“I’m Stuck in the Past”

The other day I wrote about the TV mini series “Great Expectations” and “Downton Abbey”. I also enjoy reading Jane Austin and Anita Shrive novels about the past. I also mentioned how I wished I was living back in that time period. When I left the house the other day I was thinking about that. As I was driving to the store and as I usually do, going the long way around. I noticed that when I go someplace, it could be anywhere. To the store or just to go out for the sake of going out. I always go by way of the back roads and through neighborhoods with shortcuts where the older homes are. They remind me of growing up and where I used to live. The roads I travel on, on my way to getting there are quiet and you very seldom see any other cars. Years ago there weren’t that many cars and I like it that way. I just came to realized that I’m living in the past…Sort of. Then during one of my walks on the beach where I meditate, I really thought about it and if were up to me things remain the same. Yes, I do have all the modern conveniences plus and my car is a 2005 Mustang…I bought it new. The point is it’s a Mustang and not a foreign car. I try not to buy anything foreign. I wear corduroy pants and leather boots in the winter, now get this, with suspenders and I dress nicely all the time. I ride a bicycle in the summer and I have been doing that for years. My diet is eat anything I want, only half as much. I noticed s while ago that I eat just like my Dad. In fact I eat the same kinds of foods he did. He was born in 1915. Then there is what I watch on TV or in the movies. I lean toward the older movies and of coarse movies about the seventeen and eighteen hundreds and I love the way the people lived then. Stories about Kings and Queens are my favorite…The way I see it, if I lived during that time period I would have been a gentleman and a man who enjoys helping people. I would have rode a horse to where ever I went. A Mustang perhaps? ….Now, I actually believe I am stuck in the 1950s or 60s. I refuse to accept progress and what it passes for these days, in any way shape or form. In my opinion we are going no where in this country much too fast for the sake of greed and we are taking no hostages. I absolutely refuse to be greedy nor will go after any money. Believe it or not money doesn't mean that much to me..I want to be free and feel safe where I am. I will not take any chances and move forward into this dog eat dog world  Why should I go forward into this complicated mess we call a country? I refuse and will do everything I can, not to pay high prices for anything. I do not watch advertising or commercials on TV. I won’t buy anything because the other person has it or because it’s the thing to do. If I want something I will do research to look for the right store and if the price is to high I will wait for a sale. I will not rush anywhere and I am never late for doing anything. I am courteous and kind. I respect the old and young alike. I smile and talk to anyone. I’m stuck in the 50s and I love it. I will not move...

Beach Today

 

I drive by Misquamicut beach everyday… Today it was cold but walkable with the right kind of coat…. I found a few nice pieces of sea glass..

The Green Thing

This EM was sent to me from a friend from England…
At the cash register of the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own shopping bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

The cashier responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations. You didn't have the green thing."

She was right, our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soft drink bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycling. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.

But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every shop and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks.

But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the post, we used wrapped up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.

But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank water from a tap when we were thirsty instead of demanding a plastic bottle flown in from another country. We accepted that a lot of food was seasonal and didn't expect that to be trucked in or flown thousands of air miles. We actually cooked food that didn't come out of a packet, tin or plastic wrap and we could even wash our own vegetables and chop our own salad.

But we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, city people took the tram or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mothers into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.

But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?

Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smart-ass young person.

Remember:
Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off.











 

John F. Kennedy

 

                                                 
                                                   
                                  

Herman Cain Announces HUGE Fundraising Numbers

Herman Cain Announces HUGE Fundraising Numbers:

"Despite the sexual harassment allegations that have ensnared his campaign, businessman Herman Cain is posting massive fundraising numbers.
In the 41 days since October 1st, Cain has raised $9.4 million, his campaign announced. He raised just $4.7 million in the four months prior."

Comment...........Will this pervert have to return this money?

"My Definition of a Bastard"

     
       Lately I've found myself using the word Bastard or Bastards...I don't swear when I post but at times I can't think of a more descriptive word to describe some of the people, if you can call them that, that I write about. I don't like name calling and was taught by my parents not to call people names and I don't...Years ago the definition of a Bastard was a child born out of wedlock and was called, when describing this event was, he or she is the Bastard son or daughter of so and so. Whether or not that was said out of malice was what tone of voice you used.
      The bottom line here is that I have my own definition for the word Bastard. To me a Bastard is someone who would intentionally run over any confused defenseless creature on the road. A Bastard is any hunter that kills creatures in the forest or woods for sport. And lastly, we all are familiar with someone who betrays the public trust and would steal money from people who can't afford to eat or pay their bills. The politician who does this is obviously a Bastard that didn't have parents who taught him or her about honesty. They have also been described as scum, lowlife or a bottom feeder...I prefer Bastards...

They Are Setting a Precedent

 I CAN'T HELP THIS! I AM SO ANGRY I COULD SCREAM... NBC, CBS, CNN, AND FOX ARE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY OBAMA AND BIG BUSINESS!!!!!! 
THESE BASTARDS ARE NOT SAYING A WORD!!!!


 Washington D.C.  Oct 4,2013 - I notice more and more every day that they are coming up with a lot of excuses about the black woman that crashed her car into the White House gate. They are saying she was ill or despondent but nothing is being said about her being unarmed. Are they overlooking this on purpose hoping it will go away? I notice they are talking about past shootings. Making more excuses. I hope you realize that what they are doing is setting a precedent. She was despondent like the thousands of others here, in what is left of this country. Think about it! This woman being black was probably elated when Obama was elected President. Imagine her disappointment and rage now and what she was going through. She was a unarmed black woman in a car with a baby and they shot her to death. They, in effect murdered her...Where is Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton? Why aren't they speaking now? Are their heads in the sand? And what is really special here is, her black President is not saying a word...Believe me here...If nothing is being done about her being killed the way she was, its open season on you. It gives them permission to kill you and make up a story later on. For example, if you don't stop when they tell you because just maybe you didn't see or didn't hear them, believe me some of these gunslingers will shoot and kill you. I think you get the point. The police officers or the Washington GSA security guards that shot and killed this woman should be made and example of. They should be arrested and fired. They should have their carry permits and guns taken away.
              Yes, we are at war here in America but she was not the enemy.  In the past their motto was "Protect and serve". Now all the trust is gone! I do notice the change in their attitude when I talk to them. There is an underlying resentment, a dislike for someone they should be respecting. Its all over their faces and behavior. Exactly like the thugs from the Old Saybrook Connecticut police department who stopped me that fine day. The police of yesteryear are gone. They have been replaced with bullet proof vested, disrespectful thugs.

             By allowing them to get away with murdering this woman you have given them permission to kill your Grandson because he didn't hear them say stop. 



Its now 12/8/2013 - I notice more and more unarmed kids and people are being shot and killed and nothing is being said or done about it....