”Vomit is as the storm, it comes, it passes, and for the most part, things are brighter after.”
Today is rainy, no surprise there. Today is also chilly at 52°. I was awakened this morning by a summer sound, a lawnmower. It was so loud I figured it was mowing my front yard.
Lie has been quiet of late. My ukulele events and an errand or two get me out of the house, but other than those, I tend to be a homebody. Most of the time I am okay with that.
When I was a kid, I lived in a project, in a duplex. The project had, I think I remember, twelve duplexes. My house was on the corner so we had a bigger front yard than the other houses. In the back of the house was a grassy hill shared by many of the duplexes. Some houses had bulkheads leading to their cellars. My house had a set of stairs. Each of the sides of the duplexes had their own clotheslines and in-ground garbage cans. You had to step on a sort of pedal to open the cover of the can. It had a handle which the garbage man grabbed to pull out the can for emptying. My mother used to have a plastic sink strainer shaped to fit in the corner of the sink. She’d put all the garbage in it, and I often had to empty it outside in the can. Sometimes I’d gag.
I used to get car sick. Most times I got my father to stop the car in time, but a few times I didn’t. My mother used to bring extra clothes for me. I do remember one time. I got sick, barely sick, out the car window. My father said it felt like rain. I didn’t tell him, better he thought it was rain.
The first time I went into a Ghanaian market was during training. It was a small market. Right inside the gate was a table selling dried goat dung pressed into a circle. It is used as fuel. I gagged, ran outside and got sick.
During my third week in Ghana, I was standing on the side of the street and talking to another trainee. We were standing by an open sewer filled with trash and debris. I didn’t even notice.
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May 18, 2024 at 7:08 pm
I know I’ve had that experience when something is truly nauseating the first time, then I was over it and it didn’t have the same effect. Very interesting.
May 18, 2024 at 9:11 pm
Rowen,
I found that once something made me sick it didn’t usually happen a second time. Weird!
May 19, 2024 at 10:01 am
Hi Kat,
Last night a friend of mine invited me to go with him to the Texas Ranger game. I had never been to Globe Life Field in Arlington Texas. The first thing is that there is no cash allowed. From the tickets to the food, and the souvenirs, you pay by credit card. You enter the ballpark by scanning your ticket QR code from your phone.
I bought my friend and I a hot dog and a soda via Apple Pay on my iPhone. The total was $32. There are no vendors in the stands yelling hot dogs, or beer. You order everything on your phone and a waiter shows up at your seat with the order and a credit card reader. Another friend of ours has season tickets and my friend received the tickets because they were out of town. My friend’s wife had a previous dinner appointment and he asked if I wanted to go with him. I jumped at the opportunity.
The seats were on the third base side of home plate about 40 rows up from the field on the lowest level. Because the high yesterday afternoon was 90°, they had the roof closed and the temperature inside was a comfortable 72°. It’s the best way to watch a baseball game. Also, there are information digital scoreboards everywhere you look. They tell you everything you could want to know about the play. They tells you the type of pitch, the speed of the pitch, the bat speed of an hit, and a host of other information overload. The Rangers beat the Los Angles Angels in the twelfth inning. After the Rangers loaded the bases with two outs, the Angels pitcher hit the Ranger batter with a pitch and walked in the winning run.
Tomorrow afternoon I’m headed to Savanah Georgia for a course being given at our newest training center. I haven’t traveled since Covid, and I’m anxious to get away for a couple of days.
May 19, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Hi Bob,
That’s weird that no cash is allowed. I suspect that may become far more common as fewer and fewer people carry or use cash. My summer theater no longer uses tickets. They just scan our phones. I guess that is a savings for them.
I don’t know if I’d miss the vendors in the stands more or like the waiter more. I do love the peanut sellers. They seem to be part of the history of baseball. Like you, I would jump at the chance if anyone offered me Red Sox tickets. I’d feel the same if it were the Celtics.
At Fenway, we’d have to forego all the amenities. On a really hot day I’d want to sit under the overhangs. The bleachers are right in the sun and it can get uncomfortable. Air conditioning would be amazing. Fenway has only one digital display. The scoreboard is hand tended< but that is the same on purpose. Players from other teams love to go inside and check it out. The walls are covered with signatures. I haven’t been inside but I did get to peek inside.
Have fun on your trip. You are going to such a great place.
May 19, 2024 at 5:35 pm
Hi Kat,
Eventually, we are going to become a cashless society. My daughter’s best friend and her fiancé don’t carry any cash and they are both 30. Interestingly, the guy who took me to the game, received the tickets from our mutual friend via an email attachment. I just checked in for my flight tomorrow and received a QR code as my boarding pass. It’s still nice to leave a waiter a cash tip. What I don’t like are the suggestions for a tip on a credit card transaction. Some folks have reported that sometimes the suggested percentage and the amount calculated are not the same amount.
May 19, 2024 at 9:27 pm
Bob,
I have seen people use their debit cards for stuff under a couple of dollars. I think it is more of the younger generation who eschews cash. I also do not like the tip added to the bill. What if I didn’t have good service? I have my groceries delivered, and they add 5% to the bill. I usually make it more as they bring the heavy groceries right to my kitchen. Also, it is sometimes raining.