Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for July 29, 2024

That’s not creepy or anything.

That’s why we draw the blinds.

toitle hadda wardrobe malfunction

Take note of the turtle in the two frames.

Not worries Tortoise. He say see through home not see through body.

In Pacific Grove, it used to be against the law to have your blinds open at night (or closed in the daytime.)

Look through any window yeah, what do you see?

Smilin’ faces all around rushin’ through the busy town

(Where do they go) movin’ on their way

Walkin’ down the highways and the by-ways

(Where do they go) movin’ on their way

People with their shy ways and their sly ways

Oh you can see the little children all around

Oh you can see the little ladies in their gowns when you

Look through any window yeah, any time of day

The Hollies

July 16, 1969, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

I watched the moon landing at my wife’s house in Brooklyn when we were dating. I left her house and walked the mile to the bus stop to go home. It was nearly 1 AM by this time. Every apartment in every building had the front room lit with the glare of a television set. Every window was open. I missed none of the commentary.

I think that at that moment, the entire planet was united. It may have been the last time.

I wish my neighbor had curtains…

Turtle’s got nothing to hide.

In my state that’s illegal!

what the shell!

I like it too, but my wife is the turtle.I wish we lived in an age when we didn’t have to worry about the evil intent of people. I hate having the blinds drawn, I feel walled up in the house, and you can’t enjoy the breeze or night sounds with the windows closed up tight.

Whilst I drive through a neighborhood…

Wife: slow down so I can see what’s going on inside those houses.

Me: okay, mrs nosey-body!

I keep my curtains shut at night.

He looks shell-shocked.

Move Along, Nothing to see here folks.

Turtle shells should have modesty flaps.

Love it! Thanks for the laugh.

Oh, that poor turtle!

Maybe not. Have you seen the Jimmy Stewart movie “Rear Window”?

peeping Toms do too…

Last week, my neighbor accused me of looking in his south-facing bedroom windows from 6 feet away. As if I would be able to see anything from 6 feet away with the glare on the windows. Plus, I always wear a large-brimmed hat. What a kook!

He might be afraid they’ll see inside his shell.

Poor turtle. Feels exposed in his own home!