Old things

Old things make me smile. Today I was thinking about some of the things I wore in high school;

We put patches on jeans where we didn't need them. We sewed pockets on the inside of our bells to hide our cigarettes ;-)

 We made our own jean skirts out of....old jeans

 And we made purses out of our old jeans.

And the shoes!!

I wore out several pairs of these. They still make them. Man are they uncomfortable now!

We wore these a lot too, from Pier 1, cheap! They came in black or dark red.

Pretty sure I had a pair just like these :-) Shoes were heavy then.

I had THESE!!! Red Frye boots. OMG I loved those boots. 

I also had a pair of these lace up Bass boots!!!

And everybody had these "desert boots"

And these babies? I still have them. These exact boots. I wore them. My brother wore them. They're never going to wear out. I bet they weight 5lbs each.

These are Earth shoes. I never had any though. I thought they were dumb. 

 I had a couple pair of this style, with the cutout in the heel.

I love shoes. I used to have A LOT of shoes! Now I'm old too so I just have flat, comfy shoes. So looking back makes me smile :-)

I had a pair of rainbow toe socks that I wore with my platform sandals from The Merry-Go-Round, along with a red satin blazer. Yep. The 70's were SO fun! 

(Thanks Google Images!)

School rules

I admit, it's been a looooooong time since I was in school or had kids in school, but the rules sure have changed!!!

When I was in school, we weren't allowed to wear shorts. We didn't have cell phones to worry about. We wrote in cursive. And we weren't allowed to smoke on school grounds.

Now, you can wear almost anything to school, even slippers!! I would still say 'no' to shorts. Mostly because it's kind of subjective how short is too short. I smoked in high-school so I don't care about allowing that or not, but it's so funny to me that some schools have smoking lounges for students now! 

Earlier this year I read an article about a high-school in Houston where the principle implemented a dress code for parents! How awesome was that!? A lot of parents were ticked off. Seriously. I say, right on!

Today, I read an article about a school in San Mateo, California that said no smart phones allowed in school. Honestly, I was a little surprised that this wasn't already a rule. How can you teach a class full of teenagers who are looking at their phones most of the time? They took it one step further though, by saying "school" instead of "class." By saying that though, they are forcing them to actually have conversations with their friends during lunch and between classes. I hope it catches on. 

equality

the Oxford dictionary says that gender equality is, the state in which access or rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.

"Gender equality means that the the different behavior, aspirations and needs of women and men are considered, valued and favored equally. That their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female."

Oh I get it. Really, I do. But why can't people just get their heads out of their asses? Honestly. A 9 year girl could give a shit about singing in a boys choir. Her mother is behind that. A 9 year girl is definitely not prepared for the hell an all boys choir would put her through. Mean mom. I just don't understand all the people who want to be treated the same as everybody else on one hand but special on the other hand. 

Genders are NOT EQUAL! Physically, we're a lot different! Mentally we're a lot different too - just ask any man or woman! Our needs are different. Stop acting like they aren't. Oy. Why are there always those people who want to act like a 15 year old who wants to argue semantics?

We have several same sex couples where I work and their domestic partner is covered under their health insurance. But a heterosexual couple that lives together can't provide health insurance for their partner. That's not equality. If common sense were alive and well, none of these things would be an issue.

sigh

Apples

How many varieties of apples do you suppose there are? Ten? Twenty? Wouldn't you be surprised to learn that there are over a 100 apple varieties grown in the US?!?!?! I was surprised. Maybe it's just because I'm not a big fruit eater? Really, did you know that there were so many? When I was a kid, there were red apples and green apples. That was pretty much it.

Now there are; McIntosh, Fuji, Red Delicious, Gala, Crispin, Braeburn, Honey Crisp, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Empire, Golden Delicious, Cameo, Jazz, Macoun, Ambrosia, Paula Red, Cripps Pink, Cortland, Liberty, Rome, Pink Pearl, Arkansas Black, Winesap, Northern Spy, Melba, Opal, Sweet Tango, Goldspur and tons more!

Yesterday I bought a lemonade apple. Just because. It wasn't lemony. But it was a little tart and very crisp. Maybe I could eat more apples.

what your lawmakers earn to boss you around

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/how-much-your-state-legislators-make-compared-to-the-rest-of-america/ss-AAF7fWf?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1

Way to go New Hampshire!!!  ...and Connecticut, Rhode Island, Arizonza and Maine!

SHAME ON YOU CALIFORNIA!!! ...and Montana!! and Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Michigan, New York and Kansas. You've got some nerve. 

And don't let those Alaskans fool you with their $254 a day per diem!

Reality

The other night when we were surfing the TV channels, I noticed something. As some of you already know, I'm not really that observant about some things, like TV...so don't laugh. Have you ever noticed how many reality tv shows there are?? Holy WOW. Tons and tons of them!!
It's not just Survivor and Amazing Race or the Kardashians anymore. I think the majority of television is reality tv. Why is that? It's cheaper to film? Because some reality tv shows, in my opinion, are totally scripted. Anyway, I looked for a list of them and it's pretty incredible;

American Ninja Warriors
Ax Men
The Bachelor and all of its spinoffs
All those "Real Housewife" shows
A few tattoo shows
Talent shows galore - singing, dancing, comedy...
Big Brother
Several shows about hoarders
Many house renovation/flipping shows
Tons of cooking shows, not the ones w/real chefs either
A myriad of dancing shows
Shows about fat people and little people and people with too many kids and people who live is swamps!
Ghost hunters
Food trucks, logging trucks, ice road truckers...
Naked and afraid (not joking)
Shows about what to wear and what not to wear
Courtroom shows
It's amazing!! No wonder I don't think there's ever anything on tv!