Shazaam Nation

The world according to Bobby Shazaam

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I can’t decide whether to caption this “Waiting for the man of her dreams” or “Waiting for Mr. Right”...either way...#peopleofwalmart #waiting #walmart #manofherdreams #mrright https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo5IdXmBsJkFammIo-USiwhhWjEj0dpjCx5nmM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gafx7qp9nmpq

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Does someone, aaaaaaanyone want to try and explain this to me? Sometimes I feel like my work is on another planet...#peopleofthescrapyard #smh #friday #scraplife #scrap #explain

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I’m calling him Gnoman...not sure if he’s classified as a gnome or not, but its what he answers to so he’s stuck with it...#peopleofthescrapyard #Gnoman

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#bobbybits #pooplife #humpdayhumor #wednesdaywisdom

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Maybe after...But not before...

One of these before we die we hope that people will see how much bigger of a person we than others. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope that people will realize how long the blinders stayed on and the gags stayed in our mouths. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope we realize how many times that back space or “X” was hit or we cancelled out of stuff. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope people can look at themselves in the mirror and accept the problems and drama they’ve brought with that person looking back at them. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope that we get that long awaited “I’m sorry” or “I was wrong” or even “Thank you”. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope that the acknowledged realization of our own mistakes becomes the realization of others as well before the burden caves us in. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope that all chains will be lifted and crosses will have been beared. I know I do.

One of these days before we die we hope that we can all feel peace and love and harmony amongst each other without having to feel the need that we need to be impressed or impressive somehow. I know I do.

One of these days...

A lot of hopes...

But here’s one more...

We hope that it isn’t impossible because it really isn’t. I know I do...but then again I’m probably dead.

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Life can be like that annoying nose hair...

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Oh Rats!!! And no...I didn’t... #scraplife #ididntlickit #rats #monday

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Very true... #bobbybits #badexample

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#bobbybits #bobbylove #thursday #thursdaythoughts #nipplehair

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Just me and my PP... #scraplife #bobbylove #PP #peopleofthescrapyard #humpdayhumor

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Giving you the Business

I could’ve left you all when you laughed at me when I wasn’t trying to be funny.

I could’ve left you all when you snarked at my many failures.

I could’ve left you all after you shook your head in disbelief at all of my short comings.

I could’ve left you all when I talked and you didn’t listen.

I could’ve left you all as you sat on your proverbial high horse and judged without the knowledge needed to do so.

I could’ve left you all who didn’t support me when I really needed it, when I was broken and beaten.

I could’ve left you all for refusing to admit your mistakes yet constantly pointing out mine.

I could’ve left you all.

I wanted to leave you all many times.

But I didn’t. Because I’m not like all of you.

I’m me.

I’m real.

I’m human.

I’m love.

Don’t care? Yes you do. Because I’m other people’s business. And that’s ALL you care about.

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I can’t decide if this is Tommy Chong or one of Osama Bin Laden’s out of work stunt doubles, but either way...#peopleofthescrapyard #scraplife #tommychong #osamabinladen #stuntdouble #humpdayhumor

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Racism is Racism is Racism

Driving to work this morning listening to 670 The Score, I had to listen to the hosts talking about Racism and about the 4 people who got booted from the Blackhawks Game the other night for shouting racial remarks to Washington Capitals player Devante Smith-Pelley. I then had to proceed to listen as people of “color” or different ethnicities called in to talk incidents happening to them, almost all referring to cases where white or Caucasian people were the ones committing the offenses upon them. Now I’m not saying that what they were saying wasn’t true, but I WILL say that racism or racist acts or words are committed by more than just white people. It’s just talked about more. Where I work I am the overwhelming minority. I’ve had to deal with racism almost every day since I’ve been here. Just this morning a customer was speaking to me in Spanish and I politely and calmly said “No Espanol”. He took one look at me and said in perfect English “Well when are you going to learn some Fucking Spanish gringo?”. Another example: A couple of years ago when I was going through a hard time when my wife left me you know what I had to hear? “Stupid gringo can’t keep his woman in line. Maybe we should go show her what real men are like?”. I wasn’t happy about that as you could probably imagine. It’s just something I’ve dealt with since I started. Now it has gotten better as these guys have gotten to know me and how I work, but it still happens as I pointed out earlier. My final point is this: Racism is racism is racism and it is shown by all colors not just one. How about we all just knock it the fuck off already and be human fucking beings?

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Bad Dog!!! #scraplife #baddog #monday #mondaymood #ihatemylife

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Is it ever ok to just accept failure as defeat?

I’m 41 years old. I work at a scrap yard. I could tell you my life story filled with my mistakes, my boo hoos, my tragedies, my broken heart(s), but who’s got that kind of time? I pose the question in the title because I am at what you would call the midway point of my life or what I would hope to be the midway point. I’d be happy making it to 82, although I believe the life expectancy in males averages in the 70s. That’s neither here nor there. Again, the title of this blog. I ask the question because over the years I’ve had hopes and dreams and aspirations and every year I watch them go by or I leave them inside my head and never do anything to achieve them. Ever since I was a little kid, like most little kids, I always wanted to be something. Do something. Be somebody. I just always let something give me an excuse not to. I let life beat me. I let negativity beat me. So now I’m at an age where I still have the same hopes and dreams that I had as a little kid. Those never truly go away, or at least they shouldn’t. Yet now I’m obviously in the ages where I need to be a responsible adult. I need to make money. I need to be there for the people who rely on me. I need to be there for my family. There’s just never enough time. By now it’s taken me 3 marriages, 3 divorces and 3 kids to finally find my one true love and the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. So that proves that good things are still possible. As far as hopes and dreams? Living the rest of my life with her and our blended family is enough. I can be happy with that. Yet I still find myself wanting more for myself, for all of us. They say that it’s never too late. Finding the love of my life has proven that. But that’s not the point of this blog now is it? The title asks “Is it ok to just accept failure as defeat?”. Can you still chase dreams or try to accomplish them this late in life? Should you? Or you should you just let go and accept that you’ve failed to do anything that you dreamt about or set out to do. Should you accept your failures as defeat and just move on and accept your life as is? Wake up. Work. Come home. Repeat. Obviously, love, family and friends is sprinkled throughout all that or at least it should be, but you get the idea. When do you realize that you have to be a full fledged adult and just take care of your responsibilities and let all that other stuff go? Accept life the way it is and dream less. For me personally, I still have a little grip on those hopes and dreams, but that is loosening. I’m just not ready to be defeated yet. Should I be? Should YOU be?