February 28, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 26, 2007
February 23, 2007
And We're Off
This picture always makes me laugh!!! Good movie...
February 22, 2007
Sickness Updated
On a happier note, Happy Birthday, Josiah!
February 21, 2007
Then and Now.....
SCENARIO: JACK PULLS INTO SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH RIFLE IN GUN RACK.
1963 - Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his to show Jack.
2006 - School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
SCENARIO: JOHNNY AND MARK GET INTO A FIST FIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.
1963 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
2006 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
SCENARIO: LITTLE JEFFREY WON'T BE STILL IN CLASS, DISRUPTS OTHER STUDENTS.
1963 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. Sits still in class.
2006 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
SCENARIO: BILLY BREAKS A WINDOW IN HIS FATHER'S CAR AND HIS DAD GIVES HIM A WHIPPING.
1963 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
SCENARIO: MARK GETS A HEADACHE AND TAKES SOME HEADACHE MEDICINE TO SCHOOL.
1963 - Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2006 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
SCENARIO: MARY TURNS UP PREGNANT.
1963 - 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 - Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
SCENARIO: PEDRO FAILS HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH.
1963: Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006: Pedro's cause is taken up by ultra-liberals. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he can't speak English.
SCENARIO: JOHNNY TAKES APART LEFTOVER FIRECRACKERS FROM THE 4TH OF JULY, PUTS THEM IN A MODEL AIRPLANE PAINT BOTTLE, BLOWS UP A RED ANT BED.
1963 - Ants die.
2006 - ATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
SCENARIO: JOHNNY FALLS WHILE RUNNING DURING RECESS AND SCRAPES HIS KNEE. HE IS FOUND CRYING BY HIS TEACHER, MARY, WHO HUGS JOHNNY TO COMFORT HIM.
1963 - In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
And this is what they call progress?
February 19, 2007
Quiet Zone Here
For starters - for those of you who didn't know...I didn't go to church Sat cuz I was sick. Very sick. Hot and Cold. Dizzy. Not able to eat...well, not able to get something I could eat, more like it! Too dizzy to hit the road and head to church for the scrumptious soup potluck we had...WAAAA! That's what I wanted. A nice, warm bowl of home made soup. And toast. But no such luck for me. With being stuck inside on the main floor my food choices were...peanut butter, eggs, and apple crisp. 3 things which I do not care to eat anytime soon.
But on the the good stuff. I was still sick this morning. So, I decided to forgo filling my car up with gas as it was cold - and I was running a bit Late. Poor, poor, pitiful me! Gas went from $2.13 this morning to (drum roll please!) $2.39!!!!!!!!!!!! ACK. Of all the dumb luck.
But anyway, I was feeling so rotten at work that I decided "I'll go to the minute clinic at Target on lunch." (They are not called that anymore, if you were curious) BUT! They had a 1 1/2 hr wait time, so I decided to go...after work. And, BOY! Is it a good thing I went! They did a throat culture which came back negative...for now (it is being sent for out for a second opinion). BUT! The good Doc (short n' sweet......... literally!) shuddered when I told him my throat was hurting the more I talked. He said is was Something Something Abscess Something Something Abscess. Which is apparently very rare (1 in 10 cases of strep turn into it), tho he has had 4 cases in th past month. YIKES! I can just feel those things growing now..........I have these little white bubbles on my throat, and if it gets any harder for me to talk, I better get to the hospital to get x-rays and get 'em fixed or something. If they drain I'd get pneumonia.....and that means no Chicago. :-(
So, for now all I can do is: gargle with salt water; don't talk; rest; eat healthy; don't talk; gargle salt water; warm compresses on neck; no talking........
Needless to say! If you call me, I won't talk. So...email me. I will be home all day tomorrow with nothing to do, so I'll probably be on the computer the whole time.
Janet....do all the Naked drinks have banana in????? That's disgusting! Actually, I see one of the ones I got doesn't. Shoulda opened that one first! I got: Red Machine, Orange Mango Motion, Pomegranate Blueberry, and Pomegranate Agai (or is it Acai?) So, I will see which ones I like.....thank you for introducing me to the Naked way of life. ;-) I am laughing at this, and I probably shouldn't be......but I found my Cheesy Taco Pizza Rolls! Not the healthiest food on earth, but oh-so-tasty! :-)
Anyway, please pray that I get better fast and that the salt gargling helps...the good Doc said it should clear up by Wednesday with just the salt water, but maybe not....
Well, I've incredibly hungry, so I got to find some... soup.
I should just put this on my blog......(If you're reading this, I did)
February 14, 2007
Best Things
That didn't make sense.
Oh well.
February 13, 2007
February 12, 2007
February 11, 2007
What Might Have Been
Sung by: Little Texas
(Porter Howell/Dwayne O'Brien/Brady Seals)
Sure I think about you now and then
But it's been a long long time
I've got a good life now I've moved on
So when you cross my mind
I try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
We could sit and talk about this all night long
And wonder why we didn't last
Yes they might be the best days
We will ever know
But we'll have to leave them in the past
So try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
That same old look in your eyes
It's a beautiful night
I'm so tempted to stay
But too much time has gone by
We should just say goodbye
And turn and walk away
And try not to think about
What might have been
'Cause that was then
And we have taken different roads
We can't go back again
There's no use giving in
And there's no way to know
What might have been
No we'll never know
What might have been
February 09, 2007
Excitement
- I lost my desk today. Literally. The main office is getting new carpet over the weekend and they had to disassemble everything! I will have pictures on Flickr later.
- A customer called from TN today. He always asks me about the weather. I told 'We are having a heat wave. It's 9 degrees! He laughed.
- It is now 28 degrees. Time to break out the shorts!
- A cell phone was delivered to our office just before I left (early!). It looks like the batmobile kinda. It came with no battery or screen, and had obviously been dropped several times. No one knows who it belongs to.
- I went to a different Walmart and found the frame I wanted for a picture going up tomorrow. Yay! The more I looked at the one I had, the less I liked it. Ick. But, I'm happy now!!
- It's Friday. I don't have to work for 2 whole days!
- Mom is vacuuming and I don't know why.
- Tomorrow I get to go out with Jen for lunch. This is wonderful!
- It is nice and sunny out.
- I'm hungry. I don't think I got lunch...I will have to go eat now.
- The other day, Dad had chores, and his little friend wanted him to play on Saturday, so the friend came over a couple nights ago to help with chores, which was the only way Mom would let Dad play with him on Saturday. I never see Dad on Saturdays anymore. It's sad.
- I am finally warm - since Monday I've been cold.
- Last week while playing games with some people (I promised their names would not be released) the following conversation ensued while playing 28 hands of Care Bear Uno. You will probably not get much of it if you do not know me and these people well...
Person 2: Yup.
Person 1: Are you sure?
Person 2: Both sides.
Person 3: ~laughs~
Person 1: (incredulously) Did you check?
Person 3: ~still laughing~
Person 2: No. Should I? ~pause~ (sniff sniff) Yup, both sides.
Person 1: ~groans~
Person 3: ~laughs the whole time~
Person 2 (to person 3): You learned that from me.
Person 1: Talking about pits?
Person 2: No. Being sure.
Person 3: ~still laughing~
February 08, 2007
Randomness Grows
I just got home. Yay.
My toe is yellow. Ick.
It's too cold outside. Tho we are having a heat wave...
I wish our mail box would jsut fall off the rest of the way so we can get a new one.
I'm hungry.
New carpet stinks. Literally. Work has been getting all new carpeting this week and I come home light headed cuz of the fumes.
We (being Anna, Jessica and I) have a hotel for Chicago!
In 2 weeks we will be seeing Josh Groban!!!
I am hanging pictures up at bluer this weekend. Yay. I liked when we had everyone hang something up.
Supper is ready soon. We are having Parmesan Chickan.
We need applesauce.
I hate forwards.
Significant Events:
John Williams turns 75 today. I like his music.
Anna Nicole Smith died today. How shocking.
February 07, 2007
February 05, 2007
bleck
i give up.
