I’m not a connoisseur of weapons by any stretch of the imagination. However, I find it difficult to put a telephone in this category.
Evidently, the NYPD doesn’t use the same ‘weapon guidelines’ that most of us may.
Crowe Reaches Settlement with Hotel Worker
“Prosecutors charged Crowe with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon — the telephone.”
The Ellen Degeneres Show does a segment called “Celebrity Look-a-Like Pets”. I sent this one in last week (haven’t heard back yet):
I wonder if Pooter and Michael Jordan were thinking of the same thing? *grin*
Who does your pet look like?
Dear A,
Today is your birthday (not saying which one). I’m sad that I’ve missed so many of your birthdays; but so thankful to be part of them now, even long distance. Thank you for that, sweet girl.
You were (are) a precious baby and deserved so much more than you received. A, you were so precocious; you had knowledge way beyond your years…….and it saddened me. Two year olds should not have to know to stay out of their father’s way and be quiet. But you did and never complained.
Life was not easy for you; but you grabbed hold of anything within reach and, with your imagination, you made your little life worth living. And in doing so, you made me fight for you.
Of course, I have no pictures of you as an infant (graven images…….remember?). The first I have is of you and J just a few days after we left your father…..you were around 2 1/2 and J was about 5 months:
Despite what you were dealt early in life, you overcame the monsters and are a wonderful woman, wife and mother.
I’m so proud of you, A; and I love you very much………always have……..always will.
You are my shining star.
Happy Birthday, precious one.
Thursdays are movie day here; The Prof teaches until 9:00 p.m. and doesn’t get home until around 10:00 p.m. So I’ve made this my designated “watch-movies-that-HE-won’t-watch day”. Phantom of the Opera is one of those movies.
And I have to say that, on this ONE movie, The Prof was right not to be the least bit interested.
I know; it got rave revues…….great costumes……..wonderful music………yada-yada-yada.
It sucked. The plot (which most EVERYONE knows) was so disjointed it was impossible to follow. There was no lead-in to HOW exactly the phantom found the diva/the diva was mesmerized by the phantom. BOOM!!! It just happened within the first 10 minutes. I was disenchanted from that point on. The phantom had a voice that sounded like his larynx had been recently massaged with sandpaper. And the lead actress’ failure to enunciate while singing made it even more difficult to follow any semblance of a plot.
I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone………..especially those who have been, or are, involved in the Fine Arts.
21. I smoke. I know I shouldn’t; so don’t lecture me.
22. I’m a fanatic about The Sopranos (see HERE), own all the seasons and can hardly wait for this one to be over so I can order it (yep, no HBO).
23. My house is neat but not excessively clean. I dust and vacuum every other week, change sheets and clean the bathrooms each week and my kitchen is always presentable. I do NOT obsess about it one bit.
24. I love to work in the yard and garden but the heat exacerbates my condition.
25. I love dogs and have owned one or more at all times of my life. My kids have always had dogs. We’ve had a couple of cats, too; but John, my youngest, can’t tolerate them due to allergies.
26. My life-long (or for as long as I can remember) dream has been to sing in a nightclub…….probably why I love the The Fabulous Baker Boys so much.
27. I snore; not just a quiet little rumble. We’re talking a train-through-the-bedroom kind of snore here. I’ve had four sleep studies and three surgeries………..still snoring, thank you very much.
28. Sometimes people just PISS ME OFF!
29. I have a pinced nerve in my neck; it makes my arms ache.
30. I want need have to know where my kid is 24/7…………it’s just not right. It reminds me of how my grandmother used to smother/manipulate me and I hated it. I’ve got to stop.
11. I rarely wear makeup. Of course when I worked, I wore it every day. It’s kind of nice not HAVING to put it on each day.
12. I’m married to the man of my dreams………..although, at this point, it’s obvious that I’m not necessarily the girl of his dreams.
13. In the last couple of years, I learned to crochet (as Ladybug can attest by the god-awful mess I made of her baby’s blanket…….my first try….LOL).
14. I love to play the slots; although, because of my compulsive nature, I really have to keep gambling in check.
15. I’m honest to a fault; I say what I mean and mean what I say……..and some times it may sound mean.
16. I’m a procrastinor (she typed while thinking of other things to do than this).
17. I’m very emotional and can go from happy, to sad, to mad, to melancholy in a matter of minutes (sometimes seconds!). And lots of commercials make me teary.
18. I really, REALLY want a grandbaby to hold, love, cherish, spoil, etc. I have three beautiful biological grandbabies that I may never have the opportunity to love like I imagine. BUT, my oldest son and his wife are expecting.
*SQUEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL*
19. Because of my ‘antics’ as a teenager, I am highly suspicious of my teenage son (and his brother before him). For instance, he just took a shower and then announced that he was “heading to the Y to work out”. Now, would YOU take a shower before you set out to sweat?
20. I’m a fairly decent cook and love to experiment with different seasonings. I’m nuts about Mexican food!
I watched a truly delightful movie yesterday, “Off the Map” starring Amy Brenneman, Valentina de Angelis, Joan Allen, Sam Elliot and J.K. Simmons……..yea, I know…..not a particularly ‘big star’ movie. But, it was an inspiring one……..and I needed it.
I was very moved by this quote from the movie:
“The sky is the future, the ocean is the past and the thin line on the horizon where they meet is the present.”
Oh, so true!
Okay, so it’s not “100 Things about Me”; I’ll be lucky to even think of 41 things! These are current things; past things will be dealt with in another post.
1. I am female, 52 and married (and God, I hope this one lasts!).
2. I am disabled (although I hope not permanently) with POTS syndrome.
3. I have two sons – Joey, who will be 29 next month and John, who is 17. I also have a daughter, Ladybug who was adopted at the age of 6 by my cousin (an entire blog unto itself).
4. I do not consider myself attractive. I’m 5′5″, about 50 pounds overweight, my boobs and butt are sagging…..I’m just plain getting old. All this seems to have “suddenly” occurred within the last three years.
5. Like my daughter I’m certainly no computer tech, I’m computer savvy because I read or listen to instructions and follow them. I have several friends who call on me to “un-bitch” their PC’s.
6. I love music; my life has been full of music since I was 4 years old and started taking piano lessons. I have a piano, but don’t play it much any more. However, music is C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y in my head and on my lips. And yes LB, I do occassionally break out into a “moment-approriate” song.
7. I love my computer; it’s my window to the world when I don’t feel like getting out (see #2). I particularly love playing word games like WordOx and WordBiz (and I’m pretty good at them!).
8. I’m fairly creative with Paint Shop Pro and, in fact, host five newsgroups (look for welcome.to.pizzazz) which feature this software.
9. There’s nothing in the world I love more than being a Mom……and there are no words to describe how much my children mean to me.
10. I’m an avid reader. I’m currently reading “Ditched by Mr. Right“.
………more later
It’s come to that point; I can’t read my own handwriting!
Since the time I was introduced to cursive writing in Mrs. Wright’s third grade class (the same class from which I was sent to the principal’s office the first time……..but that’s another post), I’ve prided myself in having pretty, legible handwriting. Guys have never realized how important this is to girls……we even P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E-D! Oh, how many times I practiced writing Mrs. David Barton, Mrs. Russell Wells, Mrs. David Minton, Mrs. Kelly Cross, Mrs. Billy Lewis (none of which I even dated, much less married!).
So today (or tomorrow at the latest), I simply MUSTget to the grocery store. I just checked to see what we needed and realized I CAN’T READ AN ITEM I ADDED TO THE LIST!
What the HELL is ovla, oila, onia?
Of course, I didn’t include the FULL list as there are a few things I’d just as soon the world didn’t know I buy. OH! And all the healthy stuff is at the bottom *grin*.
What’s on your list?
As I’ve previously blogged, John (my 17 year old) moved back from Oklahoma this summer and will complete his junior and senior years here…….and hopefully go on to college (with straight A’s, I’m expecting he will!).
It’s amazing to me how much I missed in the three years he was living with his father. Granted, he visited here at least three or four times a year; but it’s just not the same as having them in-your-face-space day in and day out. Of course, John is a typical teenager who has no idea what “clean your room” really means; but we’re making strides in learning *grin*.
He has really matured, though! He now has a job at Steve and Barry’s (which I consistently refer to as Ben and Jerry’s); he maintains the gas and insurance on his own vehicle; he has joined a Christain church band and never misses a practice (unless he has to work). Yes, my baby is growing up.
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