 pm
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Have you ever had one of those days/times when you're getting really pissed off about something, but in the end, it works out for the best?
Had a fun one today.
sorta picky about who cuts my hair. Yeah I know a guy, with short hair. Shouldn't be that big of a deal. Maybe it stems from my and early twenty , when it was long and curly. Think Peter Frampton. haha.
So anyway, a few months back I find a stylist that I liked. Did a great job. I get it cut every three weeks, and the first three visits went off without a hitch.
Quick disclaimer, I own a service business so I really never know what my schedule will be like. I know it's my problem, that it's damn near impossible for me to schedule a appointment for tomorrow, but still.
Anyways, back to the story. So cut before last, I call up and the girl tells me Jessica is there and has no appointments for the afternoon. like great, put me down for 2. But no, not that easy. She needs more info than the DMV and my card number. driving, so like , "never needed an appointment before, what' up with the 12 page info sheet." She explains oh...its just policy. I tell her busy, but I'll stop in later as a walk in. Stop in a hour later. 5 minute wait and in.
Yes, they take walk in's.
Last week it's time for a cut, so I call them up. No everyone is busy, but the wait is only a hour or so. LOL. I say no thanks, I'll let it go a week more and just be a little shaggy.
So now to today. I call at 10, when they open and Jessica, my stylist and just happens to be one of the managers answers the phone. We talk for a bit, she's a friendly lady. Then I ask if she has any appointments set for between 11 and 1. She says no..I say great, can you put me down for 11:15. To which she replies, We don't take same day appointments.
Ok..at first laughing and she asks whats so funny. I tell her that a couple of cuts ago, they were setting a same day appointment, but I was too busy to answer all the questions. She says, "really? We're not supposed to do that". I say, "so let me see if I understand this. You have no appointments, schedule is wide open, but you're not allowed to take an appointment because its for the same day".
She says, "well when you say it like that it does seem a little stupid, but it's just our policy". I can come in as a walk in, the wait is only a hour or so. I I tell her, I'll get back to her, if I can't find someone else to cut my hair. She's trying to talk me out of it, I tip 100% for hair cuts, sure it's not my charming personality she doesn't want to lose. But by now just fed up with the myriad of policy's and hoops , just to get a haircut.
So I drive for 1/2 mile, go into a giant salon and ask how long the wait is. 5 minutes. like sign me up. 5 minutes later, getting a hair cut by Daniela .
She does a phenomenal job. She takes same day appointments and can't understand why anyone wouldn't. (sorta my thinking). Gives me a great shampoo, I love scalp massages btw. And then to top it all off, puts me back in the chair, Brushes me out and proceeds to give me a 5 minute shoulder and neck massage. Say's it's just part of the service.
like ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winner!!!
And to top it off..even tipping her 100%, she's 20 dollars cheaper than the rules factory where I was getting it cut. LOL
So things started off horribly, and ended up not only getting resolved. It's better now than when I started. Gotta love it.
Sometimes things happen for a reason. And sometimes change is a great thing.
Thanks for listening to me rant.
Have you ever stuck with something for ever, resisting change..but then when you pull the trigger, you find you should have done it long ago. ?
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HNW-Fall Colors
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Posted:Oct 10, 2018 2:29 pm
Last Updated:Oct 18, 2018 5:44 am
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Breaking out the winter clothes ...
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A Walk on the Beach
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Posted:Oct 9, 2018 2:52 pm
Last Updated:Oct 24, 2018 10:22 am
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Suddenly jolted back into reality, still in a kind of fog, he realized he was on the beach. It was a warm, late summer evening. It was not unlike many evenings he walked this beach, so in a weird way it felt normal. Just different, somehow. Like why was he wearing the linen pants with a button down cotton shirt? Just felt a little overdressed.
Looking up he noticed he was at beach marker 19. That didn't make much sense either. Marker 11 was his spot. It's where the condo's were, that he stayed in for years. It's where he camped, when the weather was cool enough. And it's where so many of his memory's of her lived. Drawn to the spot, he began slowly walking along the beach, heading that way.
It was strange how so many memories of her were flooding back to him. Like a movie, playing in his head. He remembered the first time he took her to the beach. Still trying to fool each other that they were just friends, she had agreed to join him for a weekend at the beach. A game that fell apart the first evening, walking down to the beach.
Standing there watching the last bit of light vanish. The stars starting to come to life. He remembered it like it was yesterday. Looking into her eyes. Feeling like the world was slowing down. He remembered the exact feeling as their lips touched, in what was to be their first kiss. The taste of her lips, the smell of her hair. How even the noise of the waves and the wind had seemed to stop in that moment. There was nothing but her.
Still walking, he remembered one of the times they came camping together. Drinking wine, sitting on a blanket under the stars. It was a cold evening. The beach deserted this time of year. A fire was burning, but it wasn't it's warmth that kept him there. It was her, intertwined with him, that did more than keep him warm. She made him forget it was cold. Making love in a way that seemed to be so much more. Like two souls just melded into one. He remembered that it was that night, looking into her eyes he had promised her, "I will love you until the day I die".
This evening, it was like he could hear himself saying those words again. Photographs of memories just flying through his head. A myriad of joys and pleasure, that spanned the years they had spent together. Thinking to himself, God I love that woman.
He noticed, as he was finally approaching Beach Marker 11, a crowd of people down by the water. Normally one to like the solitude of a walk on the beach, he felt a deep to see what they were doing. As he got closer, he started to recognize some of the people. All converged around someone. His heart jumped a little, as it still did, when he realized it was her. What on earth was she doing here?
Strange, they had all moved into the water. She was standing knee deep in the water. Waves wetting down that wonderful white sundress he had bought her some years back.He called out her name, but she just continued doing what she was doing, like he wasn't there. She was pouring something into the waves.
In that instant, clarity overtook him. The tears in her eyes. Her looking right at him, but not seeing him. He knew at that moment, he wasn't there in any form she could see. She was releasing, his ashes back into waves. He remembered telling her that was what he wanted, when he died. Remember her telling him to hush as she gripped his hand tighter.
They were both crying now, as everything started to slowly drift away. Like every thing they shared was being carried on the waves. The pain and sadness overwhelming him. Thoughts screaming at him that he would never hold her again. Through the tears,strangely, a smile came.
He had told her he would never break a promise. And he realized he had, when he told her he would love her until he died. Because wherever this new journey was taking him, he knew he'd still love her when he arrived.
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Ruling the Roost.
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Posted:Oct 8, 2018 1:27 pm
Last Updated:Oct 14, 2018 5:39 am
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I was reading the news this morning and came across this story. I'm sure some of you have seen this. Apparently, it's some young 20's girlfriends list of "rules" for her boyfriend.
I was never very good at following rules when I was that age. And thinking my response to her after reading one or two of the rules would have been.
You will NOT be my girlfriend any longer. promise
I know some guidelines are usually a good idea in relationships, but really. hahaha.
Would any of you even think about following this list of rules?
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Happy Birthday misskissin
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Posted:Oct 5, 2018 4:09 am
Last Updated:Oct 6, 2018 11:53 am
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I mentioned yesterday that there are some really wonderful ladies on these blogs. Certainly on that list is one that has a birthday today.
Happy Birthday to misskissin.  Smart, good looking lady that writes some amazing erotica on here as well.
Hope you have a great day. You deserve. it.
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APB for Pocogato
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Posted:Oct 4, 2018 3:23 pm
Last Updated:Oct 5, 2018 3:46 am
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My little cat, I'm not sure I want to curse you , or thank you. I did have to make a special trip to the grocery store, due to your incessant posting of scallops...But damn, they were great with the steak. Made some garlic butter and Parmesan scallops.
Pssst. you know I still love ya...
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Life in the Fast Lane or WTF
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Posted:Oct 4, 2018 1:21 pm
Last Updated:Oct 4, 2018 7:48 pm
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So, I'm not naive enough to think people are still all giving, friendly and able to coexist with their fellow man/woman on a consistent basis. But really, do people have to go out of their way to prove how narcissistic and rude they can actually be? I had two events happen in the last week or so, both out driving, that make me say , WTF people. One late last week, the other this morning.
First off, just for clarity and disclosure, I am not a "cautious" driver. Drive way too fast most of the time. I'm not a road rager though. I do talk to people a lot while I'm driving, like they can hear me. Not so proud of the fact that my youngest 17, has picked up my habit on that one. LOL Little stuff like when someone sits at a green light too long, "any particular shade of green you waiting on there buddy". Someone turning into a parking lot off a busy street at 2 MPH, "come on, you can do it. Yeah!!!, you made it safely off the street". Anyway, I digress.
Last week, I'm driving down a busy section of Bandera Road. Three lanes in each direction. I notice up ahead what looks like a traffic jam. Then I hear the horns going, people switching lanes. Think..ah...it's a wreck. As I get up closer I can see it's a car stalled in the middle lane. Everyone honking, people flipping the car off as they go around. I decide, fuck that. Pull my truck over into the right hand lane. Throw on the emergency lights and stop right beside her. Yeah, it's some teenage girl, bawling her eyes out cause her car was stalled.
So I get out, and walk over to her window, now there's more cars honking. People flipping me off, screaming things about my mother. I just smile and wave. I ask her whats up, she can barely get the words out, she's crying so much. I tell her I'm gonna push the car, to steer in front of my truck and then into the parking lot. At first I thought, damn you're getting old, when the car wasn't moving...then it dawned on me she had it in park. LOL So I get her ignition on, have her put it in Neutral, and we're off. Car's still honking and offering advice on some procreation matters, as they maneuver past us, but not a single one pulling over to give a hand. I'm like WTF people, really?!?!?!
Turns out she had a weak battery, and loose connections. I tightened her terminals, jumped the car and told her to either drive to the auto parts and get a battery or take it home. She gives me a hug, tells me thank you like 20 times, tries to offer me money. hahaha. Cute . As I'm driving off, I'm thinking what if that was my , and to all the asshats that didn't stop. What if that was your . WTF.
This morning, event two. I pull out on a access road. Going faster than I should as normal. Going into a turn around I notice a white SUV behind me. Sorta on my ass, but hell I figure that won't last long. As we come out the other side, I'm up to 60 in a 45 and he's still on me. Then pulls up besides me yelling , waving the arms around. You know, just intimidating as he thinks he can be. LOL. I smile, wave at him, and keep on driving. He gets tired of me and hits the gas. Then up ahead he's stuck behind some cars. So now he's doing his mad as hell spiel again, but directed at the driver of a black truck. He gets around that clog and off he goes. Yelling and waving at the driver of the black truck. So interested in letting us all know how we are just screwing up his entire life , he doesn't see the traffic stopped at the light in front of us. Bam, whacks a car stopped at the light.
So as I'm coming up on it, I pull off the road into a parking lot. I'm calling the cops to report the accident, and walking over. I'm there in time to here him yelling at the lady who's car he hit. LOL, dude, you hit a parked car. How is this her fault. WTF. I notice the guy in the black truck has pulled off the road and he's heading over too. The asshat notices me as I walk up and ask if everyone is ok. He starts to yell something at me, thinks for a second and just says , go away it's none of your business. I tell him, sure it is, I just called the cops to report the accident, and plan on sticking around to let them know what caused it. Dude is calming down a little, and now he's talking about how mom is going to kill him for wrecking her new car. LOL.
I'm talking to the now, explaining that he really needs to wise up. I'm getting older and a helluva lot calmer these days. 30 years ago, I'd have made him pull over and would have beat the crap out of him. These days, he's lucky someone didn't pull a gun out and shoot his ass. And all because, it's everyone else's fault that he can't drive the way he wanted to this morning. Or that he was in too much of a hurry to deal with everyone else trying to get somewhere too. Cops finally show up, I give him my statement and info, and I'm back off to work. WTF.
I know life is stressful. Hell, we're all in a hurry it seems these days. But people need to just chill out. Stop and help someone on the side of the road. Maybe someday, someone will return the favor. If you can't drive without having an mini aneurysm from the stress, maybe you shouldn't drive. Everyone just seems so angry and stressed these days. Maybe it's time to start re- learning how to co-exist with others, instead of just working to survive the day. And proving you've got the rude behavior down to a science.
Damn, I sound like I'm reverting back to the 60s.
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HNW- Pink
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Posted:Oct 3, 2018 1:12 pm
Last Updated:Oct 21, 2018 5:50 am
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Boobs are way too important to leave to chance. Get them checked ladies.
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