A FRIDAY CHAT ( about this & that )

Good morning !

Come in - come in !

Coffee - tea - hot chocolate - wine ( I know it's early in the morning but I don't judge ) help yourself!

I've come to the conclusion that I don't really enjoy shopping anymore.
I become overwhelmed by the choices..............back in the day that was a FUN challenge - today not so much.

When I was a kid for example - and I wanted gum - well there were 3 choices -
Bazooka
Double Bubble
Or Black Cat
( and you got a free tiny comic in each pack ! )

And then as I became older I graduated to Chiclets or Wrigleys.

NOW THERE'S AN ENTIRE WALL OF GUM AT THE STORE !
How are you supposed to choose?  My eyes are frantically darting all over the place in a desperate attempt to lock in on one...............

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ZULILY keeps showing an ad of a top I really want  ( I mentioned it back on November 19 HERE )

I can't tell you how badly I want it ( to be worn with white linen  pants in the summer !!! )
I've tried twice to order it only to have to go through their entire line of clothing ............to no avail.
So I contacted them.
And in a very gentle way advised them that this was eerily reminiscent of false advertising.
No - No - they assured me - it just means that we've sold out of that particular top - it'll be taken down shortly.
That was 3 months ago.
It still shows up daily on sites I visit - tormenting me.
I miss the days when I only got mad at ads on T.V. ....................
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Getting old sucks.
I know - I know - the alternative is worse - but that still doesn't take away the fact that getting old sucks.  Are we supposed to be kicking our heels up in the air everyday because we're not dead?
Do a supercalifragilisticispialidocious when we open our eyes and realize we've opened our eyes?
It seems this is the year - THE YEAR when the aging process is on speed.
It's horrifying - I'm not aging well.
How the hell do people do this gracefully?
I miss my face.
The same face that I always found something wrong with.
I miss my body.
That same body that tormented me all my life.
Be kind to yourself - you will never be as young as you are today ..............again.
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Should we " do " politics ?
It's been awhile - and I've heard through the grapevine that there's some who don't like that I do it.......
Should I be a lady and refrain?
Nah - no can do.

This struck me as pretty interesting

Pope Francis said on Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is "not Christian."

Speaking aboard his papal plane after visiting Mexico, the pope was asked specifically about Trump's proposal. "A person who only thinks about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian," he said,according to reporters who were on the plane with the pontiff.

The pope stressed that he was not suggesting whom American voters should support in the election: "I am not going to get involved in that. I would only say that this man is not Christian if he has said things like that."

Trump responded to the pope's comments quickly, putting out a campaign statement that "for a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful.”

Yet even as he decried the pope's comments, the billionaire real estate mogul conveniently forgot that he has questioned the Christianity of his Republican rival, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas). 

Let the twitter war begin - be careful Pope Francis - you have no idea what you've started !

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Being Canadian and all - and having the most boring political scene you can imagine ( except for Rob Ford last year - that was pretty eventful I must say )  I have to tell you Americans I'm completely fascinated watching yours.  I even make popcorn some nights - seriously !  And you can't tell me you don't find it funny - even SNL does skits on it ( ok so the creator of SNL is a Canadian - so what? )
Why on earth is John Kasich so low in the polls......................and why is that blustering buffoon bully so ahead?  Talk about narcissism in the extreme.
If I were American and I were a republican Mr. Kasich would be my pick because he seems to really care about people.
If I were American and I were a democrat Mr. Sanders would be my pick because he seems to really care about people.
The rest of the candidates seem to really care about themselves.
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I found the cutest little Spring wreaths at the dollar store last week - and then because of that disorder I have I bought 4 of them.............

John hates them - thinks they're tacky.
I say Tacky - schmacky - you must be whacky
John says - I hope you're not going to hang them up all over the house
Suzan says - Nope - I'm going to hang them on my head.
John says - Dear God - I bet you would.
Suzan says - What do you mean " I bet you would " ?  That's what I bought them for
John says - YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WEAR A WREATH ON YOUR HEAD FOR GOD'S SAKES - NOT WHEN YOU'RE OUT WITH ME ANYWAY - I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

He makes it far too easy for me - you know that already - so now I have one of them in my purse.
I'm waiting for the next time we go out to eat whereupon I'll promptly place it on my head just before the waiter/waitress/server/bringer of nutrition ( I don't know the politically correct word ) comes to our table.
And then I'm going to break out into song........................

Have a wonderful day everyone
And an even better weekend

Hope you all know how much

Hugs,
Me