Yeah. Not really my cup of tea, exactly, but I liked the line about "my Red Wings and her flipflops in the sand." (Red Wing make boots, primarily, for use in the trades...an investment, of sorts, in that they're not cheap, nor stylish, but have been around forever and I've never heard anything bad about their safety-toe boots....don't know anybody on the job who uses them in the dispatch yard, but they're serious boots, for sure).
TNP has recently seen something fantastic and amazing in the realm of construction/carpentry/etc., such as pool tables being covered with new felt. Or such.
Yep. Just arrived yesterday some Dickies "work" shorts with the extra "utility" pocket (good size for a cell phone or other oddments). Wearing them now.
TNP will make the call: Carhartt or Dickies (for utility work clothes). Decide who lives and who dies!
Sure. A lawyer I know who agreed to represent me or consult with me if I continue to have problems with unruly neighbors or my HOA. Probably some others on my desk, but that's the only one I care about ATM.
["The Big D"????? Did you just make a dick joke, EH? Oh, OK. I used to tease this former gal at the pool table by saying she was all about the D. For defense. Which was true! In both interpretations.]
TNP thinks forty-six can probably go into twenty-two a few times to mutual benefit. Maybe modular arithmetic....but you all know what I'm talking about. Real TNP? Should it!?
TNP thinks a systematic, long-form plan of revenge and vexation would be appropriate for an ex-girlfriend who refuses to return an OOP book and two LPs lent to her. No physical harm, but complicated, devastating results for the guilty party, to be sure.
I have an occasional temper, yes, but I wouldn't say it's "pretty extremely aggressive," not really. I find my temper flares when someone lies to me, or doesn't do what he said he'd do, or is cruel or rude to others.
Nope! I've been rocking these Dickies Dri-Tech socks lately...they're pretty good.
TNP has at least one "anonymous" Google Voice phone number, and finds it handy in some circumstances where one wishes to not use one's actual phone number.
Indirectly, sure, through my 401K, and some AMZN stock that aren't fully vested yet, as a kind of half-assed "perk" of employment.
TNP thinks this whole "friend zone" thing that some...people...seem to be obsessed with is both real (because, sure, it's a pretty universal way of categorizing people, done by both men and women alike), but also ridiculous, given that people can and do change their perceptions about their acquaintances according to evolving, if not chaotic, psychological attitudes over time.
Yes, definitely. But then, interpersonal relations will always be at least somewhat fraught in a time when (ideally) people are completely free to make their own decisions as to who to hang out with, date, cohabit or marry.
I disagree with that, somewhat. A big red wine has certain qualities that can't be simulated or replaced by other drinks...not superior, necessarily, but I wouldn't want to live in a world without some decent plonk served in a clean glass.
TNP has recently been humbled by losing badly at a game (or sport!), like chess or pool, or whatever.
Well, I sort of did have big plans to rehabilitate myself, do some personal hygiene, shave this beard (symbol of my new-found bachelorhood!) off, tidy up around chez moi. Nah. Played some pool today, hung out with an acquaintance at his pad, drank some malt liquors, and all that.
TNP has noticed certain peculiarities of parking enforcement habits over the years, and is pretty smart about not being cited for parking violations.
No. I mean, I'd take it temporarily and cherish it for as long as allowed, but my 2-bdrm place is extremely cluttered with....stuff.
TNP has strong opinions about the graphical "strike zone" imposed on televised baseball matches (the one that shows the strike zone and the mph of each pitch). And will share those opinions. Here.
No. I haven't found those ceremonies to welcome those who are not only unaffiliated with any relevant group, but also openly consuming alcohol while peering around using binoculars.
TNP knew that you can take an old smartphone, unattached to any mobile carrier, hook it up to your home WiFi, and make all the anonymous calls and texts you want using Google Voice. Not a "phone," but a superphone!
True! Accumulated over the years when I get an odd or interesting coin as part of my change, and some I've been given as gifts. I particularly like JFK half-dollars, and the various recent Lincoln pennies.
TNP has been to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in LaRue County, Kentucky.
No, I don't know nothing about KY. Except that finding Irish or Scotch whiskies might be a bit of a challenge. Plus they got all them nasty horses and whatnot.
TNP just plain does not care for horses or ponies, even for betting on, really. But TNP is a big fan of glue.
Too often, yes, if it's mean-spirited. If it's just non-earthshaking news about what the people around you (such as at work) are up to, then I'm usually glad to hear it.
TNP thinks that's a useful distinction to make for gossip.
No. Dogs like me, but I don't necessarily reciprocate. But, no.
TNP doesn't think much of these younger kids with their "fluid" dating ways. I.e., when one is with someone, then that's it. If not, pull the plug. Ain't no game.