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A Senior Moment

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:02:13 +0900

David McClure of McKinney: A senior moment ... at 48?

$5.37. That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bueno said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with the Emo hairdo said the harshest thing anyone has ever said to me. He said, "It's OK. I'll just give you the senior citizen discount."

I turned to see who he was talking to and then heard the sound of change hitting the counter in front of me. "Only $4.68" he said cheerfully. I stood there stupefied. I am 48, not even 50 yet a mere child! Senior citizen?

I took my burrito and walked out to the truck wondering what was wrong with Emo. Was he blind? As I sat in the truck, my blood began to boil. Old? Me?

I'll show him, I thought. I opened the door and headed back inside. I strode to the counter, and there he was waiting with a smile.

Before I could say a word, he held up something and jingled it in front of me, like I could be that easily distracted! What am I now? A toddler?

"Dude! Can't get too far without your car keys, eh?" I stared with utter disdain at the keys. I began to rationalize in my mind. "Leaving keys behind hardly makes a man elderly! It could happen to anyone!"

I turned and headed back to the truck. I slipped the key into the ignition, but it wouldn't turn. What now? I checked my keys and tried another. Still nothing. That's when I noticed the purple beads hanging from my rearview mirror. I had no purple beads hanging from my rearview mirror.

Then, a few other objects came into focus. The car-seat in the back seat. Happy Meal toys spread all over the floorboard. A partially eaten doughnut on the dashboard.

Faster than you can say ginkgo biloba, I flew out of the alien vehicle. Moments later I was speeding out of the parking lot, relieved to finally be leaving this nightmarish stop in my life. That is when I felt it, deep in the bowels of my stomach: hunger! My stomach growled and churned, and I reached to grab my burrito, only it was nowhere to be found.

I swung the truck around, gathered my courage, and strode back into the restaurant one final time. There Emo stood, draped in youth and black nail polish. All I could think was, "What is the world coming to?" All I could say was, "Did I leave my food and drink in here?" At this point I was ready to ask a Boy Scout to help me back to my vehicle, and then go straight home and apply for Social Security benefits.

Emo had no clue. I walked back out to the truck, and suddenly a young lad came up and tugged on my jeans to get my attention. He was holding up a drink and a bag. His mother explained, "I think you left this in my truck by mistake." I took the food and drink from the little boy and sheepishly apologized.

She offered these kind words: "It's OK. My grandfather does stuff like this all the time."

All of this is to explain how I got a ticket doing 85 in a 40. Yes, I was racing some punk kid in a Toyota Prius. And no, I told the officer, I'm not too old to be driving this fast.

As I walked in the front door, my wife met me halfway down the hall. I handed her a bag of cold food and a $300 speeding ticket. I promptly sat in my rocking chair and covered up my legs with a blanky.

The good news was I had successfully found my way home.

Dogs are Awesome TOO!!!

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:56:54 +0900

Chickens give us lots of eggs, thank you

Pigs give us delicious meat, thank you

Dogs are awesome too

Watch this

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http://www.flixxy.com/dogs-are-awesome-too.htm

Still in holiday mood?

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:40:46 +0900

Are you still in holiday mood?

Watch this and enjoy!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_EdJ-XkUA

Do you need a ride?

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:54:16 +0900

My daughter is riding a sheep

And my buddy, "David" and a sheep

ひつじによるアートはこちら

やつら凄いです

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"Extreme Sheep LED Art"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

SENIOR DRIVING

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:56:46 +0900

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang.

Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him,

'Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77. Please be careful!'

'Heck,' said Herman,

'It's not just one car.It's hundreds of them!'

As long as we can laugh at ourselves, we're alright.

このおばあちゃんはかっこいい♪
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http://p.tl/O72K

Unusual Trees

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:46:41 +0900

Wow, growing these trees must have taken him years and lots & lots of patience.

Sapporo Beer commercial

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:41:33 +0900

You'll enjoy this even if you don't drink Sapporo Beer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=K-Rs6YEZAt8

海外でもがんばってるサッポロビール、応援してます。

乾杯♪
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Beautiful Akaroa

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:24:02 +0900

I went to Akaroa.

It was sooooooo beautiful

Akaroa info

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http://p.tl/3g1i

Three sisters

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:30:09 +0900

Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath.

She putsher foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, 'Was I getting in or out of the bath?'

The 94-year-old yells back, 'I don't know. I'll come up and see.' She starts up the stairs and pauses 'Was I going up the stairs or down?

The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters, she shakes her head and says, 'I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood.

She then yells, 'I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door.'

As long as we can laugh at ourselves, we're alright.

お風呂に入ろうとしたのか出ようとしたのか

忘れてしまう歳になる前に、

バスタイムを楽しもうじゃない♪

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Chasing sheep

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:21:53 +0900

I help to chase sheep everyday.

This is a beautiful work

and of course sheep is cute

めぇ～

ヒツジは飼えないけど、

飼える動物は他にもあるさ♪

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