shydeer gets it together

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In the 90s, my mother worked as a maid and housekeeper. My favorite anecdote is she cleaned Ross Perot's mansion and ironed his silk undies, but a house I visited with her often was this woman who had several parrots and a dog. One of them was this African Grey parrot named Odebe that would torment her dog by imitating the owner's voice, and he had a unique personality. He was kind of scary but I fed him peanuts, and throughout the day he would repeat weird phrases I don't remember.

That was over 25 years ago (before 2000 at the very latest), now this lady has died from breast cancer. My mother told me that a decade ago, she looked up her now-adult son on Facebook, and in one of his photos she saw a grey parrot. So I looked up how long do African Grey parrots live, and the answer is 22 years in the wild, but longer in captivity if taken care of. The oldest that lived was 55 years old. So that was probably Odebe!!!

So about the Kroger that's closing down outside my neighborhood that's been around for decades, even before we moved here 23 years ago... It's getting replaced by a Chipotle? 

Yay? Or? I don't know, I've only had that once. But I won't say no to it.

I just wonder how long it'll last. Outside that Kroger 7 years ago, there was a Carl's Jr. outside of it. I used to eat there often because I was vegan back then, and they had a Beyond Burger option. But then after a year or so they closed down. So I wonder how long the Chipotle will last....

I already knew that a lot of online stores have a certain price to qualify for free shipping. Today is a day off, so I'm requesting an online order at my job (making them do my job for me lol), and since I have free delivery that wouldn't be an issue. Except THEY have a minimum price or else you'll get a fee. I don't pay for shipping. But I would have to pay $7 for having an order under $35. So here I am, ordering some more food for the coming week just so I don't have to pay this. Jesus!!!

Look, at least it's all food and things I need. I have a con in 4 weeks so I can't spend any fun money until mid-August.