Yes, I'm speaking of George W. Bush - the President. I was raised right and I know I supposed to respect the leader of our country, but, there are so many hundreds of reasons this is just impossible to me!
Today's reason:
“We’re a country of deep compassion. We care. One of the great things about America , one of the beauties of our country, is that when we see a young, innocent child blown up by an IED, we cry.”
- President Bush, defining compassionate conservatism, March 29, 2006
We cry? We cry!!! We should be screaming in repulsion!! The depth of which this man has redefined disgust is staggering.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Need New Nees!
Yes - I supposed I should spell it correctly - knees - but right now they hurt so badly I think the K's are gone! My knees have taken a few bad beatings. They've been slammed twice by the force of something knocking the hell out of me from the front. And they've had to compensate for the weak and mutilated ankles I have. But, the worst thing I've done to them is force them to support way too much weight. So now, they hurt and they make it difficult for me to walk. They can throb me into tears just sitting still. I've avoided the doctor for a lot of reasons, but my knees, well, they've made me "holler calf rope"!
Be kinder to your body!! You will not be ready to give up when it is!!
Be kinder to your body!! You will not be ready to give up when it is!!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Queen of the Nerds
Recently my council representative told me I was such a nerd! It was because I'd forwarded an email with tips on how to save gasoline - like fueling in the early morning while it was cool and to keep the tank full so there is less evaporation.
Read on!
OK - not that I have time to do this - but I got a bee in my bonnet about movies that had won Best Picture and wanted to be sure and watch all 80 of them. Well, then I got this bright idea that I needed to not only watch the 80, but all the nominees as well. Mind you, that is well over 400 films since the early years would see 10-12 nominees instead of the 5 to which we are accustommed.
Now that I have this list in an Excel spreadsheet - talk about NERD!! - would you like a copy so you can participate in my ascension to the Queen of the Nerds?
Read on!
OK - not that I have time to do this - but I got a bee in my bonnet about movies that had won Best Picture and wanted to be sure and watch all 80 of them. Well, then I got this bright idea that I needed to not only watch the 80, but all the nominees as well. Mind you, that is well over 400 films since the early years would see 10-12 nominees instead of the 5 to which we are accustommed.
Now that I have this list in an Excel spreadsheet - talk about NERD!! - would you like a copy so you can participate in my ascension to the Queen of the Nerds?
Monday, March 24, 2008
Happy Easter!
Well, I guess that's a little late! I didn't feel much like celebrating Easter - I did go to the regular church service and it was very nice. I was glad I went, although I sat with tears on the edge of my eyes the entire time.
My son is in foster care right now. We expect this to be temporary - maybe just a couple of weeks while some legal issues are worked thru. Although it's not the same as before, it still doesn't feel good. The aftershock takes a few days to wear off - instead of cooking a ham, etc. yesterday like I wanted to - Renee and I ate Chinese last night. It was good too - and good for us - something different and not traditional. We were invited to a couple of places for dinner or just to visit - we declined and just stayed home together. Maybe it made for an easier day, I least I think it did.
My days and weeks have always been driven by the next project, next deadline, next acitivity for the kids, etc. And as they've grown up and needed me less, that seems to have changed and I seem to flounder some. So, I've resorted to keeping a calendar of things I need to do for myself or the house and by when. This may not always be necessary as I am still trying to adjust to having free time OR it may get worse as I don't always remember everything anymore and a calendar helps me alot. Along with the note pad in the van and my pocket calendar in my purse. Once upon a time I could keep 27 appts in my head, all in the next week, and knew every single phone number that I needed for me, the kids, and their dad. Now, I have all these notes and if the number is not in the cell phone, forget it. Forget it then too - because I can't see the numbers in the cell phone and rely on recognizing the name to dial anyone.
My mom said it best, and often "This getting old is for the birds!"
My son is in foster care right now. We expect this to be temporary - maybe just a couple of weeks while some legal issues are worked thru. Although it's not the same as before, it still doesn't feel good. The aftershock takes a few days to wear off - instead of cooking a ham, etc. yesterday like I wanted to - Renee and I ate Chinese last night. It was good too - and good for us - something different and not traditional. We were invited to a couple of places for dinner or just to visit - we declined and just stayed home together. Maybe it made for an easier day, I least I think it did.
My days and weeks have always been driven by the next project, next deadline, next acitivity for the kids, etc. And as they've grown up and needed me less, that seems to have changed and I seem to flounder some. So, I've resorted to keeping a calendar of things I need to do for myself or the house and by when. This may not always be necessary as I am still trying to adjust to having free time OR it may get worse as I don't always remember everything anymore and a calendar helps me alot. Along with the note pad in the van and my pocket calendar in my purse. Once upon a time I could keep 27 appts in my head, all in the next week, and knew every single phone number that I needed for me, the kids, and their dad. Now, I have all these notes and if the number is not in the cell phone, forget it. Forget it then too - because I can't see the numbers in the cell phone and rely on recognizing the name to dial anyone.
My mom said it best, and often "This getting old is for the birds!"
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
It's March 17th! DO YOU have on anything GREEN? I'm wearing a small crocheted shamrock a friend made for me probably 20 years ago! I only wear it once a year - but it's been around forever it seems.
Today I won't do anything special. No corned beef and cabbage here today, no green beer either! Twenty five years ago I'd have been all hyped up and the girls at work and I would have gone out this afternoon and stated partying as soon as we got off work! Not a one of us was Irish, but today we all were! We'd eat dinner at Ireland's then head to Bennegin's for drinking. We'd close that place down and be back at work at 7:00 am - tired and red-eyed I'm sure, somewhat hungover with a queasy stomach, we'd all drink water all day long and eat lightly. But, we'd have had a big time and that seemed to be the only thing that mattered back then.
Tonight I'll stay in, watch some new shows (Thank God the writer's strike is over), maybe catch the first 5 minutes of the news, and say a little prayer for all the fools out there to get home safely before I fall asleep. Amazing what aging (and knowledge) can do for you!
Be careful out there - DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!! Call someone, call me, I'll come get you, just don't get behind the wheel or in a car with someone behind the wheel that's had any alcohol. It's not worth what could, and will to some, happen!
Today I won't do anything special. No corned beef and cabbage here today, no green beer either! Twenty five years ago I'd have been all hyped up and the girls at work and I would have gone out this afternoon and stated partying as soon as we got off work! Not a one of us was Irish, but today we all were! We'd eat dinner at Ireland's then head to Bennegin's for drinking. We'd close that place down and be back at work at 7:00 am - tired and red-eyed I'm sure, somewhat hungover with a queasy stomach, we'd all drink water all day long and eat lightly. But, we'd have had a big time and that seemed to be the only thing that mattered back then.
Tonight I'll stay in, watch some new shows (Thank God the writer's strike is over), maybe catch the first 5 minutes of the news, and say a little prayer for all the fools out there to get home safely before I fall asleep. Amazing what aging (and knowledge) can do for you!
Be careful out there - DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!! Call someone, call me, I'll come get you, just don't get behind the wheel or in a car with someone behind the wheel that's had any alcohol. It's not worth what could, and will to some, happen!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Your Spiritual Well
Today is Palm Sunday. I made it to church for services - something I haven't been doing enough of lately for various reasons, none of them really valid, just excuses.
We had a guest speaker. Our pastor is recovering from illness, but he was present today. It was great to see him.
The speaker used Isaiah (various verses) as his text. The theme was basically this - is your spiritual well, your "reserve" if you will, enough to get you through tough times and/or allow you to share with others that need help? I'm sure I am oversimplifying it - let me try again.
What I got was that if I'm not feeling my soul and filling my well with God's grace to nurture my faith, how can I possibly be ready for the hard times that will come? It really hit home to me, with the way things have gone lately, that I've not stayed "prayed up". That's my Mom's phrase, but it works and she was right. Filling your well is not something that just happens on Sunday morning, it's a process that starts when you fully saturate yourself with God's word and have a heart open to Him. He'll do the rest - you just have to open yourself up and have your heart in tune.
If it sounds too simple to be true, it's not - it really is just that simple. Making it hard is something we let the enemy trick us into doing to ourselves.
We had a guest speaker. Our pastor is recovering from illness, but he was present today. It was great to see him.
The speaker used Isaiah (various verses) as his text. The theme was basically this - is your spiritual well, your "reserve" if you will, enough to get you through tough times and/or allow you to share with others that need help? I'm sure I am oversimplifying it - let me try again.
What I got was that if I'm not feeling my soul and filling my well with God's grace to nurture my faith, how can I possibly be ready for the hard times that will come? It really hit home to me, with the way things have gone lately, that I've not stayed "prayed up". That's my Mom's phrase, but it works and she was right. Filling your well is not something that just happens on Sunday morning, it's a process that starts when you fully saturate yourself with God's word and have a heart open to Him. He'll do the rest - you just have to open yourself up and have your heart in tune.
If it sounds too simple to be true, it's not - it really is just that simple. Making it hard is something we let the enemy trick us into doing to ourselves.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Bucket List
Now, I didn't see this movie, yet! I plan to - as soon as it's released on DVD. I don't get to the movies much - that's a whole other blog. But, from the commercials I get the jest of what's happening and it got me to thinking.
One of the things I challenged my son to do a couple of years ago when the rough patch started was to create a list of things he'd like to accomplish in his life. Big and little, that didn't matter, but things he'd like to plan on sometime, or look back on and be proud he'd done them. His list was excellent - and I still have it - maybe I'll share it with him and hope to spark some motivation to get himself together. That's a whole blog in itself!
My point here is - I'm working on my Bucket List. Not that I plan to slip off this mortal coil anytime soon - but there are a few things I'd really like to "do" and some of them are "do again"!
Here's a sample:
1 - See Kid Rock in concert - missed my chance last Friday night - but he'll come again!
2 - See Elton perform in Las Vegas - I've seen him twice in Nashville - one of the best shows I've ever seen!
3 - See Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr - perform or just in person - meeting one of them would be my dying wish if I had one!
4 - Get my book published!
5 - Be on the Oprah show - not much time left for this one - she's retiring!
6 - Love again! I mean really love - with a trusting heart and without the baggage I carry. It doesn't have to lead to marriage - just love unconditionally and without doubt,second guessing, or fear.
7 - Sing back up for Lynyrd Skynyrd! OK - this one is a stretch but they are my dreams!!
8 - Find my 1979 Buick Regal and have it refurbished and DRIVE IT!!!!!
THis is not the entire list - and it doesn't include things regarding my kids - that's not my bucket list - that's my life's desires. My bucket list is rather selfish - but hey - it's my list for things to do FOR ME if I ever get the chance!!
Take some time today and create one for yourself - you'll be amazed at how much optimism you can create within yourself!
One of the things I challenged my son to do a couple of years ago when the rough patch started was to create a list of things he'd like to accomplish in his life. Big and little, that didn't matter, but things he'd like to plan on sometime, or look back on and be proud he'd done them. His list was excellent - and I still have it - maybe I'll share it with him and hope to spark some motivation to get himself together. That's a whole blog in itself!
My point here is - I'm working on my Bucket List. Not that I plan to slip off this mortal coil anytime soon - but there are a few things I'd really like to "do" and some of them are "do again"!
Here's a sample:
1 - See Kid Rock in concert - missed my chance last Friday night - but he'll come again!
2 - See Elton perform in Las Vegas - I've seen him twice in Nashville - one of the best shows I've ever seen!
3 - See Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr - perform or just in person - meeting one of them would be my dying wish if I had one!
4 - Get my book published!
5 - Be on the Oprah show - not much time left for this one - she's retiring!
6 - Love again! I mean really love - with a trusting heart and without the baggage I carry. It doesn't have to lead to marriage - just love unconditionally and without doubt,second guessing, or fear.
7 - Sing back up for Lynyrd Skynyrd! OK - this one is a stretch but they are my dreams!!
8 - Find my 1979 Buick Regal and have it refurbished and DRIVE IT!!!!!
THis is not the entire list - and it doesn't include things regarding my kids - that's not my bucket list - that's my life's desires. My bucket list is rather selfish - but hey - it's my list for things to do FOR ME if I ever get the chance!!
Take some time today and create one for yourself - you'll be amazed at how much optimism you can create within yourself!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Warm Weather Brings out the Goonies!
Last night was the first somewhat warm night we've had in Nashville since late fall. It got down into the 40's after midnight, but before that, it was relatively nice considering where we'd been. What I noticed was that most of the teenagers around here (including my son) were outside, hooping and hollering and being way too noisy way too late. I hope this is not a precedent being set for the spring because it will not fly - not around here.
Today we're expecting 70 degrees here - I can't wait because I plan to sit on the deck with my book for awhile if it gets that warm. The other great thing is that I turned the central off yesterday - so - if this weather hangs in for a few days, I'll get a break on the electric bill and that would be wonderful!
I'll be complaining when it's a hundred in the shade I'm sure, but right now I'm elated to see warm weather becoming a daily thing, along with the extended daylight hours.
Today we're expecting 70 degrees here - I can't wait because I plan to sit on the deck with my book for awhile if it gets that warm. The other great thing is that I turned the central off yesterday - so - if this weather hangs in for a few days, I'll get a break on the electric bill and that would be wonderful!
I'll be complaining when it's a hundred in the shade I'm sure, but right now I'm elated to see warm weather becoming a daily thing, along with the extended daylight hours.
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