Happy 4th of July!
Driving around Mesquite today, I noticed a big increase in American flags and patriotic displays. Even in apartments, people were displaying red, white, & blue. What does it mean? I hope it means that people love this country. For all its warts, its still the best country on the planet. Otherwise, the whole world wouldn't be doing their best to come here. Let's get some good leadership in place, and see some real justice for those who have used government for personal gain.
Regardless of who is in power - PRAY for all those in authority.
Does Jenna Ortega live in Mesquite?
For most deliveries, people request that I simply place their food in front of the door. This is referred to as a no contact delivery - a holdover from the flu madness of 2020. I find it a little silly. I'm driving around Mesquite with your ice cream, my AC is on full blast, and yet the interior temperature never gets below 80 with the afternoon Sun blazing. And then after 30 minutes of being outside of a frozen environment, the guest now wants me to set it in front of their door, in the Sun, with the heat index well above 100. Good luck with that. I take my photo and depart, hoping they check their text messages and see that their food has been delivered. And hopefully, it doesn't get "poached" by a porch pirate either.
So today I actually had two deliveries in one. Which means I shopped two different orders at the same time, and then delivered based upon their location and delivery expectations. Its always a little unnerving, as keeping two orders separate, and going through all the necessary steps, can be more challenging than you might think. Yet I delivered the first shop rather quickly and made my way to the next stop.
My instructions for this one was to hand it to the guest. OK, so now its time to have something nice to say, a pleasant observation, or thank you. I approached the door and some yappy dog in the window made sure that ringing the doorbell was not necessary. What he lacked in size, he made up for in bark, showing those little fangs was actually a little amusing. I literally could step on him - not that I would. He was going to defend his home no matter what.
A minute or two went by - far longer than it should take for someone to come to the door. So I reluctantly rang the doorbell - maybe the person simply ignores the dog when its barking fanatically. As I stood there in the hot Sun, holding the bags, I could feel beads of sweat forming all over, and a few racing down my head. So much for looking professional - I never do anyway. Someone my age probably shouldn't be in shorts and a T-shirt.
Finally, the door opened. To my surprise there was petite woman in a very tight dress - definitely not for my benefit. Based on what I normally meet - this was by far the most attractive woman I have met in my Dashing travels. Yet, it was WHO she looked like that had me stumble. She was the spittin' image of Jenna Ortega. Same height, hair color, build, smile - it was an amazing similarity. Now I know some might say that I would think that about any petite Latina. Is that the right word - who knows these days. No disrespect intended if wrong. The truth is I am pretty good with faces, and the resemblance was uncanny.
She was obviously in a hurry, getting ready for some event. She thanked me and I handed her the groceries. And then I did the only thing I could do - the dance!
Remember the sitcom Friends? They had an offscreen character called the Ugly Naked Man. We never saw his face, yet several episodes mentioned him - including one where they thought he was dead and built a pole to "tap" him to see if he was alive. Then another where Ross bonded with him when he found out that he was moving out of the apartment.
Well, I was delivering food to hungry folks in Mesquite. Its a dirty job, but I don't want the good people of Mesquite to starve, therefore I Dash. This particular day Google successfully directed me to the correct building. It had three stories and four stairwells. I can successfully manage about three flights for one delivery - but that is about it. I cannot risk climbing stairs and be wrong. So I am carefully reviewing the door numbers for the first floor units, and the 2nd floor that I can see. Some are quite easy to figure out - 101 - first floor, 201 - 2nd floor, 301 - third floor etc. But some communities like to mix it up just to screw people like me.
I determined the unit was likely one of the middle stairwells. So I was making my way there, walking between the cars and the units. I happen to look up just in time to see a man standing at his backdoor - all glass. And from what I could see, I did not dare look down, this man was completely naked. His right hand was hanging down as if he was doing something, but again I did not dare look.
Unfortunately, now that I had made eye contact with him, I could not easily break it. He looked a little like Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong) in his prime. And like Mr. Chong was likely feeling little pain. So I did what anyone else would do in this situation, gave him a quick nod and moved on. Maybe he was expecting a delivery, or something else. But I was NOT his man.
There are some really strange folk in the Dallas metro area.
Now that we are in July, Hallmark and other channels are featuring Christmas in July. All the holiday movies from the past are playing all month. I stumbled across two I like just the other night. I saw the end of Dear Santa, featuring the lovely Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse, Person of Interest) from Dallas and fellow SMU alum. And watched about 75% of Love At The Thanksgiving Parade (sometimes shortened to Love At The Parade) before yielding to sleep. The Parade one features one of my all-time favorites - Autumn Reeser. She is so awesome. She makes EVERYTHING better. And you can quote me.
Watch a few and get in the Christmas spirit early this year!
Sometimes, you just need to sing!!!! And yes, that is SPOCK (Leonard Nimoy) driving the Bangles.
