I had to work yesterday. We had a "consumer expo" and I had a huge display there. Part of it consisted of a scam about a pearl. I noticed this one older woman, probably early to mid 70's. She walked up and was reading a lot of the information on the display - concerning recent scams in the area, etc. She smiled at me and I smiled back. Then she proceeded to try to turn her back on me, and stole the black velvet bag I had laying there with the pearl displayed on it. Oh no, she didn't take the pearl...just MY black velvet bag.
A 70+ yr old woman attending an expo about scams and schemes...and she is a clepto!
I was stunned. I wanted to walk up to her and say "Ma'am, that is my bag you just put in your plastic bag", but I didn't. I was afraid she would start hollering rape or accuse me of trying to rob her. Wouldn't have looked good since we were hosting the expo. And...the media was there.
I really wanted to knock that cane out of her other hand.
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Last night I entered a blog challenge. I haven't done a lot of these, but once in a while I figure ohwhatthehell. A person took me up on my challenge rather quickly and I noticed a few votes were placed rather quickly. Hmmmm. I looked at the challengers site and profile as I usually do and noticed the person had four blogs. Hmmmm again. The challenge was over within an hour and (sniffsniff) I was defeated. I clicked on the list to see who voted....
And I noticed..yep...the names they use to register their other blogs. They had voted for themself...a few times.
I didn't feel so bad about the loss. I didn't cheat and vote for myself.
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I've been watching all the weather coverage about the hurricane due to hit the New Orleans and surrounding areas. I feel so bad for all the people there and the hell they are going through and will go through.
But I also noticed...idiots. Yes, idiots. Big ones.
Massive huge waves pounding the coast lines. Winds blowing and tree's bending. And there, in front of the camera, walks a man....like he is just taking a leisurely stroll. RUN YOU STUPID SOMBITCH! A Hurricane is coming! We aren't talking Category 1 or even 2 here - it's a big one! To quote Randy Quaid in some dumb movie that I can't remember the name..."A SHIT CLOUD IS ACOMIN!"
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I've also noticed that I love old people (well, except the one that stole my velvet bag!). My Mom is 82 and has such a wonderful outlook on life. Enjoy it while you can, love all you can...and laugh as much as you can. She has developed a wristwatch fetish in the last year. I think she now has somewhere along the lines of 325 of them. Ok, so I might be stretching the truth...a little. But she has at least 30..all different shapes and colors. Her eyes light up when we pass a jewelry counter with watches. So we always stop and if she wants one - we get it. She gets such joy from a cheap little $9.95 watch. And me? I get joy watching her eyes light up and the smile on her face.
4 comments:
you know ive never bothered to cross reference to see how many times someone can manage to vote for themselves.. i'd never have even thought to cheat like that... amazing what people will do for a few credits
Sandy, great blog...funny too. I never knew that I could be losing battles to cheaters. Watch those senoir cat burglars.
Very nice titbits well strung together.
On the old three-legged (the third leg was her cane) kleptomaniac granny who stole your velvet bag right before your very eyes, I am short of words.
On those cheats on blogs, they are many. The blogosphere is full of people who need to see a shrink everyday. They have huge ego problems.
On the catastrophic hurricane Katrina, may God comfort the bereaved families of the dead and may we all try to help the homeless and traumatized survivors to overcome the shocks of their loss.
On your good old mother, thank God she is not like the granny that was a thief.
God bless.
God Bless you and the love you have for your Mother.
Most of my family are all gone now ... Parents, Grands, Great- Grands , most of my Aunts and Uncles. All the main stays for our family. Oh what I would give for one ... fetish! Faira
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