American Outlets
Pulling The Plug
Remember when we would have too much energy as little kids? Our parents would tell us “You need an outlet! I am enrolling you in Little League!” and off we would go. We would vent our energy playing ball, swimming, riding bikes and just doing Boomer-Kid stuff.
As adults, if we decide we need an outlet, we can take up painting, writing, cooking, blogging or basically anything new and exciting because we are all grown up. The world is our outlet-oyster. Without the constraints of childhood, we are free to travel, skydive, bird watch, join a book/wine club and…just, well, anything. It is all imaginable and at our fingertips, ripe for the taking. There are even trapeze schools we can sign up for…no kidding. (Ahhh, I know what you are thinking now. I thought it too. But, for the sake of freedom, we must choose our mindset. So, I embrace life and endless good possibilities.)
The Wrap Up
I have a friend who just bought a house. It is a big, sprawling e-state in the state of WashXington, including over 14,000 square feet of living space on a river. Here is a listing photo of the beautiful patio. If any picture is worth a thousand words, this is IT.
Americans are obsessed with outlets. The kind that take electricity and plug into the wall to charge their phones or power the Oracles of Propaganda.
Wrong outlet, dummies.
The feng shui isn't the only thing wrong with that one. To me, that just needs a porch swing facing out and maybe a fridge.
Clever, SadieJay! Nice commentary. (Will the owners read this post I wonder? :-) )
Yes, that image is... sad and sums up a lot.
This sparked a memory of when I lived in CA and picked up one of my kids at a birthday party. Led into the backyard where I imagined the party taking place on the lawn and some kids splashing in the pool, I found all of them sitting around an outside 'living room' watching a movie. On a beautiful, warm day. The hosts were clearly proud at what their money could do.
🤷♀️ Go figure.
Nice to see a post from you! Hope you and yours are doing great! 💝