So, there I am already up in the jury box as juror number 10. They come to me first for the interview and the judge asked me to read from the list and answer the interview questions. Finally, my chance. I could vindicate all the frustrations of the morning listening to the others in the interview process. I could systematically go down this list and answer each question leaving it to the judge to ask any follow up questions and not go off on to any unnecessary tangents. I stated my name, my occupation and how many years I've lived in Santa Clara County. I stated my marital status, what my husband's occupation (I said he is an endoscope technician and a bartender) is and how many adults live in my house. I stated how many children I have, their ages and their occupations. I answered the questions about if I could be fair and impartial, if I knew anyone in the legal or law enforcement community and if I could judge each person's testimony fairly no matter what their occupation, race, religion or creed. I answered if I had ever been a victim, a witness or been arrested for a crime and if anyone in my family or friends had as well.
The judge asked a few follow up questions about J's DUI and about Sergio's arrest back when he was 18.
Then the other 6 went through the interview. One woman, who said she was an engineer, said that when she got nervous she worried about understanding (following along) English.
Groan. Really?
Another guy said he was looking forward to hearing the evidence since it was stated that the defendant had .15 blood alcohol level and was curious how she could be anything but guilty. Again, really?
The defense attorney got up to ask questions and seemed to focus primarily on me. "I'm curious," he said. "What exactly is an inter scope technician?"
I smiled and politely corrected him. "Endoscope Technician."
"Oh," he said. "What is an endoscope technician? I know what a bartender is. Maybe I don't want to know what it is."
Laughter from the courtroom. I explained what my husband's company did and that seemed to satisfy him. Then he asked about his job as a bartender. "He must be around lot of social drinking."
"Yes," I replied.
"And, he (due to the face that he had a DUI) must drink socially as well."
"Yes," I replied.
He moved on to some of the other jurors, then the DA asked some questions. I'm racking my brain to remember what she asked me, but I, for the life of me, can't remember what it was.
What I do remember was her asking the woman who got nervous and forgot English if she would have problems understanding English if it were spoken in other accents (the DA had a slight Indian accent). She (she really cracked me up) said "yes, some."
After she finished her questioning the judge asked them to go ahead with their next peremptory challenges. The defense attorney dismissed the woman next to me.
Then, my favorite words of the day from the DA:
"The people thank and excuse Susan Castillo."
Whoo hoo! I'm done for another two years
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Jury Duty
I got called for jury duty this week. I didn't have to report on Monday, but I did have to report yesterday. So, I get there, get my parking validated, get settled into the jury-gathering-waiting area with the hundreds of other citizens called upon that day. Pretty much as soon as I pull my book out of my purse... they call my panel number.
Now, last time I was called for jury duty I waited around almost all morning before being called into the courtroom. I got the uneasy feeling that this day wasn't boding well for me. That or the court/jury system had somehow gotten more efficient in the last three years.
After taking role, they called up the first 18 prospects. The judge explained the charges against the defendant. There were two DUI charges to which the defendant plead "not guilty."
Now, if you've ever been called for jury duty you know about the interview process. You also know that some people can go through those questions and answer them effectively and efficiently. And? You also know that there are those who start answering those questions and all of the sudden they are in therapy and start purging and purging all this unnecessary information and raising all kinds of irrelevant issues. Which only signals the therapist, er judge, to respond to each of these issues and forces him to explain the role of the juror and how the legal process works. And you know, you just know they are only bringing up all this bullshit to get themselves excused.
"Whine whine whine... blah blah blah, I don't think I could judge this person fairly, blah blah blah, I will try my best, but blah blah, whine whine..."
Ugh! Meanwhile the rest of us, well at least me, are shaking our heads, pleading for them to shut up. I couldn't help it, I got fidgety sitting there listening to some of the interviewees.
It is explained at the beginning that jurors can be excused for cause, you don't have to play it up. You can also be one of 20 peremptory challenges (10 for prosecution, 10 for defense) that are used and be excused that way.
They got through almost all of the 18 before the lunch break. And not to soon either, my stomach was making loud grumbling noises. I was getting a little embarrassed.
So, we get back from lunch, on time, as the judge and bailiff both emphasized how important for the process it was for everyone to be prompt. Well everyone was on time except for juror #10 who was a no-show. He was 20 minutes late. WTF? Seriously? We had over an hour and a half for lunch.
They finally finished up the interview process. Then the defense attorney asked some questions followed by the D.A. Then they excused three jurors for cause. Then each attorney excused 2 for their peremptory challenges. Now? The clerk called up 7 new names from the jury pool. Guess, just guess, who they called first? Yep, "number 7 Susan Castillo." I got sent right up into the top 12.
To be continued...
Now, last time I was called for jury duty I waited around almost all morning before being called into the courtroom. I got the uneasy feeling that this day wasn't boding well for me. That or the court/jury system had somehow gotten more efficient in the last three years.
After taking role, they called up the first 18 prospects. The judge explained the charges against the defendant. There were two DUI charges to which the defendant plead "not guilty."
Now, if you've ever been called for jury duty you know about the interview process. You also know that some people can go through those questions and answer them effectively and efficiently. And? You also know that there are those who start answering those questions and all of the sudden they are in therapy and start purging and purging all this unnecessary information and raising all kinds of irrelevant issues. Which only signals the therapist, er judge, to respond to each of these issues and forces him to explain the role of the juror and how the legal process works. And you know, you just know they are only bringing up all this bullshit to get themselves excused.
"Whine whine whine... blah blah blah, I don't think I could judge this person fairly, blah blah blah, I will try my best, but blah blah, whine whine..."
Ugh! Meanwhile the rest of us, well at least me, are shaking our heads, pleading for them to shut up. I couldn't help it, I got fidgety sitting there listening to some of the interviewees.
It is explained at the beginning that jurors can be excused for cause, you don't have to play it up. You can also be one of 20 peremptory challenges (10 for prosecution, 10 for defense) that are used and be excused that way.
They got through almost all of the 18 before the lunch break. And not to soon either, my stomach was making loud grumbling noises. I was getting a little embarrassed.
So, we get back from lunch, on time, as the judge and bailiff both emphasized how important for the process it was for everyone to be prompt. Well everyone was on time except for juror #10 who was a no-show. He was 20 minutes late. WTF? Seriously? We had over an hour and a half for lunch.
They finally finished up the interview process. Then the defense attorney asked some questions followed by the D.A. Then they excused three jurors for cause. Then each attorney excused 2 for their peremptory challenges. Now? The clerk called up 7 new names from the jury pool. Guess, just guess, who they called first? Yep, "number 7 Susan Castillo." I got sent right up into the top 12.
To be continued...
Friday, April 02, 2010
Notes From An Animal Rescue
*Monday I let Nico outside in the backyard and much to my surprise there was a little yorkie out there as cute as can be. Didn’t know where she came from or how she got there. We bonded immediately. She was the sweetest little thing! Nico was happy to have a playmate. The kids liked her. Juan was irritated. LOL!
*I walked around the neighborhood trying to find her owners. Someone told me she belonged to the guys working on the house right behind us. No one was there, so I put her in their back yard.
Two hours later I looked outside and there she was! Right back where I found her in the back yard. Did she drop from the sky? How did she get back here? I walked around the entire yard looking for gaps or loose boards. I couldn’t find anything.
*I took her back a little bit later and talked to two guys working on the house… they said it wasn’t their dog… they were just working there.
*The next day I took her to the animal clinic to get scanned for a microchip. Success! She was chipped.
*But, then? It turned out the owners of the dog never registered with the service (Pet Finder). So, we contacted the company who implanted the chip and they traced the dog back to a breeder in Los Banos, CA. However, the breeder was no longer in business and had no forwarding phone number. All we had was the chip number, the breeder’s file number for her and her date of birth.
*She was born on November 30th, 2005. She is just a year younger than Nico (Dec 2004).
So, I posted an ad on Craigslist. Got a few responses, but none were the owner of this dog.
The next day I put up flyers around the neighborhood. Around 3 or 4 o’clock I got a call from a kid saying that he thought I had his dog. Only he couldn’t tell me if she was a male or female. I heard someone in the background saying “tell her it’s a male.” I told him it shouldn’t be a tough question to answer if it was really his dog… idiot. Really? You’re going to call me up and try and tell me this is your dog? Ugh.
*Then another call. This one from a teenage girl who told me she had lost her female yorkie and could she come see her. So, she came over and said that it was her dog. There was something not very trustworthy about her so I asked to speak with her mother or father. She walked off (we were outside in my driveway) and made a phone call. She walked back and said her mother was on the phone and that her name was Stephanie. I talked to Stephanie (right away she sounded like she was 17 and not the mom of a 17/18 year-old). She said that it was their dog so I asked if she could come over in person and that I didn’t feel comfortable giving it to the daughter.
*I left to take Alex to practice and when I came back “Stephanie” called me and said she was sending her older daughter to come get the dog that she was busy at home w/ a newborn. Me, still being suspicious (Juan didn’t believe a word out of the girl’s mouth when she was at the house) told her I wouldn’t feel comfortable giving them the dog w/o meeting her. Then the girl got back on the phone and started giving me a hard time saying “how would you feel if someone had your dog and wouldn’t give it back?”
*I told her to bring her mom over and I’d give her the dog. That I was just looking after the dog and I wanted to make sure she went back to the right people.
*Meanwhile I got a slew of calls from people who got my number from the animal clinic. Really concerned people trying to find their lost dogs. One woman told me she lost her male yorkie and did I have him. I apologized and told her “no,” that the one I found was a female. She responded “Oh, are you sure?” Um? Another woman lost her female yorkie not to far from my neighborhood, but hers was only two years old, was chipped AND was registered… so unfortunately not a match either.
*I told Juan “I’m going to be pissed if it turns out this girl is the real owner of this dog.” I wish she belonged to one of the other people that had been calling and responding to the Craigslist ad.
Anyway, I took her and Nico out on a walk and when we got back to the house the girl (I never got her name, Alex knew the girl that came with her the first time and she said they were sisters, turned out to not be true which was one of the reasons I didn’t trust her) was back with her mom.
*We (Juan and I) talked to the mom for a while and she convinced us that the dog belonged to them so I felt comfortable giving her the dog. But Juan asked her if she had spoken to me on the phone before and she seemed puzzled. She said, no, that she hadn’t talked to me on the phone, why? So we told her that her daughter had put someone on the phone saying she was Stephanie. And that also she had been here earlier with another girl she said was her sister. She seemed really put off and upset over the lies her daughter had told us.
*Anyway, long story short, I gave her the dog but I still wish it was somebody else that seemed more concerned about their dog.
*Now I am “retired” from the animal rescue business. This is our 4th or 5th stray animal that we have found at our house. I even found a turtle once in my rose bushes. Why do they end up at my house?
*I have a feeling she’ll get out again. And when she does I’m sure I’ll find her again in my back yard. Maybe next time I’ll keep her. I am retired after all. And? She really was sweet.
*I walked around the neighborhood trying to find her owners. Someone told me she belonged to the guys working on the house right behind us. No one was there, so I put her in their back yard.
Two hours later I looked outside and there she was! Right back where I found her in the back yard. Did she drop from the sky? How did she get back here? I walked around the entire yard looking for gaps or loose boards. I couldn’t find anything.
*I took her back a little bit later and talked to two guys working on the house… they said it wasn’t their dog… they were just working there.
*The next day I took her to the animal clinic to get scanned for a microchip. Success! She was chipped.
*But, then? It turned out the owners of the dog never registered with the service (Pet Finder). So, we contacted the company who implanted the chip and they traced the dog back to a breeder in Los Banos, CA. However, the breeder was no longer in business and had no forwarding phone number. All we had was the chip number, the breeder’s file number for her and her date of birth.
*She was born on November 30th, 2005. She is just a year younger than Nico (Dec 2004).
So, I posted an ad on Craigslist. Got a few responses, but none were the owner of this dog.
The next day I put up flyers around the neighborhood. Around 3 or 4 o’clock I got a call from a kid saying that he thought I had his dog. Only he couldn’t tell me if she was a male or female. I heard someone in the background saying “tell her it’s a male.” I told him it shouldn’t be a tough question to answer if it was really his dog… idiot. Really? You’re going to call me up and try and tell me this is your dog? Ugh.
*Then another call. This one from a teenage girl who told me she had lost her female yorkie and could she come see her. So, she came over and said that it was her dog. There was something not very trustworthy about her so I asked to speak with her mother or father. She walked off (we were outside in my driveway) and made a phone call. She walked back and said her mother was on the phone and that her name was Stephanie. I talked to Stephanie (right away she sounded like she was 17 and not the mom of a 17/18 year-old). She said that it was their dog so I asked if she could come over in person and that I didn’t feel comfortable giving it to the daughter.
*I left to take Alex to practice and when I came back “Stephanie” called me and said she was sending her older daughter to come get the dog that she was busy at home w/ a newborn. Me, still being suspicious (Juan didn’t believe a word out of the girl’s mouth when she was at the house) told her I wouldn’t feel comfortable giving them the dog w/o meeting her. Then the girl got back on the phone and started giving me a hard time saying “how would you feel if someone had your dog and wouldn’t give it back?”
*I told her to bring her mom over and I’d give her the dog. That I was just looking after the dog and I wanted to make sure she went back to the right people.
*Meanwhile I got a slew of calls from people who got my number from the animal clinic. Really concerned people trying to find their lost dogs. One woman told me she lost her male yorkie and did I have him. I apologized and told her “no,” that the one I found was a female. She responded “Oh, are you sure?” Um? Another woman lost her female yorkie not to far from my neighborhood, but hers was only two years old, was chipped AND was registered… so unfortunately not a match either.
*I told Juan “I’m going to be pissed if it turns out this girl is the real owner of this dog.” I wish she belonged to one of the other people that had been calling and responding to the Craigslist ad.
Anyway, I took her and Nico out on a walk and when we got back to the house the girl (I never got her name, Alex knew the girl that came with her the first time and she said they were sisters, turned out to not be true which was one of the reasons I didn’t trust her) was back with her mom.
*We (Juan and I) talked to the mom for a while and she convinced us that the dog belonged to them so I felt comfortable giving her the dog. But Juan asked her if she had spoken to me on the phone before and she seemed puzzled. She said, no, that she hadn’t talked to me on the phone, why? So we told her that her daughter had put someone on the phone saying she was Stephanie. And that also she had been here earlier with another girl she said was her sister. She seemed really put off and upset over the lies her daughter had told us.
*Anyway, long story short, I gave her the dog but I still wish it was somebody else that seemed more concerned about their dog.
*Now I am “retired” from the animal rescue business. This is our 4th or 5th stray animal that we have found at our house. I even found a turtle once in my rose bushes. Why do they end up at my house?
*I have a feeling she’ll get out again. And when she does I’m sure I’ll find her again in my back yard. Maybe next time I’ll keep her. I am retired after all. And? She really was sweet.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Dear Mom,
I was looking at your picture today and I felt an overwhelming urge to talk to you. I love that picture of you and Alex at Sue's beach house. Anyway. I just have a lot of questions. I wish I could talk to you. I want to hear your voice again. I want that secure feeling of having a mom.
Do you remember when I was living in Santa Barbara and you used to write me letters? I wish I would have kept them. I want to go back and read them.
I feel so lost sometimes. Did you feel that way when you were my age? Did you feel depressed? Like life was passing you by? Did you feel impotent, like nothing mattered? Or that you couldn't find the motivation to do anything? Did you feel like you had no path to follow? That you were wandering aimlessly while others were flourishing? Did you feel like you missed your calling? Or never had a calling in the first place?
I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I don't know what I'm good at. I don't know how to find the joy that I once had. Did I ever have it? I don't know how to get myself up and motivated to take on the day.
I find myself hiding. I see warning signs but choose to ignore them. I'm drinking a lot and I'm eating a lot. I'm uncomfortable with myself all the time. I don't like who I am. I don't like that I sit around and do nothing. I don't like that that I do nothing to change.
I know even if you were here you couldn't help me with this. I would never have asked you any of these questions. I was to intent on proving to myself that I was different than you. Now I am starting to realize maybe my demons are your demons.
Ugh. It is all so frustrating. Bottom line, I wish you were still here. I wish there were more vacations with the boys going down to the lake and going on your boat. I never did get up on skis. I wish you could come and see Alex play soccer or see Jacob play hockey. I wish you could be at their graduations and enjoy your role as being the proud grandma.
I started watching American Idol. I remember you used to watch it and was always disinterested in your excitement. I really see the fun in it now. I bet it would be something we could have talked about.
The service for grandpa was very nice. He would have been proud and honored at the military funeral. You should have been there. It wasn't right that you weren't. We placed his ashes next to grandma. We went out on the town and drank mai tais. We ate, we talked story and we played liverpool. You should have been with us.
You probably know that Aunt Bonnie died yesterday morning. She probably let you know somehow. Have you seen Grandpa? Grandma? Gayle?
I really wish I could call you. I really wish I could here your voice. One more time.
Love,
Susan
Do you remember when I was living in Santa Barbara and you used to write me letters? I wish I would have kept them. I want to go back and read them.
I feel so lost sometimes. Did you feel that way when you were my age? Did you feel depressed? Like life was passing you by? Did you feel impotent, like nothing mattered? Or that you couldn't find the motivation to do anything? Did you feel like you had no path to follow? That you were wandering aimlessly while others were flourishing? Did you feel like you missed your calling? Or never had a calling in the first place?
I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I don't know what I'm good at. I don't know how to find the joy that I once had. Did I ever have it? I don't know how to get myself up and motivated to take on the day.
I find myself hiding. I see warning signs but choose to ignore them. I'm drinking a lot and I'm eating a lot. I'm uncomfortable with myself all the time. I don't like who I am. I don't like that I sit around and do nothing. I don't like that that I do nothing to change.
I know even if you were here you couldn't help me with this. I would never have asked you any of these questions. I was to intent on proving to myself that I was different than you. Now I am starting to realize maybe my demons are your demons.
Ugh. It is all so frustrating. Bottom line, I wish you were still here. I wish there were more vacations with the boys going down to the lake and going on your boat. I never did get up on skis. I wish you could come and see Alex play soccer or see Jacob play hockey. I wish you could be at their graduations and enjoy your role as being the proud grandma.
I started watching American Idol. I remember you used to watch it and was always disinterested in your excitement. I really see the fun in it now. I bet it would be something we could have talked about.
The service for grandpa was very nice. He would have been proud and honored at the military funeral. You should have been there. It wasn't right that you weren't. We placed his ashes next to grandma. We went out on the town and drank mai tais. We ate, we talked story and we played liverpool. You should have been with us.
You probably know that Aunt Bonnie died yesterday morning. She probably let you know somehow. Have you seen Grandpa? Grandma? Gayle?
I really wish I could call you. I really wish I could here your voice. One more time.
Love,
Susan
Thursday, March 25, 2010
My youngest is exhibiting teenage behavior...
And I don't like it at all.
I can overlook the mass quantities of food being consumed and qualify it as "growing." I can even dismiss the strong body odors as "excessive physical activity." However, now there are new behaviors to add to the mix that have me stuck in a big pot of "reality soup."
Last weekend, he had two emotional meltdowns. The first was because I chose his brother's choice of restaurant over his. We were in Sacramento for a soccer tournament. His brother had just finished a game and we were all hungry. I asked Jacob what he felt like, he said "Jack in the Box." Then (as we are driving) I saw a taqueria and Alex said "Oh, that sounds good."
Meltdown. It wasn't fair. I asked him first what he wanted. He sat in the booth, ate his quesadilla and didn't talk to anyone.
The second one was the next morning when "no one" i.e., me, didn't charge his iPod. Excuse me? Since when is it my responsibility to charge his iPod? He said he told me. Um? I remember him saying on the drive up that his battery ran out... that was it. Then apparently he asked Alex if he could use his charger. Okay, so why didn't he just charge it? Why didn't he unplug Alex's iPod and charge his own, or at least bring it up again or follow up? Well, I'll tell you why.
Those are logical and rational examples of actions or questions to ask.
It is so much easier to meltdown, scream and yell then to simply be responsible for yourself.
*sigh*
But, here is the topper. Yesterday? He fell asleep. Asleep! During the day. He never falls asleep. He never takes naps. It is sort of his thing. He is the boy that doesn't nap. Now this!
No reason, no explanation. I just went to find him and there he was. In his bed. Asleep.
Shouldn't I have more time? He is still 11. And? Besides that, he is my youngest. He is the baby. This just doesn't seem fair. He still asks to sleep in the bed with me sometimes when his dad isn't home or is working late. He is my baby. He just can't start freaking out on me like this and falling asleep during the day. He just can't.
That's what teenagers do.
I can overlook the mass quantities of food being consumed and qualify it as "growing." I can even dismiss the strong body odors as "excessive physical activity." However, now there are new behaviors to add to the mix that have me stuck in a big pot of "reality soup."
Last weekend, he had two emotional meltdowns. The first was because I chose his brother's choice of restaurant over his. We were in Sacramento for a soccer tournament. His brother had just finished a game and we were all hungry. I asked Jacob what he felt like, he said "Jack in the Box." Then (as we are driving) I saw a taqueria and Alex said "Oh, that sounds good."
Meltdown. It wasn't fair. I asked him first what he wanted. He sat in the booth, ate his quesadilla and didn't talk to anyone.
The second one was the next morning when "no one" i.e., me, didn't charge his iPod. Excuse me? Since when is it my responsibility to charge his iPod? He said he told me. Um? I remember him saying on the drive up that his battery ran out... that was it. Then apparently he asked Alex if he could use his charger. Okay, so why didn't he just charge it? Why didn't he unplug Alex's iPod and charge his own, or at least bring it up again or follow up? Well, I'll tell you why.
Those are logical and rational examples of actions or questions to ask.
It is so much easier to meltdown, scream and yell then to simply be responsible for yourself.
*sigh*
But, here is the topper. Yesterday? He fell asleep. Asleep! During the day. He never falls asleep. He never takes naps. It is sort of his thing. He is the boy that doesn't nap. Now this!
No reason, no explanation. I just went to find him and there he was. In his bed. Asleep.
Shouldn't I have more time? He is still 11. And? Besides that, he is my youngest. He is the baby. This just doesn't seem fair. He still asks to sleep in the bed with me sometimes when his dad isn't home or is working late. He is my baby. He just can't start freaking out on me like this and falling asleep during the day. He just can't.
That's what teenagers do.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Most Quotable Friday
"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." ~ James Gordon M.D.
"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." ~ Lynn Hall
"Indifference creates an artificial peace." ~ Mason Cooley
"Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living organism when it is subjected to stimuli too intense or too complicated to cope with. The cure for apathy is comprehension." ~ John Dos Passos
"We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon." ~ Konrad Adenauer
"Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming." ~ Matthew Arnold
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." ~ Henry Ford
"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." ~ Lynn Hall
"Indifference creates an artificial peace." ~ Mason Cooley
"Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living organism when it is subjected to stimuli too intense or too complicated to cope with. The cure for apathy is comprehension." ~ John Dos Passos
"We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon." ~ Konrad Adenauer
"Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming." ~ Matthew Arnold
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." ~ Henry Ford
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Thursday Blurbs
Guess who is going to be the number one pick in the 2032 NBA Draft? Ha ha ha… Little (er, Junior) Yao! Yao Ming and his wife are expecting their first child in July 2010. Could be a girl… but no worries Yao’s wife is a Chinese National Team Basketball player too at 6’2”! Can’t wait to see this kid grow (and grow and grow) up.
Winter break was fantastic. Except for the overeating and lack of funds (on my part) of course. But never mind all that. The kids got lots of sleep, spent some time with their brother, friends and cousin and enjoyed their gifts. Even though they knew what most of them were going to be, they still enjoyed the day. We even played a round of Liverpool Rummey on New Year’s Day with Sergio and Tiffany. Even Juan played, a first! Sergio nailed us all but the game was fun and there were no tears!
We got to see Suhey on Christmas Eve as well. We took over some gifts for her and Deanna and spent a few hours with them. She is about to have her baby in just a few days. It is going to be a boy, Damien Alexander. Alex, of course, likes this very much and plans to call him “Alex.” Suhey told him that the nickname for Alexander in Russian (her husband Vladimir’s family is Russian) is “Sasha,” and to not be surprised if that is what he is called. I’m thinking that will not deter Alex in the least.
Going back to school was hard. For me, not the kids. They were fine. I turned my alarm off and fell back asleep for 26 minutes on Monday morning. I woke up in a panic… and they were rushed but not late to school. I came home after dropping them off and slept for two more hours. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.
Nico is getting worse. He has peed under the kitchen table (or near the couch, or near the tv, or in front of the refrigerator) every day for the last 3 weeks strait. I am running out of wipes and bleach. This morning I came out to make coffe and was so relieved to not find pee pee anywhere! My joy was somewhat shortlived, however, when Jacob announced that there was dog pee on his backpack. Are you kidding me? UGH!
Hockey starts back up this week for Jacob after nearly 3 weeks off. He cannot wait. He is so excited for practice on Friday and, not for the reasons one would think. I thought he was excited to get back after not playing for so long, or maybe to see his teammates again or just to get back on the ice. But? No. He is excited for practice so he can try out his new “protective cup” that he got for Christmas. **Sigh**
Winter break was fantastic. Except for the overeating and lack of funds (on my part) of course. But never mind all that. The kids got lots of sleep, spent some time with their brother, friends and cousin and enjoyed their gifts. Even though they knew what most of them were going to be, they still enjoyed the day. We even played a round of Liverpool Rummey on New Year’s Day with Sergio and Tiffany. Even Juan played, a first! Sergio nailed us all but the game was fun and there were no tears!
We got to see Suhey on Christmas Eve as well. We took over some gifts for her and Deanna and spent a few hours with them. She is about to have her baby in just a few days. It is going to be a boy, Damien Alexander. Alex, of course, likes this very much and plans to call him “Alex.” Suhey told him that the nickname for Alexander in Russian (her husband Vladimir’s family is Russian) is “Sasha,” and to not be surprised if that is what he is called. I’m thinking that will not deter Alex in the least.
Going back to school was hard. For me, not the kids. They were fine. I turned my alarm off and fell back asleep for 26 minutes on Monday morning. I woke up in a panic… and they were rushed but not late to school. I came home after dropping them off and slept for two more hours. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.
Nico is getting worse. He has peed under the kitchen table (or near the couch, or near the tv, or in front of the refrigerator) every day for the last 3 weeks strait. I am running out of wipes and bleach. This morning I came out to make coffe and was so relieved to not find pee pee anywhere! My joy was somewhat shortlived, however, when Jacob announced that there was dog pee on his backpack. Are you kidding me? UGH!
Hockey starts back up this week for Jacob after nearly 3 weeks off. He cannot wait. He is so excited for practice on Friday and, not for the reasons one would think. I thought he was excited to get back after not playing for so long, or maybe to see his teammates again or just to get back on the ice. But? No. He is excited for practice so he can try out his new “protective cup” that he got for Christmas. **Sigh**
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Things I Know For Sure Wednesday
I know for sure that today is Wednesday.
I know for sure that there are things that I absolutely know for sure.
I know for sure that today (in addition to being Wednesday) is Garbage day.
I know for sure (also in addition to it being Wednesday and Garbage day) that it is an absolutely gorgeous day outside and that I must get out to enjoy it before the coldness comes back.
I know for sure that my PG&E bill was over $300 last month.
I know for sure how much that sucks and wish I didn't have to pay to keep my house warm.
I know for sure that there will not be a blizzard, snow or below freezing temperatures, so I shouldn't complain.
I know for sure that none of my teams are in the (NFL) playoffs this year and that I will have to find someone to root for.
I know for sure it will not be:
a) Dallas (no comment)
b) Arizona (worst team in the playoffs, Niners beat them twice)
or
c) San Diego (as a courtesy to my Raider fan husband)
I know for sure it would be FANTASTIC if Brett Favre and the Vikings made it all the way. Maybe it will go for them.
I know for sure I will go for the Vikings.
I know for sure that there are things that I absolutely know for sure.
I know for sure that today (in addition to being Wednesday) is Garbage day.
I know for sure (also in addition to it being Wednesday and Garbage day) that it is an absolutely gorgeous day outside and that I must get out to enjoy it before the coldness comes back.
I know for sure that my PG&E bill was over $300 last month.
I know for sure how much that sucks and wish I didn't have to pay to keep my house warm.
I know for sure that there will not be a blizzard, snow or below freezing temperatures, so I shouldn't complain.
I know for sure that none of my teams are in the (NFL) playoffs this year and that I will have to find someone to root for.
I know for sure it will not be:
a) Dallas (no comment)
b) Arizona (worst team in the playoffs, Niners beat them twice)
or
c) San Diego (as a courtesy to my Raider fan husband)
I know for sure it would be FANTASTIC if Brett Favre and the Vikings made it all the way. Maybe it will go for them.
I know for sure I will go for the Vikings.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Thursday Blurbs
1. Not much time for blurbing today. I just finished making the first two (of three) batches Christmas cookies. Next, I need to jump in the shower and get ready to take gifts and cookies to Suhey's. Then, I still need to pick up toys for the dogs' gifts, go to the grocery store for last minute items for tomorow's dinner and return the empty mini m&ms container I got for the kids' stocking. Also, I need a few more things for said stockings.
2. Then? I need to clean the house and the boom boom room. Someone has to take the dog out for a walk. Today that someone has to be someone other than me. I just don't know how I'm going to squeeze that in. Oh! And let's not forget all the presents I need to wrap.
3. I'm hoping I'll be able to sit down at the end of the evening with a cup of tea and watch "White Christmas" that I DVR'd earlier. That would be the perfect end to a hectic day. Here's to making it happen!
4. Suhey's baby is due in 3 weeks! She's having a boy... can't wait. Dee Dee (Deanna) is now 3! Wow, can't believe how much she's grown. Hope she likes the gifts from the boys.
5. Okay, time is wasting. I've really go to get going now. I have that big date with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye tonight!
6. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
7. *PEACE*
2. Then? I need to clean the house and the boom boom room. Someone has to take the dog out for a walk. Today that someone has to be someone other than me. I just don't know how I'm going to squeeze that in. Oh! And let's not forget all the presents I need to wrap.
3. I'm hoping I'll be able to sit down at the end of the evening with a cup of tea and watch "White Christmas" that I DVR'd earlier. That would be the perfect end to a hectic day. Here's to making it happen!
4. Suhey's baby is due in 3 weeks! She's having a boy... can't wait. Dee Dee (Deanna) is now 3! Wow, can't believe how much she's grown. Hope she likes the gifts from the boys.
5. Okay, time is wasting. I've really go to get going now. I have that big date with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye tonight!
6. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
7. *PEACE*
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Things I know for sure Wednesday
1. I know for sure that there are not enough hours in the day to finish what needs to be finished.
2. I also know for sure that better planning would solve some of this angst and take some of the stress out of the holidays. Next year there will be a plan. A good plan. A really good plan.
3. I know for sure that minor setbacks can be dealt with (i.e., getting a $50 parking ticket) when so many others are truly suffering.
4. I know for sure that I am blessed with the love and support of family and friends. As dysfunctional as we are sometimes, I still find ways to be grateful.
5. I know for sure that there are many, many, many (many) things that I wish I didn't know for sure.
6. I know for sure that commercials for "as seen on tv" products are the cheesiest things ever. They should really consider hiring my cousin for a pr makeover.
7. I know for sure that tomorrow is Christmas Eve and that I sincerely wish one and all a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and peace in your hearts always.
2. I also know for sure that better planning would solve some of this angst and take some of the stress out of the holidays. Next year there will be a plan. A good plan. A really good plan.
3. I know for sure that minor setbacks can be dealt with (i.e., getting a $50 parking ticket) when so many others are truly suffering.
4. I know for sure that I am blessed with the love and support of family and friends. As dysfunctional as we are sometimes, I still find ways to be grateful.
5. I know for sure that there are many, many, many (many) things that I wish I didn't know for sure.
6. I know for sure that commercials for "as seen on tv" products are the cheesiest things ever. They should really consider hiring my cousin for a pr makeover.
7. I know for sure that tomorrow is Christmas Eve and that I sincerely wish one and all a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and peace in your hearts always.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Really?
I mean seriously. You cannot be for real. A $50 parking ticket... for parking in my OWN driveway? You've got to be kidding. 4 days before Christmas? Really? REALLY? Are you serious?
I don't even have a job. This is the most bare-boned Christmas in the history of Christmas. This is the coldest winter we've had in the history of cold winters. I don't know how we are even going to pay the PG&E bill that I'm estimating to be at least double of what it was last month. And you want to give me a ticket for parking my car in my driveway?
Seriously? Really? Are you really serious?
Let me tell you something Officer N. Pezzaniti of the City of San Jose Police Department. In your infinite wisdom as a San Jose Police Officer, what can you possibly be thinking? How can I be violating section 22500F CVC (blocking or parking on sidewalk) if I'm parked in my own drive way? I practically live in a cul-de-sac (more like in the corner of a 90 degree angle). No one even walks by my section of sidewalk/driveway. They cut across the street so the don't have to walk as far. 
What could possibly have motivated you to issue this ticket? I mean, seriously. Were you pissed off because the cars on the street are all up to code, you got called out here to take care of them and you couldn't go back to the station empty handed? Was it the neighbors? Did they call and complain about the cars parked in the street? I mean honestly. In all that is good, why would you do this?
And just what exactly constitutes "blocking or parking on sidewalk?" As you can see in the photograph, there is clearly enough room to walk by. In fact I have parked this way for the last 7 years since we bought this house. There is a bush in front of the garage and if I park to close I don't have enought room to walk by and then I have to walk all the way around the back of the car to walk into my house. Which I pay property taxes on, btw. Property taxes that help pay your salary.
And you choose today (practically Christmas day), of all days, to give me (me! can you believe it?) a ticket?For $50? F-I-F-T-Y FRICKIN' DOLLARS! That I don't have! You explain to my kids why they aren't getting Christmas stockings this year, officer Pezzaniti (does that mean Scrooge in Italian?) because I'm done. DONE! But before I go I just have one question:
Really? Seriously? Are you really, seriously for real? *annoyed*
Monday, December 21, 2009
Random Top Ten Lists (my other blog)
Check out my other blog, "Random Top Ten Lists." I just updated it with my top ten favorite Christmas movies... go check it out and let me know your favorite top ten.
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Waiting for his letter
LOL!
We just bought "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" on DVD. I know it has been a while since I've bought a new dvd, but it cost $27! Ouch, that hurt. I could have rented if for $1.09 at Redbox. However, we own the others in the series, knew we would eventually own it and all really wanted to watch it tonight. So? I plunked downpart of Jacob's Christmas present money the cash and came home with the movie only to find out it wasn't even the one that had a special preview of "Deathly Hallows" that I had seen advertised on t.v. Ugh... fail!
We started watching the movie and began reminiscing about the previous films and how when we went to see the movie in theatres their cousin "jumped out of his seat" during one particular scene. Then Alex says that he used to think that the movie was real and that Hogwarts was a real school. "What do you mean?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said, "when I was 11 I kept expecting to get a letter."
I looked at Jacob. He looked at me. I looked back at Alex to see if he was being serious (he was) then looked at Jacob again and we both started cracking up.
He must have been so disappointed when he turned 12 and never got his Hogwarts letter.
We just bought "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" on DVD. I know it has been a while since I've bought a new dvd, but it cost $27! Ouch, that hurt. I could have rented if for $1.09 at Redbox. However, we own the others in the series, knew we would eventually own it and all really wanted to watch it tonight. So? I plunked down
We started watching the movie and began reminiscing about the previous films and how when we went to see the movie in theatres their cousin "jumped out of his seat" during one particular scene. Then Alex says that he used to think that the movie was real and that Hogwarts was a real school. "What do you mean?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said, "when I was 11 I kept expecting to get a letter."
I looked at Jacob. He looked at me. I looked back at Alex to see if he was being serious (he was) then looked at Jacob again and we both started cracking up.
He must have been so disappointed when he turned 12 and never got his Hogwarts letter.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Most Quotable Friday
"We believe as much as we can. We would believe everything if we could." – William James
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." – Albert Einstein
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." -Andre Gide
"Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form." – Buddha
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how ot do it, and Virtue is doing it." – David Starr Jordan
"One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything." - Georg C. Lichtenberg
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." – Albert Einstein
"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." -Andre Gide
"Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form." – Buddha
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how ot do it, and Virtue is doing it." – David Starr Jordan
"One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything." - Georg C. Lichtenberg
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday Blurbs
1. I have a job interview tomorrow. It is the first one on nearly 3 years. And that one wasn’t even a job interview. It was more of a “hey, how have you been? I googled your e-mail address and found your blog. Well, your office is over there… see you in two weeks!”
2. And the last interview before that was… ? The last interview before the, other, last interview was 12 years ago. 1998? Can that be right? I am sooooo out of practice. They will know it too. Wow. This is certainly a train wreck waiting to happen. Go me!
3. On a positive note, Alex emerged last weekend, after the second week of invitation-only tryouts, with a coveted spot on the 1995 Boys Cal North State ODP soccer team. He has worked so hard and faced so many obstacles since he first started playing this game nearly 8 years ago. Now he is almost at the top level possible for his age group. I am so happy for him.
4. After dropping the kids off at school this morning I went to drop off “G-Force” at Redbox only to discover (much to my delight) that they had “Julie and Julia” in stock. I picked it up and indulged in a morning of movie watching. What a nice film. Perfect companion to snuggling up in a blanket on a cold, foggy, rainy morning. The laundry would just have to wait. And it did. It still is. No worries though, the laundry elves are around. I can sense their presence.
5. Day 18 confessions: I’m almost done with my 21 day cleanse mentioned in this post (blurb #4) last week. I have been eating saltine crackers (high fructose corn syrup). I should be eating the all natural corn chips instead, but the crackers are so good with hummus. Also, I had a glass of wine on Sunday to celebrate Alex making ODP. Oh, and the Nyquil. That one couldn’t be helped and is completely without regret. And I’d do it again.
6. Alex just asked me what “Julie and Julia” was about. I gave him a brief synopsis (blogging her way through Julia Child's cookbook). He looked over my shoulder at the computer screen and asked me if that is why I’m “blurbing.” Hahahahaha. Well, I thought it was funny. Ok, maybe it was funnier out loud.
7. I still don’t know what to get Jacob for Christmas. He is usually the easiest. Maybe that’s because his lists are usually the longest. This year “I don’t know” seems to be at the top of his list. I wonder where I can get one of those or what size he wants. *Sigh*
2. And the last interview before that was… ? The last interview before the, other, last interview was 12 years ago. 1998? Can that be right? I am sooooo out of practice. They will know it too. Wow. This is certainly a train wreck waiting to happen. Go me!
3. On a positive note, Alex emerged last weekend, after the second week of invitation-only tryouts, with a coveted spot on the 1995 Boys Cal North State ODP soccer team. He has worked so hard and faced so many obstacles since he first started playing this game nearly 8 years ago. Now he is almost at the top level possible for his age group. I am so happy for him.
4. After dropping the kids off at school this morning I went to drop off “G-Force” at Redbox only to discover (much to my delight) that they had “Julie and Julia” in stock. I picked it up and indulged in a morning of movie watching. What a nice film. Perfect companion to snuggling up in a blanket on a cold, foggy, rainy morning. The laundry would just have to wait. And it did. It still is. No worries though, the laundry elves are around. I can sense their presence.
5. Day 18 confessions: I’m almost done with my 21 day cleanse mentioned in this post (blurb #4) last week. I have been eating saltine crackers (high fructose corn syrup). I should be eating the all natural corn chips instead, but the crackers are so good with hummus. Also, I had a glass of wine on Sunday to celebrate Alex making ODP. Oh, and the Nyquil. That one couldn’t be helped and is completely without regret. And I’d do it again.
6. Alex just asked me what “Julie and Julia” was about. I gave him a brief synopsis (blogging her way through Julia Child's cookbook). He looked over my shoulder at the computer screen and asked me if that is why I’m “blurbing.” Hahahahaha. Well, I thought it was funny. Ok, maybe it was funnier out loud.
7. I still don’t know what to get Jacob for Christmas. He is usually the easiest. Maybe that’s because his lists are usually the longest. This year “I don’t know” seems to be at the top of his list. I wonder where I can get one of those or what size he wants. *Sigh*
Things I Know For Sure Wednesday
Sorry Oprah, but I know some things too...
I know for sure that my son is a WARRIOR and that I couldn’t be prouder of him.
I know for sure that dreams really do come true and not only at Disneyland.
I know for sure that Christmas trees smell awesome.
Speaking of Christmas… I know for sure that I only have 9 more days left to shop.
I know for sure that the shadow on my 11 y/o’s upper lip is… not a shadow. I know this (for sure) because I dragged him by the ear into the bathroom to look under the direct light.
I know for sure there is not enough estrogen in this house and that my supply is only getting lower… sigh.
I know for sure that in 6 days the days will finally start to get longer… woo hoo!
I know for sure that cucumber infused gin is not as good as it might sound especially if it's the only ingredient in a cucumber martini (blech!).
I know for sure that when you spew stuff out into the universe… it will come back to you.
I know for sure that my son is a WARRIOR and that I couldn’t be prouder of him.
I know for sure that dreams really do come true and not only at Disneyland.
I know for sure that Christmas trees smell awesome.
Speaking of Christmas… I know for sure that I only have 9 more days left to shop.
I know for sure that the shadow on my 11 y/o’s upper lip is… not a shadow. I know this (for sure) because I dragged him by the ear into the bathroom to look under the direct light.
I know for sure there is not enough estrogen in this house and that my supply is only getting lower… sigh.
I know for sure that in 6 days the days will finally start to get longer… woo hoo!
I know for sure that cucumber infused gin is not as good as it might sound especially if it's the only ingredient in a cucumber martini (blech!).
I know for sure that when you spew stuff out into the universe… it will come back to you.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Most Quotable Friday
1. "Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory." - Ghandi
2. "A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough." - John Christian Bovee
3. "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." - Vince Lombardi
4. "What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. " - Alexander Graham Bell
5. "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordan
6. "It’s a very funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." - William Somerset Maugham
2. "A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough." - John Christian Bovee
3. "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." - Vince Lombardi
4. "What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. " - Alexander Graham Bell
5. "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordan
6. "It’s a very funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." - William Somerset Maugham
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Thursday Blurbs
1. Snow, hail, official freeze watch in San Jose? Am I in the Twilight Zone? It was 32 degrees this morning on my car’s temperature gage… I haven’t seen it go that low since we drove to Tahoe 4 years ago for New Year’s.
2. I am getting sick. I am not fighting it anymore. In a few hours it will have totally consumed me. Where is the Kleenex?
3. I got into an argument with some of the neighbors on Sunday. They didn’t like that my dog went two feet into their yard and smelled their tree. Um? He was on a leash and I had a poop bag “just in case.” Ugh. If they care so much about their yard they’d do something about all those leaves. Rake much?
4. I am currently on Day 10 of a 21 day cleanse. No sugar, caffeine, alcohol or animal products (meat, poultry, fish, dairy). I did it last summer with great success and felt great.
5. Both kids got in trouble at school last week. One, right after the other. The Sharks are playing their worst hockey of the year. Financial outlook is bleak. I picked a bad week to not drink. Really bad.
6. It is supposed to rain for the next 4 days strait. At least we got the Christmas tree already. It’s not decorated, but it’s inside the house.
7. I love playing Farmville on Facebook. It is so addicting. Game developers are always coming up with new things to keep it fresh. Right now there is new Christmas stuff out almost daily. And, I just adopted my first bull, that makes baby calves when you put it inside the dairy farm. Lol! I’m on level 29.
8. My kids won’t stop bickering. I am soooooo over it. If only they could be too.
9. Just read the ingredients in Nyquil... among others it has alcohol and high fructose corn syrup (liquid sugar). It's medicine, I have to take it. No cleanse is worth going without when I feel like this. *sigh*
2. I am getting sick. I am not fighting it anymore. In a few hours it will have totally consumed me. Where is the Kleenex?
3. I got into an argument with some of the neighbors on Sunday. They didn’t like that my dog went two feet into their yard and smelled their tree. Um? He was on a leash and I had a poop bag “just in case.” Ugh. If they care so much about their yard they’d do something about all those leaves. Rake much?
4. I am currently on Day 10 of a 21 day cleanse. No sugar, caffeine, alcohol or animal products (meat, poultry, fish, dairy). I did it last summer with great success and felt great.
5. Both kids got in trouble at school last week. One, right after the other. The Sharks are playing their worst hockey of the year. Financial outlook is bleak. I picked a bad week to not drink. Really bad.
6. It is supposed to rain for the next 4 days strait. At least we got the Christmas tree already. It’s not decorated, but it’s inside the house.
7. I love playing Farmville on Facebook. It is so addicting. Game developers are always coming up with new things to keep it fresh. Right now there is new Christmas stuff out almost daily. And, I just adopted my first bull, that makes baby calves when you put it inside the dairy farm. Lol! I’m on level 29.
8. My kids won’t stop bickering. I am soooooo over it. If only they could be too.
9. Just read the ingredients in Nyquil... among others it has alcohol and high fructose corn syrup (liquid sugar). It's medicine, I have to take it. No cleanse is worth going without when I feel like this. *sigh*
Things I Know For Sure Wednesday
** NEW FEATURE**
I know for sure that when the school calls to tell me that my child is in trouble and my first thought is “they must have made a mistake…” they didn’t.
I know for sure there will never be another Mr. Monk.
I know for sure that giving up caffeine was the best thing I’ve ever done.
I know for sure that giving up chocolate will be the next best thing I ever do (maybe not).
I know for sure that the second cup of coffee is never as good as the first (even if it’s decaf)
I know for sure that if my dog isn’t happy to see me… he has peed somewhere in the house.
I know for sure that bad things always happen in threes.
I know for sure that luck favors the prepared mind.
I know for sure that if you don’t save your word document every few minutes…at some point or another, you will regret it.
I know for sure that when the school calls to tell me that my child is in trouble and my first thought is “they must have made a mistake…” they didn’t.
I know for sure there will never be another Mr. Monk.
I know for sure that giving up caffeine was the best thing I’ve ever done.
I know for sure that giving up chocolate will be the next best thing I ever do (maybe not).
I know for sure that the second cup of coffee is never as good as the first (even if it’s decaf)
I know for sure that if my dog isn’t happy to see me… he has peed somewhere in the house.
I know for sure that bad things always happen in threes.
I know for sure that luck favors the prepared mind.
I know for sure that if you don’t save your word document every few minutes…at some point or another, you will regret it.
Friday, December 04, 2009
Most Quotable Friday
"There are some days I practice positive thinking, and other days I'm not positive I am thinking." – John Eades
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." ~Ernest Hemingway
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers." ~Edgar W. Howe
"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today." ~Stacia Tauscher
"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?" ~Erma Bombeck
"Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't do it." ~Author Unknown
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." ~Rita Mae Brown
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." ~Ernest Hemingway
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers." ~Edgar W. Howe
"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today." ~Stacia Tauscher
"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?" ~Erma Bombeck
"Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't do it." ~Author Unknown
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." ~Rita Mae Brown
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