Word of the Day

When was the last time you used the word: Nimrod? It probably wasn't in a favorable way. I don't use it often, but I always thought it was a made up term used to refer to a slow witted individual. Apparently Nimrod was the name of a biblical person that was a "mighty hunter". There is even a high school in Michigan called the Watersmeet Nimrods. Who knew! Bryan and Brad, your a couple of nimrods!

Hair Raising

Illinois former Governor, Rod Blagojevich should have been impeached solely based on his hair. Forget the corruption charges. He is guilty of crimes against hair etiquette and style. It can be called "Hairgate". I wonder if Donald Trump has the same stylist? He should be investigated too.

Death by Yoga

I have been talking about how much I love Yoga, and how good it makes me feel. Well, I do love it and it does make me feel good, but it almost killed me the other day. Ok, so I'm exaggerating a little bit. It's more like I almost passed out. I do fine until I have to do a pose where you bend backwards or go upside down as in a shoulder stand. I think I held the pose a little too long so basically all of my blood went to the upper part of my body, so when I stood up the blood all rushed down and left me sweating, dizzy, shaky and nauseous. Good times!
Note to self: Don't do that again!

Hit and Run

I was listening to the radio the other day and they were talking about a book by Larry Winget. I don't know who Larry Winget is and I don't know if I would like the book, but the title is great. "People Are Idiots...And I Can Prove It". I may have to get it to see if he shares any of my views on the less than stellar portion of our society. I believe the title is somewhat of a misnomer because this Larry guy is a motivational speaker. I'm not sure that calling people idiots would be very motivational. It may be worth a look though. I'm going to write my own book and it's going to be called: "People Don't Give A Shit...And I Can Prove It". Case in Point. Put yourself in this scenario. You drive a County snow plow. Your in this big truck that has a large blade across the front that protrudes out from the sides. There are large mirrors on either side to help you see the cars that are stacked up behind you and the idiot that is trying to pass you on a snow covered icy road. You work for the County, so you know that there are mailboxes that line one side of the road. The mailboxes have to be there so the mail carrier can reach it. They aren't in the road or hanging over into the road, so you know that if you drive your plow probably 2 feet away from any mailbox, you won't hit it with your blade or mirror. Right? Well......the rocket scientists that drive the snow plow down my street have not figured that out. My mailbox got its head knocked off. If this was the first time it occurred I wouldn't be so quick to judge. You know, accidents happen, but this is the second time that my mailbox was the victim of a hit and run by a snowplow. After the first time, the County paid for a new mailbox. If I can't fix this mailbox, they will be getting a bill for it too. That is probably why my taxes keep going up, the drivers hit the mailboxes and figure that the County will pay for it. They just don't give a SHIT! They need to do Yoga.

Fun With Eggs

This is what I do to occupy my time when Joe is gone. I used cookie cutters to make the shapes. In case you can't tell, it's a butterfly and a flower. I wanted them to be able to fit on top of my english muffin. Mmmmmmmmmmm!

From Shrine Circus '09

Amanda, Brad,Jax and I went to the Shrine Circus, complements of JVZ. Jan is a Shriner so he hooked us up. Jan looked so cute in his little Fez. Go to the photo gallery to see all the photos. I used my new camera and I tried out some of the techniques I learned in a photography class I took. I still have a long way to go before I'm a pro like Steve and Roger (my brothers) but I can't let them have one up on me.

Arthur Itis

I went to an ortho doctor the other day to have him look at my shoulders. Both of them are sore, mostly the right one. I wanted to make sure that my own diagnosis of tendinitis was correct, and that I wasn't going to injure myself further by doing Yoga. Yoga by the way is awesome! I believe it to be the best exercise that you can do for your body. My ortho doc agrees. I have done it on and off for years. Why I ever stop is a mystery to me, because it makes me feel wonderful! I digress. So the doc says yes I have tendinitis, but I can continue with Yoga. Yah! Then he says in an "oh by the way" tone, you have some arthritis in your AC joint. (Joint between the scapula and clavicle.) WHAT!!! I didn't have to know that, I'm not having pain there. Was that his way of saying; "your getting f-ing old!" AHHHHHHHH! My first arthritis diagnosis. I blame Dave Hart. My boyfriend from 1975-1977. He was a weight lifter, so I lifted weights too. That set me up for my current shoulder problems. Damn you Dave Hart.

Blast From The Past

Creeple Peeple and Mogan David wine with 7up. No, they don't go together. Both are things from the past that I have been reminded of lately. My Mom and Dad used to drink Mogan David wine and 7up. They would sometimes fix me one. It was barely tinged pink with the wine, but none the less my parents were guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Back then, it was no big deal. Now they would be sent to jail. Boy have things changed. I bought a bottle of the wine the other day. It's only about 4 bucks a bottle. Now however when I make it, it is more grape colored. It's the original wine cooler. Try it!
The Creeple Peeple came back into my memory via Bryan's excitement about Creepy Crawlers. They still make the Creepy Crawlers where you have molds and goop. You fill the molds with the goop and put them in a little light bulb powered oven. Wah Lah....you have rubbery little bugs. I remembered I used to have something similar where the molds were actually heads and arms and feet that you could put on a pencil. I went surfing on e-bay, and sure enough there they were! Looking at the picture of the box brought back a lot of memories. I am so going to bid on that! Well, maybe not. One of the sets that I was looking at started out at $10 and sold for around $150. It's expensive to be nostalgic. (Creeple Peeple came out in 1964) It's funny to me too the way that designs of things have changed. Mainly things have changed because people have injured themselves on previous designs out of stupidity. Now, if the companies want to continue to make their product they have to make it stupid proof so they don't get sued. For instance, the creepy crawler oven used to be an open recessed tray that you put the mold in. It heated up when you plugged it in. It got very hot and if you didn't use the tongs or wait till it cooled off you would definitely get burned. DUH! Now it's this cheesy plastic oven that you slide the mold into. It has a safety switch so that you can't open the oven door until it is completely cooled off. Not as fun, because you can't watch it cook. I say quit protecting people with no common sense, it just muddies up the gene pool.
Aaaahhh, memories!