Way back in the Pre-Corona Days, when we used to be able to run out Willy Nilly for Doo Dads and Whatnots whenever we needed them, I snapped a few photos of things in the stores that caught my eye. "Someday, I can use that for the blog," I wisely said to myself.
That Someday has arrived, Dearest Readers. I need some Mental Chex Mix--you know, just a bit of light snacky stuff right now. Here we go.
1. Back in January I was looking at my grocery store's Closeouts section for some cheapo memo cube paper. I wanted to use it for my Good Things Jar. In my search I came across this wonderfully perplexing item:
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| Are Seniors these colors, or are these colors only for Seniors? Am I yello? |
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| Because nothing says Civilized and Elegant like black vinyl and a misspelling! |
3. I like to keep a running list of items I need from the grocery store, adding to it as I think of them. As a result I've become a big fan of the long narrow pads of lined paper with magnets on the back. I get them at dollar stores, and that's where I got this next snapshot, also in December. These signs were hanging literally everywhere I looked in that store, but I waited until I was driving away to take the photo. I didn't want to offend the person who made them, should he be the same individual ringing me up or stocking shelves as I shopped not a few feet away. (Ah, the Good Old Days!)
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| NO CASH BACK IN ANY DEVIT CARD. But your debit card--a different story? |
Happy Saturday, everyone.
I always get confused when people use the word 'senior' as an adjective. Is it meant for seniors in high school or senior with gray hair who've graduated from the School of Hard Knocks.
ReplyDeleteJean--I'm still confused as to whether *I'm* a "senior"!
DeleteDee--Ask what? Hee hee!
DeleteThanks for the grins.
ReplyDeletekayT--You're welcome, and thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWell... just wondering if I should classify myself as a 'yello' senior with a devit card, lol. Quarantine is making me feel yello-er by the day. At what age is one considered a 'senior'? According to the Google Gurus... 55 could qualify you for some organizations. (AARP starts sending annoying ads to join as soon as you are 50!). Others say it depends on Social Security, but even that is dubious, since they base it on retirement age, which typically was 65, but has been raised to 67. Although, they add, you *can* actually retire at 62. Me? I will be 68 in August, so pretty sure I qualify on all fronts. Not retired because... you get a 7% increase in SS retirement income for each year you work over 67 (which maxes out at 70). Basically, they are hoping you will die before you even start collecting. And of course, either SS payment or my TRS (teacher retirement system in Texas) will be 'discounted' accordingly. By law, I have my pay docked for *both* but Uncle Sam considers it a 'windfall' to have 2 retirement plans, so they will be taking a chunk out of one of them when I do retire. BOTTOM LINE: My 'devit' card won't be worth sh*t. I think I need some of that fab wine for any 'ocassion,' lol.
ReplyDeleteOrtizzle--I always thought of 65 as the Official Senior Age, but why, I don't know. I'll be 61 in May, but I retired at 52. AARP snagged me at 50, but I certainly didn't feel Senior at 50 or 52. I'm starting to feel more and more Senior as my hair greys and my body starts to rebel against me.
DeleteOhio teachers never pay into Social Security, so they don't ever get it. We have our own, and trust me, SS keeps wanting to get their mitts on it. It's not extravagant by any means, and I did not stick around for the big bucks.
And all of our wine is All Occasion. And we're going through it fast.
I always want to know who the artist was that was so frequently seen in ads like this. Do you know?
ReplyDeleteLove the post !
kathy b--No idea, but I'm sure it wasn't just one. This type of work was quite ubiquitous in ads during the Mid-Century Modern period.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed the post.
I want to know why you would need to buy note pads for Sticks?? Do they learn better that way?
ReplyDeleteBridget--Or is it a note pad to put ON sticks? Or is it made FROM sticks? So many questions.
DeleteDee--You're welcome. I hope you got at least one of each.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the Dollar Store had those long narrow pads so thanks for info. Of course I'd have to find a Dollar Store and then make sure I had my devit card with me, prepared to not get any cash back. 😉
ReplyDeleteAlly Bean--You're welcome. They don't have them all the time, so grab a few. I can't imagine having to FIND a dollar store. They are ubiquitous. (As were the Devit Card signs. No kidding--there must have been fifteen of them in that store, not including the ones on the doors and on each checkout stand.)
DeleteOnly you could produce these absolute winners. At 78 I am definitely a yello stick senior. On every occassion. I am going to get the giggles at intervals all afternoon. If it is a devtl card, is it a devate? Oh dear. Shall I cash in my sticks?
ReplyDeleteJG is doing the shopping, and so I have not had an opportunity to check out any signs lately. He is filling in his non shopping time by cutting down trees and turning them into firewood for, I think, about 2022.
Stay well!
Mary--I just find them. Sadly, they seem to be everywhere I go.
DeleteIsn't it lovely that your husband has found such a useful outlet for his Quarantine Energies? Our son Sam has put up a basketball hoop--in OUR driveway, not his own, LOL--and is rediscovering his hoop skills.
I'm so glad that you're getting some long-lasting chuckles out of this goofy post. That makes me smile. You stay well, too.
And I think I once shopped looking very much like that, only the hair was dark brown.
ReplyDeleteMary--Did you have that cute cardigan over shirtwaist combo? I do try to look nice at the grocery store, but I don't dress up to that extent. I do, however, wear mascara and match my glasses to my outfit.
DeleteIf I had a mask wardrobe, I'd probably try to match those with my outfit as well. Let's hope it doesn't have to come to that.
JG will not wear fancy masks. All the ones I am making are boring beige. And, yes, I wore cardigans over shirtwaists. Until I rebelled against stockings and changed my wardrobe to trousers. Hmm. Maybe a denim mask would be uncolourful enough for himself.
DeleteThese are great & remind me of the instructions I received with a pair of pillow inserts that I’d ordered. I wish I’d taken a picture - it was definitely written by someone for home English wasn’t a first language. So hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThe other day I saw a picture of a trikini - matching mask, & bathing suit top & bottom. Ha!
Bug--Trikinis: Part of our New Normal. Goodness.
DeleteI'm sure the Senior Color Paper is a case of ESL. I remain mystified as to what it all means, though.
Those were the days, shopping, running errands, no masks and just good spelling fun. Stay safe my friend.
ReplyDeleteMereknits--Right? How were we to know that we were Living The Dream? You stay safe, too, dear.
DeleteI had to tell you...I just got an article the talks about teaching dogs to sniff out COVID! Wow, Dogs to our rescue yet again. Iditarod for saving children! Dogs already sniff for skin cancers ..
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy to think about this idea!!!
kathy b--I'm off to Google...!
DeleteThese made me laugh! Thanks for a moment of comedy. Quite a funny ocassion. (hee hee)
ReplyDeleteMinerva--I'm glad they did. Poor spelling rarely makes me laugh, but in this case, the irony of it all struck me! ;-)
DeleteYou find the best (worst???) things! I want to look for "Senior Paper" because I think it would make a fabulous gift for my girlfriends - lol.
ReplyDeleteVera--I really do find the best worst things. If I find the Senior Paper again (it's a crapshoot since it was so long ago!), I'll get it for you.
DeleteI really enjoy window shopping. At almost any store, esp kitchen goods type places, looking at devices I will never need or buy, just puttering around. Also hardware stores, but mostly in the kitchen and garden areas. I’m looking forward to getting back to puttering about stores again someday.
ReplyDeleteJ@jj.com--Ah, me too!
DeleteAh, those speling erors catch my eye, to. Will we ever again be able to shop in stores as we once did?
ReplyDeleteJoared--Clever!
DeleteI wonder the same thing. Last night, for the first time ever, I had a tense dream of grocery shopping and realizing I had forgotten my mask. Other shoppers kept brushing up against me and encroaching on my space. Only a few months ago, this dream wouldn't even have been imagined.