Just some observations Part 1

Just Some Observations That's All....

  • Why do people stop walking when they hit a moving sidewalk or escalator?  Escalator with luggage---I get that, but the moving sidewalk with luggage with wheels...keep moving.  We're the fattest folks on the planet, no breaks people.
  • Is the weather channel trying to scare the crap out of me?  Seriously, go to their website and check out the headlines.  As I type this I ventured over to the weather channel website and saw this headline:  Eerie Abandoned Toy Store and Factory  Come on people....just let me know if I need a sweater, not a bodyguard, or in this case a psychiatrist.
  • There should be a universal symbol to let someone know the toilet is not working and I didn't have time to mess with it.  Like a big X that goes across the seat.  
  • If your kid has ADHD they get a stimulant from the doctor...OK that makes sense.
  • Someday I hope to have the life I portray on Facebook.
  • Why do I always have to go to the bathroom just as we are passing the rest area?
  • Saw a highway worker wearing an orange vest over his camo sweatshirt.  No comment...just thought it was odd.
  • When we were in kid mode, I went to an OB/GYN visit with my wife and heard the two worst words in medicine...."Scooch Down".  Brutal.  
  • Every time I need to fix the screws on my reading glasses....I need my reading glasses.  Curse you  presbyopia.
  • Want to know who your friends are....change your cell phone number.  The number of "contacts" goes down significantly.
  • If you see me jogging....beep the horn and wave because you may not see it again for awhile. Running sucks.
That's all folks.....


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