Playstation, XBox, Wii---Whee! We do love our games, don't we? We can play them on our phones, computers, you name it. Some even play them at work and some employers don't seem to care. We are a people who need to be entertained and if "Angry Birds" does that - great! I just find it funny. I'm really not a "game" person and so it tickles my funny bone to see all these people, young and old, playing games all the time.
Note to self: why do most "green" companies go out of business? Because people will not pay the high prices for the product. 
I, too, would like to know how he did that. I think it would be very cool to know how to do it and...then...do it! All joking aside...our men and women in uniform have to do some pretty difficult stuff and some things that will stay with them forever. Just a reminder that we should thank them for their service.
For those of you who are Dancing With The Stars fans - this is it! The final week -- the mirror ball will be won. We actually do not watch much of it but when we have a chance to watch any of the dancing it is fun. I can't say who I think will win but it will be fun to find out. Not sure we will have a chance to watch any of it but 'Good Luck' to the final three couples.
This cartoon is a real hoot. Laughed out loud when I first saw it. Is it true, perhaps?
I think that life is an internship. We are all learning, every day, something about why we are here and what we are meant to do. If we are not learning something, daily, we are not living. I was never the adventurous type but I admire those who are. My learning has always been more cerebral and emotional; hey, as long as I'm learning. It is amazing that there is so much to learn that it never ends. Hope after we leave here we learn all the rest.
This photo of Marcelle was taken about a month ago at their nearby Pumpkin Patch. Misha and Alan are so good about taking her to so many interesting places; she is very well-rounded. We miss the three of them so very much---someday, someday we will live nearby.
Music wherever you go. Not just music but only the music you want and love. Amazing really. I do not have an IPod but I certainly love music; always have. When I was a kid it was the music of The Platters, Patti Paige, Glen Miller. As a teen it was, of course, The Beatles. I just love music. John, however, does have an IPod and loves it. He is very musical: played drums from the time he was a kid until very recently. He is always adding/changing what is on his IPod. Music wherever he goes!
For the many years that I was interviewing potential employees I saw it all. The above cartoon, unfortunately, is very true. It is wise to check all references, not because the previous employer will tell you the truth about why the former employee left the job (they won't - they are afraid to break some law and get sued) but to make sure the potential employee even worked there...ever. The lying that goes on is incredible. Sometimes employers only find out about the lies months later; sometimes even years later. What has our society come to? We protect liars. Amazing!!
Two bucks 'jousting' last winter near Edgewood - about an hour from here. We had a lot of snow last winter in New Mexico, even here where we live. Normally, we might get a flurry or two with the snow lasting part of a day or until the next day. But last winter was a beaut! We had snow that lasted, on our street, for five days and in our yards much longer. It was very cool to have the snow as I have lived in the Southwest since 1972 and snow is not something I was used to anymore. We are not sure what is in store for this winter but we are starting off early with the freezing temperatures: in the 20's at night and in the high 40's daytime. Brrrr!
John does a lot of things but this is definitely not one of them. In this time of economic instability, some people are doing whatever they can, or have to, to make ends meet. John is not alone in having a full time job and part-time in addition (well, he actually has several part-time jobs). Some people work very long hours (John is gone, most days, from 4:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. or later), some work extra days a week (he works 7 days a week and takes one Sunday off per month). This is the American way. What really bothers me are those able-bodied people who put out their hand and never even try to find work; even in this difficult time there are many jobs out there to be done but some don't seem to want to work. I say, "Bravo!" to those who do what has to be done. I wish it were not necessary but John and all the others who do what they must are my heroes.
What is with the ADD diagnosis being given to every other child and a lot of adults? I mean, really? If you daydream while looking out a school classroom window (if there is one), you have ADD. If you squirm in your seat (I always did that and still do), you have ADD. If you are an active kid, always on the move and distracted easily, you have ADD. Normal kids are being diagnosed with ADD on a daily basis. Is it because the teachers and parents can't handle a normal child? What I worry about is all the medication being handed out to these children - can't be good for them. 
I hate that when it happens, don't you? Whenever I park in a large lot I always try to remember to focus on exactly where I park. It is a little easier, I guess, for me as most of the time I am parking in a handicapped spot but still I have to focus. One of the "side effects" of my vertigo is that my brain seems to zero in on what it wants to and not necessarily what I want it too, leaving me a little unfocused sometimes. I do the best I can and, so far, have not lost our car. Ha! Ha!
I'm not sure why, in this country, no one likes broccoli. I, personally, love it (as long as it is not soggy). There have been many jokes made about this vegetable -- even the first President Bush talked about how he hated broccoli. Funny. Don't really understand but... to each his own.
