Today I was suppose to drive to Phoenixville in Pennsylvania [for those whom do not know where this town is, 40 minutes from King of Prussia] and celebrate the day with my younger sister & her family! But weather has played a factor - zero visibility at Mt. Pocono, the area where I access Interstate 476 South toward Philadelphia!
Ive spent 6 Thanksgivings & 5 Christmases alone & here's hoping that this Christmas 2009 I will be invited to spend the day with my younger sister! It's just another day to get through& thankgod there are parades & football games to watch & then the Internet to connect with friends either by blogging or chatting!
So now after cleaning out fridge thinking Id be away for 5 days, I have to grocery shop for something to wet my palate! Enjoy your day all to those whom celebrate this wonderful day when we thank our Lord for all his blessings!!!!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
So many Conspiracies
Today is 46 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated! Last night trying to sleep but being awakened by the radio - Coast To Coast AM 1:00am til 5:00am talk radio show - the guests interviewed suggested that JFK's hit was planned by the Government at the approval of VP Lyndon Baines Johnson & gay blade F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover! Then it was also mentioned that District Attorney of New Orleans William Garrison was assassinated too because he's the one whom opened 'the can of worms' that JFK's hit was iniated by the C.I.A. & not committed by Lee Harvey Oswald!
I remember being glued to the television set and seeing Jack Rubey shoot at close range Lee Harvey Oswald, the perp that the Govt. blamed and then watching all the heart wrenching proceedings of the Funeral Mass ectera! Grief is a terrible thing to get through and so today, I wonder how Caroline Kennedy S. who was five at the time of her Father's untimely death is
dealing? Will the 'state run media' showcast what happened 46 yrs ago!
So many 'death bed' confessions have been made over the years but isn't it time for all 'good men' to come clean?
I remember being glued to the television set and seeing Jack Rubey shoot at close range Lee Harvey Oswald, the perp that the Govt. blamed and then watching all the heart wrenching proceedings of the Funeral Mass ectera! Grief is a terrible thing to get through and so today, I wonder how Caroline Kennedy S. who was five at the time of her Father's untimely death is
dealing? Will the 'state run media' showcast what happened 46 yrs ago!
So many 'death bed' confessions have been made over the years but isn't it time for all 'good men' to come clean?
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Being Vindictative
Why do women bash each other - is it because they are jealous or is there another reason?
The other reason: On Monday of this week the 16th of November 2009 I happened to be watching the dynamics in a Pennsylvania chatroom, when a friend came into the room - I will call her Marie! Immediately another chatterer opens up the topic of conversation with - I hope Mabus does not bolt me for the following but I must tell everyone what is bothering me. Mabus was just an ordinary chatter who was holding the bolt - meaning if 'unsavory' people came into the room, he had the option of leaving them in or kicking them out! To continue: I will call the chatter by her real name Melanie [a floozy who cheats behind her husband, has 2 young children and was just recently cleared of bribery, etc charges] Citygal [the screen name I use to chat] and Chippygal37 [Marie] it has come to my attention that you 2 have slandered me - a chatter friend has sent me the chatroom logs. First of all, when Melanie was arrested I was not online - hadn't been for 2 months!. I had received in an email the newspaper account of why she was arrested and why her bail was set at $125,000.00. Frankly, not knowing this woman but we did occassionally chat in the room and in Instant Messages and we more or less live close by I was shocked! I do remember saying to the room that only Melanie knows the truth of what happened and I feel sorry for her children.
What Marie may have said, Im not privy to that conversation but for Melanie to accuse me in the forum of an open chatroom instead of taking it to an Email is an Injustice!.. Not only has she not shut up about what she considers as 'slander' but she keeps bringing it up usually when both Marie and me are not in the chatroom.. Case in point last night, Wednesday the 18th of Nov. 2009 after 11:00pm, she immediately started in with the bashing! How do we know, a chatterer by the name of Barbie informed us that our mutual friend was talking about us again! As I sit here at my computer composing this post, I wonder why does she do it - is she so insecure at 44? Or does she resent us for being 'stand up women' who do the right thing - whom do not inpune their character - because without Integrity - one is up the creek!!
The other reason: On Monday of this week the 16th of November 2009 I happened to be watching the dynamics in a Pennsylvania chatroom, when a friend came into the room - I will call her Marie! Immediately another chatterer opens up the topic of conversation with - I hope Mabus does not bolt me for the following but I must tell everyone what is bothering me. Mabus was just an ordinary chatter who was holding the bolt - meaning if 'unsavory' people came into the room, he had the option of leaving them in or kicking them out! To continue: I will call the chatter by her real name Melanie [a floozy who cheats behind her husband, has 2 young children and was just recently cleared of bribery, etc charges] Citygal [the screen name I use to chat] and Chippygal37 [Marie] it has come to my attention that you 2 have slandered me - a chatter friend has sent me the chatroom logs. First of all, when Melanie was arrested I was not online - hadn't been for 2 months!. I had received in an email the newspaper account of why she was arrested and why her bail was set at $125,000.00. Frankly, not knowing this woman but we did occassionally chat in the room and in Instant Messages and we more or less live close by I was shocked! I do remember saying to the room that only Melanie knows the truth of what happened and I feel sorry for her children.
What Marie may have said, Im not privy to that conversation but for Melanie to accuse me in the forum of an open chatroom instead of taking it to an Email is an Injustice!.. Not only has she not shut up about what she considers as 'slander' but she keeps bringing it up usually when both Marie and me are not in the chatroom.. Case in point last night, Wednesday the 18th of Nov. 2009 after 11:00pm, she immediately started in with the bashing! How do we know, a chatterer by the name of Barbie informed us that our mutual friend was talking about us again! As I sit here at my computer composing this post, I wonder why does she do it - is she so insecure at 44? Or does she resent us for being 'stand up women' who do the right thing - whom do not inpune their character - because without Integrity - one is up the creek!!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The Promise of a New Day!
During the 1990's I purchased a book of daily meditations - part of the Hazelden Meditations Series written by 2 authors and an illustrator! Originally the book was developed for perople recovering from alcoholism and other addictions! I bought the book because I was interested in personal and/or spiritual growth!
It takes strength to step enthusiastically into each day of our lives! This strength comes more readily on some days than on others, but every day makes demands on us! For each day in the year there is a quote by an esteemed person such as Amelia Earhart! For today, November 14th she states: In soloing --- as in other activities --- it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it! And then the 2 authors Karen Casey & Martha Vanceburg and the illustrator David Spohn give their thoughts: Our inspiration to master any art, to attain any goal, to tackle any project comes from within the center of all knowledge! When the desire to pursue a particular avenue keeps presenting itself, we should pay heed, trusting we will be shown the way to succeed. Each time we back off, letting our commitment die, we are opting for less than a full life! No one else can a handle a project in just our way! And so today I will be faced with the choice to stay on top of my goals! I must remember the source of my inspiration and trust it!
When Im feeling down in the dumps which for most of 2009 has been every 2 months or so [2 months good & the next 2 months bad], I pick up this book & daily read the meditation & if Ive missed a day or 2 or 3, I read those too! And I come out feeling much better for the day and to realize that Ive got it better than most!
It takes strength to step enthusiastically into each day of our lives! This strength comes more readily on some days than on others, but every day makes demands on us! For each day in the year there is a quote by an esteemed person such as Amelia Earhart! For today, November 14th she states: In soloing --- as in other activities --- it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it! And then the 2 authors Karen Casey & Martha Vanceburg and the illustrator David Spohn give their thoughts: Our inspiration to master any art, to attain any goal, to tackle any project comes from within the center of all knowledge! When the desire to pursue a particular avenue keeps presenting itself, we should pay heed, trusting we will be shown the way to succeed. Each time we back off, letting our commitment die, we are opting for less than a full life! No one else can a handle a project in just our way! And so today I will be faced with the choice to stay on top of my goals! I must remember the source of my inspiration and trust it!
When Im feeling down in the dumps which for most of 2009 has been every 2 months or so [2 months good & the next 2 months bad], I pick up this book & daily read the meditation & if Ive missed a day or 2 or 3, I read those too! And I come out feeling much better for the day and to realize that Ive got it better than most!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's
An AOL news article this morning 11/10/09 caught my eye about a man by the name of Bobby Yurkanim located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida whom is out on bond but awaiting his trial scheduled for January 2010 for allegedly killing his Father in 2005 whom suffered from this dreaded disease!
My Father too suffered from Alzheimer's for about 10 years although my Mother, his caregiver, saw signs way before his 65th birthday when he suffered a mini stroke! My father suffered what at first was called dementia and then full blown alzheimers! From being a very 'intelligent' man but reduced to someone whom no longer could dress himself / nor feed himself it was stressful yes, but Id never think of getting rid of my Father because my life was disrupted! There are many a day and/or night now where I don't feel sad as too how I would feel when my Father [whom has been dead 17 & 1/2 yrs] would walk up to 'strangers' and put out his hand and say hello. So many times I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me and was surprised one time when indeed the person my Father was greeting was a former employee!
Eventually my Mother had to put my Father into a nursing facility because he became too hard to care for; he began to be abusive and one time threw lotion into my face. But every day my Mother would visit my Father for lunch and then have him walk for exercise [because for protection he was put into a wheelchair] and then would help the aides put him to bed for his nap! Every evening if we could one or both of us would go to feed him his dinner, to give him some exercise by walking the halls and then together we got him bathed and ready for bed! Sometimes a Nurses aid would help us but they were so short staffed. We did this for almost 2 & 1/2 years. My Mother grieved for my Father after his death for 5 years and then she became sick and died 10 yrs later! I would not like to see any of my siblings and/or friends get this dreaded disease!
My Father too suffered from Alzheimer's for about 10 years although my Mother, his caregiver, saw signs way before his 65th birthday when he suffered a mini stroke! My father suffered what at first was called dementia and then full blown alzheimers! From being a very 'intelligent' man but reduced to someone whom no longer could dress himself / nor feed himself it was stressful yes, but Id never think of getting rid of my Father because my life was disrupted! There are many a day and/or night now where I don't feel sad as too how I would feel when my Father [whom has been dead 17 & 1/2 yrs] would walk up to 'strangers' and put out his hand and say hello. So many times I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me and was surprised one time when indeed the person my Father was greeting was a former employee!
Eventually my Mother had to put my Father into a nursing facility because he became too hard to care for; he began to be abusive and one time threw lotion into my face. But every day my Mother would visit my Father for lunch and then have him walk for exercise [because for protection he was put into a wheelchair] and then would help the aides put him to bed for his nap! Every evening if we could one or both of us would go to feed him his dinner, to give him some exercise by walking the halls and then together we got him bathed and ready for bed! Sometimes a Nurses aid would help us but they were so short staffed. We did this for almost 2 & 1/2 years. My Mother grieved for my Father after his death for 5 years and then she became sick and died 10 yrs later! I would not like to see any of my siblings and/or friends get this dreaded disease!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Creating a Masterpiece
Every September [9/21] when the Season of Autumn commences, I wish I could take crayons to pad and create a colorful drawing! But instead Ive gotten out my camera and taken some wonderful pictures; Im surrounded by Oak trees and this year they've taken longer to change from green to the vibrant reds / golden yellows / golden orange and then turn nondescript brown when they die and fall from the trees. Ive been living in my house for 23 years in a small town in central pennsylvania but I think this has been the best year for foliage. I was surprised in 2006 when I created my screen name luvAutumn etc to learn that the season of Autumn lasts under December [12/21] the Winter Soltice! Flowers are also an important aspect of Autumn such as mums, mini calla lilies, marigolds and hydrangeas. A Hydrangea is the most popular of the fall wedding flowers; also Roses which symbolizes 'love'!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Double Standard
This morning listening to the radio I heard about the Home Depot employee being FIRED because he wore a pin that read 'In God we Trust' yet this evening an AOL news article depicts the apology from a Texas Medical Center to the Muslim lady doctor whom is practicing in my country 'America' for saying she was banned from wearing a head scarf!
My take on this: Because we have a Muslim Son of Kenya President in the WhiteHouse, Muslim ethnicities are getting a free pass! Quite an injustice I say!!!
My take on this: Because we have a Muslim Son of Kenya President in the WhiteHouse, Muslim ethnicities are getting a free pass! Quite an injustice I say!!!
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