Several months ago I bought an old (’77) pickup truck. Just for fun and hauling stuff. Like me, it’s a little beat up.
While stopped at an intersection today, waiting for the light to change, I got a little bump from the car behind me. (A Hyundai, I think.) In my mirror I saw the woman making cringing “I’m sorry” signs so I just smiled, waved and drove on. Don’t know if it did any damage to her plastic car (and don’t much care since she wasn’t hurt). It was just a nudge but who knows how much damage it would have done had I been in a ‘nice’ car.
Author Archives: Steve Mays
U.S. credit card debt
“Average individual credit card debt (in the U. S.) stands at $5,331 in 2019. Additionally, on a monthly basis, most Americans don’t pay their credit card balance in full every month – 55% don’t regularly pay in full.”
- 83% of U.S. adults own at least one piece of plastic.
- On average, U.S. consumers own three credit cards.
- Total revolving debt stands at $1.04 trillion – that’s up from $857 billion in 2013.
- The average interest Americans pay on their cards stands at 16.46%.
Source: TheStreet.com
Mo likes the warmer weather
A perfect day for loving up on neighbor dog Mo (after taking Hattie for a walk).
(Wikipedia) “The Bernese Mountain Dog is a large-sized breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne (“alpine pasture”) and Hund (hound/dog), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the area of the breed’s origin, in the canton of Bern. This mountain dog was originally kept as a general farm dog.”
UPDATE August, 2024: This is Max. Best Friend to a friend. First photo while a pup… second photo a few days ago (after lots of expensive puppy chow).
Manly Scents
I don’t wear cologne but have an idea for a line of “manly scents.”
- Model Airplane Glue
- Marks-A-Lot
- New Car
- BBQ Chicken Wings (Dry Rub)
- Mimeograph
Death Book
“A recent project I worked on was this series of illustrations, animated and no, for a short nonfiction piece by Rachel Monroe for Pop Up Magazine. The story is about the author’s mother, who collects phrases from the obituary section of the newspaper in a little black notebook. It’s a therapeutic ritual.”