30 Days of Blog

I came across a site today and was inspired to take on the challenge. Here goes Day 1 in all its blogginess glory.

There are plenty of things to Blog about. Normally there is so much that when I sit down to blog my mind goes blank. So to help me stay on track, I've come up with a theme about which to write. We'll see how far this actually takes me, but since I know me the best it shouldn't be too daunting. A little haunting, maybe...... (42 days 'til Halloween---whatdya expect?) I'll write about my favorite things (until I get bored of course.) Wait--are you crying already? Bored to tears.....?....

And here we go---

Day 1: Favorite Song

"Daughters" by John Mayer

I was listening to it today and thought it would be a good way to kick off the 30-in-30. This is by far, without a doubt, my all-time favorite song. When someone asks me why this is my favorite song, this is what I like to say:

It's written by someone who is not/has never been a father/dad/parent. I don't know him personally, but from what I've read about him and seen, there are no offspring reports or sightings. And even without being a parent, he just "gets it." There are a lot of people who are parents that just don't "get it."

I recently celebrated my grandmother's 86th birthday with other members of my family. My cousin and her husband had their baby at the dinner and every body was giving their opinions and suggestions on what to do when Baby C cried. When is it okay to let her cry? When is it okay to pick her up so she stops crying? Does she have the mental ability, at 4 months, to con you into picking her? Being the only one at the table who had never raised any babies I had to get my opinion out there. My grandmother just mumbled under her breath something to the tone of "I heard that."

That story had nothing to do with the song; I just wanted to tell it.

I'm not a parent (just the looker-after of 2 dogs) so I can't tell you what "it" is, but I do know if you're a parent that you should "get it." The number of people who "get it" far outweigh those who don't, or at least I hope that's the case, but anyway....in case you haven't heard easy-listening radio anytime in the past 5 years, here are the lyrics for you:

I know a girl

She puts the color inside of my world

She's just like a maze

Where all of the walls all continually change

And I've done all I can

To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands

Now I'm starting to see

Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?

It's the same she's been standing in

Since the day she saw him walking away

Now she's left

Cleaning up the mess he made

Fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break

You'll find out how much they can take

Boys will be strong

And boys soldier on

But boys would be gone without warmth from

A woman's good, good heart

On behalf of every man

Looking out for every girl

You are the god and the weight of her world

So fathers be good to your daughters

Daughters will love like you do

Girls become lovers who turn into mothers

So mothers be good to your daughters, too

So mothers be good to your daughters, too

So mothers be good to your daughters, too

:)

Morning Lineup

Whenever I log onto a computer, there are two things my fingers are trained to do: Check my mail and visit eonline.com. I don't check :insert news site: near as much as I should, but the celeb news is so entertaining. Some days are slower than others, but that's to be expected. I thought I'd hop on over to msn and see what's going on tonight and wouldn't you know it? They are reporting that Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie are breaking up. The twosome are, of course, denying these rumors but it would tickle me pink if they are true! I'm finding that a lot of the rumors that get started in Hollywood, or about Hollywood-ites actually do come to fruition. I'm not a fan of the Jolie-Pitt duo, even though do have cute kids, and even though they are trying to save the world one country at a time. Oh wait--E! says they're not breaking up. Dang it! I don't have a prediction on this one. Nothing really points to why they would split..........oh well!

Heading in to eat some wings and to try the ol' sewing machine again!

Bug Spray

There's nothing like the smell of it. The "Family Friendly" scent isn't too bad. After spraying my clothes and my chair, I might as well be sitting in a tub of the stuff. It seems to be working so I'll stop complaining about the smell. I once read about a way to keep flies away from your picnic and this was to place a mixture of sugar and water away from your food and this will preoccupy the pests. All you have to do is share with them and they won't take from you! The things we can learn from flies.

So I'm in Walmart today--I know, big shocker!--and I was really excited because they had zippers, thread, buttons marked 75% off. Talk about a deal--I have a sewing machine and I have fabric and now I have zippers! I started to work on threading the machine but after an hour or so I decided to give it a rest. I apparently am not doing something right. Hopefully it'll go better tonight. The other kewl thing that happened while I was in Walmart was that the cashier was really friendly and I got to choose "Yes" when the screen asked me if my cashier greeted me today. (If you don't greet me, you don't get a "yes".) Turns out she used to live in Eagle River and worked at the Walmart there. Sadly enough, all I could think of was that was the location where I stepped in a pothole and broke my ankle and they made me pay for ice to put on my ankle! That was a couple of years after she moved away so I couldn't hold it against her.

My AHA! moment for the day:
John Mayer has a song called "Why Georgia" and it's in my Top 10 JM list. On the deeper end, I relate to it. On the shallow end, I love how he sings about driving up 85 simply because I've driven down I-85 many times myself, in a car. It wasn't until my drive back on Tuesday that I actually figured a phrase that he sings. I wasn't trying to figure because I thought I had already figured it out. Turns out he doesn't say "With all our fears alone" but rather "But all I feel is alone." So now I have to ask: What does 'with all our fears alone' mean? I've only been singing it for the past 6 years so I should know right? HA!

Banter

I love going back home to visit because of the banter that happens when a group of us gets together. "Turtle, turtle" just doesn't make sense when you say it to a complete stranger.

Crispy

There is a touch of Fall in the air and I can't be more excited! I am sitting outside in a sweatshirt and am loving it! I would actually be fine with or without it but it's just nice to be in the 60s again! (Temperature-wise, as I wasn't alive during the decade of the actual 60s.)

The dogs and I made it back home yesterday. It's an 8 hour drive no matter what you do. You can stop 3 times, or 5 times. You can time it so that you hit no rush-hour traffic, or you can time it so that you hit rush-hour traffic. It is just an 8 hour drive.

The grass is mowed (front and back) now so we don't have to look at all those blades, which is always nice! Surprisingly it wasn't too high. Mostly a bunch of weeds. Still unsightly, but not as bad as having strictly tall grass. Cattails, anyone?

So I read the gov't bailed out AIG, or at least gave a loan to them. I'm not sure it bailed them out, as I haven't read the complete story. Wow! Way to go! (Add your sarcasm here.) I don't know if that's good or not. The only good thing I can see is if AIG actually turns around and comes out of their financial crisis and repays the govt (ie, the taxpayer.) I didn't know AIG was funded by the US government? I guess this means gas prices are going to continue to go up? (Something drastic happens that has NOTHING at all to do with oil or drilling and suddenly prices surge.) Strangely enough, Diesel is actually less than gas in some places. Talk about a blast from the past! Didn't think I'd see that anytime soon.

That's all I've got for now. Getting hungry.

Currently listening to: Rascal Flatts, courtesy JDM Recordings! :D

Too long

It's past time for a new entry here. I've been back home visiting for a few days now and just about every minute has been filled with something to do. I have learned that I have a couple of readers out there, possibly even 4, so go you! (I'd like to thank my fans...to my readers: if it weren't for you, I don't know where I'd be! -Excerpt from 2008 acceptance speech) However, now that I know you are out there reading this, there is more pressure to make this exciting.

My mom and I saw The Women this afternoon and it was cute! It's actually a remake of a 1939 classic of the same name. We were going to watch the '39 version before seeing the '08 version, but we couldn't find it anywhere.

Um, well....that's all I've got for now. Slightly hard to blog and watch a movie at the same time.