I Actually Got Something Done!

I actually motivated yesterday and got a few things done! Amazing. And that just leads to having to get more things done, which leads to having to get out of bed before the crack of 9 am....

Quit Yer B*tchin'
I made a doctors appointment yesterday to do something about my blood pressure. I was able to get a cancellation, so I went in yesterday afternoon. She gave me a perscription for some pills and told me to come back in a month. As I've always said 'Better Living thru Chemistry!'. So I won't bitch about that anymore....Cross my heart.

Valley Forge Tennis shoes
For those who read the comments to my blog, yesterday 'anonymous' left a comment about my 'cheap valley forge tennis shoes'. This is a direct reference to one of my fashion statements about 10 years ago. Back In The Day, when I lived the wild beach life in South Florida, I took a liking to buying cheap, canvas, white tennis shoes. I took to wearing them mostly in the winter, but sometimes in the summer, too. Of course, like Sonny Crockett from Miami Vice, I wore no socks. Which will lead to another commentary about my peds, I'm sure.... Anyway, these cheap, white tennis shoes were comfortable, looked good with jeans and shorts and low maintenance. On one of our Thanksgiving trips, my sister, her roommate (and my college buddy) Diane, and another friend of my sisters, Jennifer flew down to Ft Lauderdale, where my friend Andi and I picked them up and were off to Islamorada for Thanksgiving dinner, then off to Key West for the next 3 days. We had reservations at the Howard Johnsons at Holiday Isle,
We had a few drinks at the Tiki Bar (OK, maybe more than a few...) then we were off to the Whale Harbor Inn across the channel for their All You Can Eat Seafood Buffet. We continued to drink, and were having too much fun. My sister, the fashion diva of the family somehow took an immediate dislike to my choice of footware. She can be vicious in her dislike of anything, all done with a tongue WAY firmly planted in cheek. She has a quick and very dry wit, and if you happen to be the butt of her jokes, she's merciless. She had all of us screaming about my tennis shoes. I admit, I was probably due for another pair, or at least bleaching these out so they looked white, but we were in the Keys, who cares?? Every time the subject was changed, she managed to get some dig in about the shoes. Even the waiter was in on the schitck. When he brought us the check, he actually asked if I needed more rags to wrap around my feet. We all fell out! So that's where I got the reputation for the Valley Forge Tennis shoes. If you check my closet, you'll still find some white, canvas shoes, somewhere. Not the originals, but when you find a fashion that works, you stay with it.
After dinner, we went back to the hotel to freshen up to go out drinking again, and frankly, I don't remember much except that I was feeling tired and my back hurt a bit. I spent the next 3 days sick in bed with the flu. I spent more money on over-the-counter medication that weekend than I did on alcohol. And there was a Pirate Festival going on all over the Island. As you may or may not know, I'm a sucker for long hair, especially with a fluffy shirt and tight pants, and there was plenty of that, so I was told. All I can say is the La Concha Inn has great room service, since I spent most of my time there.

Have a good weekend. I'll be planting!

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'