Well, it's not going to kill you

This is the definition of insanity

Governor Wants State Intervention At Failing Schools but he also approved this

State lawmakers Friday approved a $1 billion package of emergency spending cuts that freeze funding for schools, cut payments to doctors caring for the poor and bank hundreds of millions in unspent funds for the rest of the year.

Yes we'll help failing schools by making sure they don't have enough money for books, teachers, counselors,
etc.

Clothes Off Our Back

I stumbled upon this website today. Clothes Off Our Back

From their website:
The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is a 501c3 organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. Clothes Off Our Back was founded by actors and philanthropists Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm In The Middle") and Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”) whose efforts, along with their celebrity and designer friends have helped improve the lives of children across the globe.

What a wonderful idea.

Stay away from Doctor Google!

I'm repeating this chant to myself until I see Dr. Fun next week.

The more I search about triple negative breast cancer the more I freak myself out. This is not good, I'm more than creative enough to freak myself out without additional information.

The next person that finds me googling triple negative has permission to grab my keyboard and beat me soundly on the knuckles with it.

Stay away from Doctor Google
Stay away from Doctor Google
Stay away from Doctor Google

Success!!!

I finally won.  I have been battling with firefox for weeks now. 

I would uninstall, then reinstall, uninstall, then reinstall, rinse and repeat.

Tonight I finally got it to work.  Of course I have absolutely NO IDEA how I managed to do it!  I'm just happy I did.  I can spellcheck again.  What more could a miserable non-speller like me want.

A party in our mouths

We went to Seghesio for a wine release party last night.  Home made Cioppino loaded with crab and shrimp.  Ooooohhhh so good.  Bev and Chase joined us so that made it doubly fun.  Of course it was paired with their ever so luscious wines.  ZInfandel and Pinot Noir in this case.

Afterward it was a trip down to the wine cellar for port and dessert.  It was quiet enough that I actually got to talk to Cathy Seghesio who hails from New Orleans.  I told her that we'd spent Christmas there and we talked of the City's recovery.  Her family still lives there.

They come out every year, bringing pounds of crawfish with them and Seghesio hosts a crawfish feed for one of their release parties.  Looking forward to that!

From the surely you jest catagory

Nader is running for president again.  Didn't insuring the reelection of Bush do enough for his ego?

See this article for further consideration.

This is what I get for wandering around the internet unattended

I found this today at Breakthrough Breast Cancer

"Breast cancer is not a single disease – there are many different types. ‘Triple negative’ breast cancer is so called because it does not have HER2 receptors or receptors for the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone. This means that women with triple negative breast cancer will not benefit from Herceptin or hormone treatments like tamoxifen.
Triple negative breast cancers account for 15-20% of all breast cancers diagnosed in the UK. The current standard treatment for triple negative breast cancer is chemotherapy.

Some studies have shown that triple negative breast cancers respond better to chemotherapy treatment than hormone sensitive cancers.

Triple negative breast cancer can be more aggressive and the chance of the cancer recurring within five years of diagnosis and treatment is typically greater than with other types of breast cancer. However, if a triple negative breast cancer has not recurred within five years after diagnosis there is evidence to suggest that there is actually a lower chance of it recurring compared to other types of breast cancer.

You may hear triple negative breast cancers referred to as basal breast cancer. Many basal breast cancers are triple negative so the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably although they do have slightly different meanings."

See what I mean? It could either be considered very scary or not depending where in that lovely 5 year period you are.  Since I'm not even 2 years in, it rather catches my attention.

Since I have an appt with the wonderful Dr. Fun in a couple of weeks I think I'll send it to her so we can discuss it.

While I do love cruising around the net acquiring information I occasionally regret what I find.  I must then grapple with it, find a place to store it where it will not jump out in the middle of the night to frighten me and go on.

A simple yes or no will suffice

I've noticed this for years and have probably blogged about it before but I notice it at odd times.  By dearly beloved CANNOT for the life of him answer a question with a simple yes or no.

For example, he was going into town today.  I asked him if he could mail Mason's hats back to him.  He left them here when they came up for Winter Wineland and we just recently discovered them.

Instead of saying yes I can mail them, he replied well they probably think that we'd mailed them already.  Um, no darling here they are sitting on the railing.  Clearly they have not been "mailed already".  SO CAN YOU FRICKING MAIL THEM OR NOT?  That's what I wanted to say but didn't.  I just repeated "can you mail them?"

Questions like what do you want for dinner usually result in the reply whatever you feel like cooking which results in me naming something and him replying no, I don't feel like that tonight.  Followed by me naming something else until we come to an agreement.

One classic example happened recently.  Celtic Woman will be in San Francisco in May.  I asked do you want to go?  His reply well I really liked it when we went last time.  I didn't take that to mean buy the tickets.  A couple of days later he asked have you bought the Celtic Woman tickets yet?  Huh? 

I have on a number of occasions explained to him that I'm a not a fricking mind reader.  I cannot intuit a yes from well I really liked it last time we went.

And as a final note to any of you non-decision makers out there - "if you want me to" is not an acceptable answer.  Yes or No, it's that simple.

I have successfully resisted the urge to slap him upside the head for almost 22 years now.  I'm not sure how much longer my patience will hold :).

People I know you're out there

An average of 6 of you visit my site every day. Yes, every day. Have you all lost the ability to type?????

Just say HI so I know it's not 6 fabricated people.

OK, I lifted this from another blog but I liked it

1. What curse word do you use the most? FUCK, there's nothing better but I'm trying not to use it quite so much

2. Do you own an iPod? Yes, and you know the stupidest thing... I forgot to sync it with my computer before we left on vacation.

3. Who on your MySpace I don't have MySpace, I don't get MySpace or facebook for that matter.

4. What time is your alarm clock set for? ummm, I think currently 7:30 as I had a 9 am doc appt the other day. Usually it's not on. Can you say retirement????

5. What color is your room? No paint, beautiful heart redwood.

6. Flip-flops or sneakers? neither I prefer bare feet

7. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture? Take, I have picture phobia

8. What's the last movie you watched? Harry Potter and the ... what ever the last one is out on pay-per view

9. Do any of your friends have children? Uh huh.

10. Has anyone ever called you lazy? Yes, my ex-FIL

11. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep faster? Yes, frequently just wait til menopause hits.

12. What CD is currently in your CD player? Actually I use itunes on the Mac. currently playing Amateur by Aimee Mann

13. Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk? chocolate

14. Has anyone told you a secret this week? No

15. Have you ever given someone a hickey? yes, my husband

16. Who was the last person to call you? The medical offices in Hawaii... surprise they found yet more unpaid bills.

17. Do you think people talk about you behind your back? Don't know, don't care

18. Did you watch cartoons as a child? Rocky and Bullwinkle

19. How many siblings do you have? 2 sisters, one 4 years younger, one eight.

20. Are you shy around the opposite sex? Not so much.

21. What movie do you know every line to? Umm, none. Is this an important skill??

22. Do you own any band t-shirts? Nope

23. What is your favorite salad dressing? Ranch, it goes on EVERYTHING.

24. Do you read for fun? God yes

25. Do you cry a lot? Only when I'm really frustrated.

26. Who was the last person to text message you? don't text message, not in my skillset.

27. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop? Both

28. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoo? Yea tattoo, but I can't quite bring myself to do it

29. What is the weather like? Cold but clear, we could see the eclipse tonight, way coo.

30. Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos? No, eehhhuuu gross

31. Is sex before marriage wrong? I don't think so...

32. When was the last time you slept on the floor? about 8 years ago during a very long layover in the Dallas airport. It was 5 am. No sane person should be awake at 5 am

33. How many hours of sleep do you need to function? I can function on 8 but do much better with 9 or 10

34. Are you in love or lust? Probably both.

35. Are your days full and fast-paced? Not so much, they are gentle and laid back.

36. Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages? No.

37. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 56

38. Are you picky about spelling and grammar? Actually Yes. but the sad thing is I cannot spell worth a damn.

39. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Nope, I'm a Disneyland kind of girl

40. Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex? I think it's pretty much even as long as we have things in common.

41. Do you like cottage cheese? No, not even a little bit.

42. Do you sleep on your side, tummy, or back? All tummy is my choice but when wearing my c-pap mask side and back..

43. Have you ever bid for something on eBay? Yes, many, many things including a piece of furniture we had shipped from Maine.

44. Do you enjoy giving hugs? I love hugs.

45. What song did you last sing out loud? My Brown eyed girl - Jimmy Buffet earlier today.

46. What is your favorite TV show? Hard to choose, currently enamored with Lipstick Jungle

47. Which celebrity, dead or alive, would you want to have lunch with? Molly Ivins

48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach? Butterflies? Or felt like there was a butterfly living in my tummy? First time I found a lump in my breast after completing treatment for breast cancer.

49. What one thing do you wish you had? My dad back alive

50. Favorite lyrics? You Might as Well Have Fun While You're at it Alice Peacock

Go on be brave, leave some of your answers or post them on your own blog.