hummmmm

I  ordered - so to speak - a pair of Jeans thru EBAY - I don't use that site much anymore. I used the Make and offer on a pair of Jeans - that were 28.95 Plus $8 in shipping - the seller had lots of clothes items for sale so I took a shot at $20 offer with still the $8 shipping and they accepted it..   a week later I recied the jeans in the mail - tried them on - washed them and ok - done deal ...   two days later ... I get another pair of jeans in the mail  - same size and yes - Levi's black jeans . WTF !??   How can that be - I double check my ebay purchases and there is only the one pair - the last thing I got from EBAY was a Remote for a Sound bar. then the Jeans....  the bag with the 1st pair is gone - in the garbage - so I cannot see of they came from the same person -  but how weird is that - and then to add to it - as I'm sitting on the couch investigating the jeans purchase - the kitchen faucet turns on - the faucet has a hands free feature where you kinda wave at the left side and it turns on/off - that used to happen in NY when the cats walked in front of it, - but not here - and there was no cat -   Incidents related or just coincidence???

It has come to my attention that I am - surprisingly enough - the same age as OLD PEOPLE...

When the hell did this happen ??   I don't feel  old.,  I listen to Rock music,, I am pretty good with today's technology - I Know that WHY FI is not a question....   I see people and interact with people that I think are older than me  and shit - it turns out that - in conversation - I find out that I am older then THEY ARE....

They mention when thy graduated  High-school -  and I hear 1978 -  1980,.....  versus My 1974....  

I look in the mirror and I do see an oler man - heck I am 17 months from being 70 years old - SEVENTY..

Now - are there any good things that come with this - well  - sure ... I retired a few years ago and thru some good luck in Financial planning,,, I do not need to work ,...  Between investment $$ - Social Security, and a small Pension - we get by just fine.,..   In South Carolina - You can get a Fishing License for like $9 - yep Nine Dollars - oh and that's for Life !  ....    50 % off my State parks pass - do the $99  is down to under $50...   Our tax bill for the House is 2% less cause we are now both over 65....  so yea - its the little things.....

But - the aches and pains are real - Knees . Feet, Back,  all creak and groan when I move,...   I can't see worth a shit to read anything without glasses,,,,  Texts, directions (when I read them ) are all just a blur w/o the lenses.....  you also get to worry about health things asd you get older - Heart , Brain, Cancer , Dementia , oh yea - now we got fun !!   Is that pain in your Shoulder / Chest-ick-al area a muscle strain from Pickleball or the start of a massive heart Attack ?!?!?!   

Where is this going - I have no idea,,,jsut wanted to think about something other than politics for a few minutes....  

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Congratulations to Aaron Judge on winning his 2nd MVP award... and Shohei Ohtani  in the NL...

Watched most of Football game last night from Cleveland ,,,  Steelers and Browns - but it was played mostly in the Snow and freezing rain - didn't care about the Score - but seeing it played in the Outside in that weather was great !!!    

Can I mention things that are different here in the South than in the North

- The amount of Dogs (and some cats) that are found ....I gotta believe that they are being just dumped by monsters that have no soul or heart...   some do get out and then are returned to their owners - but most - I think are not.

- No Inspections on Automobiles mean that any thing no matter how bad - as long as it runs can be on the road,... Oh yea....

- The Center lane is Left Run lane for both directions and is an active accident waiting to happen. 

- Foods sold at Walmart that I have never seen and in some cases heard of. 

- The amount of Confederate Flags.  and folks thinking that the Civil war was the  "War of Northern aggression". 

- What seems to be outright Hatred - from some people -  for those that have relocated here from the North. Even though in many cases those throwing the shade make a living based on the influx of people - Carpenters , electricians, etc etc 

- I'm sure it everywhere but - driving by Houses (if you can call them that) that cannot possibly be lived in - only to see lights on inside the house. and cars in the driveway.. ugh...

- Figuring out that "Bless your Heart" is not a compliment

 - Every Restaurant offers you  a "TO GO " cup of whatever (non alcoholic) beverage you were drinking with your meal....

- the number of cars that do not have Directionals - or maybe its folks don't use 'em

- The amount of Churches !   Amazing - and the number of people that go there on Sunday's ..  and a prayer being said at the start of some events - like Pickleball tournaments - A Prayer ..... 

- Pedestrians  crossing many roads. even 4 lane - busy ass roads - like they are in a Game of FROGGER !

- Signs I do not understand - like What is DEER CORN ??  

- realize that everyone owns and is probably Carrying a GUN....

- Seeing houses that Do NOT have Air conditioning... 

- Fields of Cotton ....