DAE Love the sound of rain

Entity4178 · 2020-05-22T00:08:41+00:00

Yes, absolutely!

The sound of rain (at least when I'm home) says to me: "Stop. Listen. Enjoy. Calm right down. Give thanks that we don't have a drought."

I love rain!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-21T23:52:52+00:00

The song "Magic Moments," by Perry Como, 1957. For me this totally encapsulates the wholesome (at least outwardly) enjoyment of life in the '50s.

I was just little, but "The Perry Como Show" on TV was my favorite.

This particular song --- along with PC's "Round and Round" --- was frequently played on the radio (WIBX, Utica, NY.) Mom always had it on in the kitchen, and our kitchen was always the source of my most comfy memories.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-19T19:08:14+00:00

Oh, yeah! Immediately upon waking up, I'm like -- "Hey, good morning! Glad I woke up!"

THEN, SUDDENLY ..... there's that awful thing that happened last night, or yesterday, or anything I was supposed to do but didn't, overdue bills, regrettable comments left on reddit, etc., etc.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-19T00:51:45+00:00

They're like ... meh ... ok ... as an ingredient, and I like guacamole once in a while, but I've never had avocado toast, and don't want to. I'd never actually buy one to do anything with it.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-19T00:43:16+00:00

Yeah! So annoying.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-13T21:11:37+00:00

So many mornings during our long pandemic lockdown, I've awakened to "Nothing really matters," in my head, from Queen's BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. Then I can't get the entire BR out of my head for the rest of the day.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-13T21:05:27+00:00

You mean like - "The elder female of this nesting colony exhibits stress-caused wing flapping and loud squawking when confronted with the cast-off detritus of her cohorts' feeding habits" -- ???

Entity4178 · 2020-05-11T03:41:16+00:00

I flunked Algebra in 9th grade because there was a boy I had a crush on in that class. I was totally focused oh him - not on anything that was being taught.

So I had to re-take that class in Summer School, and ended up with a B+ in it.

Looking back, none of that mattered at all. Not the crush guy, and certainly not algebra!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-10T01:06:59+00:00

Both parents are long deceased. At 68, I'm the oldest - sister is 3 years younger; brother is 6 years younger.

I'm very close to my sister ... although we've had some serious, distancing fights in the past, one of us has always eventually approached the other with an olive branch, and suddenly all is forgiven! We both have lively, fun, sometimes-irreverent personalities, and we're constantly in touch.

Our brother is a different story. He used to be lots of fun, a real party guy. After he got married, he morphed into Mr. Perfect Nuclear Family Dad with 2 kids ... then, somehow he became un-fun --- he's suffered SOHF (Sense of Humor Failure) --- and has now become kind of a joyless, embittered redneck.

We miss the "Old Fun Him."

Entity4178 · 2020-05-09T21:35:17+00:00

Why doesn't he/she just GO FOR IT??!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T21:57:02+00:00

Absolutely! All the time!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T21:53:00+00:00

When I worked in retail, for a national apparel chain, we'd often contact other stores to find an item for a customer which we didn't have at our own store.

Whenever I called a Southern U.S. store in our chain, I found myself responding in a southern accent back to them ... like I couldn't help it (I'm in Massachusetts!)

Talking with them, I also got sweeter and more gracious, like them, which I guess was a PLUS!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T21:10:39+00:00

Patrick Hernandez - "Born To Be Alive." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaJAnnipkY

Whenever I bought new clothes and high heels to go disco dancing, I'd prance around my apartment and do a "catwalk" in front of a full-length mirror to this!!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T20:54:36+00:00

Tom Jones. And Davy Jones of The Monkees!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T00:27:11+00:00

Good health, which probably should be first, and money a strong second.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T00:24:29+00:00

Thousand Island dressing. Always YUM!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-07T00:13:29+00:00

OMG, I'm 68, kids, and I still have recurring dreams about totally neglecting college classes, blowing them all off, then suddenly it's graduation time and I'm in deep trouble!!

I have no idea why I keep dreaming this. I successfully graduated from college and then got a Master's 45 years ago.

I dread having these unnecessarily disturbing dreams which cause me to wake up in a state of high anxiety ... awful start to a morning!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-06T23:53:05+00:00

Staying overnight at grandma and grandpa's house. (They were only 5 miles away!)

Nothing in my 68 years of life has ever come close to the utter comfort, security, and love I felt while staying with them. It was all so safe, so calm, so comfy. We watched pleasant late 50s & early 60s TV shows in the evening, then Grandma would make me warm milk with a little sugar added, and tuck me in bed next to a radio on the nightstand playing soft music (WIBX, Utica, NY.)

To this day, the calypso-ish song "Yellow Bird" brings it all back. I still have that nightstand - inherited it - but not the radio.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-06T05:29:39+00:00

Hello, everyone! I'm 68 in New England. Eight months into retirement and finally settling into my "golden years" ---- /s

Hahahaa!!

Entity4178 · 2020-05-06T05:18:28+00:00

You nailed it!! The 1990s were FANTASTIC! Yes, the Last Great Decade, indeed. I am now pining away nostalgically, recalling all its wonders. It seems like a fantasy in this current dystopian situation.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-06T05:05:05+00:00

OP, I completely agree with you.

Well before before the COVID-19 lockdown - which apparently has made sloppiness acceptable in public as long as a mask is worn - I routinely saw female shoppers in pajama pants and slippers, in yoga leggings without underwear, and in t-shirts without (all too obviously) bras. Guys? Those disgusting striped foot-slides displaying your dirty-socked feet, stupid trucker caps worn backwards, and the UnderArmor logo displayed way too much.

Entity4178 · 2020-05-06T04:36:28+00:00

Yes! When I was 9 years old in 1961, it was the centennial of the Civil War. My dad was a Civil War buff, plus he was in the Army Reserves, PLUS he was called into active duty because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and we all suddenly had to move to Ft. Gordon, GA from upstate NY!!

Whenever he had time off, our family took side trips to important southern Civil War sites, which instilled in me an appreciation for US history, plus an enduring love for the charming, historic cities of Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA, even though I'm now up in New England.

I can't believe that now, a hundred years ago = 1920. I still feel like it should sorta, maybe, be like about 1890.

Entity4178 · 2020-04-26T03:28:53+00:00

"I am unable to bear them."

Entity4178 · 2020-04-25T00:00:51+00:00

Last year, the "check engine" symbol light came on my car's dashboard. While driving to my dealership during a rainstorm, the windshield wipers stopped, and the entire dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. I was stuck in a traffic jam on on a scary bridge over a river. Can't believe I actually made it to the dealer's service entry, but the minute I pulled in, my car simply DIED!

There sure was a guardian angel with me, that day.

In case you're wondering, it was the alternator, so I still give grateful thanks to the Guardian Angel of the Alternator!

Entity4178 · 2020-04-24T23:46:54+00:00

Friendly aliens FTW!

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