OIL AND WATER..

The two things don’t mix. Everyone knows it.

You would think by now, 2010, that someone

or anyone would have some kind of soloution

to that problem. It is a tragedy that the people of

the Gulf Coast states sat and just waited for the

oil from that accident to drift to them and destroy

their livelihoods and coastline. Is it a good idea

to have MORE oil rigs set up along our coastlines? ..

I think not. IF they, and I say IF, they survive this disaster

this should serve as a message. IF you do not have

the means to stop oil from spreading to our protected

shoreline.. then DON’T put them up there. Simple logic.

Just my opinion on that.

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Kentucky Derby

I like to watch it. I don’t follow the horses and who’s is

the best. I think with a race that is so important to our

culture, it is crazy to run it in storms and rain. Like Oil

and Water… rain that bad does not mix with a very

important race. Horses can run in the rain. but shouldn’t

be running in heavy rain or thunderstorms. I hope they

make the right call tomorrow and save the horses from

a tragic outcome.

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OPRAH.. NO CELLPHONE  ZONE   

Like oil and water.. driving and texting and using

a cell phone do not mix.

Our Governor of Michigan will be on Oprah today

and she will sign into law, live on television, a

no cell phone zone. It allows the police force in

our state to stop ANYONE talking on a cellphone

or texting while driving. If anything can be said

for the last season of "OPRAH" on public television,

it would be how she helped keep people ALIVE by taking

a stand against cell phone useage while driving.

We are not talking about zero cell phones useage in a car..

we are talking not using it while driving.. which is the

best idea I have heard of in a long time. This truly will and

probably has saved many lives already. Bravo to our

governor for taking a stand too. It is a simple thing to

just pull over and stop your car if you "have to" answer

a call. More people should.

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Gorgeous day here today in Michigan and maybe

part of tomorrow to.  Sunny and 80 I am loving it.

I hope where you are it is a nice day too..

 

HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY!!

 

WHAT’S THAT WHITE STUFF??

Here it is a few days before May 1st and there is white

frost on everything this morning, Sheesh tomorrow it will

be 80. Good Grief!  Spring in Michigan, you just

never know what will happen next. There are so many

flowers and plants blooming already it will be a shame if

the freeze is a bad one. Guess we just wait and see.

                            

Yesterday was a chore day.

Our schedule has been so mixed up.. most days we get

a call and have to leave early. Makes things pretty

unsettled around here. I try not to start something that I

have to put on hold until later. Makes baking and dinner planning

almost impossible. Thank God again for my crockpot!

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I guess I started something with this new kind of shoe with the

rocker sole. I have a lot more research to do on line about what

exactly they do for the body. I just know I feel better wearing mine

then when I wear the old shoes I had been wearing before.

Maybe they were supposed to be just for working out or

walking etc.. to tone you while you do it.

Yes, you can feel it working.. but more than that,

 I get relief in my back and that is

what was most important to me. Trends come and go and so we

shall see if this one sticks around or is just a phase.

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Been busy making necklaces and bracelets still. Using up some of

the beads that I bought and creating unique one of a kind projects.

I noticed recently in the major stores, that simple beaded bracelets

go for quite a  bit of money nowdays. If you buy a set with

necklace and earrings.. you can be looking at 40 to 50 dollars.

Why do that when you can make your own? So it keeps me

occupied while I watch tv at night. This new schedule we are

on now is sure wonderful. I actually get to watch tv again and

enjoy some down time before bed. Mom and I both are resting

better and that’s a good thing! Things worked out okay in the end.

I sure don’t miss getting up at 4 AM like we were for sure.

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HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER VIEW

Here is another view from my weekly travels.

I have no idea how those pink branches got into

that tree but it was eye catching for sure when

in full bloom. I spotted it on the way to my favorite

wifi spot about a block away. We had a lot of storms

this weekend with pretty heavy rain. I hate to think

of how stripped that tree is now. Glad I got the

photo before the storm.

BUSY day here, the sun will be out and in the 60′s. Glad too.

Traveling in the rain is not much fun.

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I noticed that the shoes I got are now on sale… well sort of.

Buy one pair get another 50% off. Am I buying more? YES..

I certainly am. After walking in them the entire weekend.

I can give an honest opinion and say that.. they do work

for me and that is a good thing. Here is a LINK for them,

so you can read up on them for yourself.

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HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!

 

OH WOE IS MY TOE…

Ever notice that things can be going just great

and then WHAM.. you tweak, stub or hit your

toe and a shock goes through you? Something

about your feet that just take the brunt of your

whole body weight. The pressure points for

your whole system are there on your feet.

They are on your hands as well, but something

about your feet.. well when they hurt..you hurt

all over.

   

I thought it was new shoes. (I get a new pair of

shoes in the spring. Always something comfortable.

Never had a problem until this year.) All of the sudden..

I got a little toe that is killing me. I investigated and

it was swollen. Darn new shoes, long story short..

went back to the old ones. NO HELP.. it still hurt.

Ahhhh now we have a problem.. if it isn’t the shoes then

what?? After two weeks of limping around I finally

went out and bought another pair of shoes. This time

it was a pair of those new rocker sole therapy shoes. 

You have seen them advertised on tv. I didn’t buy

the high priced ones mind you, $100. is ridiculous!

These new shoes are wider in the toe area and really

do make you walk differently. When I first put them on

I thought… NO WAY.. these feel terrible. I walked

around in the aisle with them on,  amazing how

you feel like you are propelled forward and just glide

along. MY toe feels fine!! Got to be something to it!

Anyway.. just letting you know that you really can’t knock

new trends in shoes I guess until you try them out. They

are now making them in sandals too. Is this the new trend

of shoe? Maybe.. who knows.. worked for me!

 

Will be a wet day here today.. cool too.. ahh Spring at least

the pollen count will go down after the rain.

 

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!! 

 

WALK… DON’T WALK

To my shock the neighbor calls me and says."what’s going on

over there to your house?" I said.."Huh.. what do you mean?"

She says.. "the news is in front of your house!" Well you know me

by now.. I grabbed the camera before doing anything else.

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Sure enough there sat the car and the crew was across

the street interviewing a local resident about the new

code law passed by the council to keep kids or people

from walking in the streets. The mayor said "no exceptions"

so the public safety officers were giving tickets out like

crazy and some of them "not real offenses." I mean if  a

person doesn’t have  a sidewalk to walk on how can you

ticket them.. right? Wrong.. they were giving tickets to anyone

walking in the street. Oh Boy.. what a hornet’s nest got stirred

up. It’s $110. for a jay walking ticket.. and most of them given to

juveniles whose parents have to pay! Did the kids know not to

walk in the street? YES.. the word got out and they did know but

they did it anyway. What do they care.. they are not paying the tickets.

It’s a big mess. The news outlets got wind of it and were interviewing

residents about the problems that have arisen. One local teen was taken

out of town to the county jail and her mother had to "bail" her out.

I think that was a case of her fighting with the officer over the ticket though.

The city council meeting this coming week will be a doozy. I won’t be home

in time but I will tape it to see what happens. I hope changes will be made

for the better.

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As a  side note..

While the news crew was in town they were summonded to the middle school

two blocks from our house. Seems a 50 year old beloved teacher there had a

massive heart attack while preparing for his class and died before he could get

to the hospital in the next town 15 minutes away.We will never know if we HAD

a hospital whether his life could have been saved or not.

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HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

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