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What Comes After Retrograde? or: TGIF

05 Friday May 2017

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Phew! Today started off a big o’turd. Not at home, all that was groovy. Took The Boy, 3B to school and then I had to go to Hades, or as it’s more commonly known, Wal-Mart. I really believe that you can find the absolute saddest block of society – and in some cases all life forms – in Wal-Mart. Now, don’t hear me wrong, not everyone that goes to Wally World is scum, not by any means. But, there’s always many reasons to hate it. I do think it’s the Grand Evil Empire, kind of like the local Death Star, but when you’re broke and need stuff, sometimes you just gotta go, want or not.

I go in to get my rolls of cheap paper towels, ant killer, a cheap wine bottle opener, toilet cleaner and check out. I can stay to myself and just get what I have to have and leave. Self-checkout so I don’t have to interact with anyone; not that I’m opposed to that, just wanted in and out of there as quick as possible. As I’m leaving, I am watching two Walmartians (that’s the really deplorable ones), standing no more than 15 yards from the actual front door, put their cart up on the curb and into the brick chips beside their car. You’re 45 feet from the %&$#ing cart farm!!!! I didn’t stay quiet as I walked by. No, I didn’t directly say anything to them as much as I did at them. How lazy that is and all that.

Okay, what business is that of mine? Because, that’s what’s wrong with this world, people “too good” or self-involved to do the proper, or even right thing. That creates more work for the already minimum wage workers who have to go out and collect those things. And, if one comes loose, rolls in front of a car and they make a claim, that makes costs go up. Yeah, it’s a drop in the bucket for the Waltons but still, it’s just good human behavior to be excellent to each other and that’s definitely not excellent.

So, I get in my car and get behind an elderly driver who is going about 2 miles per hour. Be diligent and watch for people, but go at least 10 mph. My speedometer wasn’t even registering speed at all, but we were moving. They get up to the stop sign and there’s nothing immediately coming. There’s a truck that is coming up the car aisle three lanes away and this dude waited on that truck. It wasn’t even in the traffic path, yet! So, he pulls out and stops at the next stop sign (about 20 feet) and sits there. Nothing is coming. He sits there. He finally pulls out and gets to the stop light to turn onto the road. The light is green but he stops and looks both ways. When he pulls out, I dart around him to the next red light. Then, I’m behind the “Carolina Dad” minivan, who, when the light turns green, decides he’s in the wrong lane (even though he was still turning left) and drives slow until the other slow fella has passed him. He gets over and without breaking the speed limit, I pass both of them like I was Dale Jr. and they were sitting in the parking lot. Again, I detest Wal-Mart and its Walmartians.

After I’m down the road a bit, I end up at another traffic light. Three lanes wide, and people are in no hurry.  I’m not looking to break land speed records and if anyone has ridden with me, they know I don’t do a lot of speeding, but I do, and expect others to, respect the speed limit from the front and back end. Meaning, go the %&$# on!!!!!! I get downtown and have to go around several other terribly slow mother shuckers and get to the studio.

I had to go have some breakfast and relax for a minute. I could actually feel my blood pressure rising. I was getting flipped and wanted to “breathe.” I went to Mary’s Gourmet Diner, of course. It helped. Mary has a way of settling you down, even when she’s not trying to. With her personality and her food. All was well, but man, I was worked up first thing. I came to the studio and straightened it up. It was getting a bit out of hand. I feel better being in here, listening to podcasts (that aren’t mine), with it less of a disaster zone and more of a working space.

I’m pretty much over today already, but I can’t wait until I pick up The Boy and spend some time with him and then tonight when The BCPF and I go have dinner and I get an adult beverage. I hope your day has been great and your night even better.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“One of my favorite things to do is to play music really loud and dance my butt off in the morning. I’ll do it alone in my apartment. You can’t have a bad day after that.” – Allison Williams

Wading in the Crap or: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

09 Friday Dec 2016

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I’m going to be honest with you, Dear Reader, I don’t feel like writing today. Not that I don’t have anything to say but that I have a lot going on in my head and I’ve not come to element-of-confusion-teeterms with how to process it. Life is precious. Life is sacred. Life is weird. The things you think you know don’t always seem to match up when you flip the cels together. When your reality, or the perception therein becomes skewed and the layers peel back to show that what you believe may or may not be that same reality, it’s a kick in the stones, a punch in the teeth.

People tell you things that don’t match logic and you read things on Facebook that also don’t match logic and you start questioning or create a retrospective. I’m not publicly speculating into anything and I’m not explaining anything, either. Because, really, I don’t know if anything I said would be the truth or complete and utter make believe. I will say that all is right and fine in my family, immediate and extended, as far as I’m concerned so this has nothing to do with my personal life; only my surrounding world. Lots to think about, lots to contemplate, lots to investigate.

I apologize for the cryptic nature of this writing and I assure you that I am indeed fine, The BCPF is fine, 3B is fine. I’m just watching cracks up the wall is all. Have a good one…

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Strep Outta Time or: The Mystery Continues

28 Monday Nov 2016

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So, I went to the doc today. I mentioned yesterday having this nagging sore throat and whilst it is better today, it’s still a bit nagging. I was told to come in around 2:30pm, and I did. He looked in and said there was some congestion in my ears, which until he mentioned it, I wasn’t aware of. Now I feel like I can feel it, whether I can or not. He also looked in my throat and said it wasn’t strep, which was a relief. 2016-11-28-19-20-08

I’ve not had any symptoms of it, that I know of. I don’t remember ever having strep. I just know this is aching my throat, whatever it is. The nurse did ask if I still have my tonsils, which I do. It would be par for the course if I had to have them removed, though. I mean, I have gotten rid of all the other useless glands and functionaries in my body, right? My appendix in 1989 and my gall bladder a year ago. Tonsils would fulfill the trifecta; the hat trick, if you will. But, he never mentioned that.

He said he thinks it’s an infection from my allergies/sinus problems that I had a few weeks back. He said there appears to be some drainage happening back there. So, he’s putting me on some antibiotics for a week and see if that helps. I’ll still be drinking hot peppermint tea with honey, sucking on some CVS brand honey lemon Hall’s knockoff lozenges and spraying some Chloraseptic every 15 minutes until this goes away. It’s sad to eat good food when all your taste buds are numb and done from the medicinal overload. I try not to eat or drink any of it within an hour of when I think I may eat. I dunno, we’ll see if these antibiotics work. Wish me luck!

Something warm and fuzzy, though. As much as I hate Walmart, everything about them and that I have to go there because they’re generally cheaper than anywhere else, whomever filled the ‘script actually left me a personal note, which I put in the picture. I do like and appreciate that. Thanks, whoever you are.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Indeed Another or: Just What I Needed

22 Tuesday Nov 2016

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You know what I need? Yep, another blog. That’s exactly what I need. It’s not like The Man Who Ate the Town or The Man Who Walked the Town or The Beer Dads or Sipping NC: The Art of the Drink or this fantastical time killer that you’re reading right now, needed any help taking up my time. Add that, along with The Less Desirables, TMWATT (podcast), The Beer Dads, Fan Interference, SippingNC (and the others that I just produce) podcasts to the mix and yeah, I’m rolling in free time. *sniff* Yep, smells of sarcasm.TLDNetwork

Well, to tell the truth, the last things that I mentioned, the podcasts, or more specifically, The Less Desirables Podcast Network, is the reason for the latest of these spouting match vehicles. It’s actually called The Less Desirables Podcast Network, too. Yeah, there’s been a Twitter account and a Facebook account for TLD Network for a few years, now (and I’d appreciate if you still subscribed, followed and watch those).

The thing is, if you’ve ever listened to TLD or TBD (and you should have, Dear Reader, I don’t do those for my health, jk), you hear me have to be long-winded about how to find each show. I mention them and it would be easier to say, well, just put ‘.com’ behind each one and you’ll find the one you’re looking for. It would be easier to say but not easier to pull off, because, for one, Sipping NC isn’t a dot com, it’s dot ws (though I have registered the dot com, as well), two The Beer Dads is TheBeerDadsPodcastDotCom, and three, Fan Interference doesn’t even have a website, only Facebook and Twitter accounts, the latter which is very active. But, to go through all that, well, it takes what should be 30-45 seconds and turns it into 90-120 seconds of info.

So, whilst fiddling with a pseudo commercial for TLD to play on Fan Interference yesterday, I wondered to myself, Self… why don’t you just have a directory to catch all this on one page and be done with the long-windedness? And, truthfully, I’d been thinking about that for a while, so I decided to go ahead and do that. The first order was to register the name.

Well, there were a few considerations, details and complications in that. For starters, I didn’t want TheLessDesirablesPodcastNetwork or TheLessDesirablesNetwork dot com. I know attention spans are short these days, no offense, Dear Reader, it’s just true. I also know that even UselessThingsNeedLoveToo, while clever and, to me, funny, it’s a long URL to type in. So, I chose tldnetwork dot com. Well, apparently there’s some other company or person that already has that domain. Okay, well let’s try that dot net. Nope, also taken. After that, people aren’t going to worry about dot org and I’m not a non-profit (not that you have to be). I thought about it dot ws, but instead decided to change it. I could have called it TLDPodcastNetwork but if I’m going that far, then why not the even longer forms that I abandoned prior? Meh. I wanted something easy to type and easy to say, so I chose TLDPodNetwork dot com. Now, yes, I understand it’s only four letters shorter but it’s easier to say and rolls off the tongue easier, lessening the chance of sounding like I’m chewing on marbles. Listen, I have to make do, yeah?

Anywhat! I created a page that now I can direct people to using one common, easy-to-say web address/URL. It can be a directory/landing page for easy access to all the shows at once. It also includes embedded files of each podcasts under posts which correlates to the latest episodes, respectively. It gives a description of each show. It provides a “website” for Fan Interference. It includes Sipping NC: The Art of the Drink even though there’s no episodes released for that, yet. I have essentially killed an entire pile of proverbial stones with one bird (yeah, I know).

It will be easier, now. But, it wasn’t easy getting it going. I did a silly thing with my GoDaddy account and got a website builder, but it wouldn’t let me do what I needed. I couldn’t get that back. It was $12, but with it I got the $14 domain name for free, so I guess I saved $2, anyway? I couldn’t fool with it because I was getting ready to record Fan Interference. I had other work to do yesterday as well.

I realized that my hosting plans for TLD, TBD and Sipping all had multiple websites available and since I don’t have to have server space for this, I added it that way, including a new WordPress account.I did that at 3am this morning (zzz… or the lack thereof). One of the plugins that I use on almost all of my sites was having a glitch and that threw me off all day, today. It essentially kept me from designing my site to its potential and without the plugin I couldn’t tell how it was going to look, so I had to put it off and/or work around it all day. I finally got it set up around 4:45pm this after noon, which is why this post is late. I’m worn out and haven’t done much else other than a phone interview for Piedmont Local Magazine. My brain hurts and my eyes are sore, but I made it.

So, all that said, you can get to all of the podcasts from one place, now. You can do it by visiting HERE. We appreciate your listening. And, please, don’t hear this post as complaining, I absolutely love what I do, I am just verbose and needed to vent on it.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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A Apolitical Blues or: When is Enough Enough?

17 Monday Oct 2016

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I posted this yesterday on Facebook and decided to repost it here, because not all of my followers are friends with me on Facebook. Some follow this blog directly, some are just on Twitter and some even are only on Tumblr. The same rules apply here: no political campaigning for ‘your’ candidate because I don’t care, no attacking anyone else for their views. I will delete the comment and block you from commenting on the blog. If you want to discuss things, then that may happen. Enjoy and thanks for reading.american-flag-18

What in the world!?!? I know that BOTH (or all four) sides have seemingly lost their minds with their presidential candidates. I know that the candidates get their parties’ supporters riled up as well as the opposition’s. It gets heated. The candidates are certainly polarizing. I think passion is important and we should have passion behind what we feel is best for the country.

However, when that passion turns into stupidity, violence and malice, things have gone too far. I’m not pointing fingers at any one side as I think both sides have their faults and the worst is starting to rear their ugly heads. From firebombing the Republican headquarters in (I think) Orange County, NC, calling them “nazis,” to people running people off the road who have bumper stickers that don’t agree with another’s political stance (yes, that does happen, as much as some people want to make jokes about it, my wife was one that was victim of an aggression, but there have been others that have claimed it and I’m sure it’s not only one party but both), people are completely losing their minds. It’s ridiculous.

BOTH sides (I’m not excluding Libertarians or any other outside the 2-party people, but most of you are keeping cool) want to talk about how much they ARE ‘Merica, but this is not American. This is what happens in the countries and societies that we are constantly fighting with. Burning buildings of those you disagree with, running someone off the road or, hopefully not, killing someone because you don’t agree with them is absolutely asinine. Is it really worth that? Is it worth your neighbor’s life? Is it worth possibly hurting or killing someone because you’re ticked off or riled up? In whose world is that okay? I’m not talking sides here, I’m talking whole. It’s not a liberal thing, it’s not a conservative thing. It’s not a Republican thing, it’s not a Democrat thing. Life is sacred, at least it should be. If we’re at war with someone, then you know what we do what we gotta do, but, we have to take up for each other in this country.

I know who I’m voting for. I know who most of you are voting for. I have friends and family that believe differently than I do. And, I still care for them, all. I don’t usually “unfriend” for disagreeing with me. I have unfollowed a couple of people, not because they disagree with me, but the utter trash that comes out of their mouths or fingers. I like staying friends with them. After the election, no matter who wins, I’ll probably follow them again. But, you know what? None of it matters enough to try to harm someone else.

If Trump wins, yes, I’ll be disappointed, but I’ll accept it and chalk it up to the democratic process. Then, we move on to what can we do to make America best for EVERYONE, not just Trump supporters. I can keep an open mind. If Hillary wins, I don’t plan on gloating about it and shoving it in anyone’s face. We’ll find a way to make America best for EVERYONE, not just Hillary supporters. But there has to be open minds. But, again, nothing is worth harming someone else. Everyone… EVERYONE needs to settle down. I know you can’t actually please everyone but you can please as many as possible. Close-mindedness is why we’re where we are, now.

Everyone is our neighbor. We don’t have to agree or even like each other but what good does it do to harm someone else? You’re not a bigger or better person if you do that. You’re an idiot if you do that. We should respect each others’ choice to agree with us or not. How I’m going to vote is my right, just as it’s yours. Both sides talk about rights, but talk about them as if it only applies to you and who you “agree with.” Dems/Reps/libs/cons, you all have the same collection of rights. None of you are better than anyone else. No matter what you think.

I am sure that I’m probably either talking to myself or preaching to the choir, but if you’re allowing your political views (again, no matter what they are) to influence you into wanting to harm someone, then you, my friend, have a problem. That’s to ALL “sides.”

If you think I’m talking to you directly (this isn’t aimed at anyone, it’s aimed at everyone), I am sorry you feel that way, I’m not. I am not interested in your political view, whether you agree with me or not. If anyone wants to talk about it, I’m cool. It’s cool. I won’t talk politics, though. If you mention anything about why one candidate is better than the other, try to influence anyone to vote one way or another or if you’re rude to anyone else’s civil conversation on this post or anything else on my page, it will be deleted and you’ll fall into that “unfollow” list. I don’t care how you vote, in the end it doesn’t matter. Not to the extent of anyone’s well being at the hand of “followers.” I’ve said my piece and hope for peace. I hope you have a good, safe night and I can’t wait until this ridiculous election is over; no matter who wins.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Staring Blankly or: the Vice Tightens

23 Friday Sep 2016

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Well, it started on Tuesday. A little roughness in the throat, a bit of drainage from sinuses that I didn’t even knew were upset with me. Well, crap, an allergy attack coming on, I said to myself. I don’t know if it was an allergy or what, but it’s completely settled in my sinuses, for sure. 200_s

I’ve been a zombie since late Wednesday night. I got through The Less Desirables. I don’t miss that, at almost any cost. I couldn’t really taste the beer, I believe I abstained from rating it because I didn’t want to give a dishonest evaluation. I wouldn’t really know what was going on. That night because I was sneezing and so stopped up, there was no sleep for me. Hard to use your CPAP when it’s only designed to work under your nose. No air in, no air out. So, I sat up or dozed all night. When I’m like that, I have “theme” dreams that continue even after I wake up. Usually, it’s a struggle with something: a work project, trying to come up with a new song, rewiring and configuring the studio, something that I’m always looking for an answer for (only when I try to sleep). I know that is because I’m not getting any rest and my mind is skipping like a stone over the still lake water (or is it rapid river? it is my head after all) and is also fighting to keep me alive – sleep apnea is a byotch mistress.

Yesterday morning, I dragged my way through doing the social media/memes/posting for TLD and that took extra time because I couldn’t concentrate. I popped some useless pills. I have to take a certain kind of allergy/cold/flu things because I have high blood pressure and regular decongestants and such wreak havoc on me or my BP meds, or something. I do what I’m told. I have no clue why I do what I do, other than The BCPF tells me to. If she wanted to kill me, she could have me take something because I do what she tells me. Don’t get any ideas, baby! The pills did no good.

I napped in and out, waking gasping for air and sneezing more. I somehow got through the Instagram and blog post for The Man Who Ate the Town. I must have done something right because Chef Travis commended me on the post. But, I was just in a daze all day. I continue to be in the daze today. I did get some sleep, though. As long as I have one nostril mostly clear, the CPAP can work. It’s rough, but it can. Now, it’s the drainage from the rest of it. My head feels like it’s in a vice and the sliding jaw is tightening every second. I can’t concentrate and I’m like a zombie. Imagine how many times I’ve had to write and rewrite this! Even though I slept I feel I could just doze off right now, sitting here.

I am behind on my work. I have quite a few things that I can’t catch up on because of this. I have a doctor’s appointment at 3:30p today. I was supposed to get my flu shot, but I figure they won’t let me since my immune system is already in overdrive. We’ll see how all of that goes. I wish to thank The BCPF for putting up with me, I know I’m a whiny little girl when I don’t feel good and she puts up with it. I really appreciate it. Okay, I’m getting off and going to sit back and stare for a bit.Thanks for listening to me rant and ramble. I apologize if any of it comes off as confusing, I’m not thinking straight right now.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Talking Tuesday (on a Friday) or: Bozo Doesn’t Live Here, Anymore

09 Friday Sep 2016

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I wanted to rant and didn’t think writing would get my point across. I miss doing the Talking Tuesday thing, but it’s usually podcasts that I do, instead. Listen and enjoy. And remember, don’t take it too seriously.

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Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Is It Friday Yet? or: Dragging On

05 Friday Aug 2016

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This has been a weird week, n’est-ce pas? It seems like it has dragged on and on. Usually, I’m not this trudged after a week. Sure, a few of the days seemed like they weren’t going to end, but I thought most went by fast, but today? I can’t get motivated to do anything. I’m doing some work, but it’s like I’m just staring at the screen.

I’m doing that with this work, too. Writing this post, I opened up WP and prepped to start writing and wondered, well, what am I going to write about today? And, nothing was coming to me other than, ugh… is this week over, yet? Well, it’s almost over but i have to make it through today, right?c083cf40a1aa0c5de190622868ad45c0

You know, the more I think about it, even my historically slow days this week have been draining. Most of what I do is staring at a screen, using electronics, mental power and manipulation (not people but the sources and mediums that I use for my work). On top of that, there’s things going on in my business that I need to take care of but I feel that most of the time I’m too busy doing the meat of the work to take care of the peripherals. I need an assistant, I guess. Where can I find one of those for free? I figure that’s a lost cause (he chuckles to himself). I’m hoping that being this is Friday and I have this weekend off before the next three are taken up with musical things, that I can recharge my batteries.

I understand the “you’re not getting any younger” part, but I don’t feel that there is any less ability, just that I’ve gained more workload, which, of course, I do to myself. I want more work. Careful what you wish for and all that. Really, though, I love it, just running out of hours in the day. The BCPF told me the other day she heard me trying to schedule business meetings in my sleep. If I could just do away with sleep, I’d be happy. I have never liked it and if it wasn’t necessary, I surely would eliminate it from my life. But, I can’t.

All that being said, you know what? I’m looking to do more, believe it or not. I’m thinking that if I can get some normalcy of the schedule then I can fill dead space with productive time. I have the time as long as other things aren’t scheduled. I can fit it in there. I will fit it in there. The key will be that scheduling. It will happen. I’m very routine-minded so as long as I can get it down to one, my life will be much easier. Now, to make that happen! Onward and upward, but before that… Bring on that danged Friday and let me prep for my walking Saturday and just enjoy time with The BCPF.

Enjoy your weekend, Dear Reader, and until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Viewer Discretion is Advised or: The McRib Scandal

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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I’ll admit that today is a slow “news day” here at Useless Central. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and came across this video. I thought it was hilarious and I’ll admit, at first, I thought it was a member of my family being silly. Turns out it wasn’t but it’s still hilarious. I know some people like this; and that, to me, makes it even funnier. I will apologize, up front, that there are several choice words that I try to stay away from on this blog, in this video.

Sorry that it’s a slow day and I’ll have better goodness tomorrow. And until then, same blog channel… Scorp out!

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But, the Manneken Pis or: Pensées de Belgique

22 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Another terrorist attack and in another city that I’ve spent a little time. We all remember this past November when there were attacks in Paris, probably my favorite city dans le monde. Brussels is home to NATO and the European Union so it’s a very important city, not just from an historic angle but for financial, humanitarian and political angles, as well. It’s the capital city of a beautiful and mostly docile country.12794359_10207848998577380_2288901122513598825_n

I’d like to say that I have fond memories of the city, but truthfully, I really don’t. Well, that’s not exactly true. There were parts that I really liked. The Grand Place (pronounced grahnd plah-s) is as beautiful and welcoming as any large-scaled, historic city in the world. It is like stepping into Fantasyland in Walt Disney World every time you step into and out of  any store or just when you open and close your eyes.The Manneken Pis (which really does mean what you’d think it would; see the pic, right) is classic and, really, it’s funny. It has other points, but overall, my thoughts of Brussels is that it is a dirty, miserable city. And, we’ve been there twice.

The first time The BCPF and I were there, it was March, 2013. We had just gotten there from Amsterdam, which we loved. It was exciting getting to Brussels; cool and sexy. Then we got out of the train and it was like a cloud was just on the city. It didn’t help that it was kind of cold at that time. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza and that hotel was quite nice. We made the mistake of asking the concierge about where we should eat and they basically sent us to the European version of Shoney’s. A place called Chez Leon. I had mussels there, which is kind of a specialty in Brussels. Well, The BCPF had one style and I had another; can’t remember which is which. Whatever the case, I got sick, she didn’t. I think mine was food poisoning.  It’s a good thing that our room was nice and comfortable because I was laid up all that night and most of the next day. The bathroom, I must say, was pristine! I swore that I’d never eat any food that rhymes with the city I eat it in again. In fact, I’ve probably had about 3 mussels, total, since then.

The second time, we got there in 2014 for the last night of our honeymoon; we had just been in Bruges in the northwest of Belgium, that was one beautiful (and plentiful on the beer) city. It was important to be in Brussels to catch our flight home and yes, we were leaving from the very airport that was involved in the attacks this morning. That one night we stayed at the Sofitel Brussels and I have to say it was one of the nicest hotels that I’ve ever stayed in and I’ve stayed in some nice ones. That night, too, we decided to have dinner in the hotel’s restaurant, BE Café Marché Jourdan which is an awesome and quite fancy restaurant. I think one of the best meals I’ve ever had was at that restaurant.

So, the hotels (especially the ones that I sell there) are fantastic and food was hit (in BE Café Marché Jourdan, at least) or miss (Chez Leon). It’s just that the rest of the city is dingy and gray and dreary. The people, for the most part, were polite and helpful, but there’s just something about the city itself that I don’t care for. All that being said (and I know it was a lot), I truly feel for the people because I do feel a twinge of kinship with the city. It’s just like the cousin that I really don’t care for. I do like all my cousins, by the way. But, that whole area of Europe is near and dear to my heart. The fact that yet another country is hit hard by these selfish, ungodly monsters is enough to hurt your heart, no matter how you feel about the town. These Belgians are human and deserve to live without fear of this craziness, but right now, especially today, they aren’t afforded that luxury. I hope they rest well and come back stronger. My thoughts and positive vibes to them. And, here’s hoping that Brussels, as a city, brightens up after they’re back on their feet.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“L’union fait la force!” – Belgian motto (Unity makes strength)