Internet dating sites

I'm way too old I know.
BUT I don't get internet dating sites at all.
If you can't get a date in real life, something is wrong!
I think they are for those poor schmucks who are desperate,
and I wouldn't pick up a date from one of those sites to
save myself - LOL!
Occasionally I used to look through some of the sites,
to see who I knew that was on there and desperate - LOL!
It's getting to the point where they won't let you see that
many profiles without joining however, and I of course won't
do that. I wouldn't do that even if I was single! I just
did it for amusement and laughs, poor guys! I used
to read a bit of Craigslist, the personals, just to pick
apart the weirdos. LOL! I'm usually pretty good for
spotting the A) desperate ones and B) weirdos. But I
think the whole cyberland thing has opened up a whole new
Pandora's box to attracting some pretty desperate people!

And some of them on the cyber dating sites. I laugh just by
their picture, not even reading their profile. I make
little comments like, "Sweetie I know why you can't get a
date" (Comments to myself of course). Horrible pictures,
and sometimes read-between-the-lines profiles. I think the
most common thing I've noticed are the guys who are on there
to either A) Get laid ('Just want to find a nice attractive
brunette who enjoys dinner, relaxing, and isn't looking
for a long term committment') or B) A babysitter/mother/nanny
for his children after his wife left him (because he is a loser
with a capital L). NEWSFLASH to the guys - Women don't
want to raise your kids!

Ramblings

Today is Global Forgiveness Day.

"Forgiveness offers the possibility of two types of peace: peace of mind -- the potential healing of old emotional wounds, and peace with others -- the possibility of new, more gratifying relationships in the future."

So.
I've been trying to decide whom I want to forgive - and I find myself
(finally) forgiving some that have screwed me over 20 years ago.
(Actually I believe in order for a person to be forgived, they must
ask for forgiveness. I believe that if someone has done us wrong,
we let them know exactly what they did wrong and what it did to us,
then after that's out of our system we pull up our bootstraps, ask
ourselves what we learned from the situation as to not repeat it,
and move on).

On another note, I have decided that from this day forward, I will
only befriend people whose lives are not as messed up as mine. Not
that mine is messed up badly, just this quote keeps popping up to me
and whoa can I vouch that this is true!
"Never get involved with someone whose life is more f----- up than yours."
So from now on, if your life isn't as messed up as mine, let's have lunch!

New Mexico Tradition!

The 2008 burning of Zozobra.
Who?
Going through emails (sorting to correct folders, I save
everything, gads) I found out it is almost time for the
2009 burning of Zozobra! Wish I could be there, this
is so cool in my book!

http://www.zozobra.com/history_legacies.html

Excerpts:
This effigy was designed to represent the tribulations and gloom of the past year that had to be exhumed before the celebration of Fiesta could truly begin. Gloom must be dispelled by burning before joy could be fully realized. The effigy was burned to highlight the parties; jubilation could be realized as the effigy collapsed in flames - gloom had just been dispelled!

In the then small city of Santa Fe, the Will Shuster party could not go unnoticed by the community at large, and in 1926 the Fiesta Council asked him to bring this idea of dispelling the tribulations and gloom of the past year by the burning of evil. Zozobra was born!.

You think this is cool wait till you hear about New Mexico skinwalkers!

They're messing with me!

Did you hear? We're eating too much sugar - GASP.
New sin tax me thinks?
Anyway a couple of nights ago I told my husband 'OMG they're
messing with me!' There will be nothing left for me
to enjoy that isn't bad for me!! Leave sugar alone!
Let me live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAH.

I'm not changing my sugar consumption any. The way I look
at it is at least sugar is natural....would I want to
consume a sugar substitute instead? Nope. All those
chemicals can't be better for someone versus something
natural. In a few years I'll be growing my own sugar won't
I, the way it's going????? Oh and the price of beer is
going up, did you hear? That doesn't bother me - LOL. If
I drank more than three beers a year I might be upset.
Sugar on the other hand.........WAH.

A trip to Urgent Care and more

What a day!
A trip to Urgent Care tonite, our son was diagnosed with
a severe case of ...... poison ivy. I had diagnosed correctly
but wasn't positive. The doctor patted me on the back for
giving him a Claritin this afternoon. He also got a shot
and a prescription. And much to his dismay, he didn't get
a medical excuse to miss school.

On a side note - I have disabled the comment feature on this
blog. Please email me directly to find out why. Thanks!

Grab a cup!

I'll join ya, what's on your mind, what do you know?

Can you believe the homicide charge in MJ's death? I can see
malpractice or something, homicide - wow! Now we'll have to
put up with the trial, the coverage, etc. Well some of us
will, I don't watch much tv. I don't have to click on the
internet links - LOL.

Hey I was reading that more and more people are growing their
own tobacco, cuz of the high cost of ciggies. Thankfully
I live where I do. I did look into doing this and it is
a very committed hobby, though not difficult. I think if
that time ever came I will just quit smoking the nasties
(before you jump up and down remember you'd then need
to reach deeper into your wallet from the lack of tax money).

The house is clean - how long will it stay that way? Great
feeling to get it thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed down!
Banana bread (2 loaves) just out of the oven - one for
the freezer, one for tummies tonite! Yum!

I'll be working some the end of the week (yes I do have
income I just prefer to have people talking about me
not working versus telling them what I do - hehe).
But I can bring the work home with me so it'll be a
piece of cake and the work will be better than ever!

Swine flu - I don't understand what all the panic is about?
Didn't everyone freak out about the bird flu a few years
ago? I read the symptoms of swine flu, the possible
complications, etc. and I just don't understand the hoopla.
Is it worth lining up to get a chemical injected into
your body? Perhaps I'm missing SOMETHING.

True friendships are the ultimate treasures, more valuable
than anything, thank you! :) :) :) For those that are not
truly friends, but are just nice people - thank you as well!!
Without rocks we'd have nothing to step on in the rain to
keep our feet dry, or something like that!

Trip to Indiana

It was almost a month ago, and I'm
just now getting around to posting about
it! Figured I better do it now before I go
on my next trip, or I'll be way behind!

So on Thursday night my husband didn't get
home until midnite, and he still wasn't
packed. Figured we'd be leaving at the
crack of dawn, but we didn't get left
until 9ish? A stop in Arcola to eat
dinner at my favorite place there, but
otherwise we booked the 600 miles (as
much as one can 'book' on an Illinois
interstate that has cops every 5 miles).

Once we got to Indiana, I had him follow
highway 2, as it's the quickest route. Lo
and behold for the THIRD YEAR IN A ROW there
is still a roadblock on Hwy 2 with a detour
that takes you WAY out of your way. When
is that road going to get finished??
And what the heck are they doing anyway
that it's taking this long?

Okay so I don't know, around 8ish, we showed
up at my brother's place. Everyone 'acted'
surprised, but I had been tipped that the
cat had been let out of the bag. That
is okay. We ate (again) and talked to
everyone before crashing. Awesome thunderstorms
that night that seemed to go on for hours.
Pretty cool watching the sky light up through
the skylights.

The party on Saturday was nice, as was
the reunion on Sunday. Saw people I hadn't
seen in 20 plus years. It's slightly
annoying to hear someone ask, "Molly, do
you know who this is?" while they're standing
with someone you haven't seen since you
were about 16. Almost 30 years ago! But
I did pretty good.

Parents' neighbors (love them) made me a little
crafty something to take home. Lots of photos
were taken (but not by me). Lots of talking
and little sleep! Our son enjoyed brother's
pool. He has a really nice setup at his house,
reminds me a lot of what we had in NM (minus
the pool).

Sunday night my husband woke up in the middle
of the night just miserable. Too many bratwursts
and peppers. I really doubted we'd be heading
home on Monday, but lo and behold we did.
Kid got carsick just a few hours from home (thank
goodness for Wal-Mart bags, that's all I gotta
say on that). We made a wrong turn in Missouri
and didn't catch it for 1/2 hour. But we got
home and all was well. Then it took us (me)
about four or five days to recover from the trip!

A happy post

Sometimes things get too negative and whiny.
Then it's easy for everyone to get negative
and whiny - LOL. It's time for a happy post!

Education

Seriously people, I can't believe what I read about
anymore. I am SO glad I live where I do.

Was just reading reports about people in other
cities and states who hire tutors for their pre
school child to get ready for kindergarten.
And how many are sending their child to preschool
for two or more years to better prep them for
the onslaught of requirements of kindergarten.

Hello? Would they look at themselves??? WHAT??
First off, what happened to simple parenting???

I have a slight bit of advice - stop listening to the experts!!

Now I would like to preface with my child. I am by no
means bragging - stay with me for the entire post please.

My child learned many of the letters of the alphabet, many
numbers, and the names of many animals before he could walk.
Absolutely no joke and I have proof on videotape. By the
time he was two years old he knew the alphabet, not just the
name of the letters but if you asked him which letter was a
"W" for instance he could tell you. By the time he started
kindergarten I don't remember what all he knew in the extent
of math, reading, etc.

Newsflash ~~> He never attended preschool. He never had a
tutor. He is not that far above the average child. He
watched a lot of tv *gasp* and had his first video game
system at the age of 3 *oh my gawd*. How did he learn all
of that at a young age? I never pushed him or tried to - I
just was a bit bored so applied everyday things into learning.
And he loved it and caught on fast. At the age of 12, he
is probably a bit above average in his class but nothing
really that stands out. He is not in any special classes
(I am against that anyway), he knows how to study or
research to find an answer, he is a very sociable and
well rounded person, he has a lot of common sense, he is
polite and respectful, and he speaks up if there is a
question or injustice in his world. He has been taught
by us to be independent and speak up if there is a problem.
AND he is the youngest in his class, due to different
age requirements in different states (the time when he
started kindergarten). During his kindergarten state
testing, he scored into adulthood on his vocabulary tests.
Hehe he was hanging around me too much I think! (Thankful
they didn't have a section on curse words :)

Every single spring the school starts in with the state
testing, and every year they drill the test into the students.
They love my kid as he's always in the above average
percentile and helps the scores. They make a big deal
out of the state testing and give the students strict orders
about what to do or not to do that week, what to eat, etc.
It freaks kids out!! They send home letters stating how
important the week is and what we as parents can do to help.
What I tell my child is the testing is no big deal, it is
to make the schools look good, not him, and not to worry
about it. And I mean it. I don't believe in 'teaching' the
test, I don't believe in scaring the kids or promising them
rewards for doing well. What I believe in is keeping the
kids relaxed and seeing what they know - period. It is NOT
my problem if the school cannot make the grade with the
'NCLB' testing. So the school doesn't get too happy when
they see my less than enthusiastic attitude towards it all!

I'm...just...stymied...that schools would have all these
freakin requirements just to get out of kindergarten. I'm
just so disappointed that parents are pushing kids at such
a young age. My advice? Let your kid be a kid as long
as possible, he's only a kid for a short time!! Stop
pushing these kids, stop transferring your fears and stresses
on them, stop trying to make them like you or turn them
into something they are not! Sweat the big stuff, not the
small stuff, and your child will learn to do the same....
blood pressures will go down, heart attacks will plummet!
There are 'experts' out there who will tell you how to
do everything (it's called justifying jobs people) - throw
all that information out the window or you'll be nuts and
your kid will be too!

The Letter 'M'

'M'- Tag
I was not tagged by anyone but I found this at a friend's blog. It's really made to think hard because the answers must start with 'M'!



Tag Rules:It’s harder than it looks! Copy to your own blog, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag your friends. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real… nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can’t use your name for the boy/girl name question. Have Fun!!

1. What is your name: Molly

2. A four Letter Word: Mime

3. A boy’s Name: Michael

4. A girl’s Name: Michelle

5. An occupation: Magician

6. A color: Mauve

7. Something you wear: Mittens

8. A food: Muffins

9. Something found in the bathroom: Metamucil :)

10. A place: Mount Rushmore

11. A reason for being late: Made a wrong turn

12. Something you shout: Mama mia

13. A movie title: Major League

14. Something you drink: Malt (chocolate of course :)

15. A musical group: Moody Blues

16. An animal: Monkey

17. A Street name: Main Street

18. A type of car: Mustang

19. A song title: Maybelline (hey it's the only
thing I can think of - LOL).

20. A verb: Manipulated

21 Random Questions

21 Random Ones - Absolute Truth..


PS: Thx to the Blogger Friend for the questions.. Well the answers are mine. :))
1.) Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.
"After some debate over which type of food they were...."
2.) Stretch your left arms out as far as you can & catch air.
A router.
3.) What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Full House.
4.) Without looking, guess what time it is?
1:33 pm.
5.) Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
1:22pm.
6.) With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Some
thunder outside.
7.) When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
About half an hour ago, was trimming tomato plants.
8.) Before you started this Q&A s, what did you look at?
My friend's blog :)
9.) What are you wearing?
A pink t-shirt, denim capris, sneakers.
10.) When did you last laugh?
While watching a show with my son, about
two hours ago.
11.) What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Stuff my kid made
in school, old personalized licensed plates, my college diploma, a
picture of horses and a mirror.
12.) Seen anything weird lately? Define weird :)
Okay a dead picked at
armadillo on our walk.
13.) What do you think of this quiz?
It's interesting and kind of fun!
14.) What is the last film you saw?
Nacho Libre. (hilarious!)
15.) If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A remote place on a mountaintop somewhere, with all the amenities of course :)
16.) Tell me something about you that I don’t know!
I am happy and content with life.
17.) If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I'd eliminate all the barriers that divide us - whether it be due
to religion, race, views, prejudices, whatever. That is not to say
I'd want everyone the same - no way. But I think too much emphasis
is placed on certain things that only breed negativity, prejudices, and
hate. I'd eliminate that part. No one would be judged on who they
are or what they did, just how they were as a person :)
18.) Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Spirit of Hope.
19.) Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Blessing of Life.
20.) Do you like to Dance?
Sometimes.
21.) What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
'You've done well.'

Family get togethers

This is about the family get togethers in New Mexico. Marrying
into an Italian family, I had so much fun at these get togethers!
I miss them terribly. There were monthly get togethers, birthday
parties for the younger kids, Christmas get togethers, etc. You
were invited no matter what!! EVERYONE that knew the family was
invited, always! There always seemed to be a house full of people.

Some of my first thoughts on these get togethers:
*Food everywhere - all kinds....Mexican, American, Italian.
Traditional, non traditional, breads - all homemade. Desserts.
Potica bread - oh how I miss homemade potica bread!
(No lie - my mother in law died in the month of October.
At Christmas time I asked my brother in law to check the freezer
to see if there was any potica. Potica bread was a tradition
at Christmas time...).

*The family and friends of the family would get in heated
discussions before meals - whether it be about sports,
politics, whatever. Many times voices were raised, arms
were moving, people were standing to make a point. Suddenly
someone would call out 'DINNER IS READY!' and everyone
would sit down and break bread together, no hard feelings!

*Most of the get togethers were geared towards the little
ones. Tons of gifts with beautiful wrapping paper and
matching ribbons and bows.

*Everyone never sat together. Everyone was always
scattered everywhere in different rooms, at different
tables, etc. No one cared nor thought anything of it.

*In the family room during the appropriate seasons
there was either a football or baseball game blaring.
Those who wished to watch sat in there to eat.

*No one cared if you were dressed up or not, if you
burped, farted, smoked, drank, cussed, or what. It
was a come as you are, be yourself kind of get together -
always!

Forever in our hearts

Grandpas are dads with lots of frosting. ~Author Unknown


Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Forever in our hearts.

I wanna wide a howse

When my son was about to turn 2 years old, we kept asking
him what he'd like for his birthday. He always replied with,
"I wanna wide a howse!"

So the weekend of his birthday we spent in Colorado Springs.
A trip to the zoo.
A trip to the North Pole.
A trip to the mall (for mom).
A trip to Chuckee Cheese.
It was a fun and great weekend for any kid. Lots of
swimming, rides, food, fun....
so by the time Sunday rolled around we were pretty tired
out for our drive home (120 or so miles). As we left
Colorado Springs, I turned to him in the backseat and
asked,
"Did you have a good birthday?"
"No" he said. "I wanna wide a howse for my birdday."

My husband and I looked at each other. That was the only
thing he had asked for for weeks. We were approaching
Pueblo.
"Where can he ride a horse?" My husband asked.
Buckskin Joe's (a ranch that is a tourist trap and also
the scene for westerns) was the only place I could think
of.

Of course we stopped.
Paid a small fortune to get in, another twenty five
bucks or so so my 2 year old could ride his horse!
That is not me in the picture, some girl who worked
there. His birthday was complete as far as he was
concerned. Dat's my kid!

(A couple of years later we just bought him a horse - LOL).

To be young again

I don't always look my age. I have noticed this happens
more frequently when a) I am wearing no makeup b) I
am wearing old scuzzy clothes c) I have on my
sunglasses and d) my husband isn't with me.

I have run into numerous obstacles at times because
I do look young. While some cannot see where this could
possibly be a bad thing, it does have it's problems.
Thankfully I've never been one who likes alcohol much.

In my 20's I was accused (loudly) of carrying a false
id by a Cubs beer vendor. I was also kicked out of
the lounge area in a racetrack by security while
drinking a Coca Cola (I was later allowed to return).

My 30's I was constantly carded wherever I went that
involved alcohol (In NM a minor is not permitted in
a bar). I once was at a fundraiser and went up to the bar
and ordered a soda. After I got the soda an old fart pinched my butt while telling me he'd be glad to buy
me a real drink (I gave him my best 'go to hell don't touch
me again or I'll clobber you' look). We were on a plane
once heading to Reno, when the flight attendant called my
friend my mom. The rest of the flight I asked 'mom' if I
could have a soda, or peanuts, she was NOT amused! People
on occasion called my husband my father, but more often than
that when I worked at a bank the customers thought I was my
brother in law's daughter....I would call him 'dad' when he'd
come in the bank, he laughed (thankfully).

We moved to Missouri in my 40s. Since that time I was
refused a carton of cigarettes and told my id was a fake
at one establishment (how on earth can a person in their 40s
get mad at that? I just smiled and said 'okey dokey nice lady').
Also while playing Name That Tune (with the jukebox) with
friends, they were astonished to know that I knew who
Christy Lane was. Guys with no brain cells have whistled or
honked at me, and airheads in their 20s have tried to pick
me up in restaurants.

I know full well this won't last!!

What these people do not know is ....
*My hair color comes out of a bottle.
*Every morning my back hollars at me till it's worked out a little.
*Look close enough and you'll see wrinkles.
*Certain body parts sag.
*If I didn't wear glasses I would be pretty blind.
*I'm in my jammies by 8pm.
*On most things I'm pretty old fashioned.
*If I eat too many spicy foods I get indigestion.
*I lead a boring life and like it that way!
*If I have two beers in a row I'm hung over for two days.

Prayer

THE SENILITY PRAYER:
Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Speaking of spouses

I have a spouse.
LOL.
I have been married to the same guy
for 18 years now. I really don't speak
much of him online, as he doesn't get
online much.

He is a wonderful person and we share many
of the same views. For what we disagree on,
we disagree respectfully. He is a very
intelligent and hard working person
and together we built up a successful
business and planned successfully for our
now semi retirement and future. He will
never stop working, he loves what he does,
although since moving to Missouri he now
picks and chooses what he wants to do.
Because he is so versatile, he is able to
keep busy without any advertising or
soliciting. Word of mouth in a small town
is the best advertisement of all! And
you only get there by being fair and
knowledgeable. Of the two of us, he is the
people person, the sociable one.

We respect each other, and always have. I
believe that is a key ingredient for a
successful marriage. Other ingredients
are admiration, surprises, humor, privacy,
trust, honesty,and of course love. Everything else
tends to fall into place. One of the things
we've always done is have 'roles'....
what either one of us lacks, the other one
picks up. It is not necessarily a woman's
thing or a man's thing, it is just a 'thing'.

For example - he hates working outside. So
he mows the lawn and that's pretty much it...
I am the one that rakes, burns, picks up, tills,
plants, picks, waters, etc. I don't like to
cook so we split about 50/50 on that. This
works because then one of us is not nagging
the other one to do something.... And if I
mow the lawn just one time, just ONE LITTLE TIME,
I will be mowing it forevermore, so I don't!

We work well as a team. When the kid was little
we split up the night shift - my best sleep is
from about 4am on, and his is earlier in the
night...so....when the kid was a baby I handled
things till about 4am then he took over
after that.

I have learned so much from our business. I
have picked up so many ways to be self
sufficient and for that I will be forever
grateful! If I ever have to buy a house
by myself, I would know more than the realtor
thanks to him and our business.

Marrying into an Italian family has been just
awesome - once you're accepted you are really
a part of the family, and that is just so fantastic!
I really have no complaints in that regard, or
in any regard actually. I will have to post
some things about Italian family life! He
blends in well with my family as well, although
he gets tired of all the corn fields on the trip
there!

I could have done much worse and have no intention
of taking that chance. Yeah, he's okay, for a man :)

Go to the grocery store, squeeze the vegetables, think of me

"Go to the grocery store, squeeze the vegetables and think of me."

Seriously, someone told me that just last year.
Do I really look or act that stupid?? (It's best not
to answer this, it's a trick question).

I went to bed last night and couldn't stop thinking
about this. I kept giggling!! I was still laughing
about it today. Giggling and laughing over the utter
foolishness of a remark such as this, etc.
It's funny what comes back to you at certain moments.
(or maybe it's just me - LOL!).

Twittering, Facebook, etc.

I do not use Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.
And if my child so desires to use one of these I have
recommendations for him. Here are the reasons I
don't like them:

Twitter - First of all, my advice is NEVER to
click on a link posted in a tweet. NEVER. Every
time you click, it is traceable...your ip #, your
location, etc. And many times the twitterer makes
money or is otherwise compensated for the clicks.
NO CLICKING ON TWEETS! You'll notice that some
Twitterers have every post with a link to click, that
is a warning sign!!

I do not use Twitter because I lead a boring life :)
which I do not need to tell the world about. Also
because I think sometimes the internet gives us TOO
MUCH INFORMATION about someone. We don't need to
share that much! Whatever happened to a little
mystery in a life?

Facebook, MySpace - The reason I don't
have a Facebook or MySpace account is simple.....their
terms of use. Has anyone ever read it? PLUS the fact
that you have to give your REAL full name and other
personal details to sign up. IN THE TERMS OF USE it
states for any false information you can be hung
(well not quite, but I highly suggest a person read
the TOU before signing up). IF I were to use one
of these accounts I would falsify certain info - in
my opinion it is none of their business some of the
questions asked. TOO MUCH INFORMATION. IF I used
false info I would be hung, or something like that,
once caught. ALWAYS read the TOU!!

NOT TO MENTION the fact that your parents (gads), spouse,
and employer can find you easily and find out what
you have to say about them!!

I deserved it!

Ice cream!
After the kind of day I had today (phone waking me up with
bad news, a sweat burn - is that possible?, tons of stuff being
done non stop for hours, etc.) I didn't have time to take
a picture, just scarfed it down lickety split!! NOW for
a snack...LOL.

Through my eyes

I think Google is interesting. You can find out a lot about
something from googling and utilizing other search engines.

I am also learning that negative posts about an area or a
high profile person get deleted on a regular basis by the
various Ozarks websites which the comments were made in.
While I can certainly understand this if the comments were
threatening in nature, or downright flaming, I'm not sure
I "get" what the purpose of a public comment feature is on
a website if they delete criticism upon any level?

Personally, I do not make negative posts in a public forum
online. But rather I silently read. A lot. And observe.
A lot. And form opinions. A lot!

I think a person or a business can learn a lot from negative
feedback, or criticism. It's not necessarily a bad thing!
I don't understand why the need to only allow 'happy' rah
rah posts, or pats on the back?

I've seen bloggers with high public profiles ranting and
raving on personal blogs, then when there is a negative
comment they come unglued and threaten a poster that they
know the commenter's ip addy. Like that will get them
anywhere - an ip addy is not of much use to a ranting
blogger.

I've seen other local forums that have moderators that feel
that anything goes - including names and libelous comments.
It's a little bit of the local coffeehouse 'gossip'. Again
I am silent and quietly reading - taking some of it in
with a grain of salt, committing a little of it to memory
for future reference.

But for normal criticism and non threatening, non name
calling comments, I feel everyone is entitled to an
opinion and we all can learn from this, especially the
business or person who is being criticized - we do not
live in a world where we can delete the true feelings
of people as easily as we can delete the comment section
of a story or post.

Hell houses

I have been living in a cave apparently.
I was not aware of what a hell house was.

I normally stay away from religious posts,
although I do have very strong opinions.

Is this what we as a society are boiling down
to? Intolerance for any other view other than
our own, or that of our church's?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_house

If so, we are heading in the wrong direction people!
I would never go to a hell house, nor would I
allow my child to go in one. I am not interested
in sensationalism, propoganda, deception and
lies. I would never give anyone permission
to give a one sided view on some very personal
issues.

I am not an agnostic nor an atheist. I simply
believe in presenting a fair interpretation of
both sides to a story and allowing a person to
make up their own minds. I do not believe in
making sheep out of all people. I respect those
schools that teach creationism as well as evolution,
and I believe most of all in freedom of choice.

On my mind

*The major work around here is piling up -
we need a new roof, a dead tree removed, driveway
resealed, concrete poured for the garage, and
the house should be powerwashed. On the flip
side when things start happening they tend to
all get done at once, so I'll wait.

*Got my hair cut today - looks like the picture
of me on the right, the small closeup in the
blue shirt. Feels so much lighter!

*Went to Indiana for a busy two days a couple
of weekends ago and only took one picture.
I hope someone decides to share!

*Getting ready for back to school. Dentist
appointment should have been made today, going
through new pants for him, haircut on the list,
and have the back to school list ready to
go through. 7th grade - I am so not ready
for him to be growing up this fast!!

*Weather - when are people going to start being
held responsible on the job for accuracy?
Last week so many were wrong about this week,
said with the green grass and all the rain we've
had the heat index wouldn't be that bad. Riiiight.
They're wrong a lot and if some didn't have
these humongous egos I wouldn't care.

*Fighting off a pesky headache today and all
last night. I can keep it numb with drugs.
I hate when that happens.

*News - I really don't pay that much attention
anymore. But did Ryan O'Neal kill off too many
brain cells in his younger years? And when
are we going to stop hearing about MJ? Also
wondering when the city of Springfield MO will
'get it' that the people will not vote for
a tax increase to cover for their boo boo on
the fire and police pension funds? Okay I
probably paid more attention than I realized!

*Dinner - roast in the crockpot...rock and roll!

*Tossing - This summer I planned on going through
a bunch of stuff and tossing. Still have
one cabinet I need to do, and I've been procrastinating.