Smartie's Bar & Grill #72

Todays topic for discussion is Personality.How much of one
a person has or hasn't.Or maybe too much like Charlie Sheen back
a few years ago when he went off the deep end virtually believeing he
was next incarnation of Superman.
Where all the tea in china couldn't bring him around.
A Personality is psychologically set in youth.Probably in around
the 4th or 5th grade.For those unlucky enough to get into
Harv-urd { Harvard } probably never.Edie Sedgewick's personality
was permanently displaced once she went to Radcliffe { Harvards Female
coordinate when it was an all boys college }. Some suggest it still is.
Women graduating Harvard today act more like Guys than guys do.
Edie Sedgewick could have spun Charlie Sheen around her pinky and
had a dog collar on his neck in minutes flat.
But don't tell that to Charlie,on account his personality is set on
auto-pilot.Where's he's always the Pilot no matter how tipsy or
befuddled.In Charlie's mind { what's left of it } it's a given.
As are most humans personality.One exception is a Mate.
Or a Marriage partner.In the courting process it is abundantly
prevalent.Each Mate tends to share personality traits of their
love interest.This may last a Lifetime or just until the interest wanes.
But it's a dynamic occurrence and it's Real.Kind of like how a
puppy grows up to adore their master.Cats ... not so much.
Goldfish ... depends.Iguana ... don't ask.

Thus ends Part I of this Topic

 

I wonder what his relatives say when Tom is at a
Relative function { Say Thanksgiving } and he feels like
singing.Or worse.Lugs out his cruddy organ from his Hippie
van to make music.

 

But the other way won't make up for all the smoke in the
vicinity.I mean,the guy likes his smokes.
And Coffee.Unless that's not coffee in the old timer coffee
mug.Nor was it when Jackie Gleason came out after his
- Jackie Gleason Show - { 1966-1970 } where the music was
as good as it gets { Sammy Spear and his Orchestra } plus
the June Taylor Dancers.
Man,I miss that show.
It was Gleason who introduced Frank Sinatra to Jack Daniels.
That became Frankie Boys drink of drinks.Jack Daniels
recently introduced their Sinatra Select Tennessee Whisky

 

Happy Hump Day, barflies. Cold as a witches... elbow... this morning. Brrrrr, need coffee.

 

I remember but forgot.I am allowed to forget stuff.
Now ... There has been adaptations for use of Cognac Barrels
for Bourbon and vice versa.I think Cognac Barrels are of a specific
type.Cognac only ages in Oak casks.One such specific wood used
is from the Limousin Forest of France.Limousin Oak is known for it's
rich vanilla-like flavor it imparts.
Bourbon makers have caught on to that idea and bought up
used Cognac oak barrels { when available } to impart a more noticeable
and unique touch to their Bourbon.The problem with Bourbon is
the Industry is moving way to quick with new Bourbon distilleries
and adding flavored Bourbons like crazy.Louisville is The King of
Bourbon cities.The Liquor store I go to in Louisville is loaded with Bourbons.
Not Van Winkle,however.It's gained huge notoriety and sells out
lickety split.Bottles retailing for around $ 38 { Van Winkle Lot B 12 yr.old }
around 15 years ago now go for around $ 600.
It's just a dumb cracker thing.Crackers love their Bourbon and
it's like Glorified Moonshine.In fact,Jim beam no longer markets
and labels it's age.Like Black vs. Green label.4,6 or 7 year.
Bourbon had quickly became a cult booze.For the common folk.
Whereas Scotch { Highland } is for the upper crust.
Cognac is currently out of favor.Which is good and bad.Cognac
is far and away The Best Booze known to man.I think If we ever
get to hear from one them Archangel they'll have a lot to say
about Heaven and Cognac

 

Josh, is that you?

(back story, an internet friend of years, is extremely fond of kimchi. Always said we would know it was him if he was eating kimchi. Have never met him face to face)

I'll pass on the kimchi, thanks. Fermented cabbage can only have one result.

 

I've seen a few labels that...scare....me.

'excess consumption may cause diarrhea'. Yeah, I'll be eating that.....

'diet', in the literal sense, isn't my problem. I can't have certain foods because of a medical issue. I love food. I'm a food snob, or was. Now, all my faves are off limits, unless I want to pay a painful price. It just sucks.

 

I'll look into that, thanks.

 

Food snob describes me I am very careful about which stores I use to buy certain foods. Perhaps store snob is better.

 

How cold? We seem to be turning colder by the minute. Rainy and turning cold, but not cold enough for snow...

 

Now keep in mind personalities aren't like Farts.They come
and go.Maybe linger if eating bad baloney with cheap beer.
Personalities out live a healthy head of hair,teeth and muscles.
T.S. Eliot said " The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice,
a continual extinction of personality."
Of Course T.S. said of a - Cocktail Party - " There is nothing to escape
from and nothing to escape tne is always alone. "

Which helps explain how one's always around their personality.
Maybe no so mush Charlie Sheen.His Personality hung around him
like a bad cold.

Carl Jung said " Personality is the supreme realization of the innate
idiosyncracy of a living thing.It is an act of high courage flung in the
face of life."

Making " If " being the middle of Life.
If only I had me one them Johnny Carson personalities.
Or a Chester Honeyhugger personality.Or Ma Fricker.
But remember our personalities are set by age 9 or 10.
Before Puberty.Way before any 2nd childhood.
Closer to middle age crazy.
Can one employ Transference { suggestion } as a way to
cure any bad personality traits.Our mind as human beings operate
with mental structures,often unconscious.Yes,we can force a laugh
or even crying.Just like it may be mentally prudent to like ones boss
and co-workers,at least at work.At play it may be more difficult.
Sigmund Freud had much to say about his { Wolf man } case.Where
Freud was treating a man for what he termed " unassailably entrenched in a
posture of submissive indifference." Freud vexed years later had to admit
use of an unorthodox procedure.Comparing to how a " a lion springs
only once. " Once per prey,maybe.Hardly once per it's life.
So can a normal person spring out from his personality to greener
pastures.The answer may be in the Movie - Joker -.
Or many a Hollywood movie.Or in a new job.New friends and
hopefully not a new life as in the terrifying 60's thriller - Seconds - { 1966 }.

To Personality or Not to Personality.Only ones hairdresser knows for sure.

Bwa Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Haaaaaaaaaaaa !

Had ya goin' dint I.?
I mean,me.

 

Same here... 40s, but windy. Makes it worse cuz my office is COLD too. Told em I'm wearing my footie pjs tomorrow. Brrrrr!

 

Notice my use of ...
Bwa Ha ha ha ha ha ha Haaaaaaaaaaa !
Haven't used that in a long time.My personality must be digressing.

 

So we as humans have to determine just how personable ones
personality can be.Or appear.
Again take Johnny Carson as example.Very personable yet,
quite unpersonable when discussing his own Mom.
Or when revealed he was a boozer.Never Political when
Hosting - The Tonight Show - However when his real life became
public knowledge, as his First Wife and subsequent divorce,
he had troubles.That's Life ... Not Entertainment.
Regardless.What goes around often tends to come around.
So beware any and all.Even if an acknowledged Saint like
our Last Pope { Pope Benedict } who was forced into Retirement
{ almost unheard of as far as a Pope } it merits close scrutiny.
The Times they are a strange Brew.

 

How does one "use" a store.I mean,it ain't like a Married fellar
who uses his wife for cleanin' round the house.For Cookin' meals,
doin' the dishes and that laundry.Is it.Or ain't it.

 

Fair to middlin' actor.Was a pool shark and bouncer.
Dint have the face to be a lead actor.Wasn't deep enough to
be a character actor.Had notable roles.Had a good voice.
His most cherished and best role was as the Pizza guy in
- Do the Right Thing - Spike Lee's best movie.
He was an Important actor.Somewhat special and
very noticeable.It seems he mostly played himself.
Some actors are like that.

 

Aiello's stock role was as a Hothead.Did it very well.A hothead from
Jersey,of course.Where else.Paul Sorvino falls into the same typecast.
Most effective when playing a Mafioso type.Sorvinos true love is
Operatic Singing.He is quite good at it.
Mario Lanza made a career with his voice in Major Movies.
I always liked Lanza.Have a couple of his CD's.Plus One Movie.
I have an untouched 10 LP { 33 rpm } Enrico Caruso box set.
Plus a couple of his CD's. Playback not so great.
I Have 2 excellent Maria Callas LP's.Her story is intriguing.
Her Mom and sister attempted to weaken her career.On purpose.
Due to simple jealousy.

 

When one is shopping for particular goods, not all stores may carry everything you want or need. So you use Wal-Mart for the TP and paper towels, and you use Whole Foods for your organic produce. That's how one 'uses' a store.

As to rest of your post, I shall refrain from commenting, since Smart Mouth Woman has complained about the blood splatters from previous... events.

 

So's then when I come home from diggin' ditches all day and
am dirty and need some grub,I will not " use "my Wife in the
least.Lest of which for some din-din and clean clothes and to
clean out my pipe { for Smoking after dinner }.
You may have a point.Since I ain't Married.
Wal*Mart shall be me wife.And my cuckold of means.
They got somes them cuckhold at Wal*Mart doesn't they.?
I mean,they gots near everything else.Cept a Confessional.
And a man of the cloth.

 

Partnerships, married or not, no one gets 'used'. They 'do' for each other. Perhaps cooking is the female's talent, or it could be the male's. Either/or shared, it becomes their contribution to the relationship.

I've been posting here long enough, Foolardi, for you to know that posting what you posted, will (in terms you will understand) rub my fur the wrong way.