update from the south.....

[PersonalizeME]

Well its midway through the month, we have started the fall habit of
sweatshirts and flipflops...we are trying southern now!

Last night we parked people in our race shop lot for the 600 Race.,
attendance was half of what last years fall NASCAR race was here in
Charlotte. But I was glad to make some money to put back, normally I
use parking money to fatten up on extra fun items, but this time I
bulked up on accounts, like the kids lunch money, shoes, advertising
for my business and prepaid one of my bills for November.

I am just about as scared as everyone else with regards to this
upcoming election...I don't recall an election that hasnt involved a
Bush or a Clinton, my politics in years have been laxed to say the
least, I vaguley remember the Reagan or even much of the Jimmy Carter
years. Now that I am at midlife., I have 40+ years of
worrying/retirement/college/savings/and worry about the kid's future,
and what this government will do to their choices and lifestyles.

On the lighter side, and green $$ - Sheldons last two commercials
have been airing regularly, I saw the commercial where (laughing
aloud is ok ) he is a black man driving a semi with a casserole dish
on it for the TMobile coming to your home town ad....very funny, but
politically they (the union) had to have a black man driving through
small town America waving as he hauls this big ass semi through the
old historic town (no walmarts/cvs/walgreens/strabucks corners) very
southern old timey...then his new Sprint commercial for the live
NASCAR broadcast was on, about 1015p, might have been earlier in the
race, but that's when I finally got to pay attention....the grocery
clerk is in a grocery store stocking shelves...and turns on his cell
phone to catch the race...that is real cars, real drivers, and real
groceries coming off the shelves, Sheldon is the driver of the blue
car, Steve Kelso his buddy and instructor is the guy doing the
donuts, in the refridgerated section....so that was really exciting
to see...and that will go into savings as well.

I know now how much (and we dont count on it, its bonus - like
winning the Publishers Clearing House, or getting a really good
scratch off ticket now and then ) people make as stunt drivers, and
extras in the commercial/film industry and it about makes me
sick...Sheldon is paid like number 8 out of number 10 on a list of 1-
10...can you imagine what actors/teenagers/and voice people make that
are numbered 1 or 4 on the list? Its flippin unreal, sign me up
anyday, as you can tell I will talk till I have no voice, smile while
I use extra soft soapy bubble bath, or scoop the poop when walking my
dog to get that little bonus check every few weeks!!!

 

Thats the upswing of our life in the south, how is your start of fall ? Leaves are gorgeous !