Marilyn's Photos - July 14 2025 - Early Retirement

 

The Globe and Mail has only one row of cartoons each morning.  At the bottom of the second or third page in the sports section - itself at the back of the business section.  So far back and yet so funny each day. Today's funniest cartoons?   "You can't retire early.  You're too old." "Your resume is great.  It's so great I am giving it to the AI bot that wrote it." Early retirement?  There's a notion that it is somewhere before 65. And to be early, doesn't it need to be in the 50s?  There are articles all the time on whether a person or couple have enough money to retire at some age like 50 or 55.  I always wonder why those people couldn't find things they enjoyed doing and then make them part of their work.  And then I wondered if there aren't other motivations for seeking "press" on their financial status. and then the ones I come up with are quite negative.   Pompous sense of self flaunts having lots of money by age 50 Seeking status for their financial saving success given they sacrificed everything And isn't that consistent with my sense of reality show participants.  We in the stands have grown used to these attention-seeking people over the last 25 years.  So I turned the page on that and went looking for Old Age quotes to enjoy - early retirement jokes aren't very popular: “We don’t grow older, we grow riper.” – Pablo Picasso “The older I get, the better I used to be.” – Lee Trevino “You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope “I’m not old. I’m 25 plus shipping and handling.” – Unknown “Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Picture of the day?  The Gourmet Niagara Porsche Day.  I took a picture of every car - Gerry's is the first one at the top left - in charge of the run.

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Marilyn's Photos - July 13 2025 - Wimbleton Towels

 

Famous events bring forth famous swag.  Wimbledon is famous for: a) being the oldest tennis tournament in the world b) strawberries and cream c) only Grand Slam still played on grass courts d) its towels You likely know the first three answers.  But Wimbledon towels?  I guess I am not attentive enough to the social beat.  AI says these are: "iconic, collectible, towels, particularly the traditional green and purple "Championship" towels, which have become synonymous with the tournament.  Players often take these towels home as souvenirs, despite them being intended for use during matches and then laundered. " I prefer them to take them home rather than reuse them.  How cheap.  Actually, aren't they expensive at $200.00.  But then, they have hand towels and face clothes for $94.00 so something for at least two price groups.  There are many products for the fans far away.   Go to the website to purchase and here's what you will find: "The Official Wimbledon Towels have achieved iconic status here at The Championships where they have featured in some of the biggest matches in memory. Instantly recognisable, the classic colouring of the green and purple championships towel is as at home on the beach as it is the tennis court. Made by Christy, using their exclusive Hygro cotton technology, the towel features a soft handle and a high absorbency that make it a perfect partner for those 5 set show downs. As used by the players on court at The Championships, Wimbledon Excellent absorbency Highly durable Soft handle Low linting Classic Wimbledon Colours 100% combed Hygrocotton pile 70cm x 133cm / 500 GSM" I've included the pictures so you can "instantly" recognize them next time. There is a Wimbleton tote bag for $430 - that feels cheap compared to that recent Birkin Hermes Bag.   Those TikTok stories of Wimbleton players "stealing" towels - the videos show them stuffing them into duffel bags.  Real or AI?  Now I've started to wonder about all kinds of things. Here's the Ostrich Parade at the Ringling Circus Museum.  It looks normal compared to the Wimbledon towel.

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Marilyn's Photos - July 12 2025 - Burger Time

Mairlyn's Photos - July 11 2025 - Birkin Bag

 

I must have forgotten who Jane Birkin was.  British and French.  Actress, singer and designer.  Somehow she was mighty famous to have her original Hermes bag sell for over $10 million.  She died in 2023.   There are lots of pictures of her - very photogenic- something important in the 1960s.  She was in the cast of "Death on the Nile" - what a cast that was - Bette Davis, David Niven, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, I.S. Johar, Simon MacCorkindale, and Jack Warden in Death on the Nile (1978). Veranda.com has a year by year picture gallery of her from the 1960s to 1977 HERE.  It is all black and white images.  We could go to Vogue.co.uk to see the 25 looks that made her the ultimate summer style muse HERE.  Again, these are mostly black and white images.   And the Birkin bag?  You can see lots of pictures of her with her Birkin Bag througjh the years.  She must have liked that bag a lot. And our picture for today takes us towards the garden. I am very pleased to find this floral design from the Annual Lily Show - it is a handbag made of leaves with a lily decoration.

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Marilyn's Photos - JNuly 10 2025 - Pool Boy vs Golf Course Brawl

 

One year we went to Florida for Gerry to teach a lighting course.  We were at the famous PGA Golf Association resort.  There was an old guy there at the pool who told me he was the oldest pool boy in Florida - he was over 70 years old, he said.  But there is no news of the oldest pool boy - it isn't interesting.  Instead, there's lots of news about golf course brawling in West Kelowna.  An ex-NHL enforcer brawls slowpoke golf player.  I guess with that background, the news will get repeated over and over.   The "assailant" was thrown into a golf pond, and then "tossed him high through the air and onto some grass." Someone videoed all of this.  Was that a friend of foe? It is hard to guess, isn't it?   Brawling at golf courses doesn't make the headlines. OK, there's one:  "Insane six-man golf brawl breaks out during Father's Day round" June 2024.  That was at the Raccoon Hill Golf Culb in Kent, Ohio.   Mostly golf news is about top golfers "in search of first win of season" and "in a fight against himself" and  "counting memories before defense of Scottish Open" and so on.  And what about this one:  "The golf bug infects everyone eventually, and LeBron James is the newest star athlete to receive a bite."  In the repair shop at Strasburg Railroad.

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