Friday, September 13, 2013

FTSF: B.F.D. and Teenagers In Summer

It's been a busy week! 

Like that's 
something new.

Actually, I've been busy in the blogging world this week.  This will make the third blog in four days.  For me, that's a record.

Sure, and next I'm going to swim from Cuba to the U.S.
 at Mach 6 speed.

In addition, I've worked 50 hours in four days at my day job (a must since this doesn't pay worth a crap since I'm against advertising my blog to death).  In other words, "I'm quickly trying to burn myself out even faster this time!"

As if there was a mind to burn out!

Have you ever wondered about the phrase, "Burn Out?"  If something "burns out" doesn't it mean that it's done burning?  And, if it is done burning, wouldn't it be ash?  And, if it's ash, there would be no way to get it burning again, would there?  So, given that thought pattern, if a person went through "Burn Out" once, and their brain turned to ash, how could they ever start thinking again?  Of course ... they couldn't!  So, isn't "Burn Out" a little too extreme to describe a weariness of the basic thought system?  Perhaps, instead of "Burn Out", we could call it "Brain Function Disease", or B.F.D.   So, in reality, it's really no B.F.D. to have B.F.D. because sooner or later, we'll all go through it and be cured!  See, it's really not a B.F.D. after all!

So, now you know all about Brain Function Disease!

 "B.F.D."

What is a B.F.D. is that it is once again FTSF!  Yep, Finish The Sentence Friday comes around every Friday thanks to our kind hostesses listed below with the rules of the FTSF.
And, this really is a B.F.D!

This week, the prompt we are to follow, or finish if you will, is:

"My best summertime memory this year was ..."

So, here we go once again!

My best summertime memory this year was remembering summers of my youth.  

What?  Are you crazy, Rich?  What about this year?

Dogs and Boys ... the only
difference is what they
grow up to hump!
Actually, this year has been a nightmare.  Days off are things of the past and 11-12 hour days have replaced time off.  Can't complain about the money as the bills are being paid and my cd collection continues to grow.  Still, there just hasn't been any free time to do any of the normal things one would consider doing during summer.

So, I reminisce.  

BIKINI'S FOREVER !!!!!!!!!
I think about the summers of my youth.  The friends that played baseball and football and basketball from morning to evening darkness without somehow suffering from heat exhaustion.  Sitting with my dog discussing all the secrets of the universe as his fleas found new feasting ground on my legs.  Going to the lake every Sunday and returning home sunburned and blistered as I never tanned as most, confirming my beliefs that I was from a different planet whose sole purpose was to figure out what in the hell an anal probe was, and luckily, never finding out!  

As I grew into my teenage years, the yearnings of female flesh entered the picture.  What better way to view the ever changing bodies of my female classmates than looking down upon them from a lifeguard stand at a pool?  Forever the cry, "Bikini's Forever" will be close to my hard heart!  And, when finally given consent to proceed to the ultimate goal, how quickly the teenage memories flash by.  (Funny, I seem to remember my partner saying the same thing!)

Summertime was a time to ignore haircuts, letting the locks grow well beyond the coach's restrictions.  To feel the wind blowing through them was a sign that freedom was mine.  That is, as least until football season practices began.  Driving around town in my own car listening to the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, James Taylor, Carole King drew stares and frowns from my elders at stop lights, especially when they heard Frank Zappa talking about the "Steamy hot succulent drippy runny gooey ever widening type of a hole that gets off being ..." well, anyway, Zappa wasn't for everyone!

We did it then, why aren't they
doing it now?
After high school, the demonstrations for equal rights and peace started taking up my days.  It seemed that we were always marching against something that was so wrong, yet, so right in the eyes of adults.  We weren't afraid of speaking out loud for what we felt was right in our hearts, but were afraid of jail and would run like cheetahs when the pigs cops arrived to break it up.  By the way, jumping out of a first floor building window on campus that's being stormed by the authorities is a lot higher jump than you'd imagine, especially when wearing sandals!

And, who could ever forget the summer nights at the drive in theater with the one you were ready to spend your whole life with.  We became experts at getting off bra's without removing tops so that access would be much easier as the evening progressed.  Still, we were human and did get tired.  Have you ever had to explain to a girlfriend's parents how you fell asleep during The Ten Commandments and didn't get her home until two in the morning?  

This year's summer event?  I guess you might say going up to Indiana and trying to make a day of laughter for my Stepmother that won't be around much longer.  She doesn't smile much anymore as her memories are leaving her one by one.  She may have already forgotten my visit, but at least I know she enjoyed the day while I was there.  Bringing a smile is the best feeling one can have.  

I hope you found one creeping out while you read this, too!

Now, want to know how to do the bra trick?

22 comments:

  1. old is gold, Rich
    I also tend to treasure the childhood memories and I am glad you could bring a smile to your step mom. Wishing her peace!

    Glad work is keeping ya busy and yes, was good to read two blogs of yours in a day :)
    TGIF!

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    1. Ruchira - Good to see you again! If old is gold then I am worth a million dollars! lol Thanks for your kind words for my step mother. Ah, I'm afraid the two a day blogs will be a rare occasion. Makes it too hard at work the next day. Glad you enjoyed! Many Thanks!

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  2. I'm glad you had the time to visit with your Stepmom. That's the most important part of summer, really, or any season - the fulfilling, family parts of it.

    And you're keeping us guessing on the bra trick, are ya?

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    1. Lizzi - Welcome, my friend! It was a good visit indeed. It's one of those "feel good you did it" feelings afterwards that made the four hour trip home a little easier to make. Yep! I remember it well as my girlfriend was its master. It's really not that hard and you've probably done it yourself. I'll have to check with your hubby on that one! :) Many Thanks!

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  3. Here you had me all nostalgic and hen even a bit weepy with your last memory. But then you go an add the bra trick to this one. Seriously, that is going to be left in my mind for the rest of the day. Thanks Rich, lol!! And thank you for linking up again with us this week and hop you get some time off this week to relax a bit :)

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    1. Janine - Really good to see you here! You should know I can't leave you on a downer note. :) I'll bet you pulled the trick yourself once or twice. I know who might know, but I'll let him keep his secrets. lol I'm off this Sunday for a change. I'm thinking I might just sleep all day and wake up Monday. Many Thanks!

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  4. I think I have BFD as well. Is that a BFD? Should I be concerned? I mean it truly is better than having ashes for a brain. Thanks for the clarification! I'm really glad you had that visit with your stepmom. I also hope that you can take a few days off sometime soon - 11 and 12 hour days AND three posts in four days is a LOT.

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    1. Kristi - Hey, sis! I don't think it a big enough BFD to worry about it. BFD seems to take care of itself if given the opportunity to occur. You just need to take some time away and say, "The hell with it" for a week or so and give yourself a break. But, that's nothing I haven't told you before! :) I am off Sunday ... finally. I think I'm going to get religion and truly make it a day of rest. Many Thanks!

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  5. Ahh, those summers when I was the child.. Now I'm watching the girl, sitting in the kiddy pool, going skating (or hanging on my arms with skates on her feet), playground visits, pool time... Please take 20 years off for a couple of week in summer!

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    1. Stephanie - So good of you to visit the one that doesn't!. I'm really hating myself for not, but time is just not available right now. Perhaps, business will slow down a little when the weather turns and I'll have a chance to catch up. It is ironic how we can take our childhoods and relate them to our children's. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go back and enjoy them just one more time? I can see the scenery from atop the lifeguard stand now! :) Many Thanks!

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  6. don't even think about how long ago those summers were! (You know who did a great job with this theme... Neil Young 'Sugar Mountain' totally conveys that feeling of Summer-and-they-don't-understand'

    as usual, good Post

    damn! Frank Zappa!

    If I may contribute to the profile of a person afflicted with BFD. You find yourself remembering that you are forgetting things...but not exactly which (things).

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    1. Clark - My good friend, so good to see you again! I couldn't agree with you more. I can easily remember what happened decades ago, but ask me about yesterday and it's a blur. Perhaps I'm just not paying as much attention as I once did as I go through the motions over and over again. And, where in the hell did I put those keys??? :) Good to see you remembering Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. I saw him in Indianapolis with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He must've been afraid of the Midwest cops. It's been ages since I listened to Neil's "Decade" collection. I'll have to go back and give Sugar Mountain another listen. Good recommendation! Many Thanks!

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    1. Misty - Good of you to drop by. I must apologize for my lateness in answering. Time has been short and I missed the emails notifying me of your comment. Glad you enjoyed this! Felt good putting it together. Many Thanks!

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  8. You had your own bra to practice at home didn't you?
    No judgement. I can't even imagine. I still have trouble and I have been wearing them for 30 years.

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    1. Joy - Really is good to see you here. Please see my statement to Misty above. Ditto to you! And no, I never wore a bra at home! lol Just a girlfriend that didn't mind a few practice sessions. :) Many Thanks!

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  9. You just brought back an amazing memory of Geoff and I going to the drive-in to watch a movie years ago. Man, I miss that. We haven't gone since because it's not safe anymore. Sigh. At least we can look back and remember, and can say we did it... like you :) Some great summer memories there! Sorry I haven't been here in a while, I started a half day job as a copywriter and been doing some freelance work in the afternoons. So although I don't work 10 - 12 hour days, I can relate to how different it is to working from home all day!!! So glad to hear things are going well your side too, aside from the little/no free time. Hey, Christmas break is JUST around the corner....yay! Not sure if you know, but I stopped writing on my Scribbles blog. I've started/carried on with two others - www.goodhealthbuzz.com - still a personal one, but more about recipes, feel-good stuff, etc, and www.steercareersuccess.com - the career blog I had going earlier this year that I was going to give up on, but decided to keep. If you have time (maybe on the weekend, lol!) go check them out! Will be back - missed your posts, always add some entertainment to my day ;)

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    1. Melanie - OMG, you write a beautiful comment and I am absent in my returning here. I'm so sorry! Not safe at a drive-in? Hmmm, times have definitely changed. My girlfriends parents may have felt the same about me! :) I did see that you stopped writing on S&S. I miss it! I'll check out your healthbuzz site as soon as I can. I'm so busy I don't have time to even come back from time to time and check out comments! It's crazy! Please do come back! Like I said, I've really missed you. Many Thanks!

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  10. Well, we've missed you 'round here. Or...I've missed the blogosphere, too. This workin' and gettin' are interesting concepts. Ya work to get, but you can't enjoy what you got unless you don't work which can't happen cuz then everything you got will have to get. Am I gettin anywhere?
    lol
    I hope you have a good week. :)

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    1. Cyndi - I missed the email notification of your comment. My apologies, my very good friend! I've missed seeing you around, but with my schedule, I haven't had the chance to get around much. I agree, you work to have and find yourself having no time to enjoy. What a vicious circle, I agree. I find myself going crazy buying 10+ cd's a week these days. But, with only a 15 minute drive to work, it takes one to two days of drive time to listen to one. I'm so backed up with music I haven't heard I could stop now and go a couple of years without hearing anything twice. It's crazy! (I bought 7 today ... shoot me please!) :) Keep smiling and hang in there! Many Thanks!

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  11. Well, if those summers were long ago, you certainly make them seem like just yesterday! And here's to family. And blue bras, I guess?

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    1. Rachel - So sorry I missed this comment. I'm bad about not getting back to these things after publishing day. Yes, those summers were many years ago. (I graduated high school in 1972, so that will give you and indication of just how long ago it was.) I don't remember any blue bras back then, but then again, the bra was only something in the way of the primary quest. lol Many Thanks!

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