IT's Not Nice Edition...5/18/26

Well kids, listen up. It's going to be hot this week. The heat, particularly the first heat of the season, tends to bring out the worst in people. Maybe not all people, I know we have a lot of sun and heat loving friends of The Antics out there, but I am not one of them. Here's what I have to say about that...if the temps are going to be up near 90 and I'm expected to be nice, so are the rest of you. Here's what I've got...

1. Balloon Rhonda was let go, literally. She was deflated when she left, but that’s what happens when the office you commandeer is occupied by a person with a latex allergy. Get it together Balloon Rhonda, your intent was to bring fun and good cheer, not a potential ER visit and an EpiPen stash at every corner of the office.

2. The Red Sox. It’s no secret that they hit the skids head on, right out of the gate this season. Loyal die-hard lifelong fans will say, it’s only May, it’s early, we have until October. Growing up going to Red Sox games in the 70’s and 80’s we’re accustomed to the team sucking and asking ourselves why we still go back season after season after season. We do this because after doing it for so long, it becomes part of our identity; we love Fenway; we love the Red Sox; we love baseball. Well guess what, even loyal fans can be tested and teeter on the edge of wrapping it up and moving on. You can only push a loyal person so far before they finally no longer care, and that is a dangerous place to be sitting kids. There are other baseball teams, other parks, and even other sports that will welcome our attention and appreciate our diehard fanhood. Will I flip a coin and go to the Yankees? Of course not, you know me better than that, but there are 29 other MLB teams to choose from who would probably be glad to have me. So, I will repeat myself, because this subject justifies the repeat of this statement...Get it Together.

3. It's no secret that the world is hanging on by a thread. If you continue to be brave enough to leave your homes and venture out into the world, I’m sure you’ve experienced what I now refer to as Invisibility Syndrome. This phenomenon is possessed by those in society who go about their business with no regard for others. They lack common courtesy, niceties and your basic good old-fashioned manners. I’m here to tell you I will not let the lack of common courtesy I observe when I am forced to interact with the public dictate how I go about my business. I find the kinder I am, the more annoyed people get, or at minimum, I shock the hell out of them. Some may call this passive aggressive; some may call this killing with kindness. I say it takes too much energy to be a jerk and I'm lazy, so I choose to be nice, it's easier.

4. With that said, let’s review, shall we? If you walk in front of someone, say excuse me. If you’re stopped in traffic and someone is trying to pull out in front of you, don’t pull up even further trapping them like a rat, let them go…blocking them in that parking lot is not going to improve your day one bit. Don’t stand in the middle of the aisle in a store as if you’re the only one shopping…we all have places to be. When walking through a door, how about pay attention and hold that door for the next guy coming up behind you so they don’t get smacked right in the face? Get it? Got it. Good. 

5. This right here does my heart good. Just when you start to lose faith in the next generation, we come across this. These are the kids of the 02 hustling in between baseball games. They closed up shop early on Saturday not because they got bored with their venture, but because they sold out. See what a smile an ice cold lemonade gets ya? A pocketful of cash. Keep an eye on your texts people…those in my contact list will be notified the next time these kids are out doing their own version of the work of the people and keeping the hood hydrated. Exhibit 1, Lemonade for the win.

6. Then there’s this one, spreading cheer and finding something to write home about everywhere she goes. This is Beet, per usual out wandering the streets. We should all be like Beet, hitting the pavement one step at a time and finding something funny at every corner. 

#BELIKEBEET

7. Expiration dates…here’s a gem if I’ve ever seen one. Vintage evaporated condensed milk circa 2017. I have it on good authority that there are certain items that do, in fact, have a shelf life that should be observed. Trust me on this one. 

8. It’s getting more and more expensive to leave the house, go to work, and do the work of the people. Years ago I had a guy who would be seen all over Worcester and the surrounding towns driving a golf cart…down the middle of the road, on sidewalks, through the Dunkins drive thru…When he drove it into a snow bank, brought it through the car wash, or hit other vehicles with it, he would just buy a new one. He liked to pretend he was destitute, but he was not, and had no qualms about driving right in to people if they weren’t moving fast enough. If he hit things and his golf cart became undriveable, he’d get out, call himself a cab, leave the broken one on the side of the road and go buy himself a new one. The higher gas prices get the more I’m thinking this guy was on to something. Most workplaces require that one holds a valid drivers license and reliable transportation. I have yet to see any job description stipulating what kind of reliable transportation. If Tom Landers still has his golf cart kicking around, I’m buying it and rolling up to work in it next week. Buckle up. 

   Exhibit 2, not the golf cart guy, instead the youngest Kap kid at the golf course, she was not driving this to work.

   
   

9. Have you seen this guy? Now known as the Pothole Performer, Wilson Lam creatively caught the attention of the Worcester City Council to talk about what the whole city is complaining about but not taking much action to fix, potholes… all it took was this kid doing a little research and finding a new and unique way to get the attention of those who make decisions regarding anything asphalt…maybe now the city will use some of our tax money to start fixing the streets. Thanks kid, we appreciate your efforts...maybe someday we can get a pothole-less street named after you…

10. Look out, cookout, Deb Page is out and about and doing her yard work and spring clean up so that she can spend the remainder of this beautiful week out on the water and fishing. She did not send us a selfie of her on a tractor, ride on mower, row boat or what have you, but she did send this…a selfie documenting her celebration of a job well done. Check out that beautiful lush green lawn in the background people. That is something you will most definitely never see in the Kap yard no thanks to Gibson who has turned what was once grass into a dirt race track.  

And last but not least...don't get too worked up about the heat. According to the forecast, it'll be right back down in the 60's, overcast and cloudy just in time for the long weekend!

Happy Monday people, have a great week!