For the first time I know about, I’ve been having a recurring dream….something mighty Freudian about it, just don’t know what it is.
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For months, there have been 4 individuals picketing the Price Chopper headquarters down the street. Their signs simply say, “SHAME ON YOU PRICE CHOPPER”. Today I noticed Price Chopper has hung a sign on the fence beside them reading, “WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS ABOUT — TEAM PRICE CHOPPER”. I should have written this when it came to me because it was so clear then, but it’s about my dad and Christmas. As I have said before, my dad grew up poor, very poor. So poor he didn’t have any shoes at times so he went to school with no shoes, where the kids made fun of him for that. These kinds of things I never heard my dad talk about or throw in our face but my mom told me stories. He actually did walk many miles to school, through fields, and yes sometimes barefoot. His school is still in use today as in elementary school. His dad wanted him to drop out and help at the farm but he refused and graduated and then joined the navy to get the hell out of there. After he got out of the navy, he met my mom, which is a story of it’s own, and eventually got married. We never had “everything we wanted” growing up but we always had everything we needed. I always had a bike and at Christmas we always got something nice even if my folks did not. My dad didn’t have anything growing up so he always make sure we did. Us kids and he always were up early waiting on my mom to get up so we could open presents and he took great pleasure watching us do so. One of the things we made peace about was this type of thing and I made sure he knew I appreciate it. I miss you dad, especially the times before you went down hill. And now I remember what’s going on….. Driving back from NC last week I encountered this place called Virginia. It was different than usual because I was coming from a different place, Rockingham, NC. Usually I’m on I-95, or I-77 then I-81. This time I was taking US-29 up to I-81. From Rockingham, I-73 to US-29 equals no stopping at all through NC and a lot of VA. In VA, I started getting memories of kid-hood with my dad. My dad traveled most of the time and sometimes during the summer, he would smuggle me along. We went to Danville, VA and I got my boot stuck in the railroad crossing. I remember being so scared I was gonna get hit by one of the machines. It came right out. We had a bomb threat at a motel up there and my dad gave me my first beer. A Rolling Rock! I think that may have been a couple of years later because I doubt he would have given me one when I was under 10, but I wouldn’t really put it past him. One early morning, I was mostly asleep while my dad was driving to Hurt, VA. The song “Love Hurts” by Nazareth was on. I thought it said “love Hurt” talking about Hurt, VA. I was a stupid kid sometimes. He used to hide me in the truck when his boss came around. Kids get so scarred when they’re doing sneaky things like that. My dad died a year ago last week, I guess that’s why he was so much on my mind. As I approached Liberty University, I thought I might literally burn up right there. I pondered why any kid would want to go there and I thought about how much pain Jerry Falwell has brought to so many people over the years. Another pondering, radio is the worst ever in that part of the state. All religion, conservative talk, and country. I’m glad I had my own tunes and talk. In case you didn’t know, my dad was a mechanic. He worked for the railroad and traveled with the gangs that replaced the cross-ties under the rails between Washington and Atlanta. There were about 25 to 40 large machines that went along the tracks each doing a different job. He kept all these running properly.
I found a cool WordPress app for my phone so maybe that’ll coax me into writing more…..heck, I may write some thing good.
In 1995 I was just a youngin’…..or at least compared to today. More than 16 years ago I bought this truck and with it had a lot of memories. Now the driveway is empty and I no longer have to drive around it backing out of the driveway. The tags are handed in, the insurance is canceled, the EZ Pass has been returned, and I have a bag of stuff that I cleaned out of it. Do i miss it? No, but I do miss the thought of having it. BTW, last month I changed insurance companies and saved more than $500 a year. By taking the truck off the policy, I am now paying less than half for better insurance. I was with Nationwide since I was 17 years old. I guess that long term discount I used to get was kind of bogus. I will now shop insurance every two years. I just renewed my domain for a couple more years, not sure why. It’s only twenty bucks and I really want to commit to writing more but I just don’t see it happening….damn social media. Oh well, the weather is beautiful, work is crazy, and Duncan’s work is more crazy. Amazon cloud is free for a year so I uploaded my music to it and I think I’m addicted. It’s as fast as if it were right on my phone. I got a new android phone by the way and I am also addicted to it. Damn angry birds…. Ruben Diaz still sucks more than ever and Gaga rocks more than ever. Saw a couple of her concerts this week (on TV) and she is phenomenal. Downloaded her new CD and is also awesome. Also awesome? Dairy Queen Blizzard!
Today’ Facebook status: Am at Subway where they have no ac and thermost says 97 and this fat bitch with fake nails is leaning on the counter with her tits on the chips wanting to sample all the bread wanting the mayo on both sides of the cheese and everything else on her sandwich just so.
Another reason why the Chinese government sucks. Government controlled news and the fictionalizing of real events and frequent human rights violations and yet we continue to by crap made from there while borrowing more and more money from them while they become more and more powerful. I am as guilty as anyone… One day we will be fighting not only for our human rights but for our right to watch Star Trek.
The census released the local numbers for New York yesterday and not all is bad. All the local towns and even the cities that haven’t seen population growth since the 50′s have improved. The city of Schenectady grew by 7% while the county grew by 5 1/2%. New York City grew by 167,000 and the state grew by 2% to 19.4 million though not enough to keep it from losing 2 congressional seats. The western upstate cities were not so fortunate including Buffalo which lost more than 10% of it’s population in the last decade.
from dailygazette.com Loving Rihanna and The Go-Go’s today! So this has been a long tough winter. Looking at the forecast, the snow may even melt this week, maybe… I think I may have put my finger on the reason I don’t write here as much as I used to and it may not be facebook. I used to sit at a desk where I worked at the computer. Right before I broke my leg, I got a laptop and when I started moving around again, I started sitting on the floor at least 90% of the time while working . It’s not the most conducive place to type, or is the couch which I often find myself sitting on with a laptop, where? On my lap. Another reason may be is I don’t find anything interesting to write about that has not been said before, by me or someplace else. I still like having a blog but it will likely be infrequent. On the other hand, I read VERY few personal blogs myself anymore. Just don’t have the time to do it all. That may have something to do with facebook, I don’t know. I had become addicted to facebook but that addiction seems to have substantially waned. Been working hard on finishing Volume I of Mark Twain’s Autobiography. It was written in various stages before his death and was not supposed to be published until 100 years after his death so he could say whathe wanted to say without fear of reprisal. Last year marked the 100th year. It’s a mixture of diary and short stories of his life that he dictated throughout his later years along with stories dictated many years before during previous attempts at an autobiography. Besides being a writer, he was a world traveler, a modern thinker, and a speaker. I think he has moved up to the famous person, dead or alive, I would most want to have dinner with. Can’t wait for volumes two and three. It’s time for the dentist now, and here’s a cool sign, enjoy…
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