Talk about a nightmare! A babysitter whose first day it was on the job, went to pick up the child she is responsible for from school. The problem is, she picked up the wrong child! The two things that is frightening to think about is (1) the child went willing with her. (he’s five years old) and (2) the school didn’t realize the mix up! OMG! That’s enough to freak any parent out! It was an honest mistake because she had never seen the child before. Didn’t’ they have a p...
I’m not sure I understand, or rather, I’m not sure I agree with the reasoning of Ms. Magazine to do what they are asking women who have had an abortion to do. They have an online petition going for women who have done so to sign their names. Link I personally believe in every woman’s right to choose freely that which she has to do. Whether it’s her choice to keep a child or to have an abortion, regardless of what our society believes, or what you or I believe, it’s each individual’...
I read with a little sadness about what is happening to a lady who I knew distantly when I worked in New York, Brooke Astor. She’s a very wealthy woman and has made many contributions to different charities and universities and at the time was pretty active lady in her society. I even had the opportunity to meet her and she is a gentle soul. Apparently her son is accused of siphon off her money for his own interests. His own son accused him of not taking care of grandma. Now they a...
According to one person (who is deceased I might add) " It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it ." That quote was made by Andy Warhol. Does anyone remember him? How can we not?! He was also the person who coined "five minutes of fame" and made quite a memorable contribution in the art and design world. One thing I...
I was watching this show (don’t remember the name, sorry) and this woman asked her boyfriend of so many years to marry her. He was delighted and all but his comment was he wanted to be the one to do it, being a guy and all, he wanted to do the male thing, and get the ring, go down on one knee and pop the question himself . She apologized and told him that the timing was so perfect now for them to do it especially since they had been living together for so long. His reply was “ Yeah babe, ...
Time to eat Time to sleep Time to work Time to spend with the kids Or husband, or wife Time to shop Time to get your act together Time is all we ever seem to need. If I only had time I would have finished this; or gotten there on time; or said I love you; or said I’m sorry. Isn’t it funny (strange) how it seems that time moves so quickly? After all it never stands still. You do, but time doesn’t! How come it does go so quickly though? It seems like only yesterday I was sa...
Is driving me crazy! If there was a time when I needed a trip to the other side of the world, it would be now. The constant bickering; the yelling; the possessiveness; the competition, why oh why?! When they are friends they are the best of friends. When they fight, it’s all out war and I have to be the referee. I’m tied of it. I’m tired of talking and now my talking as turned to yelling and threats. I’m exhausted. If one has something, the other wants it. If one gets a pr...
I am just fed up with so many drivers out on our roads who don’t give a crap anymore. They don’t care about the road signs, they don’t care about their fellow drivers or pedestrians, and they don’t care even about the cop pulling up behind them. It’s bad enough that there are careless people drinking and driving, but do those of you who are sober have to drive like you’re maniacs? Is there no end to how much of a hurry you are in? Can’t you leave an hour earlier so you don’t have to be ...
Have you ever wondered about some people’s signature, how they sign their name? I have! Yes, I have nothing better to do with my time uh?! Yeah right! I just wondered at it because I’ve seen two signatures where I couldn’t even make out the first names of the persons signing the document. What use is a signature if no one can even tell that it is you? I don’t understand it. I know signatures are unique, that’s what’s special about them. It’s your very own personal marker. Howe...
Fridays at work is supposed to be the laid back non hectic day right? At least most of the times. It’s the day before the weekend. Time to let that breath go and breathe a little! Or even time to really catch up on some of the stuff that 'you' have to get done since you've spent a week running around after other people! Oh no. It’s like some people decide that they are actually doing work on a Friday. It’s like they stroll through the rest of the work week and then comes Friday and ...
Sometimes it might seem that I complain about my kids a lot. I don’t consider writing two or three articles about what I don’t like or trying to get them to adhere to certain rules at home complaining, that’s a typical parental discussion. From time to time I’ll mention my kids and I have said good things about them, they are fairly well-behaved and good children. Except for the few times that I have to be at my wits end because of a disagreement or something, typical kids stuff. Tho...
Recently Shovelheat Link wrote an article about a friend of his who had some good fortune. I thought that was a wonderful thing. It got me thinking about how some people can be when other people are lucky. I won’t say who, just in case of whatever, but someone I know experience some of the kind of weird behavior from people around them on a daily basis. And it makes me wonder all the time, why is that? Why are people so disgusting? Why can’t they just leave some people alone? It...
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. "Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip...
The other thing that happened from my walk today was my hands swelling up! My hands were swollen, my fingers were swollen so much so I couldn't get my wedding rings off! It scared me abit because I was wondering what the heck...?! My hubby asked me if I had eaten anything that could have caused that, I said no. I drank a cup of tea and had a slice of bread with peanut butter before I went out in the morning, that's it. Apart from some water during my walk nothng else! He then mention...
Today I didn’t go to the gym. Usually when I have my power Saturdays, I get up early while everyone else is sleeping in. I would drop my oldest daughter at work, and then the rest of the morning would be mine. This morning however, was different. My little one was up earlier than usual and she wanted to be with me. I decided that I would go for a walk instead. I knew that since she was tagging along I was prepared to just walk without worrying about speed or anything like that. So...