The husband and I cleaned the garage out this weekend. I had had enough of the frost in the windshield in the morning and having the truck freezing when I get in. We still need to get the garage door on the husband's side fixed and then he can leave his in the garage at night as well. Sadly it means the bikes are put down in the basement for the winter.
I finally got caught up on all the t.v. I missed due to the cable getting knocked out from Sandy. "Arrow" is actually not bad and Steven Amell is quite the specimen. the husband and I agreed he is on the list...
Speaking of "Arrow" the husband signed us up for an archery safety/beginner course at the local firearms range/club. We did well and hopefully s\Santa will bring me a Genesis compound bow...call me Daryl.
We have the menu for Thanksgiving all planned. Tuesday and Wednesday will be prep days so ideally all we- read the husband- have to do is put things in the oven at the right time and voila- the picture perfect Thanksgiving dinner.
Friday while chatting with PF he told me someone called his phone looking for Latisha Brown. I told him I thought that would be a great drag name for him when he started. He said he already had one and we got on the topic of how I was told you take the name of your first pet and the the street you lived on to make it. So by that means I would be Brandy Terrace but PF and I though Brandi would make a much better spelling..
Mom and dad are coming down for Thanksgiving. Friday is also Dad's birthday but we are celebrating Saturday instead so my younger brother and his wife and sons can come down and celebrate with us.
We saw Skyfall this weekend. Javier Bardeem made a super, awesome villain. I was surprised the movie was almost three hours long as it went by very fast while sitting there in the theater.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Oh Sandy
So Sandy the Superstorm definitely was super. I am a bit perplexed though as we were told Hurricane Irene was the storm of the century and one tear later we are told Sandy is the storm of the century. Apparently Irene was the storm of the preceding century, you know 1911 to 2011. Sandy is the storm of the proceeding century, 2012 to 2112 (at least I hope).
We lost a lot of roof shingles- they were strewn all over the backyard- and a sixty plus year old pin oak. Thankfully the pin oak fell into another sixty plus year old pin oak next to it and not on the house. I was not sure if we were covered by our insurance for that or not- we are not.
Thankfully- and this is what makes our country great I think- there was a wildcat tree removal team in town ad they took it down. These guys came in from Michigan. They drove out to Jersey as soon as the storm hit. They were looking to make easy money with lots of trees down. The husband and I were dreading that it would cost us more than $2500 to dispose of the tree. We had that number in mind because ST had to have a tree of similar size removed after Irene. The wildcatters told us they could take it down for $750! Clearly they thought they were getting the better of us ad we could not believe how cheap they were so we immediately had them take it down right then and there.
My youngest son is now a teenager. His birthday is November 1st and he and his brother were supposed to be with us the weekend of November second but since we had no power, heat or- more importantly to tow teenage boys- cable and internet, I asked the ex to keep them for the weekend while we cleaned up.
They were with us this past weekend and the husband and I got the birthday boy a new iPod Touch- the fifth generation kind. I am stunned by the product btw. If you have WiFi it is essentially an iPhone. It is really cool and I have to disclose that my 6 + year old iPod Touch went on the fritz last week I got myself a new one just like his but a different color.
So the election. I don't think the results could be qualified as a mandate for President Obama. 51% of the popular vote is a slim majority, If he had received 60% or more I'd say that is a mandate.
I think I have lost and alienated friends with my commentary on President Obama being a moderate Republican in his actions- oh well, guess they were only friends if I agree with them politically which translate to not really friends.
One thing I have been expounding to some is when the refer to President Obama as a socialist. I ask for one socialist action he has taken. Generally they claim the Affordable Care Act is socialism. Really? So you are telling me the Affordable Care Act has nationalized all health insurance providers, combined them into one enterprise and the government runs it all now and has advocated equal outcomes for all who seek health care? I dunno but it seems more like the plan Republican Governor Romney put in place in Massachusetts- oh wait because it is. The retort to that is yes but the Romney plan tried to reduce the mandated services whereas the President's plan increases them and places new taxes on...tanning salons! OMG what would we all do if tanning salons were taxed out of business??? The horror..the horror...
I have been accused of espousing a belie in equal outcomes. No, I get that not everyone gets to be a winner. But I do believe that everyone should theoretically have an equal starting line and if the government needs to step in for that then so be it. Funny how the GOP lives and breathes economic/social Darwinism but not Darwinism in science and how the Democrats are the opposite.
My oldest is at the age where he is now gettign interested in lifting. I have given him some tips and since he and his brother are with us for the Thanksgiving weekend I told him e and I would go to the gym so I can walk him thru some things.
We lost a lot of roof shingles- they were strewn all over the backyard- and a sixty plus year old pin oak. Thankfully the pin oak fell into another sixty plus year old pin oak next to it and not on the house. I was not sure if we were covered by our insurance for that or not- we are not.
Thankfully- and this is what makes our country great I think- there was a wildcat tree removal team in town ad they took it down. These guys came in from Michigan. They drove out to Jersey as soon as the storm hit. They were looking to make easy money with lots of trees down. The husband and I were dreading that it would cost us more than $2500 to dispose of the tree. We had that number in mind because ST had to have a tree of similar size removed after Irene. The wildcatters told us they could take it down for $750! Clearly they thought they were getting the better of us ad we could not believe how cheap they were so we immediately had them take it down right then and there.
My youngest son is now a teenager. His birthday is November 1st and he and his brother were supposed to be with us the weekend of November second but since we had no power, heat or- more importantly to tow teenage boys- cable and internet, I asked the ex to keep them for the weekend while we cleaned up.
They were with us this past weekend and the husband and I got the birthday boy a new iPod Touch- the fifth generation kind. I am stunned by the product btw. If you have WiFi it is essentially an iPhone. It is really cool and I have to disclose that my 6 + year old iPod Touch went on the fritz last week I got myself a new one just like his but a different color.
So the election. I don't think the results could be qualified as a mandate for President Obama. 51% of the popular vote is a slim majority, If he had received 60% or more I'd say that is a mandate.
I think I have lost and alienated friends with my commentary on President Obama being a moderate Republican in his actions- oh well, guess they were only friends if I agree with them politically which translate to not really friends.
One thing I have been expounding to some is when the refer to President Obama as a socialist. I ask for one socialist action he has taken. Generally they claim the Affordable Care Act is socialism. Really? So you are telling me the Affordable Care Act has nationalized all health insurance providers, combined them into one enterprise and the government runs it all now and has advocated equal outcomes for all who seek health care? I dunno but it seems more like the plan Republican Governor Romney put in place in Massachusetts- oh wait because it is. The retort to that is yes but the Romney plan tried to reduce the mandated services whereas the President's plan increases them and places new taxes on...tanning salons! OMG what would we all do if tanning salons were taxed out of business??? The horror..the horror...
I have been accused of espousing a belie in equal outcomes. No, I get that not everyone gets to be a winner. But I do believe that everyone should theoretically have an equal starting line and if the government needs to step in for that then so be it. Funny how the GOP lives and breathes economic/social Darwinism but not Darwinism in science and how the Democrats are the opposite.
My oldest is at the age where he is now gettign interested in lifting. I have given him some tips and since he and his brother are with us for the Thanksgiving weekend I told him e and I would go to the gym so I can walk him thru some things.
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