Chapter Eight: Maca Paca and the Infinite Something or Other.

For those of you who don't know, Maca Paca is one of the characters on "In The Night Garden", which I can only explain as Nightmare Before Teletubbies. Okay, so I guess it's technically after Teletubbies.

Yesterday, I was informed that I am not cool, because I'm not part of the great socialist movement that Twitter has become. What can I say? I've never been in the in crowd anyway. I stand by my own commandment, thou shall not tweet. Or twat. Or whatever you want to call it.

So I guess today's theme will be random things that occur to me while typing.

I don't understand what happens to people once they start to grow up. Instead of chasing the happiness that they really want, they try to change themselves, force themselves to be happy with what they have. In the last few years, my life has changed so drastically, I've lost sight of the things that used to make me happy. Sure I've made a few half-assed attempts at re-introducing these things to my life, but there always seems to be some strings attached. A great example of this is, I could have my band, but not the time I need to pursue it.

Maybe it's the responsibility factor.

I really like chocolate milk. I also really like mint chocolate Iced Caps, and still haven't had one.

I have an issue of MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED - the how-to-do magazine. It sold for 25 cents, and was published in October of 1957.

On page 4, there is an ad that reads "This Remington Typewriter PAYS FOR ITSELF Puts $10 to $50 in Your Pocket Every Week!"

On page 8, "Shrinks Hemorrhoids New Way With Out Surgery" then something about "for the first time..." blah blah blah. The ad ends "This substance is now available in suppository or ointment form under the name Preparation H.* Ask for it at all drug counters - money back guarantee."

I never realized surgery was the main treatment for hemorrhoids, ever.

On page 16, "BUILD and FLY Bensen Helicopter - Glider type 'copter - easy to build, simple to fly. Can also be mounter on floats or boat. No pilot's licence required. Order 3-view drawings, specs, and photo for $1. Motor powered Gyro-Copter drawings $2. Ask about detailed plans and construction kits."

It also has a page (76) dedicated to Street Signs in North Carolina entitled "Smile and Slow Down". I don't know how real they are, or were, but they read:

Don't be half safe SLOW DOWN
Not too fast, not too slow
If your trip is too fast, it might be your last
A mile a minute, there's not future in it!
Are you driving yourself to death?
*my favorite*
If you must kill yourself, get off the highway
And lastly
Heavy foot Light head Bad curve Stone Dead

The rest of the magazine is dedicated mostly to new cars, power tools, jobs that will earn you maybe $900 a year, and rifles.

Anyway, I'm done.