A bunch of useless crap
Published on October 26, 2006 By MasonM In Blogging
I'm spending the night in Little Rock, AR. Not exactly one of my favorite cities, but it'll do for the night. I'm in no big hurry to get up to WI as my first stop says that I can deliver pretty much any time this weekend and my second stop I can't deliver until Monday.

I'm going to try and make the first stop around noon or so on Saturday and then go to the yard and relax until Monday morning. It'll give me a chance to do my paperwork and have it in the box before the office opens on Monday. After the big rush to get down to Houston it's nice to just take my time on the way back. I should also have plenty of time time to do laundry. I'm on my last clean pair of jeans so laundry day is a must at this point.

Socrates and I just had a big arguement over my fedora. I keep it hanging on a hat rack I attached near the celing in the front of the cab and he suddenly dedcided that it would be fun to knock it down. I hung it back up once and scolded him for it but it was less than a minute before he did it again. That time I gave him a shot from the squirt bottle.

We did this several times and I finally yelled at him and really gave him a good soaking with the squirt bottle. He's pouting now but hasn't tried to go after my hat again.

Not really much else going on. I enjoyed a nice relaxing shave here using that great Limes shave cream. A young black fellow noticed my shaving brush and bowl and was watching me whip up the lather. He said something about "a real old school shave" and that his father used to shave the same way but he had never learned how himself. He uses an electric but it leaves him with the ingrown hair bumps common in black men after shaving. I took a couple of minutes and gave him some basic instruction on how it worked, where to find the creams and a good brush. He said that he was going to try it as soon as he could get the supplies.

Ah well, time to pop in a DVD and kick back for a while.

Comments
on Oct 26, 2006
I've got to get me a squirt bottle, for my two youngest when they fight and don't do as I say and play nice!LOL~ Well, if it works for Socrates.....LOL!

I think he learned his lesson don't you? I can just see him now pouting in the corner!LOL! I tell you I just love hearing about his antics. Reminds me of my cats Lefty and Beauty, I had them as a young girl. I miss them too.


Sounds like you will have a not too hectic weekend there M. I can imagine that a lot of men don't shave the way you do. Yep, that's a common problem in black men, my brother used to have that problem. He gave in and finally bought the real thing like you do. No more bumps!


on Oct 26, 2006
The first thing I thought of when I saw the title was that country song, Little Rock.

I hope Socrates learned his lesson.   
on Oct 27, 2006
Reply #1
I've got to get me a squirt bottle, for my two youngest when they fight and don't do as I say and play nice!LOL~ Well, if it works for Socrates.....LOL!





I think he learned his lesson don't you? I can just see him now pouting in the corner!LOL! I tell you I just love hearing about his antics. Reminds me of my cats Lefty and Beauty, I had them as a young girl. I miss them too.


Well, I hope he learned his lesson. He didn't pout too long. By the time it was bed time he was all happy and wanting to snuggle again.


I can imagine that a lot of men don't shave the way you do. Yep, that's a common problem in black men, my brother used to have that problem. He gave in and finally bought the real thing like you do. No more bumps!


No, old fashioned wet shaving is not very common these days. Most guys just use whatever multiple bladed overpriced cartridge they think is best without realizing that the old fashioned razors actually give a better shave with less irritation and the blades are a fraction of the cost of those cartridges. I'm glad your brother discovered this and turned away from the dark side.

I was just in the truckstop restroom and a couple of guys were in there shaving and talking about how they liked a certain 4 blade over three yadda yadda yadda. I just snickered to myself and walked away without a word. They'll likely never get it.
on Oct 27, 2006

It must be the cats version of the terrible 2s.  Sally slipped by me last night and got outside, and then ran away from us for 2 hours, before my wife was able to entice her back.  I was hot!  Squirt Bottle?  I hit her with the hose when she would not come out from under the shed.  I dont think she is going under the shed again.  But that still left the rest of the yard to run around and play keep away in.

I wonder how long the terrible 2s last for cats?

on Oct 27, 2006
Reply #2
The first thing I thought of when I saw the title was that country song, Little Rock.

I hope Socrates learned his lesson.


I hope so.
on Oct 27, 2006
Reply #4

It must be the cats version of the terrible 2s. Sally slipped by me last night and got outside, and then ran away from us for 2 hours, before my wife was able to entice her back. I was hot! Squirt Bottle? I hit her with the hose when she would not come out from under the shed. I dont think she is going under the shed again. But that still left the rest of the yard to run around and play keep away in.

I wonder how long the terrible 2s last for cats?


You may be right. I hope it doesn't last too long.