What you may ask do bikinis and Good and Plenty have in common? Keep reading to the end and I will explain.
My bedroom looks out on the pool and entertainment area of our apartment building. I live in what they call the “up and coming” area in my city. It is called the Tech area of our city. Being in the Tech area means that many new Tech companies are popping up here. Who works in these new companies? Young people. I originally moved here because the rent was reasonable and the area was quiet with lovely flowers and large green trees. In the morning in Spring, you may hear birds chirping outside of my widows around my 2 bed 2 bath with a balcony, apartment.
However, since it has become the new “In” area rent has gone up, and mostly new college graduates have moved into my building. Loud music around the pool and gas grills have often drowned out the sweet sounds of chirping birds.
I have learned to live with the blaring music and laughter. I decided to not be that little old lady who calls the office complaining about young people having fun. After all I am not so old I do not remember laughing and listening to music by a pool with my friends.
One thing has surprised me and slightly shocked me. All, and I mean all, of the young women, are not only wearing bikinis, they are wearing string bikinis. I am not exaggerating when I say while lying on their stomachs by the pool, they look naked. When I say string bikinis, I mean string. There is a string around each girl’s waist and one sting that is hidden in the crease of each female’s backside. As for the top, there is one string that ties in the back, and one string tied around the girl’s neck. These strings are attached to three triangles, one tiny triangle covers just a bit on each breast and one small triangle covers only the crucial area on the bottom of the suit. To call this a suit is of course folly. The “bathing suit” consists of four strings and three triangles. Therefore, when I open the blinds of my bedroom in the morning, I often see a few rows of naked bodies lying in the sun. Now most of the girls are young and with very good shapes, however, there might be two or three girls that should only be seen fully clothed.
When did a bathing suit become strings? I can’t say. I have worn one-piece suits and two-piece suits and yes, once I did wear a bikini in Monaco on a trip with my soon-to-be husband. I was 29 and did have a decent shape, however, it did have some material, not strings and triangles. These days if I go around the pool to take in a bit of sun I more-or-less wear a bathing suit that looks like shorts and a blouse. Must I remind you that I am a senior and now “gulp” 72 years old? I am not going to compete with 25-year-old perfect-looking bodies. I do not wish to frighten the other occupants of our apartment building who might be glancing out of their windows, so instead of a string bikini, I cover up.
Now you might be wondering what a string bikini has to do with Good and Plenty candy. I have recently acquired a sweet tooth. I like something sweet twice a day. In the morning while sipping my coffee I like a cookie or a piece of raisin toast and after dinner, I like a piece or two of candy. This is another reason I tend to cover up around the pool. I bought a small bag of Good and Plenty candy, to have as my after-dinner sweet. HAS EVERYTHING BECOME SMALLER THESE DAYS? My Good and Plenty is now the size of a Tic Tak or the size of my daily Baby Aspirin.
I have decided that everything has shrunk in the last few years. Have you bought a “Party Size” bag of potato chips lately? As my son said to me when looking at the Party Size bag that I purchased the other day, “That Party Size is for some depressing party. Only two people better show up to that party.”
Unfortunately, lately, everything has shrunken in size except sadly, probably my waistline. To all of my male friends, you might want to come over to the pool and gaze at the string bikinis. The girls don’t seem to mind.
Until Next Time …
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