I would go to my den, get on my computer, and get on E Bay. I have been an E bay member since around 2003. I buy golf balls, golf clubs, golf shoes, golf tees, golf bags, running shoes, dress shoes, golf shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, shorts, hats, shampoos, reading glasses, kitchen accessories, slippers, dental floss. athletic shoes, hand lotion, ski caps, marking pens, electric toothbrushes, I pad covers, underwear, and that was just last week. It’s been over 20years that I have shopped at E Bay and overall it has been a very good experience. I have had a few problems, but the folks at E Bay have always come through, and I have never been stuck with something or paid for something and never got it without reimbursement. If I was going to a brick-and-mortar store, I would have to go to Macy’s. If I was going on a shopping spree, it would definitely be for clothes. Macy’s always has great sales going on and when you use their credit card you save even more. Their selection is good and arranged very nicely. They have a very good kitchen section. Here is where I would not go for a shopping spree. Dicks Sporting Goods, because their prices suck and the so-called rewards card is a joke. Target and Walmart because of the overall lack of quality. I think the clubs like Cosco and Sam’s Club and there are other ones are great for families and the quality of merchandise is above average. For two old people buying in bulk like that, especially when it comes to food, almost makes me physically ill. It’s almost like belonging to a country club. Because you have to pay a fee to belong you always feel like that is the only place you should shop. I looked up the definition of spree and I know I really have never been on a shopping spree. Spree is defined as an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity. A secondary definition read a drunken revel. Then I looked up revel which means to take intense pleasure or satisfaction. The key words here are unrestrained and intense. I think we just explained Black Friday. I’ll be damned.
Favorite People
My favorite people to be around is my daughter and her family, including her extended family. When I go out to California to visit them, I could not have a better time. There is the old saying you can choose your friends but not your relatives. If I could have chosen them, I would have in a heartbeat. Everything is upbeat and we just have a good time. I don’t know how else to put it. My next choice is to be around people on the golf course. People I would do little else with I enjoy playing golf. Now there are exceptions both ways. There is one person I knew, who off the golf course was about as personable as anyone could be. He told great stories, seemed to be upbeat about anything and was just a great guy to just hang out with. Once he got on the golf course it was a different story. He would become upset at the least little thing. He could shoot a score of close to par or right at par, and you would have thought he shot 90, the way he behaved. Needless to say, as much I liked this guy, we no longer play golf with him. I enjoy being around anyone who likes to have a lively discussion about sports, especially golf, football, and baseball. I enjoy being around people at the neighborhood bar, even though I might not interact with them. I just like to be around people who seem like they are having a good time eating and drinking. I like to be in that noisy chaotic environment every once in a while. I love to go to concerts to feel the electricity and excitement before the main act comes out. I can feed off all of that, to feel an energy lift through my entire body. I enjoy being around people that are all rooting for the same sports team. I know that it can’t happen all of time, due to unfortunate circumstances, but any situation involving people that can lift my mood, I love to experience. The nice thing is that happens every time I visit my family.
Never?
Ah, yes, the good old to-do list. I have done them at various time in my life. I did them when I had a busy day planned. I would list up to about 8 things I wanted to do on that particular day. There would be a lot of basic things I needed to do but none of them were like life changing things to do. I don’t know if there was anything on those lists that never got done. I may not have gotten it done that day, but then I would do it the next day. I don’t read many of the responses to these prompts, but I can’t even begin to fathom what might be on a list that never gets done. I suppose if on your to do list is to mug an old lady and rob her of the money she is carrying, then hopefully that never gets done. I guess the other question would be how many times do you put this particular thing on your to do list before you realize that you are never going to do it. Would you write this thing on 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, or 100 to do lists before you would say ” What the hell am I doing? I am never going to do that. Here is example of what I would consider a pretty typical to do list. 1. Clean golf clubs (Now you know that one is getting done). 2. Clean golf shoes. 3. Go Grocery shopping. 4. Cut the grass. 5. Go to Apple Store to have them look at phone. 6. Clean spare bedroom closet. 7. Take car to carwash. 8. Make Dinner Reservation for next Saturday. Now if any of that does not get done on that day then the next day it will. This is not goal planning. It is a to do list. What would a list look like that would never get done. 1. Play the lottery until you are homeless. 2. Water the lawn until it becomes a swamp, or they take you away. 3. Put a new addition on the house, all by yourself. 4. Take as many showers as it takes to make drying off a painful experience where your prune like skin is just peeling off. 5. Try to do 10,000 tweets in one day. 6. Contribute your life savings to the Donald Trump defense fund. 7. Try to jog back and forth across the country as many times as Forrest Gump did. 8. Last but not least go to an all you can eat buffet and continue eating until they have to call the police. Now there is a to-do list that is never going to get done. At least, I hope so. The only one I have a doubt about is the 1st one.
The Goofy Game of Golf/Life Searching for the Answer 