\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As I get older, as we all do, I find some of the situations which used to really embarrass me don’t even phase me anymore.\u00a0 I am not sure if it’s because I am beyond being shocked,\u00a0 or watch too much TV, or not enough—or if I’m just getting a tad more comfortable with my eccentricities than is good for us all.\u00a0 Example today:\u00a0 I had errands to do, you know the deal, go to the bank,\u00a0 the post office,\u00a0 the pet fetishistic paraphernalia specialty store,\u00a0topped off by what every\u00a0responsible\u00a0cheap-assed American does when the rubber hits the road on an off day:\u00a0do a total thorough examination of one of the more prominent and potentially bizarre and eclectic discount stores\u00a0on our end of Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another thing I’ve noticed about getting older is it sure does take allot more time to\u00a0turn that old\u00a0hag you see in the mirror in the morning, while brushing one’s teeth, into\u00a0an acceptable run of the mill, decent looking, non suspicious\u00a0person, who won’t make the security\u00a0overseer go into a state of panic as I enter into\u00a0a given\u00a0premises.\u00a0 This requires fairly good hygiene,\u00a0the application of make up\u00a0for the greater good of humanity in my heart,\u00a0and\u00a0the sometimes all too much time consuming co-ordinating of\u00a0an ” outfit” depending on\u00a0 what, or who\u00a0ever I am trying to pretend to be, at\u00a0a given\u00a0moment: (such as Miss Marple’s older sister , the one who’s a floozy,but has a pleasant and investigative nature and no spinach between her teeth.)\u00a0 All supplies (purse, keys, sanitary wipes, 1st aid kit, fake FBI credentials (just kidding), enough water to NOT die of heat prostration if the outing is extended (this is Texas after all),\u00a0paper towels for when I slop my cola all over my shirt, and mood enhancing CD’s, are to be gathered and taken along in an attractive tote.\u00a0 I am not talking certificates of Deposits here, but that would be good too.\u00a0 Today I listened to Hank Williams and Roky Erickson, both fine artist inspiring a very calm and stoic attitude, that was the mode of the day’s duties.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frankly, these trips of mine to the netherworld of mundane manna, can really take it out of an old lady such as my self.\u00a0 However, it is important to stay on top of one’s personal business,\u00a0as well as\u00a0be aware of the fashion trends.\u00a0 Today’s jaunt into the discount store, took more time than one might imagine it would, however many things of note, and people of interest where acknowledged, as I\u00a0perrused\u00a0the isles.\u00a0 I managed to find a remarkable bargain on a designer suit for my daughter, who is in her twenties and cleans up very nicely, when she is not trying to emulate a Hispanic Biker Chic.\u00a0 Not that this is necessarily a bad thing to be, but is, indeed,\u00a0some times not<\/em>\u00a0the appropriate choice, when applying for a respectable job, as she is in the process of doing these days.\u00a0 Actually the suit that I purchased for her today would be perfectly socially acceptable for attending my funeral, if and when I keel over dead of heat prostration, as this is Texas, and this is summer ( a nasty combination that.)\u00a0 I try to find multi purpose items while shopping. Accessories are the key to changing the look of a single\u00a0classic simple suit into many possibilities; like if she’s at the funeral: a simple black lace head dress and black simple cloth-or leather bag would be nice, with sensible shoes.\u00a0 If she’s going for the Hispanic Biker Chick look, no problemo there either– with the right revealing corset-styled camisole, black patent stilettos, and ‘Red’ Purse (which I also purchased for her, knowing the reality of her taste), she’s ‘got the look you want to know better’, as well. That little clue puts me in my generation gap, as though it was a crater.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But the importance of multiple usage fashion is clearly shown, for instance,\u00a0 last spring, when\u00a0we purchased two re-usable ice packs that strap on to one’s appendages, when last I had knee replacement surgery.\u00a0 These are ingenious for many fashionable statements, depending on one’s other accessories. (Example, as my knee was\u00a0beginning to swell some during my Discount Romp, and I had the good sense to bring it along in the small ice chest in my\u00a0‘mother-ship’ station wagon,\u00a0 and thus I decided to wear one\u00a0of said items on that knee, while roaming through the store, which gave me a jaunty, although somewhat curious lump just to the south of my skirt, as well as helping with the swelling.\u00a0 The product is blue with a heavy elastic band that is adequately long enough to wrap a couple of times around my leg, or\u00a0it can also be worn as a head band, as I\u00a0just did, when\u00a0answereing the door for the construction contractor who is repeatably and with out remorse, hammering into the exterior of our home, even as we speak. Not only does it look ‘hippy chic’ but helps with the resulting head ache.\u00a0 He made no comment on this fashion statement, as, believe me, he’s seen worse from inside these walls.\u00a0 There was a time, when I was in my twenties, that even the idea of wearing something like that in public ,would have caused a great deal of dubious dread. There is a plus side to this, however: think of how embarrassed my daughter will be when I come to visit her tomorrow, in the same get up-head band and knee wrap included.\u00a0 These are the real revenge moments that make a geezers’ life grand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As I get older, as we all do, I find some of the situations which used to really embarrass me don’t even phase me anymore.\u00a0 I am not sure if it’s because I am beyond being shocked,\u00a0 or watch too much TV, or not enough—or if I’m just getting a tad more comfortable with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R4qt-d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":944,"url":"https:\/\/blog.kaybuena.com\/blog\/outlook-on-bob-dylan-fallen-angels\/","url_meta":{"origin":13,"position":0},"title":"Outlook on Bob Dylan Fallen Angels","author":"Kay Buena","date":"June 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"As a fellow singer-songwriter, it makes it sometimes harder and sometimes easier to write about someone else\u2019s music. 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