1) CONVERSATION : As a result of social media, such as Twitter, these days we suppose that ideas, notions, controversies, and news, is all up for discussion. Some "conversations" go on for years, but most fizzle. Like my favorite TA once said, "Sometimes it's good to let a conversation go."
"Are we still having a national conversation about the Democratic Candidates Debates?"
2) SEX PEST : This one is pre Jeffery Epstein scandal and Harvey Wienstein scandal. I personally believe it is United Kingdom lingo gratis Daily Mail UK. SEX PEST is an umbrella term to describe everyone from the over-compliment-er who keeps "noticing" what you wear to work or whose eyes linger noticeably too long, to a hands on sexual harasser, to a stalker. There is however, a slight sense of humor to the term, so that Epstein and Wienstein are overqualified for it.
"That weird guy at the coffee house is such as sex pest, he should get a life."
3) CLOSURE : Closure is B.S. It is assumed that the most horrific losses that result in grief will end when you have "closure" but this is rarely so and puts a false expectation that you will be done already with it. One of my personal most hated terms, probably spawned by an overly psychobabble-effected culture.
"They lost everything, their house, everything in Hurricane Dorian. When they get a roof over their head again, they'll get closure."
4) GET A MOTEL : Used to let people know their Public Displays of Affection are making you uncomfortable or that if they don't want you wish to join in. Upgraded to the more posh GET A HOTEL or locally, CHATEAU MARMONT. Best delivered with deadpan intonation and raised eyebrow.
"Ah, you three should really go to the Chateau."
C 2019 Christine Trzyna
9/12/19
HURRICANE DORIAN LEAVES BEHIND SHOCK AND BEFUDDLEMENT
And so Hurricane Dorian destroyed an island or two of the 700 islands that make up the Bahamas and the loss of life and missing persons might not be well understood for months. Day and night I searched for new YouTube testimonials and videos that were not PR for charities proving that they were there helping. As criticisms came in about the Bahamian government's handling of the disaster, in particular unwillingness to reveal the death toll, so came the many testimonials of people who saw others swept away. One testimonial from a child was that they were swimming and saw a lot of dead bodies in the water. How many of the 2500 people who have been reported missing will prove to be alive? If 70,000 to 76,000 people are homeless and have lost everything, and 2500 are on lists of the missing, and about 5000 people have been transported to another island, or in some cases to the United States, well, do the math.
So here is what I think: SHOCK has numbed and befuddled many, including officials.
Some bodies may wash up on shore but it seems more of them are deep under the sea.
DNA will be used to identify many.
And there is a politeness involved. If a dead body cannot be identified, and the loved ones cannot be located, who is there to tell? Who is there to come claim a body?
It comes at a time when there are easily 50,000 homeless people just in Los Angeles - County. My guess is it's more like 150,000.
Every day people live like they lost everything to a Hurricane.
Is it smart to build an entire new town in the same place?
I remain unable to answer.
C 2019 Christine Trzyna
So here is what I think: SHOCK has numbed and befuddled many, including officials.
Some bodies may wash up on shore but it seems more of them are deep under the sea.
DNA will be used to identify many.
And there is a politeness involved. If a dead body cannot be identified, and the loved ones cannot be located, who is there to tell? Who is there to come claim a body?
It comes at a time when there are easily 50,000 homeless people just in Los Angeles - County. My guess is it's more like 150,000.
Every day people live like they lost everything to a Hurricane.
Is it smart to build an entire new town in the same place?
I remain unable to answer.
C 2019 Christine Trzyna
9/9/19
MY DOG THREATENED BY A BORN TO BE WILD SENIOR CITIZEN : TALKING TO STRANGERS
According to the birth date on her shelter record, my dog has just turned twelve.
According to web sites about dogs, her life expectancy is twelve.
I love her so much.
She still walks with me rather than my talking her for walks. She used to pull me down the street but now she lags behind at times. I've gotten a wheeled carrier and sometimes take it with me not only because I think a mile is enough walking for her every day but because of the heat. She actually likes to ride in it standing on her hind legs, the wind in her hair as I pull it. I call it her "car."
Or I carry her so she won't have to walk on hot cement sidewalks. When I get to a destination I tie her up outside in a shady spot if I can't take her in and put down a bowl of water. I did that the other day to run into a store.
Then I heard the chopper. A massive, expensive, roaring motorcycle with a male senior citizen in a leather jacket and raggedly blue jeans and longish gray hair riding on the sidewalk and the wrong side of the street as well. Clearly he saw a little dog tied up in the shade with a bowl of water near her but did he give a rat's ass? Hell no.
I figured him as more of a Hippie than Hell's Angel.
I walked out and said, "My dog can't be near your hot engine and tail pipe!"
"Well, this is where I park."
"There's a parking lot across the street." I pointed.
"I've been parking here for over a year. This is where I park."
"Well, this is the only shady spot I can tie her up at."
The man ignored me and walked into the store.
I untied my dog and held her in my arms away from the hot chopper.
Another man had overheard.
"It's illegal to drive on a sidewalk or park on one. I'm calling the police," this man said. "The ticket won't be cheap."
"Good idea. But not while I'm here. Another time! That man's a Rebel Without a Cause!"
"I see what you mean."
I sought out the security guard. He said, "My job is inside here, not out there."
I decided to leave with my dog, to keep her out of harm's way. It inconvenienced me to have to find somewhere else to shop.
But the Rebel came out of the store and began to rant before I had dumped the water bowl.
"My daughter has five big dogs in her house. They're all "companion animals," he said, sarcastically. "She has PTSD. You're like her. You're letting your dog rule your life!"
How convoluted, I thought. "Your daughter with five dogs living in a house with PTSD is nothing like me and my one little dog out here just trying to stop in to shop."
I'm not happy that so many stores, especially grocery stores, seem to have these large warning signs that only SERVICE ANIMALS are allowed in. Meanwhile it's not legal or intelligent to leave a dog in a car. So I'm not the only one who seeks a good place to tie up my dog so I can run in and out quickly. People like me are starting to frequent dog friendly restaurants, usually with outdoor dining options. We seek out stores that put out water bowls and treats on the sidewalk and have some place to tie up. (If you're a business reading this, consider screwing some handles to the exterior that provide good tie up in view of but not blocking the pathway to the door. I've had to tie her up to exterior pipes, railings, and door knobs.)
I forgot about the incident with the malcontent man until I went by that same store again last week. I had left my dog at home. He was sitting outside but his chopper was nowhere in sight.
C 2019 Christine Trzyna BlogSpot All Rights Reserved
According to web sites about dogs, her life expectancy is twelve.
I love her so much.
She still walks with me rather than my talking her for walks. She used to pull me down the street but now she lags behind at times. I've gotten a wheeled carrier and sometimes take it with me not only because I think a mile is enough walking for her every day but because of the heat. She actually likes to ride in it standing on her hind legs, the wind in her hair as I pull it. I call it her "car."
Or I carry her so she won't have to walk on hot cement sidewalks. When I get to a destination I tie her up outside in a shady spot if I can't take her in and put down a bowl of water. I did that the other day to run into a store.
Then I heard the chopper. A massive, expensive, roaring motorcycle with a male senior citizen in a leather jacket and raggedly blue jeans and longish gray hair riding on the sidewalk and the wrong side of the street as well. Clearly he saw a little dog tied up in the shade with a bowl of water near her but did he give a rat's ass? Hell no.
I figured him as more of a Hippie than Hell's Angel.
I walked out and said, "My dog can't be near your hot engine and tail pipe!"
"Well, this is where I park."
"There's a parking lot across the street." I pointed.
"I've been parking here for over a year. This is where I park."
"Well, this is the only shady spot I can tie her up at."
The man ignored me and walked into the store.
I untied my dog and held her in my arms away from the hot chopper.
Another man had overheard.
"It's illegal to drive on a sidewalk or park on one. I'm calling the police," this man said. "The ticket won't be cheap."
"Good idea. But not while I'm here. Another time! That man's a Rebel Without a Cause!"
"I see what you mean."
I sought out the security guard. He said, "My job is inside here, not out there."
I decided to leave with my dog, to keep her out of harm's way. It inconvenienced me to have to find somewhere else to shop.
But the Rebel came out of the store and began to rant before I had dumped the water bowl.
"My daughter has five big dogs in her house. They're all "companion animals," he said, sarcastically. "She has PTSD. You're like her. You're letting your dog rule your life!"
How convoluted, I thought. "Your daughter with five dogs living in a house with PTSD is nothing like me and my one little dog out here just trying to stop in to shop."
I'm not happy that so many stores, especially grocery stores, seem to have these large warning signs that only SERVICE ANIMALS are allowed in. Meanwhile it's not legal or intelligent to leave a dog in a car. So I'm not the only one who seeks a good place to tie up my dog so I can run in and out quickly. People like me are starting to frequent dog friendly restaurants, usually with outdoor dining options. We seek out stores that put out water bowls and treats on the sidewalk and have some place to tie up. (If you're a business reading this, consider screwing some handles to the exterior that provide good tie up in view of but not blocking the pathway to the door. I've had to tie her up to exterior pipes, railings, and door knobs.)
I forgot about the incident with the malcontent man until I went by that same store again last week. I had left my dog at home. He was sitting outside but his chopper was nowhere in sight.
C 2019 Christine Trzyna BlogSpot All Rights Reserved
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