How it is (a satirical look at everyday life) :o)

[PaulS]

So as we're leaving the studio, the (old-school Belizean) client is telling me about the greatness of chess, the importance of the game in relation to real life and the benefit of teaching it to youngsters.

When I ask who makes the trophies for the tournaments, he replies 'Oh Ian Anderson down at Caves Branch usually donates those, like how he helps with the organising'.

A wee bit later, before we reach the front gate I ask how the archaeological symposium went and he replies 'Too many foreign types, they only come in to see what they can get'.



Ah but that's just the way it is, some things will never change....


I wave farewell and turn back to the studio, smiling.

[Zelda]

so.... I'm sitting in the truck, at Midwest Steel, in Spanish Lookout, waiting for Woody, who's inside getting PVC water pipe piece for his new cheese mold...

sitting crosslegged on the cool concrete is a lee girl of about 14... quite clearly an expat child...

she's in jean short-shorts, and a form-fitting spaghetti-strap top.

oh my goodness, bare shoulders... and (GULP!) visible thighs !!

she's blonde, long-legged, tanned, and busily sketching in her drawing pad, waiting for Dad to finish up in the store.

ho hum... tapetty tap... looks like it's gonna be a long wait...

THEN... at the other end of the store, 60 feet away... I happen to notice a pair of Mennonite lads unloading a pallet of boxes.....

for the next half-hour, the teens carefully move all the boxes to the LEFT side of the pallet, so that on each trip in and out of the store, they can discreetly OGLE the young lady.

ahhhh, such a stimulating vision of loveliness, one boy simply cannot tear his EYES away !!

she stretches and stands, and the unloading lad TRIPS over the edge of the pallet, and DROPS his box...

I'm fit to be tied, stifling giggles, as she packs her sketchbook away, and lopes into the store to see how Dad's doing with his purchases...

she was completely oblivious to the STIR she created...

some things never change.... and cultural clashes are high on that list.

[Miss Kenni]

It's pretty easy to clash with Mennonite culture I, for one, am not about to put on a long dress and headscarf to go shopping in SPL!

[catdance62]

HAHAHA!!! Too funny, Z!! And if she was anything like I was at that age, she knew EXACTLY what effect she was having on those young men! LOL!!

[Zelda]

hmmmm... Sandy... it appeared to me that she wasn't aware.... of how risque' her dress code was... for the Mennonite area.

I mean... probably yes, she knew the boys were LOOKING, but not.... the sheer INTENSITY of the gazes...




anywayze... new revelation today:

a certain friend brought over his lee grandson today... and now I KNOW I've become a slob.

the tyke looks up at me, all innocent-eyed, and inquires: "Are those your SLEEPING clothes?"



after a quick dissemble... I laughed and replied... "No dear, these are my SWEEPING clothes!"

naturally, I'd done a full floor-cleaning, for company's sake, but they arrived a bit earlier than I expected, and caught me in my usual farm attire... dripping sweat, just finishing up.

a bit later, I suggested we go see all the new baby animals at Darwin Farm, ducklings, turkey poults, chickies, lambies, and goat kids.

on our way out the door... the little boy commented "Your shoes sure are UGLY!"

that led to an explanation of how dirty the ground is on a farm, and how I wouldn't want to wear GOOD shoes out walking around in the messes...

HAH... dem big-city kids... dunno much about farmin'...

[catdance62]

Yeah, I'm definitely not a fashion-plate in my rubber boots, stained T-shirt and torn, stained jeans...which are all my usual farm attire!!

[PaulS]

lol


I've gotten used to his genuinely honest questions and it's a great source of amusement for me to hear how people tie themselves in knots trying to answer (not you, K).

The folks that think they're smart and clever tie themselves up in an even more tangled web when their answers are questioned and it's at times like that, I realise I'm in the presence of a fucking genius.

Amazing to see the world through a kids' eyes again.

[Zelda]

your grandson is one bright little boy, Paul.



I really enjoyed his innocent honesty.

especially his explanation of GERMS.

[Leanne]

And he's a looker as well!

[krc]

A friend once told me that I did not have to worry if anyone broke into our Belize home that they would steal our clothing. Our food yes but no way is anyone going to make off with the clothes.

At parties we attend here in the states you should see the
outfits, the jewelry, the hairdo's, the shoes. And I am not talking about just the women.
Big bucks being spent on being cool.

[collyk]

My friend was robbed recently and they took his clothes and much to his despair, his hats!

[~~Anita~~]

About 1 year ago, MOM was mugged by a young pretty girl in short-shorts, and a spaghetti midriff top.

MOM lives in a small town, She gets her water from a water-plex across the street from the grocery store. One day, and for some reason the guys at the water-plex decided to turn their random "Hellos & greetings" across the street to my MOM. Wondering why they were so cheerful that day, she continues to load groceries into her car. It was a cold, windy, raining day, & MOM was not following her routine. She was trying to quickly get into the car. She was unaware that this young pretty girl was aproaching her. The gentlemen at the water-plex saw everything, and had notified the police by the time they made it across the street to my MOM.

MOM couldn't really remember the description of the young lady when she was giving the police report. Fortunately, one of the guys chimed in....."She was Hot, & about 20 years old, wearing blue jean short shorts, a tiny white tank top, and was driving a white van, license plate # ????????"

The police caught her about 10 min. later. MOM got everything back, including a large bruise, and a strained shoulder.

I guess that was one of those times when the "googling" of the young gentlemen is acceptable.