Generic Blog

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:26:26 GMT

I forgot to mention congrats to the Lady Vols for winning their 8th NCAA title. I was commenting on how much closer to another record Pat Summitt is and this guy said her winningest coach record didn't count because she is a woman and that the girls didn't play as well as the guys. I wasn't shocked because I knew people felt that way. My reply is that girls have always been good players they are just finally getting to see it. All players, men and women, are better that they were. Pat has been coaching for 34 years and Bob Knight coached over 40 and isn't even close to her record. I'm not saying that he isn't a good coach at all. I just think that she should be recognized for her accomplishments as they are many. A win is a win boys or girls. He didn't change his view and still thinks that women's sports aren't challenging. I would like to see him play one on one with Candace Parker. Go Lady Vols!!!

Tags: Tennessee, Lady Vols,

Ancestry

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:15:31 GMT

I have been researching our family tree and it is totally frustrating me. I spend hours and hours on the net and can't find what I need. There is an insane amount of information and I can't find what I am looking for. Grrrr! I think I am on the right track and end up spending long periods of time on the wrong and then I have to fix all the mistakes I have made. It would help it my family knew more about their ancestors but they have all died fairly young and the information didn't get passed along. You need names and dates and I have one or the other. My advice is, even if you are not interested in it now, to get all the information you can from your older family members. Things like birth, marriage and death dates. It will help you in your search when you get older and become interested in your family. I am not giving up just yet but I fear I may have gotten as far as I can go. Good luck on all of your ancestry detective work.

TV Gaphics are Taking Over

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:52:56 GMT

Is anyone else tired of the graphics that all TV shows put across the screen while you are trying to watch? It is so annoying to try and watch a movie and have all the graphics scroll all over the screen. I especially have it when I am watching something that has subtitles or information on the person talking on the screen and you can't read it. It happens a lot on the History Channel. Who the hell do I complain to about this? Not that it would do any good. I guess in the future we will be used to it but commercials between shows are bad enough, do they have to do it in the shows too??? GRRRRRR!

Waverly Explosion

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:39:17 GMT

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Waverly Explosion. A train derailed and while workers tried to clean up, a propane tank exploded killing 16 people and injuring many. I will never forget this! We lived about a block away. I was 9 years old and was inside the house taking an electrical plate off with a screwdriver, I know, but they didn't have any guards back then. I knew I wasn't supposed to be doing that. The second I pulled the last screw out, I heard this enormous explosion and the whole house shook. I ran outside where my aunt was and it looked as though the sun was sitting right above us. It was a huge fire ball and I could even feel the heat. For years I thought that my messing with the outlet had caused the explosion. I began to scream with guilt and fear. My aunt told me it was ok and we ran over to my great grandmother's house, which was next to ours. She had come out onto the porch and was looking at the fire. She began to cry and cry, as did my aunt. Granny started yelling 'Tootsie', 'Tootsie'. My grandmother, her daughter, was a police officer in Waverly and was at the site. My aunt took off running towards the explosion to see what had happened to her mom. Of course, she didn't get through. She came back to tell us that she didn't know what was going on with my grandmother. She was out of breath and terribly upset. I was so confused by the whole thing. I didn't understand that my grandmother was there. Some time later we were informed that she had been burned pretty badly and was in the hospital. We had to be evacuated from our house. I cried because I couldn't find our cats. My aunt assured me that they would be ok, and they were. Later that night my brother, mother and I were sitting in the car on top of a hill so we could see what was going on, it was near the hospital. It was dark outside except for the fire that was still burning. My daddy, who was divorced from my mom, had come to Waverly to try and find us. He went to the hospital and found us sitting in the car. He was frantic! He started to cry which made me cry. He was so upset he actually had a seizure right there next to the street. It was all too much for me to take, especially since I had thought it was all my fault.

My grandmother was fine and received a medal of valor for helping evacuate people despite her own injuries. She actually waited for treatment until everyone else had been seen. She was burned on her head, back and buttocks. It melted the badge in her back pocket. I snuck into the hospital with my mom to see her, kids weren't allowed in rooms back then. I had never seen her look so weak. She tried to joke and cut up with me but she was in too much pain. This post is dedicated to the memory of all who died and for my grandmother who will always be a hero to me.

Tags: Waverly Explosion, Waverly

She Is

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:23:14 GMT

Seasons

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:18:01 GMT

You Are Winter!

Intelligent
Serious
Cozy
Calm
Shy

What Season Woman Are You?

Punctuation

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:15:37 GMT

You Are a Colon

You are very orderly and fact driven.
You aren't concerned much with theories or dreams... only what's true or untrue.

You are brilliant and incredibly learned. Anything you know is well researched.
You like to make lists and sort through things step by step. You aren't subject to whim or emotions.

Your friends see you as a constant source of knowledge and advice.
(But they are a little sick of you being right all of the time!)

You excel in: Leadership positions

You get along best with: The Semi-Colon

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Tornadoes

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:12:52 GMT

We survived the terrible tornadoes that hit the South last week. We got hail the size of tennis balls here. My g/f and I were outside in the midst of it trying to get the car in the garage. Probably not the smartest thing to do but we got it in there before it got too much damage. A lot of people were not so lucky. Several of our neighbors lost their homes. I can't imagine what that is like and never want to find out. One of our neighbors live in a trailer and left it to go to a friend's brick house to ride out the storm. Well, the brick house was nearly leveled and the trailer fared just fine. It's strange to see trees all around a house twisted and uprooted and the house just feet away still standing. My Mom also saw a house that the first floor was gone and the roof was sitting right on the ground. Weird. And it is unusual weather for the month of February anyway. I am not sure what to make of it. I am still considering digging a hole to hide in for the next batch of strange weather that is sure to follow. I pray, albeit pagan, for those who were affected by the storms. May the Goddess watch over them all. Blessed Be

Valentine Boxes

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:40:32 GMT

I have sent 3 Valentine's packages out to soldiers in Iraq. When they open them they will be so happy, I hope. It is filled with loose candy. There are filled with Hershey's Kisses, candy bars, Sweethearts, Gummy Bears, Chocolates, Valentines, suckers and much much more. It sounded so interesting when they were shaken. It sounds like something inside is broken. : ) There is plenty to share with their buddies. The next package I send, I guess, should be something to take care of their teeth as I have overdosed them on sugar this time. I still urge any of you who can to join Soldiers Angles and support our troops. You don't have to commit to adopt a soldier. There are various teams you can join to help. There is a letter writing team that only asks you to write one letter a week to a soldier who gets no mail, there is a cards team who sends birthday cards, there is a sewing team that makes blankets for our wounded and a baking team that sends sweet goodies, there are many ways that you can help no matter your commitment ability. It really only takes a small amount of time and the rewards are so great. I write so many letters that I have terrible writer's cramp. I write knowing that the soldier may never reply to me. But a few do and when I see that 'free mail' written in the right hand corner of the envelope I just beam. I can hardly wait to get to the house to open it. They all basically say the same thing, that they are so glad to know that we care about them and that they are not forgotten. That it makes their service easier to know that Americans appreciate all that they do for us. It matters not how you feel about the war. I am so left wing that I fly around in counter clockwise circles. I am anti establishment in every way. But these young men and women need only for us to take the time to write a note to make them feel needed and appreciated. It's the least I can do for them. Consider helping in some way. www.soldiersangels.org

Thundersnow

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:03:15 GMT

I saw the strangest thing yesterday. It was thundering and lightening and sleeting all at the same time. I didn't know that it could sleet and thunder. I've never even heard of this. My dad hadn't either in his whole life. It was very weird and it made me a little nervous. I thought a hell of a storm was on the way and that we would be buried under feet of snow but it never came. Has anyone else experienced this before? Just curious if the world was coming to an end or something. If so, I'd better hurry and eat my pasta.