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The Bottom Line This article deals with highly sensitive and crazy information transcribed from an aged brain - you have been warned!
GREETINGS Wow, it’s been awhile since I have written anything on Epinions, since June of 2009 to be exact - time sure goes by quickly. I just thought I would stop by to let you in on some random thoughts that have been rolling around in my head for awhile in case anyone out there is even interested. It’s important to get these rambling thoughts out of my older mind because perhaps tomorrow I might not remember them all. AGING AND STUFF First of all I will be turning 50 in March and it is hard to believe that three quarters of my life is already over. It goes by so fast that before you know it you are bordering on becoming an AARP member - if anyone can believe that. I am at a point in my life that I really enjoy, Terry and I have been married 27 years now and we are quite comfortable together, what might seem mundane to other people who might not find us as “exciting” as they are is actually heaven to us. We enjoy just sitting down with our beagles at night to watch our favorite programs and talk about daily events and family matters. I have never been so content in my life and it feels really good. We have aged well together and we enjoy watching our football games and discussing the latest Fringe episode and our work days. We both had our job positions “eliminated” like many other Americans and we both spent a little bit of time on unemployment wondering if we were going to lose our home. Thankfully we both found a job in about a month and we enjoy our new jobs better than the one we were let go from. We don’t make as much money as we once did as Terry had to take a big pay cut in his new job - but we expected that and have adjusted our lifestyle to fit our new budget and as they say “money isn’t everything”. We feel secure again and darn right happy that we were so blessed to find work when so many people in this country are struggling. FAMILY My daughter is 24 now and still trying to find her way in this tough world of ours. She moved out of our house two years ago and now lives with her biological sister. We still talk all the time but I haven’t seen her in two years and I do miss just giving her a hug. I’m sure this is quite common for a lot of parents out there - to have an adult child who is yet to figure things out in this world of ours. Things are different for this generation, I think many of them are ill prepared for what waits for them in the real world. At her age I was already happily married for two years, had a job and was functioning in society. Hopefully with love and guidance she will prevail in this ever changing world we live in. My parents are doing relatively well, my Mom will be 70 in June and my Dad 73 in July God willing and they have had some nagging health issues but nothing that hasn’t been remedied. I feel blessed to have had my parents in my life this long and I really do treasure every minute I am with them. I still turn to them for advice and conversation when I feel the world has got me down. They are a great source of love and inspiration to all of our family and it is hard to imagine that one day my world will be empty without them in it. POLITICS - Oh my! What bothers me in my life are politicians, I don’t believe in any of them anymore - all they do is lie so they can get in office and then they betray the people who got them there in the first place. The political commercials are a joke, nothing more than school children attacking somebody they don’t like. As the American public we would appreciate a political campaign and commercials that do not insult our intelligence as adults. They spew hate and jealousy to new extremes and I find it all very pathetic. Our money is given away for what “they” want and then when we have this mountain of debt they cut our benefits and raise our taxes. It is our money to begin with - stop spending it foolishly and start thinking about the people who were responsible for getting you in to office. They have never paid all of the money that they “borrowed” from Social Security and instead of paying it back they want to slash benefits and raise the retirement age. Many seniors now cannot afford to live but there are no jobs our there that will hire them at their age - a typical catch 22 in our times. I never remember government and politicians as being that bad when I was growing up, perhaps I just didn’t pay attention because I was so focused on enjoying my life and just didn’t notice. I don’t remember political campaigns as being so ugly and commercials attacking the other candidate so fiercely. Maybe I was living in my own little personal bubble or perhaps I am right - it wasn’t as bad as it is now. I’m sick of the party grandstanding and congress messing with our lives just to satisfy their lobbyists and own political agendas. I want our country to be as great as I once thought it was - I still really want to believe in what this country was founded for and it pains me to see all the corruption and fighting in our government. WAR Didn’t we learn anything from the Vietnam war? Afghanistan is a no win situation for us just as it was for the Soviets before us and we are sacrificing many brave lives in the process. My cousin has been sent to Afghanistan and Iraq several times by our military and so far he has survived but for the grace of God but how many more times will they keep sending him and many more like him back to the battlefield in this black hole of a war? I pray for him and all of our troops everyday and I hope someone will come to their senses that this will never change anything in Afghanistan. Once we do leave, the country will revert to how it has always been there for centuries and there is nothing anyone can do to prevent this. The money is in the poppy fields of Afghanistan and the criminal element in that country will continue to exploit the common people of Afghanistan for their own personal gain. THE PUPPIES On a lighter note my beagles are all doing well, Sadie and Zip the sisters will be 9 in January and our crazy beagle mix Lucky just turned 7 in October. They bring joy to our house and love us unconditionally and we really enjoy their company. Lucky still acts like a puppy and all she wants to do is play fetch, play with her toys, and chase squirrels. Sadie and Zip are more laid back but they still enjoy a good squirrel or chipmunk chasing too. MY APOLOGIES I didn’t mean to get so political in my previous paragraphs but this has been on my mind and I wanted my opinion to be expressed. I know that there will be people out there who disagree with what I wrote but that is okay because people in this country are still allowed to disagree - aren’t we? LOOKING BACK It’s funny how life evolves and how we grow as human beings, I remember being back in high school and really not sure of what I wanted to be in my life. Now I drive by that same high school every day on my way to my job and I think back to that naïve, unsure, teenager and I am amazed how things have turned out in my life. Life is good and I am thankful that I found my way and blessed that God put me on the right path in life. THE FACEBOOK BLACKMAIL I joined Facebook last year, something I had swore I would never do and with some major blackmailing from my cousin Angie (she said I would not be able to see her Ohio State party pictures unless I joined ) - I joined and I thoroughly enjoy it! I have made friends around this country and around the world by playing silly little games like Farmville, Zoo World, and Fishville and I look forward to conversing with my friends each and every day. Who would have thought I would have loved it as much as I do? I have friends in England, Indonesia, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, and many other places that I am sure I am forgetting and it has been a fantastic experience. I check in with Facebook everyday to converse with my friends and family and enjoy their company and I love it. MY TRUE HAIR COLOR - NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW One thing that I consistently do now that I am growing older is dye my hair and some people would like to see my hair color now and I am determined not to let that happen! Currently my hair is a beautiful reddish auburn color with some highlights thrown in for good measure - this is one thing I will not give in to, I enjoy having my hair colored and I will keep it that way. It’s bad enough my whole body is starting to sag and I have to see the wrinkles creep into my face but I’ll be damned if I have to look at all of those gray hairs. DISTURBING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS On another note - I have been noticing plenty of people decorating their cars this Christmas season and I find this very disturbing. I understand the decorating of the Christmas trees and the decorating of the inside and the outside of your house but the people who decorate their cars I think are just plain wacky. I have seen cars dressed up with bows on top and the famous garland and artificial snow cars (like there isn’t enough snow around right now) and the one that I find the most disturbing must be the latest fashion for cars - the Rudolph the Red Nosed Vehicle outfit. No lie - I saw one today when we were out on our grocery store run - an antler affixed to the right and left top of the vehicle and a red nose between the headlights! I commented to my husband how ridiculous this was and he told me he has seen several of those this year. Could you imagine showing up to your workplace in a vehicle decorated like this? People are so very strange, I can’t even fathom why anyone would do this - very bizarre behavior indeed. APOLOGIES PART II I know this has been a very rambling writing piece but this is how my mind processes things these days so I am very glad you suffered through this entire catharsis of my brain to reach the end of my thoughts for now. SUMMARY 2010 has been an extremely challenging and yet happy year for us and I am hoping everyone will come out of this crazy recession for the better. We didn’t cause this mess but unfortunately we all have to live with it. BEST WISHES AND CONCLUSION I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! May 2011 be a better year for all of us and please remember to help out those less fortunate than ourselves in this country. Contribute where you can - whether it is for the Salvation Army, Veterans for America, St. Jude’s, or even your local Goodwill - there are people who badly need our assistance. God Bless you All. © Piglet 2061 2010  |
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