klemptor

klemptor, 27 days ago

I mostly listen to music from my parents’ youth. Growing up I listened to the oldies station a whole lot (Oldies 98.1 used to be so good!). I’m Gen X, they’re boomers. So classic rock is definitely in the mix, but also artists like Petula Clark, the Supremes, Tommy James and the Shondells, etc. There’s a great station on SiriusXM called '60s Gold that I listen to pretty much every day.

And then when I need a change, I switch to New Wave / post-punk or Grunge.

klemptor, 27 days ago

This is so accurate.

klemptor, 27 days ago

I have one weird hair that grows out of my neck. Why on earth?!

klemptor, 27 days ago

Yep, I’m fighting the need for reading glasses. They look like a giant pain in the ass. But then again, my husband has his text messaging app set to a really big font, so I figure he’s way worse off than me.

klemptor, 27 days ago

A couple of years ago my dad, who has always been heavy into cycling and never had a weight problem, had a quadruple bypass. He was 72 or 73 at the time. He was always so healthy and fit, but the men in his family hoard arterial plaque like crazy. It was really sobering to see him go through that, and especially to see how lost my mom was while he was recovering. And my mom has osteoporosis; she’s getting treatment for it but she’s afraid to do much more than a brisk walk because if she falls, she could easily break her spine or pelvis. And she’s only 67!

It’s really depressing seeing them get old. I visited them over the weekend and we watched old camcorder tapes*. Seeing them younger than I am now was so weird; I didn’t realize my mental image of them has aged along with them, if that makes sense. But watching those tapes, all I could think was how strong and youthful they both looked!

*Seeing myself as an awkward teenager with braces and huge glasses was godawful, do not recommend!

klemptor, 27 days ago

Some things I’ve noticed in my early 40s:

• You talk about things like property taxes and 401k contributions more often than you ever thought would be possible
• You seriously weigh whether a drink is worth the bad sleep and headache it’ll cause you
• Your pop-culture references are lost on younger folks
• You start referring to college-aged people as "kids"
• You need reading glasses but you’re in denial about it
• Injuries take longer to heal
• Those of your peers who haven’t taken care of themselves are starting to have serious health issues
• You care more about flossing, skincare, fiber, and hydration
• You still rock bottom eyeliner like you did in high school
• You’ve seen fashion from your high school years go out of style and then come back as "retro"
• You see the utter confusion on your nephew’s face when you explain that you used to keep a quarter in your bike pouch in case you needed to call someone, because he doesn’t remember a time before cell phones and his generation isn’t allowed to just roam around unsupervised on their bikes
• You have strong opinions about things like laundry detergent brands
• Birds become fascinating
• You have no problem spending a few hundred dollars on a new kayak paddle, but the price of cold cuts these days is just unacceptable

klemptor, 27 days ago

You are a menace and must be stopped.

klemptor, 28 days ago

I’m glad she’s feeling better!

klemptor, 28 days ago

Pink beans, pink nose, pink earz! 😍

klemptor, 28 days ago

Bees are frens, I’m sure it appreciated that you tried to help! Looks like a mason bee?

klemptor, 28 days ago

I think MTG is more repellant than that nasty garbage juice that collects at the bottom of a public trash bin on a hot day, BUT it’s not any woman’s responsibility to be attractive in order to be respected. There are plenty of reasons to dislike her.

And now I have to hate myself for a little while for defending Moron Troglodyte Grundleberry.

klemptor, 29 days ago

Inconceivable.

klemptor, 1 month ago

This is super dope!

klemptor, 1 month ago

Soooo pretty!!

klemptor, 1 month ago

Late that night I park my car

Stake my place at the singles bar

klemptor, 1 month ago

I loooooved this game

klemptor, 1 month ago

The quilted quicker picker-upperrrrr

klemptor, 1 month ago

Your generation does seem unmotivated.

I don’t know man, they called us the Slacker Generation at the time. The world Gen Z is inheriting is a goddamn disaster. At least we could get a degree in something silly like Philosophy and still expect to get a well-paying job, because a degree (any degree) was a ticket to a nice life, and it didn’t put you in the poorhouse. Gen Z is fucked.

klemptor, 1 month ago

remember that older generations have heavy metal

Fuck yeah we do 🤘🏻🎸🎙

and other pollutants in their brains

…oh. :(

klemptor, 1 month ago

One of the most bizarre feelings is when things that used to be commonplace are explained to the youts like museum pieces.

“Now, this is what we used to call a ditto machine. It used chemicals to make good smelling purple copies of things!”

“These metal rods were called ‘rabbit ears’. You needed to position them juuuust right to watch a live broadcast!”

“It was common for people to have a small circular scar, usually somewhere on their arm, from a smallpox inoculation. But if the scar had a spiral pattern, it came from a playing around with a car cigarette lighter!”

klemptor, 1 month ago

I haaaate Teams. Worst thing ever to happen to workplace productivity. And (unless this has been fixed since I retired) chat history isn’t persistent past 6 months so you lose your proof of what was discussed, unlike email.

klemptor, 1 month ago

Let it rock, let it roll

klemptor, 1 month ago

What a handsome whippo! 😍

klemptor, 1 month ago

Yup, I used the fuck out of these.

klemptor, 1 month ago

Horses are awesome to chill with. Feed them sugar cubes and feel their prickly chin stubble tickle your palm. Pet their velvety snoot tips and flubby chest tops. Scritch their jaw corner and cuddle their necks. Watch them roll around on their backs in the paddock. Love 🩶