My new best friend

I'm not sure if the process is the same with women but when I use a public bathroom with a hand dryer it kinda sorta goes like this:
1) Release fluids
2) Wash hands (lots of soap here)
3) Kick start hand dryer. Yep I use my shoe for this. Certainly not going to use my clean hands
4) Rub hands under cool breeze
5) Wipe hands on pants

This is pretty much the process with little variation. It's the last step that can be a problem. Depending on the type of pants you just might walk out of the bathroom with two hand prints on the bum. My new best friend is the hand dryer above. We met in the bathroom of McDonald in Naples. This machine blew me like a Category 5 hurricane. My hands were completely dry, moist free, and toasty warm. Dry pants too!! I now plan to drive to Naples each time I need to use a public bathroom.
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Brrrrrrrrrr

Tonite is the nite. The first glimpse of Fall. Low humidity & a cool constant breeze. I almost forget that I am in Florida. Borat sayz, "Nice"
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Waiting for ...

At 40 you find yourself in situations that were uncommon at 30 or even 35. As a birthday gift when I turned 40 I received the lifetime pass, the fast track badge, the yearly maintenance schedule for doctor visits. Now the doctor's office visit which at one time was reserved for only going when I was sick now is part of a big plan. I am not quite sure yet of the outcome...healthy life perhaps?

Anyway there are quite a few people here who need immediate care and I wonder why the doctors do not schedule days for the sick and different days for the folks for maintenance. I feel like I am taking someone's spot. I hope no one is in a hurry.
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Funky Monkey Martini

I have turned my favorite dessert into my new favorite "oh I am so glad to be home now it' time to relax and not think about the day" cocktail.

Remember having chocolate covered frozen bananas when you were younger? Who knew it was mom's way of getting us to eat over ripened fruit. Anyway I have mastered the liquid version, a Funky Monkey Martini,  get the paper and pen ready...

In an ice filled drink shaker (the metal one, think Bond- shaken not stirred) add 2 shots of freezer chilled vanilla vodka, 1 shot of banana schnapps, and 1 shot of chocolate martini mix. Shake, shake, shake, drain, drink, enjoy and repeat. Thank me later.
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Albertsons R.I.P.

Options of what to do, where to stop, while driving home after closing down a bar just became a little easier. For there is one less option, as of Saturday Albertsons of Plantation is gone. It has been a long goodbye, for months we have been waiting to hear of the final date. Once Publix bought out the South Florida locations the shock quite never left. The last days approached quickly with % markdowns. I must say I didn't feel one ounce of sorrow when I purchased a case of wine @ 25% off. Okay a little, but savings is savings.

When I heard late Friday nite that the day arrived I knew there would be one more visit. I didn't want to tell anyone, I needed to take this trip alone. At 7:30 am there were about 50 mourners filling their baskets. Some might call what was left "vulture pickins" but for most these were memories. I too grabbed a few memories and found myself roaming the empty aisles with a few others.

Albertsons was the first one stop shop (well at least in my area), the first with 10 for $10, and always open 24/7. I hear that change is good, I am not so sure on this one yet.
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