Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Random snippets

As I was walking the dog yesterday afternoon, while the temperature was 22 degrees, I realized another issue this non-winter has caused. I am rarely comfortable outside. With the constant zig-zagging of the thermometer mercury, our bodies have had no time to gradually get used to the cold. The frequent forty degree days are still just a little too chilly for me to meander around without a warm jacket. Plus, much similar to folks from the south freezing up here in Central New York when it is fifty degrees, I thought my thighs were going to have frostbite (yes, I had jeans on) from a seven minute walk down the street and back. My face was so cold! Cold like it usually feels when it is five degrees. The sinuses have already weighed in with their opinion. Bottom line...we are unimpressed...moving on...

Fozzie does like to take full advantage of the sunshine.

Well, duh! What else would his specialty be?

The wording on these signs at the vet office just seemed wrong to me...You can have a lost pet alert, but to attach the phrasing of Amber Alert? I double checked and there was no indication that they were abducted. Maybe it's just me, but it came across as almost insensitive.

I went to the bank the other day, and explained that I was there specifically to open an account to use for my daughter's braces. I had a coupon in my hand for some free money and some checks in the other hand. Of course the representative wanted to follow his script, and asked me several unnecessary questions, to ensure that I would get the account that fit my business needs. (I just wanted the one that gave me the "free" $150, and I had read all of the fine print.) Of course he asked where I worked, and I told him that I didn't. (Even though I had just come from cleaning a house. Why make him all jealous of my cleaning woman glory?) He then asked me if I was on leave or retired. I thanked him for asking if I was retired, which seemed to confuse him (but perhaps not as much as the punch I was holding back might've). Don't get me wrong, I looked lousy, as you can see (me walking to my car feeling all sorts of fabulous)... ...but retired? 60? I might have been less offended if he had asked if I was ill.

See how much happier I look heading TO a cleaning job... This look doesn't say "retired", does it? I think it says "Holy Cannoli, those bitches at the optometrist office were total liars about these frames!" It also says that there are ways to hide a bad hair day.

Let's check in with some more of the rules for the ninth grade dance at my son's junior high in early June. The letter to parents is posted online at the school's website. We saw the rules for boys' attire here, and girls' here. This one just goes a step further in clarifying transportation...


It is also not necessary for students to arrive in a limousine. As adults, we must recognize the fact that the students attending this dance are only 14, 15 and in some cases, 16 years old. Although a lot of fun, limousines and tuxedos may be more appropriate for older students and for adults. If we allow our children to indulge in these pleasures too early, what will they have to look forward to in the future?


Phew! I so thought limos were going to be mandatory. Now I can spend more money on non-velour pants that will cover my son's underwear. Once you've worn a tuxedo and ridden in a limo, it's just downhill? Plus, I like the subtle warning about those possible sixteen year olds.

Thanks to Stacy for giving us a place to share our random. Click to see what other folks are randomly chatting about today.


Stacy

Oh, and Stacy had asked why I didn't share a photo of our Muppet bucket. Granted the popcorn is long gone, but I gathered up some of my other Kermit favorites, and here they are with the bucket. FYI...that plush Kermit's flipper was holding my engagement ring!

26 comments:

  1. This winter has really sucked - the warm/cold/hot/cold mode is driving me crazy - and my sinuses, too. Crazy!

    Does Fozzy think he's a cat sometimes? Enjoying the sunlight is totally a cat thing in our house. ;)

    Heh...Dr. Chick.

    I'm with you on the Amber Alert signs for the lost pets - just wrong.

    The dude at the bank asked if you were retired? I would have mentally decked him. ;)

    That's a relief that limousines aren't mandatory for the dance - and to think it's all downhill from there... ;)

    I love that you posted a picture of the bucket and your other Muppet loot - now I want to know the story of the Kermit flipper holding your engagement ring...spill! :)


    Being Warrior Cat Scourge, Diamond Candle Obsession, Wine-Opoly and Chocolate Fun

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    1. Fozzie is relatively comfortable in his masculinity, but he lacks canine likeness, and prefers cats. He probably thinks he can lure some in my acting like them.

      Yep, retired. Suffice to say I was not interested in any more of his small talk (and he wasn't reading those cues either).

      Kermit was the last gift I unwrapped that Christmas, and I quickly noticed something oddly sparkly on his flipper!

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  2. OK Fozzie is totally cute
    I know what is up with the damn weather we have one day of 50 and 2 days of 75 degrees
    Allergies suck city for me
    Yep the amber Alert for pet not ok

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    1. Fozzie was not being very modest about his lounging...luckily I found this better angle and spared you what the rest of us had to see!

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    1. Yes, yes I should've. Maybe he would have been surprised by an aged woman's strength!

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  4. Hmmm...I agree with the captain. And I agree with you about the pet amber alert. And I completely agree with Fozzie. I am just too darn agreeable today!

    Bonus--I thought those big shades made you look all Jackie O.

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    1. Yes, why so agreeable? You ok?

      Yes, if Jackie drove to cleaning gigs in a minivan...that's me! Maybe I should invest in some scarves to complete the look (and hide my hairdo)

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  5. On leave or retired?!? You have got to be kidding me!!! That was about as good as buying alcohol and not getting carded and the guy saying, "Naaa, I don't need you're ID---you're old enough."

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    1. He also asked what I had planned for the rest of the day (you know since I'm retired). Really? Unless he was waiting for something to print...just give me my paperwork so I can leave already!

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  6. An Amber alert for a dog? Bizarre!

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    1. I fond the handwritten LOST DOG fliers much more heartfelt.

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  7. Maybe he was actually hitting on you. Some young gigolo trying to score nana's social security or military pension. Maybe that's why he was so interested in your plans that day. Lucky for you that you escaped without getting played!

    No velour AND no limo??? I'm not even sure if I WANT your son to go to this silly dance!

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    1. There is one more topic of dance etiquette to be revealed in next week's random...maybe then we will decide to just rent out the local VFW hall for my son and his limo riding, hat and cane twirling, velour rocking homies!

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  8. Tonight, Jude had a track team practice, and I was wearing jeans, a sweater, a jacket and a scarf. I was whining because I was freezing. When I got to the car, I saw that the temperature was...62. I am SUCH a wimp! Clearly, have lived in CA too long.

    RETIRED!! You should totally have told him you were a "housekeeper" and make it sound as if you are Mrs. Hughes on Downton Abbey.

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    1. ok, it is 62 here today and the kids have on tshirts and shorts. I wore a light jacket to walk the dog this time.

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  9. Ha! But are covered butts mandatory? While I would have laughed at that limo rule too...I then would have been sad at the fact that it had to be stated. I mean...there's absolutely no reason for that rule to exist...unless little kids in limos was becoming a problem at the school.

    edited to add: ummm...you have CAPTCHA/word verification on your blog. Just to let you know. ;)

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    1. Yes, the boys' guidelines state that pants should be pulled up to cover undergarments...I think the undergarments are mandatory, but not positive. There are over 800 9th graders I think, so am not sure what the magic number of limos was before the crackdown ensued!

      Hopefully the fuzzy words are gone--thanks for the alert!

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  10. WOW... Retired??? I'd have been pissed... well really more freaked out!
    Oh and life really has been a let down ever since the first time i got to ride in a limo!!

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    1. Maybe there was some other fabulous banking product line for retiress that he didn't want me to miss---dork!

      Take a limo to the grocery store some day to try to revive the excitement.

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  11. Dr. Chick hahaha! Reminds that one of my sons was circumcised by a woman named Dr. Stubbs. Seriously!

    And I'm sure the guy at the bank wondered if you had retired EARLY! ;)

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    1. Why didn't the bank dude ask if I was independently wealthy or just a trophy wife. I obviously looked BOTH parts!

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  12. I usually wear flanel-lined jeans when I walk if it is forty-five degrees or less! I agree about the Amber Alert. Odd, and insensitive! Is the Dr. Chick a joke? That is too funny!!!

    xo,
    Ricki Jill

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    1. Nope, Dr. Chick has been a local GYN for a long time!

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  13. Retired? Really???? Gah! I get this a lot: "What's wrong? You look tired." No, well, I'm perfectly happy and rested, thank you very much.

    Look at Fozzie. Now HE's retired. An upside down pup is one of the bet things in the world!

    Oh, by the way, I updated the post to show the girl enjoying her treasure, but I think it came out kind of x-rated. Oops.

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  14. Tired is a fair guess around here lately. Have you tried, "no, you Re just terribly boring. I M actually wide awake...or was"?

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