Tonight we had tickets to the symphony. There was no one there under the age of 50 besides us. Old people smell. Forget the cute little old ladies that you see on tv. There were no golden girls at this event. The ones that didn't smell like they bathed in perfume smelled like Bengay and Old Spice.
Shamoopie had to go to the bathroom and one old woman almost knocked her down to get there first. She pushed a pregnant woman to the ground so she could be the first to pee. Awesome. Next time granny wear your depends.
On the way out all we heard was complaining about the two twentieth century pieces that were played. They were the only good pieces. The tuba and the flutes were out of tune for the other piece. Old people can't tell when things are out of tune because they are wearing hearing aids. They gave the las piece a standing ovation. They didn't give Branford Marsalis a standing ovation for his part of the second piece. The old people probably didn't even know who he was.
Then while we were trying to drive out of the parking lot the same people that were complaining about the music tried to race us to the light and cut us off in there Subaru Forester. This guy who looked like he was ninty wanted to drag race us. Shamoopie was laughing so hard while she was looking at the guy I guess he changed his mind. Or maybe it was the fact that I revved the engine and it growled at him. The car is pretty loud and it's supercharged. :) Either way the Shamoop got a good laugh out of it.
No more Saturday night concerts at the symphony. We are only going on Friday nights from now on.
Shamoop pointed to one old guy and said..."Hey he looks like a game show host". I told her " yeah a dead one". He did too, not kidding.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
A good day
I almost took Shamoopie to the beach this weekend. Lucky for her there was a hurricane coming to shore because she got a surprise baby shower instead. She was very surprised and loved all the things that she received. I can say this because I had to be shown each and every one of the gifts that she got at the shower, twice.
It wasn't until I told that I must finish laying the floor in the dining room that she let me get back to work.
I would like to say thank you to all the people who made things and or gave things for the shower. :)
Shamoopie had a good day.
It wasn't until I told that I must finish laying the floor in the dining room that she let me get back to work.
I would like to say thank you to all the people who made things and or gave things for the shower. :)
Shamoopie had a good day.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Namaste Mofo
Shamoopie is laughing but she is a little upset that I have taken to saying "namaste mofo" as a greeting to people. I use the full term and not the abbreviated version. I think it pretty much sums up my attitude lately.
From Wikipedia 'Taken literally, it means "I bow to you". The word is derived from Sanskrit (namas): to bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, and (te): "to you"
Mofo is a common insult and profanity in American English and in other varieties of the English language. The term, widely viewed as an obscenity, may be used by some in a neutral, or even positive way... Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention, were originally called The Mothers (shortened term for ...mofo...), but their record label refused to publish them under that name, and so it was changed.'
Since Frank was involved, I am thinking that it's all good since you can take it in a positive way.
Speaking of Frank I want to name the bird as he would have. Somethink like moonunit, dweezil, and what ever the other one was. He changed his name later in life. So I am thinking something like Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, PRS, or maybe Floyd Rose. :)
From Wikipedia 'Taken literally, it means "I bow to you". The word is derived from Sanskrit (namas): to bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, and (te): "to you"
Mofo is a common insult and profanity in American English and in other varieties of the English language. The term, widely viewed as an obscenity, may be used by some in a neutral, or even positive way... Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention, were originally called The Mothers (shortened term for ...mofo...), but their record label refused to publish them under that name, and so it was changed.'
Since Frank was involved, I am thinking that it's all good since you can take it in a positive way.
Speaking of Frank I want to name the bird as he would have. Somethink like moonunit, dweezil, and what ever the other one was. He changed his name later in life. So I am thinking something like Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, PRS, or maybe Floyd Rose. :)
Speaking of Bridezilla's
A woman at work wanted a guitarist to play for her rehearsal dinner. She asked me if I would play classical guitar, that her future husband wanted classical guitar. I declined but said that I would help her find someone.
I declined politely because when women get married and have all the pomp and circumstance that goes with a large wedding most of them become bridezillas. It's usually a temporary condition but sometimes not. I feared the worst in this situation. I recommended a friend of mine who is a four time Segovia competition winner and took a few lessons from Segovia himself. That's the person that they are going with. The rehearsal dinner is carolina barbecue. It's pork with a vinegar based sauce with classical guitar on the side. I was not aware of this when I gave her his number. I was thinking st down dinner not barbecue buffet with coldslaw.
The poor bastard. I will call him wen it's all over and see if he is still talking to me. My point is that the man has toured the world and trained for years to play really complex pieces of music to end up playing for a group of people who are eating barbecue and drinking. They will think that he's pretty good and someone may actually notice just how good he is. Maybe but I doubt it very much because it's all about the bride and her zillaness and not about the the guitar player who has worked his ass off for years.
Either way I am out of it ans ooooooh so glad that I don't do weddings anymore and that I have a job that fun and pays the bills.
I declined politely because when women get married and have all the pomp and circumstance that goes with a large wedding most of them become bridezillas. It's usually a temporary condition but sometimes not. I feared the worst in this situation. I recommended a friend of mine who is a four time Segovia competition winner and took a few lessons from Segovia himself. That's the person that they are going with. The rehearsal dinner is carolina barbecue. It's pork with a vinegar based sauce with classical guitar on the side. I was not aware of this when I gave her his number. I was thinking st down dinner not barbecue buffet with coldslaw.
The poor bastard. I will call him wen it's all over and see if he is still talking to me. My point is that the man has toured the world and trained for years to play really complex pieces of music to end up playing for a group of people who are eating barbecue and drinking. They will think that he's pretty good and someone may actually notice just how good he is. Maybe but I doubt it very much because it's all about the bride and her zillaness and not about the the guitar player who has worked his ass off for years.
Either way I am out of it ans ooooooh so glad that I don't do weddings anymore and that I have a job that fun and pays the bills.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Better Business Bureau Time
The BBB is worthless and I can prove it. I filed a complaint against the BBB itself with itself after the refused to change the way a complaint was closed. I filed a complaint against Leith, a car dealer here. They held my car hostage when I asked them to inspect the car. They refused to do the inspection unless I bought a new set of tires. I told them to inspect the car anyway and fail it so I don't get a ticket for having a an expired vehicle inspection. They refused. Long story short they didn't inspect it and I got tires somewhere else for $600 less than they were asking for the same tires. Then took the car somewhere else for an inspection.
In the reliability report it states that my complaint was unreasonable so they removed it. Here is the BBB Reliability report. There was nothing done except to try and get as much money from me as possible that day.
So I filed a complaint against the Better Business Bureau with the BBB and this is how they answered my complaint.
So this would not have made me so mad except for the fact that I had a complaint filed against me and the BBB acted just a little different. I am not a member. Unlike the people I filed against who have been members for years.
I have a letter from them stating that they have removed my name, address, and telephone number from their website. It's still there.
The woman who filed the complaint removed her complaint before the BBB even contacted me. They tried to take credit for the resolution. They have at least removed stopped that.
The response is funny. Not surprising. Just funny. Read it for yourself. In my complaint against them I asked that they disclose how they treat members and non-members and issue a public apology. Notice that I got none of that. None. Just a big fat excuse again and no action.
Worthless.
In the reliability report it states that my complaint was unreasonable so they removed it. Here is the BBB Reliability report. There was nothing done except to try and get as much money from me as possible that day.
Administratively Closed
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| 1 - | BBB determined that despite the company's reasonable effort to address complaint issues, the consumer remained dissatisfied. | ||||
So I filed a complaint against the Better Business Bureau with the BBB and this is how they answered my complaint.So this would not have made me so mad except for the fact that I had a complaint filed against me and the BBB acted just a little different. I am not a member. Unlike the people I filed against who have been members for years.
I have a letter from them stating that they have removed my name, address, and telephone number from their website. It's still there.
The woman who filed the complaint removed her complaint before the BBB even contacted me. They tried to take credit for the resolution. They have at least removed stopped that.
The response is funny. Not surprising. Just funny. Read it for yourself. In my complaint against them I asked that they disclose how they treat members and non-members and issue a public apology. Notice that I got none of that. None. Just a big fat excuse again and no action.
Worthless.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Dumb dog
Shamoopie has a dog. The dog had a birthday today. This dog is one of the smartest dogs that I have ever met.
One thing that the Shamoop left out of her story is that Pupstar hides behind me when there is a noise or sound that she doesn't like. She runs to me and either gets behind me or jumps up on my lap. Pupstar is a lot of things but she is not a protector.
She is a lot of fun and she will chase that stupid pink ball of hers. Her favorite word is "Hungry". You say it and you have her undivided attention. If you say "Pink Ball" her tails starts to wag and she will run and find it. The word "play" will get you a toy to play tug of war. If you ask her to show you where a person is and call them by name shell will walk to them or look at them. The dog knows family members by name. Sometimes it's just not right. That's how I fell for the trick Shamoopie and she pulled on me. It wasn't hard to take the next step. Until one day I caught them. I asked Pupstar a question and Shamoopie could not get behind me fast enough. The game was over at that point. It take me a while to figure it out. Much longer that I would have liked. :)
I am sure that Pupstar will just love the baby once he arrives. She will find a new source for food and nolonger be "Hungry". Well maybe not.
One thing that the Shamoop left out of her story is that Pupstar hides behind me when there is a noise or sound that she doesn't like. She runs to me and either gets behind me or jumps up on my lap. Pupstar is a lot of things but she is not a protector.
She is a lot of fun and she will chase that stupid pink ball of hers. Her favorite word is "Hungry". You say it and you have her undivided attention. If you say "Pink Ball" her tails starts to wag and she will run and find it. The word "play" will get you a toy to play tug of war. If you ask her to show you where a person is and call them by name shell will walk to them or look at them. The dog knows family members by name. Sometimes it's just not right. That's how I fell for the trick Shamoopie and she pulled on me. It wasn't hard to take the next step. Until one day I caught them. I asked Pupstar a question and Shamoopie could not get behind me fast enough. The game was over at that point. It take me a while to figure it out. Much longer that I would have liked. :)
I am sure that Pupstar will just love the baby once he arrives. She will find a new source for food and nolonger be "Hungry". Well maybe not.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Crazy GTI driver
I was on my way to work and was passed by a guy in a VW GTI like I was standing still. Then I watched him weave in and out of traffic for about a mile until the road turned. When I got near work the he was at the front of the intersection and I was two cars behind him.
The light turned green and he started to take off. The car behind him took off and at twice his speed and slammed into his rear end. So 10 minutes before he was driving way too fast and at the red light he was driving way too slow. Now his new GTI was wrecked.
The Chinese girl that hit him got out and told him that there was no damage. He didn't buy it and got out anyway. Good thing he did. It was bad. She gave it a nice try. A great effort but no luck. He made her follow him. While they were doing that a big white van made his own lane down the middle of the road between our two lanes and almost hit me.
What a morning.
The light turned green and he started to take off. The car behind him took off and at twice his speed and slammed into his rear end. So 10 minutes before he was driving way too fast and at the red light he was driving way too slow. Now his new GTI was wrecked.
The Chinese girl that hit him got out and told him that there was no damage. He didn't buy it and got out anyway. Good thing he did. It was bad. She gave it a nice try. A great effort but no luck. He made her follow him. While they were doing that a big white van made his own lane down the middle of the road between our two lanes and almost hit me.
What a morning.
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