Have Retirement. Will Travel.: Drinking Bees

Friday, November 5, 2010

Drinking Bees

Real campers enjoy the great outdoors and I'm no exception. We spend most daylight hours outside and we're really taking advantage of the terrific fall temperatures. Last week at Chewacla State Park, while working around the campsite, I was enjoying a bottle of delicious cold Lipton Green Tea.

As I put the final touch on my beautiful, well-crafted campfire I hoisted the Lipton Green Tea bottle to enjoy the last swallow. In an instant, I spewed the contents everywhere as I felt a bee sting the roof of my mouth. The small, yellow and black striped bee lay dead on the ground; but before he died he gave me some real pain!

This wasn't the first time I'd made the incredibly stupid decision not to recap the bottle. Bees like sweets and the green tea was sweet. Fortunately, the pain did subside and I recovered fully by bedtime.

I recap the bottles now.

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Who Are These Old People?

I just don't know about these two old people hiding out in our midst. They seem to 'hobo' along everywhere we go. Although I've never gotten a real close look, I caught a glimpse of her in the mirror. She is about my height, but is much heavier with lots of gray hair and wrinkles. He looks a lot like Wayne without hair.

We know they're here -- I've found their toenail clippings in the shower. Lately they've been putting food stains onto the fronts of our shirts and they never pick up any of the crumbs they let fall to the floor.

These old people really have some odd habits too. Sometimes in the middle of the night I hear them scooting around the house going to and from the kitchen and bathroom. They mark book pages with clothes pins and put rubber bands around the checkbook. At night they hide stuff from us. It started with the car keys, and glasses -- then the cellphone... now they're hiding important papers. They think it's funny I guess.

These old geezers have an insatiable appetite. As a matter of fact, all they do is eat, take naps and watch old movies on tv. I think there's something wrong with them. They even talk back to the tv! And believe me... they have an opinion about everything!

At least they go to bed early. But then again, they sure get up early too!

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Drinking Bees

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