You want some good laughs? Be with a friend of yours when he's buying Preparation H wipes and stool softener. "You sure you don't need a price check on that ma'am?" You might want to lay off on the concrete each morning for breakfast. Who needs stool softener? And what exactly is that? Paint thinner?
Went out to dinner with my nephew Ross tonight then saw "The Devil's Rejects." Pretty good movie, especially when you consider it's only Rob Zombie's second attempt at writing and directing. It wasn't the 'slasher flick' I thought it would be and didn't have as much killing as there should have been but is worth the money if you enjoy those types of films. It was a trip seeing Priscilla Barnes from "Three's Company" with a significant role. I didn't even know she was still acting; haven't seen her since she played the topless fortune teller with three boobs in "Mallrats." I'll never forget this classic line from that movie: "I'm gonna have sex with your girlfriend in a very, uncomfortable place. And I don't mean the back of a Volkswagen." Great stuff.
It's so cool hanging out with my nephew now that he's 19, our relationship has a completely different dynamic. We ran into some of his friends at the theater and they were BAKED. Funny how I can pick that up so easily where my parents couldn't. I told Ross it was so obvious they were stoned and he said they were big smokers now so he doesn't really hang out with them anymore. His parents aren't exactly great influences or role models so I felt compelled to talk to him about drugs. I told him he's an adult now so I wasn't going to tell him what to do or not to do, but I warned him about the dangers of the hard shit (coke, ecstasy, meth, acid, crack, smack, etc.) and told him some horror stories featuring friends of mine. He said he drinks alcohol and only gets high every now and then. He's got his head on straight and I think he respects what I have to say. Good kid that one is. If only his younger brother was half the young man he is...
Mom and Dad come back from their 5 week vacation on Saturday. I hate to sound like a 'mama's boy', but I can't wait 'till they get back. I don't like not having my mother around. As much as I can't stand the climate and 'cultural diversity' down here, I could never move away while they were still alive. Besides, they've done so much for me above and beyond the call of duty in my lifetime, I think kids are responsible to help look out for their parents when they get older. Call me 'old fashioned'...
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