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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Big breakfast, light dinner.
The most social dinner I know happens in Italy.
:: nod ::
happens beginning about 22:00 after everyone's had a decent rest
home by midnight
and awake for a chocolate croissant and cappuccino
/Dust My Broom
The most social dinner I know happens in Italy.
:: nod ::
happens beginning about 22:00 after everyone's had a decent rest
home by midnight
and awake for a chocolate croissant and cappuccino
/Dust My Broom
When does the :: nod off :: occur?
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Working or attempting to remain at much work after 17:00 for some strange reason means a uniformed guard will appear to see me out. The office gang lands at a trattoria for a wine or beer before we disperse to our homes. We all meet outside my place about 22:00 and off we go for a proper meal. What we do between those two time markers is up to us.
Wednesday night is cocktails for all on the rooftop of my place. Good view of the Alps. If they're visible. Milan is an industrial city, even if it gets press for fashion shows. Alfa-Romeo. Pirelli.
Some nobby in a new Aston-Martin followed me into Denny's this morning. He took a long time to find a place to park just so.
And just by chance, should @Winslow ask, the gentleman driver bears no resemblance to Martin Landau that I could see.
It was probably Lawrence Stroll...
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Been a big fan since the mid-70s. Seen them live many times.
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Been getting my meds from the VA since 1972. That will end next Saturday when I leave for France. Can't get prescription renewals without an in-person doc visit. Not going to fly back and forth just for that. But I don't expect prices in France to put me in the poor house. That's just one thing that's different. There will be plenty of others.
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After a night of college drinking, we'd stop by the (unknown to most) back door of the donut place. They started making the day's donuts by 4:00am. Just in time for a couple of glazed before bed!
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Spain's a little later. If you go in at 22:00 when they open, you'll be the only ones there. 23:00 is usually when we showed up. We ate lunch from 14:00 to 16:30, then back to work.
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Yes, 23:00 is about right for a proper dinner! Each afternoon at 16:00 my esteemed colleague Mr. Ball stops by my desk to say, with a grin, care for something hot, black, and sticky? to signal it is the time for espresso and gelato.
Bearing in mind, naturally, that Italy is no more America than Milan is Rome.
Bearing in mind, naturally, that Italy is no more America than Milan is Rome.
I inherited my grandad's pocket knives, my favorite was a very worn yellow handled Case large Texas toothpick. I remembered how he used it for everything from cleaning fish, to stripping wire on auto repairs. I don't carry it, but I do keep it oiled and clean. It stays in my dresser drawer.
Today kids would get thrown out of school for carrying a penknife. Also forget about utensils in the lunchbox.
On Friday I received a tool delivery. The driver called me and said that I have to sign, can I come out on the street. Alright I said. I went out onto the sidewalk and was handed the box. With covid they don't want you to touch anything, so no actual signing. Apparently, the driver's word that they gave it to me is good enough. Didn't see a camera unless it was on the truck. I didn't authorize them capturing my image.
Don't know about France. Some countries make you reside there for several months before you can sign up for their medical system. They may accept your American card but that involves paperwork that they may not be willing to do. Bring cash.
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All this talk about France brings to mind
And...
And...
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Not wanting rouse the ire of the ban monsters, but the first accessory, I installed on my first vehicle, was a gun rack. I routinely had a rifle and/ or shotgun in the rack in my pickup, that I drove to school. Going dove/deer/rabbit/squirrel hunting after school was a common practice. Nothing was ever said, or implied, that this was unacceptable. I carried a knife in a leather sheath, on my belt, everyday at school. None of these activities, were considered a threat, to others, nor was my mindset, bent in that direction. While my children were prohibited from engaging in these practices, they were raised to understand, that life is sacred, and that they should never resort to violence, towards others, except in self defense.
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