Tomorrow

Tomorrow I see the surgeon. Last Friday I had a biopsy- got the results yeterday. No cancer cells detected. I have something called a fibroidoma(I think0 which dr wants to remove to be on the safe side. I emailed Gerald 2 days ago.. no response so far.. ah well.. Thunderboy is doing well. Had some turkey this afternoon for lunch. Pup sure is an eater.!

Update

Well, I got a surprise visit tonight. Gerald came by, just to say 'Hi'. I was suprised and shocked to say the least! I have his email address. Perhaps we will go to a movie. I found out today that it pays to bitch. I got almost 30 dollars knocked off my water bill that I am paying tonight(due the day after tomorrow! Yikes) They better not assess me a late charge. This is coming from a city agency. Will small wonders never cease!

On biopsy, Ann Coulter, and taxes

Well hi there I guess that I should write in here since it has been a while. Well these days I am doing alright I guess. Tonight I am figuring up my 2008 taxes. Looks as if though I am going to have to pay both the state of Kansas and the Feds. They must love me, cause I pay em both so much. Taxes, bah humbug. Oh well. Just pay em. I don't pay any more than I absolutely have to. I did get a six hundred dollar rebate check last Summer. I don't think that the rebates were a good idea, but as I have little say in the matter, I did the best I could with it and spent it on my little house. By the way, did you see Ann Coulter on The View? Normally I don't watch The View, but she was on there. That woman I swear so smart and she says things to get Liberals riled up. Works every time. I go in outpatient to have a biopsy done on Friday February 13. Not exactly looking forward to it but has to be done. Later....

She is gone

My girl is gone. Rest in peace. Born April 1, 1996. Died January 13, 2009. Gone to the Bridge. She has been with me almost every day for almost 13 years. God I will miss her. I love her.She is one of the dogs in the video below. I will see if I can find a picture of her and post it later.

Hideehoo

Well, many updates are beginning to happen on the old homestead. Tomorrow, I am having a plumber come out and help me get some insulating done, so I won't have any more freezes( knock on wood) this winter. Good timing too as it is supposed to get very cold for the next week or two. I also have a man coming out to help me figure out how to program my garage door opener. Cause I couldn't figure it out the other week. It ain't rocket science. ! And tomorrow I am getting some w-2s done for the company so I will get my taxes done and filed after I get my banking info. Speaking of banking, next week, I will hit a new milestone for the new(er) house that I will get(knock on wood) in a few years.

incidentally

I know that you are not supposed to put water on a grease fire! What I did was very quickly turn off the stove and then put the pan in the sink. I find out after searching the internet that after turning off the stove, you are supposed to get a damp washcloth and cover the skillet, or probably better, cover the skillet with a top.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year a bit belated everyone. In the world. I am doing well, things are going well on the home front, in spite of a mini(teeny weeny ) flare up I caused today. I learned my lesson very well. Never get distracted while trying to cook dinner. I put vegetable oil in the skillet, then turned on the heat to cook the hamburger. Well after doing that I got distracted by the computer(what else LOL) and next thing I know, the skillet is going up in flames on my stove! Well, needless to say I kinda freaked and I somehow managed to get the stove turned off and the pan in the sink and the flames then rather quickly died down, but by this time the whole house was filled with eye watering, choking smoke. I tried to assess the damage but couldn't do that terribly well with my eyes watering andcoughing . I called the fire departyment to ask them how to get rid of all the smoke, and was told to wait outside in the fresh air until they got here. Minutes later they did, and we managed to get the smoke all cleared, then assessed the damages, which were extremely minor. Itis a minor thing, I know, but really embarrassed me and kinda shook me up a bit. I thanked the firemen(and they were all me ) and they were very understanding and polite, and checked out the rest of the house. Everything is a-ok.Nothing is seriously damaged, I even managed to save the skillet that burned. I even took on cooking later on in the evening.

From cjonline.com

Way to go, granny!!!!:Ore. woman, 88, gives naked intruder the 'squeeze'

The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said an 88-year-old woman fended off a naked intruder by grabbing the man's crotch and squeezing. Deputy Paul McRedmond said the man got into the house Tuesday through a sliding door. He backed the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair.

That's when the woman reached behind and squeezed. The man tore free and fled.

McRedmond said a county code enforcement officer who heard the police call on his radio spotted a car near the woman's house and passed on the license information to authorities.

Troutdale police arrested a 46-year-old man. He has been jailed on accusations of burglary, harassment and private indecency. Bail was set at $110,000.

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I didn't write this....

Diary of a Demented Snow Shoveler, written by someone who just moved back to snow country.

December 8 6:00 PM

It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our
cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift
down from heaven.

It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.
I love snow!


December 9

We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.

What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in
years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.This
afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!


December 12

The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor
tells me not to worry-we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on
Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of
winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's
possible.

Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.


December 14

Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The
cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way.

I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.



December 15

20 inches forecast.. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a
wood stove in case the electricity goes out.

I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska , after all.


December 16

Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down
salt. Hurt like hell.

The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.


December 17

Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood
stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right.

I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.


December 20

Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.
More shoveling!

Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're
lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March.

I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it
done and bill me.

I think he's lying.


December 22

Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took
me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss.
By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again.

I was too tired to shovel.

Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but
he says he's too busy.

I think the asshole is lying.


December 23

Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to
decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why
didn't she tell me to do that a month ago?

She says she did but I think she's lying.


December 24

6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been!

Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our
presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.


December 25

Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in.

The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow!

Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the
head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a
fricking idiot.

If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm
going to stuff her into the microwave.


December 26

Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here?

It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.


December 27

Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.


December 28

Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in.

The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!


December 29

10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.

That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?


December 30

Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a
million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to
shove the broken snow shovel up his ass..

The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.


December 31

I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.


January 8

Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am
I tied to the bed?

Hi there

Thought about making a new post last night , but fell asleep before I could do it. Everything is going ok on the homefront. I have really given up on selling this cute little house next year. I have more improvements to make, need to save more money, before I can even think of selling it. Besides, the economy needs to get better.I still have a lady that comes two times a month to clean. I do all of the cleaning inbetween. It is just a terrible time to sell a house right now, but it is a great time to purchase one. I am not one of those people who will buy a new, or newer house before the old one gets sold. Maybe I would if I had millions and millions of dollars in the bank, but I don't. I have to be practical with these decisions and my money. Hell, being practical and tight is really kinda second nature to me. Unlike those idiots in Congress. I have no trust in them. Taxes. I hate em. Guess it is just part of living in the grand ol USofA. Speaking of taxes, my property taxes , I have to write the check for them next week, personally speaking, and then I don't have to pay another bill, personally speaking, until January 5, 2009. Yay! Now if only Dennis would contact me, I have not spoken to him in over a year. I really miss his big BIG monster 8---> ::Giggle::

Credit card horror stories

I have never had any sort of real problem with any credit card company-however I have heard stories of the credit card companies holding payments. What I mean by holding payments is this: Say you get your bill on the 15th of the month and the entire bill comes to, lets say, 130 dollars. The balance is due on the 1st of the month. So you mail your check on the 16th of the month-plenty of time for the check to reach it's destination on or by the 1st. Lets say the credit card company gets your check on the 20th, and they decide to not cash the check until after the 1st of the month, and therefore they assess you a finance charge. What is to keep them from doing this? It is blatantly dishonest, I know, but I have heard of this happening to others. What is the proper recourse?

What am I Thankful for?

I am thankful that I live in the United States, where I can express my opinions freely and honestly. I am glad that others here have that right.I am thankful that I have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a good, honest family, electricity, clean, safe cold and hot running water, a few dollars in the bank, common sense, my pup, my medicines, and God.

President -Elect

Look, I don't like Obama. Hell, I didn't vote for the guy. But he was elected by the people fair and square. When he takes office in January, I will show him the respect that the office deserves. I will NOT behave very poorly like a lot of the Democrats(and some Republicans) did(and still do) when President Bush took office. If I disagree with President Obama on something, I will voice that, if I agree with him on something, I will voice that, too. The President works for you and I. I don't like his positions, but I will give him a chance.I hope that you do as well.
By the by, did anyone happen to notice that the price of oil has dropped and the cost of gas has gone down?

Patience

As some of you may already know, I am seriously wanting to sell my house and buy a newer one farther Southwest in my fair city. Well, tonight, after dinner , I went up and drove around a newer subdivision in my town full of the newer homes(some are still being built on site) and they are in my price range. I drove up there to sort of 'whet my appetite'.The house I am living in now is nice, and completely paid for as well, and I am tucking as much money away in savings as I can. The neighborhood that I am living in right now is nice, but is projected to start going downhill in about 2 or 3 years. The neighborhood that I want to move to looks to be a sweeeeet one. But the only way that I can put a great sized chunk of down payment on a new home is to sell my this one, and the housing market is not too great for selling right now. Yes, I have been told about renting out my current house, but to tell the truth, I just cannot be a landlord because I already have a full time company, and I know nothing about that kind of business. Housing rentals are not the kind of business that I want to be in anyway. So renting my house is out of the question. So, I guess that what I need right now is patience

Bankrupt?? How in the hell can they be bankrupt?????

No $3.2B Bankruptcy for Alabama CountyBy JAY REEVES, AP
posted: 21 HOURS 29 MINUTES AGOcomments: 37PrintShare
Text SizeAAABESSEMER, Ala. (Oct. 15) - Commissioners in Alabama's most populous county voted against filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history Tuesday and the federal government refused to guarantee the county's $3.2 billion sewer bond debt.

$3.2 Billion Bankruptcy?Dennis Lathem, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce / AP3 photos In less than 10 minutes Tuesday, commissioners in Jefferson County, Ala. -- home to Birmingham, the state's biggest city -- voted 3-2 to reject a resolution to seek bankruptcy protection for $3.2 billion in debt.(Note: Please disable your pop-up blocker)


The Jefferson County Commission rejected a resolution to file for bankruptcy on a 3-2 vote during a meeting that lasted less than 10 minutes.
Afterward, the governor's office said the Treasury Department had refused to intervene in the looming crisis, which started when the county made risky deals to pay for massive sewer system improvements after being sued over failure to meet federal clean water standards.
Officials say the area's water is safe after 12 years of work, but payments on the county's debt ballooned when the mortgage crisis struck and banks began tightening up on lending.
The majority of commissioners want to continue seeking an alternative to bankruptcy, which may involve refinancing the huge debt, budget cuts, sewer rate increases and a negotiated reduction of the amount owed to creditors.
"The only way Jefferson County can grow and prosper is to settle this short of bankruptcy," said Bettye Fine Collins, the commission president. Officials may have to slash spending by as much as $30 million, or nearly 5 percent of the county's $655 million budget, she said. The county could reduce services in its roads and sewer departments and close some county offices, she said.
But Commissioner Jim Carns said bankruptcy is the only realistic option, partly because Alabama's antiquated constitution requires legislators to approve possible solutions, including tax hikes, and such approvals are unlikely.
"Sooner or later people are going to realize that bankruptcy is the only way," Carns said.
Gov. Bob Riley, who was brought in to the debt negotiations by the commission, last week asked the federal government to guarantee the county's debt, a move that could have resulted in lower interest rates and payments.
But Riley's office said the Treasury Department had refused to include Jefferson County in a $700 billion bailout package approved by Congress, deciding that no municipalities would be allowed to participate.
A bankruptcy filing by the county, which is home to 658,000 residents and includes Birmingham, would nearly double the previous record of $1.7 billion, set in 1994 by Orange County, Calif.
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2008-10-14 12:15:41

McCain and moving selling this old house

On John McCain:I cannot count him out here. I will not declare anyone a winner until November 4th. Regardless of who wins, I will be optimistic. I hope that Obama does not win. I swear to God almighty that I think the man is a Socialist, who hangs around with questionable people. I just flat out don't like his politics. But should he win, I won't blame everything that goes wrong on him. I will criticize him... I will criticize anyone who holds public office.. and I didn't like Clinton, but I prospered under his administration, I will prosper regardless of who is in high office Now, on to another subject. I believe that I have stated here somewhere that I will never move from my cute as pie little home. Well, I am kind of sorry to say that I was wrong. In about 5 years I plan to move to a bigger home. My little neighborhood will likely start going downhill in about that time. I hope that I can sell my cute little home for a fair price. I get excited thinking about it, and even check out some real estate websites.. and I am looking at mortgages, and saving my money for a good size down payment. But I have a few years yet, guess that I shouldn't get too ahead of myself...

More

Had more work on the homestead done today. The cleaning person came and her husband also came and did BUNCHES of work. It is all mostly cosmetic, but I tell you I am soooooo happy! Will post pics as soon as I get more. I have a newer armoire in my family room. It belongs to my mother, but it looks fabulous in my home. She had somebody bring it up and put it in. I have to save my $ because I am getting new countertops put in and also new flooring. I had new screen doors put in today as well. Heidi seems to like it. I can't wait to get back into dating. Now I don't have to be scared to bring men home LOL.

By the by 2

Oh and in case I forgot--- vote McCain/Palin in November!

By the by

I am still here still alive and doing well. I hope that you are too. I am still enjoying my work, my home, my pups, my family(thankfully I live alone LOLOLOLOLOL) my money, peace, love, and now if I could just get my health in order. Last week, I had some blood drawn. I will find out on Thursday what the results are. The homestead is sweet. Funny how things do happen. Back in January of this year, I would have been embarrassed to have anyone come over to my house, it was so awful. Looking back, I actually cannot believe that I, or anyone for that matter, could live like that. Then, on a Spring day- of this year, my sister, mother and cousin came by to see how I was doing as I was home sick from work that day. Needless to say, they were appalled(understandably) but overall, very non judgemental, and they were understanding , and I am now and forever greatful that they made the decision to see me on that day and now my home is FABULOUS. My home is nice, clean, and very presentable, and even though I am still shy and a bit of a homebody and a recluse, I am not afraid for people to come over or stop by. Hell, I even now have a lady that comes over twice a month to clean my house. She is excellent. I do some of my own house cleaning( and with an old dog with bladder problems I admit it is a tad difficult, but I manage to do it)

Labor Day

Tomorrow is Labor Day. Tomorrow is the Start of the Republicn national Convention. It will be a busy day for me as it is also payday! By the way, my house is still staying very cute. I will post more pics here soon. For now, enjoy the pics of cute puppies.:)