Style is in the Eye of the Beholder

Marty took a picture of this lady as we were taking a leisurely drive along US-1 in Ft. Lauderdale. Although she is odd with her orange dreads and camo boots, she has her own style, which is commendable in my book. I also like that she is saving money and being environmentally conscious by riding her scooter to the store to buy her Arizona Tea.

Dear Potential Landlord...

It's been a good long while since I've blogged, but this lady beats the cake.  I have an ad on Craig's List to rent my 3/2 house. I'd like to rent to a nice normal family who pays their rent on time and doesn't destroy the house, but in this day and age this may be asking too much. This is an actual letter I received from a lady who would like to rent my house: 

"Hello my name is XXXXX and I am emailing you in response to the house you have listed for rent on craigslist. I would really like to come by and take a look. Alittle about me and the family, there are 4 of us soon to be 5 in July by surprise. We have a son who is 8 years old and a daughter that is 6 years old. I work full time as a comptroller at a big car dealership located in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. My boyfriend Richard lays pipes for a subcontractor for Palm Beach County. We do have animals we have a 5 year old female Boxer she is very small for her breed and she is a good girl. We also have 3 cats 2 boys and a girl all of which are fixed, they have never messed anything up or used the bathroom anywhere other then there litter box or outside. They are very clean cats, they have to be because I am allergic to them. We also have 2 small birds peach face conuors, and 2 bearded dragons but they are also all very well taken care of and are all in there cages.
Are lease is up the end of January and I really want to find a new house for us and the children I don't like the neighborhood we live in now. Alittle about my rental history, I rented a house in WPB for 13 years prior to moving here I loved that house and would probably still be there today but unfortunately my landlord passed away and left the house to his stepson who decided to sell it and gave me 60 days notice, so I came about the place I live in now from a friend of a friend but like I mentioned before it was in a pinch, and I have come to really dislike the neighborhood because I feel that it is not safe for my 2 children, so of course I bit the bullet and I have lived out my one year lease like I said I would do. I am the type that Hates moving..... I am looking for a place for my family that we can live in for the long term until we decide to purchase a house, and with the market now we just don't have the means to do so anytime soon.

So I do work full time in Ft. Lauderdale and normally do not get home until at least 6pm, so the best time for us to come look at the house would be over the weekend. We do have plans to go look at a few this weekend and would love to fit this one in our route. If you are ok with all the above please either email me or call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX. it is easier for me to email but if you call and I don't pick up please leave a message and I will call you back asap just an fyi I am using my sons cell phone because mine was dropped in a bath tub full of water oops!! I will be replacing it this weekend as well.

Ok thank you for your time and we really look forward to hearing from you!!!!!"

XXXXX

She'll be waiting for a long time to hear from me... like forever. Now, some people may think this is normal, but it sounds like nut-bar rambling to me. Sounds like a load of drama just waiting to happen :-) Call me judgmental, but I would rather wait a lifetime to rent out my house than let this lady any where near me.

Our Crazy World

I have not written any blogs lately, but I have not forgotten about my followers. I am just studying and getting ready to graduate this summer with a bachelors in Health Administration. What is it that makes me keep working towards this degree? It's pure motivation to get that second piece of paper that says I have completed something (I have my AA in business). I would love nothing better than to write blogs for the rest of my life, but... life gets in the way sometimes. At any rate, I thought I would share some odd things that I read about and that actually happened to me this week so you all don't get bored with "Odd Is Not Contagious."

First, I read about this pastor who decided to squat in a house that he thought was vacant and up for grabs. This is wrong on so many levels. I'm not sure why he thought it was okay to take over a house that was not his. Just because there is a ridiculous law in the Florida statutes, does not mean the house is free. There were people legally purchasing this house, and they actually closed on it. They own the place, and were going to move in on Monday, and now this dumb ass has made them homeless by moving into their house. He is siting some obscure statute about squatter's rights. With a pastor like that who needs enemies? I am just wondering who would ever go to a church run by this guy...

Then I read about the bed bugs infestation that is spreading across our nation and how this lady killed herself with insecticides in order to get rid of them. When you read about this lady, you will understand that the poor thing was just uneducated about all the different toxins that are in this world and how they can kill you. I mean... really??? She put pesticides on her head and then put a shower cap on? She and her husband did not even bother to read the instructions on the bug foggers that they had used. She will probably be on 1000 Ways to Die in the next few episodes.

Lastly, some scum bag attorney has decided to sue me for the accident that happened several months back, wherein some teeny bopper chickee was not paying attention (probably texting), and she rear ended me, pushing me into a corvette that was in front of me. Yeah, the guy that she pushed me into is suing everyone involved to see how much money he can get by the insurance companies settling with him. If you wonder why insurance rates are so high, it's because of scum bags like him soaking the system. I have one word for attorneys like this: DOOSHBAG!!!

You may be saying, "Wow, this sure is a negative blog!" Well, it's not all negative... I am happier and more blessed than I've ever been in my life, and because of this, I don't let all these annoying things bother me, but it sure is fun to put it all out there so everyone else can see that whatever problems they may be experiencing might not be so bad... Or, maybe they are really bad, and this will make them realize they aren't alone in this wacky world. I'm just chillin, laughin, and thinkin... Whatever....