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!!