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Slow and Easy Today

CWG — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:08:07 +0000

New Year’s Eve was just too much fun We went downtown for the big street party. They had music on the riverfront stage, with the main act, Lynyrd Skynyrd. They rocked this town at midnight, let me tell you! We didn’t get home until almost 4:00 am. Today is going to be slow and easy – I am so glad I don’t have to work until Wednesday!

Here Comes Santa

CWG — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:05:16 +0000

The local CBS TV affiliate is doing 15 minutes updates all night long showing Santa’s progress as he makes his way around the world in 24 hours. They are claiming the maps show Santa being tracked by NORAD. It’s a cute idea – especially when the newscaster is ending each update by urging the children to get in bed and be sound asleep before Santa gets to our neighborhood.

Merry Christmas – and I hope Santa is good to you!

Men in Skirts

CWG — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:37:57 +0000

Did you know that in the colonial days of America, little boys wore dresses and skirts while young? They did not get to wear short pants until they were school age. I wonder when America decided that boys should wear pants instead? And when did mean decided to stop wearing kilts? I don’t remember any of my history books in school addressing this at all.

Greensleeves

CWG — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:34:51 +0000

One of the classic songs that everyone has heard at least a few times by the time they turn 20 years old is Greensleeves. I have always thought it was a pretty song, a little sad, and for some reason turns up on a lot of Christmas music albums.

To be honest, I never really knew what the song was about. I could not recite any of the lyrics to this if you paid me big money to do it. So I decided to look it up on the internet. Wow. I had no idea and now I wonder how many other songs I have heard all my life that I have no real clue as to what they are about?

Don’t Be a Victim

CWG — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:27:35 +0000

Women are too often left to defend themselves with no real self defense skills. I think self defense should be taught in schools. All girls should know how to fire a gun and to fight back if someone is trying to kidnap them or mug them. It can mean the difference between life and death.

Orange Clogs

CWG — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:12:42 +0000

Tonight I saw an interview with a famous chef who owns 19 restaurants. He is a red haired, fat guy with a big personality. I’m sure he has his own TV show, but I don’t watch those and have no idea what his name is. All I remember is that he was really intense when he talked and that he was wearing orange clogs. He had a bright green hair tie holding back his really long red hair, a houndstooth wool jacket, and bright orange clogs. I sure hope his sense of food is much better than his fashion sense.

Differences You Can Spot

CWG — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:06:04 +0000

Staying up really late, your TV choices diminish rapidly after 2:00 am. The majority of cable channels all go to paid programs, which are basically 30 minute or 60 minute infomercials.

If I am up that late, I usually change the channel to CNN and watch the international reports. Their hosts are mostly British and you can really tell they are not American. This goes way beyond their clipped British accents. Their clothes are different and the women have very different hairstyles and makeup.

Don’t Nag

CWG — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:22:46 +0000

Sometimes there are ways to remind people that are cool. Sometimes there are ways that make you sound like a whining, nagging bitch. Really. Talk to me. Be nice. Make me WANT to do it. But do not nag me.

Government Customers

CWG — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:31:16 +0000

Does the Government consider our country’s citizens it’s customers? Every time I have had to deal with a government office I get the feeling that I am not a customer. More like a prisoner. I am told to cue up in a long line, I have to fill out and present documents on demand, and have to pay fees that are non-negotiable. The clerks rarely smile or have any manners or graciousness beyond, “Next?” or the obligatory farewell, “Have a nice day.”

It would be nice to be treated as a customer once in a while.

Imaginary Crisis Averted

CWG — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:05:56 +0000

So, this morning our Congress finally passed the bill to raise our debt limit and the President signed it. President Obama calls it a manufactured crisis and I agree. We are paying 42 cents of every federal dollar for interest charges on the international financial market. This is crazy stupid to be spending money that we don’t have and then paying 40% of that money to banks. What is wrong with these people in Washington?