Your Weekly Antics, Find Your People Edition...1-3-25

Well kids, here we are, another year. I hope you all rang in 2025 safely and responsibly. For those of you who make New Years resolutions, good for you and good luck with that, I do not. My thoughts on the matter are this…why set myself up to fail right out of the gate on the first of the year? I don’t need that kind of pressure. I know I’m not going to keep any resolutions and as my pizza making friend has said, it would just be one more thing I’d have to give up for lent. I will, however, try to abide by some simple rules that most times can keep me out of trouble. Here’s what I’ve got…

1. When traveling out of the country, mind all the laws. I can’t help you if you’re in some tropical land, not following the rules, and get picked up at the airport trying to smuggle plants of the cactus variety in your luggage to bring home with you. If we thought of this earlier and considered all the potential problems and repercussions, we could have done a dry run down at the Worcester County courthouse. Filled your pockets with cactus and then walked back and forth through the metal detector thing. We’ll have to plan better for next year…that is if you don’t end up living there permanently because you wind up in the clink. Get it together Tyler, or Chris will be enjoying that new kitchen solo.

2. New year, new traffic laws here in the Woo. Speed limit is 25mph throughout all the city’s streets and roadways. When you get pulled over, because you know you will, remember that most likely the officer who pulls you over is also a Worcester resident and probably agrees with you that this is an unrealistic and stupid new law. Don’t take it out on the officer, send in your appeal and hope for the best. Maybe if the courthouse gets clogged up with enough complaints someone somewhere who is more important than I am, will see the error of their ways. Probably not, but again, this is a new year so let's be positive and hope for the best. We can revisit this stupidity in March. Exhibit 1, Marshall celebrating Hannukah in style.

3. My disclaimer is, I am an authority of nothing. Listen to and follow my sound and proven advice at your own risk. I know I’m full of all sorts of tid bits and useless information that occasionally goes to good use, but still – you may be taking your chances.  

4. The older I get, the more I try to stay in my own lane and mind my business...it’s a full-time job just trying to keep myself out of trouble, never mind you. Exhibit 2, my winnings from Shut the Box New Years Eve. I wiped the youngest Kap kid and Sue Miller out. I should probably add that I supplied the money, so I only won my own money back.

5. I occasionally try to do something new. Something that may be out of my comfort zone. As I am not particularly adventurous and will never be considered a risk taker, whatever this new event may be, is normally fairly safe and risk free. You’re not going to find me sky diving or bungee jumping, but I will gladly go to watch any of my friends do those things, make sure the appropriate paperwork is signed to ensure their affairs are in order and then hold their bag while I look on praying to God, I’m not bringing one of them home in a body bag.

 6. Try to do things that make you happy, not necessarily what is expected of you, or make others happy. Refer back to #5. Sky diving will not make me happy, so I’m not doing it. However, hanging out with my crazy ass friends who do such things does make me happy, therefore I will be supportive, hope they don’t get themselves killed, and make sure all their people are taken care of in the event I’m needed.

7. New Year, new beginnings. You can start the year off fresh by cleaning out your closets. Sue Miller’s rule is, if you haven’t worn it or used it in a year, donate it. It’s amazing how good it feels to not have things falling out at you when you open a closet door. Try it. Then try not to go to the local good will and buy your donated items back – defeats the purpose. Get it together.  

8. Cut yourself some slack. You're not perfect, I'm not perfect, and the person telling you you're a shmuck is also not perfect. As long as you know you're fabulous, it doesn't matter what the hell anyone else thinks. If someone has the time to go out of their way to make you feel bad, their the one with the problem, not you.

9. You will come across a countless amount of people in your lifetime who are not your cup of tea, or you them. You will know when you find your people...don't settle, just keep looking, they're out there.

10. When all else fails, bust out in song. It keeps people guessing, and at minimum, will keep people from talking to you because they think you're a weirdo. My song choice in times of waiting in long lines or just for the random outburst is Rob Base DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two. Try it, at minimum it may scare people away and out of that long line you're standing in. You're welcome.

    
    

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    And last but not least, introducing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the newest edition to the Kap pack and our new mantle fish. Swim on buddy, it's going to be a good year.

    
    
    
    

    Have a great weekend!