Monday, March 04, 2013

The Downside o' Early to Bed, Early to Rise...

... are the looks I get from the neighbors and passers-by when they see me drinkin' beer and smokin' a cigar on the verandah at 1100 hrs.  Like this:


Well, screw 'em.  We do it because we CAN.  

For the record: bedtime at 0015 hrs, wakey-wakey at 0730; I feel almost normal.  But as for that "healthy, wealthy, and wise" krep: I'm oh-fer-three.  I don't think ol' Ben knew what the Hell he was talkin' about.

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  1. You need to make a sign to hold up when they stare...
    "I'm retired...
    ...so GOML!"

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    1. Or invite 'em over. There are some pretty nice passers-by in the 'hood. ;-)

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  2. Well, ya know, the sun is ALWAYS over the yardarm somewhere.

    Just sayin'...

    (By the way, you look way too damn comfortable in that photo. Makes me jealous it does.)

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    1. Well, ya know, the sun is ALWAYS over the yardarm somewhere.

      Didn't Jimmy Buffet say sumthin' like that, once upon a time? I WAS comfortable, but the wind drove me indoors. Mebbe it'll subside, later.

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  3. If you'd been seen doing that at 1100 today in California, you'd already be looking for a new apartment.

    I gotta get outta here.....

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  4. I think the "early to bed" deal that Ben was talking about was kind of a "period" thing. Ya' know...like when the sun goes down.

    See, there's your trouble...

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    1. Heh. That and the fact there ain't really a REASON to go to bed early now, is there?

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  5. You could just put a little vodka in your orange juice and no one would think anything about your drink in the AM. If I did that, I'd be asleep by noon.

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    1. Hey! A Tequila Sunrise is THE way to go! Just add Grenadine Juice and you're ready to party! GREAT breakfast drink! (I always use SAUZA Gold--probably the smoothest--and BEST--of the lower-cost "commercial" "non-specialty" brands compared to the recent trend into the more expensive"designer" brands marketed almost exclusively to us "Gringos." Most Mexicans drink Sauza..

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    2. @Lou: Vodka and I don't get along.

      @Virgil: In re: ...the more expensive"designer" brands marketed almost exclusively to us "Gringos." Well, marketing is marketing, but I know for a fact The First Mrs. Pennington... who's about as Mexican as Mexican gets... is in to those boutique tequilas; she introduced me to one that knocked my socks off... it was excellent. From an old post:

      A tequila worth checking out: El Jimador. Incredibly smooth and tasty sipping tequila; the shots go down so well it makes you wonder what hit you after the fourth one… Thanks to TFMP for turning me on to this!

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  6. just remember, it´s always 4 o´clock in the afternoon somewhere. and if the neighbors can´t tell time, that is their problem.
    Phil, Msgt USAF Ret, (and almost retired in real life)

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    1. ...it´s always 4 o´clock in the afternoon somewhere.

      My mantra, Phil. My mantra!

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Just be polite... that's all I ask.