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EW!
I grabbed a pack of Grandma's Peanut Butter Sandwich Cremes (aka cookies) from the cafeteria at lunch. They taste like Grandma made them from her old support hose. Those first four were pretty hard to get down.What the hell is a sandwich creme? "Mom, can I have a sandwich creme?!" Stupid.
Simple Things
Opening the screen door, I call inside…"Can you come here for a minute, please?"I hear footsteps come down the hall, as I sit on the front step... “Where are you?”
“Out here.”The door opens. Sitting beside me now...“What’s up?”
I smile. “It’s fall and there’s a chill in the air and the sunset is making those trees all gold. I just wanted to hold your hand for minute.”So we do. A few words exchanged about this and that.
The sun escapes to the horizon a bit more, the moment ends and we part. I go in search of the little man, lurking amongst the plants.
The first leaves off the tree,The way you look at me,A thousand chiming church bells ringThe simple things are freeThe sun, the moon, the stars,The beating of two heartsHow I love the simple things,The simple things just are
This One is for JP
JP requested a blog dedicated to "Dancin' with the Stars". She's one of my favorite people so I am more then happy to comply. The problem? I don't really watch the show. I have, but not regularly...I just forget it's on. Plus, if I'm working, I usually have my sitcoms on in the background so I can have the chatter but still concentrate. That being said...I did happen to catch some of it the other night when Joey "Whoa!" Lawrence was on. I have to be honest, he was really good! I saw the encore performance with the green outfits. I really enjoyed watching him and whoever he is dancing with because he seemed to be enjoying it so much!I wish I had been able to catch Emmett Smith...when they showed the clips from last week, he looked like he was having a good time as well...and he's just so cute. I might have to catch it next week just to see how he does. I enjoy watching the men more then the women. I don't know who most of the women are on there...and don't care. There are definitely some people I'd like to see. I don't know how many couples they start with, but here are my top 5 picks for the men and women. My guest line up would include:Tim McGrawJim from "The Office"Matthew BroderickTroy AikmanAl GoreBarbra StreisandEllen DegeneresJodie Foster Steffi GrafBonnie HuntThat would be a pretty damn good line-up..I'd even watch it!I love watching ballroom dancing. T and I took ballroom dance classes for 3 years and got pretty good! I really enjoyed it!! It's amazing just how east it can be...and so much fun!I will try harder to stay focused on this season of "Dancin' with the Stars" but I make no promises.So there you go, JP!! BTW - "The Office" season premiere was tonight. I LOVE THAT SHOW!! So freakin' hysterical. I just laugh my ass off the entire time.
FUMBLE!
HOW?......HOW ON EARTH does a team give up a 17 point lead in the 4th quarter of their home opener? HOW?!As T would say, "once again, the Birds managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory".Recovering from a loss like that requires going through the 7 stages of grief. 1. Shock or Disbelief: they didn't actually just lose that game, did they? Noooo... they had a 17 point lead. 2. Denial: Nooo....Reid's gonna challenge something...they'll figure out that Dawkins had that catch first and fairly...they changed the rules and will finish the whole OT quarter.3. Bargaining: Alright, alright....I promise to paint my face next time...really...and wear the goofy geen and white afro wig..4. Guilt: I KNEW we shouldn't have left our seats early...even if we were still in the stadium and watching...that's why they lost...that's what did it. It was our fault. I'm so ashamed.5. Anger: Every time, every damn time!! I HATE THEM!! They get paid to do this! DO YOUR JOB!6. Depression: Monday through Wednesday after every Eagles loss.7. Acceptance and Hope: Thursday through Saturday after every Eagles loss.Fly Eagles Fly, on the road to vic- ...oh what the hell, just fly somewhere.
Too Cute To Shoot!
At this very moment, there are at least 4 deer curled up in my backyard, sleeping. There might be 5. Two are doing what I can only guess is the deer equivalent of spooning. A couple others are grazing. I really want to take a picture but the flash would wake them. Instead, I check on them every once in a while. You know...in case one of them needs a glass of water or something. I have this shirt from Urban Outfitters (that's not me modeling it). I love it!
Okay, I have to check on them again.
Need I Say More?
Are You Ready For Some Football?
Oh yeah!! The official start of football season is this weekend. While my heart belongs to the Iggles, this weekend I'm really looking forward to the Colts / Giants match-up that pits the Manning brothers against one another on the field. Enough of the pre-season, this is where the real fun begins! My favorite player? Westbrook. He's awesome.
I am definitely ready for some football!E-A-G-L-E-S !!!!!!
Fool's Gold
Some nitwit waiter fished an egg salad sarnie and corn dog, both half-eaten by Britney Spears and her oxygen thief boyfriend, from a trash can. If I heard correctly, someone even sadder than the waiter paid $500 for the garbage combo.
C'mon, it's garbage! I cannot, for the life of me, comprehend this. Okay, let's take away the fact that it's garbage. Let's pretend - and I know this is a HUGE stretch - it was something of worth...a personal journal, a unique and recognizable piece of jewelry, an original manuscript...you get the idea. It still belonged to Britney and the waste of space. Yeah, okay, she sings and dances. It's not as though her musical contribution has been (or will be) that of Elvis, the Beatles, the Stones or Aretha Franklin - just to name a few. I'll even throw Madonna in there for good measure. As for him...I don't imagine I have to say anymore.I can see if it were Hillary Clinton's journal - Brad Pitt's silver ring - Steven Spielberg's copy of the next Indiana Jones movie. At least these folks are bonafide celebrities...not only have the contributed greatly in their area of interest, they try to give back something as well. They try to contribute in some way. This is Britney Spears were talking about. (Yes, I've reached the point where the second part of that equation no longer deems mentioning.)I'm at a loss. $500 for half-eaten food, plucked from a trash can. What will someone even do with it? Seriously. What is the purchaser going to do - smell it? lick it? finish it? Does that somehow transfer the magic of Britney to his/her DNA? Does this make them life-long food buddies. The entire situation is unfathomable to me.If I really search, I can probably find Jessica Simpson's half-used deodorant for sale, too. God Bless, e-bay.
Rolling Rolling Rolli-...okay, not so much
Ah, I thought I had it back. The blog groove. The zone. The time. Alas, 'tis not to be. The extent of my return to daily blogging was akin to that of Paris Hilton's singing career. In its first week, her CD sold a paltry 75,000 copies in the US. The second week projections are reported at 30,000. Hell, even I could produce a CD and find 30,000 people to buy it....or at least take a free hand-out on the streets. As one article I read put it, "Paris will be forced to go back to her old career of being a stupid, useless, self-absorbed, spoiled whore." Every time I read it, I laugh harder. The most disheartening part is that I have actually had subjects about which I wanted to write, blog, bitch, ramble. There was the idea of a new reality TV program. When actually discussed out loud, with another person, it really turned out not to be so great. Whew! Dodged that bullet. My new idea is a reality TV program about reality TV programs. Not sure how that would work yet but I've really had it with reality TV. HAD. IT. I watch television to get away from reality, not to have it heaped upon me through the media miracle which is Mark Burnett. I recall there also being a blog rolling around my head about vacation in Ft. Lauderdale. I held back on that one thinking Iced Tea Not Coke would want to report on her team's performance....but she didn't. :(Then there was fun trip to Georgia and Alabama for work. That was a good travel experience - everything ran smoothly. It screwed up being able togo to the Eagles game against Pittsburgh, but that's okay. I would have fallen asleep in the stands, probably with a pretzel stuck to my face or something. However, I do have to mention the two signs I saw whilst on that trip.The first sign was on my way from Birmingham, GA to Jasper, AL. Entering Jasper, the sign informed me that Jasper was voted the cleanest city in Alabama. WOW! Quite the honor, I should think. How many people can say they live in the cleanest town in the entire state? And it actually WAS pretty dang clean! The people there could possibly be the nicest people in the south. I wasn't inside the facility for 5 minutes and I was being fed lunch. Nice.The second sign was somewhere along the drive from Jasper to Atlanta. I THINK it was in Georgia, but I can't be sure. It read, "Caution - Bridge May Be Icy In Winter" In winter. Thank GOD they pointed that out. Seriously. Does the "in winter" really have to be on there? When I try to get my head around that one, it just hurts.It really was a good trip though, all things consider. While I could be happy never traveling again, it wasn't so bad. The other subject I wanted to write about was corruption. We were watching one of the many shows airing about the one year anniversary of Katrina. (BTW - I thought Brian William's offering was tremendous. Sickening and criminal in its message...but tremendous in its presentation.) The mayor of New Orleans (I really don't like that guy) was on one of these many shows, talking about the rebuilding efforts...or lack thereof. Whatever he was saying sent me into a mini-rant about corruption in our cities. That led me to ponder which city in the U.S. was the most corrupt. I'm betting it's not one of the obvious candidates - New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, New Orleans, L.A., Dallas, Philly, etc. I'll bet it's some no-where town in the middle of Jibip. All those thoughts left me with this one...how does one measure corruption? Webster defines its various forms as "to make evil, deprave, bribe, debased, rot, spoil". What yardstick can be used for that? I'm sure there are clear indicators on the surface, but how could you really find out the level of corruptness for something / someone? To me, and possibly me alone, it's an interesting thing to dwell on.So those are the many different subjects I wanted to write about but for which I could not find time. Work is beyond busy - it's sheer madness right now. I anticipate another couple or few weeks of it before signs of calm may approach. We'll see. Sleep has become a nuisance at this point, I really don't have time for it. I'm looking forward to the weekend and extra time off. With any luck, I'll even get to see "Invincible" this weekend....REALLY want to see that. I love sports movies. For those who may be interested, a history of Labor Day can be found at http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
