Me Thinks Too Much

Sunday 7: Fav. Cats

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:45 GMT

Well I was gone all day yesterday so just getting to Patrick's Sunday Seven. He wants to know our 7 Favorite Cats...well I could not pass up that topic!

1. First, is my BABY! Dusty is most likely a Nebelung! I love this breed now! I think I'll always have them because they are just wonderful! They are very affectionate & yet then want to be on their own too. Dusty is a lap cat too & he will sleep on me which I do like. Health wise he has been excellent so far also. He is 18 yrs old now & runs so fast & jumps across the room! He is very smart also and fearless. He use to climb the rafters in the basement of my folks old house & he stared down a racoon which got into our house! What a brave man!

2. & 3. are probably a tie! Generally speaking I love long haired cats. I do like short hair but I just love longer haired cats. I love Main Coons & Norwegian Forest Cats. Again, they are kinda like Dusty being a long hair cat although Coons can get sooo much bigger.
Here are a few I like:

Main Coon 1 Main Coon 2 Norwegian Forest 1 Norwegian Forest 2

4. & 5 Next, I think I would have to go to Wild Cats. And again hard to decide! I really like Bobcats with their pointed ears and thick coats. They look very sturdy and solid. Hmmm? Is this a personality test? Maybe it say something about us? Or what we like...hmmm! Also the Canadian Lynx is so incredibly beautiful! His face looks likea wolf a bit too! Again, I think it is the strenght...hmm!

Bobcat Canadian Lynx

6. I do like Tigers...and White ones especially...I have the picture below as a framed poster in my office! I love it. I see soooo much in it. First, they are so tender & loving. Next, they are different but don't see it! They see what is common & can still love each other! I love that idea! No prejudice, no discrimination! They may even love each other for their differences! I could go on & on!

Loving Tigers!

7. Next would be the Lion. I love how magificient they are. Again they can be roaring, just project strength just sitting & yet can be so gentle, even sleeping adorable things! Ya, I think this is so true of MEN! ;-) I tell Dusty with his mane he is a lion...king of the forest...Mufasa! Got to help their egos you know! HA!

Lion 1 Lion 2 Lion 3 Lion 4

Actually, yesterday I was at the zoo & took some pictures & may have a lion in there. It was soooo hot! I will have to go back in the fall & try to just go to take pictures. If any pictures turn out good I'll post them!

Ok, there is my 7...finally! :-)

Lights Out

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:58 GMT

Well, I woke up about 8:20 from everything on my deck blowing around like crazy. T-storm warning after I rebooted my computer? ugh. Then a bit later the lights flickered a bit & out they went for about an hour. Ugh! The storm moved through fast. They said about 70mph yipes! Good thing I morning I can sleep in...ugh! Found out my carbon monoxide detector needed a new battery when the power went out! HA! Took care of that! I think I'll make something to eat & then lay down for a bit. I'll post more later on my trip to the zoo yesterday etc...

Measuring Men

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:46:23 GMT

Hi!

I just read a book review on Sidney Poitier's newest book "Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter". I had read "The Meaure of a Man" & really liked it so I think I will get this new one & read it during the rest of my summer. They have a quote I like from the new book, "Those who stop their questioning at 75, 60, even at 30 - cut short their exploration and end up with permanently unfinished lives." That is like Einstein's quote "The important thing is to not stop questioning" which I love. Probably why I love the science of behavior and thinking...questioning in the first place! HA! So to that person who told me "I think too much" I hope you just mispoke that day & meant I was just thinking the wrong way or should not worry...though kinda mute point now but...because if not, I'm sorry you just don't get it! :-) Then again, maybe you just don't like women to be to smart...hmmm...I would have never guessed that but maybe? I like to think that isn't you but...ok, so I'll see if I can get the book this weekend & let you know how it is.

Gentleman...Remove Your Caps!

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:46:42 GMT

Now there is one classy guy! I could not believe during tonights All Star Game they had to announce TWICE for the gentlemen (I use that loosely for them!) to remove their baseball hats during the national anthem! GEEZ! It is just sad! Yes, I'm old I guess. What is happening to the moral fiber huh...ha! No one moves over & stops for Ambulances, ok some, but many are not and guys are not opening doors for women anymore...I know Women's Lib etc but you know...how about anyone open a door for anyone! Not as often anymore! When little boys do it I actually make a big deal of it in front of them mom's on how their mom must be wonderful (or their dad) and they will have all the girls liking them if they continue that...well some are in the girls are icky still but...many of them smile shyly it is soooo cute!

BTW...did you hear Josh Groban sing the national anthem? WOW! I'm waiting for it to be on Youtube! Just Awesome! I tried to back it up & record by my DVR hated me tonight I guess.

I was sad about the turnout of the game. We were looking great there for awhile! I'll be hearing about it from my brothers I'm sure.

Yes...I'm STILL up! Tried to fall asleep but my knee is hurting and my feet are cold? I got up & heated my bean thing in the microwave & stuck my feet on top of it. Adjusted the room temp & I'm going to try again. I need someone with hot feet I can put mine under. Ha! Dusty won't even lay across my feet geez!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:54:29 GMT

I'm soooo EXCITED!!!! I guess it takes very little to excite me but...

The 25th Anniversary showing of War Games is July 24th (next Thurs!) I already called my brothers & they are checking their calendars. I knew they would be interested. I love the movie! I watch it whenever it is on tv! I remember when I was in college..OMG...yes it has been that long then too! YIPES! Well it came out the year I started college but still. I remember we got it at our student union theater & man I went to see it each time. I can't remember how many seats they had? Maybe 75? I don't know but it was like 95% guys in there & that was nice! Ha! So many great lines...

What kind of an asshole lives on an island and he doesn't even have a boat?

No, I can't, okay, Wonder Woman? I can't swim!
Well, what kind of an asshole grows up in Seattle and doesn't even know how to swim?

All right, Lightman. Maybe you can tell us who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex.
Um, your wife?

Mr. McKittrick, after very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that your new defense system sucks. (Boy things have not changed much today huh!)

Goddammit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any good!

He wasn't very old.
No, he was pretty old. He was 41.
Oh yeah? Oh, that's old. (Boy at the time I thought that was funny...now I find it sick! HA!)

I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas. Suitably biblical ending to the place, don't you think?

This corn is raw!
I know, isn't it wonderful? It's so crisp!
Of course it's crisp! It's raw!
No, it's terrific! You can just taste the Vitamin A and D!
Could we have pills and cook the corn? (God I'm still laughing at that!)

Good stuff...HA! I can't wait to go! See now I'd think this was a romantic date...ha! Ok, so it could be after but it is a fun one first! HA! I miss my college days...they were so much fun and relaxing..hmmm probably didn't think that then but in retrospect HA! It was great though. What do they say about it wasted on the youth HA!

Closer But No Answer Yet

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:19:31 GMT

Well...not good but not bad so far! Hmmm...Ok, saw my knee doc today "Dr. T" and he checked out my knee. X-rays not bad some mild narrowing on side & bit more in the middle but he says no choice got to do an MRI. He is not totally convinced I didn't tear my meniscus and cartilidge. The best case scenario is it is just my knee cap problem - Chondromalacia - which is when my knee cap moves to the side where it shouldn't. I had a lateral release of my ligament on my left knee over the summer after my sophmore year in college. I really haven't had any problems since then. He told me today I saw him for the first (last also) time Dec 06 for this so I went a year & seven months without major problems. Then my knee would not straighten but no pain. I just remembered now kneeling to get a pot sometime in the winter & having horrible pain on the inside hollow part? Hmmm have to tell him. Well, this time HUGE pain. If it turns out this then it would just be how many episodes & how long they last & if I can put up with it. If it gets so bad then I can pick a convenient time (ya right) and get it done when I want. Only a 20 minute operation & he said the surgery has changed in the last 10 years, much less 20 since I had it. There are actually knee cap specialist now. They do a release, like I had, but they also tighten up the muscle on the opposite side now too. About 3 weeks recovery. Not too bad.

Ok, now what he wants to rule out is a meniscus problem. If I tore it & some cartilidge then he say I have no choice & have to have surgery. He said if I was 20 (Yes, I gave him a dirty look!) then I could wait until it is too painful, but with aging one gets narrowing & less cartilidge and my mom has had one knee done with this already a few years ago some genetic history here. He said it would makes a big difference to have one less problem causing pain. And I'm so active, man if this pain I have now was something I would have to live with without surgery...no way! He said recovery would be from maybe 3-6 weeks depending how bad. UGH!!! I told him I have 3 more weeks of school & then 2 1/2 off. He said ok, lets get going & I agreed. I scheduled the MRI for Monday afternoon already! He was great! Only the 2nd time I've seen him & he was great. Had his knee joint prop & explained everything to me...except his knee cap was not on right...I said, "Well that could explain my pain!" HA! He said what I'm doing in PT & home and the ice & 800mg of Motrin is exactly what I should do for my knee cap problem so?

My knee made considerable improvements overnight the first two nights but now it is holding & lingering the last couple of days! Ugh! Still feels like a rock & doesn't feel like it is working right. Hard to straighten when I have been sitting. So if you can think good thoughts for my knee...I really don't want to be missing school again. I was out 9 weeks with my foot surgery, I think that is going to be 3 yrs ago in Sept. And I'm just horrible not out & about & passionately living. Just sitting on my butt is not me. My spirit feels squashed. If I have no choice then I'll have to but I just hope I don't have to. I'll let you know when I know more next week. He is going to call me when he takes a look.

Boys!

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:24:43 GMT

UGH!!! I'm trying to make a rainbow rock waterfall or atleast something for them to climb up to sunbath & I get this putty stuff the guy recommends. First it doesn't work the first time! Ugh! Then I get more & I saw it on an infommercial the other night for like 6 times as much for 1/2 the price! ARRRGGHHH..then last night I see Sam eating it from the rocks! He is so strong...he digs & pushes & gets to it. So I'm on the phone with Dr. J. their reptile doc. She says OMG! She isn't surprised though knowing Sam! He is quite the personality! So now I have to watch if he passes it. Yep...just what I wanted to do! Otherwise he has to go in! They are just like kids...get into everything. I haven't seen Ella eating it yet. And it isn't like he is underfed...the boy is overweight actually! Geez! Now I have to contact the company etc. Well life would be boring without all this right! Ha!

The Too Young Say We Are Too Old!

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:57:48 GMT

Yes, Angry, Annoyed, Pissed...LIVID...Dictionary.com used Livid this way...

Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.

Thats it!!! Who is making up these "Norms"? Did they do this to our parent's generation? Now AOL has what you should not wear AFTER 40! Now, are they saying if you have injuries you should not be wearing Stilleto heels or if you are 500 lbs you might think twice before wearing a thong? NO! It is simply that magic number! Now wait...I thought 40 was the new 30? And what was just on TV..."She's Got the Look"...women over 35 who look AWESOME...better than some 20 year olds. In fact, I'll argue many of us do! The experience & confidence we have (while not perfect) just is so attractive...yes in Men too! Probably why I always liked men old than me rather than my age! And then there is Carson with his Feeling Beautiful NAKED!

First up...Crocs..now why? I can't wear them...hurts my foot I had surgery on! But if you are just relaxing and they are more comfortable than gym shoes are you going to offend me or hurt me if you do? NO! Heck, better than Stiletto heels if your shopping, you'll hurt yourself. Save the Stilettos for your man! ;-) They say only if you have a job standing a lot...not to have fun with Jibbitz! Oh No...how dare we 40 plus have any fun! What was that about "Finding the Child Within?" I swear these are a bunch of 20 year olds making these rules up!

Next, is String Bikinis...I kid you not this is what they say...

Even if you've got "it" there is no need to flaunt it.

I'm sorry...you may have learned you don't need to flaunt it as much as you thought when you were younger but heck if you look at awesome at 40+ you should flaunt it. If others do not like it then tough. I don't mean meanly in their face but you should feel confident and sexy! Not to mention it is great for your man! And tell me what man will not feel great if other guys do find his wife attractive & he is married to her (ya as long as both are trustworthy etc)! And if you are widowed or divorced you should be flaunting also to still be ALIVE & SEXY!

I have no problem with the all over prints...that is a bit much for any age...so why say just 40 & over? But heck if that is your style & you love it Go For It! Whose life is it anyway? Who is judging? Noone should be! Not if they don't want you to judge them! What are we loving the person or what they wear etc. Again, like the Diamond ring post...what is important?

Ok, leggings...that just went out of style for everyone with a shirt. It is comfortale at home but I have no issue with it one way or the other.

Backpacks...they are too childish...did you know that? Give me a Break! Who cares! Ok if you are carrying a Hannah Montana or High School Musical one then maybe but heck they have leather ones! Do these people get paid for this? Why don't they get a real job! I kinda feel sorry for them if they feel all this pressure to wear the "right things." They must be very unhappy or living in some illusionary world that all these things are so important in life.

Lastly, no Baby Dolls (no not carrying one...the dress ones!) Hey...if you got the legs for it & look good then why not. Sure ya can make you look pregnant...I would think a woman would know this though once she tried it on. And heck, how about all those tops they are making now that can make even the thinest person look pregnant. Get rid of those. They are so boxy & thin also...I hate them! They didn't say anything about Baby Doll nightwear? I love them. I'm surprised they didn't tell us to wear flannel & not to wear our man's button down shirts anymore! UGH!!!

Ok, is it just me that is crazy (don't answer that!) or do you also have problems with this? Is there anything else you would add or say is fine? And where is the list for guys then?

You know the Seniors have AARP...I think the 40 year olds should get organized! Maybe 30-50 or something? What do you think? This just has to stop! Just Livid!

Scientist Wasting Time!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:32:13 GMT

Ugh! Scientist are built (God knows how much time & money!) and going to switch on some Atom-Smasher in space soon...what the heck? Why aren't they building a fat shrinker...just a point & it is gone scanner...no lipo! Of all the things we could use? Give me a Break! Where is the Ice Cream that has no calories, fat or sugar but taste JUST LIKE real ice cream. They could be putting their time to soooo much better use! Lets see we get a GPS so guys don't have to leave the car & ask for directions, Viagra & now something that Smashes something...notice a pattern here? What would you want before this? Oh & they are saying they have no idea what will happen when they turn the switch on. Some are speculating all kinds of things. I can just imagine that young males...but honey we may get sucked into a black hole at any minute and you are the one I want to be with at the very end! HA! Then again I can see some older guys using that too! HA!

Best Worst Villian

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:02 GMT

Ok, you tell me...who would be your Best Worst Villian of all time?

Next, who would be worst out of the following:

Jason or Freddie?

Cruella DeVil or the Witch from Snow White?

Goldfinger or Dr. No?

Dark Vader or Lord Voldemort?

Take a look who made the #1 on AOLs list

And lets see who was not listed?

Sissy Spacek's Carrie
Linda Blair's Regan in Exorcist
Glenn Close's Alex in Fatal Attraction

Can you think of anyone?

Do we see some gender bias here? And where are the "monster" villians...

Aliens or Predator? (can you hear it Kackling? hee hee)