This encounter happened during the summer of 2014.
Today was a Red Letter Day for a gal who sells macraméd hemp products by the side of the road. In one day, I experienced a trifecta of the things people have said to me repeatedly over the course of three summers. (This is the first time they’ve been said to me all in one day.)
#1 Someone offered to sell me weed and seemed surprised when I said I don’t smoke it.
#2 An old man joked about smoking hemp to get high.
#3 A woman told me she used to do macrame and (bonus!) said she’d even made a macrame owl wall hanging.
To make the day even weirder, an older (at least 60 years old) man (who looked like a white guy to me) told me (as he was trying on one of my necklaces) that he used to be an Osage Indian. I was under the impression, once an Osage Indian, always an Osage Indian, so I asked him what he is now. He said his wife made him move to Dallas.
Then he said (slyly), My wife’s a cougar. Do you know what that is?
I said yes, while in my head I was thinking, if she likes younger men and she’s married to you, she must be 85 years old.
At that point, he told me he likes younger women. I wondered if he was hitting on me, but I kept that in my head too. To sell a $20 necklace, I’ll let some old guy married to a cougar hit on me. So he bought the necklace and seemed less weird. We chatted a few more minutes, then he walked on.
I saw the woman he met up with. She didn’t look 85 (or like a cougar, for that matter). She looked like your average uptight 65 year old Texas lady.
Was he fucking with me?
To learn more about hemp go here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/11/19/hemp-2/.
To read more about customers, go here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/12/09/selling-hemp-again/, here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/12/14/mean-daddy/, here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/11/12/hard-times-on-the-highway/, here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/09/26/turtle-ass/, and here: http://www.rubbertrampartist.com/2015/03/17/how-much-are-these/
Oh my heck (as my cousin would say!)… I’m laughing at the visuals of the old man who’s married to the non-cougar. Ha! Laughing WAY out loud! Thanks for the chuckles… what a hoot!
I really like and appreciate your blog article.Thanks Again. Cool.
Pingback: Mean Daddy | Rubber Tramp Artist
Pingback: We Feel for Your Situation | Rubber Tramp Artist
Pingback: How Much Are These? | Rubber Tramp Artist
Hello! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a
quick shout ouut and tell you I really enjoy reading your articles.
Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that go over the same subjects?
Many thanks!
Glad you are enjoying my blog, Alta. Not sure what subjects you are particularly interested in, as I write about a lot of different things: books, music, happiness, gratitude, van dwelling, and camp hosting, to name a few. If you are interested in van dwelling, I recommend http://www.cheaprvliving.com and https://vaninspirations.wordpress.com/. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for the marvelous posting! I definitely enjoyed reading it, you will be a great author.
I will remember to bookmark your blog and will come back later on. I
want to encourage you continue your great job,
have a nice weekend!
Thanks for your kind words, Yvonne. I’m glad you are enjoying reading my blog.
Hi, I believe your website could possibly be having internet browser compatibility
problems. When I take a look at your web site in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer,
it’s got some overlapping issues. I simply wanted to
give you a quick heads up! Other than that, great site!
Thanks for the heads up! I am in the process of updating the blog and I hope all issues will be cleared up by the first of the year.
Hi there, I would like to subscribe for this webpage to obtain latest updates, so where can i do it please help.
Hi Jarrod! I am flattered that you want to get updates from my blog. I am in the process of updating the blog and don’t have subscriptions set up yet. I am working hard to get the updates done. Hopefully subscribing will be possible by the first of the year. Thank you for reading!
There’s now a box for subscribing to the right of these comments. I encourage and welcome subscribers.
Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the pictures
aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think
its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different browsers and both show the same results.
Thanks for the heads up, Tonja. I am in the process of updating the blog, so hopefully I’ll get the issues with the photos taken care of. If you continue to have this problem, could you tell me what posts have the problems? I’d appreciate it.
I was curious if you ever thought of changing the layout of your website?
Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could
connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having one or two images.
Maybe you could space it out better?
Thanks for you comments, Liam. Yes, my posts are text heavy; it’s really about the writing for me. I try to put the images where they most logically fit within the post. Some posts are more about my photos, so more images in those posts. I hope to achieve an overall balance. Thanks for reading.
Woah! I’m really enjoying the template/theme of this site.
It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times
it’s tough to get that “perfect balance” between user friendliness and appearance.
I must say that you’ve done a very good job with this.
In addition, the blog loads super fast for me on Chrome.
Superb Blog!
Glad you are enjoying my blog’s theme, Jada. I’m glad it’s loading fast for you too. Thanks for reading.
Interesting blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download
it from somewhere? A design like yours with a few simple adjustements would really
make my blog jump out. Please let me know where you got your theme.
Thanks a lot
Thanks for writing Ngan. I found the theme on WordPress.
Excellent blog you have here but I was wondering if you knew of any discussion boards that cover the same topics discussed here?
I’d really like to be a part of group where I can get
comments from other knowledgeable people that share the same interest.
If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Bless
you!
Hi Otis! Thanks for writing. Check out the forums on CheapRVLiving.com if you want to discuss van dwelling.
This design is spectacular! You obviously know how to keep a reader
entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was
almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job.
I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented
it. Too cool!
Thanks for the kind words, Halley. I really appreciate your positive comments. I hope you keep reading my blog.
I’m truly enjoying the design and layout of your website.
It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for me to come here and visit more often.
Did you hire out a designer to create your theme?
Great work!
I found the theme on WordPress. Thanks for your kind words.
Hola! I’ve been reading your web site for a long time now and finally got
the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Huffman Tx!
Just wanted to mention keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks for the kind words from Huffman, TX. I hope you keep reading my blog.
We stumbled over here from a different website and thought I might as well check things out.
I like what I see so i am just following you. Look forward to looking
over your web page for a second time.
I am in the process of updating the blog, Russel. You should be able to follow me by the first of the year. Thank you for reading.
whoah this weblog is great i really like studying your articles.
Keep up the good work! You recognize, lots of persons are looking around for
this information, you can aid them greatly.
Thanks for reading, Geraldine, and thanks for your kind words. I hope you come back and read some more.
Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I have truly enjoyed
browsing your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to
your feed and I hope you write again soon!
Thanks, Coy. I’m glad you enjoyed the “Red Letter Day” post. I am in the process of updating the blog. You should be able to subscribe by the first of the year. Thank for reading!
Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and
I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help
others like you helped me.
Glad you are enjoying my blog. Thanks for reading.
What’s Happening i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve discovered It positively useful and it has aided me out loads.
I’m hoping to give a contribution & aid different users like its aided me.
Good job.
Glad my blog was useful to you, Ramiro. Thanks for reading.
Pingback: Hard Times on the Highway | Rubber Tramp Artist