And once again we are reminded of the sacrifices of those who make our lives possible….all those people working the holiday during the one day only Memorial Day sales. What would we do without them? Who would be there to remind us of the true meaning of the day? It’s kinda like Santa Claus being the symbol of Christmas and reminding us of its real message – which, I believe, is “Buy yourself into tremendous debt now, regret it later”.
I’m late but I’m back
There was a time in my life when the phrase, “I’m late” would have held a wholly different meaning. But now it just means I”m late with today’s posting beause I am just getting back from the wedding. The bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, the parents-in-law were all wonderful. So I find myself asking why I am so cynical at these affairs anymore. Is there truly no romance left in my life or am I just tired from the drive to Seward? Thank God for Captain Mal in Serenity or I would definitely think the answer was the
It’s her wedding day
My housesitter will arrive a little later this morning and I am off to Seward for the wedding of my cousin’s daughter. I was a bridesmaid at my cousin’s wedding. Now I’m driving her daughter, the bride, down to her wedding day. Why does that song “Sunrise Sunset” keep playing in my mind?
Screw up the sequence, mess with my mind
My friend’s daughter just had a baby named Erin. Nice name but out of sequence which means for the rest of that child’s life I will look at her and think her name should begin with a D. The first grandchild is Aiden. The second is Brenna. The third is Connor. Are you seeing the pattern here? And suddenly we skip D and go to E. It’s just not right to mess with my head that way. D is a perfectly good letter and should not be ignored by those who would show prejudice against it.
Seriously, why not pave the yard?
I spent a good deal of my time yesterday in the yard trying to clean it up and plant some flowers and got assaulted by the mosquitoes from hell. And again I must ask, what’s wrong with a paved lawn painted a nice green?
DaVinci Code Movie….YAWN!
I thought I’d risk my immortal soul this week and go see The DaVinci Code. I have always found Tom Hanks to be one of the more decent people in the film industry and usually enjoy any film he’s in. And, let’s be honest, who can really question Opie’s morals or values? I mean, he was raised in Mayberry by Andy for goodness sakes!
Having now seen the movie, I can only say that I believe there is some sort of conspiracy between Opie and certain Christian groups to make as much noise as possible about this movie so that
It has been suggested…
It has been suggested that the reason my barista will receive $34/hour to hold a stop/go sign at highway construction sites – as opposed to the pittance I am paid to handle abused and delinquent kids – might have something to do with her age and attractiveness. Well, I never! No, I really mean it. I never had that going for me so how would I know. I was born with the Sereni ass which means I have none. It’s a genetic deformity that apparently doesn’t skip generations.
It’s nice to see elegance return
“My son” went to his prom last week. It’s nice to see kids dress in something so elegant, isn’t it? Casual is fun but every once in a while, elegance is what is called for and really works.
There is simply no fairness in this
Yesterday, I found out that the young lady who makes my latte every day, a very nice young lady I might add, just got a job making $34/hour holding a sign that says Stop/Go at highway construction sites around town. I make $35/hour working with abused and neglected kids and kids in the juvenile justice program in this state…and I have to bill the state in six minute increments. What is wrong with this picture? And why does it make me wonder…nothing specific, just wonder?
Time to admit defeat
I thought that by getting a big TV where I could see all those clues they are always talking about in CSI that I would finally be able to follow a story from start to finish. Apparently not.