tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332248412024-03-07T07:55:11.840-08:00Kaizen Daily..."to make small, incremental improvements daily in every area of our lives and business..." The Japanese word for this is ...Kaizen.Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-32933787700593268462012-04-06T06:38:00.000-07:002012-04-06T06:38:09.802-07:00Erie, PA.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
OMG! It has been almost 6 months since I have been to this blog. Not because I have been busy, this is true, but also because I am not angry about so much anymore. Politics gets me riled up so less often and I am comfortable in my Athiest skin that I don't have to have rabid discussions any longer. Plus, I get tired of the pain it is to post all my photos. I know it's petty, but it gets annoying.<br />
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So, that being said, I am about to take the time to post a bit about the trip that hubby & I made to see the kid and my brother in Erie, PA. We found a hotel that took pets and Cady went with us. My brother has a dog and we left them at his place when we all went out to dinner and movies. Having read the Hunger Games we went to see the film. Out of the 6 of us 3 had read the books and we were all sadly disappointed with the film. I know I will pass if they make films of the last two books.</div>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-26622829634143853822011-10-08T06:25:00.000-07:002011-10-08T09:53:57.656-07:00Weighty Issues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv8Ghs6c2A7IUC2NF8IcnrOGQtQgNze6X6DmfYL9q4YmOTrw2CK9IZ_GJ-yci_05Md0AQbHL0ZxpYHeFaqA7oewbkLUc7bJBvw9JwJujMj21-cE-LvktqPo7I5-eR2PU-LxT6/s1600/chris+christie.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv8Ghs6c2A7IUC2NF8IcnrOGQtQgNze6X6DmfYL9q4YmOTrw2CK9IZ_GJ-yci_05Md0AQbHL0ZxpYHeFaqA7oewbkLUc7bJBvw9JwJujMj21-cE-LvktqPo7I5-eR2PU-LxT6/s320/chris+christie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661112538067819874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It has been an awesome summer. So much great time spent outdoors enjoying the garden the yard, the weather & dog. I have spent so little time blogging or other Internet/computer stuff. I have still been reading a good deal of news and keeping up with current events.<br /><br />Now, with fall upon us and the weather making us stay inside more often I believe I will be getting back to blogging more frequently. The story that brought me to blog today is one that makes my blood boil. <a href="http://http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/07/opinion/puhl-christie-weight/index.html?hpt=hp_c2"> It is the idea that Chris Christie was somehow too fat to be president!!</a><br /><br />No matter what your political leanings You should also find this quite insulting. As a society that fights with issues of weight the idea that we would then look at the exterior of the person and not their abilities is very offensive.<br /><br />It is a story that is oft repeated daily in the workplaces all throughout this country. Folks that work in various occupations, or those looking for work, are often discriminated against due to size. <br /><br />People who order large meals, and who might be larger, are often criticized when they order a diet beverage. As a society we often question those who are in the grocery stores buying pizza when they are larger. We discuss what their possible health issues might be and question their abilities to handle work and even if they are smart enough.<br /><br />Why the double standard? We never suggest that thinner folks should order a side of fries and a milkshake with their meal! No one thinks to debate the intellect of a thinner person or their ability to do a job.<br /><br />No matter if you agree with, or even like his politics, the issues of his weight should have no bearing on his abilities. Same goes for all of us. As women we know especially well how weight issues can play with our heads. All of our lives we fight with trying to be thinner. we buy every magic pill. We try tons of "get thin fast" diets and schemes. We yo-yo as we loose weight and gain weight. There are times in our lives when it totally consumes us. <br /><br />Myself, it has taken me MANY years to get to a place where I am tolerant of my own weight issues. Yes, I still remain concerned, but now it is out of health concerns mostly and just a little bit out of wanting to wear a smaller size. I am much more realistic in my expectations now. I try and do/make smart choices. I try to get in some kind of exercise4. I will not say that I am totally over the sensitivity and serious caring, but I am finally comfortable with myself and in my own skin.<br /><br />I am sure Mr. Christy is well aware of his weight/health issues and as he has said ."I just eat too much". I am sure he doesn't need others to point it out to him. Just as the rest of us.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-67192420170272363602011-08-22T05:13:00.000-07:002011-08-22T05:36:27.702-07:00Another Great 2011 Summer Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlWwNLBBDHh-nUZabLLtBg5AUstB6OBGKfX0UHshCbziaMaryyDteMTtbm4TWqrz04TQitdlawfr3eW60_ghjulzdmv0vtjIVCA9OvYcgAAj5BVV06Cdi_TV3WK50V_c3VwVC/s1600/Great+Weekend+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlWwNLBBDHh-nUZabLLtBg5AUstB6OBGKfX0UHshCbziaMaryyDteMTtbm4TWqrz04TQitdlawfr3eW60_ghjulzdmv0vtjIVCA9OvYcgAAj5BVV06Cdi_TV3WK50V_c3VwVC/s320/Great+Weekend+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643654849317793698" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I can not believe how fortunate I have been this summer. Great weather and awesome days off mixed with good requests had made me feel so refreshed! This weekend has marked another small, yet unasked for, mini-vacation. My boss just gave me the weekend and a Monday & Tuesday off!! Which worked out great since hubby had to make a week long trip to Iowa. Gonna check out the straw and see why these polls are so popular. :-D
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<br />Then leaving shortly thereafter for Brazil this has made for some great family time. Hanging out in the yard with the dog, grill, wine & beer. Ahhhh good living.
<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-2866159643085765962011-08-15T04:40:00.000-07:002011-08-15T06:46:53.358-07:00Bored<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjECVac7BP1EYFfssTv7bPf_aR7sn2LdcxJosEUHEjtaEWqUa_59GWV4lCRQ7VixueC7y7szFSgjS3wsdyws_ixw4J1164WVmpfCwlECsI7sJQR5nsHhgzdGGKKm5Av2cvdlFG/s1600/bored.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjECVac7BP1EYFfssTv7bPf_aR7sn2LdcxJosEUHEjtaEWqUa_59GWV4lCRQ7VixueC7y7szFSgjS3wsdyws_ixw4J1164WVmpfCwlECsI7sJQR5nsHhgzdGGKKm5Av2cvdlFG/s320/bored.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641046863494255858" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The first word that came to mind as I began to contemplate this election season. I watched all the wonks and talking heads on the Sunday news shows. I am interested, but mostly the word that describes me is....BORED.
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<br />I have been reading about various potential candidates and their issues etc., but I have never been more bored with all of it! I am tired of them all and tired of hearing about "their" issues. Let's be honest, who REALLY talks about the things that really matter to most of us? Seriously. They give it lip service, but we all know it's just rhetoric and popular talking points, but after the recent crisis of assholes in D.C. we all know that it is all about keeping their jobs.
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<br />Those career politicians and ego-centric jerks are all about how they can keep their cushy government job. They are so afraid if they really do what people want they will get voted out. Well, if I can do my part it is going to be getting rid of EVERY incumbent and start off with a fresh group. Hell, they can't be any worse than those who already have the job.
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<br />Never in my life have I talked to more people, in my age group +/- 5 years, who are more disappointed. Several have even said that if Obama is the only choice they will either vote independent or NOT AT ALL. First time since I have been old enough to vote that I have heard that. I can't say that I am very happy with his job performance and I am sorry that I voted for him. Not that there is a better option out there, but I am disappointed that I fell for the smoke and mirrors of his speech making.
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<br />I have no desire to make any of the others my choice, but am looking for someone to come along on a white horse. Sadly, I know that there is no one and this is going to be a sad and disappointing election.
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<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-86238446224642229612011-08-06T05:05:00.000-07:002011-08-06T06:55:11.138-07:00Turning 21<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R1HecJ3HHbZ-S9YQLAZvbh-VvEZrRmjbj0UGOoXX4u9Dc2h_ILXQaNrohd9mjVNMFOHaMO3x8cX6lkQdG3iwy32zuzCYaNk64VYWlFFkcMutLFt-1FILDToG462bhJjVsbIW/s1600/max+21+birthday+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R1HecJ3HHbZ-S9YQLAZvbh-VvEZrRmjbj0UGOoXX4u9Dc2h_ILXQaNrohd9mjVNMFOHaMO3x8cX6lkQdG3iwy32zuzCYaNk64VYWlFFkcMutLFt-1FILDToG462bhJjVsbIW/s320/max+21+birthday+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637727959154883634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OZcPXr-hIJ5hy_8ZiZdRpl-lkGd5fA82rv739JqkFbvuj4CizQ4u9eJiUtLtNytg7aI1UP6DOz9S_gIqg_swjogN_vrdUH9bZuy1hhjkYJvJItElMV0kvdNIeK95rxacq0zQ/s1600/max+21+birthday+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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How did that happen and how did all those years get past me? Of course I got all teary when I was buying cards. Stood in the store and as I started reading them I went all mushy.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />We wanted to do something different and something memorable. We didn't have much time to do it. Hubby had already been in Brazil, for a month, and could come back for just a week. I had seen a commercial for Mountaineer, in West Virginia, and thought it could be fun. So I started to look in to it and talk to others.<br /><br />Friends said that they had fun and it was very casual. The other thing that made it so attractive was the hotel was attached. There are more expansive and cool casinos in Pittsburgh, but you have to stay in an off site hotel and take a shuttle. Not something we wanted with a 21 year old drinking in a strange place.<br /><br />Just a little over an hour away it proved to be quite the smart choice. I got such a good package deal, since we were going mid-week, that we were able to take a good amount of gambling cash and give Max a nice little bundle as well. We also got vouchers for free breakfast the next morning. That was an excellent deal. we only paid $12 for a meal that was almost $50. Best steak, eggs and waffles I have had in ages!!<br /><br />We mostly played penny and nickle slots. A few quarter, but hubby & I both won our mo0st on the penny machines. He won almost 200 an d I won 90ish twice. So we ended up breaking even since we continued to play and did a bit more the next morning. Max saved the most cash because it really wasn't his bag. Too loud and too much going on and he couldn't get the gist of the machines and honestly did not enjoy losing money!! He did have a great time and it was an excellent way to control the first big legal drinking. He was very surprised. He and dad shared the beer that hubby brought back from China just for the occasion.<br /><br />Not something I would do often, but I really think it is a fun specialty trip and might go back in the fall and take my mom.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-49747338924085078242011-08-01T02:53:00.001-07:002011-08-01T13:36:49.793-07:00A Big Birthday Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9-VuNllc26vAajvDO_lnmo560E2_VzfSoeccV6jyxynb8iCvbVK5anTiYq-BHmNpVyRgjIVigMjZG3PXaAxMlGKyJnSwSOjW3XE4h2sflv_nre7plJX6XzN1EfD0mQTz4bEc/s1600/Max+%2526+Reunion+026.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAJlALRWWPOEFG5rYCURnCbyQt1PC9E8uANr4Wy2ttsipmgJsetmLUyE6ubUx5rdfXHNt-C4eqZ8ucCBcMlkUnP9STmtvWk83B1tVSVqrpbZvnUeffA9Z4jmYHICUOS6tJayi/s1600/Max+%2526+Reunion+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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This weekend I attended a huge birthday party for myself and about 100 people that I graduated from high school with. We are all turning 50 this year. So the people in charge planned ,not a reunion, but a big birthday shebang for all of us.<br /><br />It was a blast! Held at a pub, owned by a classmate, we had cake, food and dancing. Not to mention a few cocktails.<br /><br />A good time talking to folks that I have not seen in years. Including the guy I had a secret crush on in junior high. First time I had seen him since high school.<br /><br />Girls I have know since second grade, girls I was in musicals.<br /><br />Glad I took the next day off!!<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-74989567417249975662011-07-17T05:39:00.000-07:002011-07-17T16:20:27.877-07:00Three Day Weekend!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeRnvZi5cOXBUxvZF8bcHe3b2wz_CDnSkEaRBDeTLOYTlXy-l-in4sF11yeFQ3eiva9PJ3_NiOSLWaUniQEnBdQUOLx8PAEJ9EiL2_qQxYzk8NJ_P68mY7sz1fGu1qR9_rmVm/s1600/Fun%252C+friends+%2526+new+ink+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeRnvZi5cOXBUxvZF8bcHe3b2wz_CDnSkEaRBDeTLOYTlXy-l-in4sF11yeFQ3eiva9PJ3_NiOSLWaUniQEnBdQUOLx8PAEJ9EiL2_qQxYzk8NJ_P68mY7sz1fGu1qR9_rmVm/s320/Fun%252C+friends+%2526+new+ink+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630305342034977426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYOctkfi77aYdllxBEoX-VCvFhTPFIg5Ys6YHIfzKiZd_izwJjRNbJw_BG6tPlUgkxY-ebCXvpWeLhFS5n7yyRb7Egus6IQV8V9AiEDHu7UPkl4ROshUeeDidt8-iSMPxJHNt/s1600/Fun%252C+friends+%2526+new+ink+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7hFJRq1TZRp8qE7CRbbjA3LZR_n3PKM5rni-UVWZWMp9bBDkOhDtO0U5D5TdcCDvk7RMJc2kFPW5nF1zbKGld-6yCJSFKPI4mVvXFlF58ZO53rtYqg6rQGvrh1FBEyuZdMUQ/s320/Fun%252C+friends+%2526+new+ink+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630302140605660706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />My mom just said to me, "You play, you pay"! My ass got kicked! Three nights out in a row, and working, was just too much for me. Glad I took today off because I need to get my head together, rest and try and catch up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Thursday night the <a href="http://corksrewgirlsfoodwinefriends.blogspot.com/">Corkscrew Girls</a> met at<a href="http://www.riverside-wine.com/"> Riverside</a>, an awesome wine & cheese establishment, right on the river. They have a lovely patio that juts over the river and often trains will run by. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Two bottles of wine, cheese and pasta salad meant I got home around 11 and had to work early the next morning.<br /><br /><br />Friday my oldest and best friend from high school showed up and I took him back to Riverside! He came in from New York to see his family and I could not miss an opportunity to get together with him, so....another late night! I didn't get home until one in the morning and had to get up at six! Saturday morning required a stop at the drug store for a few bottles of Five Hour Energy!! Simply espresso was not going to do the trick all by itself.<br /><br />Saturday had been set quite some time back and I had taken Sunday off as a precaution as I knew it would be a very late night with huge hangover potential. Luckily there was no wicked hangover, but I was tired as hell. Three nights of late activities has really taken its toll. I actually took a two hour nap this afternoon. Gone are the long weekends of partying. Long gone!<br /><br />Saturday nights party was not only huge, but awesome. The host had a fireworks show that will rival many a city. They were spectacular! He has a landscaping business and saves all the brush he deals with and has a bonfire that is several stories high. he also has a tattoo artist there and so I got some additional work added to my arm skull. Now it looks like a "piece" rather than just a random stamp.<br /><br />There were three live bands and hundreds danced in to the wee hours! My feet were filthy from dancing in flip flops. Did I mention that this guy also has a peacock? Seriously...he has some chickens too and I think a rooster.<br /><br />Today I have spent the day chilling, doing misc. crap and recuperating. It was so worth it, but a huge price to pay!!<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-19957025185396762832011-07-05T14:54:00.000-07:002011-07-07T16:49:39.266-07:00Yay!!!!! 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9jkOdjG_e5gDM1dVpDxuhqSva8qSkIj1tJZl14rJhaDSU-lgB_8Wg_vdQ9paetsA0qSc69YOEI2BAmKYXoCEKsR6O5DPdAGEeZbg_3N2MHcQaPUt0cWh-aUdCIG-MqHJPO4d/s320/july+4+2011+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625991404257569954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Summer, summer, glorious summer! How I love the summer. It even makes working seem not so bad. Not when you can come home while it is still daylight, eat, be outside, have fires or do so many other things that summer offers.<br /><br />How great is it to sit outside, with your laptop, and read/write. Play with the dog. Have a glass of wine or go to any of the myriad of festivals and farmers markets that seem to be every weekend in the summer.<br /><br />Fresh fruits and veggies abound as do grilled meats of all varieties, some on sticks, others on plates or buns.<br /><br />Music is everywhere outside. Bar/tavern patios are buzzing with friends current or from the past. What a time to catch up. talk about old times or politics...who cares as long as you have a cocktail and it is outside!<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-19801838397052708102011-06-23T13:11:00.000-07:002011-06-23T13:14:21.478-07:00Father's Day 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1477DzSNT1TfLw766RhXDlgv2HI805KEbf60uCMKLc_HK6ohwUlBaJprt7IYBLaWWw0ttfB-u3kVOqHmqqQF_gWEDOMnGWKauaqjksr-5ygiVkwsus6I3kttZJuWjoQI-et6t/s1600/father%2527s+day+2011+041+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1477DzSNT1TfLw766RhXDlgv2HI805KEbf60uCMKLc_HK6ohwUlBaJprt7IYBLaWWw0ttfB-u3kVOqHmqqQF_gWEDOMnGWKauaqjksr-5ygiVkwsus6I3kttZJuWjoQI-et6t/s320/father%2527s+day+2011+041+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621511026976193490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUmjiTu-WGyo0f3CxTCB_St0QMnL0VSgjAvG2YH1gykt71fEMAlTNBXptSeT8MiRsEuzF_5p3hGwu1lQ5eu4cNttcEsyKITLTYnzyRDGYT8ngnZY6_9XPzLpfZxrrCHupozpL/s1600/father%2527s+day+2011+037+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUmjiTu-WGyo0f3CxTCB_St0QMnL0VSgjAvG2YH1gykt71fEMAlTNBXptSeT8MiRsEuzF_5p3hGwu1lQ5eu4cNttcEsyKITLTYnzyRDGYT8ngnZY6_9XPzLpfZxrrCHupozpL/s320/father%2527s+day+2011+037+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621511016093297618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GUxzdKsl9j31zTRpgMjDpp0FW4jgZ3yZKIu4CCAulT0Zg_asd3UBwz8Y0kMGE-mBmLIkYhqXihmEdemSXnKmVH9DkQQkzI_ptdfydMl38TznnGWcy5vUtiTc5SEytf-ME6gr/s1600/father%2527s+day+2011+036+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GUxzdKsl9j31zTRpgMjDpp0FW4jgZ3yZKIu4CCAulT0Zg_asd3UBwz8Y0kMGE-mBmLIkYhqXihmEdemSXnKmVH9DkQQkzI_ptdfydMl38TznnGWcy5vUtiTc5SEytf-ME6gr/s320/father%2527s+day+2011+036+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621511012885029922" border="0" /></a>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-7773606027957009292011-06-17T04:56:00.000-07:002011-06-17T05:00:59.562-07:00Summer Meeting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MKwdRgw0LpLHiRsSt_naeLND28UVLZX8Fj6AKkVROXfFr83w3hSbQIfy9qu6Sd_vYGBRy8t19chBuZznE70I0QKXcI2bfB4peHrUb9-mlEjgSqWbYqwaYBEIUvVXgfQQLMHw/s1600/corkscrew+girls+summer+2011+017+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MKwdRgw0LpLHiRsSt_naeLND28UVLZX8Fj6AKkVROXfFr83w3hSbQIfy9qu6Sd_vYGBRy8t19chBuZznE70I0QKXcI2bfB4peHrUb9-mlEjgSqWbYqwaYBEIUvVXgfQQLMHw/s320/corkscrew+girls+summer+2011+017+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619156389944038722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://corksrewgirlsfoodwinefriends.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Corkscrew Girls had their summer meeting last night!! Great food, wine and conversation were on</span>!!!</a>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-5228598934290271142011-06-11T05:00:00.000-07:002011-06-11T05:28:05.207-07:00Love the Rules<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK4HU87NtiJrfqNIGFJIm7CCsoAJT3iXR3LTCkvGrZ05nAsMCV2lHOMDtoSxqNcYBF6mkNVekrj7F-xmrbpxDJf3cr0Q-2kfNiz7Cro4A6gR0ARGiK1NUTopbElb3g-4HlS-v/s1600/t1larg.alamo.drafthouse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK4HU87NtiJrfqNIGFJIm7CCsoAJT3iXR3LTCkvGrZ05nAsMCV2lHOMDtoSxqNcYBF6mkNVekrj7F-xmrbpxDJf3cr0Q-2kfNiz7Cro4A6gR0ARGiK1NUTopbElb3g-4HlS-v/s320/t1larg.alamo.drafthouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616932006931413570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuSXycCgfBMUoxtKHjIL959np4Nbfd9BA6Zu5-AWAtMkqwiTNp_ZTm69lV54Sw4AxohhnTi4vUBy8zFeN0QkyMXHIUEqNHywwEhT82oUjLYZ3nZ-GBzxUdmXGpln67s3LRHUS/s1600/horror_movie_img_2488_1_600x443.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuSXycCgfBMUoxtKHjIL959np4Nbfd9BA6Zu5-AWAtMkqwiTNp_ZTm69lV54Sw4AxohhnTi4vUBy8zFeN0QkyMXHIUEqNHywwEhT82oUjLYZ3nZ-GBzxUdmXGpln67s3LRHUS/s320/horror_movie_img_2488_1_600x443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616931997287336674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Going to the movies is a favorite pastime. I love to see a good film on a big screen with larger than life sound.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Summer is an especially great time because all the big, action blockbusters happen. What makes it all go to crap is the people.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/10/alamo.drafthouse.league/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5">I have huge respect/kudos to a theater in Austin, Texas where the rules are the rules and if you don't like it...don't go!</a><br /><br />My favorite rule is not allowing kids under 6 years old. I get so pissed off and annoyed when I am watching an adult movie and people who are too cheap to get a sitter drag their kids to the movie. We got sitters when ours was small. What makes these newer parents think that we want to hear their toddler yapping/crying etc. during the movie we just paid top dollar to see. <br /><br />ANY talking/texting they will throw you out!! YES!! I am so tired of still seeing/hearing cell phones light up in a dark theater! Even after the sign tells you to turn them off you can still see the glow as they answer them. Are they such total assholes that they believe that they are exempt from the rules? I would applaud if I ever got to see one of them tossed on their ass. It seems that there is someone in every movie I got to. At least one jerk.<br /><br />More people/businesses need to get on this bandwagon and start putting their foot down and maybe people will either stay home or get a clue.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-27828828725424523102011-06-03T06:15:00.000-07:002011-06-03T09:26:27.455-07:00My Plate for Dummies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4hIJkWdHW9sPSz13ssi8Sk9hNm09uJbW12PpjRE-XAB0D1wspSkE6ZPvHxAJt9smWd2UeINqLrAc6__dce_Q1zgVn940VukqCI9BgK99zXOgvGJsYxM1nQPLb9jHatK3vNJA/s1600/new-pyramid.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4hIJkWdHW9sPSz13ssi8Sk9hNm09uJbW12PpjRE-XAB0D1wspSkE6ZPvHxAJt9smWd2UeINqLrAc6__dce_Q1zgVn940VukqCI9BgK99zXOgvGJsYxM1nQPLb9jHatK3vNJA/s320/new-pyramid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613981720325410386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I guess we are just too dumb to know how/what to eat. Yes, the food pyramid has been around forever and not too many gave it much attention. I saw it all through school, but it was not anything I used when cooking or food shopping. Now, it seems that the<a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/govt-issues-new-visual-to-tell-you-how-to-eat/"> government has spent two million making a picture that any dummy can read who doesn't know how to eat!</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ever since daycare or elementary school we are told about healthy eating etc. If we choose to do it or not I don't think some group of idiots needs to make a ton of money coming up with some picture that they think we are all going to follow. <br /><br />Next they might just as make little plates with compartments for us so we can just drop our food where it tells us to put it.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-53859702609075713102011-05-26T15:26:00.000-07:002011-05-26T15:27:00.917-07:00Just Funny<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/-74mUxLQW_s?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/-74mUxLQW_s?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-9204846559960614762011-05-26T04:16:00.001-07:002011-05-26T04:26:26.617-07:00Beer and a BallGame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULv0pGEluKa793ixEITuTxAedBet5YGGPnVIVCiKSpdtRh81fkfwRLWf_b711GTr5qB5U_Blanwbs2jvVFrGQw5Y-tq0cEw24nEJXqMe8eZrpgfHeMnbq0sNzij7YWVXhRdWw/s1600/Indians+Game+2011+011+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecA-QAiHu8p74mPec73ppCoMux1dPNW26xg5WiV1JCefyLgldYPnDzU4mtldY8KwIS_dJvSWS3vrxXjhyWEFlczNTS5dN1q11Zy2Z27DHp0EIVJ_QltBlcrAetcCZs4CKqKzS/s320/Indians+Game+2011+003+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982738808244450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I am not a beer drinker, but when they don't sell it at the ball park one must do what one must do! Yesterday was an AWESOME day to go to a day game. It was sunny and almost hot. Glad I took a visor. We had third row right field seats. I have an odd sunburn from my elbow to my wrist. Boston v Cleveland. Sadly it was a blowout! Boston had eight runs in the first inning, but....we were having beer, hot dogs and friendship.<br /><br /><br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-91213921552927251782011-05-23T01:13:00.000-07:002011-05-23T01:45:41.753-07:00Moving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7ahyphenhyphensy85mfggKS6msGsdd_UjxDgqGF6lvB_jREYvh1rU1ylZBNTK_b9wv-TMlxBoicXAT2yN3byb7n9BRe6rC8kPwmW4xUpCnPN_dOhfpzIrB_LmeKeHIwKPtpbk_RXpcI4a/s1600/couch+to+5K.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7ahyphenhyphensy85mfggKS6msGsdd_UjxDgqGF6lvB_jREYvh1rU1ylZBNTK_b9wv-TMlxBoicXAT2yN3byb7n9BRe6rC8kPwmW4xUpCnPN_dOhfpzIrB_LmeKeHIwKPtpbk_RXpcI4a/s320/couch+to+5K.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609825532954717010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Two years ago I ran my first 5K. Then I developed pre-patella bursitis and it was terrible pain and caused me to stop running. Once I stopped and let my knee heal I just got lazy, as is so easy to do, and now two years have passed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I finally got to a place where I didn't want to be AND after hitting that "milestone" birthday I knew that I had to get back in the game. A friend told me about a program that she was using and it was all I needed for motivation!<a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml"> It is the "Couch to 5 K Program".</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I looked it up online and found it to be quite simple. I am into my third week and getting back in the groove.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I take Cady with me and since she is still so young I hope to get her into a running with me routine.<br /><br />The race that I ran, two years ago, will be this October and I plan to be ready.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-15099789118383751972011-05-22T04:03:00.000-07:002011-05-22T04:59:58.422-07:00The Lamp Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhNAofX090exK-aif1MqOyYldDcAa5V3sSMDtC9V7zIe_IJ33GuC1cLMsS7Shs2fvXNoAy45VA_IAoNdM3F6PUekD6BWh4wVVUXbDCuQKfGGWMdhyTSyJx_6VZB7WUDlfhiw9/s1600/chinese+lamp+fiasco+083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhNAofX090exK-aif1MqOyYldDcAa5V3sSMDtC9V7zIe_IJ33GuC1cLMsS7Shs2fvXNoAy45VA_IAoNdM3F6PUekD6BWh4wVVUXbDCuQKfGGWMdhyTSyJx_6VZB7WUDlfhiw9/s320/chinese+lamp+fiasco+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609500342493584018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2590MwaPfDkVPJ4fnJ6ezP8HxQMRfclsV3YBDo9CJI3SnVPLeLrGrUHrogAPmYTGJMjF2I6aPj-cepLHCQh27DT1XAAehtgkFqrBE6qLe1YhDi0VQ9l8le9xZXiTiHzq_mJ4Z/s1600/chinese+lamp+fiasco+084.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqs0FiKpmXL6ie0wrWlRIhGr7Kd9uop9AsN21JSE01CCioGSZUO73BxY_CPHsPoWd2VoFR0mUY522K6ZEFATh2zQC_ppJMLX6u3tNKu8IkOKk3GeRqU1teVavwcUJIirH41U6/s320/chinese+lamp+fiasco+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609497727800120786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">While hubby was in China we would talk on Skype. He usually sat in the same spot and in his room/suite there was always this crazy clock/lamp in the background. He even sent me some pictures of it after he first moved into the room.</span> <br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />It was the craziest/coolest thing. Garish and loud, but it was also unique. I loved it! They were buying him so many gifts that I joked that he should tell them that his wife loved the lamp and maybe they would buy me one. More and more we joked about getting the lamp.<br /><br />I finally told him that if he could find one to try and get it.<br /><br />His last day, in China, he asked someone to take him out to find the lamp. They went to a small mall that just sold lamps. There were about 11 shops and everyone sold nothing but varieties of lighting. He went to eight shops before finding out that the lamp in his hotel was a three year old style and that there was a "newer" version. He called me at 3:00AM, our time, to see if I still wanted it and naturally I said yes.<br /><br />So, the lamp make sit back to the States, but I never thought about how it would make the 23 hour flight and get through luggage checking etc. Not only did he have three large pieces of luggage, but he came home with two VERY large boxes! He had put twine through the tops so he could wrangle them through the airports. The lampshade was so large that it had its own box!<br /><br />Amazingly the shade made it here unscathed, but we will have to get a new table top. The glass was broken into many pieces. United may reimburse hubby. I think we are going to get Plexiglas. Safer. More so than the crazy Chinese wiring! Since there are no regulations there they just all hang out the bottom of the lamp. It is cheaper than even anything sent here. <br /><br />Of course the directions were only in Chinese, but hubby knows how that kind of stuff works. After we both had cocktails and bought a transformer it was ready to light! I never even thought about the electricity difference!! Not only did I have to buy a transformer, but another plug to plug the lamp in to and then plug in to the transformer!!<br /><br />I never thought about all the differences and problems we would come across, but I do love it and love the effort that the hubby put forth to make it all possible! I adore my tacky, kitschy Chinese lamp.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-84450451115637153032011-05-12T05:36:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:22:04.334-07:00Chowder House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUfCSsuFYZ6wiKLwubP1P_7leO73QBxH0EZzDWfLRdlG8RnrXGdZwyHMHm2v-y0Ew21xR3oU3ivRsU16CAxCs3wox5kQR3J-XvIHaRcc-DRUlbmio_dPQPlXrLK_qa_4IpDKw/s1600/chowder+7+%2528Medium%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUfCSsuFYZ6wiKLwubP1P_7leO73QBxH0EZzDWfLRdlG8RnrXGdZwyHMHm2v-y0Ew21xR3oU3ivRsU16CAxCs3wox5kQR3J-XvIHaRcc-DRUlbmio_dPQPlXrLK_qa_4IpDKw/s320/chowder+7+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605807311806695074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://corksrewgirlsfoodwinefriends.blogspot.com/"><br />Check out the Chowder House!</a>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-85878929449426844722011-05-10T14:32:00.000-07:002011-05-11T05:15:33.546-07:00Road Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvw_xdIV-Ui1m8dxJiOkGw0F-NE5KETDX8yYgZnqQOCWD0HhNd-Nt82kUXIi4cHqk9nZp1Drrd0k1Hfz40JnCg2W2evsNcqzSrF_NUf0-su-L0rF6erbXpPnX_gO5SiOIv1uD/s1600/michigan+city+2011+046.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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That being said I did drive my mom to Indiana over Mother's Day weekend. We went to our hometown of Michigan City which is just an hour and 20 minutes from Chicago and right on Lake Michigan. Cold and nasty in the winter!<br /><br />Only a five hour drive, but I have trouble staying awake driving long distances. My mom sold her car last year and doesn't have insurance, so I had to do all the driving. Getting there was not bad, but it rained all the way home and my mom kept drifting off to sleep!<br /><br />We had beautiful weather, as you can see from our trip to the lake, and spent a good deal of time outside. Aside from the lake we also went to an awesome outdoor shopping place called Lighthouse Place also on the Lake. Outlet stores, great deals! That night we went to the F.O.P for a fish fry. My cousin is a Michigan City cop and his daughter works there. I had an all - you - can eat Walleye in a delicious beer batter. Best fish I have had in ages.<br /><br />My Uncle Mike has been a model, almost all of his life, and he came over to see us from Chicago. As did his best friend and our family friend Trevor. It was a good trip. Ate food, played cards and slept late. Wish I would have had more time off.<br /><br /><br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-61241243269594497432011-04-26T09:59:00.000-07:002011-04-26T10:18:34.769-07:00Corkscrew Girls Meet at The Melting Pot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHfIES0Tpwfm-CUKmjp5hTLI3SAUIcmYQTENdGORWRaNCiPt80rU5TuG35FkrZyYYl2_R5jT8Q85rHldk2Wi7UCQU4vbGhdh5i-PJ_Cyo2vk5dVDHBUic2bDiIIUud0saVHHt/s1600/Ladies+Nite+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHfIES0Tpwfm-CUKmjp5hTLI3SAUIcmYQTENdGORWRaNCiPt80rU5TuG35FkrZyYYl2_R5jT8Q85rHldk2Wi7UCQU4vbGhdh5i-PJ_Cyo2vk5dVDHBUic2bDiIIUud0saVHHt/s400/Ladies+Nite+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599939003119569154" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://corksrewgirlsfoodwinefriends.blogspot.com/"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Corkscrew Girls went to Ladies Night/Spa Night at the Melting Pot last night!</span></a>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-75422077840746093942011-04-13T05:02:00.000-07:002011-04-13T05:20:36.625-07:00Happy Birthday Mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETzG8uYCktuJbq9z9XU6jIQM2C_LHWDsl1bDM5DO1FOMv6uxZeX2CXvJQM4lBUFCMMoesu-fQ5_oe-lvrtQi2Kv-fDZyW34DtDmmfRuKKmamgRjRACd8rf5Uk0nxjq560MhJu/s1600/crave+009+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtwyM0oUnrBdAQez1pMyEFSxDpNFI9C6VNqeBCv7baSMFXkpA6Z393eyi9Yb2pZJBCwCfH5frBUE9XBhNJHak0AqBTwX2V9osBH4G1IaZ1yWPrOJxLwrvLeCUMU1PYAHEo8QW/s400/crave+003+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595037664738105554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HZZ5_4tNlY-hgVkDHXyt6CQgWUvWv3DkYlklxierZOppcZwaFjGiXVvC57wwlVvSRKg-ZZ2GdSZ5PPLgv7eD04hCePom44AK4YB87iyfrooWtXJvP1jeHbLoSHpO9_ByGyr5/s1600/crave+002+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HZZ5_4tNlY-hgVkDHXyt6CQgWUvWv3DkYlklxierZOppcZwaFjGiXVvC57wwlVvSRKg-ZZ2GdSZ5PPLgv7eD04hCePom44AK4YB87iyfrooWtXJvP1jeHbLoSHpO9_ByGyr5/s400/crave+002+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595037661248989378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My mom turned 76 last week. She is in such good health that her doctors tell her she is not her age. Most people can not believe how old she is. I am lucky. Lucky that she is still around, doesn't take a single medication, and still dances and has an active life. She volunteers at the local elementary school every week. Doing office work, grades for teachers and all their copying.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Does all sorts of word puzzles and games as well as plying euchre on a regular basis. When the two of us get together we play Scrabble for hours!<br /><br />So for someone who has all they need there is really nothing to buy them for a birthday, so we will often go out to dinner. I like to take her to places that she would never go to or spend the money on.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eatdrinkcrave.com/flash/index.htm">There is a city nearby that has a wonderful restaurant that I love. Crave.</a><br /><br />Crave is the name. It is also what I do! I look for any celebration to get there. The atmosphere and menu are wonderful. Mom loves good food and unusual combinations as much as I do. It was hard to make a choice because I also knew that I wanted desert. Oh the decisions!!<br /><br />I ended up having the BLT. Applewood smoked bacon, lobster, fried green tomato, avocado, arugula on Texas toast. OMG!!!!!!! Sensational. Mom had a blackened catfish po'boy. It was huge.<br /><br />Mothers Day is coming soon......where do I want to eat?<br /><br />By the way, I am drinking a blueberry cheesecake martini and mom is having a spice-tini. Hers has jalapeno stuffed olives!<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-21429360859164284442011-03-22T11:45:00.000-07:002011-03-22T12:03:22.510-07:00Facebook & Jesus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahQw5AFWbr8OcvS8basZeyeylY0m6eIH99NueztuTUbpIWjun1vgRFeqC3tmXiC4y3GyRQZyA6s-lUdHcK68Qx6ojaZHU8ztsAaV4bLMXCaW7B6ZLMW2dob2rnlN_NJsYAYb7/s1600/jesus+cartoon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahQw5AFWbr8OcvS8basZeyeylY0m6eIH99NueztuTUbpIWjun1vgRFeqC3tmXiC4y3GyRQZyA6s-lUdHcK68Qx6ojaZHU8ztsAaV4bLMXCaW7B6ZLMW2dob2rnlN_NJsYAYb7/s400/jesus+cartoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978319202165970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc_5_JNztZPGHJguSb3e9gfGNgMOI9G4qIJm4HaIaXiqGK0DJA1un_zknaMjxYUtQf66pCGIhcvSB2185b_SSAWcpcsFPT6jBwLPD1glHUypv_NikZgMQnqNNZVNfmddT2eAo/s1600/facebook.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc_5_JNztZPGHJguSb3e9gfGNgMOI9G4qIJm4HaIaXiqGK0DJA1un_zknaMjxYUtQf66pCGIhcvSB2185b_SSAWcpcsFPT6jBwLPD1glHUypv_NikZgMQnqNNZVNfmddT2eAo/s400/facebook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586978316086066082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I just found out that there is something repugnant to Jesus about Facebook. I know there are many who are not fond of the social web site, but I had no idea how high it went.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I heard on the news that many people were doing this and then someone I work with jumped on the bandwagon. I guess I am just furthering my quick passage to hell and eternal damnation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Where the hell is the connection???? When did the "powers that be" send the declaration down that they were displeased with our social networking? That they care about what we "like" and "dislike"? That if we "LOL" at the wrong joke we will be damned?<br /><br />It just makes me shake my head. I can't understand how it could be further from what the original intent might have have been.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-50344724537261288452011-03-18T10:53:00.001-07:002011-03-18T11:10:24.676-07:00A Fat Lip & Exhaustion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijlU-6uCInP10x1fdnHxwBjhXrbnNAakcSqfo8SBIVtWSn1CVJ_T0RxGbxyfJEbwl1iPOnmVOHOYm0Yt3TdYhwDBMIFC1pTdOA1E4RC7KIBMARc1Kptww501o4ivj-OjWxzth/s1600/fat+lip+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijlU-6uCInP10x1fdnHxwBjhXrbnNAakcSqfo8SBIVtWSn1CVJ_T0RxGbxyfJEbwl1iPOnmVOHOYm0Yt3TdYhwDBMIFC1pTdOA1E4RC7KIBMARc1Kptww501o4ivj-OjWxzth/s320/fat+lip+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585480046194978338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYvpCLZp48k17ohUT0kJ5oe27a1GU7OSp9SLtuv9q-2wn3KxShqncoiaAheH9SfreFoagKokknWjTpatalT1fzVOESXTfBzl-pztU55bXQZndWFXWBLgdyvoS975_TZhDOtbs/s1600/fat+lip+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYvpCLZp48k17ohUT0kJ5oe27a1GU7OSp9SLtuv9q-2wn3KxShqncoiaAheH9SfreFoagKokknWjTpatalT1fzVOESXTfBzl-pztU55bXQZndWFXWBLgdyvoS975_TZhDOtbs/s320/fat+lip+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585480039113383090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I went back to work this week, after six weeks of a medical disability, and I am exhausted!! I was never so happy to have a day off. First it was mental. Having to listen to so many people talking to me at once after so much time of just me & the pup! Then a day later came the physical exhaustion. The feet and legs.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">Twice this week I came home and fell asleep for 10 hours! Barely a single sip of wine.<br /><br />Last night I ordered two pizzas and was going to have some pizza, wine and relax. I got my favorite spinach alfredo pizza with onions, fresh tomatoes and bacon. YUM! Hubby had picked me up and we were coming home together. The kid was home ahead of us and the puppy was already out of the kennel. She heard us arrive and was quite excited.<br /><br />She was running around us. I bent down to untangle her runner and at the same time she was trying to jump. Her hard ass head hit me solid in the mouth. Luckily no teeth were loose, but I have one hell of a fat lip! I had to sit, for an hour, with an ice pack. All before my first glass of wine!! Sheer insanity!! I was ready to cry. Not sure if it was the lip, the exhaustion or the fact that I really wanted that wine. Probably a bit of all three.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-69256985915445489372011-03-11T05:32:00.001-08:002011-03-11T05:57:04.472-08:00Corkscrew Girls Gather<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH0HIzHllbJLb8qUxIGifV6keN7I9731WOtI3NiZ0XTEjISpsyP9dXU8bFIENw9hUtO9-xXKAums9dLAJSWi8epX45TRDS3JKb0MCM_oyGo7sV-M8A9oHjz7-ij38iUBvitRi/s1600/rocknes+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH0HIzHllbJLb8qUxIGifV6keN7I9731WOtI3NiZ0XTEjISpsyP9dXU8bFIENw9hUtO9-xXKAums9dLAJSWi8epX45TRDS3JKb0MCM_oyGo7sV-M8A9oHjz7-ij38iUBvitRi/s320/rocknes+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582818097771451090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Q2qYZZLoVXZ-8JJiQkzmT7WXNkCi_VglwDglpmEN2X_mPtOjy87B3rDMj1clucOYHivEldq1b8zlf5dri3kmfybwpFswqzEGfWd3ibiv_MzjN9goK1tWEY3JCb3AwGObO-i/s1600/rocknes+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Q2qYZZLoVXZ-8JJiQkzmT7WXNkCi_VglwDglpmEN2X_mPtOjy87B3rDMj1clucOYHivEldq1b8zlf5dri3kmfybwpFswqzEGfWd3ibiv_MzjN9goK1tWEY3JCb3AwGObO-i/s320/rocknes+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582818091641305858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWwszIty778QYKQnYIBXfQvMBXUBRm6c1EcEhpLdnTtd8ilVCecmmB5bQAR8cx_fnTo-2xRZ0A6McanKE9ZrR5cMLmnfe0uFLOq6t1ZBNbQfrJJ3Wex_Mz4u_5akYmf4wgPxP/s1600/rocknes+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWwszIty778QYKQnYIBXfQvMBXUBRm6c1EcEhpLdnTtd8ilVCecmmB5bQAR8cx_fnTo-2xRZ0A6McanKE9ZrR5cMLmnfe0uFLOq6t1ZBNbQfrJJ3Wex_Mz4u_5akYmf4wgPxP/s320/rocknes+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582818081965337634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The girls got together last night for another round of food, laughs and cocktails. Seems that everyone was in the mood for salad. Rockne's does have a good salad and you can leave off the pita bread and add hard boiled egg. Yum.<br /><br />Two of us had their Gyro Salad, which is my fave, that is made with gyro meat,<br />Greek olives and Feta cheese. Served with a delicious cucumber dressing. The other gals were in a chicken kinda mood. One had the Buffalo chicken salad and the other the chicken with raspberry dressing.<br /><br />To finish it off, those of us not following Lent, had a mini dessert. I had the mini peanut butter pie and someone else had a mini cheesecake. Mmmmmm it was just enough!<br /><br />Ahhh, another successful meeting down and the next one already planned and maybe even a future weekend at a gambling resort!! That would be fun.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-47777629576045134102011-03-09T06:34:00.000-08:002011-03-09T06:35:11.977-08:00Thinking About Lent<span style="font-size:130%;">This post was first posted in Feb. of 2007. It caused quite a discussion! The TV, this morning, has been chock full of those beginning to discuss what they are giving up for Lent, so I am re-printing rather than come up with a whole new post. After reading this one I still feel the same in 2011 as I did in 2007.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLbD1p6wf6HEl8cm6PDJlN4q_1MuwcK3JJZ6fGbEkLs0YpPRx1Vwj2PMlq4R7Crxbxa2P06SYTeTt_n81h4w1JzXTB6BROHGkrndrqXCwkJtdapkQ37omaE7cYTB3hdVyokW/s1600-h/ashwed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034064272798723266" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLbD1p6wf6HEl8cm6PDJlN4q_1MuwcK3JJZ6fGbEkLs0YpPRx1Vwj2PMlq4R7Crxbxa2P06SYTeTt_n81h4w1JzXTB6BROHGkrndrqXCwkJtdapkQ37omaE7cYTB3hdVyokW/s200/ashwed.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUBAZEpudsbOVwNSuWAvg5yu3EqfIdt36JntY6poVo-XJ1guRlmb6hi-ULAPPHfW0bpltiM0088PXLBwu-6J1PPzOTd61PpXur_Lsi2spHwSVv4yhj3iwK1wleQ4KCRVPVd9/s1600-h/Lent.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5034064277093690578" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofUBAZEpudsbOVwNSuWAvg5yu3EqfIdt36JntY6poVo-XJ1guRlmb6hi-ULAPPHfW0bpltiM0088PXLBwu-6J1PPzOTd61PpXur_Lsi2spHwSVv4yhj3iwK1wleQ4KCRVPVd9/s200/Lent.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is always an interesting time of year, or at least it was when I was teaching. It just also happens to be a topic similar, but in noway the same, to what <a href="http://thedrew102.blogspot.com/">the Drew</a> talks about over at his blog today as well. This whole season of Lent and sacrifice and proving that you can give somethging up.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I worked with a fella that taught Social Studies and he claimed to be a Catholic, although I guess, as the Drew points out, many Christian religions have this activity at this time of year. He would make it a big point to tell us how he was giving up beer for Lent. This from a guy who was also not very faithful to his wife. In the bigger picture how can the beer get you in to Heaven? I hope it is not that convoluted!! He never attended any church, except at the time of his wedding, but made it out to be a very special time in his life, this whole Lent process, as if the rest of us were infidels.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I have heard others recently talk about chocolate and other food items as their sacrifice. Is it just me or is this somewhat shallow? Isn't the sacrifice meant to be something a tad more relevant and isn't the person supposed to be more repentant? Isn't this behavior something you should follow all year long and not just at the time that leads up to Easter? I was even told, yesterday, that elderly or older people do not have to give up anything for Lent according to one ladies church. If this is so does that mean that once you hit a certain age that you get an automatic pass in to Heaven? What is that age? Does it come with the AARP or Golden Buckeye card?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Also, why does it have to be such a public display? Why does one have to go around and make themselves seem to be so grand and sacrificing because they ARE giving something up? I believe that even the Bible says that when you do your good works that you are not supposed to be bragging. I know many people with good hearts that do good works, but they do them all year long. They scarifice all year long. Are they any less special because they may not ascribe to the whole lenten ideal?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been having a personal question and much debate recently with Christianity especially since many others also have the same ideals. I just began reading " The Way to a Meaningful Life" by the Dalai Lama and he speaks about the same guiding principles. I have been to several web sites that say that one should learn of all the worlds religions and take bits and pieces of them all as opposed to ascribing to one particulare faith.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">My mom made a big deal about having to go to work early so that she could go get her "ashes" today. I asked her why? She said just because that is what you do. There was no real reason or philosophy, just because it is the outward sign to everyone else that you believe in something. Does it have to be an outward sign or symbol? Can't you believe in something and have it be internal and go about your life and good works without needing the approval or accolades of others? Isn't that the more "Godlike" way? Can't we just do our good works or random acts of kindness without worrying about the thanks we will/or should get? Why does it have to be in the public forum? Can't we just simply be good people and not worry about certain readings and writings etc.?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Why do we have to deny ourselves to prove anything?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224841.post-58032746202306918512011-03-06T07:15:00.000-08:002011-03-06T07:28:02.262-08:00Finish My Book or Pack?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9YaJByP2qQLUFmUsa6za2FhH47lY-rM_Svl91K6W-hFWgKzbD2B7NlRjRt8Tjb-R5NB8abchZ-qfVaruoDKYMpdiqghbxMs-Xy0GAppA9LuB-kmaSrjQn_jKxvijA0F5WBxh/s1600/end-nigh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9YaJByP2qQLUFmUsa6za2FhH47lY-rM_Svl91K6W-hFWgKzbD2B7NlRjRt8Tjb-R5NB8abchZ-qfVaruoDKYMpdiqghbxMs-Xy0GAppA9LuB-kmaSrjQn_jKxvijA0F5WBxh/s320/end-nigh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580986400067544866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/06/judgment.day.caravan/index.html?hpt=C1"><br /></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/06/judgment.day.caravan/index.html?hpt=C1">According to these guys I have 15 days to finish my book.</a> Should I even bother? Why even go back to work? If I do, how can I pretend that I don't know what is coming AND how do I not tell everyone that I work with? Do I even tell those that I don't like?</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">What do I want to squeeze in theses last days? Do I quit showering? Do I really want to make up with those I no longer have contact with or just let them figure it out on their own.<br /><br />Honestly, I can't believe that people continue to head off on these wild goose chases. Where do they get their info?<br /><br />Sadly, I think that they have to be weak minded and lead by what they believe to be true in the bible. Folks that can not think or act on their own without being told. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sheeple</span>.<br /></span>Dharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972775683671877835noreply@blogger.com1