A blog on a Monday? What kind of bizarro world are we living in?
Okay, truth be told, I was busy over the weekend. Blogging wasn’t a priority. My sister and nephew came into town to help celebrate my Mom’s 80th birthday. There wasn’t a huge party or anything but still, having the four of us under one roof really meant a lot to my Mom. We went to the One of a Kind Antique Mall on Saturday and had a fun time “treasure hunting” at one of our favourite venues. We ended the day watching “Song Sung Blue,” about a couple that form a Neil Diamond Tribute Band. SPOILER ALERT: This is one of the most depressing movies I’ve ever seen. I think everyone else was on their phones and just popped up for the music. Next time, we’re going with my original pick and watching the all-time classic: Smokey and the Bandit. LOL!
By the way, thank you to everyone who wished my Mom a Happy Birthday on Facebook. It was really great to see all the best wishes people sent her way. Thank you so much, everyone!
Last weekend was Calithumpian Weekend in Thamesford. While I ended up not going to see the wrestling at Brunny’s (although darn it, I should have!) I did partake in the library book sale and the town wide yard sale. The biggest find for me was the 1999 Daytona 500 Collector’s Pack, which included the official program of the race. 1999 was the year AFTER Earnhardt won but includes images from his win in the marketing material. I went over to the Zorra Township Office on Sunday morning to check out the Remote Control Car demonstration that Adam, my next door neighbour’s next door neighbour, organized. I didn’t stay too long but it was cool to that someone had an RC car made to look like one of Earnhardt’s car. Plus, it wasn’t hard to get caught up in the excitement of the kids who were sitting beside me on the sidewalk curb watching the cars whizz around the track.
Victoria Day Monday saw the parade come right by our house so my Mom and I sat out on our porch to watch it. It might not have been the most exciting parade in the world but it was a fun way to spend part of the afternoon. (Having the town’s parades come right by our house is fun in the spring but a must-have when it comes to viewing the Santa Claus Parade in December.)
Somewhere along the course of the last week, we survived a tornado warning and I got a callback about a job and the perspective employer told me I was probably too good for the job. If anything I was probably only about half-qualified for the job. I could have done the marketing side of the job but there was a lot of administrative stuff that I could have also done but not to the level that either side would have been happy with. And so, the job hunt continues.
I’m guessing by now the two or three non-bots who read this blog have probably checked out, so my talking NASCAR isn’t going to bore anyone. As most people know, last week Kyle Busch passed away and to say unexpectedly would be an understatement. (Seriously, Thursday night I was staring at the NASCAR.com home page with Kyle’s image on it and kept thinking “How can he have died?”) I’m guessing 90% of the people on my Facebook friends list had never heard of Kyle Busch prior to last Thursday. However, when I saw how many people and organizations (from the WWE to Major League Baseball to the Charlie Daniels Band to Ric Flair to the White House) put out messages about Busch, I realized just how famous he was.
(Sean: If you’re still reading this, I swear I saw a post from the Philadelphia Flyers as part of NASCAR’s coverage on the weekend. I tried but I couldn’t find it!)
Let me put it this way: For about 12 hours or so, my Facebook feed wasn’t filled with people I don’t know raging about anyone whose world view wasn’t completely in line with theirs. It was filled with tributed to Kyle Busch. I wasn’t immune to putting down some thoughts of my own on the situation. (If you haven’t already, I’ll encourage you to read them.)
At a time like this, I want to ask everyone to cherish what they have and who they have. I hope all is going well for everyone reading this (even the bots from Sweden and New Jersey) and, as always, feel free to reach out to me on Facebook Messenger to say “Hi!” Until we meet again, stay safe, happy and healthy everyone.
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