Neighbours

It's so easy for a Canadian to point their finger at The United States and say bad, bad America. Especially when it comes to tragic events such as Virginia Tech. Those crazy americans and their [lack of] gun control laws. I agree completely that their laws about guns should be changed, but regarding the school massacres, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

For example:

Here is a list of similar situations that have taken place here.

Past Canadian school shootings

I want you to take note of the one in 1975. It was the first school massacre to take place.

There were three killed and thirteen injured in the 1975 Brampton school shooting.

A teenager in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Michael Slobodian, started killing people at his high school because he was fed up with life and wanted to get back at 2 teachers for reprimanding him about skipping class.

Here is an recent update from one of the students that was there............

It's always there, lurking in the recesses of her mind.

Brenda Weitendorf might have repressed her memories of being pursued by a gunman trudging through the hallways of her high school on a shooting rampage. She's shoved deep into her psyche the terror of that moment, the shock she felt when a bullet fragment ricocheted off a wall and lodged in her left hip.

But to this day – 32 years later – it affects her.

Canada's Gun Laws .................When in trouble, blame the US :-#

It's a tragedy where or when these massacres take place. Do gun laws really make a difference?(In these situations). If someone is determined, they can and will get a gun. This is obvious because we still have them, even with gun control laws.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people at Virginia Tech and their families. This is another "why" question for which no one has an answer. One of our own, from Nova Scotia was murdered there, she was a French professor.

Keepsake

As I've mentioned before, my nephew Yurij (godson) is in a band. He plays the guitar and has just bought "the one" he has been saving for. ($700 or $800) He is a big fan of classic old rock bands. Def Leopard, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, etc. He's only fourteen!!

As I've also said, he and his family are moving away to Ontario in June. I will miss him and his sister(I'll talk about her at a later date) very much. Upon observation, I noticed that a lot of "rock stars" wear choker necklaces made out of leather or similar material.

I made this for him yesterday in the hopes that he will wear it and remember me when he does.
He is a teenager so who knows but he usually likes the things that I give him.

Family is very important and all we have of them when they are not around are memories, something given or kept; a memento.


















I'll let you know how it went over.

PS
It's 15 degrees celsius here (59 Fahrenheit for you 'mericans) but that's downright balmy compared to last week.


Have a wonderful weekend and ya'll enjoy yourselves, ya hear me. :)

The Gentle Giant

My sister, my neice and nephew went to a cat show this past weekend. They are cat people and already have a beautiful chocolate brown persian. Well........ I was speaking with my neice yesterday and she told me they were getting a Maine Coon cat.
At first I didn't understand her, as she has a bit of a baby lisp, and I thought she said main toon.

I repeated main toon until she got exasperated with me and said, "say main", I said main, "now say coon" she said, I said coon. "Now say them together", she said.

It's pretty bad when a six year old has to break down the pronounciation for you.

It turns out it's still up in the air because the breeder might want to keep the two kittens for themselves. They'll find out Friday. These cats can get to be pretty big but they are beautiful
and highly intelligent. My sister has been interested in them for a while now. We'll see, the kids already have a name. Sahara.

She said the one at the cat show was twice the size of Rosey.









(I don't think it's going to be a lap cat)

AND, speaking of Rosey................

My baby is sick with a cold. It's all my fault too!! I have to keep my windows open because I can't stand stale air. I didn't realize that she couldn't deal with cold air because I don't have fur on me and I am able to. It might not be just that.

She is a sweet little girl who doesn't complain about anything. I was reading Urspo's blog today and he mentioned how *queer*(odd) people are about their pets. (He just had a scattering of ashes ceremony for his precious Kitty).

I think we are just sensitive and kind people that don't limit our love to those with two legs.

Things That Go Bump............

Lucky Friday The 13th


This picture does not show the actual egg sized lump on my head, so you will have to take my word for it.

This morning I was in the shower and decided to change my mesh loofah sponge for a new one. As I threw the old one over my shoulder, over the curtain rod, the rubber bathmat slid under my feet and I ended up falling backwards out of the tub, onto the towels on the floor and my head went slamming against the radiator. I didn't get knocked out but got the shit scared out of me. (not literally)

Luckly I had a Dr's appointment at noon and had him check it out. He said as long as I hadn't blacked out I should be okay. I was worried about a concussion.

I think the fact that I had three thick bath towels on the floor that I fell on saved my ass too.
What it really made me think about was that I have heard a number of people that have died from serious falls in the shower. Especially people who live alone and no one finds them until days later. Scarey!!

I'm okay, bruised but alive! The number thirteen has always been lucky for me and once again I embrace it.

I hope Friday the 13th has been good to you all also.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

PS The really weird thing too is that the shower curtain wasn't even torn as I fell out, it just went along for the ride. :0)

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Saturday Afternoon

We have had hardly any snow all winter and now when it's supposed to be spring...........

This is a picture of my street, notice the stop sign is lopsided. That is thanks to one of the many drunken students that live in the neighborhood. They enjoy (for some reason) destroying stuff. If it's not a glass bus shelter or people's plants and trees, they actually haul sign posts out of the ground that are cemented in.

This is Bob's house. He is a neighbor that had two dogs(miniature schnauzers), now he has one and she is sick with congestive heart failure. His other one Lobo died 4 months ago.

Bob is a lawyer, divorced and looking... :)

A few months ago I was out walking Rosey and he asked me if I liked wine and what I was doing on Saturday nite. I went into panic mode, ahhhhh....."I'm going to my sisters and I don't like wine" I said. (I wasn't and I like wine)

At Christmas time I was out walking Rosey and Bob was out with Abbey(his dog) and he asked me in to show me his tree and house. I felt sorry for him because Christmas can be such a lonely time so I went in but I did not stick around.

He has this walking buddy, a female who has a schnauzer also. Whenever I run into them, she has a face like she is sucking on a lemon when she sees me. She also never says hello to me. I want to say, "lady, you don't have to worry about me", but she is such a bitch I might just start being more attentive to Bob.

That wouldn't be fair to Bob though, but I might just.

Fish Fry

Fourth Station of The Cross

Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother







Good Friday

For those non catholics:

The Friday on which the church keeps the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

As a modern tradition, many Catholics (and members of other Christian denominations as well) will only eat fish on Good Friday.


It's only a holiday now but used to be so much more. I went to a catholic school with nuns as teachers. The school was also right next door to the church, so we had to go to every mass and attend every funeral that took place.

To this day, everytime I smell incense, I see the priest shaking the thurible (a metal censer(container) suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services), walking around someone's coffin.


Good Friday was my favorite mass. As a small child I was mesmerized by the priest's attire.
The beautiful muticolored cloaks he wore(vestments), the regal mitra simplex (fancy hat) and holding this big cross in his hands as he went to each wonderous picture. (The Stations of the Cross).

I still have a fixation with these pictures (not a fetish Spo) and would love to have them on my walls .
They are closing down quite a few churches these days so maybe I might get lucky.

Somehow "their loss my gain" doesn't seem appropiate". Will I go to hell? ( That ole' catholic guilt trip ).

Maybe Walking Is Better???

Road Rage.

I finished work early today to attend to some errands because tomorrow is Good Friday and everything is closed.

Well.........I was waiting at a bus stop and all of a sudden, there were two guys in heavy traffic, out of their cars, screaming obscenities at each other. They were about to come to blows but the horns of other drivers put them back in their vehicles. It might have been the weather too because it was pouring sleet and rain. We'll never know.

Then...... I was at the grocery store waiting for a taxi outside and there was this guy parked outside the store that was kicking his 4x4 on the passenger side door, shouting even worse language. I mean REALLY bad. Apparently he had locked his keys inside ..... but kicking his own vehicle??? He actually left indentations on the door.

A man waiting next to me said, "I think he needs some anger management".
Duh.....yeah!!!

My ex was like that. One time he bashed in the back of his jeep with something, I don't remember with what because I choose to forget that stuff. It takes a re-enactment for me to remember things, that's my mind protecting me.

It also makes me realize how lucky I am now, it's all in the past and I am safe now.

Enjoy your life!!

What's The Definition of Stupidity.......

Stupidity is the quality or condition of being stupid, or lacking intelligence, as opposed to being merely ignorant or uneducated.


Police: Man Arrives at DUI Hearing Drunk

YORK, Pa. (AP) - A man who arrived at court drunk for a drunken-driving hearing was again charged with driving under the influence, police said.

Paul H. Zeigler, 45, of Glen Rock, appeared at a preliminary hearing at the Shrewsbury district court on March 26 for a DUI charge from December.

Police said Zeigler appeared to be intoxicated at the hearing, according to police records.

After his court appearance, Zeigler failed a portable breath test for alcohol and was taken into custody for a blood test, police said.

The second test revealed that Zeigler's blood-alcohol level was twice the legal driving limit and he was charged with DUI, police said.

Ranting.........Life Goes On

Talk about being in the doldrums..........I'm in a major funk today.

I just talked to my younger sister and she laid some pretty heavy stuff on me. She and her family are moving to Southwestern Ontario the end of June. She has received a job transfer with her bank and while it is a wonderful opportunity for her to advance..........it breaks my heart.

I will miss my nephew(godson) and neice so very much, that's all I can think about. She already makes a six figure salary, what more can she want? I understand that it is a huge promotion but what about life? Her husband is a great guy who has a great job and he is very flexable when it comes to moving. (He's a software engineer and companies actually seek him out).

She was whispering to me on the phone as they haven't told their son yet. He's fourteen, does excellent in school, plays in a hockey league, has his own band (he plays the guitar). He just bought the guitar of his dreams that he has been saving for.

I feel so bad for him when he hears the news. His two best friends live on his street, he's not going to take it well. Neither am I.

I don't understand. They have a beautiful home, great neighborhood , they definitely don't have money problems, a lot of people would love to have what they have.

I know I'm just being selfish, but isn't there more to life than career opportunities? When is enough, enough?

Last christmas, I was teasing my sister because my brother-in-law gave her books of poetry and beautiful scented candles. (I found out later that all she reads are books involving business).
He gave her tons of other stuff but I was surprised at these because he's not a mushy kind of guy. Now I know why. She's driven and where she's going.............

Southwestern Ontario for now, and I will just have to accept it.

When You're Smiling..........

ROSEY




















This little mug can get a smile out of just about anyone. When we are out walking, people smile like they can't control themselves. Isn't that nice? To be able to make people smile. She makes me laugh alot more than I did before I got her.

How about posting pictures of your own pets? Is there a Pet Appreciation Day? If there isn't, there should be.

And if that didn't make you smile, how about this...................

BABY PORCUPINES

Trivia Again............

Mar 27 1866
Patent for a urinal is granted to Andrew Rankin.

A urinal is a specialized toilet designed to be used only for urination.




(Not for us women folks) :(


A city famous for its street urinals is Paris, France. Until the 1990s, street urinals were a common sight in the city, and in the 1930s more than 1200 were in service. Parisians referred to them as vespasiennes, the name being derived from that of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, who imposed a tax on urine.(Good luck figuring that one out).

Beginning in the 1990s, the vespasiennes (renowned for their smell and lack of hygiene) were gradually replaced by the far superior Sansettes. Today only one vespasienne remains in the city ( photo above, on the boulevard Arago), and it is still regularly used. They still exist in other French cities, and in other countries.


Today I was reading about my friend Steve's predicament on Steveswhirlyworld. He mentioned that he was tired during a business meeting and needed a nap.

I have a solution for him and any body else that suffers from this.



Haircut for Boring Meetings

One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure

I love old movies and television shows. Especially the thirties and forties. I even go so far back as the twenties with Fritz Lang, not only Metropolis, but his many other great movies.
Old newsreels, I can't get enough off!

I don't know why but they somehow feel comforting to me. Like wrapping a warm cosy blanket around myself.

There is this really cool store downtown that sells new *retro* stuff. Games and toys from the 40's and 50's. Also candy! There is this one item that I want....it's a record player that looks like an old radio from the forties, but it has a CD player too.

Today I was out and about and this store had a sale, "All Items $1". (Selected Ones)

These DVD'S are all 90 minutes long. I have never seen any of them before except maybe Dick Tracey?? Call me crazy but I am very excited with my *find*.

Who Came First....The Chicken or The Egg??

Procrastination
The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.

Or the one that I like best......
Procrastination is the thief of time.

Now what is not mentioned in the definition, is the degrees of it.......

To procrastinate about cleaning your closet, your fridge, or windows is one thing.....

To procrastinate against doing some really difficult personal things is another... .

This actually leads to stress, or worst case scenario, depression..

Spo says, "The more out of control you feel; the more you perceive stress". Absolutely true!

Because of his post, I took matters in hand and took care of two out of three situations that were causing me a great deal of grief. I am working on the third, thanks to him.

NOW, my query is..... was I depressed because I was procrastinating or was I procrastinating because of my depression?


The Answer To My Title.........

A chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is leaning against the headboard smoking a cigarette, with a satisfied smile on its face.
The egg, looking a bit pissed off, grabs the sheet, rolls over, and says, "Well, I guess we finally answered THAT question.

If anyone needs it explained - read it a second time..

Have A GREAT Week-end!!

Who Cut The Cheese?

I love cheese. Awhile ago I was at THE local groceria that specializes in gourmet food. It's the place to see and be seen. (so says the locals).

Anyhoo, I especially love swiss cheese. The varieties offered at the cheese counter didn't have any holes in them. I asked the $8/hr attendent where I could find it. He turned his nose up at me and said that the jarlsberg had holes, maybe I would like that.

No, I politely responded, I find that a bit strong. (I love jarlsberg too but was not going to let HIM know that!)

I bought an extra creamy french brie cheese instead. Yummy!
They also have a Dragon's Breath Blue Cheese made here locally that is to die for!

I'm cheesey and I love cheese, what can I say?


FYI
Q: WHAT MAKES THE HOLES IN SWISS CHEESE?
A: Cultures added to milk produce a gas during the aging process. This gas is carbon dioxide, which forms the holes

Sounds of Silence.....

When I left Toronto, I was in a bit of a state. I had been in a volatile relationship that had worsened considerably over the last two years. My ex had become violent and self distructive, trying to bring me down with him. The only thing that kept me alive was going into a shell and not responding to his behavior. Especially verbally, that sure as hell would have led to disaster.

I think we went thru three microwaves in one month. He literally swept them off the counter in one of his rages. He broke marble coffee tables, pictures, cell phones, clocks, basically whatever he got his hands on at the moment. Never the television though, which led me to believe there was some thought process going on. (He liked his television)

His yelling and ranting was the worst. It didn't matter what time of day or night it was.
After I left, the slightest noise would make me jump. I think, I'm not psychologist, that I suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. I have never had anyone treat me for it, so I have just muddled along as best as I could.

I'm not jumpy anymore, I'm not as afraid as I used to be.

Tonite I was out walking Rosey and when we came home, I realized the sweetest sound.

The Sound of Silence

Life is good

Fool Me Once...Shame On You

Fool Me Twice.......Shame On Me


There's this *homeless lady* that sits on a corner of a very popular street here. She's somewhere between late fifties and early sixties. That in my mind, put her somewhere in the middle of too old to work and too young for a pension.

Because of this scenario (in my mind), it put her at a disadvantage for proper government assistance. She carried a sign (god bless, yadda,yadda), she doesn't bother anyone and is always polite.
I gave her five dollars whenever I saw her. I also used to go the the grocery and get her things she needed written on her sign. (food)
She had yarn on her sign one day, so I went home and in the pouring rain I brought her extra yarn and needles I had at home. Thinking that this would be good therapy for someone depressed and lonely.

Well, one day I was riding the bus and I overheard a woman telling someone else that *she*(homeless woman) lived in a seniors building where the rent was very cheap. That changed my opinion somewhat for awhile and after that I would just talk to her and listen to her ailments and give her encouragement.

Today I was out and about and there she was again. As I was in my gourmet deli I was feeling sorry for her and bought her a hot chocolate(she loves them) and also some fresh strawberries. I went out on the street and thought....what good are strawberries without cream? I went to another store and bought cream.

I came across the street to give her my gifts and she said to me, " that's not hot chocolate is it"?
I said with a smile, "yes it is". She said where did you buy it? I said at the gourmet store. I can't drink that, I can only drink Tim Horton's. Besides she said, someone has gone to get me a camomile tea with lemon.
There was this poor soul beside her shaking with the cold (not a tooth in his head) and I asked him if he would like it. I'd LOVE it, he said.

As for the strawberries and cream.............
Let's just say they didn't go to waste.

That's What Friends Are For.........

Geez, I don't know where to start. I apologize for my last post. That was a bit too deep and I do thank everyone who offered support and sympathy. But in the long run it was unfair to dump something of that magnitude on people. Sorry. :(

Now....let's see. What can I talk about today. Oh yes, Princess is back with the Brit. She broke up with him before Xmas but still wanted him as a friend. Welllll......two weeks ago the Brit started dating someone else, Princess was furious. I said honey, he had to move on, you definitely made him aware you were not interested emotionally. I don't care, she said, he didn't pine for me long enough. How long should he have pined, I asked. Forever, she said!!

Suffice to say, the princess and the brit are back together. It took the idea of losing him to wake the princess up.

BTW She also told him that it was like dating her mother after she looked in his fridge. (She felt entitled after all this I guess).
It had nothing but condiments and swiss cheese in it. He also loves Blue Cheese like myself. Princess told him she didn't know there was any other kind of salad dressing until she was fourteen.

BBTW She also told him that I was not only her mom but her best friend. ( She doesn't offer up that info easily).

My American Cousin

During the 40's and 50's a lot of Maritimer's left Canada to go to the "states" for work, Massachusetts was a favorite place to go. My uncle was one of them.

There's a movie, My American Cousin and it always brings back memories. Sad mostly, not because of the times my cousin and I spent together but what happened to her. Every year around this time I get nostalgic.

This is my post from last year....

Murder....... I'm remembering my cousin now.

Every summer my uncle and his family used to visit us from Massachusetts. Holly, my cousin was 1 year younger than me and we were inseparable . She was quite beautiful and when we were always told we looked alike, it was a real compliment.

Years went by and as we got older, she didn't come with the family, as she did her own thing at home, as teenagers do.

It is 13 years now that Holly is dead.

She went missing one fall and it wasn't until the following spring that her body was found because they has a great deal of rain that year and she was washed up from her burial site.

HIS favorite fishing hole. The man who murdered Holly was not caught until a few years later when he did a few more in Florida. He is now on death row.

Capital Punishment??? It doesn't bring back our loved ones does it. An eye for an eye, no. But maybe it saves someone elses loved ones.

James Randall

He had his death sentence reduced and now serves a life sentence. I really don't know how I feel about that. All I do know is that I miss her and he took her away.

Since than, I have a fixation on people on death row. Their last words really. They usually say something in regards to God and how different they are now. Hallelujah!!

My opinion..........

Too much, too little, too late.

Stranger Than Fiction

I'm a sucker for memes and I'm stealing this from Tigeryogi.
It doesn't pertain to me as a straight woman but thought it would be fun anyways.

Have you ever had sex with the opposite sex?
Uhh, yeah. :)

Who is the first person you came out to?
N/A

Are you out to your parents?
N/A

Do you want kids?
I have one and will have only one. Love of my life.

Do you have more gay friends or straight friends?
Straight but wonderful gay blog friends. Thank You.

Were you out in school?
N/A

Is your best friend the same sex as you?
Yes.

If your best friend is the same sex, have you ever kissed them?
They kissed me.

Have you ever done crystal meth?
No

Have you ever been in a sling?
No.

Have you ever done a 3-way?
Sorta...... who am I kidding.....yes.

Have you ever dressed in drag?
One Hallowe'en I went as a drag Queen. I was fantabulous I might add!!

Would you ever date a drag queen?
No

Do you enjoy leather, costumes or role playing?
I love leather and would love to role play.

Are you a top/bottom or truly versatile?
Usually bottom but top is definitely fun.

Have you seen an uncircumcised thingy?
Yup!

Are you uncircumcised?
N/A

Have you had sex with someone of a different race?
Yes.

Have you ever barebacked?
Yes

How many Cher CDs do you own?
N/A

Name your first true love?
Art

Do you still talk to them?
Gawd no.

Does size matter?
Yup

Biggest turn on?
Dancing eyes!

Biggest turn off?
Self importance

Ever been harassed because you are gay?
N/A

Worst gay stereotype that applies to you?
N/A

Ever been to a pride rally?
Yes

Would you marry if you could?
Been there, done that!

Would you rather be rich and smart or young and beautiful?
Rich and smart

Do you sculpt your eyebrows?
No.

Do you trim your body hair?
Yes

Ever had sex with more than one person in a day?
Yes

Ever been to an orgy?
No.

Have you dated your best friends ex?
Does sex count as a date? (I had her approval)

Would you vote for Hilary Clinton if she ran for president?
I really don't know. She lied for her hubby.

Do you want monogamy in your relationship?
Yes.

Do you believe in true love?
Yes.

Do you have any tattoos?
Yes

Do you have any piercings?
Yes

Would you date a smoker?
No

Do you know anyone who has died from HIV?
Yes

Do you know what Stonewall was?
Yes

Wonder Woman, Xena, or the Halliwell Sisters?
Wonder Woman of course

Strangest place you have had sex?
In a teepee, on the grounds of The CNE Exhibition. TORONTO SHORELINE (PART 6)

Strangest place you’ve woken up?
In the back of a taxi cab.

Are your best years behind or in front of you?
That remains to be seen.

Favorite porn movie?
I don't like porn. :(

Are you in love now?
No

Ever been in love with a straight guy/girl?
Yes

Did you ever have sex with them?
Yes

Have you ever been to a nude beach?
No

Have you ever been to a bath house?
No

Ever had sex in public?
Does a teepee count?

How Cold Is It..............??

Cold enuf to freeze the whiskers on a "bear".

It's been so f'ing cold here for the last few days I want to scream. So here goes, ARHHHHH!!!!

The temperature is -31 degrees Celsius tonite and has been that for the past few days. Why oh why couldn't we have had this in January or February? I'm so tired of the boots, scarfs, and hats. I've been waiting for a real good snowstorm all winter but nope, no such luck.

I love the snow, I hate the cold.

Having said all this, I'm going to go and wrap myself up, then crawl in to my igloo.

Summers coming....summers coming, maybe by chanting this I will survive until tomorrow.

Have a great TGIF!!

Today In History

I'm going back to my old trivia ways, just for a bit.........

Mar 7 1988

Transvestite actress Divine, who appeared in several John Waters films, dead from sleep apnea.

Harris Glenn Milstead

(October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988)

Glenn was born before civil rights, gay rights, or women's rights...God doesn't want people created out of a Xerox machine...The tragedy is that Glenn was cut off right at the point of becoming who he really was, and the world will never see how that flower could have unfolded."

–Reverend Leland Higginbotham at Divine's eulogy; Baltimore,Maryland March, 1988

Divine, "As sure as there's trash, I was born to be cheap!"

Harris Glenn Milstead was nicknamed "Divine," by film director and childhood friend, John Waters. It was Pink Flamingos that sent her into stardom, because she ate dog dookie for real. It shocked everyone, and she became the thing that legends are made of.

Divine was notorious for being on time, when working . When he didn’t show up the next morning for his shoot on the show, Married…With Children, people became very concerned. His manager Bernard Jay went to the hotel at noon to check on Divine, and used his passkey to get in. That’s when he found him. Dead, nude, and covered with a blanket. He died in his sleep of heart failure. He was 42 years old.

The request was made that no money donated to charity in Divine’s name, but for people to buy flowers, because he loved them so much. Elton John sent a huge batch, as did Tab Hunter and Whoopi Goldberg – along with a card that read, "See what a good review will do?" The card from Fox and Married… with Children read, "If you didn’t want the job, why didn’t you just tell us?" I don't know about that one!!!

Most of Divine’s shit ended up being auctioned at Christies, to cover debts.

Trivia: As a teen, Divine used to throw parties on his parent’s credit cards, and decorate the room with flowers stolen from that very cemetery.

Divine’s mother Frances Milstead wrote a book called, My Son Divine. If you like Divine, you must get this book. It’s very touching, and full of great photographs.

Slow News Day

This meme was stolen (borrowed) from Greedy Maelstrom.

I was in a bit of a funk today but doing this meme helped to distract me. Thanks Lemuel!!

YOUR REAL NAME: Maggie

YOUR GANGSTA NAME (1st 4 letters plus izzle): Maggizzle

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME (fave color + fave animal): Yellow Goat

YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name + childhood street): Heather Pond

YOUR STAR WARS NAME (last 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first name + first 3 letters of Mom’s maiden name): Sonmamor

YOUR SUPER HERO NAME (2nd fave color + fave drink): Green Tea

YOUR IRAQI NAME (2nd letter of your first name + 3rd letter of your last name + any letter of your middle name + 2nd letter of your Mom’s maiden name + 3rd letter of your Dad’s middle name + 1st letter of a sibling’s first name + last letter of your Mom’s middle name): Actoltn

YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM NAME (Grandma/Grandpa’s first name + Jones): Katie Jones

YOUR GOTH NAME (Black + name of one of your pets): Black Rose

YOUR AMERICAN IDOL NAME (fav car and sea food): Corvette Scallop

NAME OF YOUR DREAM BAND (name of computer + printer): Dell Packer

MOVIE STAR NAME (sibling’s middle name + mother-in-law’s maiden name):
Jane Doe (I swear)

YOUR ALTER EGO NAME (name of one your childhood pets + popular brand of clothes when you were young): Teddy Esprit

YOUR LAWYER NAME (fav actor’s last name + fav hard liquor): Walken Champagne

YOUR HIP HOP NAME (fav candy + fruit): Gummi Bear Mango

GLAMOUR GALS

This here post is for Miss Bunny Lynn

Just in case you wuz a thinkin I was joshin ya, here is a pictur of my own lil glamour pooch in all her faux leopard atire. You mite notice that it is a tad big on her but that is becuz my sweet lil sis who gave it to her, was a bit off on her guesstimating.
I had it fixed up so that it fits her real good now.



















My lil sis is quite the glamour gal herself. She has the plushes faux leopard hat and fancy scarf to match that you ever did see. It's a gift to the gals in my family. To be glamorous I mean.

Snippets of Life

OxyMORON


This week a patient(sort of) mailed in an article to the office that she had copied from a toronto rag . It was regarding the dangers of fluoride. It made wild accusations of people dying, especially where one child died from an in office treatment. It went on and on, yada yada yada.
There was no scientific backup for the writer's article just their opinion.
I blame this as "a slow news day".


Here's the kicker........the patient is edentulous, aka....... not a tooth in her head!!


Memory Lane

Someone sent me an e-mail that brought back a memory of years ago when I was a mere child, five maybe?

It was a sunday afternoon and we had company as we usually did in those days. I was playing with my brothers and somehow scraped my leg. I went into the bathroom and brought out a box of bandages to my mom so she could put one on my leg. She was in the living room entertaining our guests and when I came in, there was a sudden silence, then bursts of laughter. My mother took me and the box of "bandages" into the bathroom. I don't remember exactly what happened after that but found out years later why all the fuss.

It was a "box of kotex".
My mother had told me that they were bandages when I had asked her prior to my childhood "faux pas".


Have A Grrreat Week-End!!!

Back To The Land of The Living

Whewwwwww, I had a really bad flu since saturday.
I thought I was a goner there for a while. :)

Today I woke up with a semblance of normalcy. This I have not felt since last saturday nite.
Let's just say I couldn't venture very far from the latrine.
I can only imagine how you must have felt Spo. Double or triplefold my illness.

The funny thing is, is that Rosey was sick too. Vomiting and not eating her food.
Do dogs/animals suffer from psychosymtomatic syndrome? Or maybe there is a more fitting terminology.

I had a brainstorm this a.m. when I was out with Rosey. I won't go into details but she loves children. She knocks them down (when they are on their knees petting her) and smothers them with kisses. I called the local children's hospital and asked about animal therapy. (volunteering) I'm waiting on their response but I think it would be wonderful. All the kids in the neighborhood love her and she has a darling personality.

Wish me luck with our venture.

Oh yeah, happy hump day!
(What an ambiguous phrase)

Smile A Little.......

It's Saturday morning...maybe early afternoon to some, but it''s still saturday. Yeah!!!

Have a great week-end and here is something that I hope will put a smile on your face.

Rots of Rove. :)

My Family

I was reading Spo's Blog today and it triggered a memory of an earlier post that I had written.
I think it is appropriate to re-post it again.

April 9
Education and Sharing Day

Sharing Day, hmmmmm, I don't like to share my things. My books especially. For some reason when I have people over they look at all my books (I have a "few") and feel that they should read more. They inevitably start perusing my bookshelves for one to borrow.

It's insane and I can't explain it, but my heart starts to go in palpitations. A lot of people treat books like they are only there for their enjoyment, to be used and then abandoned.
My books are like my family, near and dear to me. It would be like lending out your mother or sister, not knowing what condition they would be in when, or if they were returned .

I now have a special shelf for these occasions, books I have never read (nor have any interest in doing so). I gently lead my guests in their direction and rave how wonderful they are. I have never got one of those books back, nor do I care. My family is safe.

Now, as for picking favorites........like my profile says, "I love ALL my books". :)

TCB (Taking Care of Business)

These are some presents my sister brought me back from her vacation. Can you guess where they were?? HaHa

I collect (I hate that term but....) bears. Click on the image to enlarge it and check out his hair and sideburns. He also sings Burnin' Love.


















This was the first time they were to Vegas and decided to do it in style. They are not gamblers so they took in some shows and went to some great restaurants. Hell, their tab for dinner at one place was $690.00. The other dinners were only?? $350.00 or $400.00. Must be nice!

No, they are not heavy drinkers. :)

They also took a helicopter ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with champagne cocktails.
They brought back rocks from the site for their son. Cool!

PS They both have high end occupations and work very hard. This was their way of treating themselves and not worrying about the cost of anything. Good for them!!



Trivia

Elvis Presley became a fan of B.T.O. He adopted the motto "takin care of business in a flash" as an homage to this song. He also designed (or had designed for him) a logo with the letters TCB and a lightning bolt for necklaces worn by his entourage.

Long Week's Journey..........

This past week I have spent at my sister's home , looking after my six year old neice and my fourteen year old nephew. It was great to be with them as they are beautiful children, but I am sooooooo tired. (I just returned home). Their parents were away on a vacation. The six year old runs on rechargeable eveready batteries that she keeps charged all the time!!

I will post some memorable moments later but right now all I want to do is sleep.
I have had my neice and Rosey in my bed for six nights now and look forward to some "alone" time tonite. :)


In the meantime here are some photos as promised.


My sister, myself, and Sophia. (At her birthday party)























If that isn't enough, here is me noshing on a cheesy.

I did need to keep up my strength for the party.
Ha Ha























PS THAT IS A COUPLE OF PILLOWS IN MY PANTS!!

Easy? .......I Don't Think So!

My neice got an Easy Bake oven for Xmas. What little girl didn't want one?

Well, the oven cost under fifty dollars, but to buy the mixes.................let's just say it's downright highway robbery. They cost around $8-$14, depending if you get the cookie mix or the cake with the frosting. AND that's just for ONE mix.

Taking matters into my own hands, I figured there must be something I could do about this.
You can pirate music and videos from the internet, why not easy bake oven recipes?

I put on my gumshoes and to my delight I found a number of sites that offered exactly what I was looking for.

So today I am making a cookbook for my little six year old neice. I have ten recipes printed on beautiful sheets of paper (pink kitties and hearts all around the border). She loves cats and pink, and Valentine's Day is coming up. Tomorrow I will do the cover and back page as we have a great graphic design program at work.
Then I will bind it with pink ribbons. I hope she will like it, I do. :)





















Her Easy Bake Oven is not exactly as illustrated. :)


Tonight I am going to watch Guys and Dolls. I'm looking forward to it as I love old black and white movies. I looked it up on IMDb to get a little briefing and as I also love goofs..............


Goofs for Guys and Dolls (1955)

Continuity: Sky Masterson's handwriting on the back of the Bible verse card changes between shots.
Continuity: When Nathan and Adelaide are in the restaurant, Adelaide sneezes and raises her hand to her nose. In the next shot, she is holding a handkerchief in her hand which wasn't there before.
Continuity: While Sky and Nathan are talking in the restaurant and Nathan is trying to get Sky to eat some cheese cake, a man walking in the street outside disappears and a woman walks past in his place.


Tomorrow's Monday.........Put on a smile and get it over with. :)

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

I haven't posted anything really the past few days because my mind has not been sound.
I comment on other blogs but that's easy.

Princess (my daughter), love of my life, called me Tuesday and told me a horrific story of what had happened to her that day. She was crossing a street (in a crosswalk) and a woman in her car came barreling thru making a right turn. She picked Princess up and drove six feet with her on the hood of the car before stopping. When she did stop, Princess was thrown off the hood into a snowbank.

My daughter lay there for five minutes before the woman got out of the car. (She obviously was considering just taking off). When she did get out of the car, she came over to Princess and said,
" you're okay right, you can get up". Then she got back in her car and took off.

My daughter is bruised but okay, I realize that but it shook me up real bad.
She's so far away and I worry.

What's wrong with people??
No she didn't get a plate number, she's lying in a snowbank in shock. Witnesses, none came forward.

Has the world become so self absorbed that people have lost their sense of decency and respect for their fellow human beings?

That freakin scares me more than global warming.

What's A Body To Do?

When you are stumped to write anything of interest?
(Writer's Block) haha


Post a picture that you think (hope) is amusing...........




Newfie Hot Tub

That Damn Cat

I had one shitty day and I was already to rant, but I got this from my sister.




















I don't feel so bad anymore. :0)

Clowning Around

Being A Clown Ain't Easy





My neice Sophia had her 6th birthday party today. My sister rented two clown outfits, one for her and one for me. Then we had to paint our faces.
I am exhausted!! The party was 3-5 pm, but it feels like it was ten hours instead of two. I'll post some pictures later when my brother-in-law sends them to me.
Ten, 5 & 6 year olds were the guests and they were a tough crowd.

There is also a video and the funniest part is when my sister plays the guitar and sings the song, Down By The Bay. There's a part where she stops and each kid has to make up a line in the song that rhymes. One kid said something about a pig and his butt???
Anyway, while my sister is doing her thing, I am behind her dancing, doing a Lucille Ball routine. Remember when she was a clown?

What I wouldn't do for love.( my neice)

That was my day. How was yours?

On A Much Lighter Note......

Last nite I was reading a fellow blogger's post about same sex couples adopting children.
I personally think this is wonderful if they want to. Same goes for heterosexual couples.
Some couples opt for animals, (eg. dog) instead . I feel it is my responsibility to make you aware of some things before you make either life changing decisions. For example:





Should I Have A Kid??


























Or........... Should I Get A Dog??






















It's a tough decision, either way. :)

Have A Great TGIF Tomorrow!!

Memes

I think that the memes that I have been reading lately are great. They give you a tiny portal in which you get to know a little bit of your fellow bloggers. As a matter of fact, they probably know more about you than some of your friends. Under the guise of anonymity, do we feel free to let our guards down, or just enjoy the pleasure of being ourselves? In all the blogs that I have visited, there is nothing but support and best wishes offered. It's like a www support group. I love the bloggers and I love them sharing their thoughts, whether it be poems, short novels, photos, or life situations. I consider them all to be a gift. Thank You.


Speaking of memes......this is not planned, I just found it.

1.Grab the nearest book.
2.Open the book to page 123.
3.Find the fifth sentence.
4.Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5.Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what’s actually next to you.


On my nite table, behind me.


He has grown so accustomed to that old picture that he scarcely sees it anymore.

The Dress Lodger, by Sheri Holman.

It Takes A Thief

Meme Stolen from Ur-Spo

1.Your oddest craving?
Frozen french fries, odd because I like them frozen.
2. The forbidden food?
Cheesecake, I like it but.......it makes me sick.
3. A dish that makes you queasy?
Creamy sauces.
4. Your least favorite food vegetable?
Parsnips .
5. Your worst cooking disaster?
Making a new dish I hadn't tried before. I have FINALLY learned not to do that!
6. A Cooking exercise you don’t do well?
Cooking steak. It's either too rare or like leather. (Stovetop)
7. Food that arouses the most suspicion?
Fast food.
8. A drink you used to drink but no more?
Scotch.
9. Least favorite fast food chain?
McDonald's, I call their burgers, sawdust burgers.
10. When in doubt, eat….
Pasta.
11. A restaurant faux pas that would get you to speak up?
The dressing on my caesar salad.
12. Is there something spoiled in the fridge right now?
Probably, more than likely.
13. Food you can’t buy as your spouse/partner won’t allow it in the house.
N/A
14. Food your spouse/partner likes that you don’t like.
N/A
15. Your least favorite type of cuisine?
French, too rich.
16. I food you hated as a child but now love?
Vegetables.

SURPRISE

I'm going to start off tonite in a kinda' negative mood.

Sometimes.... wouldn't you love to say these things to some people:


Wipe your mouth, there's still a tiny bit of bullshit around your lips.

Shhhhhh.......that's the sound of nobody caring what you think.

Life is to short to dance with ugly men. (Mean I know, just call me Cruella).

Don't let your mind wander......it's too small to be left out on its own.


Whew, now that that's over.........

If you have been reading my blog, you know that I have an affinity for angels.

Not all the knicky knacks, but the paintings of the ethereal.




On the positive side, here is my SURPRISE after this boring post.
































Something to dream about. :) Have a great week!!

Be Careful What You Ask For..... :)

I belong to a "community" blog in my old neighborhood in Toronto. It's a great way of catching up with everyone and what's happening in the 'hood.

One of my favorite people posted an article on "oral sex".


Recent studies in Creation Science show us that oral sex can be extremely dangerous! We know this to be a fact. For those of you young people who have not yet been to Bible College, and are reading this article, "oral sex," means the placement of a hoochie or a tallywhacker into a human mouth. Creation research indicates that Satan is using the human tongue to infiltrate the soul by way of the vagina, anus, and hole in the tip of the penis (enormous penises have bigger holes, allowing for a greater number of demons to gain entrance, which is why black men commit so much crime). Creation Scientists have not yet determined exactly how thousands of tiny little demons extract themselves from human semen and vaginal excretions, but they are convinced that the human tongue is being used as their makeshift nest. "It is on the palette where the devil's minions spawn and reproduce like a swarms of tiny red maggots." says Landover Baptist Creation Scientist, Dr. Jonathan Edwards. "Once enough of them are bred, an army is assembled. They exit the nesting area and enter the throat. It is at this point, you are infected, and the battle for your soul begins."


I found this very amusing but another reader didn't. He posted a response......


"What the hell is next, the mating habits of the grasshopper in singapore?"


I couldn't help but respond to his comment.



Short-Horned Grasshopper species(06/13/2005) Locust ?

Hi, Any idea what this might be ? It was photographed in Singapore on a 9th floor apartment. I suspect it may be a locust ! Thanks FL















Hi FL,

Not being familiar with Asian insects, we can tell you it is a member of the Short-Horned Grasshopper Family Acrididae. This includes the Locusts, Lubber Grasshoppers and Bird Grasshoppers. We are not inclined to believe this is one of the swarming locusts and will say so with confidence
Mating habits themselves are highly specialized. The short-horned grasshopper has a strange method. The male feeds a lobe of his spermatophore to his mate while the rest of it is being inserted elsewhere and the sperms are finding their way to her eggs.

Out of The Mouth of.......A Pug

Rosey is much cuter than this pug......but you get the picture.






(Reasonable Facsimile)
















Every day when I come home, Rosey is so very excited. She can't wait for me to take off my coat so I can pick her up and cuddle her.

I pick her up and hold her under her bum in my right arm, with her wrapping her front paws around my neck and resting her chin on my shoulder. I sing?? or hum a song and do a little dance with her.


Well.......today I was humming( da,da,da,da,da,etc) a song by Midnight Oil. And guess what???


She started crooning along with me. No shit!!!
I thought I was going to crack up it was so amazing.


Cute AND talented. Does American Idol take dogs??
Don't answer that!!! I know what you're thinking. :)

I know for a fact that she is better than a lot of the contestants.


Ahhhhhh, Friday...............

"R" RATING

Spo suggested we post outrageous stuff when we are feeling blah.

I think this goes beyond the boundaries to what he was suggesting but.......



Definition of outrageous:
Being well beyond the bounds of good taste.







Well, here goes....................

On a much "lighter" note...........

Marriage

A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day.

One day, he motioned for her to come nearer.

She sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.

When I got fired, you were there to support me.

When my business failed, you were there.

When I got shot, you were by my side.

When we lost the house, you stayed right here.

When my health started failing, you were still by my side...You know what?"

"What dear?" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.

"I think you're bad luck, get the fuck away from me."

Tomorrow's TGIF!! YEAH!!!!

Have a great week-end.

Blogger's Flu

I think a few people are suffering from this lately and I am one of them. I don't have anything of interest to post about so ...........

Weird Things


Sam, the ugliest dog in the world. Poor Sam met his demise Nov. 22/05.

















Some weird things about moi.

1) I only have half of my right eyebrow.(The outer half I have to fake it).

2) I don't pluck my eyebrows, I trim them. They are perfectly shaped(except the right one).

3) My fingernail beds are pushed way back because when I was a teenager, I had a nervous habit of running a safety pin underneath them.

4) I shaved my arms when I was ten, it never really grew back.

5) I can't go to dinner and a movie. When I go to the movie theatre I have to eat popcorn and licorice allsorts, so there's no room for actual food. Before or after.

6) I have small toes, but I can cross my baby one over it's neighbour.

7) I save receipts for years. You NEVER know.

There's lots more, but I think I've bored you enough. :)

On a lighter note.......

Wedding Anniversary Gift.

Ed was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 seconds.....

AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!"

The next morning Ed got up early and left for work. When his wife wokeup she looked out the window and sure enough there was a boxgift wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.



Ed has been missing since Friday.

This one's for you kid

Like you, I will try to be as honest as possible.

1. Home theatre or movie theatre?
Movie theatre
2. Hardwood or wall-to-wall?
Hardwood definitely
3. Pencil or ballpoint pen?
Pencil
4. Digital or analog?
Analog (preferably Mickey Mouse)
5. “Wet” or dry? (and I’m not talking shoo-fly pie here. *wink*)
N/A
6. Hardback or paperback?
Hardcover fur sur
7. Gasoline or electric?
Electric
8. Photograph or painting?
Photograph
9. Mountains or shore?
I grew up on an island! Shore.
10. Curtains or blinds?
Curtains
11. Shower or spa tub?
Shower
12. Blu-ray or HD DVD?
HD DVD
13. Paint or wallpaper?
Paint
14. Thoroughly cleaned and prepped or go with the moment.
Prepped
15 “Ties” or “loafers” (slip-ons)?
Ties.
16. Stick shift or automatic?
Stick
17. Saturday or Sunday?
Saturday
18. 15% or 18%?
Depends,
15% if I'm giving
18% if I'm getting
19. Football or soccer?
Football
20. Lands End or L. L. Bean?
N/A

Loved Ones

Our mother died four years ago. I took it very hard at the time. Mainly it was quilt that I hadn't been home or seen her for two years. This was so out of character for me as I used to go home twice a year. I was sick and in a very unhealthy relationship.
My brother picked me up and by the time we reached home, mom had gone into a semi coma.

She died 2 days later.
I didn't get a chance to say good-bye.
I was like a piece of china, fragile and oh so vunerable.

Walking around the house alone, everyone else had gone to the funeral home to make arrangements, I came across a wrapped Christmas present from the year before sitting on a table upstairs. It had my name on it, written in my mother's handwriting.

I believe in signs, I don't wait for them but I believe in them.

I opened my gift.

My mother was telling me she will always be in my heart.

Dinner

I always ask for females. I love the roe!!!!

I also love the tomalley in lobsters.

It's friday, what the hey.........!!!

Have a great week-end!!

Would You Recognize This Person In A Line-Up

Yup, it's me. I left home this morning and it was -20 degrees Celsius, -30 with the windchill factor. Brrrrrrr!!!!!!

I bought this jacket at American Eagle two years ago and man it's fantastic. It has so many bells and whistles, I found a couple of new ones today. Those buckles hanging on the side of my face are supposed to be buckled to straps in the back. Who knew? :) I also find a new pocket every time I put it on.

Poor Rosey, taking her out in this weather to go to the can is just downright wrong. But........you got's to do what you got's to do.

The only thing I'm jealous of about men is that they can pee anywhere. They can just whip it out and away they go. The same thing pertains to male dogs.....all they have to do is cock their leg. The poor female doggies have to sit and squat on that freezing snow and ice. :(

Trivia quiz

See if you can identify the tartan of my scarf. It's my last name. :0)

SHARING

We were all taught as children to share, so....... I'm sharing Kostyantyn Voynov with you. :0)

He belongs to The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. Not bad, EH!!! He's straight though, but I didn't think that would matter.......

'cause he's just so good to look at.

I had the lady in today that travels with the company that attends to their costumes and whatnot, and she told me to definitely look him up. Well I did .........and I can't say I'm disappointed. I think I will have to see her at work on a professional level. Ha Ha!!

Cheating Again........

I'm feeling melancholy these past few days so here goes, a blast from the past.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

I could read this how about you?

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs?
Olny 55 % plepoe can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

The really scary part is that I didn't hesitate anywhere, just read along like I normally do. :)

Holidays

Heading down to The Cape tomorrow, Breton not Cod, for two whole weeks. Yeah!!
Just to be fair, Cape Cod is lovely, it actually reminds me of Cape Breton. The drive to Hyannis is route 6 from Sandwich I think, and in Cape Breton it's route 4. They feel very similiar, quiet, beautiful and untouched.
It was weird driving down that road, knowing that JFK drove down it many times to go home.

You can go home again, it's just not the same.

My father died when I was very young and our (6 siblings) mother was all we had. She was our matriarch, our anchor. We lost her almost four years ago and things will never be the same.

Memories are all we have, and she left us wonderful ones.
It really makes you realize the fragility of life when you lose someone that is such an important part of your being.
Remember, every day you make memories for someone and that's all they will have of you when you are gone.

Oh yeah, holidays, sorry I got melancholy for a bit. :(

We have a few rules, one of which is no computers allowed. DVD'S ARE!!! YEAH!!
It's so funny, we all get up at different times and the early birds usually watch a movie in our jammies, before breaky, in the den adjoining the kitchen.

When the stragglers start to arise and want to talk, all they get is SHHHHHHH!!!!!!
It totally pisses them off and it's always the same ones. Needless to say, I am not one of them. :) It's usually the kiddies and the kids at heart that are up early.

Then we get on to doing really boring stuff like going to the beach all day, swimming, windsurfing, waterskiing, scuba diving, boat cruises, building sand castles.
Then coming home to eat lobster, steak, veggies(we have a few vegetarians), bar-b-que whatever, drink gallons of wine and beer.

It's rough I'll tell ya!

You can't go home again to what it was but you can go home and make the best of what it is.

Everyone, enjoy all your holidays. :)

Old Folk

I don't know if the "Older Generation" are like this in your city, but they sure are in mine........


They feel that because they are old, they have a right to be..... obnoxious, overbearing, rude, and totally self-centered. Also, it seems that the more money they have, the cheaper they are.
That's another story!

For some reason they feel that they have to assert themselves because we, the younger generation, are out to screw them. :-)

Today I was at the grocery store, it was very cold out so I waited inside for a taxi. One older lady(sweet) was complaining that she was waiting thirty minutes for a taxi. After a few minutes one rolled up, I knew it was mine but because my spidey sense is not always on, I didn't go out and check. I let her take it. (you have to give a name to the driver) Besides, she was sweet and old, I would have given it to her anyway. Hah! She must have lied though! (The driver usually calls out your name).

Well, after fifteen minutes I called them again and sure enough, someone else had taken my cab. In the meanwhile, two old people (one with a cane) had called also but they were waiting outside. A taxi drew up and I wheeled my cart outside and sure enough it was for me. I knew the anger I was feeling from the oldies and when I looked back at them as we drove away, let's just say "if looks could kill", I'd be dead.

It was so cold out I didn't care. I did my good deed for the day.

PS I always thought that when you retired and got older, you had more time and tolerance.

Guess I thought wrong!!

Previous Posts

When I enjoy a fellow blogger, I sometimes go back and read their earlier posts. Especially when they first started blogging. Ur-Spo was commenting about a post he had written awhile ago so I looked it up. I realized after starting, that I had read it before. Great post by the way, Spo.

It got me to reading my old posts. I kinda' like this one.
I was a virgin blogger. ;)


April/2006

Had a bad/good day............who you gonna call?
No one...........Blog!

That's the beauty of blogs, you can bitch and complain. Get it out of your system without actually hurting anyone. A lot cheaper than a therapist and no time limit. (sorry spo)

The tag "blog" has to be a pseudonym for "hey, what about me". Think about it, there is so much stress in our lives nowadays, we need a place to vent.
Our friends are wonderful but they can only take so much, just as we can only handle so much from them.

BLOGGING.......... the answer to all our frustrations. From sharing memories, troubles at work, life in general, or wonderful things that have happened to you.
It's like a daily journal that you happen to share with others. Now, some people use it for their own morally righteous opinions, but that's okay too, it's their thing. (I just don't read them)

Personally, I enjoy a blog that is light and makes me laugh. After work, I like a light read, not War and Peace. :->

Happy Blogging

A Blessing Or A Curse

A couple of years ago I went to a well known local psychic. My Spidey Sense was in overdrive and I wanted to do something about it. I asked him how I could get rid of it. He said,"you can't, you have to embrace it". That was not what I wanted to hear.

It's not as bad as it was but it's definitely still around. I'll give you a couple of examples.

One female patient had just returned from Europe and her parents had recommended our office to her. "I'm glad they came and brought you home", I said. She was very upset and asked who told me. (She was in a very bad relationship with her husband) I knew none of this information.

Another patient wanted to buy a special electric toothbrush. I innocently said,"I know you don't like Walmart but........", "who told you that", she exclaimed. I had to think fast there.

Today I was waiting outside a medical building and a man came up to me and asked if I was Ruth. No, I said, that's her inside. He looked at me and said,"you're joking, right". No I said, look, that's her on the phone right in there. (I had never seen this woman before).

These are only simple examples that come to mind. It's the emotions that are the most difficult to deal with. Especially the angry ones.

I don't see things, I just know things.

STUFF

The Wikipedia defines it as....

Stuff is any number of things and is a word used when someone wants to talk about some or all of those things. People say "stuff" sometimes when they do not know the real name of something.


It is things that you think are(were) important to you.
Material things, that you had some attachment to. Be it, some chair that you bought, a picture you liked at the time, a great but outdated jacket, your lucky shirt. :) etc., etc., etc., I could go on and on.

Really it's just stuff that is cluttering up your life.

For example:

When I left Toronto, I had very little time and space to take anything with me. My brother was picking me up with his truck. I was never going to be able to retrieve anything I left behind.(Another story). What did I take with me?
I had previously packed a box in the event of this situation. In it was pictures and mementos of my daughter growing up, my mother and father, and my family.
Very few clothes(favorite jackets and boots), books I love, and I guess that's about it.

In lieu of all this, I guess I'm just saying that material stuff can always be replaced.

Now the mental stuff.................that's something else I have to work on.

Death

Do what the Buddhist do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?' "

I don't know how accurate this is, maybe Tiger can enlighten me. But I can't imagine living my life and every day asking a little bird, "is today the day". That just seems so morbid to me.


How would you spend your time if you had only twenty-four hours to live?

Serious thinking here. Wow, okay, here goes....................

Be with princess, that's a no brainer.
Tell her she will be strong and I will always be with her.
Say good-bye to my sisters and brothers.
Go to Cape Breton and say goodbye.
Sit in my mother's kitchen, look out on the the Bras d'Or lakes and think about all the wonderful times I had as a child.
Sleep in my mother's bed.
Forgive anyone that has done me harm and ask forgiveness of anyone that I have harmed.
Be buried next to my mother. (Cremation of course, I don't like bugs).

Sorry, no exciting things for me. I would just want peace of mind.

What would you do?

I Borrowed This Meme From Tiger and Steve

In the hopes that it will tell a little about me.........

1. The phone rings. Who are you hoping it is?
Wrong #. I don't like the phone.
2.When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Always(I'm a Catholic, guity as charged) :)
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Depends if I'm drinking or not.
4. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Fur sur! I'm a survivor.
5. Do you like to ride horses?
Yup, "giddy up".
6. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
Yes. That was when I realized I was a vampire. I got bit by a mosquito and immediated started to suck the blood from the bite. :) Everyone looked at me weirdly.
7. What was your favorite board game as a kid?
Chinese checkers.
8. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was taken what would you do?
Ask him how his girlfriend/wife was doing.
9. Are you judgmental?
No.
10. Would you date someone with different religious beliefs?
Depends on how fervent they were about their religion. I like things in small doses.
11. Are you continuing your education?
No, but I plan on doing so.
12. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
No, guns scare me.
13. If your house was on fire, what's the first thing you'd grab?
My sweet Rosey.
14. How often do you read books?
What a question. When do I not read books would be easier.
15. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I try not to think . But the future is creeping in thank god.
16. What is your favorite children's book?
Grimm's Fairy Tales.
17. How tall are you?
5'6"
18. Where is your ideal house located?
Cape Breton .
19. Last person you talked to?
Princess, my daughter, in Houston.
20. Who was your first kiss?
Bobby Gardiner, I was thirteen.
21. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Five years ago.
22. What are your keys on your key chain for?
Three keys for my apartment, one key for my mailbox, one key for work .
23. What did you do last night?
Walked Rosey, read some blogs, wrote my blog, read some, watched CSI.
24. Where is your current pain at?
Let's not go there, read my previous post. :)
25. Do you like mustard?
Nope, Nope, and Nope.
26. Do you like your mom or dad?
I loved them both very much.
27. How long does it take you in the shower?
Depends if I'm shaving my legs or not.
28. What movie do you want to see right now?
Dreamgirls.
29. Do you put lotion on your dog or cats?
I put polysporin in her ears because she scratches them so much they bleed.
Does that count? (I also have drops for her ears that the vet prescribed).
30. What did you do for New Year's?
Watched a movie, drank champagne, ate lobsters and snuggled up with Rosey. I haven't felt so peaceful in a long time.
31. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
Is that a movie? Never heard of it.
32. Do you own a camera phone?
No.
33. What's the last letter of your middle name?
R.
34. Who did you vote for on American Idol?
I'm Canadian but I really liked Chris and Bo.

PS I added # 20 because it was missing. ;)

Who' da Thunk It?

Something so simple as changing your shoes could cause so much pain. I have been in SO much pain for the past few months. It was even in my hips when I moved. Sometimes I thought my hip joint was displaced when I would get up or turn around.

I have been wearing ankle boots with a 2 1/2 inch block heel all week and guess what?

No pain. Crazy! I have also noticed that when I wear a high heel I take long strides and I swivel my hips. (I walk with one foot placed in front of the other). With flat shoes I take short steps beside each other.

The only problem I foresee is .............what do I do when I'm old?
A little old lady with high heels? ;)

Maggie, you got some 'splainin' to do.........

Yesterday's post was a rant.
This blog is not called Den Of Iniquity for nothing.

I was told if someone had to describe me, they would say I was sweet. I can't be sweet all the time, that would be unnatural. And there is a lot of anger and angst under this facade. So......... I use this blog to rant when I'm not feeling so good. If I ever upset anyone with one of them, I apologize. Don't take me seriously, just say, "oh, maggie's ranting again, she'll be okay tomorrow".

And I am.


PS Here's hoping that as my tree grows, so will I. And my rants will grow .........

smaller, smaller, smaller, smaller, smaller....

until I have none.

How Cool Are You?

I received this test from my brother today......

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/general/2002/cool_test.htm


Onward and Upward

Into the New Year that is. My resolutions are few, my reservations are plenty. But it is a new year and we fill our heads of a being a better and more productive person.

There are some resolutions that should be banned. eg.

1) Quitting smoking

2) Joining a gym

3) Going on a diet

4) Stop drinking(alcohol)

These are commitments that should not be made on New Year's. To do so is asking for failure. It's too much pressure and the average person is not prepared for the determination it takes to follow them through. They have good intentions but unfortunately it takes a lot more than that.
Some do succeed but alas only a few.

Here's to the few that do....

Bliadhna Mhath Ur

This says, Happy New Year, for those who don't understand Scottish Gaelic :)

Japanese Maple Tree

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I planted my tree of forgiveness today. I figured I might as well plant my favorite and "kill two birds with one stone". Figuratively speaking of course. :)
As this was not a long planned out event, I was just lucky that the best time to plant this tree is between October and December. Fate stepped in once again to aid in my resolution.

I hope that all is well in blog land and that everyone survived the arrival of 2007 in good cheer.

Here's To 2007 and All It Might Entail !!

Tree Of Forgiveness

'The Tree of Forgiveness', by Edward Coley Burne-Jones

This painting illustrates a classical legend, Phyllis and Demaphoön. After the conquest of Troy, Demaphoön, the son of Theseus, stayed at the court of the King of Thrace. Phyllis, the king’s daughter, fell in love with the visitor. Demaphoön agreed to marry Phyllis but first returned to Attica to sort out his affairs. Demaphoön was away so long that Phyllis lost hope of his return and in a fit of anguish killed herself. The gods took pity on her and turned her into an almond tree. When Demaphoön eventually did return he was filled with remorse and embraced the almond tree. Immediately the tree blossomed and Phyllis emerged to forgive her lover.


I'm planting my own tree of forgiveness tomorrow and hope that it will flourish in the new year.

Because if it does I will too.

Christmas Is Over (-_-)

GIGI

I loved this movie.

I woke up this morning in such a happy mood. I was singing (in a very poor french accent) to Rosey, Maurice Chevalier's, Thank Heaven For Little Girls.

I can only attribute it to the fact that Christmas has past and I'm very happy that I survived another one. Also Rosey is my dear and sweet companion who pleases me immensely. I'm looking forward to the New Year in anticipation of being more healthy, mentally and physically.

We were supposed to have New Year's Day dinner with my sister J2, but......her mother-in-law will be there and she is recovering from the norwalk viris. She told my other sister B and I this little tidbit when we were out to lunch yesterday. (They took me out for a belated birthday treat).

Supposedly some persons infected can be contagious for up to two weeks, so she wanted to warn us. Neither B nor I were willing to take any chances so we declined and J2 understood our wariness completely. I feel sorry for her, she's a very kind and gracious woman.

What am I going to do today?

ANYTHING I WANT!! YEAH!!!!

Have A Happy Happy Whatever................. :)