How Not To Sell Your House

Someone shared a Facebook Marketplace link for a mildly interesting car for sale.  I noticed a side listing for a "hobby farm."  I wasn't familiar with the term so I looked to see what this meant.  I guess it includes a confederate flag in the bedroom.  Yep, Grand Rapids checks out.  I hope I've never lived in a home where a traitor flag hung on the wall.  At least for now, I've never lived in a state where armed thugs have taken control of the state capital.  It's proudly listed by the McDonald Team under Re/MAX.

Can We Kill This Tired Phrase?

Dear Google,

This tired, old phrase is at least ten years old.  Can one of your hipsters come up with something new?

Thanks,

It's LABOR Day

We stopped at an older historical cemetery yesterday and noticed someone dutifully ran around placing fresh flags to celebrate LABOR Day.

This isn't that hard...

Memorial Day is in May.  It is a day to honor all service members who have died while serving their country.  They made the ultimate sacrifice.

Veteran's Day is in November.  It is a day to honor all who served.

Labor Day is in September.  It is a day to honor the contributions of workers.  Like me...  Like you...

We have become internet stupid.

Fine Wines?

Ah, there's nothing like a bottle of fine wine? from an esteemed? local vinyard.

Available from fine establisments everywhere.

I don't drink anymore, but remember a few tastes of local wines.  They aren't memories of my palate being treated.  Here's to you Debonne Vineyards.  Your plonk is now available for discerning wine connoisseurs at a nearby Flying J truck stop.

Santa's Wonderland Selfie Station

Really?

The end is near.

Google Dictionary

Is it possible the Google dictionary editor needs a new career because the current career is careening out of control?

It is a special time when one Snarky Friday post fruitfully yields another. :)

Word of the Day: Career

The last time I checked, playing high school sports is not a profession, occupation, job, or employment. The local paper seems greatly confused with this difficult to understand word.

Maybe I had it all wrong. When I played sports I thought it was supposed to be fun.

Boycott This

I don't normally visit Starbucks. I don't drink coffee and don't drink that much hot chocolate. I do enjoy the relaxed atmosphere though. Recently, He who shall not be named decided to make a huuuuuuge deal over Starbucks choice of holiday cups. So in a rage fit for a person who would mock a handicapped human, try to deport over 11 million human beings, turn his back on refugees, allow his supporters to give a beat down to a black man in Alabama, close down mosques, make people register based on their religion and call a man in the audience fat, he called for a boycott of Starbucks.

I felt there was no choice other than supporting Starbucks in their hour of need. It didn't seem to me they were really looking for business when I stopped, but hey someone needs to fight back before He who shall not be named's supporters replace their t-shirts with witty sayings for some plain old brown shirts.

I hope history does not have a way of repeating itself within my country.

Now if you will excuse me, I think I may need to do some shopping at Macy's. ;)

If You Were Really Green....

Your trucks would not idle at rest areas while the drivers rested.

The Bumper Sticker No One Expects to See

It's time for snarky Friday again. Beyond the question of who would put this on their vehicle, I see the bigger question being who would think this was a profit maker to print?

I can hear the discussion now... "Dear how come we never take my truck when we go out for date night?"

Energy Drinks

It's Snarky Friday Again...

If these are really energy drinks, how come those that drink them don't have the energy to carry their trash out of the woods?

cleanse

It was snarky Friday. Hampton Inn started this weird trend of signs, posters, and objects around their hotels with one word on them. Now it has spread to Holiday Inn Express. "cleanse" on the soap. "tame" on conditioner. What about the bar of soap for the parent whose child says a dirty word (aka "I'll wash your mouth out with soap")? Is that a special bar that says "mouth"? By the way, I agree entirely with the towels. Drying your wet body before dressing is "simply smart". I just don't know that I would embroider that on a towel.