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Pouring drafts (CJ #2)

ExperiencesDecember 14, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

College job #2 My second job in college was also a work-study job in the same dining hall, except it was at night when the dining hall was transformed into a bar. Or maybe there was a bar and meeting on the side of the dining hall. I don't recall. In any case, it was…

Revival

CultchaDecember 13, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Hmm. Interesting. Vivo Barefoot is refurbishing worn and returned shoes and reselling them. Interesting. I do love the brand they created for this effort-RE-Vivo. I mean, is that brilliant, or what? On an eco/ethical/marketing level, it's quite the concept and practice. Noteworthy, even. Alas, the pricing is more just like waiting for an eventual sale. But the concept is…

A dollar a pound

Memories, Things I PonderDecember 13, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In another era and another time, long before sites such as ebay, Poshmark and even Facebook Marketplace allowed people to resell items online and find buyers far and wide with relative ease, thrift stores and used-clothing stores were different. Really different. In that other era and in that other time, the for-profit invasion--and in many ways,…

There she is!

SynchronicitiesDecember 12, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I visited UMBC's campus earlier today to meet up with their magazine's managing editor and photographer for a photoshoot they were doing for an article I wrote about one of their alum, Chandra Smith, who was recently crowned Ms. Wheelchair America 2024 (among many other accomplishments). After the shoot, we were waiting with her for a…

My first Santarchy

Burning Man, ExperiencesDecember 11, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Back in the day when I was new to a divorce, new to reclaiming my life, new to the hula hoop and new to the very small community of hoopers I'd met along the way, I was also new to the Burning Man community. Very new. I'd recently attended my first Burner-inspired event in a rife-with-fire-hazards…

Besties

CultchaDecember 11, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This happened last night. I had a small gathering and one of my guests arrived with the combo pack of Martha's Chard and Snoop's Cab, which I thought was cute. But little did I know when you focus your camera on the bottle, a whole AR Snoop-talkin/Martha-talkin' thing happens. A novelty? A…

Coinky-dink?

SynchronicitiesDecember 10, 2023939Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've been watching "Young Sheldon" and as with many shows, the same ads are shown again and again. And again. It's a thing. They inundate you with the same ads, endlessly. So imagine my surprise when after watching this show and the Max channel for the past month or so and being rather attenuated to the…

A very gray day

ExperiencesDecember 7, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Today was--at least where I live--a very gray day. (We had a spectacular, fiery sunset minutes ago, but that's a side note and not the purpose of this post. It was pretty darn spectacular, though!) I had planned to do a number of errands on this very gray day, starting at the Canton Car Wash for…

Someday, we’ll be together …

Little BitsDecember 7, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Awww. I was recently encouraged to--and did--watch "The Big Bang Theory." (There's a strong line of Aspergers in my family and the show provides a lovely reminder that some folks cannot read social cues--something my child self and all-my-life self knows well.) I loved the show--much more than I thought I would. Truly did. After watching TBBT,…

Mesmerized

CultchaDecember 5, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Timothée Chalamet may be a scrawny little thing--a young 'un as well (at least from my chronological perspective), and yet I find myself entranced and completely focused each--and every--time his face slow-moes up on the screen in the Bleu de Chanel commercial featuring him. The music doesn't hurt either. Thank you, Martin Scorsese. Well done!

Zillennial nonsense

GenerationsDecember 5, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

For the record -- and before you all go echo-chambering yourselves into more nonsense -- there absolutely is not a Zillennial generation. Nor is there a #GenZ. Generations are typically 20-23 years in length in recent centuries and are getting longer, not shorter; so this whole 14-years-for-Millennials and the same number of years for…

Mission (effectively) accomplished

CultchaDecember 5, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

On occasion I click and open the emails from my county government. In today's email was an announcement about a HoCo Lights neighborhood guide to finding homes and businesses decorated with elaborate and fun holiday lights. I think this is grand. I really do. And it's a great project for the county government to take on. They…