Friday, August 31, 2007

Superman Flyin’ Low



Vaa-RROOMM!! Tom using an alternative means of flyin'! ;)

(Hated to shrink the pic, but time marches on!)

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Eye’s Doin’ Good

Had a trip back to the eye dr today to see what was goin' on in my eye. Some inflammation. Normal considering they were playin' around in there for awhile! I haven't had much pain, which is fine with me! I have to keep reminding myself to take it easy when doing things that affect the eye. Sure don't want to do anything that might damage it! Still have 4 different drops to put in everyday and still seem to get more on my face than in my eye! Dr said no underwater swimming--ha! I think we can scratch that off the list of concerns! Eye chart was better and in a month might be still better. I'd click my heels if I thought I could manage it! ;)

There was a poster of the eye on the wall and I asked the dr to show me what areas they worked in. I was curious but before I didn't want to know too much 'cause it was queasy to think about but now that it's over, I'd like to know. I was just very glad not to see it going on when it was!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Queen of Mean

Oh to be a little white dog with a cranky owner, now deceased! Leona Hemsley left 12M to her Maltese dog, who will reside with her brother. I wonder how long it'll be before there is an accident?

Two grandkids were left out--for reasons known to them. Good grief! When you're sitting on BILLIONS, how can you be that way with your grandkids?

The pampered dog reportedly refused to eat dog food and her chef had to make special meals for it--which it refused to eat off a dish and a maid had to hand-feed it! She was constantly bitten for her trouble! The dog also bit whomever was bathing it! Nippy little mutt! I call BS on this! If the dog got hungry, dog food would be eaten off a dish! Maybe that was Leona's way of giving Trouble human-like traits and making him as hard to get along with as herself! When he dies, he will be buried along side her. Together always.

Billions, people, billions! Spread around that could do a lot of good! What a shame.

Sad story is at:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08292007/news/

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Little Big Man

From June:
This is my big, beautiful lap baby, Little Man. He adopted me several years ago. He was such a big boy (18 #) and had this tiny meow–actually sometimes he’d open his mouth and a squeak would come out–and that is how his name came about. I shortened it to Little Man. He could get louder, especially if another male came around and got into some ferocious fights! Even after I had him neutered, he’d still kick some kitty butt! His nose still has a scar from a fight.

He just showed up one day and I guess he decided to stay. For a long time, he wouldn’t come inside so I got a small dog house and put it on the deck to give him a place to sleep and get in out of the rain. Although, he didn’t mind the rain and would sometimes sit in it until it got real heavy. I kept offering to let him in and one day he accepted but he still wanted to go back out. Then one day I guess he decided being inside wasn’t so bad and he wanted to stay in more than he wanted out. That was when I found out what a lap baby he was! He would put all 18# of himself right in my lap and he purred very loud–I loved it! He was also a head-butter and liked to rub his head against me. He also liked to eat and begged for food pretty much most of the time! Whenever I had some yogurt he would sit by me until I finished and them I’d hold the container for him to stick his face into and clean it out. I think he would have pretty much eaten anything I offered him!

I’ve often looked at him and tried to imagine what he looked like as a kitten. I bet he was an adorable ball of fluff! His eyes are a light green and look like they are lined with eyeliner! (Don’t tell him I said that!) He was alittle overly agressive for the 2 girl kitties and they tended to stay away from him. If I was in the bedroom they’d usually all end up on the bed with me and if one of them was in a spot he wanted and didn’t offer to move, he’d lay down almost on top of them. He believed in making his presence known! The habit that drove me nuts was him walking right in front of me so I was tripping over him! MOVE! meant nothing to him!

Last year he started sneezing a lot and it was messy. I took him to the vet and left him for a week-end so he could medicate him. When I picked him up, he seemed better. but not too long after, the sneezing began again. The vet said he couldn’t do anything else for him. He has feline herpes and no, it isn’t like the herpes humans get! It’s a respiratory disease with no cure and contagious to other cats. I made a very hard decision last fall that he could not come back inside, in hopes the 2 inside cats wouldn’t catch it. It’s a situation that has brought me to tears. He doesn’t understand why if he gets in, I immediately put him out or stop him at the door. It makes me feel like such an a orge! He remembers there are soft places to take naps on!

Now that the weather has warmed up and I’ve been outside with him more, I can see bad days are ahead. He feels like he’s lost quite a bit of weight and his hair is not as thick. I know what’s coming and I dread it so much. One day, I’m going to have to put him in the car and drive down the road to the vet’s to have him put to sleep. I just keep looking at him and thinking, just a little bit longer.

It’s going to be a sad day.
And indeed, it was sad when I took him to the vet's the morning of my surgery last Thrusday. It hurt that I couldn't stay with him...really hurt.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Details

Don't you love to hear about someone's surgery? Well, that's what this is about. Eye surgery. So look away if you're not interested! ;) Actually, there's nothing too gory about it--other than it was surgery on my eye!

My cousin got here around 9:30 and we left for the eye clinic right away. Traffic wasn't bad and we got there right at 10:00. That's when the problem started! Seems the parking deck was full and we spent 25 mins going in circles, up and down, looking for a place to park! We weren't the only ones. There were a couple of cars ahead of us and several behind us doing the same thing! This was the first time we'd had this problem and it was something we hadn't considered! Finally, we saw some people standing outside their car and managed to find out that they were indeed about to leave. If you see people looking for a parking space why would you be standing around instead of getting your rear-ends in your car to leave?! We parked and went inside, after talking about how dumb it was to be standing around in a parking deck!

The inside of the eye clinic is confusing to me but my cousin seems to have it down pat. We got to the waiting room and it was packed! I signed in and we sat down but were on the move before long. The first person took a picture of both eyes and a computer made a print-out of what kind of lens I would need. From there, we went downstairs to give info to an administrative type lady and she passed us off to a nurse who asked more questions. Everyone wanted to know my name, birthdate and what I was having done. The nurse wrote an abbreviation of what I was having over my right eye. I had said I was going to put a mark over my eye so as to avoid a mistake! She also asked if I had a living will--yikes! And I consented for pictures to be made of the surgery if they wanted. I might end up in a medical book, or my eye might. Someone on that floor was having something to eat that smelled good--especially to someone who hadn't eaten and was hungry!

The surgical unit was next and, of course, the first thing they want you to do is put on this loverly gown that would go around me about twice and.....it had a matching robe AND, a lovely powder blue shower cap looking hat and to top it off, a pair of maroon socks! Is that a fashion statement or what?! I had trouble getting the gown to stay on until I got my cousin in the room to help me! Then after I'm dressed, the woman handing out the gowns tells me she's found a smaller one and don't I want to change--in a word, NO! My clothes were put in a plastic bag and put under a bed that would go into surgery also. My cousin keeps telling me she wished she had brought her camera--haha! They brought heated linens over, which with the heat outside I wasn't sure I wanted, and covered me with them. (It was alittle cold inside!) Then the waiting started. For awhile, I had a steady stream of people coming by to ask questions and tell me what their function would be. The anaestheologist told me what would be happening but first he had to put an IV in, of course. I thought he would put it in my arm, but no, it was going in my right hand. He thumped around on my hand which hurt and found a vein he liked and got the needle in. At least, any future shots would go in the IV. The surgical unit patients started clearing out and I was really hungry! My cousin brought some cheese sticks and crackers and had a snack around 2. She asked me if I minded her eating and I kiddingly said it was okay to torture me! We thought I had been forgotten but at 3, I was on the way to surgery. I was first told I'd be put to sleep but that was changed to being under but not knocked out all the way. I was awake but numb when I had a c-section with my daughter and I didn't want to feel anything going on in my eye! He gave me something just before we left and after I made it into the operating room, I was out. Actually, for the 2 and a half hours, I was in and out. There was a show of colors going on when I was awake. Bright purple, yellow--they said that was common when the retina was being exposed to light. When I felt like I was awake more than I wanted to be, I moved my fingers so the anaestheologist would know I was awake. I could hear the drs talking and they were listening to an old Michael Jackson cd.(The Way You Make Me Feel) Had I known before, I would've suggested some Sting! I also heard the lazer when they used it. Meanwhile, my cousin was getting concerned because we didn't think it would take long and she asked a couple of times if I was still in surgery. The drs said they had to be careful getting the blood out of my eye so as not to damage my sight. They took the veins out and did something to discourage more from growing, took out my lens and replaced it with another. I would've liked to have seen what they took out of my eye but didn't think about it in time.

They took me to recovery and said since my blood sugar was so low, 91, I could have anything I wanted to drink--no diet sodas! They fixed a Sierra Mist with cranberry juice and graham crackers with peanut butter. My first meal of the day and it was great! And now, I know how to keep my blood sugar down-just don't eat for almost 24 hrs! Simple!

They wouldn't let me do anything. You're suppose to limit your movement, etc. I was put in a wheelchair and pushed to the parking deck. My cousin went to get the car while the nurse stayed with me. She was originally from Harisburg, PA, where a friend lives. She has 7 cats and that's what we were talking about. It had been awhile since my cousin went to get the car and we were wondering whar happened to her. The nurse pushed me inside to see if we were being paged and we saw my cousin drive by! (Think Jerry Lewis--Hey, La--dy!) The nurse left me and ran out to stop her from going up! I got in the car and it was over, thank goodness! (My cousin was nervous about driving in B'ham and alittle shook up about my surgery, so when she went to get the car she ended up at the exit and the woman told her to circle the block. When she got close to the entrance again, an ambulance startled her and she missed it and had to go around again! And then when she got to where we had been, we were just inside the door when she went by! It was funny and I'm still kidding her about it!)

I went home with her so she could be sure I didn't croak and we went back to the eye clinic Fri. They took the patch off my eye and, at first, I was concerned 'cause I thought I had a hole in my vision in my right eye. I realized it was the lighted box on the wall, just at a very different angle. Turns out my eye was not moving from the block I got for surgery and I was having double vision! Whew! That was almost a heart-stopper! That has stopped. thankfully. I have 4 different eye drops to use everyday until I go back next week (I hope I can get a few IN my eye!) and a pair of Stevie Wonder sunglasses! I have to be careful about lifting, etc for awhile. My eye hasn't really hurt much but it is alittle red and they want me to sleep in a patch for awhile.

For the first time in almost a year (next month), I don't have veins dangling inside my eye---YAY! I can already see better and I hope it'll get even better with time! Amazing what modern medicine is able to do, isn't it?

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Thursday at Eye Clinic

I hope this will be me on Thursday. That's when the eye surgery is scheduled and I don't want to see or feel anything! If I let myself think about it, I start getting very nervous! I have never been able to look at that type of surgery on tv. Well, I can't look at much of any type of surgery, but especially eye surgery! I know my eye will have one of those gizmos in it to keep it open--but I don't wanna see!

I looked at the dos and don'ts booklet today and it said not to wear makeup or nail polish. I don't wear a lot of makeup but it's going to feel funny without it! Won't take long to get ready, I guess. No eating or drinking after 12. I had some strawberries and sugar-free cool whip tonight for just that reason! No swallowing water when brushing your teeth! Good grief! Loose clothing. Maybe I should just go in my nightgown. I'm probably going to end up in a hospital gown and one of those silly hats! No taking regular medicine.

I hope I don't feel like a ton of bricks fell on me when it's over! And I hope I can see much clearer! Just to be on the safe side, I'll most likely go home with my cousin when it's over for a day. My cousin has been so sweet about driving the hour it takes to get here and staying during the hours it seems to take to examine my eyes! And I hope I don't hear anyone say, I need to put some drops in your eyes for. a . very. long . time!

UPDATE: Okay, it's official. We have a time to be there. 10:00 in the morning. I think my stomach just became a huge knot! Yikes!

Thurs 7:55 -- I am hungry! And I can't even have water! Rats. I am more than ready for this to be over.

Janeane on 24….WHAT?!

Janeane Garofalo -- yes, that one -- will be joining the cast of 24 this year! I would've posted a picture but it was too ugly! Someone must really be trying to kill off 24! That'll do it for me. I do not like her. Period. No, not even a little bit. Blech.


BlueStarChronicles.com has a more in depth post on this here.

Monday, August 20, 2007

“Dean”

Hearing about hurricane Dean hitting Jamaica made me think of our trip there some years ago. It was a company trip and we stayed in a nice hotel on the beach in Montego Bay. The water was a beautiful blue and we enjoyed being there. They had crab "races" on the patio everyday and a water volleyball game anytime people were willing. There were also side trips to see what there was to see on the island. On a trip to the straw market, I noticed a front leg of a cow that they were slicing meat off for a snack! Yeah, no worries about refrigeration! We brought some things home to the kids and a few relatives, but it was mostly over-priced junk!

I also noticed what looked a lot like over-sized cardboard boxes on the side of a hill. Those were houses. So, a hurricane coming thru there must be extremely rough! I would say that the majority of people are poor. The hotel had armed guards on the beach at night to discourage locals from taking the patio furniture!

Anytime we got off a bus the company provided, we were swarmed by people selling trinkets. We finally bought a couple of necklaces made of seeds or something, so we could say we already had some! On a trip by ourselves on a local bus, someone got on with some freshly caught fish! One day on the beach, this Jamaican came up to us and excitely told us how we could use the wooden statue he had to put pot in to bring home! No thanks!

Several years later, we went back to Jamaica and stayed at the same hotel. This time we were on the ground floor just off the beach. A hurricane had been through in the meanwhile, and we noticed the print on the wall had a watermark half way up it and there was a layer of sand in the toilet! So, I guess the room we were in had been halfway under water when the hurricane struck. There's been a couple of more hurricanes thru since then, so I hope they've redecorated!

(A funny note: Everywhere we went, we heard "Yellow Bird" so I found it very funny when one of the first days we were home, I heard it again at the dentist's office! I'm sure the other people wondered why I started laughing!)

Record Gator

A 12' 6" alligator, weighing 492#, was killed in the Mobile area and is a record. If you want to read about this you can find details and pictures at:

http://www.al.com/sports/press-register/index.ssf?/base/sports/1187515938250280.xml&coll=3

Personally, I wouldn't want to be in a boat with a 492# enraged alligator jerking it around! Actually, I wouldn't want to be in a boat with a gator that large anywhere nearby! I think he had reason to be mad since they were throwing hooks at him and in general, causing him pain. They put a couple of bullets in his head after he was alittle worn down from pulling the boat and that was that. Took a group of people to get him to the scales and weigh him.

I have a brother-in-law in FL who used to go gator hunting and I thought he was crazy for going out in a boat at night to do that!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Two Houses

House #1 A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400. In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt" area. It's in the South.

House #2 Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet ( 4 bedrooms ) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F. ) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.


HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee; it is the abode of the "environmentalist" Al Gore.

HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford,Texas; it is the residence the of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.

An "inconvenient truth".

BTW: This isn't really important but while I was on the computer, Andy Rooney did his little spiel and it was about President Bush and he ended by saying alot of people wish W would stay on his ranch in Texas. Do you think Andy's feelings would be hurt if he knew how many people think he should remove himself from the tv? That's right, gasbag, get lost!

Friday, August 17, 2007

Today

It's 10:30 and I'm hungry! Nothing was said about not eating but I assume if they're going to put me to sleep, I shouldn't. I wouldn't want to get there and be told they couldn't do it 'cause I ate something! I have to be there at 12:00 and won't see a dr until 1:00, so this is just a taste of how hungry I'll be by then! My cousin just called to say she was on her way so I guess this (eye surgery) is really going to happen! Say alittle prayer that it goes well and I don't have to see what's in my eye anymore. Later.

Update: Well, the mystery of why nothing was said about not eating has been solved--no surgery today!! Both my cousin and myself understood them to say surgery was today..but no, the retina dr looked at my eyes today! Would you believe me if I told you I AM SICK OF HAVING MY EYES DIALATED??! Oh yes, I am! The next person who says "I need to put some drops in your eyes" could be in for a rude surprise! He said I have the beginning of a cataract and he wants to remove it and the blood in my eye and put a clear lens in on the 23rd. He said the retina was not detacted, so that's good. I did some lab work today so we'll be that much ahead.
My gut feeling was that something was not right but I ignored it! So, I'll have to worry alittle more about all this before it's over but hopefully after the 23rd, I can exhale!
Excuse me--I think I hear some strawberries and sugar-free cool whip calling my name!

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Hunk of Burnin’ Love

Elvis' fans are already passing out from the heat in the long lines at Graceland in Memphis, TN. The King has been departed for 30 yrs! When he died, his finances were in sad shape but thanks to his ex-wife, Prisicilla, he's doing great...thank ya very much! Last year, Graceland took in $27 million smackers! And the Elvis businesses brings in more than $40 million a year! But who's counting, right? However, it is a shame that he is not around to spend some of it.

Not bad for a poor boy with a dream! And he didn't have American Idol to help him--he did it all on his lonesome!

UPDATE: There are estimates of 70-75,000 people standing in line at Graceland with candles, flowers and gifts to put on Elvis' grave. Gotta luv it! un-huh Elvis still rules!

Daughter Lisa said she choked up while doing a duo to In The Ghetto with Dad. (I hope he's forgiven her for marrying MJ! yuk)

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

The Movie

Guess what's showing at the Alabama Theatre this week-end? The best movie ever made---Gone With The Wind! If you haven't seen it on a large screen, you haven't really seen it! I thought I was going with my cousin, but my eye surgery got scheduled for Fri, so I don't know if I'll feel like going! Frankly, my dear...I do give a damn! This is a yearly showing so it'll be a long wait for the next one!

If you go to their home page you can do a virtual tour!

http://www.alabamatheatre.com/

There's even an organ for before the movie!

I had some pictures saved for this but when the laptop took a nap, they were gone! I might look around and see what I can find. Hold that thought!


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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Wal-Mart Application

This is an actual job application that a 75 year old senior
citizen submitted to Walmart in Arkansas.

They hired him because he was so funny.....


NAME: Jack Buckley (Grumpy Bastard)

SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate)

DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place ?

DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.

EDUCATION: Yes.

LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.

PREVIOUS SALARY: A lot less than I'm worth.

MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.

REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.

HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.

PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.

MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 lbs.?: Of what?

DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"

HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, so they tell me.

DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job - no! On my breaks - yes!

WHAT WOULD YOU LI K E TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.

NEAREST RELATIVE....7 miles

DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE T O THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Oh yes, absolutely

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Snakes on a Plane - Part 2

For a second time since May, a man has been stopped in Cairo's airport with carry-on bags loaded with live snakes and baby crocs! The Saudi man said he didn't know it was against the law to take snakes out of the country--how about on a plane with other people?! Wouldn't you love to be sitting there and have a snake drop in your lap?!

They were given to the local zoo and the man went on his way. I hope they checked his pockets!

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Jazz Hands

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Is it just me or is this hilarious?! I love this!

Friday, August 10, 2007

Miscellaneous

Know what happens this time next week? The dreaded eye surgery! I'm alittle nervous about being put to sleep and having my eye vacuumed but I'm also tired of having my vision impaired! I'm hoping it will go well, no scars or pain and vision will be restored. That's what I'm HOPING for! Next Friday around 1. (gulp!)

Did you see the video of people going thru drive-up windows, ordering something to drink and throwing it on the person in the window? They would then put the video on YouTube. YouTube has taken the videos down and the police are looking for the people responsible for the filming. Not so funny now, I bet!

Did you see the guard unit from Minn that has finally made it home after almost 2 yrs in Iraq?! God bless them and their families!

I think the end is near for my kitty (see Little Big Man). Everytime I think it's time to take him to the vet, he rallies alittle bit. I am so conflicted! I hate the thought of putting him down but I don't want him to suffer.

Did you hear about the priest who went jogging sans clothing 'cause he thought it would be better than sweating profusely? The police thought differently!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Hair Cuts

A couple of weeks ago when I thought I was going to have something done to my eye and not just another (my 3rd) exam, I went out that morning to have my hair cut shorter so as not to have to fool with it too much. My hair has been in a blunt cut for several years--sometimes longer until I get it trimmed. I like it that way since it's fairly easy to take care of. Anyway, I told the girl with the pink highlights and scissors that I wanted a blunt cut when I sat down in the chair. She shampooed my hair and got busy with the scissors. Most of the time, she had me looking down, so I didn't see what she was doing until it was dry and styled. I did hear the other girl ask her if she was going to stack my hair and she said yes. First mistake in not speaking up! Stacking did not sound like "blunt"! I did look up one time and thought --that sure looks like she cutting my hair in layers! And guess what--she was!

It did look cute when she got through, but my arms are not long enough to yield a big brush with the hair dryer like she did. The first time I washed it, I was thinking,,now what? So, instead of spending less time with my hair, I'll be spending MORE time on it and it won't be all one length for quite some time!

I think I'm just irritated that she didn't do what I said I wanted! She said she liked for the sides to go back--I don't. It's my hair and I paid for the haircut--and tip! So I think I should've gotten what I asked for.

I guess I could always shave my head and start from scratch! heh Not bloody likely!

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The Man

I've gotten a few hits from people looking for an earlier post I did on Tom, so I thought I'd post a new picture. OK, it's really for me to enjoy! heh He looks like he's having a cup of coffee and maybe reading the paper or a script.

Tom, can I get you a refill? Brush your hair back... kiss your face? Oh, did I say that? Slip of the tongue! No, really! heh :)

Monday, August 6, 2007

75th Anniversary

To honor the 75th aniversary of the purple heart medal, artist Roger Baker mowed a 850.000 sq ft replica at Thomas Bull Memorial Parl in Hamptonburgh, New York.

Awesome!

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Little Old Lady

There was a little old lady, who every morning. stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD!"

One day an atheist moved into the house next door. He became irritated at the little old lady.

Every morning he'd step onto his front porch after her and yell: "THERE IS NO LORD!"

Time passed with the two of them carrying on this way every day.

One morning, in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord!

The next morning she stepped out onto her porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there.

"PRAISE THE LORD!" she cried out. "HE HAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!"

The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges and shouted
"THERE IS NO LORD; I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!!"

The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!

Friday, August 3, 2007

It’s a Girl!

Actually, it's Jim Bob and Michelle's seventh girl! Not to worry--they also have ten boys! And expressed the wish to have more!! That's a total of 17 kids! I know you can add, I'm just trying to wrap my mind around the number! They have two sets of twins. Well, thank goodness for small favors! This woman has been pregnant for 10.5 years of her life! YIKES! The oldest is 19 and the youngest is 2! AND....they're home-schooled! How do they even have time to have sex?? Obviously, they're managing, but really!! All the kids' names start with a J and they've had a baby born in every month but June.

"We are just so grateful to God for another gift from him," said Jim Bob Duggar, 42, a former state representative. "We are just so thankful to him that everything went just very well."

Amen to that. The mother is 40 and they could be getting into dangerous territory as far as safety is concerned.

They've been the subject on the Discovery Channel:

http://health.discovery.com/convergence/duggars/duggarfamily.html

And their is a family website:

http://www.duggarfamily.com/index.html

UPDATE: Saw them on the Today Show this morning and the older kids were asked if they felt like they had not gotten enough attention and they said no, they didn't feel that way. They were shown driving a motor home but it wasn't mentioned if that was their mode of daily transportation! ;)

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Dogs and Cats–Dinner?

Good news! Well, sort of. The consumation of dog meat is down in Korea. The thought is that they think it gives them stamina--I guess that's suppose to be in a sexual way. Good Lord--someone sic the viagra spammers on them! I remember seeing something on tv about this a long time ago and it was chilling to watch a man go and get a dog out of a cage and hear the cries as it was being beaten to death!

The story is at: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2831103.ece

And there was the story I did not long ago about a truckload of cats being saved from becoming dinner by a group of people in China! Hard to believe this goes on in the same world we live in!

Beware of Aaians bearing forks and knives, Fluffy or Spot! YUK!

HT: Hot Air on the doggies

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

This ‘n That

Hopefully, our laptop will be returned tomorrow! We really, really miss it! Funny how you get so "addicted" to things! It'll be good not to have to come to the library to get a "fix"--even tho' I have been able to get into my blog--finally! No more cell phone talkers or just chatty people who can't seem to tear themselves away from the computer area! No more little kids who are here with their moms but want you to notice them, too! No more kids who love to swivel in the chairs or just talk to their friend. Well. no more until the next time the laptop decides it needs a rest!

I think I am addicted to soft ice cream--like at DQ's! When I go to the office park to walk, there is one across the highway and I had a weak moment the other day and went by and got a small cone! It was SO good! I haven't had one in a long time and am not suppose to have one because of the diabetes. I slipped. ok?! It was YUMMY!! Why don't they make that in sugar-free? I have to get this under control!

Did you know Cool Whip comes in sugar-free? They sure have improved Cool Whip! I had strawberries one night and they were good with nothing on them but the next time I went to the store I looked to see if Cool Whip came in sugar-free--and there it was! So I scooped it up and got some more strawberries. They were excellent together! However, I couldn't stop eating the Cool Whip and before I knew it, the container was empty! So, now I have to stop thinking about how good it was and run by the freezer that contains them to avoid temptation! I hate diabetes! I kinda think this is from all the stress. The eye problem--at least, that's what I'm going to blame it on! ;)

Anyone else have any addictions? The kind you can talk about!