2023
You know what would be perfect?
If my wife and I were about to become empty nesters. Maybe thinking about downsizing our four bedroom house. Our kids are all in college or out on their own.
I pulled into the country club over the weekend and received a ton of compliments on the new Mercedes that I bought over Christmas.
My wife and I decided next Christmas we are going to celebrate in Europe. Just the two of us for ten days celebrating twenty five years of a wonderful marriage.
John Shepley, you really do have the perfect life.
Sure sounds better than a divorced father of three living in an apartment by the river. Fifty six year old man with a daughter in fourth grade. A guy who spent five decades in the same business scraping enough together just to get to the next month. A guy driving around with the check engine light on hoping that light stays green.
This guy sounds like a loser…
Whenever I felt sorry for myself around my dad, he would start making a whimpering sound and say,
“whoa is me! This isn’t fair! Ohhhh, whoa is me!”
Suddenly the whimpering act would end and in a stern voice he would say, “nobody gives a flying fuck about old poor John Shepley! Quit feeling sorry for yourself, you look pitiful!”
My dad didn’t have a “Play like a Champion” sign above the front door. My dad had a blunt tongue and a sharp comment to do his motivating!
The successful guy living in the affluent suburb sure seems to have a perfect life. He doesn’t have a worry in the world.
“And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’”
Life might not be perfect… what might sound perfect or look perfect has just as many flaws.
I think I’ll keep waking up in the illusion that I live in. It is the only imperfect one that I get.
Because I’m too legit, too legit to quit! Which is a hint for the code on the bottom right corner of the chalkboard.
2022
I think the best thing with the Covid numbers going up is we see less news stories of passenger violence on airplanes.
At least I haven’t seen any the last couple weeks.
I haven’t been on a plane in a few years, but I took the Metra into the city during the first ten months of Covid.
It DID piss me off when the same selfish assclowns sat in their same little seats without wearing masks.
We have all seen these guys! We know what towns they boarded the train in. Many of them had tassels on their loafers.
I’ll admit the thought crossed my mind that these guys needed a little coaxing. But it wasn’t my job and like the Princess in the winter movie sings…… Let it Go!
Crockpot weather is in full force! I think my old crock has one last season left…. This weekend I’m thinking chicken fajitas or pulled pork.
A Jewish comedian from the 1960’s has nailed the state of where my Faith has gone through the years.
Sunset is creeping later and later......January 28th will be our first sunset after 5pm.
Find a friend and grab some mussels today! Or grab your friends muscles!
2020
Sunday Funday going into the first full week of Twenty-Plenty!
“Let’s Roll!”
Exclamation on the sun and temps today!
