Shame on me, I suppose, for not spending at least part of the last 25 years that I've lived in South Florida trying to decipher what grilling a pig has anything to do with the birth of Jesus. Here all along I thought it was all about a virgin and immaculate conception and the Son of God.But I need to put that all aside because right now, in the middle of zero-lot line South Florida suburbia, my neighbor, who I now clearly know likes Latin music, is celebrating Christmas in his backyard by filling the humid tropical air with smoke and salsa. I suppose he believes all of his neighbors should share his desire for roast pork and heavy bass beats, because, as is often the case with these type of people*, the world revolves around them.
It's a good thing that I'm in such a Chrismassy mood because if I hadn't listened to Brenda Lee sing Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 10 times today, I swear I would throw open the window, point my speakers in the general direction of Mr. Suave and crank Van Halen's Runnin' With The Devil.
Because doesn't he deserve the same amount of much disruption to his night as he feels comfortable doling out to the neighborhood?
I hope Santa gets here quick and resolves all of this.
*Before anyone cries "racist!" as is often the case around here, "these type of people" refers to those who tend to blast their music at inappropriate times of the day or night.
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8 comments:
All I know is that you have added some kind of snow ball script to your header, but it looks more like 80's ping-pong. Shame, I say! Shame!
Oh and merry porkmas, btw ... FELIZ NAVIDAD!
:-)
Maria
Its not just "those types of people" because that pretty much describes 99% of the people in South Florida. Completely inconsiderate of others and dont give a crap about anyone but themselves. Thankfully Im in the land of the complete opposite right now. People that actually do things like let you into traffic and courtesy wave, hold the door for others, and generally act helpful.
Well, I do LOVE roast pig and I'm certainly not the sort of fellow who imposes myself on others. But if he were my neighbor, I'd find someway to ingratiate myself to him, eat my fill of that succulent porcine beast and then get to know him so that we could have some commonality. You know, be neighbors rather than people who relate to each other rather than stewing up resentments. There is no good end to that.
Merry Christmas Rick!
SCG
Merry Christmas, Rick, and thanks for all the links.
Rick Just Wanted To Say Merry Christmas. Hope You Have A Good One.
dude, lighten up.
& merry Christmas or festive winter solstice or happy hannukah but most of all, enjoy your day off.
R.
i dont like pork. but i love loud music. i mean REALLY loud music. like concert-levels.
just... not that kind of music that you describe in your post.
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