Helping Someone Who Needs It

Firefighter/EMT & Veteran of the Coast Guard Needs Your Assistance Anne Davis is a 15 year veteran of the Coast Guard and a well respected former firefighter/EMT with the Martin County Fire Rescue, who desperately needs your help. For over 25 years, she has devoted herself to selflessly helping others, and then she broke her neck/spine riding her beloved horse a little over 10 years ago. This has resulted in numerous surgeries, and just recently some very severe health complications.

Following her fall from the horse, she had multiple surgeries and was able to walk again. She worked as a dispatcher, because she could no longer work as a firefighter/EMT. Eventually, the hardware put into her body caused the deterioration of her esophagus, leaving her unable to properly swallow. She had four surgeries to repair the esophagus, but it still did not work. She was left with two pockets in that area that collect food and medication, causing her to often choke on anything she eats. She still requires more surgery to fully repair it.

Every six months over the next several years she had spinal surgeries to keep her mobile and able to work in her dispatcher position. Then she was t-boned in a bad car accident, which caused new injuries to her Thoracic spine and required her to endure further surgeries.

Then Anne’s lumbar spine collapsed. Anne’s most recent surgery on January 21st, 2016 to repair this, was only suppose to leave her with a one month recovery time. However, it actually resulted in her developing a giant blood clot behind her left knee; low hemoglobin; severe edema in her lower extremities; “unimaginable” pain, and several months of recovery time. Anne has suffered numerous health set backs this year. Additionally, she has lost her income, home, her beloved animals and the active life she once enjoyed. Her belongings were packed up into a storage unit, which she will soon be unable to afford. She lives with her elderly, retired mother, who is on a fixed income and is finding it increasingly difficult to financially care for her.

Anne has been generously kept employed, on leave without pay, by the Martin County Fire Rescue, to continue her excellent medical insurance coverage, of which she is responsible for paying a portion. However, soon they may need to dismiss her from her position there, which will result in her needing to go to the Veteran’s Administration for her medical care. This is an agency with a poor reputation for the care they provide. Therefore, in order for her to continue with her current medical treatment, she will need to pay for her medical bills in full. Anne expects to return to her work, at least part time, as a dispatcher within the next several weeks, so she applied for temporary disability, but was denied. Apparently the disability administration denies everyone the first time around, so she has applied again and is waiting for approval. Anne is in desperate need of funds for food, her portion of medical insurance, medications, and living expenses, until she can get back to work or until she gets approved for disability benefits.

Please consider making a donation to Anne so she can keep her belongings in storage and assist her mother with her living expenses. No amount is too small. She is someone who has been 100% healthy her entire life until now, and has gone above and beyond to help those in need in the community. She is the one who needs our help now.

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Thank you in advance for your support.

Florida Turnpike Renovations

The duties of my position as a district manager of south Florida require me to travel every couple of weeks, or as needed, to offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood and Miami. The turnpike is the only way to drive to these offices because I-95 is almost always a mess, especially the closer I get to Miami. My favorite place along the turnpike to get gas, take a bathroom break, buy water and gum is at the Pompano Beach rest stop. This is because it's almost half way to my Miami destination, and If I don't stop at Pompano Beach then it never fails… I get stuck in traffic on the Homestead extension, making my bladder miserable for the rest of my trip. For the longest time, this particular rest stop had been under construction because the place was old and disgusting. The bathrooms were falling apart and the floor had puddles of unknown origin everywhere. The mini mart was actually a micro mart with so many people stuffed into it, I always got claustrophobic when I was in there.

Several weeks ago the Turnpike opened up the newly renovated rest stop in Pompano, and it's like Disney World. When you walk into the place, it feels like you've walked into a dream. One of the sidewalks to the entrance is tiled so that it looks like sea glass, and the main entrance has a fancy pebble style sidewalk.

The main lobby has blue and white tile throughout, a large beautiful fountain in the middle, incredibly high ceilings, flat screen TVs, a food court, large CLEAN bathrooms (at least for now) and a mini mart that is actually the size of a small grocery store with all kinds of goodies in it.

The custodians who maintain the bathrooms even put fresh flowers in a vase near each sink.

The best part is there is no waiting in line for gas as there are many pumps.

I drove away today wondering to myself if one day people will drive on the turnpike just to go to this place because it's so nice. Each time I've visited, people seem to be enjoying hanging out, drinking their coffee, watching the news on one of the four 50 inch flat screens and pretty much enjoying life.

The PIO for the Turnpike was just on the news the other night, and he said that our tolls were used for these renovations, and each rest stop will have a theme. The theme for Pompano Beach is water. The West Palm Beach rest stop, which is not finished yet, will be a land theme.

You may think I am odd for writing about a rest stop on the Turnpike, but they deserve some kudos for using our tolls to build something so grand. So far, I've been in there 4 times and each time it appears to have more visitors. I encourage anyone driving through the area on the Florida Turnpike to visit and enjoy the rest stops of the future.

Book Review on Fifty Shades

I bought this book for my Nook because everyone was raving about how great it was. To be fair to the author who took the time to write this book, it was mildly entertaining (that's me being nice), but mostly silly. When I was in my late teens, early twenties, I would read Harlequin romances, and this book is like one of those, but on steroids. The characters "murmured" and "mumbled" throughout the book as if the author had never heard of a thesaurus. I actually found a generous handful of grammatical errors too. The S&M was a bit over the top, but that does it for some people, so whatever floats their boats; no judgement here. There was absolutely no plot, and that is my main criticism. I know there are two more books, and although I liked the characters (kind of) I don't care enough about them to read any further about their very personal, messed up sex lives. If I could pick one word to describe this book,it would be: rubbish.

I'm back!!

This is the first post I have written in several months because I have been trying to finish up my schooling. A lot has happened since I last posted. My office moved to beautiful Jupiter, Florida (1/2 mile away from the beach), I fired one of the managers who worked for me, hired another manager, bought a new house closer to where I work, bought a new IPad (love, love, love the new IPad), passed all my classes including the suckiest class of all; managerial accounting, and signed up for my last class before I graduate in the fall. My son came to visit from San Francisco, then went back home only to severely break his wrist skateboarding. He had to have pins surgically inserted and is healing nicely. My daughter moved out of our house and is now renting a room from a retired clown (yes a real clown--how totally cool is that?). Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer and Robin Gibb died. It has all been an experiment in letting everything flow without getting too stressed. I can honestly say that I have coasted, of course with the help of many others in my life (thanks Mom, Dad, Marty, Michelle, Chris, Bryan & Frank) but nevertheless coasted through it all with minimum stress. Thanks to all the followers of my blog for being so patient. I have a feeling the posts to follow will be worth reading. Please stay tuned :)

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....

Another Craig's List WTF??

Marty found another wacky car ad on Craig's List. I don't know what was going through this guy's head (probably nuthin), but it gave me a good chuckle. The ad says exactly this, "Truck was in accident motor intact it was only pushed back so everything else in the front is gone but the rest of the truck is perfect so... txt me or call..."

Jason Mask Is No Chick Magnet

I saw this as I was pulling out of the hotel parking lot in Daytona on Thursday, and I had to take a picture of it because, well... it's odd. What image do you think this guy is trying to portray? It's a good bet that he's single, so does this mean he wants to stay that way? Does he think he's cool? Everyone knows this mask is synonymous with murder, so I guess this guy could be trying to tell the world he's a bad ass, but it just made me laugh. For all you single guys out there, take a hint and leave the Jason mask at home unless it's Halloween. Any other time of the year it will make you look like an idiot, and the only ladies you'll score will probably be a bit psycho.

Jellies and Dragonflies

While driving to work last Monday at about 7:00 a.m. I remembered just how beautiful it is so early in the morning. The sun is usually rising at this time, and the temperature is just right. I said to myself, "I am going to the beach at this same time next week when I go on vacation."
This morning, which started my fourth day of vacation, Marty and I woke up at 5:30 a.m. and were headed east by about 8:00 a.m., not quite as early as I wanted, but that was okay. After all, I am on vacation, right? We had a cooler full of snacks and Perrier for a picnic on the beach. I had checked the ocean report and they said it was going to be flat like glass, just the way I like it. Everything was just right for a trip to the beach.
We ended up going to Phipps Ocean Park, found a free, shady parking spot and hauled all our stuff up the hill to the beach. There were zillions of dragonflies all over the place. I guess it is their mating season, but in all my years living in Florida, I have never seen so many. This was just one of a few odd phenomena that we encountered on our trip to the ocean today.
We were the only people on the beach with the exception of one of those metal detector guys. He was trying to find some hidden treasure and did not even look up. The water looked like it was topped with glitter from the sun, and was so inviting that I set up our chairs immediately, got down to my suit and walked towards the water. I saw a sign warning us of submerged rocks, so I decided to look carefully before just jumping right in, and I am so glad I did. There were many dinner plate sized jelly fish everywhere. No swimming for us :-( Again, I had never seen anything quite like this, and I have lived in this area all my life.
Marty suggested a nice walk on the beach instead of swimming, but it got so hot as the sun rose higher in the sky. I took a few pictures, and we started walking back to our chairs. It seemed that the metal detector guy didn't mind the jelly fish, as he was now out in the water with his all his metal detecting gear on (weirdo). I walked up stairs to the bathroom, and one of the park rangers was at the top of the stairs. He told me that the jelly fish had been really bad the past few days and that he had never seen it like this. He also said that when he was paddling out in the ocean on his row boat, the jelly fish were all over his oars as he brought them out of the water.
We decided we had enough. The beach just wasn't as pleasant as I had hoped for, so we went to City Place to sit in the park by the fountains on Clematis Street. We ate our picnic lunch in the shade where there was a nice breeze and enjoyed the rest of our morning.

Results of Random Voting

It takes a certain type of person to be in political office. Yes, some Senators and Congressmen have altruistic intentions, but even those with the best of motives are the selfish and greedy sort. It's all about power and connections, which ultimately lead to loads of money. At least that's what the media has led me to believe over the past 40 years. Yes, I watched the news when I was five, believe it or not. Well, I did not actually watch it, but learned of news through osmosis, as I sat in front of the TV playing barbies while my grandmother watched the news.

When I turned 18, my grandmother encouraged me to vote. She said, "you have to sign up as a Democrat." Of course I had to register as a Republican because she told me to be a Democrat. I was 18 and no one was going to tell me what to do by God. Now, I cannot stand either party. In fact, I cannot stand anyone who sits in Congress on their high and mighty thumb, voting aimlessly while the little guy suffers. Do these congressman have a tough job? Probably. However, I believe if they are sitting in Congress, they need to have enough brains and common sense to pass a budget. They also need to have enough responsibility to do what is in the best interest of those who put their sorry butts in there.

Maybe, just maybe, there are a handful of these congressmen who don't care and are being passive aggressive, or think it's funny to just randomly vote the opposite of what everyone else is voting. You remember the kid in class who took those Scan-tron tests and filled in random bubbles to make a smiley face while he hysterically giggled to himself? I think that's what some of our leaders up in Washington DC are doing just to piss off the president.

This brings me to the importance of voting. Voting does not mean going to the polls on election day and filling in the bubbles randomly just because you like a politician's hair or his smile. Please, for the love of all that is good, please do research on the candidates. I will give you some examples of people who were voted into office who never, should have been there. They got into office with a flashy smile and some quick talking, so be careful who you vote into office.

Remember Rob Lagoyavich? He actually tried to sell President Obama's Senate seat and was also extremely arrogant. He did not have a charitable bone in his body. Who the hell voted that idiot into office?

Then there was Anthony Weiner. What a complete doofus that guy was. He obviously got into office and was able to get a beautiful wife by being a master manipulator; a fast talker.

Lastly, there is Obama. I am highly disappointed in what he has done with our country. He got in there because he could talk a good game. His speeches were so eloquent and he bamboozled the world with his, "Yes we can" baloney. Now look at the mess we are in.


I for one am tired of these politicians thinking they can do whatever the hell they want with no consequences. Our futures are in their hands. Do you feel confident that they will make the right decisions for our lives; for our kids lives?

The Wal-Mart Lady and the Pee Bag

On occasion my fans will send me unusual Wal-martian photos, but this one sent to me by my dad yesterday really takes the cake. This is definitely a fashion no no for those who have no clue about how to dress themselves. If you have to wear a pee bag, please for everyone's sake wear long pants. OMG!!!

Drive By Shooting Prompts Lady To Don Helmet

This past Saturday night, there was a drive by shooting next to the industrial park in which I work.

This is nothing new. We've had swat teams running through the parking lot (twice), men arrested right in the street in front of our building, kids vandalizing the floor in which our office resides, the locks on our cars punched out, etc. It's gotten much worse since we moved into the area about 12 years ago, and needless to say, our office will be moving out of this area at the end of this year. We've had enough.

At any rate, when Marty drove me to work this morning, just a few days after the shooting, we got an eye full of an elderly lady standing on the corner, wearing a football helmet.

We could only surmise that she now feels the needs to wear one to deflect bullets that may come her way. Although it is sad in a way that she feels like her life is in danger and believes she can protect herself by wearing a helmet, we could not help but find a small bit of humor in her costume. I thought I'd share it with my blog fans to show that no matter how bad we may think our problems are, there is always someone who is worse off.

Woman Missing For 40 Years Re-appears

Have you ever thought to yourself how wonderful it would be to just run away to another state or even another country and never come back? Something stops you, right? Honestly, I have thought about it, but then I think about how hurt my family members and loved ones would be. I love them too much to do something so selfish. I also think about how the grass is not always greener on the other side, and if I did this, what kind of job could I possibly get that would provide a decent enough paycheck to keep me in the lifestyle to which I have become accustomed to. This lady apparently got ticked off enough to run away and never come back... until now. How odd is that?

Alien Space Ships... Really???!

This is just another video taken by people who think they saw Alien Space Ships in the sky over London. Like I have said before, I believe it is possible that there are other forms of life out there, but how come whenever an earthling sees something like this, they automatically think it's life visiting from somewhere in outer space. The below video in particular just looks like some kind of reflection on the lens, or maybe the video just didn't do it justice. I am curious. Has anyone seen real proof of alien space ships, other than white dots flying around in the sky or an obviously enhanced video? If so, I am interested in seeing it.

One Of My Favorite Places - Clark's Fish Camp

On June 15th, 2011, I went to Clark's Fish Camp for the second time. The first time was about 6 years ago, and it was just as scrumptious as I remember it. This restaurant is a real treat! It is tucked back in the woods behind a suburb and sits on the St. John's River in Jacksonville; Mandarin, Florida to be precise.

If you are ever in this area, it is a must see if you are a hunter, a lover of nature or someone who loves exotic food. I will not go into enormous detail, because it is one of those special, secret places you will have to experience for yourself, but I will tell you that I experienced the wonderful flavor of Ostrich, Kangaroo, Gator Tail and Frog's Legs, and this was just a tiny example of the foods they serve. Although I am not a huge fan of fried food, Clark's is the only place I know that can do it right. I have never experienced fried food that is consistently fried to perfection like they do it. It's very lightly battered, and I am quite sure they must change their oil daily, because there is no hint of that nasty oil taste when some restaurants don't change their oil often enough. If you want to visit, it is at 12903 Hoodlanding Road in Mandarin, FL 32258--904-268-3474. Check out the slideshow below:

The Desire To Get Caught

Marty and I were talking about Congressman Anthony Weiner because of his little weiner scandal. We don't completely agree about the reason for this man's moronic behavior. I say he's just a dog like all the other cheating dogs out there (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, etc.). Marty says that men like Congressman Weiner have a mental disorder where they have low impulse control. He also says that humans are genetically designed to reproduce, and society has imposed moral rules that are good, but make it difficult for these people with low or no will power. I say that diagnosis is a bunch of BS. Call me judgmental, but Congressman Weiner is a perv and a liar to boot. My opinion is that it's fine for these guys to do whomever they want and as many as they want, but if they know they are dogs, why do they need to get married? Stay single --duh. When Weiner was caught, he said his computer was hacked. That lie is unimaginative and shows lack of intelligence, because if his computer was truly hacked, it could be easily revealed by law enforcement. Instead, his ridiculous lie made him look even worse.

There was another diagnosis that Marty and I both considered, which was that he wanted to get caught. Sometimes people who become highly successful tend to sabotage their success for some strange reason, and we agreed that this is what probably happened to Weiner. He just had the desire to get caught. What else could explain this type of stupid behavior, especially since his wife is so beautiful? Regardless of his reason for cheating and lying, his lack of regard for his wife, family, friends, and the Democratic party, makes him an extremely selfish human being who only thinks about himself. Some people say he deserves a second chance, but why would anyone want him in a position of power if he cannot be trusted? This country is in turmoil right now because of selfish people in power. I think his punishment should be to work at Wal-Mart until he earns back the trust of the public and everyone he's hurt in this scandal. What do you think his consequences should be?

Winner of the Odd Contest

One of my Facebook friends, the only one to be cool enough to enter her story into my Odd Is Not Contagious Contest, won a spot on my blog as promised in the contest rules. Thanks Katrina for being a good sport and taking the time to tell your funny, odd story :-) If anyone else out there wants to share their story on this blog, become a fan of Odd Is Not Contagious at: http://www.facebook.com/oddisnotcontagious and send me an email.

Katrina is from Australia and is an avid follower of my blog. Apparently in 1981, while she was working at a cinema part time, she became very good friends with a gay guy named Tim. He asked Katrina to accompany him to the "Alternative Miss Australia Ball" where there were 7 men dressed as women, each one from one of the 7 different states in Australia. Additionally, each man wore something special about the particular state they were from. While attending the ball, one of the men struck up a conversation with Katrina, and about 10 minutes into their discussion, the man realized Katrina was not a man dressed in drag. He said to her, "Hey, you're for real." This is a picture of Katrina wearing the dress that Tim loaned her to wear to the ball:

Late Comers and Crying Babies

Is it too much to ask that people show a little consideration for others when attending a special event like a play or recital? For those people who are chronically late, please do everyone a favor, and show up at least 15 minutes early. If you have to bring your baby, and they start crying during the event, tend to them in the lobby.

I find it so odd that people these days think nothing of showing up 20 minutes late to an event like this and disturb everyone else who left early enough to get there on time. Yesterday at my nephew's dance recital at Royal Palm Beach High School, at least 10 people on our side of the auditorium and several others all over the facility showed up well after the show started. These late comers interrupted all of us, trying to find their seats in the dark, chatting with the usher, stepping on everyone's feet trying to get to their seats in the middle of the row. Why couldn't these people just be on time? I'll tell you why. They are an inconsiderate bunch. At the risk of sounding self righteous, my entire family of 8 people coming from different parts of the area, three coming all the way from Jupiter, showed up a half hour early, just so we would not ruin the show for everyone else by tromping through the rows during the show. There are always the rare exceptions that something out of the ordinary happens, flat tire, dog/kid throws up moments before leaving, car won't start, etc. However, there were far too many late comers, and I am quite sure they all did not have conditions that were out of their control. If this blog pertains to anyone who is chronically late to everything, please think of someone other than yourself for a change, and plan accordingly so you can be a little early.

The second bit of rudeness that we had to be a part of, was a lady in the row behind us who had her baby and two toddlers with her. When her baby started crying loudly she decided to sit there instead of getting up to calm her baby down outside. She just sat there with the baby screaming and her two young toddlers loudly asking silly questions through the entire first half of the show. That was just rude! She was not the only one who did this either. There were at least two others in the auditorium. Mommies, when we have young babies, we just have to face the fact that we'll have to miss some special moments to take our crying babies out of an event like this. For those who this pertains to, don't just sit there. It's extremely rude and disrespectful to everyone around you. I have two kids and when they were babies, I used to leave them with a sitter. If I had to bring them to a show or event, and they cried, I was embarrassed and left immediately. Can I just point out the obvious to the oblivious out there? No one wants to hear a baby cry continuously at these things. I'm sure I will get tons of comments for both sides of these situations, but the truth is, the late comers and mothers who don't properly tend to their babies will lose the argument, hands down.

How to Pack a Pick Up Truck

Marty and I were driving through Palm Springs today on our way to the best local pizza place ever, Palm Springs Pizza, when we saw this truck loaded with all kinds of stuff. I don't think I've ever seen junk piled so high on a pick up truck. At least the guy skillfully stacked all his earthly possessions so they wouldn't fall off and hurt someone, although his substitution of duct tape for bungee cords was probably not the wisest choice. It gave us a good chuckle and felt it was blog worthy.