But the Endeavour landed in California at Edwards Air Force Base; it should have been here in Florida, but it was too windy to land.
Crazy!
The spacecraft flies through space at a gazillion miles per hour and can't come in to land here because it’s too windy?
And the wilder part is that in order to get it back here it always cost around 1.8M to fly it home to Cape Canaveral.
I know that I'm no rocket scientist, but doesn't that just sound wrong to you?
Actually, the shuttle is a glider and is propelled through the air into orbit by thrusters.
And in order for it to land it must glide back to earth similarly to be able to reach earth's orbit and it hasn’t any power for re-entry. It really does sort of fall to earth like a rock or meteor.
Who still thinks we have come close to Star Trek or Star Wars with our space program?
I suppose even with the space station expanding we have quite a ways to go.
The 21st Century and we all imagined that by now we would be much, much further along.
Does anyone remember why we had wanted space exploration to begin with?
I do recall JFK predicting us landing on the moon before the end of his decade, and we did six years after he was killed, August of 1969, but I cannot remember why.
But the last nearly forty years what has really happened?
Man in space is not anywhere where I thought it would be.
Let your imagination go wild for a few seconds…Think that we would be vacationing in outer space by now, and driving air-land vehicles that would take us as fast as the shuttle takes off to any planet we care to go in time for dinner. I guess that’s the Jetson’s TV show, or maybe a slice of a segment of Lost in Space.
But honestly how many of you out there didn’t think by now that by a push of a button would turn your car into a plane or boat, and that would be something so commonplace like using your cell phone or using a computer by a touch screen, which is possible now?
I bet any of us that are children of the so-called Boomer generation who truly believed and rightfully so that anything should be possible. Just when I think about all that has happened since I was a child.
And most of these believers are responsible for the modern day inventions that are so ordinary today, dreamers we were called by the ones who were kind,or crazy by the non believers.
Just think about any of the daily things we use that we take for granted someone had to go that extra mile of possible public humiliation to take the chance to try and think of what we now call euphemistically thinking out of the box.
Try to put yourself in the place of all those inventors that you studied in school like Edison, Franklin, Bell, Fulton and the rest what types of people would have listened to their wild ideas?
Benji Franklin why on earth would you try and have your kite be hit by lightening you have got to have a death wish!
Edison had had his own bright ideas but those filaments must have been tough to fit into that glass jar.
Bell, what’s with those tin cans and string; how old are you, really?
Fulton, why don’t you just paddle that boat; why must you have a fire and water for steam, what’s with that one, weirdo?
Anyway, you get the idea.
We never know when anyone who seems not all there with wild ideas really has something, do we?
So the next time you pooh, pooh a friend or loved one’s idea stop take a breath and say wow you might have something there! ( And maybe tell them to repeat it again so you are sure it's not too off the wall).
Then tell them to go, run, don’t walk, and get a patent quickly before some other crazy steals it!
On that unusual note I will say good night sleep tight, and if you dream of an idea write it down quickly and get that patent too!
Speaking My Mind is about: Tobi, who is a middle aged, no, oh all right a slightly over the hill woman with all the imperfections that go with that, and this concerns her daily life's perceptions and experiences.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
So much to say and so little time to say it
First of all the count on the yea or nay for the, ye ole grapefruit tree is a good solid 5 for yea, so far.
That means they feel it should come down, I think, or it could mean it shouldn't, kidding, nah should.
Anyway, I found it interesting that there were many people who really didn’t know why the day after Thanksgiving was called Black Friday.
Well, since my educational roots are in retail management, and since I attended the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising in NYC, and have been a co-owner of three businesses including a restaurant, and wicker store both considered retail, and having worked for Lord and Taylor as a credit manager which is also a retail store, and worked for Ohrbach’s as a floor manager, retail too but gone, and also being a district manager of five stores for an international company who was a vendor for a well known retail warehouse store. I guess I qualify to explain with some experience so I will tell you exactly what it means it means that they want their sales, their bottom line to be in the black, the good, not red; the bad.
And it has been historically the biggest and best day for that of the whole year, now everyone knows!
It is not racist, which some ridiculous people thought.
But I sincerely think most do know this.
And please forgive me for seemingly being patronizing; it wasn’t meant to be.
Some times there are terms used that are from a certain region or place that others are not familiar with, and this is unique, Black Friday, in America.
The above mentioned LIM were I attended school had a diverse curriculum, we were taught everything from History of Art, Journalism, Marketing, Psychology, Business Law, and Business Math, Interior Design just to name a few of the courses. There were more but they are slipping my mind being nearly forty years ago. I also got to go to Europe to visit Couture Houses in the summer as part of the educational program before my senior year and that was a terrific experience; seven countries in all.
People have been assuming with me too these days that I am ill informed or not smart enough to know something and I suppose I have gotten very sensitive. Actually, I have always been rather sensitive; nothing new there.
Just because my body is going doesn’t mean my mind is too; I’m not an idiot yet.
I guess there is no way to know that I have been lucky enough to take CEU courses that have taught me things about health issues, all in preparation to teach others self help courses, and these were in my so-called bum years I call them; since I have not been working for a salary but working as a volunteer. I did work on and off while raising our sons for about 32 years.
Unfortunately, when you lose your parents when you are in your thirties it occasionally makes you interested in why and how come?
So yes, for over 25 years now I have been very interested in medical issues that deal with heredity or sometimes not.
Prior to the Internet I was a big on utilizing reference books at the library, but since the net I have been a great investigator and find that there are many legit sites to use right here online, wow what a concept.
I really do love having all this information at literally my fingertips, not just on health issues, but everything available. And I constantly find myself solving arguments by finding the right answers right here.
It is so good to know that you have access to continue to learn.
Just getting back to assumptions unfortunately we no longer have health insurance mostly because I am pre-existing, but we did have it until two years ago.
And I had been through a heck of a 2006 which had me have 11 MRI’s, echocardiograms, stress tests, CAT scans for my internal organs, lumbar punctures you name it I had it, and aside from the MS, Arthritis, high cholesterol and blood pressure I’m in good shape heart and lungs wise that is.
My last MRI even showed the MS to be stable; that was the one on October 13, 2006 a Friday, the day that I didn’t know my eldest niece was dying.
Sorry! I can go on and on, and the funny thing is that I never really know what I am going to write until I sit here and write it.
Well,I really am trying not to bore anyone who may be reading this, and I do hope someone is, reading this that is.
Good night to all, and to all I will try not to be so long winded next time… NOT!
That means they feel it should come down, I think, or it could mean it shouldn't, kidding, nah should.
Anyway, I found it interesting that there were many people who really didn’t know why the day after Thanksgiving was called Black Friday.
Well, since my educational roots are in retail management, and since I attended the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising in NYC, and have been a co-owner of three businesses including a restaurant, and wicker store both considered retail, and having worked for Lord and Taylor as a credit manager which is also a retail store, and worked for Ohrbach’s as a floor manager, retail too but gone, and also being a district manager of five stores for an international company who was a vendor for a well known retail warehouse store. I guess I qualify to explain with some experience so I will tell you exactly what it means it means that they want their sales, their bottom line to be in the black, the good, not red; the bad.
And it has been historically the biggest and best day for that of the whole year, now everyone knows!
It is not racist, which some ridiculous people thought.
But I sincerely think most do know this.
And please forgive me for seemingly being patronizing; it wasn’t meant to be.
Some times there are terms used that are from a certain region or place that others are not familiar with, and this is unique, Black Friday, in America.
The above mentioned LIM were I attended school had a diverse curriculum, we were taught everything from History of Art, Journalism, Marketing, Psychology, Business Law, and Business Math, Interior Design just to name a few of the courses. There were more but they are slipping my mind being nearly forty years ago. I also got to go to Europe to visit Couture Houses in the summer as part of the educational program before my senior year and that was a terrific experience; seven countries in all.
People have been assuming with me too these days that I am ill informed or not smart enough to know something and I suppose I have gotten very sensitive. Actually, I have always been rather sensitive; nothing new there.
Just because my body is going doesn’t mean my mind is too; I’m not an idiot yet.
I guess there is no way to know that I have been lucky enough to take CEU courses that have taught me things about health issues, all in preparation to teach others self help courses, and these were in my so-called bum years I call them; since I have not been working for a salary but working as a volunteer. I did work on and off while raising our sons for about 32 years.
Unfortunately, when you lose your parents when you are in your thirties it occasionally makes you interested in why and how come?
So yes, for over 25 years now I have been very interested in medical issues that deal with heredity or sometimes not.
Prior to the Internet I was a big on utilizing reference books at the library, but since the net I have been a great investigator and find that there are many legit sites to use right here online, wow what a concept.
I really do love having all this information at literally my fingertips, not just on health issues, but everything available. And I constantly find myself solving arguments by finding the right answers right here.
It is so good to know that you have access to continue to learn.
Just getting back to assumptions unfortunately we no longer have health insurance mostly because I am pre-existing, but we did have it until two years ago.
And I had been through a heck of a 2006 which had me have 11 MRI’s, echocardiograms, stress tests, CAT scans for my internal organs, lumbar punctures you name it I had it, and aside from the MS, Arthritis, high cholesterol and blood pressure I’m in good shape heart and lungs wise that is.
My last MRI even showed the MS to be stable; that was the one on October 13, 2006 a Friday, the day that I didn’t know my eldest niece was dying.
Sorry! I can go on and on, and the funny thing is that I never really know what I am going to write until I sit here and write it.
Well,I really am trying not to bore anyone who may be reading this, and I do hope someone is, reading this that is.
Good night to all, and to all I will try not to be so long winded next time… NOT!
Friday, November 28, 2008
You gotta love them
The holidays, that is, relatives too, and of course friends that fill that void with or without relatives nearby.
Now pets are in a whole different arena; mostly I can take them any time of the day or night.
So here we go...off on another major holiday season, so far so good.
Sadly the economy has made most of us realize that celebrating this year will have to be a challenge to adjust to what is really important.
I suspect our greed will get to most of us with all those sales making everything more agreeable price wise, but it is a double edged sword.
Logically, spending helps our economy, feels great finding that special item in your search for that loved ones gift and it also secures the jobs of those people servicing your needs.
But, unfortunately it does not take into account the afterward… the bills.
Now if you paid cash and made sure you knew where each and every dollar went then you are in good shape.
But if you went out and charged away without thought then uh oh… watch out come this January when those bills start coming due.
Paying cash or just keeping track of what you spend would be the happy medium to this season, have fun but realize we must be obligated to pay our own way up front not down the road a piece.
We must set the example for BIG BUSINESS, BANK MANAGERS, AND THE BIG THREE CAR MANUFACTURERS.
And we should realize that what we do from now on will be the path that future generations will follow.
No more instant gratification!
We must tighten our belts to live within our means.
Oh what a concept you say… it’s the way our parents and grandparents and maybe some of your great grandparents lived forever.
Until they decided that we, their offspring, should have more, better and everything that they had not been able to have for themselves, and so here we are the spoiled brat generation who took up entitlement and ran with that ball and many were living beyond their means.
Hmm now we should try a reversal of misfortune by living below our means and put something away for a rainy day.
It can be done.
Pay yourself first, $50 here, $100 there…hide it from yourself so you can’t spend it.
Get those old coin jars out and start with those, if you can’t put more than pennies away; change adds up.
We have a few, what really helps is taking cash when you shop then you do get the change to put in those jars.
I found that saving has been an asset to paying those increased insurance rates or taxes you weren’t expecting or unexpected company coming for their additional meals, etc.
Most have been cutting back on utility bills, phone and cable, which you know we don’t have, but we all can think of ways to save, and in the long run have more for fun not just bill surprises?
Mumbai, India horribly reports over 100 dying from the horrors of those awful attacks including 5 Americans.
The shuttle will be landing back home on Sunday,and we should feel and hear the sonic booms as always. Hope they beat the rain we are expecting.
Interestingly 17 Cuban refugees landed on Boca Grande in the wee hours of Thursday morning, which is an island not far from here, and the craziest part about this is that their families were expecting them!
Good night to all and to all I wish all our economic woes will go.
Now pets are in a whole different arena; mostly I can take them any time of the day or night.
So here we go...off on another major holiday season, so far so good.
Sadly the economy has made most of us realize that celebrating this year will have to be a challenge to adjust to what is really important.
I suspect our greed will get to most of us with all those sales making everything more agreeable price wise, but it is a double edged sword.
Logically, spending helps our economy, feels great finding that special item in your search for that loved ones gift and it also secures the jobs of those people servicing your needs.
But, unfortunately it does not take into account the afterward… the bills.
Now if you paid cash and made sure you knew where each and every dollar went then you are in good shape.
But if you went out and charged away without thought then uh oh… watch out come this January when those bills start coming due.
Paying cash or just keeping track of what you spend would be the happy medium to this season, have fun but realize we must be obligated to pay our own way up front not down the road a piece.
We must set the example for BIG BUSINESS, BANK MANAGERS, AND THE BIG THREE CAR MANUFACTURERS.
And we should realize that what we do from now on will be the path that future generations will follow.
No more instant gratification!
We must tighten our belts to live within our means.
Oh what a concept you say… it’s the way our parents and grandparents and maybe some of your great grandparents lived forever.
Until they decided that we, their offspring, should have more, better and everything that they had not been able to have for themselves, and so here we are the spoiled brat generation who took up entitlement and ran with that ball and many were living beyond their means.
Hmm now we should try a reversal of misfortune by living below our means and put something away for a rainy day.
It can be done.
Pay yourself first, $50 here, $100 there…hide it from yourself so you can’t spend it.
Get those old coin jars out and start with those, if you can’t put more than pennies away; change adds up.
We have a few, what really helps is taking cash when you shop then you do get the change to put in those jars.
I found that saving has been an asset to paying those increased insurance rates or taxes you weren’t expecting or unexpected company coming for their additional meals, etc.
Most have been cutting back on utility bills, phone and cable, which you know we don’t have, but we all can think of ways to save, and in the long run have more for fun not just bill surprises?
Mumbai, India horribly reports over 100 dying from the horrors of those awful attacks including 5 Americans.
The shuttle will be landing back home on Sunday,and we should feel and hear the sonic booms as always. Hope they beat the rain we are expecting.
Interestingly 17 Cuban refugees landed on Boca Grande in the wee hours of Thursday morning, which is an island not far from here, and the craziest part about this is that their families were expecting them!
Good night to all and to all I wish all our economic woes will go.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Gobble gobble all full up!
How are you all?
Did the tryptophan kick in yet?
Mine hasn’t.
Turkey was great and so were the fixings if I do say so myself, and I just did.
Just had my small slice of the pumpkin pie I did not bake, but was hmm mm good anyway!
Today we emailed with much gusto to many friends and family.
We sent well wishes to them all for the holiday and beyond, and even asked for help on a vote on whether or not to take down a grapefruit tree in our yard that is a sad reminder of Hurricane Charley’s wrath.
I wrote a ridiculous explanation of its history and even sent photos of the tree that can best be described as the one seen alongside the Bates Motel in the movie Psycho, and one photo zoomed in showing its minute fruit production for this season. I suppose I did forget to mention that in Florida grapefruit trees are not deciduous (don’t loose their leaves, and this one has, but I know you knew that. We do have a few here but not many that do.), especially at this time of year when they should be bountiful and lush.
So far I received two answers on the vote count one yea, and one warning me to be sure that I don’t need a permit, which I took as silly since my husband was an ordinance enforcer as a community policing office and worked closely with the building code department and even wrote the changes to an ordinance in that capacity. He also served on many county boards.
And in case you were wondering, no you do not need a permit to remove your own tree in your own backyard, if someone else did it then they would need a permit or if it was on a public right of way then you would, but this is in our fenced backyard, and to be honest I think it will be OK to remove since it is somewhat of an eyesore and continually needs to be propped up, its hole gets bigger as we speak.
It has no agricultural architectural value either and by most who appreciate the aesthetics of gardening would have put it out of its misery when it fell that fateful day.
And so we wait, perhaps until next week for the voters votes to come in since we sent out the ballot concepts to 19 of the people we usually send on such other not so personal things.
Who am I kidding we want the ugly stick down, but feel guilty about its miniscule grapefruit production.
PS with my medications for cholesterol and high blood pressure and stomach problems I can’t even eat them and my husband doesn’t even like them.
So it is out of guilt or fear of killing a barely living thing that it has survived this long.
But I truly need to hear from everyone to contact us with their DNR reports.
So I will ask any of you if you read this Blog too, please get those votes back as soon as you decide, OK?
Good night to all and to all pray for all those people in Mumbai, India, and I will too.
Did the tryptophan kick in yet?
Mine hasn’t.
Turkey was great and so were the fixings if I do say so myself, and I just did.
Just had my small slice of the pumpkin pie I did not bake, but was hmm mm good anyway!
Today we emailed with much gusto to many friends and family.
We sent well wishes to them all for the holiday and beyond, and even asked for help on a vote on whether or not to take down a grapefruit tree in our yard that is a sad reminder of Hurricane Charley’s wrath.
I wrote a ridiculous explanation of its history and even sent photos of the tree that can best be described as the one seen alongside the Bates Motel in the movie Psycho, and one photo zoomed in showing its minute fruit production for this season. I suppose I did forget to mention that in Florida grapefruit trees are not deciduous (don’t loose their leaves, and this one has, but I know you knew that. We do have a few here but not many that do.), especially at this time of year when they should be bountiful and lush.
So far I received two answers on the vote count one yea, and one warning me to be sure that I don’t need a permit, which I took as silly since my husband was an ordinance enforcer as a community policing office and worked closely with the building code department and even wrote the changes to an ordinance in that capacity. He also served on many county boards.
And in case you were wondering, no you do not need a permit to remove your own tree in your own backyard, if someone else did it then they would need a permit or if it was on a public right of way then you would, but this is in our fenced backyard, and to be honest I think it will be OK to remove since it is somewhat of an eyesore and continually needs to be propped up, its hole gets bigger as we speak.
It has no agricultural architectural value either and by most who appreciate the aesthetics of gardening would have put it out of its misery when it fell that fateful day.
And so we wait, perhaps until next week for the voters votes to come in since we sent out the ballot concepts to 19 of the people we usually send on such other not so personal things.
Who am I kidding we want the ugly stick down, but feel guilty about its miniscule grapefruit production.
PS with my medications for cholesterol and high blood pressure and stomach problems I can’t even eat them and my husband doesn’t even like them.
So it is out of guilt or fear of killing a barely living thing that it has survived this long.
But I truly need to hear from everyone to contact us with their DNR reports.
So I will ask any of you if you read this Blog too, please get those votes back as soon as you decide, OK?
Good night to all and to all pray for all those people in Mumbai, India, and I will too.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
T'was the night before turkey day and all through the house
Nair a woman is still; not any kind of spouse.
All nestled by counter and stove as I quietly trounce sits preparation properties as small as a grouse.
Scaling back we are all doing to keep the bill in check and figures to the bottom line we can pay our own debt.
On turkey breast, frozen stringy beans, sweet potatoes, Stovetop stuffing and all the rest we know that we will be full and won’t need a test.
Leftovers will be minimal but sure to please the folks that will eat them for them who will sees.
Pumpkin pie just the right size will also compensate those very big eyes.
So dinner will be rather fine we agree although there will be only you and just me.
To all a very happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the day and we know that you will.
It will be started with the traditional Macy’s Day Parade and then at noon watching the Westminster Dog Show a must see; keep those kitties far away from that thrill not for thee!
The weather is expected to be fine so take a walk for me too, while I recline and enjoy the TV and you know that I definitely, and I will definitely end the day with getting my fill.
Good night to all and to all share your day with those in your will. LOL
All nestled by counter and stove as I quietly trounce sits preparation properties as small as a grouse.
Scaling back we are all doing to keep the bill in check and figures to the bottom line we can pay our own debt.
On turkey breast, frozen stringy beans, sweet potatoes, Stovetop stuffing and all the rest we know that we will be full and won’t need a test.
Leftovers will be minimal but sure to please the folks that will eat them for them who will sees.
Pumpkin pie just the right size will also compensate those very big eyes.
So dinner will be rather fine we agree although there will be only you and just me.
To all a very happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the day and we know that you will.
It will be started with the traditional Macy’s Day Parade and then at noon watching the Westminster Dog Show a must see; keep those kitties far away from that thrill not for thee!
The weather is expected to be fine so take a walk for me too, while I recline and enjoy the TV and you know that I definitely, and I will definitely end the day with getting my fill.
Good night to all and to all share your day with those in your will. LOL
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Another beautiful day in the neighborhood
Ah Florida!
Why we live here has been realized once again.
The weather has been and will be picture perfect over the holidays.
Most love our state for that very reason.
Living here over 22 years now believe it or not we are still not considered long-time residents.
You must be born here for that.
In the time we have been here we have met less than two dozen true natives.
The fact that I first started to visit the state in 1957 has no bearing on improving my status either.
It was rather strange not being able to go out and walk on a day like this, but to be honest it would have been too physically painful.
I did feed the outside critters and water our garden, which is growing quite well I might add, and harvest of many veggies is not far off.
Then I sat on the patio and finished my second cup of coffee.
Which is good for you, and so are cherries.
Last night on the news there was entire segment dedicated to just that topic how a study had been done on the cherry and how it was a natural pain reliever.
So I suppose that will be my next try for some relief.
The wine and Tylenol P.M. did seem to help a little but I still got up a few times.
And rolling over is always painful.
Too bad we can’t just lie in bed still or limp like a wet rag then I bet I would not feel any pain at all… hmmm.
Nah I would have to be numb as dull troll or drunk as a skunk, or unconscientiously able to meditate like in a hypnotic state…hmmm, self hypnosis, could work.
I used to do it as a teen when I was too excited to sleep; you start at your feet telling them to go sleep, as simple as that, and work your way up your body to your head by then you usually are well out….hmmm could work, yep.
This is a great sounding board.
Besides talking to medical professionals about my painful lack of sleep I also surfed the net on how to conquer sleeping disorders, but I can fall asleep fairly quickly, it’s staying that way that’s my problem; rolling over on painful joints are what wake me up.
White noise like a paddle fan, cooler room temperatures and a consistent routine are seemingly the most helpful. Napping is a definite no, no, just like with infants and toddlers you are trying to train to sleep through the night sleeping during the day prevents a good night’s sleep.
But those are things that should work; my situation is that I still haven’t found one system that works for me.
Good night to all and sleep well my friends out there.
Why we live here has been realized once again.
The weather has been and will be picture perfect over the holidays.
Most love our state for that very reason.
Living here over 22 years now believe it or not we are still not considered long-time residents.
You must be born here for that.
In the time we have been here we have met less than two dozen true natives.
The fact that I first started to visit the state in 1957 has no bearing on improving my status either.
It was rather strange not being able to go out and walk on a day like this, but to be honest it would have been too physically painful.
I did feed the outside critters and water our garden, which is growing quite well I might add, and harvest of many veggies is not far off.
Then I sat on the patio and finished my second cup of coffee.
Which is good for you, and so are cherries.
Last night on the news there was entire segment dedicated to just that topic how a study had been done on the cherry and how it was a natural pain reliever.
So I suppose that will be my next try for some relief.
The wine and Tylenol P.M. did seem to help a little but I still got up a few times.
And rolling over is always painful.
Too bad we can’t just lie in bed still or limp like a wet rag then I bet I would not feel any pain at all… hmmm.
Nah I would have to be numb as dull troll or drunk as a skunk, or unconscientiously able to meditate like in a hypnotic state…hmmm, self hypnosis, could work.
I used to do it as a teen when I was too excited to sleep; you start at your feet telling them to go sleep, as simple as that, and work your way up your body to your head by then you usually are well out….hmmm could work, yep.
This is a great sounding board.
Besides talking to medical professionals about my painful lack of sleep I also surfed the net on how to conquer sleeping disorders, but I can fall asleep fairly quickly, it’s staying that way that’s my problem; rolling over on painful joints are what wake me up.
White noise like a paddle fan, cooler room temperatures and a consistent routine are seemingly the most helpful. Napping is a definite no, no, just like with infants and toddlers you are trying to train to sleep through the night sleeping during the day prevents a good night’s sleep.
But those are things that should work; my situation is that I still haven’t found one system that works for me.
Good night to all and sleep well my friends out there.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Well things have changed... a little
Another red letter day for the Market the uppers were underway by more than 400 points nearly attaining the topping out of last weeks 8500.
President Elect Obama introduced his economic team today too, could it be that’s why the Market swum up?
I for one have changed too both my reports were excellent.
My total cholesterol was 189, which for me is great.
Although, it was medically enhanced by my statin medicine that is; so aren't facelifts? And don’t they make you look and feel better. Well, hearing my cholesterol was normal was a wonderful present to help me alleviate one of my problems and making me feel better too.
My mammography showed no problems either, denseness but no questionable masses.
Anyway, the doctor I saw this day was pretty good at listening, and I was pretty good at explaining. I brought cliff notes, prewritten notations on the computer with reasons why I was there today.
He came to the conclusion, and I sadly agreed that exercise with my hip problems had to be curtailed, actually stopped all together since they seem to be doing more harm than good and I will be working on getting a better night’s sleep, and also working on making careful food choices.
This doctor felt as I had heard on the news that my lack of sleep at night has hindered my weight loss.
And since I am sensitive or allergic to so many medications as well as over the counter drugs we both agreed that I would continue with my red wine consumption and also take Tylenol PM.
I mentioned that I heard it could cause liver damage with the two used together, and he said that is only when you over indulge, but he felt confident that I don’t.
Hallax or something similar to that name was mentioned too, a British hot chocolate beverage that his wife has used to help her sleep. They are from England, Liverpool. He said that Ovaltine would be the American version.
So bent on trying something not too invasive we purchased my latest trial and error poisons, Tylenol PM and Ovaltine.
We shall see what we shall see.
And hopefully they will work!
Oh blissful sleep how I missed thee.
Errands were all around town, in our five mile radius.
We picked up our turkey breast for a two person celebration, sweet potatoes, string beans and pumpkin pie too, with all the fixings.
A healthy meal we might just eat when there is no occasion and have.
Good night to all and to all I will be OK as long as I know you are there listening.
President Elect Obama introduced his economic team today too, could it be that’s why the Market swum up?
I for one have changed too both my reports were excellent.
My total cholesterol was 189, which for me is great.
Although, it was medically enhanced by my statin medicine that is; so aren't facelifts? And don’t they make you look and feel better. Well, hearing my cholesterol was normal was a wonderful present to help me alleviate one of my problems and making me feel better too.
My mammography showed no problems either, denseness but no questionable masses.
Anyway, the doctor I saw this day was pretty good at listening, and I was pretty good at explaining. I brought cliff notes, prewritten notations on the computer with reasons why I was there today.
He came to the conclusion, and I sadly agreed that exercise with my hip problems had to be curtailed, actually stopped all together since they seem to be doing more harm than good and I will be working on getting a better night’s sleep, and also working on making careful food choices.
This doctor felt as I had heard on the news that my lack of sleep at night has hindered my weight loss.
And since I am sensitive or allergic to so many medications as well as over the counter drugs we both agreed that I would continue with my red wine consumption and also take Tylenol PM.
I mentioned that I heard it could cause liver damage with the two used together, and he said that is only when you over indulge, but he felt confident that I don’t.
Hallax or something similar to that name was mentioned too, a British hot chocolate beverage that his wife has used to help her sleep. They are from England, Liverpool. He said that Ovaltine would be the American version.
So bent on trying something not too invasive we purchased my latest trial and error poisons, Tylenol PM and Ovaltine.
We shall see what we shall see.
And hopefully they will work!
Oh blissful sleep how I missed thee.
Errands were all around town, in our five mile radius.
We picked up our turkey breast for a two person celebration, sweet potatoes, string beans and pumpkin pie too, with all the fixings.
A healthy meal we might just eat when there is no occasion and have.
Good night to all and to all I will be OK as long as I know you are there listening.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Day after day
Today my hip pain and mind have been rather at odds with one another.
I have been very self saddened by thinking of all my failures in life, and there are many.
I have consistently failed at things that I really have wanted over the last few years.
Family, or my lack of it drives me into a severe sadness more times than not, but most are dead.
It is true my husband's family is mostly in tact, but very far from us, and not supportive for me. Not totally their fault they all have their own problems.
Our youngest son, who is estranged and has not spoken to us civilly if at all in over four years, and I am confused on why that is; but our eldest son is a gem but too far for my selfish wishes of seeing him more than he is able.
I have painted a rosy picture of what I had hoped would be our truth, but it is not.
Today was my culmination of reflection, and unhappily I have been skirting my truths.
My desire to lose this gluttonous weight and to be published for money, I did not lie about have been published but not for any monetary gain. I have an essay in a book that is for sale in many venues, and have had several bylines in the newspaper as well as published editorial comments for eleven years.
I have played down my desire to need family especially at the holiday times.
We do, at least I know I feel that void enormously; my husband not so much.
My health issues too are real and not manufactured, and at times become insurmountable with my inability to do what I had been able to, and today I was willing to give in to my inability to walk.
I do know that we should count our blessings; we have food and a roof over our heads, and the ability to still pay all our bills.
I snuck a cigarette in the garage today too, it made me light headed and gave me a feeling of disgusting sickness, but I was so miserable I really didn’t care.
At this weight I am asking for death to come to my door to start that unhealthy habit again, but I wanted to give up, nothing seemed to be working for me.
Tomorrow I will go to the Health Department, I should be grateful that they have underwritten many of my tests including blood work and mammograms these last two years without health insurance, yes that is the doctors that have been caring for me at a discounted price, not for free; I was too ashamed to admit that.
They have been unable to hear my lament about needing help with this weight problem or the fact that my thigh has been unrelentingly painful since the summer. There are more health issues but my complaints would take all night, and I am growing weary.
I need an X-ray to see how bad the osteoarthritis has gotten, and possibly surgery, or at the very least someone to listen to me to help me lose the weight that I know I must.
I feel squeezed in a vice at times or like I’m shouting and no one is listening.
And my husband is not sympathetic to my weight gain; him always being thin.
He just keeps saying don’t eat so much.
If it was that easy doesn’t he realize it would have worked by now, but when something is eating you, you eat back?
I also went to the phone to make a call, but somehow I have managed to alienate all my previous friends, so there is no one to call, I’m miserable, and feeling very alone.
And so I called a young friend, actually my eldest son's X-girlfriend who had become my friend when I realized she would no longer be my daughter-in-law, which would have been nice, and she is still friends with my eldest son her X so it's OK. Consequently, I did not discuss what I discussed here, but other things.
Today was not a very good day.
And I am so glad that the day is basically done; each new one is a new beginning, right?
Good night to all.
I have been very self saddened by thinking of all my failures in life, and there are many.
I have consistently failed at things that I really have wanted over the last few years.
Family, or my lack of it drives me into a severe sadness more times than not, but most are dead.
It is true my husband's family is mostly in tact, but very far from us, and not supportive for me. Not totally their fault they all have their own problems.
Our youngest son, who is estranged and has not spoken to us civilly if at all in over four years, and I am confused on why that is; but our eldest son is a gem but too far for my selfish wishes of seeing him more than he is able.
I have painted a rosy picture of what I had hoped would be our truth, but it is not.
Today was my culmination of reflection, and unhappily I have been skirting my truths.
My desire to lose this gluttonous weight and to be published for money, I did not lie about have been published but not for any monetary gain. I have an essay in a book that is for sale in many venues, and have had several bylines in the newspaper as well as published editorial comments for eleven years.
I have played down my desire to need family especially at the holiday times.
We do, at least I know I feel that void enormously; my husband not so much.
My health issues too are real and not manufactured, and at times become insurmountable with my inability to do what I had been able to, and today I was willing to give in to my inability to walk.
I do know that we should count our blessings; we have food and a roof over our heads, and the ability to still pay all our bills.
I snuck a cigarette in the garage today too, it made me light headed and gave me a feeling of disgusting sickness, but I was so miserable I really didn’t care.
At this weight I am asking for death to come to my door to start that unhealthy habit again, but I wanted to give up, nothing seemed to be working for me.
Tomorrow I will go to the Health Department, I should be grateful that they have underwritten many of my tests including blood work and mammograms these last two years without health insurance, yes that is the doctors that have been caring for me at a discounted price, not for free; I was too ashamed to admit that.
They have been unable to hear my lament about needing help with this weight problem or the fact that my thigh has been unrelentingly painful since the summer. There are more health issues but my complaints would take all night, and I am growing weary.
I need an X-ray to see how bad the osteoarthritis has gotten, and possibly surgery, or at the very least someone to listen to me to help me lose the weight that I know I must.
I feel squeezed in a vice at times or like I’m shouting and no one is listening.
And my husband is not sympathetic to my weight gain; him always being thin.
He just keeps saying don’t eat so much.
If it was that easy doesn’t he realize it would have worked by now, but when something is eating you, you eat back?
I also went to the phone to make a call, but somehow I have managed to alienate all my previous friends, so there is no one to call, I’m miserable, and feeling very alone.
And so I called a young friend, actually my eldest son's X-girlfriend who had become my friend when I realized she would no longer be my daughter-in-law, which would have been nice, and she is still friends with my eldest son her X so it's OK. Consequently, I did not discuss what I discussed here, but other things.
Today was not a very good day.
And I am so glad that the day is basically done; each new one is a new beginning, right?
Good night to all.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Today is another sad anniversary the 45th of the assasination of JFK
I'm sure anyone who was alive on that fateful day will remember that day forever, 45 years ago today.
I do; our President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife, our first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy were riding in a convertible in a motorcade with Texas Governor Connolly and his wife through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
The initial news came over our PA systems in our classrooms at junior high. I was in my eighth grade math class, and we really thought at first it was an educational radio show on the Lincoln assassination.
We were sent home early that day. And the TV news kept showing the shooting over and over from different angles.
It was the first time I think that the TV news used film footage of something so horrendous in that way. And no that footage over and over again did not cause the numbness we all experienced I truly believe it was the horror of disbelief. Harsh reality frightening to a 13 year old who knew this was not Hollywood created.
Everywhere you went people were crying.
Everyone you knew was in disbelief, and shock.
Sadly my friend's father died the very next day of a heart attack; it was a horrible time in history and for everyone.
In recent times the only equally horrifying experience I can think of is watching those planes hitting the Twin Towers on 9/11/01 over and over again can compare.
Lee Harvey Oswald killed our president from the book depository, the murderer was fairly quickly captured, and was killed on TV by Jack Ruby a bar owner, and that too was played over and over again.
Today it was another pleasant weekend day; weather wise, but it was my day off from walking. I take the weekends off.
Our day consisted of the usual: How-to-shows, laundry, cleaning, and just plain relaxing were all on the forefront for this day.
Fortunately, the Stock Market was closed today, so no news either way today, a somewhat mild a relief.
Retail sales are already plummeting which is not looking good at all for retailers this holiday season, but we all knew that it was coming. It’s hard to think of buying frivolous things when necessities are difficult to take care of, unemployment keeps going up, and so do most prices.
I sure hope the children will understand and learn an important lesson of what is truly important, family and friends.
In the olden days people made gifts for one another when times were tough, even when they weren’t.
Baking cupcakes, cookies, and making decorations, playing board games or cards, renting movies are great together memories, and not too expensive.
We were told as children to put on our thinking caps to solve problems or come up with ideas, and I bet if you tell your young ones to do that they will come up with their own ideas too. No harm in trying, children love to help.
Good night to all and to all put on your thinking caps.
I do; our President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife, our first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy were riding in a convertible in a motorcade with Texas Governor Connolly and his wife through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
The initial news came over our PA systems in our classrooms at junior high. I was in my eighth grade math class, and we really thought at first it was an educational radio show on the Lincoln assassination.
We were sent home early that day. And the TV news kept showing the shooting over and over from different angles.
It was the first time I think that the TV news used film footage of something so horrendous in that way. And no that footage over and over again did not cause the numbness we all experienced I truly believe it was the horror of disbelief. Harsh reality frightening to a 13 year old who knew this was not Hollywood created.
Everywhere you went people were crying.
Everyone you knew was in disbelief, and shock.
Sadly my friend's father died the very next day of a heart attack; it was a horrible time in history and for everyone.
In recent times the only equally horrifying experience I can think of is watching those planes hitting the Twin Towers on 9/11/01 over and over again can compare.
Lee Harvey Oswald killed our president from the book depository, the murderer was fairly quickly captured, and was killed on TV by Jack Ruby a bar owner, and that too was played over and over again.
Today it was another pleasant weekend day; weather wise, but it was my day off from walking. I take the weekends off.
Our day consisted of the usual: How-to-shows, laundry, cleaning, and just plain relaxing were all on the forefront for this day.
Fortunately, the Stock Market was closed today, so no news either way today, a somewhat mild a relief.
Retail sales are already plummeting which is not looking good at all for retailers this holiday season, but we all knew that it was coming. It’s hard to think of buying frivolous things when necessities are difficult to take care of, unemployment keeps going up, and so do most prices.
I sure hope the children will understand and learn an important lesson of what is truly important, family and friends.
In the olden days people made gifts for one another when times were tough, even when they weren’t.
Baking cupcakes, cookies, and making decorations, playing board games or cards, renting movies are great together memories, and not too expensive.
We were told as children to put on our thinking caps to solve problems or come up with ideas, and I bet if you tell your young ones to do that they will come up with their own ideas too. No harm in trying, children love to help.
Good night to all and to all put on your thinking caps.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Roller coaster ride has continued
Yes, the Market ended the week up nearly 500 points.
The news was good due to President Elect Obama's choice for secretary of the treasury with the probability of Timothy Geithner in the news; he is currently head of the New York Federal Reserve.
The Market has been making hairpin turns at every step; each newsworthy announcement creates these scary turns; if they were a bomb we would have exploded long ago.
I am sure glad I am not involved in those decisions of buying and selling those stocks, or even a less volatile practice of choosing a cabinet, I suppose that too is a matter of opinion on its volatility. I could have been on the school choice patrol though, glad the Obama mini ladies made their choices.
The impression that I am getting is your damned if you do or damned if you don’t.
Oh well, the job went to the right person, a cool capable person who can make decisions without emotional concerns, just intellectual appropriateness decisiveness.
Felt better than I had been feeling, and consequently I did go for my walk this morning.
And I also finally got an actual notification of my test results being in on my cholesterol bloodwork and my mammogram being back, and so Monday at ten I will be going into the doctors’ office for those answers. No news is good news I truly do hope. I’ll keep you posted on those results. They mean a lot to me due the fact both of my parents having died of strokes caused only by high cholesterol, and my Mom had breast cancer and had to have a radical mastectomy, and I too have had high cholesterol, and three lumpectomies. So these waiting periods are naturally tense for me.
I told them about my headaches too and that the Tramadol did not work right causing me to lose more sleep due to the interaction with the Pepcid that I do need also and so I had to stop taking the Tramadol. Consequently my shoulders and hips’ pain still keep me tossing all night even without the headache added into the mix, not so fun.
The weather continues to be brisk here, cool mornings in the 40- 50’s range and pleasant afternoons in the low to mid seventies.
And yes we are below our norm of 80.
These temperatures have made us even more appealing to the tourists apparently since in spite of our other misfortunes of high unemployment and foreclosures they seem to be coming to get away from their cold so the news says.
We are being told that they are also contributing to the sale of some of our overabundance of glut of homes for sale by making purchases, yeah!
Tourists are our economy buster in the hole.
As long as our weather holds we are desirable.
On that pleasant note I will end for tonight with a good night to all and to all keep the faith.
The news was good due to President Elect Obama's choice for secretary of the treasury with the probability of Timothy Geithner in the news; he is currently head of the New York Federal Reserve.
The Market has been making hairpin turns at every step; each newsworthy announcement creates these scary turns; if they were a bomb we would have exploded long ago.
I am sure glad I am not involved in those decisions of buying and selling those stocks, or even a less volatile practice of choosing a cabinet, I suppose that too is a matter of opinion on its volatility. I could have been on the school choice patrol though, glad the Obama mini ladies made their choices.
The impression that I am getting is your damned if you do or damned if you don’t.
Oh well, the job went to the right person, a cool capable person who can make decisions without emotional concerns, just intellectual appropriateness decisiveness.
Felt better than I had been feeling, and consequently I did go for my walk this morning.
And I also finally got an actual notification of my test results being in on my cholesterol bloodwork and my mammogram being back, and so Monday at ten I will be going into the doctors’ office for those answers. No news is good news I truly do hope. I’ll keep you posted on those results. They mean a lot to me due the fact both of my parents having died of strokes caused only by high cholesterol, and my Mom had breast cancer and had to have a radical mastectomy, and I too have had high cholesterol, and three lumpectomies. So these waiting periods are naturally tense for me.
I told them about my headaches too and that the Tramadol did not work right causing me to lose more sleep due to the interaction with the Pepcid that I do need also and so I had to stop taking the Tramadol. Consequently my shoulders and hips’ pain still keep me tossing all night even without the headache added into the mix, not so fun.
The weather continues to be brisk here, cool mornings in the 40- 50’s range and pleasant afternoons in the low to mid seventies.
And yes we are below our norm of 80.
These temperatures have made us even more appealing to the tourists apparently since in spite of our other misfortunes of high unemployment and foreclosures they seem to be coming to get away from their cold so the news says.
We are being told that they are also contributing to the sale of some of our overabundance of glut of homes for sale by making purchases, yeah!
Tourists are our economy buster in the hole.
As long as our weather holds we are desirable.
On that pleasant note I will end for tonight with a good night to all and to all keep the faith.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The bottom has not yet been reached apparently
Yes, everyone knows what that's all about a 7500 close today in the stock market, is the end near? Sure seems it should be, but every time we think it is this happens. But oil barrels’ prices have fallen below $50, and that is something that is a good downfall.
Our county library is calling in a collection agency to make good on those delinquent books that have been missing at a grand total value… are you ready… 400K! Now how in the world did they ever let it get that far out of hand, I ask you? Our entire population without the snowbirds here is like 100K for our county, not city population, we are a very small community.
That tool bag that those two rocket scientists let get away, floating into the atmosphere while working on the space station was a 100K booboo; ooops. They will from now on use a TETHER on tool bags while working outside.
Boy, did I have a horrid night last night sinus/migraine type headache kept me up almost all night, believe me I tried everything to feel better but nothing worked. Unfortunately, the dull ache continued this morning so I did not go for my walk.
At this hour it is still slightly with me. Hope tonight goes well.
Another non sleeping night will make me into a monster; I already have to check myself from becoming too grumpy, the pain is made worse by unpleasant sounds and smells.
It could be caused by our heat being turned on for the first time this year, and all the dust burning off.
Our cold front still continues, and my husband and I have been disagreeing on what to set the thermostat on. I prefer cooler than he does. And I tried pleading my case by applying my concerns to his frugal nature; telling him that the lower the thermostat will lower our bill.
Last month’s bill arrived last Friday $40 lower than the previous one due to turning off the air-conditioner, our cooler temps and opening the windows.
Now we have the opposite situation, but here and I do suppose most all places heat is more expensive than air-conditioning and we are all electric, so the effort to conserve is more prudent to attain.
I think I will say good night to all now since my head is starting again to ache, and it is starting to travel down my neck into my back, ouch!
Our county library is calling in a collection agency to make good on those delinquent books that have been missing at a grand total value… are you ready… 400K! Now how in the world did they ever let it get that far out of hand, I ask you? Our entire population without the snowbirds here is like 100K for our county, not city population, we are a very small community.
That tool bag that those two rocket scientists let get away, floating into the atmosphere while working on the space station was a 100K booboo; ooops. They will from now on use a TETHER on tool bags while working outside.
Boy, did I have a horrid night last night sinus/migraine type headache kept me up almost all night, believe me I tried everything to feel better but nothing worked. Unfortunately, the dull ache continued this morning so I did not go for my walk.
At this hour it is still slightly with me. Hope tonight goes well.
Another non sleeping night will make me into a monster; I already have to check myself from becoming too grumpy, the pain is made worse by unpleasant sounds and smells.
It could be caused by our heat being turned on for the first time this year, and all the dust burning off.
Our cold front still continues, and my husband and I have been disagreeing on what to set the thermostat on. I prefer cooler than he does. And I tried pleading my case by applying my concerns to his frugal nature; telling him that the lower the thermostat will lower our bill.
Last month’s bill arrived last Friday $40 lower than the previous one due to turning off the air-conditioner, our cooler temps and opening the windows.
Now we have the opposite situation, but here and I do suppose most all places heat is more expensive than air-conditioning and we are all electric, so the effort to conserve is more prudent to attain.
I think I will say good night to all now since my head is starting again to ache, and it is starting to travel down my neck into my back, ouch!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Temperature and Market take nose dives
The Market made history again today falling below 8000; the first time since 2003.
Us on the other hand had our tropical temps fall to match a record of 38 degrees this morning, which fortunately I slept through when I awoke it was already 45, and I waited till it passed 50 to go for my brrr walk!
Yes, the last three mornings have been rather brisk, cold in my estimations, and we are not done yet tonight will plummet too, but our afternoons have all gone up to respectable temperatures of low to mid seventies, and by the weekend they are saying we will be back in the eighties, thank heavens! This is a sub-tropical state!
Little does the general populist know how happy we are that we have gotten this cold front?
You, see just by the fact that we are having it is not allowing our ocean temperature to warm for the production and creation of hurricanes and so hurray for the cold front.
Officially we are out of hurricane season at the end of this month, and the professionals, meteorologists that is are saying we are already in the clear.
Now to a loftier topic rocket science; can anyone tell me how two, and I’ll say it again, two rocket scientists let go of a tool bag out in zero gravity while working on the exterior of the space station? It is now floating away in outer space. Have any of them ever heard of the word, TETHER?
Now on to the sadly ridiculous note: the automobile industry, why on earth did they approach the powers that be to ask for a bailout by arriving in Washington D.C. by corporate jet?
Guys show some common sense when asking for a helping hand to prove to us taxpayers that you will be frugal and well thought out in using that financial aide. You have so many employees depending on you, and why not get your CEO’s and CFO’s etc. to try and take a cut in salaries, a 28M a year salary could go so much further than what you are doing with it. We could use some vehicles that are fuel economical and safe just to start with, think about those future sales. Those two ideas would definitely help your bottom line.
Then after you come back with a well thought out plan we very well might consider giving you that 25B you're asking for.
Thanks to oil going down so is gas at the pumps, and food, and clothes prices wow dominoes!
Now all we need is for the housing market and the stock market to go up and all will be well again.
Oh yeah, that little war in Iraq should be ended since it has already been responsible for killing more Americans than that horrendous day on 9/11/01.
Good night to all and to all stop making the news seem ridiculous.
Us on the other hand had our tropical temps fall to match a record of 38 degrees this morning, which fortunately I slept through when I awoke it was already 45, and I waited till it passed 50 to go for my brrr walk!
Yes, the last three mornings have been rather brisk, cold in my estimations, and we are not done yet tonight will plummet too, but our afternoons have all gone up to respectable temperatures of low to mid seventies, and by the weekend they are saying we will be back in the eighties, thank heavens! This is a sub-tropical state!
Little does the general populist know how happy we are that we have gotten this cold front?
You, see just by the fact that we are having it is not allowing our ocean temperature to warm for the production and creation of hurricanes and so hurray for the cold front.
Officially we are out of hurricane season at the end of this month, and the professionals, meteorologists that is are saying we are already in the clear.
Now to a loftier topic rocket science; can anyone tell me how two, and I’ll say it again, two rocket scientists let go of a tool bag out in zero gravity while working on the exterior of the space station? It is now floating away in outer space. Have any of them ever heard of the word, TETHER?
Now on to the sadly ridiculous note: the automobile industry, why on earth did they approach the powers that be to ask for a bailout by arriving in Washington D.C. by corporate jet?
Guys show some common sense when asking for a helping hand to prove to us taxpayers that you will be frugal and well thought out in using that financial aide. You have so many employees depending on you, and why not get your CEO’s and CFO’s etc. to try and take a cut in salaries, a 28M a year salary could go so much further than what you are doing with it. We could use some vehicles that are fuel economical and safe just to start with, think about those future sales. Those two ideas would definitely help your bottom line.
Then after you come back with a well thought out plan we very well might consider giving you that 25B you're asking for.
Thanks to oil going down so is gas at the pumps, and food, and clothes prices wow dominoes!
Now all we need is for the housing market and the stock market to go up and all will be well again.
Oh yeah, that little war in Iraq should be ended since it has already been responsible for killing more Americans than that horrendous day on 9/11/01.
Good night to all and to all stop making the news seem ridiculous.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Taking the time to think about what to do
I really do love walking and today was another fine cool crisp blue sky day barely a cloud in the upper level of my sight.
Whether I walk a half an hour or more it is my time to think and in that process I let my mind wander.
Concentration at this age is a challenge...aw who am I kidding it has always been a problem for me to get centered.
When I was a ten years old, in the fifth grade my teacher called me a crab since I did everything backwards; odd that she mentioned a crab because my birth sign is Cancer the Crab, but the truth of the fact is crabs do walk backwards and I suppose some of the things I may have done as child could have been done that way but I don’t really remember.
All I do remember was the fact that she mentioned the crab in reference to me and the way that I did things.
I was going to dancing school, ballet; still at that age so really I don’t think that I walked backwards I was much too graceful for that awkward display.
My admittance then is to my mind perhaps wandering backwards, not that comprehension was a difficulty but her method of teaching made learning quite extraordinary.
These were still the Eisenhower years on the cusp of Kennedy’s, and Miss Mion was a teacher who believed in hands on teaching so if we were learning about the human heart she brought into class a real heart; in this case a calves heart, but a real one. We were encouraged to pass the amazing part of anatomy around from classmate to classmate, now mind you these were ten year olds and we were used to yuck; being not that long from the sandbox and mudpies etc., noisy body functions simulated vocally, potty talk et al. So handing over a heart from one student to the other was quite interesting and informational without too much fanfare and no realization on what we were actually learning, but learn we did by fun. One of my classmates just from that experience decided to become a doctor and I did learn much later on that he had become one.
That same year Miss Mion also taught us about poison mushrooms, or at least the fact that you should purchase them at the grocery store and she did this by relaying her near death experience of trying to consume toxic ones from her backyard, not a good idea.
About nine years later I bumped into Miss Mion again and immediately recognized her and shouted out a hello in the Fashion Mall where I was working my second year of college. I shouted loud and clear,” HELLO MISS MION!,” and she said from behind her nine month voluminous pregnant belly hello, but I think she might not have recognized me since from the age of ten to nineteen one changes quite bit. But her enormous bulbous belly didn’t hinder me remembering her one bit, although her name had changed to one that even when told to me I could not pronounce, an Italian name that I had not heard before, and yes she had married. Those were the good old days when people did it the old fashion way… they taught you and then got married. LOL
I had a few other teachers over the years of my education that left their mark or at least some influence on my way of thinking.
But Miss Mion really did make it hard for other teachers competing with my learning curve over the years; I was always more capable of listening to ones that handed me something to touch and see close up, a tangible way of getting through to my so-called backwards brain. Rote never worked with me because nothing in my way of thinking supported just words; handling the object plus personal tales or experiences always got my attention.
As an adult I have done some public speaking on occasion and teaching too and those two ideas still do work; let’s call it the touch and tales method or not, sounds a little weird. LOL
With that I will say good night to all and to all ah fond memories.
Whether I walk a half an hour or more it is my time to think and in that process I let my mind wander.
Concentration at this age is a challenge...aw who am I kidding it has always been a problem for me to get centered.
When I was a ten years old, in the fifth grade my teacher called me a crab since I did everything backwards; odd that she mentioned a crab because my birth sign is Cancer the Crab, but the truth of the fact is crabs do walk backwards and I suppose some of the things I may have done as child could have been done that way but I don’t really remember.
All I do remember was the fact that she mentioned the crab in reference to me and the way that I did things.
I was going to dancing school, ballet; still at that age so really I don’t think that I walked backwards I was much too graceful for that awkward display.
My admittance then is to my mind perhaps wandering backwards, not that comprehension was a difficulty but her method of teaching made learning quite extraordinary.
These were still the Eisenhower years on the cusp of Kennedy’s, and Miss Mion was a teacher who believed in hands on teaching so if we were learning about the human heart she brought into class a real heart; in this case a calves heart, but a real one. We were encouraged to pass the amazing part of anatomy around from classmate to classmate, now mind you these were ten year olds and we were used to yuck; being not that long from the sandbox and mudpies etc., noisy body functions simulated vocally, potty talk et al. So handing over a heart from one student to the other was quite interesting and informational without too much fanfare and no realization on what we were actually learning, but learn we did by fun. One of my classmates just from that experience decided to become a doctor and I did learn much later on that he had become one.
That same year Miss Mion also taught us about poison mushrooms, or at least the fact that you should purchase them at the grocery store and she did this by relaying her near death experience of trying to consume toxic ones from her backyard, not a good idea.
About nine years later I bumped into Miss Mion again and immediately recognized her and shouted out a hello in the Fashion Mall where I was working my second year of college. I shouted loud and clear,” HELLO MISS MION!,” and she said from behind her nine month voluminous pregnant belly hello, but I think she might not have recognized me since from the age of ten to nineteen one changes quite bit. But her enormous bulbous belly didn’t hinder me remembering her one bit, although her name had changed to one that even when told to me I could not pronounce, an Italian name that I had not heard before, and yes she had married. Those were the good old days when people did it the old fashion way… they taught you and then got married. LOL
I had a few other teachers over the years of my education that left their mark or at least some influence on my way of thinking.
But Miss Mion really did make it hard for other teachers competing with my learning curve over the years; I was always more capable of listening to ones that handed me something to touch and see close up, a tangible way of getting through to my so-called backwards brain. Rote never worked with me because nothing in my way of thinking supported just words; handling the object plus personal tales or experiences always got my attention.
As an adult I have done some public speaking on occasion and teaching too and those two ideas still do work; let’s call it the touch and tales method or not, sounds a little weird. LOL
With that I will say good night to all and to all ah fond memories.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Whirlwind day!
First thing I did was turn on the computer to make my hubby a today birthday card; I had given him one on Thursday when our son was here but today is his actual birthday and I felt an unwarranted obligation to start his day off celebratory. I say unwarranted not because he doesn't deserve it, but because he doesn't expect it; and so I did it.
Then I fed all outdoor critters.
I finally got out for my walk this morning around 7:30 A.M.
The weather was cool, 56 degrees and dry; it had been 49 when I awoke before seven.
On my return, as we sat drinking our coffee outside on the patio I made a proclamation stating that because today was his birthday, and we were out of eggs and therefore the power to create a special breakfast that we should go out for this very important beginning meal of the day, and he agreed.
I also declared that we should just go wherever we desired after, play it by ear to have some fun.
And so we ate our fancy non homemade breakfast at the local eatery and continued on our merry ways.
It was great that we happened upon gas for just $1.99 a gallon on our journey; we were now down between ¾ and half a tank so we had to top it off.
We traveled on to the next city to a major boating supply and fishing gear store with hopes that my darling might see a gift idea for us to purchase.
The store was quite amazing, rather large in size; sort of the boaters answer to Ron Jon’s Surf Shop on the east coast of Florida.
A two story magnificent adventure for any parent with surfers in the family, and we had two; you name it and they had it.
Unfortunately, my hubby saw nothing he needed or wanted but it was fun to look all the same.
Slight interruption just occurred we had to go outside since the local news just told us that the space shuttle Endeavor was over our heads, in the sky that is; docked at the space station. The night is so clear and crisp that you actually could see it, yep really!
Now my hubby is insisting that they did it for his birthday, aw I’ll give it to him…it’s those small things that give you a moment to stop and take pause at what really counts in life, and what’s really enough.
Today, as often that I have found in this last half of our journey I do have my flashes of clarity of ideas of what truly does count and spew my thoughts and opinions openly to the public at largely usually younger members of our society like today in that store.
I told the young sales girl that my husband was there to try and find a birthday gift but alas he felt he wanted or needed for nothing, and I said I suppose that is a good thing, and I apologized to her for the loss of a sale.
Another sample of my spewing:I am learning as I get older anytime you have a dollar more than you need you are rich, which means you have enough.
We ended the day with me making my husband his favorite Mom’s meal, Rolladen, and he was a very happy man; later on we will finish the last two slices of his mini double chocolate birthday cake and low fat vanilla ice cream ( a slight hypocritical delight) that we ate with our eldest son on Thursday and will devour later on.
Good night to all and to all look up; you never know what you may see.
Then I fed all outdoor critters.
I finally got out for my walk this morning around 7:30 A.M.
The weather was cool, 56 degrees and dry; it had been 49 when I awoke before seven.
On my return, as we sat drinking our coffee outside on the patio I made a proclamation stating that because today was his birthday, and we were out of eggs and therefore the power to create a special breakfast that we should go out for this very important beginning meal of the day, and he agreed.
I also declared that we should just go wherever we desired after, play it by ear to have some fun.
And so we ate our fancy non homemade breakfast at the local eatery and continued on our merry ways.
It was great that we happened upon gas for just $1.99 a gallon on our journey; we were now down between ¾ and half a tank so we had to top it off.
We traveled on to the next city to a major boating supply and fishing gear store with hopes that my darling might see a gift idea for us to purchase.
The store was quite amazing, rather large in size; sort of the boaters answer to Ron Jon’s Surf Shop on the east coast of Florida.
A two story magnificent adventure for any parent with surfers in the family, and we had two; you name it and they had it.
Unfortunately, my hubby saw nothing he needed or wanted but it was fun to look all the same.
Slight interruption just occurred we had to go outside since the local news just told us that the space shuttle Endeavor was over our heads, in the sky that is; docked at the space station. The night is so clear and crisp that you actually could see it, yep really!
Now my hubby is insisting that they did it for his birthday, aw I’ll give it to him…it’s those small things that give you a moment to stop and take pause at what really counts in life, and what’s really enough.
Today, as often that I have found in this last half of our journey I do have my flashes of clarity of ideas of what truly does count and spew my thoughts and opinions openly to the public at largely usually younger members of our society like today in that store.
I told the young sales girl that my husband was there to try and find a birthday gift but alas he felt he wanted or needed for nothing, and I said I suppose that is a good thing, and I apologized to her for the loss of a sale.
Another sample of my spewing:I am learning as I get older anytime you have a dollar more than you need you are rich, which means you have enough.
We ended the day with me making my husband his favorite Mom’s meal, Rolladen, and he was a very happy man; later on we will finish the last two slices of his mini double chocolate birthday cake and low fat vanilla ice cream ( a slight hypocritical delight) that we ate with our eldest son on Thursday and will devour later on.
Good night to all and to all look up; you never know what you may see.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
My malaise continues
There is a word for you, malaise.
Definition from Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: mal•aise
Function: noun
Pronunciation: m&-'lAz, ma-, -'lez
Etymology: French malaise, from Old French, from mal- + aise comfort -- more at EASE
1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being a malaise of cynicism and despair -- Malcolm Boyd
Sounds more dignified than yucky I suppose, but extremely old fashioned and mine is the first definition not the second one by the way. I see that, that word can get a lot more mileage from it than it simplest use of mine.
My condition caused me to be somewhat under the weather (another oldie but goodie) for a second day in a row and so I took it again easy.
So my decision was to make a homemade soup for healing purposes, clear broth base this time.
And I hunkered down and watch some movies which included finishing up the last two segments of the John Adams series, 7 and 8, and that was accomplished.
Last night we watched Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid with Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katherine Ross of course.
They were all so young, and so were we then.
And interestingly enough it hadn’t lost any of its humor or freshness since its original release in 1969.
We had put in for the rental when Paul Newman passed away, and just got it last week.
My husband and I did see it in the movies while dating when it originally came out.
I surprised myself by saying some of the lines before the actors did; not too bad a memory long term, short term not so much.
Burt Bacharach’s music was quite nice including Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, which again to my surprise I remembered the words.
More than 34 miles in three counties in California have been destroyed including 800 homes and apartments. The winds slowed slightly today making it a little easier for firefighters to set backfires in an effort to block the main fires advancing into hillside neighborhoods.
Tonight we ordered out in, pizza and antipasto it had been quite a while; I bet at least six months, anyway tomorrow is hubby’s actual birthday, and besides ribs, pizza is his other favorite food.
Who knows tomorrow his actual day of entre we may celebrate again…after all you only live once and as far as things go neither one of us needs anything in the way of clothes or inanimate or animate objects either, but eating you have to do a couple of times a day and this gives us a mini vacation from preparation and deciding on what to make. I know portion control!
Good night to all and to all have some fun.
Definition from Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: mal•aise
Function: noun
Pronunciation: m&-'lAz, ma-, -'lez
Etymology: French malaise, from Old French, from mal- + aise comfort -- more at EASE
1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being a malaise of cynicism and despair -- Malcolm Boyd
Sounds more dignified than yucky I suppose, but extremely old fashioned and mine is the first definition not the second one by the way. I see that, that word can get a lot more mileage from it than it simplest use of mine.
My condition caused me to be somewhat under the weather (another oldie but goodie) for a second day in a row and so I took it again easy.
So my decision was to make a homemade soup for healing purposes, clear broth base this time.
And I hunkered down and watch some movies which included finishing up the last two segments of the John Adams series, 7 and 8, and that was accomplished.
Last night we watched Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid with Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katherine Ross of course.
They were all so young, and so were we then.
And interestingly enough it hadn’t lost any of its humor or freshness since its original release in 1969.
We had put in for the rental when Paul Newman passed away, and just got it last week.
My husband and I did see it in the movies while dating when it originally came out.
I surprised myself by saying some of the lines before the actors did; not too bad a memory long term, short term not so much.
Burt Bacharach’s music was quite nice including Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, which again to my surprise I remembered the words.
More than 34 miles in three counties in California have been destroyed including 800 homes and apartments. The winds slowed slightly today making it a little easier for firefighters to set backfires in an effort to block the main fires advancing into hillside neighborhoods.
Tonight we ordered out in, pizza and antipasto it had been quite a while; I bet at least six months, anyway tomorrow is hubby’s actual birthday, and besides ribs, pizza is his other favorite food.
Who knows tomorrow his actual day of entre we may celebrate again…after all you only live once and as far as things go neither one of us needs anything in the way of clothes or inanimate or animate objects either, but eating you have to do a couple of times a day and this gives us a mini vacation from preparation and deciding on what to make. I know portion control!
Good night to all and to all have some fun.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Slightly late but I have a good reason...
This evening I felt yucky, a medical term for not too good.
Had some hot green tea and some Tylenol and went to lie down in bed, and it did help a little so here I am.
Those horrendous fires in the Santa Barbara area of California have destroyed more than a thousand homes. Fighting those flames are 1400 firefighters who are trying their hardest to stop the fires that are fueled by Santa Anna winds, which are up to 75MPH, here that would be considered a category 1 hurricane!
About a dozen people have been injured; one person severely.
Many of the homes were with values of 1 million to multi-million dollars, but even a mobile home park of 600 homes had 500 of those destroyed.
The devastation is unimaginable to many, but not to any of us that have been through a natural disaster, and our heart and prayers go out to them.
Unfortunately, these fires last for days and days,and this is truly a difficult situation.
Our state’s dry season has nearly begun too, and we have been receiving daily bulletins about Red Flag alerts already, which mean we are very dry already and fires here could be possible too. Our season for our dry time is from the end of November till May 31st. Living by the water in this season is better than in our other season, hurricane season of course.
President Elect Obama resigns his US Senate seat tomorrow, which is proper procedure.
He has also been looking for his Secretary of State and Senator Hilary Clinton has been suggested as his choice, but until he announces it and she accepts, it is not set in stone.
Other names have also been suggested as well like Governor Richardson from New Mexico, either one would be a fine choice in my opinion.
The Nebraska law about the safe heaven that was initiated for young mothers to give up infants that they could not take care of and that they would be allowed to drop the unwanted infant off at a hospital, police station or firehouse; well 30 teens were dropped off since September 1st because there was some confusion on what designated a child, but it did say eighteen and under.
One parent even left 10 of his kids.
That law is being changed this week to be more specific about it being about newborns, and young parents that are unable to care for the infants emotionally or physically; hopefully it will clear it up to all prospective future drop-offs.
Times are tough for everyone.
Good night to all and to all take care.
Had some hot green tea and some Tylenol and went to lie down in bed, and it did help a little so here I am.
Those horrendous fires in the Santa Barbara area of California have destroyed more than a thousand homes. Fighting those flames are 1400 firefighters who are trying their hardest to stop the fires that are fueled by Santa Anna winds, which are up to 75MPH, here that would be considered a category 1 hurricane!
About a dozen people have been injured; one person severely.
Many of the homes were with values of 1 million to multi-million dollars, but even a mobile home park of 600 homes had 500 of those destroyed.
The devastation is unimaginable to many, but not to any of us that have been through a natural disaster, and our heart and prayers go out to them.
Unfortunately, these fires last for days and days,and this is truly a difficult situation.
Our state’s dry season has nearly begun too, and we have been receiving daily bulletins about Red Flag alerts already, which mean we are very dry already and fires here could be possible too. Our season for our dry time is from the end of November till May 31st. Living by the water in this season is better than in our other season, hurricane season of course.
President Elect Obama resigns his US Senate seat tomorrow, which is proper procedure.
He has also been looking for his Secretary of State and Senator Hilary Clinton has been suggested as his choice, but until he announces it and she accepts, it is not set in stone.
Other names have also been suggested as well like Governor Richardson from New Mexico, either one would be a fine choice in my opinion.
The Nebraska law about the safe heaven that was initiated for young mothers to give up infants that they could not take care of and that they would be allowed to drop the unwanted infant off at a hospital, police station or firehouse; well 30 teens were dropped off since September 1st because there was some confusion on what designated a child, but it did say eighteen and under.
One parent even left 10 of his kids.
That law is being changed this week to be more specific about it being about newborns, and young parents that are unable to care for the infants emotionally or physically; hopefully it will clear it up to all prospective future drop-offs.
Times are tough for everyone.
Good night to all and to all take care.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Ordinary day
The day started out very normal for me and I conformed to my usual mundane procedures. As you might do too I made coffee, turned on the computer to check my emails and read our local online newspaper, while listening to the national news on the TV. Then I went out to feed our bird friends and our pond fish; Skipper our Bichon usually helps me with these additional tasks.
Today I also had to go for my mammogram something I have been doing for 23 years since the age of thirty-five. My Mom had breast cancer and died from a stroke two years later; I was thirty-one when that happened, and so I am diligent. I personally have had three lumpectomies, one with hyperplasia ductile a possible pre cursor to cancerous lumps; the other two were thankfully benign.
It always boggles the mind for me to think that most doctors won’t send a woman for an initial exam until the age of forty when we all know that cancer knows no age.
Just being a woman makes you more susceptible to this cancer, although one per cent of its victims are men.
My results should be in next week.
I will dutifully make a doctors appointment by weeks end; my cholesterol blood work is already back I’m sure since that was done over a week ago and I will get that too. No more getting told any answers over the phone; what are these state secrets?
It’s rather crazy when you think about it since we are so computerized that even people in India that help you with your tech problems probably have my results already!
Doesn’t it seem silly?
All this so-called personal secrecy for our unrealistic privacy when we all know that at a drop of the hat everyone knows the color of your underwear you wore in your dorm at college even 30-40 years ago!
Anyway, tonight, in a little over an hour, at 7:55 P.M. the shuttle Endeavor will be launching from the other side of our state at the space center. Here we usually feel the double sonic boom when it lands, but tonight its trajectory will go directly over us. When we lived on the other coast we could really see it go up very easily just up the hill from our home on A1A, Ocean Shore Blvd, along the Atlantic Ocean.
The news is reporting that it will be doing an extreme makeover to the space station with adding on two bedrooms, another bathroom, computer room, and a purification system to make their urine clean enough to drink, ugh!
Hopefully the take-off and landing will be uneventful.
Age is taking its toll on the program and causing concern for the shuttles mechanical and exterior strength of structure, safety is at the utmost.
Let us all hope they and their craft are all well and safe.
The space shuttle program is scheduled to end in 2010.
All the shuttles are quite old, and economically I think they are drained financially.
I sure hope they have a way to get back and forth from the space station with after all, all those additions with enough room for six permanent residents
This weekend our weather will be changing tomorrow it will still be warm and humid that is why I haven’t walked these last two days; way too hot, nearly 90!
Sunday will be starting our cold front 40’s in the mornings and seventies in the afternoons all week; I guess walking will be on my agenda and windows open here too.
Well, that’s all for tonight and so good night to all and to all stay comfortable.
Today I also had to go for my mammogram something I have been doing for 23 years since the age of thirty-five. My Mom had breast cancer and died from a stroke two years later; I was thirty-one when that happened, and so I am diligent. I personally have had three lumpectomies, one with hyperplasia ductile a possible pre cursor to cancerous lumps; the other two were thankfully benign.
It always boggles the mind for me to think that most doctors won’t send a woman for an initial exam until the age of forty when we all know that cancer knows no age.
Just being a woman makes you more susceptible to this cancer, although one per cent of its victims are men.
My results should be in next week.
I will dutifully make a doctors appointment by weeks end; my cholesterol blood work is already back I’m sure since that was done over a week ago and I will get that too. No more getting told any answers over the phone; what are these state secrets?
It’s rather crazy when you think about it since we are so computerized that even people in India that help you with your tech problems probably have my results already!
Doesn’t it seem silly?
All this so-called personal secrecy for our unrealistic privacy when we all know that at a drop of the hat everyone knows the color of your underwear you wore in your dorm at college even 30-40 years ago!
Anyway, tonight, in a little over an hour, at 7:55 P.M. the shuttle Endeavor will be launching from the other side of our state at the space center. Here we usually feel the double sonic boom when it lands, but tonight its trajectory will go directly over us. When we lived on the other coast we could really see it go up very easily just up the hill from our home on A1A, Ocean Shore Blvd, along the Atlantic Ocean.
The news is reporting that it will be doing an extreme makeover to the space station with adding on two bedrooms, another bathroom, computer room, and a purification system to make their urine clean enough to drink, ugh!
Hopefully the take-off and landing will be uneventful.
Age is taking its toll on the program and causing concern for the shuttles mechanical and exterior strength of structure, safety is at the utmost.
Let us all hope they and their craft are all well and safe.
The space shuttle program is scheduled to end in 2010.
All the shuttles are quite old, and economically I think they are drained financially.
I sure hope they have a way to get back and forth from the space station with after all, all those additions with enough room for six permanent residents
This weekend our weather will be changing tomorrow it will still be warm and humid that is why I haven’t walked these last two days; way too hot, nearly 90!
Sunday will be starting our cold front 40’s in the mornings and seventies in the afternoons all week; I guess walking will be on my agenda and windows open here too.
Well, that’s all for tonight and so good night to all and to all stay comfortable.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Early celebration
Monday November 17th will be my husband's 59th birthday, and he will be NOT the same age as me for 7 ½ months again, but as we all know not even presidents get to celebrate their birthdays on their actual days anymore.
We are all slaves to time factors of availability of days off from jobs and other prearranged commitments, thus creating our celebratory times to not always coincide with the exact date of their original occurrence of them happening, we in other words grab the hip hooray when the accessibility is to all who care to venture in the occasion.
Got it?
And that is why we were having a birthday celebration four days before the actual time of my husband’s entre into this world; our son was off from work today and thus he trekked the 200 miles round trip to visit and tell his Dad happy birthday with medium fanfare and a lovely lunch at a sports bar restaurant!
Presidents are also allowed to celebrate together, but once long ago they had separate days to do that, now we have President’s Day on the third Monday of the month of February.
Years ago we had Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12, and George Washington’s Birthday on February 22, but it’s kind of nice that the two get to enjoy a day together although they never really met.
They lived in two different centuries, almost two different worlds when you think about it.
George was called the father of country being our first president and we all know Abe freed the slaves that George actually kept.
I really don’t think they would have had much to discuss being so unlike minded and all, but who knows.
Anyway, holidays have changed for convenience over the years somehow some brilliant person decided that we should have three day weekends, thus the Monday holidays.
Columbus Day used to be October 12, did you know?
Now it arrives when the second Monday of October does.
Martin Luther King’s birthday is actually January 15th but unfortunately that too has lost its original date, and became the third Monday in January.
But somehow I bet you all knew that.
This is one of the latest nights that I have entered my Blog, but I feel obligated to myself to accomplish what I feel is a promise to me; it is past 10:30 at night.
I am very tired at this point so I will close with my simple good night to all and to all respect the freedom to celebrate whenever you so desire.
We are all slaves to time factors of availability of days off from jobs and other prearranged commitments, thus creating our celebratory times to not always coincide with the exact date of their original occurrence of them happening, we in other words grab the hip hooray when the accessibility is to all who care to venture in the occasion.
Got it?
And that is why we were having a birthday celebration four days before the actual time of my husband’s entre into this world; our son was off from work today and thus he trekked the 200 miles round trip to visit and tell his Dad happy birthday with medium fanfare and a lovely lunch at a sports bar restaurant!
Presidents are also allowed to celebrate together, but once long ago they had separate days to do that, now we have President’s Day on the third Monday of the month of February.
Years ago we had Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12, and George Washington’s Birthday on February 22, but it’s kind of nice that the two get to enjoy a day together although they never really met.
They lived in two different centuries, almost two different worlds when you think about it.
George was called the father of country being our first president and we all know Abe freed the slaves that George actually kept.
I really don’t think they would have had much to discuss being so unlike minded and all, but who knows.
Anyway, holidays have changed for convenience over the years somehow some brilliant person decided that we should have three day weekends, thus the Monday holidays.
Columbus Day used to be October 12, did you know?
Now it arrives when the second Monday of October does.
Martin Luther King’s birthday is actually January 15th but unfortunately that too has lost its original date, and became the third Monday in January.
But somehow I bet you all knew that.
This is one of the latest nights that I have entered my Blog, but I feel obligated to myself to accomplish what I feel is a promise to me; it is past 10:30 at night.
I am very tired at this point so I will close with my simple good night to all and to all respect the freedom to celebrate whenever you so desire.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Mortgage bailout what do you think I think
And of course I will tell you what I think.
We have been very fortunate these last 10 years of our home ownership with a fixed rated 30 years mortgage, we couldn’t rent for what we pay.
But this is our fifth home that we have owned in the nearly 38 years of our marriage.
Foolishly we got involved back in the 1980's with one of those ARM type mortgages, and then also without much thought took out a home equity making our payments quite high when that ARM went up three points higher.
Then my husband got his new job 5 hours away on the other coast of the state, and my company went belly up and ooops horrors I got very ill, not able to work.
He moved to his new job and rented while I stayed behind to try and sell our now overpriced home.
So we do understand how things financially can get out of hand.
If we didn't get some major help at that time and sell our home at a major loss we would have been not unlike the many of today that are in foreclosure, but we took the hit and got out.
So my emotions are mixed with this latest concept of bailing the unfortunate people that are in or near foreclosure out.
I must admit that at times our neighborhood has the look of a ghost town, and those empties would sure look better with live occupants, but at what price to us fortunate taxpayers with just enough to make all our bills by the skin of our skinny, skinny skin.
The times are truly hard, but I feel if we could possibly be cautious and help the ones who really are just unfortunately in this situation by trust issues, and perhaps over zealous banks handing our monies like candy.
But I believe those multiple home owners that were in it for the inflated short spurt of higher valued homes and over extended themselves and over bought with thoughts for of making a quick flip, nah they should figure a way out themselves, smarty pants!
Many have been suffering and rightfully so since they have basically been taken by mortgage brokers who wanted to look good with some type of quota.
Others were just perhaps first time buyers that truly didn’t know better.
Banks don’t want the homes but they should be wholly responsible for fixing the problem that they created. Lowering the values of the homes that they financed and then the mortgage rates with also adding on an extended time to pay, for young families that 40 year concept could work. Maybe now greed could be waylaid and true altruism could conquer the problem for the remaining lenders once the big bailout helps them.
But who really knows?
Good night to all and to all don’t hurt your brain on this, others have been paid to do that.
We have been very fortunate these last 10 years of our home ownership with a fixed rated 30 years mortgage, we couldn’t rent for what we pay.
But this is our fifth home that we have owned in the nearly 38 years of our marriage.
Foolishly we got involved back in the 1980's with one of those ARM type mortgages, and then also without much thought took out a home equity making our payments quite high when that ARM went up three points higher.
Then my husband got his new job 5 hours away on the other coast of the state, and my company went belly up and ooops horrors I got very ill, not able to work.
He moved to his new job and rented while I stayed behind to try and sell our now overpriced home.
So we do understand how things financially can get out of hand.
If we didn't get some major help at that time and sell our home at a major loss we would have been not unlike the many of today that are in foreclosure, but we took the hit and got out.
So my emotions are mixed with this latest concept of bailing the unfortunate people that are in or near foreclosure out.
I must admit that at times our neighborhood has the look of a ghost town, and those empties would sure look better with live occupants, but at what price to us fortunate taxpayers with just enough to make all our bills by the skin of our skinny, skinny skin.
The times are truly hard, but I feel if we could possibly be cautious and help the ones who really are just unfortunately in this situation by trust issues, and perhaps over zealous banks handing our monies like candy.
But I believe those multiple home owners that were in it for the inflated short spurt of higher valued homes and over extended themselves and over bought with thoughts for of making a quick flip, nah they should figure a way out themselves, smarty pants!
Many have been suffering and rightfully so since they have basically been taken by mortgage brokers who wanted to look good with some type of quota.
Others were just perhaps first time buyers that truly didn’t know better.
Banks don’t want the homes but they should be wholly responsible for fixing the problem that they created. Lowering the values of the homes that they financed and then the mortgage rates with also adding on an extended time to pay, for young families that 40 year concept could work. Maybe now greed could be waylaid and true altruism could conquer the problem for the remaining lenders once the big bailout helps them.
But who really knows?
Good night to all and to all don’t hurt your brain on this, others have been paid to do that.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The election is over isn't it?
And Senator Barack Obama is our new president elect with Joe Biden as our new vice-president elect correct?
Well, the president elect Obama has been extremely busy doing the proper transitional preparations meeting with the right people etc., including yesterday visiting the White House with his wife Michele their future residence; all in accordance with a smooth changeover of power.
Then why is Governor Sarah Palin getting interviewed by Matt Lauer?
She was on the losing side, right?
And why do so many find her and her family so fascinating?
It boggles the mind, but for some reason they do.
And this is a two day interview that aired this morning on Today, and then on our local affiliate NBC station on news at noon with the trailer telling us of more of the story to air tomorrow?
Get this, just in… Lee County Florida gun sales have gone up since President elect Obama was elected, due to his concerns to stop the sale of assault weapons since too many are out there. I ask all you gun lovers, when is the last time you needed one of those to kill a deer?
You got it… I too am not happy with our lax gun laws.
Too many of the wrong people seem to me to have access readily available to weapons of human mass destruction, and it does seem too many use them way too often. Now that’s only from watching the news and reading the newspapers, but I could be wrong.
Decent people will do what is expected of them with licensing and going through the hoops for verification that they are not crazy killers, but bad people never will, really.
That’s what gets me.
Call me off the wall, but logically if there aren’t any guns then there would be none to shoot, ta da!
Yea, yea I know you could kill a person with a kitchen knife, a baseball bat, poisoning, in this case where there is a will there always will be a way.
But I ask why make it so easy?
You can miss with a bat, and maybe just hurt them real bad then you just get sued and a jail cell.
A kitchen knife might just cause a bad cut, but not necessarily kill them if you miss a major organ, then you just get sued and a jail cell.
Now poisoning who really knows how much it takes to do someone in?
The unknown factors are weight, metabolism, not to mention what if it tastes funny to them and they spit it out? Again just get sued and a jail cell.
What you forgot I write murder mysteries? And yep I have studied some.
But still, don’t we have enough troubles in our country?
The bailouts, the foreclosures, the stock market going up and down daily, food prices so high, nearly touching the sky, now the auto industry going down the tubes and we are considering bailing them out with more tax payer money, thankfully gas prices have come down a little, not too bad actually, 2.06.9 locally, shocker.
Why must we add to them by killing each other? Puleese… Those assault weapons are not for hunting!
Now is the time we should all be coming together, not tearing ourselves apart?
We surely have a long way to go, but at least now we have the right guy incharge, but still not until January 20th, that major day of hope for us all.
Good night to all and to all try and not lose hope.
Well, the president elect Obama has been extremely busy doing the proper transitional preparations meeting with the right people etc., including yesterday visiting the White House with his wife Michele their future residence; all in accordance with a smooth changeover of power.
Then why is Governor Sarah Palin getting interviewed by Matt Lauer?
She was on the losing side, right?
And why do so many find her and her family so fascinating?
It boggles the mind, but for some reason they do.
And this is a two day interview that aired this morning on Today, and then on our local affiliate NBC station on news at noon with the trailer telling us of more of the story to air tomorrow?
Get this, just in… Lee County Florida gun sales have gone up since President elect Obama was elected, due to his concerns to stop the sale of assault weapons since too many are out there. I ask all you gun lovers, when is the last time you needed one of those to kill a deer?
You got it… I too am not happy with our lax gun laws.
Too many of the wrong people seem to me to have access readily available to weapons of human mass destruction, and it does seem too many use them way too often. Now that’s only from watching the news and reading the newspapers, but I could be wrong.
Decent people will do what is expected of them with licensing and going through the hoops for verification that they are not crazy killers, but bad people never will, really.
That’s what gets me.
Call me off the wall, but logically if there aren’t any guns then there would be none to shoot, ta da!
Yea, yea I know you could kill a person with a kitchen knife, a baseball bat, poisoning, in this case where there is a will there always will be a way.
But I ask why make it so easy?
You can miss with a bat, and maybe just hurt them real bad then you just get sued and a jail cell.
A kitchen knife might just cause a bad cut, but not necessarily kill them if you miss a major organ, then you just get sued and a jail cell.
Now poisoning who really knows how much it takes to do someone in?
The unknown factors are weight, metabolism, not to mention what if it tastes funny to them and they spit it out? Again just get sued and a jail cell.
What you forgot I write murder mysteries? And yep I have studied some.
But still, don’t we have enough troubles in our country?
The bailouts, the foreclosures, the stock market going up and down daily, food prices so high, nearly touching the sky, now the auto industry going down the tubes and we are considering bailing them out with more tax payer money, thankfully gas prices have come down a little, not too bad actually, 2.06.9 locally, shocker.
Why must we add to them by killing each other? Puleese… Those assault weapons are not for hunting!
Now is the time we should all be coming together, not tearing ourselves apart?
We surely have a long way to go, but at least now we have the right guy incharge, but still not until January 20th, that major day of hope for us all.
Good night to all and to all try and not lose hope.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Demise of an icon author...promises, and more
Michael Crighton, M.D. passed away on November 4. 2008 from cancer, and with the election going on I did not find the time to notice that major event.
He was really something and for those that have been living under a rock all his years on this planet here is a refresher course on some of his more memorable titles and accomplishments as the author of the Andromeda Strain ( published while still a medical student), Jurassic Park, as well as the TV show ER. From his bio I got quite a bit of additional information I wasn’t aware of. He did receive his M.D. from Harvard, which I did know, but he also taught anthropology at Cambridge University and taught writing at M.I.T., big WOW to that. What a man we as his consumers of his wares have lost, I believe he was what was given the title of a Renaissance Man. His interest in computer modeling went back more than forty years according to his bio, thus Westworld back in 1973. He will be sorely missed by all who welcomed his stories and creativity. Our condolences go out to his family what a great man.
My promise to myself was not attained today.
I did receive another email from that person I blocked many months ago, and yes I do forgive them and fear no more any ridiculous accusations, after all the election is over.
We also had a visit from an old neighbor who is now single due to his wife running off with another man. He seemed more annoyed by the fact that he had just bought her a new car than about her actual leaving him.
And yes, I also forgave my male cousin and called him today to find out how he and his lovely wife were doing.
Now to a couple of my pet peeves on the Today Show this morning they once again had professionals that were discussing what age was the best to marry.
It always amazes me that these psychologists seem to have these blanket statements that appear to be one size fits all.
They stated that people are marrying later in life, big surprise.
And they also said that the perfect age for marriage is 26 for a female and 28 for a male, since by then they should know themselves and be set in their careers.
I say how about the person they wish to marry, shouldn’t they know them?
My husband and I broke that new mold we were only 20, for me and 21, for him with some college in our resumes, and OMG it’s nearly 38 years that we have been married and still going strong! While our very well educated son, 8 years of college married at 28 and was divorced two years later!
Education seemed to meet their criteria for success.
Now I had a friend that waited until she was 35 to marry her lawyer husband, and after 20 years couldn’t wait for her relationship to be over, he died of pancreatic cancer.
Now all I can tell you is that I found that it seems to me that the more logical criteria to meet for such a bonding would be finding the right person and that could be at any age.
But doesn’t mean if you meet that person in kindergarten at age 5 that that is when you tie the knot, of course you wait until the proper age of an adult, but I still believe that lasting true love can happen anytime and anywhere. When it does happen you do really know.
I did. I told my friend that when I was only seventeen that I was going to marry my husband and I did three years later at 20.
It’s so special that feeling you get when it is right almost an out of body experience.
No rhyme or reason not at all clinical, more like the chemistry that some discuss, but I never took chemistry so I really don’t know, but alien in not much rationale.
But it can and does work.
Anyway, I definitely get annoyed with all those professionals that half of them are divorced or single it appears. So you do what is right for you.
Good night to all and to all you will know.
But if you already have it then you too know what I’m saying is true.
He was really something and for those that have been living under a rock all his years on this planet here is a refresher course on some of his more memorable titles and accomplishments as the author of the Andromeda Strain ( published while still a medical student), Jurassic Park, as well as the TV show ER. From his bio I got quite a bit of additional information I wasn’t aware of. He did receive his M.D. from Harvard, which I did know, but he also taught anthropology at Cambridge University and taught writing at M.I.T., big WOW to that. What a man we as his consumers of his wares have lost, I believe he was what was given the title of a Renaissance Man. His interest in computer modeling went back more than forty years according to his bio, thus Westworld back in 1973. He will be sorely missed by all who welcomed his stories and creativity. Our condolences go out to his family what a great man.
My promise to myself was not attained today.
I did receive another email from that person I blocked many months ago, and yes I do forgive them and fear no more any ridiculous accusations, after all the election is over.
We also had a visit from an old neighbor who is now single due to his wife running off with another man. He seemed more annoyed by the fact that he had just bought her a new car than about her actual leaving him.
And yes, I also forgave my male cousin and called him today to find out how he and his lovely wife were doing.
Now to a couple of my pet peeves on the Today Show this morning they once again had professionals that were discussing what age was the best to marry.
It always amazes me that these psychologists seem to have these blanket statements that appear to be one size fits all.
They stated that people are marrying later in life, big surprise.
And they also said that the perfect age for marriage is 26 for a female and 28 for a male, since by then they should know themselves and be set in their careers.
I say how about the person they wish to marry, shouldn’t they know them?
My husband and I broke that new mold we were only 20, for me and 21, for him with some college in our resumes, and OMG it’s nearly 38 years that we have been married and still going strong! While our very well educated son, 8 years of college married at 28 and was divorced two years later!
Education seemed to meet their criteria for success.
Now I had a friend that waited until she was 35 to marry her lawyer husband, and after 20 years couldn’t wait for her relationship to be over, he died of pancreatic cancer.
Now all I can tell you is that I found that it seems to me that the more logical criteria to meet for such a bonding would be finding the right person and that could be at any age.
But doesn’t mean if you meet that person in kindergarten at age 5 that that is when you tie the knot, of course you wait until the proper age of an adult, but I still believe that lasting true love can happen anytime and anywhere. When it does happen you do really know.
I did. I told my friend that when I was only seventeen that I was going to marry my husband and I did three years later at 20.
It’s so special that feeling you get when it is right almost an out of body experience.
No rhyme or reason not at all clinical, more like the chemistry that some discuss, but I never took chemistry so I really don’t know, but alien in not much rationale.
But it can and does work.
Anyway, I definitely get annoyed with all those professionals that half of them are divorced or single it appears. So you do what is right for you.
Good night to all and to all you will know.
But if you already have it then you too know what I’m saying is true.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Is this my reality?
It occurred to me today that I am slowly losing real relationships with actual people;I don't know if it is this opinionated forum that is causing it or just the fact that illness is causing them to drop like flies.
Either way I need to do something to change things.
I must reignite my passions by becoming involved with things that used to spur my conscience and my abilities to be a fulfilling person in society.
So as of tomorrow, today it’s a little late to start tonight, so tomorrow I will try and list my interests now at this point in my life, and get involved in some tangible way; ta da!
Where there is a will there is a way.
We as humans have the ability to follow our desires.
Knowing ones self is extremely important.
I have recently realized that my dream of becoming some type of famous author is probably just a pipedream, yeah you say; it’s about time!
All successful writers, on the surface appear to have degrees in journalism or some other news worthy background, and mine is skimpy to say the least.
I did take journalism in college, but as a course, not a major.
And my writings although prolific are not desired by the publishers that they have been sent to… Although, at one time there was one who wanted to publish my mystery series, but due to a so-called friends helpful caution and too many questions asked they changed their mind; and to this day I regret the way I handle them since they are a legit publisher.
Oh well… what happens is meant to happen so they say; but who are they?
Life goes on and my somewhat prolific writing is interesting to me but who knows if to anyone else as this continues as monologues of my life's thoughts and experiences.
I do think that as a diary for my sons it may be somewhat of a family project that will leave my thoughts and feelings and general experiences for my legacy to my grandchildren. And for that if nothing else makes my reasoning to continue not so obscure. Boring to the world, but who knows what another generation may think.
It is very interesting that I think so often of grandchildren that seem not to be in the near future or if ever.
I suppose most of my baby boomer generation does too think of the children of their children often.
In my mind I should have done something different since whatever I did do it did not work to create that next set of beings to be loved fawned over, spoiled and sent home to their parents, our children.
Short changed, screwed, did something wrong all comes to mind jealously run amuck when I hear of others with that joy and legacy?
Maybe I wouldn’t be in such a gosh darn hurry if it wasn’t for my health issues.
I never know from one day to another how I will feel or if I will be able to enjoy those little offspring of my offspring.
I hope I will; it could be a long wait.
The only solace I have is that I am not alone… quite a few people I know are not grandparents either.
Good night to all and to all hug those little ones of your little ones, a little tighter for me too.
Either way I need to do something to change things.
I must reignite my passions by becoming involved with things that used to spur my conscience and my abilities to be a fulfilling person in society.
So as of tomorrow, today it’s a little late to start tonight, so tomorrow I will try and list my interests now at this point in my life, and get involved in some tangible way; ta da!
Where there is a will there is a way.
We as humans have the ability to follow our desires.
Knowing ones self is extremely important.
I have recently realized that my dream of becoming some type of famous author is probably just a pipedream, yeah you say; it’s about time!
All successful writers, on the surface appear to have degrees in journalism or some other news worthy background, and mine is skimpy to say the least.
I did take journalism in college, but as a course, not a major.
And my writings although prolific are not desired by the publishers that they have been sent to… Although, at one time there was one who wanted to publish my mystery series, but due to a so-called friends helpful caution and too many questions asked they changed their mind; and to this day I regret the way I handle them since they are a legit publisher.
Oh well… what happens is meant to happen so they say; but who are they?
Life goes on and my somewhat prolific writing is interesting to me but who knows if to anyone else as this continues as monologues of my life's thoughts and experiences.
I do think that as a diary for my sons it may be somewhat of a family project that will leave my thoughts and feelings and general experiences for my legacy to my grandchildren. And for that if nothing else makes my reasoning to continue not so obscure. Boring to the world, but who knows what another generation may think.
It is very interesting that I think so often of grandchildren that seem not to be in the near future or if ever.
I suppose most of my baby boomer generation does too think of the children of their children often.
In my mind I should have done something different since whatever I did do it did not work to create that next set of beings to be loved fawned over, spoiled and sent home to their parents, our children.
Short changed, screwed, did something wrong all comes to mind jealously run amuck when I hear of others with that joy and legacy?
Maybe I wouldn’t be in such a gosh darn hurry if it wasn’t for my health issues.
I never know from one day to another how I will feel or if I will be able to enjoy those little offspring of my offspring.
I hope I will; it could be a long wait.
The only solace I have is that I am not alone… quite a few people I know are not grandparents either.
Good night to all and to all hug those little ones of your little ones, a little tighter for me too.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Moral dilemma and other fun things
Today my husband and I took it upon ourselves to accomplish different things. I the laundry and was also incharge of making something delish out of our softened eggplant, eggplant parmesan that is what I did at 10:30 A.M. since my hubby brought to my attention the fact that it had gotten so soft that he was concerned for its well being, thus the menu planning occurred!
He chose to clean our boat that has been basically in storage on our lift for many months, since we have not used it in quite some time.
While he cleaned with much gusto our neighbor from across the canal chatted with him, this is one of our Canadian friends that spend 6 months here and six months back in their homeland; in this case Montreal.
We were thrilled that they arrived back safely from their summer respite.
We being boaters have in the past offered them a few times a ride on our boat, but the man of the house was not one who cared to be on the water, but for some reason my darling asked for the heck of it one more time.
And this time he said yes, and his wife another very lovely person agreed to go too; Skipper our Bichon, went in my place since my body is not feeling too well and I have been quite sore these last few days. The thought of rough waves made my muscles and bones contort.
On their return, the report was he, Skipper behaved well, and that my husbands’ human crew also did quite well including the non boater.
They enjoyed the scenery, which is quite impressive with our beautiful harbor, and beach complex as well as the fancy shamcy homes at the entrance to our main canal. A must see for anyone who desires to live here.
After they visited with me on land for a short time they decided to walk home.
While getting our dinner ready my husband confessed that he mentioned that there lawn was made ready for their return just a few days before, by their next door neighbor.
He also mentioned that it had not been mowed very often or trimmed either and thought that perhaps this neighbor was just doing it out of kindness for free for a favor.
Shocked would be an understatement since they told my hubby that they were paying for a weekly cut of their lawn, and had recently been billed a few hundred dollars; ooops, moral dilemma, even when you tell the truth.
Boy that’s not right, and a neighbor too!
When we had been living in Punta Gorda my husband used to do our next door neighbors lawn for free every summer they were elderly snowbirds.
That’s just not right; they should be ashamed.
It will be interesting to find out how this very fine gentleman will handle this tough situation.
I personally wouldn’t know what to do if it was me since you have to live next door to them forever.
Actually, I think they said that they were going to leave it alone and just hire someone else when they leave at the end of the season, and that does sound very diplomatic to me.
Dinner was great and fast since all we had to do was to heat it up.
Tonight is movie night; and we have Journey to the Center of the Earth ready to play.
Good night to all and to all be honest.
He chose to clean our boat that has been basically in storage on our lift for many months, since we have not used it in quite some time.
While he cleaned with much gusto our neighbor from across the canal chatted with him, this is one of our Canadian friends that spend 6 months here and six months back in their homeland; in this case Montreal.
We were thrilled that they arrived back safely from their summer respite.
We being boaters have in the past offered them a few times a ride on our boat, but the man of the house was not one who cared to be on the water, but for some reason my darling asked for the heck of it one more time.
And this time he said yes, and his wife another very lovely person agreed to go too; Skipper our Bichon, went in my place since my body is not feeling too well and I have been quite sore these last few days. The thought of rough waves made my muscles and bones contort.
On their return, the report was he, Skipper behaved well, and that my husbands’ human crew also did quite well including the non boater.
They enjoyed the scenery, which is quite impressive with our beautiful harbor, and beach complex as well as the fancy shamcy homes at the entrance to our main canal. A must see for anyone who desires to live here.
After they visited with me on land for a short time they decided to walk home.
While getting our dinner ready my husband confessed that he mentioned that there lawn was made ready for their return just a few days before, by their next door neighbor.
He also mentioned that it had not been mowed very often or trimmed either and thought that perhaps this neighbor was just doing it out of kindness for free for a favor.
Shocked would be an understatement since they told my hubby that they were paying for a weekly cut of their lawn, and had recently been billed a few hundred dollars; ooops, moral dilemma, even when you tell the truth.
Boy that’s not right, and a neighbor too!
When we had been living in Punta Gorda my husband used to do our next door neighbors lawn for free every summer they were elderly snowbirds.
That’s just not right; they should be ashamed.
It will be interesting to find out how this very fine gentleman will handle this tough situation.
I personally wouldn’t know what to do if it was me since you have to live next door to them forever.
Actually, I think they said that they were going to leave it alone and just hire someone else when they leave at the end of the season, and that does sound very diplomatic to me.
Dinner was great and fast since all we had to do was to heat it up.
Tonight is movie night; and we have Journey to the Center of the Earth ready to play.
Good night to all and to all be honest.
Friday, November 7, 2008
All is well and rather quiet
Yesterday I neglected to mention that our President Elect Obama had chosen a few of his cabinet members, Rahm Israel Emanuel as his White House chief of staff, who is an old friend and Congressman from his home state of Illinois; described as a profane attack dog who will definitely have his back. There were more but this gentleman was the most memorable.
Today our President Elect Obama had a press conference that reiterated what he and all of us have been stating is that he cannot run the government until after the inauguration, but I knew that, apparently the media didn’t.
They wanted too much information about everything today.
He handled them beautifully; just like a pro.
Now we must all search to find his adorable family a hypoallergenic pound puppy! Since Malia is allergic.
Today, I walked and then we went on to the Wal-Mart for odds and ends.
We picked up another converter for the living room TV, and a new scale that I already hate!
It lied and said I gained more weight.
How could that be with all my walking and taking of the Alli product?
I had stopped both during the summer, walking due to the heat and Alli due to the expense; I had lost twelve pounds with that previous combo, but gained 15 back over the summer, and now more!
I am very sad.
Mainly because those walks are very painful; my hip hurts terribly, and I can’t take that Tramadol since I also have to take the Pepcid and they interact and my sleeping has been consistently erratic, and nearly non existent.
Thus the grump alert to all.
The other day I sent Oprah my Blog address I thought she might find what I wrote about the day after the election interesting, but so far I have not heard back.
I first tried sending her the Blog itself but again I was too long winded and I surpassed her limit of 2000 characters, thus the sending of the Blog site with the date of the one I thought she might enjoy reading.
Pie in the sky dreams, who am I but a mere mortal what do I expect.
I have written to her before, and no response.
She must get thousands of emails a day.
I guess I’m just one of those.
We do have some weather to report that I was negligent on discussing that yesterday too Hurricane Paloma (Pigeon in Spanish) is to our south in the Caribbean heading towards Cuba as a Category 2 possibly a 3, oh my! Watch out Havana!
Fortunately, for us it is not coming here.
Good night to all and to all try to get some rest and I will too!
Today our President Elect Obama had a press conference that reiterated what he and all of us have been stating is that he cannot run the government until after the inauguration, but I knew that, apparently the media didn’t.
They wanted too much information about everything today.
He handled them beautifully; just like a pro.
Now we must all search to find his adorable family a hypoallergenic pound puppy! Since Malia is allergic.
Today, I walked and then we went on to the Wal-Mart for odds and ends.
We picked up another converter for the living room TV, and a new scale that I already hate!
It lied and said I gained more weight.
How could that be with all my walking and taking of the Alli product?
I had stopped both during the summer, walking due to the heat and Alli due to the expense; I had lost twelve pounds with that previous combo, but gained 15 back over the summer, and now more!
I am very sad.
Mainly because those walks are very painful; my hip hurts terribly, and I can’t take that Tramadol since I also have to take the Pepcid and they interact and my sleeping has been consistently erratic, and nearly non existent.
Thus the grump alert to all.
The other day I sent Oprah my Blog address I thought she might find what I wrote about the day after the election interesting, but so far I have not heard back.
I first tried sending her the Blog itself but again I was too long winded and I surpassed her limit of 2000 characters, thus the sending of the Blog site with the date of the one I thought she might enjoy reading.
Pie in the sky dreams, who am I but a mere mortal what do I expect.
I have written to her before, and no response.
She must get thousands of emails a day.
I guess I’m just one of those.
We do have some weather to report that I was negligent on discussing that yesterday too Hurricane Paloma (Pigeon in Spanish) is to our south in the Caribbean heading towards Cuba as a Category 2 possibly a 3, oh my! Watch out Havana!
Fortunately, for us it is not coming here.
Good night to all and to all try to get some rest and I will too!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Business as usual...
Time will tell, but right now The Market has dropped more than 800 points in the last two days.
Not due to the election by any means, but due to the awful drop and loss of jobs in the last quarter.
Hope is on its way, and none too soon.
It's just a sad thing that we have to wait until inauguration day for our choice to make things better.
That's not to say the President elect Obama hasn't already been on the job, he has been briefed on world concerns by the fee bees.
But his actual power isn't in full swing until that January day.
Frustrating to know now that we have the answer to our problems but his hands are tied for him to be able to perform his capabilities!
Our days since have been busy with mundane tasks.
On Election Day I got my flu shot at H2U a national organization that you join once a year and get a free flu shot and also have many other perks, copy and paste the site, and you will see: http://h2u.org/ it costs me $15 a year to belong,really a great deal.
Today I also went for my notorious blood work to check my infamous cholesterol.
Pray all is back to normal... way down, unlike the Market this down is good for my cholesterol.
With that I will bid you good night to all and to all think pleasant thoughts, only 75 days till our world will change for the better.
Not due to the election by any means, but due to the awful drop and loss of jobs in the last quarter.
Hope is on its way, and none too soon.
It's just a sad thing that we have to wait until inauguration day for our choice to make things better.
That's not to say the President elect Obama hasn't already been on the job, he has been briefed on world concerns by the fee bees.
But his actual power isn't in full swing until that January day.
Frustrating to know now that we have the answer to our problems but his hands are tied for him to be able to perform his capabilities!
Our days since have been busy with mundane tasks.
On Election Day I got my flu shot at H2U a national organization that you join once a year and get a free flu shot and also have many other perks, copy and paste the site, and you will see: http://h2u.org/ it costs me $15 a year to belong,really a great deal.
Today I also went for my notorious blood work to check my infamous cholesterol.
Pray all is back to normal... way down, unlike the Market this down is good for my cholesterol.
With that I will bid you good night to all and to all think pleasant thoughts, only 75 days till our world will change for the better.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
And the winner is...
Ralph Nader...KIDDING!
In reality...
Presenting President elect Barack Obama!
Doesn’t that sound comfortably great and oh so right?
Finally and fortunately for all us Americans being of good character, calm in emotional situations, extremely intelligent is all back in fashion and the criteria for our newest go to guy.
Yes, it was official last night at 11P.M. EST on November 4.2008 that history was made and we went back to a choice of stability of judgment, hope and an attitude of yes we can!
Senator McCain’s Concession speech was quite gracious, and I would be amiss not to mention that; to be honest if he spoke that way on the campaign trail things may have been different for him in my opinion.
And as far as our president elect’s acceptance speech was it was eloquent and the culmination of all that was promised to become his term’s expectations amplified. Wow what a concise hopeful pledge to make the change we are all looking forward to and that we must all help to accomplish. Heaven knows this is the worse mess left by an incumbent in a very, very long time. A half million or more crowded into Grant Park in Chicago and waited to hear this dynamic man tell us in his own words that our votes were right and just.
The world was watching and thrilled that our choice was apparently the one they agreed with too.
Again we will recapture our positive relationship with our allies, and make our enemies realize we mean business.
Tears of happiness were shed from coast to coast by African Americans all thinking of the famous speech of the great man Reverend Martin Luther Kings’ speech of August 28.1963: “I have a dream”. All agreed that this election made that speech come to fruition.
Not one American from any race could state when thinking of that day that it wasn’t true, and many, me included, could keep dry eyes either.
Never too late comes to mind, but of course it was; it should have happened more than a century ago after Lincoln freed the slaves would have been right.
We as Americans have so much to be grateful for that this was the least painful election night in the last decade.
Our future president was elected absolutely by the Electoral College with 338 of the 270 votes needed all by 11 P.M. EST, but when all was said and done the actual count was 349 electoral votes, and our 44th president of the United States of America became an African American for the very first time in history.
Good night to all and to all I am very tired. I stayed up late too to get the scoop.
In reality...
Presenting President elect Barack Obama!
Doesn’t that sound comfortably great and oh so right?
Finally and fortunately for all us Americans being of good character, calm in emotional situations, extremely intelligent is all back in fashion and the criteria for our newest go to guy.
Yes, it was official last night at 11P.M. EST on November 4.2008 that history was made and we went back to a choice of stability of judgment, hope and an attitude of yes we can!
Senator McCain’s Concession speech was quite gracious, and I would be amiss not to mention that; to be honest if he spoke that way on the campaign trail things may have been different for him in my opinion.
And as far as our president elect’s acceptance speech was it was eloquent and the culmination of all that was promised to become his term’s expectations amplified. Wow what a concise hopeful pledge to make the change we are all looking forward to and that we must all help to accomplish. Heaven knows this is the worse mess left by an incumbent in a very, very long time. A half million or more crowded into Grant Park in Chicago and waited to hear this dynamic man tell us in his own words that our votes were right and just.
The world was watching and thrilled that our choice was apparently the one they agreed with too.
Again we will recapture our positive relationship with our allies, and make our enemies realize we mean business.
Tears of happiness were shed from coast to coast by African Americans all thinking of the famous speech of the great man Reverend Martin Luther Kings’ speech of August 28.1963: “I have a dream”. All agreed that this election made that speech come to fruition.
Not one American from any race could state when thinking of that day that it wasn’t true, and many, me included, could keep dry eyes either.
Never too late comes to mind, but of course it was; it should have happened more than a century ago after Lincoln freed the slaves would have been right.
We as Americans have so much to be grateful for that this was the least painful election night in the last decade.
Our future president was elected absolutely by the Electoral College with 338 of the 270 votes needed all by 11 P.M. EST, but when all was said and done the actual count was 349 electoral votes, and our 44th president of the United States of America became an African American for the very first time in history.
Good night to all and to all I am very tired. I stayed up late too to get the scoop.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
You are here --------------------and the end is now------------------------------and isn't it about time?
I hope by the time you read this that YOU have voted too!
Now we are in the wait and see mode, and let us all pray that it doesn't take too long for the results. We all know how that feels.
Indecisiveness is scary when it’s your own or someone’s close to you but multiply that by millions and it’s downright horrifying; can’t go through that again!
The time right now is 6:09 P.M. EST a little less than an hour before the polls close, and we get the tally numbers starting to coming in after seven.
Whew, anticipation it is a little like waiting for a birth; but this one took 21 months and was extremely painful for everyone involved.
I suppose we are a nation waiting to be turned into a new one with more hope and ideas for things to get better?
A great wise man once said when things are this low it can only go up from here.
High expectation is all we got; more disappointment is not in our repertoire, after all we are Americans.
While you and I wait did you know that many are having election night parties in their own homes, and haven’t even run for an office, but just to celebrate this historic accounting of our journey?
That is rather nice when you think that of late we haven’t had a whole lot to party about.
Hooray I say to anyone who finds happiness in the end to this voyage; it’s been a rocky ride and we have all been along for it.
All we can do at this point like most memories when we look back is hope that this time in which by all means has been monumental in challenging degrees of potential is to remember it as we do all shaky times as the storm before the calm. I know that’s backwards but hasn’t this all been oddly not usual.
We will all be up late tonight, and I hope that when I finally drift off the answer to the question that we are all waiting for will be determined.
I leave you for to the evening with a desire to be informed with a pleasant outlook for our nation’s future and a decision on the forefront of who will be our president.
Good night to all and to all I’m with my fellow Americans on the extreme need to know that answer to that major question before us; who will be our next president?
One thing I do know it will be a man again.
Someday a woman will be the answer to that question!
Now we are in the wait and see mode, and let us all pray that it doesn't take too long for the results. We all know how that feels.
Indecisiveness is scary when it’s your own or someone’s close to you but multiply that by millions and it’s downright horrifying; can’t go through that again!
The time right now is 6:09 P.M. EST a little less than an hour before the polls close, and we get the tally numbers starting to coming in after seven.
Whew, anticipation it is a little like waiting for a birth; but this one took 21 months and was extremely painful for everyone involved.
I suppose we are a nation waiting to be turned into a new one with more hope and ideas for things to get better?
A great wise man once said when things are this low it can only go up from here.
High expectation is all we got; more disappointment is not in our repertoire, after all we are Americans.
While you and I wait did you know that many are having election night parties in their own homes, and haven’t even run for an office, but just to celebrate this historic accounting of our journey?
That is rather nice when you think that of late we haven’t had a whole lot to party about.
Hooray I say to anyone who finds happiness in the end to this voyage; it’s been a rocky ride and we have all been along for it.
All we can do at this point like most memories when we look back is hope that this time in which by all means has been monumental in challenging degrees of potential is to remember it as we do all shaky times as the storm before the calm. I know that’s backwards but hasn’t this all been oddly not usual.
We will all be up late tonight, and I hope that when I finally drift off the answer to the question that we are all waiting for will be determined.
I leave you for to the evening with a desire to be informed with a pleasant outlook for our nation’s future and a decision on the forefront of who will be our president.
Good night to all and to all I’m with my fellow Americans on the extreme need to know that answer to that major question before us; who will be our next president?
One thing I do know it will be a man again.
Someday a woman will be the answer to that question!
Monday, November 3, 2008
We are living in River City with sin sin sin,(Music Man) all over again? Huh?
During 1920’s, the Roaring Twenties that was supposedly a vulgar time in our history with people drinking and dancing in Speak Easys during prohibition, short dresses and bobbed hair! OMG! The 1960's were called the Sexy Sixties when we would shout, MAKE LOVE NOT WAR and had the audacity to put flowers and peace signs all over our Volkswagen Bugs; wild times! It was our time when an Afro was a hairstyle; not just a nationality, and a mini was a skirt, not a car.
In the 1980’s our children were exposed to cable, movies in our homes, some had been rated R, and that was for sexual innuendo or nudity and or violence that had crashing car chases.
And our sons grew up not becoming rapists or murderers, and so sexually responsible we are still not grandparents; even by accident!
The reason I am discussing this instead of our election which is out of my hands as I write this and since I have already committed my responsibility by voting a week ago.
The topic on tonight’s news was about how teens are becoming too promiscuous, and again no parents are involved in the blame, but you guessed it…TV and Movies get that noble culpability; or at least partial fault.
You see the TV and Movies are NOT controlled by families with all those locks and special keys they have now on them. Please technology today has given parents the ability to activate a metaphoric chastity belt on their youngins from their place of business, the grocery, or in transit in the car! You parents have cell phones, don’t you? Puleese why blame the media again for your lack of censure of your children’s viewing of what you consider to be unwise choices? I want to slap all those professionals in their self effacing barren childless faces.
Parents are responsible for their offspring’s morality as well as their emotional growth as in coping with the word, NO!
Perhaps if it is said, test yourselves, you can do it.
I do agree that today R should be X and that is why as parents they not others should be the ones in control of their children’s entertainment choices, but even I think that we cannot accuse them of causing premature pregnancy or wanton behavior.
Unless, the parents are purposefully teaching that behavior at home by showing them that they have no family of their own to rely on or to talk to about what bothers them openly without criticism or shocked looks from family?
You talk and listen? Then I guess you’re good.
Children should be allowed to talk with and to their parents about anything, and that relationship should make the other stuff, discussed above not happen.
Don’t be shy, you made them, treat them like the beings that you love and care about unconditionally, unflinchingly no matter what.
On that note I will say good night and say only ONE MORE DAY, and we will know…
More, hopefully tomorrow night!
In the 1980’s our children were exposed to cable, movies in our homes, some had been rated R, and that was for sexual innuendo or nudity and or violence that had crashing car chases.
And our sons grew up not becoming rapists or murderers, and so sexually responsible we are still not grandparents; even by accident!
The reason I am discussing this instead of our election which is out of my hands as I write this and since I have already committed my responsibility by voting a week ago.
The topic on tonight’s news was about how teens are becoming too promiscuous, and again no parents are involved in the blame, but you guessed it…TV and Movies get that noble culpability; or at least partial fault.
You see the TV and Movies are NOT controlled by families with all those locks and special keys they have now on them. Please technology today has given parents the ability to activate a metaphoric chastity belt on their youngins from their place of business, the grocery, or in transit in the car! You parents have cell phones, don’t you? Puleese why blame the media again for your lack of censure of your children’s viewing of what you consider to be unwise choices? I want to slap all those professionals in their self effacing barren childless faces.
Parents are responsible for their offspring’s morality as well as their emotional growth as in coping with the word, NO!
Perhaps if it is said, test yourselves, you can do it.
I do agree that today R should be X and that is why as parents they not others should be the ones in control of their children’s entertainment choices, but even I think that we cannot accuse them of causing premature pregnancy or wanton behavior.
Unless, the parents are purposefully teaching that behavior at home by showing them that they have no family of their own to rely on or to talk to about what bothers them openly without criticism or shocked looks from family?
You talk and listen? Then I guess you’re good.
Children should be allowed to talk with and to their parents about anything, and that relationship should make the other stuff, discussed above not happen.
Don’t be shy, you made them, treat them like the beings that you love and care about unconditionally, unflinchingly no matter what.
On that note I will say good night and say only ONE MORE DAY, and we will know…
More, hopefully tomorrow night!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Days drift slowly by...only 21 months later
The realization of our lives going past... sometimes as if in slow motion, at other times so swiftly we can barely catch our breath.
Where has the time gone?
Could have nearly given birth to an elephant in 21 months.
It seems like only yesterday that they were a field of what 20 or 30 contenders for the highest office in the land, and now we are down to just two, and to think we Americans did that; makes a person proud to think of our capabilities...
It gives me chills just thinking of that implication.
Only two men have been narrowed down to our choices for our United States of America presidential candidacy, and to think it is down to just them, wow!
We cannot say that blood wasn’t shed, sweat or tears, not so you could actually see it, but we could feel it, I know you could too, think back carefully.
Did they play the biggest game in the land fair and according to the rules?
Even that answer would have to be circumspectly stated with much forethought and concern for these two model men’s delicate egos.
There were times when in my opinion that they behaved very badly; there I said it and I am sorry for that calling these elder statesmen of so much experience in politics, ooops that’s just Senator McCain, why he must have never said a cruel word or even one single lie while being interviewed or discussing or making his bold messages for us to learn about where he stands on the issues in those informative commercials that aired frequently to make sure we knew, since he is the most experienced in the campaign game, right?
Our creations, more like power monsters who we pray will fix this mess we are all in, are down to the wire and they must make the most of their time left.
So what would you do in there positions; are they emailing and double daring you to vote for them on any form of modern technology, you betcha.
Our futures and theirs are on the line and all we can do now is punt.
If you haven’t already voted, please do.
Trying hard to remember the seasoned news anchor from CBS, darn I can’t, but he did say something this morning that was important enough for me to remember that his mother would tell him to vote because it makes you big and strong!
He said this at the end of the show what led up to it was that over the years he had been told by several of his colleagues that due to their non partisan impartiality of their journalistic positions they felt that they should not vote.
He had been born in Germany during a very bad time, but was too young to vote, and he felt if was old enough that he would have prevented what eventually did happen, and so his Mother’s American citizenship comment about voting and I’ll repeat again because I can, “Vote, it makes you big and strong.”
Two days and counting, and I am counting on you!
Good night to all and to all Nike it!
Where has the time gone?
Could have nearly given birth to an elephant in 21 months.
It seems like only yesterday that they were a field of what 20 or 30 contenders for the highest office in the land, and now we are down to just two, and to think we Americans did that; makes a person proud to think of our capabilities...
It gives me chills just thinking of that implication.
Only two men have been narrowed down to our choices for our United States of America presidential candidacy, and to think it is down to just them, wow!
We cannot say that blood wasn’t shed, sweat or tears, not so you could actually see it, but we could feel it, I know you could too, think back carefully.
Did they play the biggest game in the land fair and according to the rules?
Even that answer would have to be circumspectly stated with much forethought and concern for these two model men’s delicate egos.
There were times when in my opinion that they behaved very badly; there I said it and I am sorry for that calling these elder statesmen of so much experience in politics, ooops that’s just Senator McCain, why he must have never said a cruel word or even one single lie while being interviewed or discussing or making his bold messages for us to learn about where he stands on the issues in those informative commercials that aired frequently to make sure we knew, since he is the most experienced in the campaign game, right?
Our creations, more like power monsters who we pray will fix this mess we are all in, are down to the wire and they must make the most of their time left.
So what would you do in there positions; are they emailing and double daring you to vote for them on any form of modern technology, you betcha.
Our futures and theirs are on the line and all we can do now is punt.
If you haven’t already voted, please do.
Trying hard to remember the seasoned news anchor from CBS, darn I can’t, but he did say something this morning that was important enough for me to remember that his mother would tell him to vote because it makes you big and strong!
He said this at the end of the show what led up to it was that over the years he had been told by several of his colleagues that due to their non partisan impartiality of their journalistic positions they felt that they should not vote.
He had been born in Germany during a very bad time, but was too young to vote, and he felt if was old enough that he would have prevented what eventually did happen, and so his Mother’s American citizenship comment about voting and I’ll repeat again because I can, “Vote, it makes you big and strong.”
Two days and counting, and I am counting on you!
Good night to all and to all Nike it!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
A day to decompress...only 3 more days...
Today was one of those days that are nothing to brag about, laziness took over big time.
Have you ever felt that you can be just not capable of doing anything?
It's true that I did my usual morning ritual of having my coffee and reading the newspaper, balanced our finances paid us and some bills and then made some breakfast, but other than that the day just happened.
I got stuck on PBS how to shows, and then we decided to watch the John Adams Series from the HBO movies that we have from Blockbuster. A very enlightening long series and in the last few weeks while watching all the true blockbuster type movies like the new Indiana Jones, the Hulk(tonight) etc. we have been watching the series in between, and we just finished part five in that series, one more is on this disc than another last disc to go.
I’m not saying it’s not interesting, because it really is.
Especially, the relationship between Abigail and John Adams, what a woman so ahead of her time; the supermom term must have been coined with her in mind, truly an amazing woman. Having four children and teaching them, holding down the fort while her husband was away, not for a few days or weeks but for years and then continuing to support her husband first as an ambassador’s wife then as the wife of a vice president, next a first lady to our second president, so much more of the type of woman to compare to in our time 232 years later, she was just incredible. And don’t forget that she was also the mother of John Quincy Adams our 6th president of the United States, a big WOW to that.
Tonight, as I mentioned we do have the Hulk planned for our entertainment portion of the evening.
Nothing earth-shattering must have occurred today since my CCN breaking news had nothing to say.
Good night to all and to all our history should on occasion be revisited.
Have you ever felt that you can be just not capable of doing anything?
It's true that I did my usual morning ritual of having my coffee and reading the newspaper, balanced our finances paid us and some bills and then made some breakfast, but other than that the day just happened.
I got stuck on PBS how to shows, and then we decided to watch the John Adams Series from the HBO movies that we have from Blockbuster. A very enlightening long series and in the last few weeks while watching all the true blockbuster type movies like the new Indiana Jones, the Hulk(tonight) etc. we have been watching the series in between, and we just finished part five in that series, one more is on this disc than another last disc to go.
I’m not saying it’s not interesting, because it really is.
Especially, the relationship between Abigail and John Adams, what a woman so ahead of her time; the supermom term must have been coined with her in mind, truly an amazing woman. Having four children and teaching them, holding down the fort while her husband was away, not for a few days or weeks but for years and then continuing to support her husband first as an ambassador’s wife then as the wife of a vice president, next a first lady to our second president, so much more of the type of woman to compare to in our time 232 years later, she was just incredible. And don’t forget that she was also the mother of John Quincy Adams our 6th president of the United States, a big WOW to that.
Tonight, as I mentioned we do have the Hulk planned for our entertainment portion of the evening.
Nothing earth-shattering must have occurred today since my CCN breaking news had nothing to say.
Good night to all and to all our history should on occasion be revisited.
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