twofer tuesday – dumpster diving for the confederacy!

this was supposed to be two bits i thought were worth writing about (time will tell as i do this) but i didn’t really think they deserved their own entry. perhaps they didn’t even deserve half. but they get half. that’s why we end up with two little bits on this entry entitled…

two little bits…
(sue me – it’s too hot today to be creative)

quick bit about the confederacy…

one of my favorite places for a burger in my hometown (lockhart, texas) is lily’s – a beer joint just off the square typically not frequented by we of the caucasian persuasion. we can enjoy the food in a non-threatening environment (sorta) at any of the many street festivals our hispanic chamber of commerce throws from may to september. i grabbed mine at cinco de mayo and on the way out noticed someone taking a picture of the memorial in the north west corner of the town square, which stands six or so feet high, has the stars and bars on two sides, and is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the civil war…who fought for the south. as in to KEEP slavery. when you add the facts of it being a bi-racial couple taking a picture, and it was of their kid who also happened to be wearing gray camo at the time, and THAT is fucking comedy!!!

hey, they are laying people off at my office…

i went dumpster diving for the first time the other day. no, things haven’t gotten THAT desperate – but i thought i was getting some cool shit. we were rolling through my non-girlfriend’s apartment complex lot when i saw bamboo blinds (not busted in any way) sticking out of the dumpster. i pulled them out and they appeared to be the right size for my sliding glass door, but i should have guessed (as they were so long i could only transport them in my car with the top down) that they were too big – almost three feet too big. now i have an upcoming weekend project of mounting them (not in that way) on the back porch of the aforementioned non-girlfriend. how do i end up with “honey do” lists when i’m NOT fucking married?