Prom?

I guess creative, elaborate ways are a thing for asking people to prom (on top of the outrageous expense these days).

I have seen many on social media and a few in person of the way today's youth ask each other to prom. I guess it takes a lot of courage and self confidence to go "crazy" in public in popping the question. You are either going to be embarrassed and humiliated, put the person on the spot and pressure them into maybe responded otherwise, or it works out for everyone...not sure if I could do it.

My marriage proposal was not that extravagant, it was funny and rememberable, but not grandiose. This may explain why I am divorced, I didn't go large enough, and if I am every stupid enough to get married again (I hope I learned my lesson) I guess I have to go bigger next time...

Elderly Care for Beginners

Taking care of aging parents is something that many of us are doing or will be facing very soon. With the rising costs of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, it is prohibitive to just ship mom or dad off to a facility.

I am currently taking care of parent that is aging and has health issues associated with the elderly. Recently I have had to deal with several situations where quick thinking help was needed and I found myself only slightly prepared. So I think that there should be some kind of class or classes at the local Rec or Community Ctr or as part of the local hospital services that train people advanced first responder knowledge of dealing with the elderly at your home.

I even have a name for the course...."How to Get Mom Off the Floor"

The course will be broken down into various helpful units, some with great medical background and others with sound advice dealing with social areas. The following is a quick list (in no particular order) of some of the units or sub-units that should or need to be included.

• I fallen and can't get up, so what is next...
• Stopping excessive bleeding while on blood thinners
• Pill organization
• Taking the car keys away
• Keeping your patience when answering the same question for 100th time today
• Advocating and getting information out of medical professionals in terms you understand
• Checking vital signs and what to look for.
• Balancing their life with yours and vice versa
• Stain removal
• Remembering all the names of the EMS personnel
• How to make bland tasteless meals that are easy to chew
• Basic lifesaving skills
• How to install safety rails  and other safety measures around the home
• How to initiate a Siver Alert

I am sure there are many other topics that are needed and can be added.

Anyone have an idea if one of these training classes already exist and how I enroll, or is anyone willing to help me get this started...willing to share the credit, let me know.

Fed Up with FEDEX

I used to work for UPS for a short time. While driving my route I never understood how FEDEX worked, meaning I would be delivering packages, both overnight and regular UPS  service to an address and FEDEX ground, overnight and freight would show up in three different trucks delivering to the same place. Not quite sure how this business model worked.

So, the other day I ordered a few things and got a noticed that they had shipped via FEDEX and to expect deliver end of day on Friday. Friday comes and goes and no package. I check back on the FEDEX website and see delivery pending. I check Monday morning and the FEDEX website has been updated that my package has been picked up at the original shipping place on Friday and that my delivery is still pending.

So why did I receive notification that my package was shipped 5 days earlier? And why did I pay for shipping the that guarantees delivery in a certain window of dates and it doesn't even leave the place of origin within the expected shipping expenditure?

And yes, part of it was a present for this past weekend, thankfully the intended recipient was understanding.

Later on Monday, I get a notice from FEDEX that a package being sent to my daughter would arrive today by 8 pm. Texted her mother about this and was informed that the package arrived last week sometime. Seriously, thanks for the timely updates...

I guess this partly how business is now done nowadays, with the "business" minded people now in charge of this country...BTW, when I order through Amazon it comes UPS, not USPS, so it is not getting free delivery on the tax payers dime.

Russian Collusion

There are some that don't think that Russia has infiltrated America society, whether through the elections, our infrastructure, or even our social media. Me personally knows that it has been done and I have proof.

Working in and out of a middle school, I have notice that the kids are starting to dress with that Russian mafia style. You know, the Adidas track suit with the matching Adidas sneakers. Watch or google any Russian mafia member and they all have the same look.

Some of the kids are even starting to bring the Kangoo hat back, too. If that is not solid evidence that our society has not been hacked by the Russians, I don't know what else you could be looking for.

The collusion is real.

Flying Restrictions

So I just booked a flight to surprise my daughter for her birthday (shhhh, I don't think she reads or follows this blog, but still don't tell). I use one of the many search and purchase sites on the interwebz and they provide great and easy service. This intinerary I will be using two different airlines, but that doesn't matter because they are all the same.

And they are now all out for themselves and have even developed more classes that can be booked for when flying. Used to be just First Class and Cabin, then they added Business Class and called Cabin, Economy. Now they have split Economy into three different levels; Economy, Economy Plus, and Basic Economy. Three different pricing levels and different amenities at each level.

I do not fly First or Business anymore, especially if it is on my dime, there was a time, but not anymore. So I have no idea what is offered for amenities at those levels. 

The three levels and three different prices in the Cabin, have the following as amenities as I understand now...

• Economy Plus- Can have a carry on and personal item, and they supposedly have an inch or two extra leg room, and you get to still choose your seat.
• Economy- Carry on at $25 extra charge and a personal item, no leg room, and you get to chose your seat.
• Basic Economy- No Carry on what so every, even if you pay the extra and a personal item, and you don't get to choose your seat.

Of course in all the cabin, you can pay the checked baggage fees...

I guess customer service in the airlines industry is dead, we are just cattle to be transported.

"Thoughts and Prayers"

Once again we have had a mass shooting and it has riled the nation. And of course our reaction is to send "Thoughts and Prayers."

Every time a tragedy happens in this country, we think that 'thoughts and prayers' are the answer. Now I am not going to go into the gun control debate and how it does or does not infringe on the 2nd Amendment (gun control doesn't btw).

So lets talk about 'thoughts and prayers'....

Prayers are not be heard by the entity they are being sent to, if they are, that deity does not give a shit. If it did, things would change and it hasn't. May be because a god, any god, does not exist. I know everyone will counter with 'godless people are carrying out these act,' blah, blah, blah....as they shake and rattle their 'good book.' But didn't a god cleanse and absolve everyone of sin on this orb once with a great flood, and if there is so much 'evil' today, why hasn't that happened again? So bring on the floods and ark builders and lets start anew.

That brings us to thoughts. Thought, the action or process of thinking. Yes, we will send thoughts, but we actually will not do any thinking. No thought will be put into actually solving the situation. Outside of thinking that we must do something, nothing will be done. Not a thing. And in a few days those thoughts will go away until the next time (it used to take weeks for those thoughts to go away, but I believe we have become desensitized and now only takes a few days). So we talk about thoughts, but none of us really want to think. That is too much effort.

So keep sending the 'prayers,' maybe next time they will start to take affect. Maybe next time a god will be listening, take notice and take action. As to the 'thoughts...' We will see, but I am not betting on it.

5th Grade Libertarians

A writing assignment in 5th grade is to write a poem or essay with the following prompt...

"If I was in charge of the world..."

Reading through the works I have concluded most 5th graders are Libertarians (which is not surprising as most Libertarians have a thought process that is on the 5th grade level).

Here are the most common things ( and they seem to fit the Libertarian platform) that the 5th graders would do if they were in charge;

• No Homework
• No Medical Shots
• No Vegetables
• No Taxes

I know...you are trying to make the inference to Libertarianism, so let me help.

Homework is just the government led schools forcing regulation and squashing freedoms on the everyday person. Also Libertarians like low educated people and homework just advances critical thinking and gains of knowledge.

Medical shots once again forcing regulation on the populace.

Vegetables are just taking away their freedom or individual rights violations.

Taxes, well not sure what 5th graders know about taxes, pretty sure this is over heard conversations from their parental units, but we will go with that the government is stealing their parents money and if their parents had more money, they would be allowed to buy more things and everyone knows this is good for the free market.

The other thing I noticed was that none of them would do anything for the less fortunate. Not one said anything about helping society. I think this was the most telling thing that made 5th graders Libertarians. Libertarians are a me first oriented bunch, that as long as they get theirs, no body else matters.

Lets hope some get into those liberal slanted academia institutes and become woke...