A Little South of Sanity

Marcel and I were out and about wheeling and dealing for a car today. I came home, had to rush to the kitchen, but not before I put on some older clothes that I wear around the house- clothes that it doesn’t matter if I get anything on them.

I just noticed that the shirt has been on backwards the entire time and Marcel never said a word. Lovely- Thankfully I didn’t go out like this, otherwise I would have looked like a goof for sure.

In other news- I’ve been weighing the options (no pun intended) on taking a diet supplement. I’m not sure yet, but it’s something I’ve been considering to enhance my current program. I figure it couldn’t hurt, but again, I’m in the research stages. What do you think?

I was surprised to read the following article on how many states are actually lagging in teen dating laws across the country.

NEW YORK  —  Only a handful of states have responded to teen dating violence with laws enabling the youthful victims to obtain protection orders on equal terms with adults, an advocacy group says in a new national survey.

The report on state laws by Break the Cycle, a teen-violence prevention organization that has worked with the Justice Department, gave A grades to only five states. Twelve states got D’s and 11 failed.

Grades were based on various comparisons between the legal treatment of adult victims of domestic violence and teen victims of dating violence. Failure was automatic for states where protective orders are unavailable for minors, or where dating relationships are not explicitly recognized as valid for obtaining such orders.

 

To read the rest of the article from Foxnews, click here

Yesterday, I added this new application to my iPhone called, you guessed it- Cool Facts. It is filled with very interesting, sometimes odd, but very cool little facts.

I thought that others may find random facts as interesting as I do, so I decided to share a few.

Feel free to share some of your own random, cool facts in comments.

•  In the last 4,000 years,  no new animals have been domesticated.
• Over 90% of all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere.
• A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.
• Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
• During your lifetime- you’ll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that’s the weight of about six elephants.

That’s the one word that I’d use to describe the weather that we’ve had since last night around 10:30. Desere and I sat in the living room last night, sipping water and chit-chatting about life, when we noticed lightening coming from the coastal area. Since we only live about 10 minutes from the coast, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the rains would roll in.

Our conversation quickly turned to the weather as the thunder became louder, and the lightening strikes closer. She said the weatherman had predicted storms, so we decided to go to our local weather radar online, and we saw a HUGE mass of storms coming in from the coast. HUGE!

She headed home pretty much immediately after we saw that glob of red and yellow, indicating massive storms headed our way. Sure enough- this was also the one day that Marcel decided to take his bike to work instead of going in the car. He made it home just in time before the bottom fell out.

I actually love storms, so I enjoyed the thunder and lightening. I had a pretty restless evening sleep wise- since the storm was so severe, but I really didn’t mind.

I woke up at 4:30 and thought I was dreaming- the trees were blowing sideways- debris flying everywhere.

After about 15 or 20 minutes, and staring out the window- I fell asleep again. I was convinced it was hurricane forced winds, and I found out this morning that I was correct.

Marcel- woke up once or twice when the thunder was too close- otherwise, he slept through the entire thing. If only…

The rains have finally stopped, and I’ve enjoyed a lazy day- I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

I was watching something on the news a few days ago about Farah Faucet and how the cancer has really taken it’s toll on her, and she’s in her final days. What I found to be so brave of her, was the fact that she’s had her friend record the progression of the disease in her life, and all that she’s endured, so she can share it with the world, in hopes of presenting a real picture of what cancer is like, and also raising awareness.

I pray that one day there is a world without cancer- that we’re able to find treatments for each and every type. I really didn’t realize until recently how many types of cancer there are out there, that we never really think about- such as Mesothelioma cancer, and even anal cancer, which is much different than colon cancer.

A cure- that’s what we need.

I have two window box planters outside that are made of steel. I have coconut grass lining the inside of the container because it helps hold the soil in place, plus it looks nice.

I noticed a few days ago that the coconut grass was being plucked and strewn all over the place, and I was convinced that there was a culprit to this little incident.

Sure enough- I caught two birds (black and white) stealing from the coconut grass and using it in the nest they’ve built. One keeps ‘look out’ while the other plucks the grass, then off they fly, back to the nest.

If it wasn’t stealing all my grass, I may find it amusing, but they are trampling my flowers AND making a mess. I’ve got to figure out how to get them to stop. I’m thinking about spraying hairspray on the grass to give it a bitter taste. Wonder if that will help?

I know, I said I was headed outside about an hour ago. As you can see, I still haven’t made it, but the coffee is brewed, which means I’m headed out the door soon, very soon.

I found myself distracted with a few papers that I needed to get written, put in envelopes, and addressed. I’ve fallen in love with rubber stamps, which I have for return addresses and so many other things. I guess it is only natural, since I’ve always had a love for office supplies and stationary products.

At least the work is done, and it’s another thing I can check off my ‘to do’ list.

I’m actually taking a little break (as much as humanly possible) from the crazy things happening in the world today. I’ve found myself a little overwhelmed with a few things in my own life- and I definitely don’t want to hear about the things that are happening the world over which leave me in anger, or amazement that things seemed to have gone to hell in a handbasket while we all stand by and watch.

Marcel, who usually reads the news to me every morning, has been instructed to only read positive news, otherwise I’ll walk out of the room. I think at times that I’m too emotional, but I know that I just don’t want to think about those things right now. This morning Marcel started talking about someone that we know, about something he was in shock about, and I just said- I don’t care. I can’t change them- that has to come from within them.

So, I’d like to know about the good things happening in your life right now.

In my life- we’re having great weather here in Neverland, weather that I’m about to head outside and enjoy.

This morning, I’m headed out in about an hour with my friend Desere and her youngest son to a Marine life park to spend the day. It’s a little more than an hour away from here, and I’ve never been, so I’m excited. It’s a surprise for her son, and we’ve been teasing him about it for weeks, telling him that we’re going somewhere, but not saying ‘where’. He’s had a great time guessing.

In other news, something I’ve noticed more and more of lately is people Green shopping. It seems that people are becoming more aware of the environment and taking care of this world that we live in. After all, we only have one opportunity to get it right.

I’m off to the bath- Have a great holiday weekend, and be safe!

I have so many things going on right now in this little head of mine that I really can’t gather enough thoughts to put together an entry on some of the topics that have caught my eye in recent media.

While life is good- there are things that have begun to overwhelm me, so I’m taking a little time to rethink certain life paths that I’m on, and also learning how to deal with the stresses of little things that become too much.

I’m getting there- and sadly- getting there sometimes means a very unpleasant me to be around. That’s why you haven’t heard too much out of me, because I tend to withdraw and sort through my thoughts and feelings as best I know how.

Tomorrow I have plans to sit down and write a few things on paper that I believe will help me refocus and get past certain things I’m going through at the moment. In the meantime, be patient, and don’t forget me.

Don’t worry- I won’t be far.