Category Archives: Everyday Stuff

Just an area for what I’m doing on an everyday basis.

Sad News

It was a long day at work. It was slow enough, that if we had the people that we could’ve gotten a lot done. We had two call offs, which both had very good valid reasons but it makes it harder to get things done. I have a bigger staff tomorrow, so fingers crossed we will get a ton done.

I’m very saddened to here that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes has passed. I’ve always enjoyed watching his work, his smoothness, his class. And I loved the fact that he wore an earring where many men of his age didn’t. It always symbolized to me that he was always a rebel searching for the truth.

His style of reporting will be greatly missed. =(

A Sunny Day

Well, the dems gained more seats then I thought they would in the house and it looks as they may gain the senate……..we shall see.

It was great to see Rumsfeld step down. When retired generals and the Army News have issues with your leadership………you are doing more harm then good.

We still have 2 more yrs of W………….so we’ll see what happens.

Today was a day off and I actually got a few things done, laundry, vacuuming, blue-berry muffins, did some errands and started to explore options for getting some work done on my blog.

Right now we are watching LOST, it is the last episode for the fall season. =( We are going to have to wait a few months for the next one.

Tomorrow is an early day at work, so I’m going to close and get ready for bed.

Election Day

I hope everyone reading this voted.

We are watching ABC for the election results. It doesn’t look as if the democrats will pick up the senate. But I’m not surprised there.

I’m a moderate…..I hate the extremes from both sides………yes, I am pro-choice, I’m a feminist and no one will tell me what to do with my body, but I also believe that I have the right to own and carry a gun. I’m liberal on tolerance, but conservative when comes to military issues.

I’m hoping that the dems at least pick up the house. Something to help balance the country. I was disappointed to see the Senator Chafee lose. The rep. party needs more candidates like him to pull them back from the extreme right.

It was also nice to see the dems get smart and run candidates that could actually put up a fight and possibly win in their district and in the process pulled themselves from the extreme left.

I was stunned to see 3 districts in Indiana be won by the dems……..wow. That is one red state. When there is blue, it is usually around Indy, Gary/East Chicago and Ft. Wayne area.

If you aren’t watching it………you need to watch comedy central for the Stewart/Colbert……..they are a frigging riot………….lol

Vote!!!

In half of the states, tomorrow is election day. Some states, like Florida, had early voting. For those who didn’t take advantage of it……….vote!!!! I don’t care if you don’t agree with me politically (even though I’d rather have my candidates win……..lol) you need to vote. Get yourself heard.

I feel that you have no right to bitch about the state of things if you don’t get off your ass and vote. People have died and are still dieing for that right.

For being a “leader” and supposed spokes country in the world for the case of democracy, this country has some of the lowest turn out rates, even during a Presidential year. People in third world countries do a better job then we do when it comes to voting. And many of those people risk like and limb just get to the polls. So don’t be apathic, get off your ass and vote!!

Democracy only works when everyone is heard.

A Beautiful Sunday

It was a beautiful day out. Sunny, breezy and in the 70s. But I didn’t get to spend that much time outside to enjoy it. Instead we ad our windows opened so we can enjoy it.

Today I got about 90% of our receipts entered, my desk cleaned up (the cubby holes), some of my portion of the office reorganized and helped Harold shave our youngest cat, Reggie. His fur undercoat is so fine that he knots up, so we shave him to thin it out.

I feel good that I was able to get some work done, I love an organized desk. Now if I could do that for our closet and my 2 “misc” dresser drawers………..I need to just take a week off.

Here are just a few things I would love to have done in the long run….
1. Organize all the letters and cards that I’ve received over the years.
2. Organize and “Rubbermaid” up all my hundreds of books that I have in the garage.
3. Scan all of our wedding pics. (that would take forever)
4. Render our wedding videos on to the pc.
5. Our closet (that I’m hoping to do when Harold is out of town).

I can have hope that one day I will get to it all………..lol

My dad called yesterday. Dad was happy that he finally has DSL. He was always one who likes to be at the front of technology, but with where they live they finally got the chance to move away from dial up. So now that he has DSL, he was in the process of trying to network his computers and I sent him to tigerdirect.com for the things he needed. He was like a kid in a candy store at that site……….grin