All the previous writing was an assignment for an English class I was enrolled in. Today, I'm feeling low, and so decided to write about my feelings and if anyone out there has an opinion, please post. Thanks.
Anyhoo, it's Christmas time. I'm not Christian, but I still celebrate the "spirit of the season". (most of my family is Christian, so it stands to reason, I suppose.) I find myself getting all depressed about not being able to buy my grandson a gift for his first Christmas. I know it isn't about the gifts, but for me it IS about the giving, and I simply can't afford to give to anyone at this time.
Also, there is this problem I have with my current "day job". I have spent months trying to get out of working there. I have managed to only go part-time. 20 hours a week. It really helped me with my grades in school, and getting family time. However, this loss of paid time (by choice, mind you) is killing my financial situation. My house payment is late, my car payment...you name it. I thank God that I have no small children at home to feed. I have a teenager and a fiance/husband, but we all go in different directions so much, that I don't have to keep food in the house.
And now for my "real" problem. do you ever feel all alone and small in such a big world. I have so many friends and family that I didn't know what to do once school started, and I pretty much had to ditch everyone for studies. Now, everyone is so used to my being un-available, that no one calls or comes around, and I hardly get posts to my facebook anymore. And I feel all alone...I'm so bummed out.
I guess I'm done whining. (for now...teehee!)
I hope you all enjoy a WONDERFULLY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
SlimFast recalls every shake on the market.
This article is located on msn.com. Funny stuff. The SlimFast shake recall due to a bacteria that may cause diarrhea. Well, if you are trying to lose weight and this bacteria isn’t dangerous, I say don’t return it drink it. Sorry, I know that probably isn’t really funny, but in my tiny little world it is.
See, I have been trying to lose weight all my life. I have tried almost anything you can think of. Grapefruit pills, the grapefruit diet, SlimFast, the cabbage soup diet…gosh, I have spent lots and lots of money on “get skinny quick” stuff. None of it worked so well as when I was going through my divorce. My nerves were so messed up, food went straight through me in about fifteen minutes.
I have never lost so much weight so quickly. (I know, I know, what a topic right?) I lost forty pounds in about a month. I was looking mighty fine, and then my system straightened back up. I have, since then (about 3 years ago), gained back about ten pounds, but nothing about my eating habits or physical activity changed.
I am not suggesting that you do something to induce diarrhea to help you lose weight. That is probably about as dangerous as any other food related disease, like anorexia or bulimia. I am really just making a small joke out of the problems that SlimFast is having, and I hope none of you take me seriously.
SlimFast is a good product if you have the willpower to drink only one shake for two meals a day. But if you have any on your shelf at home now, seriously, you probably ought to send it back to the company and get your money back. Being sick is no way to lose weight.
See, I have been trying to lose weight all my life. I have tried almost anything you can think of. Grapefruit pills, the grapefruit diet, SlimFast, the cabbage soup diet…gosh, I have spent lots and lots of money on “get skinny quick” stuff. None of it worked so well as when I was going through my divorce. My nerves were so messed up, food went straight through me in about fifteen minutes.
I have never lost so much weight so quickly. (I know, I know, what a topic right?) I lost forty pounds in about a month. I was looking mighty fine, and then my system straightened back up. I have, since then (about 3 years ago), gained back about ten pounds, but nothing about my eating habits or physical activity changed.
I am not suggesting that you do something to induce diarrhea to help you lose weight. That is probably about as dangerous as any other food related disease, like anorexia or bulimia. I am really just making a small joke out of the problems that SlimFast is having, and I hope none of you take me seriously.
SlimFast is a good product if you have the willpower to drink only one shake for two meals a day. But if you have any on your shelf at home now, seriously, you probably ought to send it back to the company and get your money back. Being sick is no way to lose weight.
Baboon Gangs on the rise in South Africa
Oh how funny. I found this article on msn.com, seeing the title I became curious. I thought maybe it was a play on words. It isn’t. Seriously, the baboons in South Africa are “attacking” tourist in their vehicles and stealing the food from them.
While I understand that the baboons are wild animals, I still find this funny. If I understand the article correctly, the entire “tribe” of baboons just file into the stopped traffic and open car doors or go through open windows in search of sandwiches, etc. The photo they have with article just looks adorable to me, but I am sure they are dangerous wild animals.
This article reminds me of a time when I was a kid, and my family went camping down at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. We left our cooler and a loaf of bread sitting on the picnic table while we went to sleep that night.
Our parents woke us up in the middle of the night so we could watch the little bandits steal our food. The raccoons in the area had learned how to open our cooler and they also tore into the loaf of bread. My dad had a video camera and got it turned on so that we now have footage forever of these little stinkers.
The funniest part of all was when they would take a piece of bread down to the creek to “wash” it before they ate it. The running water would deteriorate the bread quickly, and they would come back to the table to get another piece. That was a fun time.
In the article they state that they know that this will attract tourists, and they fear for the safety of the people. They will start handing out papers telling you to roll up your windows, lock your doors, etc, if you see the baboons. These papers will be issued in more than one language so that everyone will be safe.
Interesting. I cannot wait to see what happens next year, when the tourists start rolling in just to see the baboons.
While I understand that the baboons are wild animals, I still find this funny. If I understand the article correctly, the entire “tribe” of baboons just file into the stopped traffic and open car doors or go through open windows in search of sandwiches, etc. The photo they have with article just looks adorable to me, but I am sure they are dangerous wild animals.
This article reminds me of a time when I was a kid, and my family went camping down at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. We left our cooler and a loaf of bread sitting on the picnic table while we went to sleep that night.
Our parents woke us up in the middle of the night so we could watch the little bandits steal our food. The raccoons in the area had learned how to open our cooler and they also tore into the loaf of bread. My dad had a video camera and got it turned on so that we now have footage forever of these little stinkers.
The funniest part of all was when they would take a piece of bread down to the creek to “wash” it before they ate it. The running water would deteriorate the bread quickly, and they would come back to the table to get another piece. That was a fun time.
In the article they state that they know that this will attract tourists, and they fear for the safety of the people. They will start handing out papers telling you to roll up your windows, lock your doors, etc, if you see the baboons. These papers will be issued in more than one language so that everyone will be safe.
Interesting. I cannot wait to see what happens next year, when the tourists start rolling in just to see the baboons.
Knox convicted.
This article is about the conviction of Amanda Knox. I found it on msn.com. I am so glad this is over. In my humble opinion, we have had to endure this trial for much too long in the news. People kill people every day. What is the key factor that makes the media choose a single murder, and then inundate us?
Unfortunately, I have followed this story from the beginning. At first, I felt sorry for the girl. It seemed to me that she was an innocent, and the media were unfairly attacking her, because she was not a native of Italy. She is an American student who was studying in Italy, and she was being accused of murdering her roommate.
This story has drug on for two years, and while I feel sorry for her family, after seeing all the facts that have been presented, she does appear to be guilty. She has told more than one story about where she was and what she was doing the night of the murder. She has actually pointed the finger at an innocent man. In consideration of the facts that have come to light over the last two years, the drugs and sex and the confrontation with the roommate, I have changed my mind about feeling sorry for Ms. Knox.
It is a sorry state when someone murders someone else, period. But then to behave the way Ms. Knox has since the beginning of the whole thing, she is shameless. I hope that if they do go for the appeal, that she is still found guilty.
This article is one of the many reasons that I personally did not like the assignments. However, I understand point behind them. Also, I appreciated the fact that we had a vague subject matter so that I did not have to try to imagine something to write about. However, the current events today are either sad or ridiculous.
Unfortunately, I have followed this story from the beginning. At first, I felt sorry for the girl. It seemed to me that she was an innocent, and the media were unfairly attacking her, because she was not a native of Italy. She is an American student who was studying in Italy, and she was being accused of murdering her roommate.
This story has drug on for two years, and while I feel sorry for her family, after seeing all the facts that have been presented, she does appear to be guilty. She has told more than one story about where she was and what she was doing the night of the murder. She has actually pointed the finger at an innocent man. In consideration of the facts that have come to light over the last two years, the drugs and sex and the confrontation with the roommate, I have changed my mind about feeling sorry for Ms. Knox.
It is a sorry state when someone murders someone else, period. But then to behave the way Ms. Knox has since the beginning of the whole thing, she is shameless. I hope that if they do go for the appeal, that she is still found guilty.
This article is one of the many reasons that I personally did not like the assignments. However, I understand point behind them. Also, I appreciated the fact that we had a vague subject matter so that I did not have to try to imagine something to write about. However, the current events today are either sad or ridiculous.
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