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Post Surgury BB1.  Well I did it!  Nine months after my total knee replacement surgery, I got back out on the basketball court and worked up a sweat. It felt so good!
I most likely could have gone out earlier,  but I didn’t want to push my luck.  I’ve been lifting weights for upper body strength in the gym and walking briskly (just before breaking into a jog) on a treadmill.  I felt strong, albeit still proceeding cautiously on sprints to retrieve the ball.   No pain, just stiffness and a little bit of numbness.  YAY!

2. My daughter still holds an unhealthy amount of resentment that her parents did not get her a Barbie car when she was a little girl.   Baby, “TIME TO LET IT GO!”

Avocados3. My department at City Hall is famous for their guacamole which they prepare several times a year, some batches are spicier than other.
The most recent notice went out via email from Sergio.  It read:  “Ventura Guac, Yeah it does!”  Hehehe.  Now that’s funny!  See, it’s a play on…nevermind.

4. From my “Women are Making Progress” file, I recently saw this news article on MSN.com originally from Woman’s Day magazine article that Lawyers who call Women “Honey” and “Sweetie” will now be fined.  Right on! The American Bar Association voted in favor of an amendment prohibiting lawyers from using harassing and discriminatory language while practicing law. Now, lawyers can be fined for calling women darling, honey, sweetheart, and other sexist terms.  Please read the article.

The Bet5. I hit another milestone, or accomplishment without even trying!  I got my name on the credits of a feature length film.  I showed up to be an extra for local musician friends (Army of Freshmen) and they were sweet enough to include me (and other Ventura locals) in the credits.   So for my first acting credit on my upcoming resume, I was, “woman in stands at neighborhood park cheering on baseball game.”
Now to make it onto IMDB.com.   Check out The Bet.

6. Every year I go to the fair and every year I think I’m going to eat a load of crap…because that’s what you do at the fair, but every year I end up with corn on the cob. This year because it would actually be good to gain a couple of pounds I was planning on indulging in deep-fried Twinkies and other fair fare; but, I ended up not dining there at all.
I’ve really trained myself to eat well, and to budget my money…but there’s always next year (when I’ll probably be watching my weight again)!

7. I hope there is a special place in hell for people who use their kids as pawns.  Whether it be a divorce, or cutting off ties with other family members because you’re mad at them….tsk tsk. I’ve personally witnessed it a number of times and it’s pure evil.

Buttered Popcorn8. I think buttered popcorn might be one of my favorite foods.  I’ve actually gone to see a movie  on more than one occasion because I was craving popcorn.  A rib-eyed steak, with a fully loaded baked potato and a big bag of fresh buttered popcorn along with an ice cold Arnold Palmer, might be my last meal request on death row…that is, if I ever decide to go homicidal.

9. Another grammar nerd observation:
“It’s so funny when someone rants on Facebook about how stupid someone or something is, and then they misspell a word, or use “there” instead of “their”.    It instantly takes their credibility away.  Just like misspelling “Grammar” on one of my previous post (now corrected) 😉

10. I’m totally digging the app from my bank which allows me to take a photo of
my check and deposit it. I no longer have to go to the bank. This rocks my world!
I know, it’s the little things…

11. I’m not naming names, but the athlete in the news getting all kinds of coverage and backlash for sitting during the National Anthem has me a little confused.  Isn’t having the right to exercise our first amendment rights part and parcel to our freedom?  We can sit down during the National Anthem, we can burn an American flag. We can protest in ways that don’t harm others. WE CAN.

11. From my Favorite Quotes file:  “You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.” – Clarence Darrow

Thanks for listening!

 

 

 

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1. New Year’s Eve analysis (3 points)

#1 – A Critical Error
Not hydrating

#2 – A Stupid Error (non critical)
Texting

# 3 – The Smartest Plan
Having a designated driver

New Year’s Eve was great and exactly how I thought it should go.  Lots of fun, music, dancing, hugs from friends, walking downtown from venue to venue running into even more friends, cold drinks, hot texts, getting home before midnight to avoid that awkward moment, and the highlight of every New Year (this one no exception), a phone call just minutes after midnight from my daughter Sydney Rose.

Going to sleep on the first day of the new year knowing everything is all right, is comforting in every way.  Waking up later that morning with a hangover, not so much.

So many horrible photos that night, but here are a couple of my favorites with Diego from Bombay’s, Mike from Amigo’s, Brian from the Dive Bar Messiahs who was REPRESENTING!:

2. Twin babies born in Ventura are making news.  The first at 11:59 am December 31, 2015, and the second at 12:01 am on January 1, 2016.
Sage words of advice to the baby girls.  For sure it will be a thorn in the side of the younger girl up until she’s about 35 that her twin is “one year” older than she, but then all of a sudden, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES, you will forever be the younger one.  Wear it well baby girl!! Wear it well.

3. True story:  A gentleman – who I assume was hitting on me – was telling me bluntly how having deep long kisses are more important than the Big Chalupa (yeah, I know a horrible metaphor, but he was too graphic). In any case, I wasn’t offended until he referred to me as me a seasoned older lady.  So honestly, I don’t know if he was hitting on me because I didn’t stick around to find out.  #NotAGreatPickUpLine

The slippers4. I have to admit these bad boys were my favorite Christmas gift.  I asked for slip on slippers, and well…no doubt about it, my family has a sense of humor!

4a. My second favorite is a brand spankin’ new Spaulding basketball my dad bought for me as incentive to get back on the court. I keep it in plain view for inspiration.

5. I saw an article on USAToday.com about the world’s first “smart bra.”  I guess it measures a woman’s biometrics (measuring heart rate, steps, etc…) At $150 a pop, I’m thinking, not-so-smart bra, and anyways, I still consider the “Wondrabra” the first smart bra!

6. People walking around with a giant chip on their shoulders very rarely get the cognition that they have anything to do with it.

Portland7. Sydney Rose walking to work on Sunday, January 3, 2016 sent me this photo from Portland, OR.  BURRRR!!!  So glad I got her that jacket that has an internal heater for Christmas!  She sold her car and canceled her insurance and either walks, Ubers or uses public transportation.

8. I read somewhere that if you’re using a period while texting, you might be coming off like a jerk, in fact, some people think it’s a sign of insincerity

9. I thought I would share with you this amazingly quirky video of a small dog enjoying a head massage.  I not sure why this particular piece of music was chosen to go with the video, it just makes it even that more goofy.

tajin14oz10. Have I mentioned that the guys at work introduced me to spicy seasoning you shake onto fresh fruit? OMG!!!  Sooooo good!  It was a tad bit hard to find because it was not on the seasoning rack in the market, in fact it was found along side the fresh fruit in the produce department.  The guys first squeeze lime all over the fruit, be it watermelon, apples or oranges, then generously season the fruit with this godlike spicy goodness.

11. And with my knee surgery on the horizon, I choose this one from my Favorite Quotes file: “Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” – Paul Theroux

Doubtful I’ll blog until after my surgery.  So wish me luck and see you on the basketball court as soon as humanly possible!

Self Portrait from my photography class a few years ago.

Self Portrait from my photography class a few years ago.

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Syd-Christmas19971. I’ve been lagging on my blog.  It’s the week before Christmas and I’m “keeping it together” as best I can trying to always look at the glass half full. I will not be seeing Syd Rose this year other than a morning Skype appointment, and I don’t expect any surprises as she’s working two jobs and I’ll be flying her home to help me with my knee surgery in  mid January.  Oh yeah, I’m having knee replacement surgery, so hopefully I’ll get that skip back in my step, and I’ll be back on the court mid 2016.

 

snowflake_c_NOAA2. From the “Things that Blow my Mind” file:
No two snowflakes are alike.  Really???  That a snowman made up of millions of snowflakes does not have two alike? That up at Big Bear or better yet the Antarctic, you’re telling me that no two snowflakes during one winter’s snowfall are alike?  That around the world in one given year, no two snowflakes are alike?  That during the course of history, over billions of years around the globe, that no two snowflakes are alike?
I say, “Prove it pretzel boy!!”
I’m now filing it under the category of questions, with “If a tree falls in the forest…”
HOW CAN YOU PROVE IT?

3. When you expect something in return, THAT’S NOT HELP.

4. SPOILER ALERT: BIG BANG THEORY, move along if you did not see ShAmy’s Big Night.
ShamyI knew Sheldon and Amy would do the nasty, or as Sheldon puts it, “Have coitus,” this season and it was quite nice how they pulled it off. But if I had written the episode, post coitus, Sheldon’s voice would have dropped several octaves and started sounding like a man. 🙂 #BigBangTheory

5. A friend of mine suggested that if you don’t accept treatment for life threatening illness, then in his opinion, that is a form of suicide.  I want to be able to choose how to exit this life; to have it be on my own terms choosing the best quality of life over longevity.

6. Talk about drastic measures, I read a story that a small Italian town had banned death and threatened higher taxes. Because the town’s population was dwindling, the mayor was hoping to encourage healthier living.  http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/small-italian-town-bans-death-threatens-higher-taxes/ar-BBlDYSW

7. I hope I never lose the ability to find formations in the clouds that look like people, animals,  spaceships or phallic shapes.

8. I saw a post on Facebook about terrorists threats recently in LA and she said there was too much bullshit in the world to cope and she was going to crawl into a hole.  To that I say, “Congratulations terrorists, you’re winning.”

We (YOU AND I) must imbue our community with hope and love and joy more than the  evil that attempts to wear us down.  They win, when we give up.

hammerhead9. The problem with Hammerhead sharks is that it’s hard to take them seriously when they always look like a cartoon character; however that being said, I’m sure if I ran swam into one, I’d take them as serious as a heart attack!

10. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Saturday Night Live cast members from 1 – 141.

Top Ten:
10. Chevy Chase
9.  Gilda Radner
8.  Amy Poehler
7. Phil Hartman
6. Bill Murray
5. Dan Aykroyd
4. Mike Meyers
3. Tina Fey
2. Eddie Murphy

1. John Belushi

Not making the top ten?  Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Jon Lovitz, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon, Dennis Miller, not to mention Billy Crystal, Martin Short, or Christopher Guest. 141 Not Ready for Prime Time Players.  Some of the skits I’ll admit are real yawners, but others are classically ingrained in my mind.

11. From my favorite quotes file: “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.” Buddy the Elf

If I don’t get around to it, may the holiday seasons bring you love and joy and 2016 be the best year ever.  PEACE!

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RodStewart1.  Here I am with Rod Stewart in Santa Barbara…no wait, not Rod Stewart. Isn’t it funny looking back at our fashion sense?  We could have been rock stars incognito. This had to be the 90s…probably 93ish. Linda’s big hair, my subtle grunge look.

2.  I detest graffiti.  I’ve been seeing a commercial about some reality show where they’re holding competition for graffiti artists.  Really???  It’s called “Street Art Throwdown” like putting the word “art” makes it acceptable.  Could there be a more lame idea?  I’m sure these competitors are talented, but could we not promote vandalism?  I do however love how Ventura has enlisted artists to beautify phone and electrical boxes about town.

3.  I typically hate it when Academy Award winners use their acceptance speech as a platform to address their personal favorite issues…that is until it’s one I’m all for.  Way to go Patricia Arquette for saying to millions of viewers, “It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America.”

Amen sister.

And not to undermine anything about this, but I saw this on Facebook. Jared Leto did look a little odd no?

Patricia Arquette

4.  Nothing is freakier than opening a microwave and it continues to operate with the dish rotating with the DOOR OPEN!!!

5.  I saw this ABC7 post about the wedding of race car driver Brian Scott.  They posted the lines he read to another woman, his bride’s daughter during their wedding ceremony:

“I promise to always hold your hand and skip with you down the street. …
Bring comfort to your life. I vow to make you say your prayers before you eat.
I promise to read you stories at night, to always tuck you in real tight.
I vow to show you how a man should treat a woman in my relationship with your mother.
And above all else, I vow to protect you, care for you and love you forever.”

He even got her a ring of her own. Could you die?!!

Here is a link to the full story, which is about the most beautiful thing I’ve read in sometime:  http://abc7.com/family/precious-groom-reads-vows-to-brides-daughter/535348/

 

Spock6. RIP Leonard Nimoy.  He was kinda of hot in a George Harrison sort of way don’t ya think?

7.  I love seeing before and current photos of people who have decided to get their bods into shape, especially when it’s done properly.  I once had a roommate who attended the bulimic school of weight loss.  It was heartbreaking.  I truly admire those who make the decision and commit to it.  Like Nike says, “Just do it!”

hooper

8.  OMG!!!  Funniest thing I saw this week.  Let me line it up:  So I saw the above meme and I loved it!  I could relate.  I’m glad they went with “hooper” instead of “baller” because that could be SO misconstrued.  BUT that wasn’t the funny thing.  I thought I would actually look up the meaning of meme which is this:

  • a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

and then I thought I would finally learn how to pronounce the word, “meme” and I found this:


Now we all know.  You’re welcome.

9.   Oh! Speaking of basketball, I received a very nice compliment from a fellow City Hall worker who said he use to see me shooting hoops at lunch and thought I had played in college.  Gotta get my game back!! Miss running around attempting three-pointers.

10.  Remember my post on hipsters a couple of blogs ago?  The definition of a hipster was:  “A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.”

Well I found this joke!  I think you’ll enjoy it:

How do you drown a Hipster?
In the mainstream.

From my favorite quotes file, “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once” – Albert Einstein

Thanks for your time!

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Dad Syd and meSyd and Robby1. Sydney’s visit was short but fun.  She got to visit with friends and spend time with family and pets left behind here in Ventura.  I hated to see her leave but so grateful for the time we spent together doing last minute shopping, baking and catching up with one another.

Her first night in town, Sydney spent it with a good friend who wined and dined her.  They looked so freakin’ cute.  They pretended like they were going to prom which she never had the chance to attend since she didn’t attend a public high school. Too cute!  Before you get too excited, he’s just a friend.  Sydney has a boyfriend waiting for her in Oregon.

As a Christmas tradition started several years ago, we took in a movie together on Christmas afternoon.  We saw Into the Woods.  I thought it was cute, but then I like musicals.

christmas_2015_005Syd Rose once again took the opportunity to attempt to bond with Molly.  You got to hand it to her for her persistence, but the cat is not only mean and anti-social, she’s so fat!  I can’t get my roommate to quit feeding her!

Sydney returned to Oregon on Friday, the day after Christmas and I have to say Friday evening rush hour traffic out of LAX wasn’t so bad! I even got home to text her before her flight took off!

Looking forward to the next time I see her beautiful face which I fear will be after she turns 21 in June this year.

2. Well as far as my knee rehab goes, I’ll be honest, it’s been a tad tough.  First there was the pain of the torn meniscus, then the short-term pain from the surgery.  I was feeling pretty good, pretty great actually, until I started physical therapy.  Now it’s a whole new type of pain!  I’m being a good girl and enduring and getting in those special exercises in between appointments, but man on man!  The whole surrounding area really hurts and gets stiff overnight!

I’ve been doing some brisk walking and bike riding, so I thought I’d go out to shoot some hoops.  Nothing major, just stand close enough to hoop to stretch out my arms.  My  REALLY old basketball needed to be pumped up after two months of neglect.  First the needle broke and then the ball went completely flat, and that was that. The next day I bought a brand new ball and took it up to my favorite court behind City Hall.  Damn I miss shooting!

basketball-mom3.  Speaking of basketball, I saw this and thought, “Yeah!  That’s me!!” Then it occurred to me it’s about moms with kids who play basketball.

4. At what point during a text do you give up and delete and just make a freakin’ phone call?

5. Speaking of which, I heard there might be an app soon for recalling a text.  Didn’t there use to be one on Microsoft Outlook for emails?  What a great idea.  I don’t think I’d use it much for having second thoughts about having written something.  I think I would use it once I noticed I made a faux pas.

My funniest faux pas in a text message?  I was texting my boss and I asked him to pick me up on our way to a breakfast meeting.  Unfortunately I texted, “Will you lick me up?”

True story.

10342889_10152577651433581_1673275093986553011_n6. I came across a brilliant Facebook page when I saw a friend “like” one of their posts; they’re called Team Growing Bolder.
I love their outlook and look forward to their future posts.  I invite you to check them out too:  https://www.facebook.com/GrowingBolder

7. I had a dream that Kim Jong-un and the president of Sony Pictures were actually in cahoots over getting tons of free publicity for the movie “The Interview.”  Jong-un was given a cut of the profits based on number of tickets sold, the US was given another enemy to hate diverting attention from the Isis and idiot police, and Franco and Rogan gained another ten minutes of fame…

Then I woke up.   But I ask you, is it that far-fetched of an idea?  All that free publicity?

I guess it is far-fetched as Sony spent so much money (allegedly) on cleaning up their security breach done by the hackers.

8. Have I ever mentioned that I’m a spicy mama?  I love hot food and hot sauces!!

9. I can’t believe how long it’s been since my last post.  I’ve been busy, but I’ve also been just taking care of the body and resting.  I’ve been cooking more and reading recipes and trying them out. I’ve watch a few movies on my Kindle Fire and looking at the possibility of making living quarter changes.  I’m certainly looking forward to taking on 2015.

10. I won’t be sharing a favorite quote this time, but rather presenting my own: “May the New Year be an opportunity for you to realize you are responsible, you are good, you can make life great.  Begin!” – Pam Baumgardner

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cruise_vet1.  I took my dad on one of those three-hour cruises out to the Anacapa Islands and we had a blast taking photos and seeing all the pelicans, sea lions and dolphins.  No whales, but we found something even cooler.  My dad met a gentleman on the boat who is 96 years old, has been married for 77 years (his wife was with him), and he actually served under Patton.  What an honor shaking his hand just days before Veteran’s Day.
on the ocean
All in all a great day out on the ocean!

2. I just finished reading a book where the man’s wife dies, and later in the story it was revealed she was really alive. I hate fiction with story lines like that.  It makes it hard enough to let go of someone you love who has died, and this just feeds that false sense of hope that it all could be a terrible mistake.

If anyone could have pulled this off, my mother could have.  See she actually worked at Rose Hills Mortuary…so you can understand how my mind would figure out how she could have pulled it off.  Even to this day…

3. One of the aspects I love about Facebook is that you can reconnect with people you haven’t seen for literally 20 years but now feel like you’re a part of their lives, even though they live no where near you, and you probably won’t be seeing them for another 20 years, if that. I can private message as if we’ve been in the middle of a conversation.  I love it!

4. From my awesome headlines file:
Fake podiatrist sucks women’s toes
Giant Anteaters kill two hunters in Brazil.

Okay, so I read up on the anteater story because, “really?”  And it turned out that there were two separate incidents! Apparently these guys have front claws that are as long as pocketknives. So you just have to get in their way.

As for the podiatrist story?  It actually ran on CNN.

5. Is calling a man “adorable” a bad thing?  Or calling him “cute”?  Does it make men feel less manly or slightly effeminate?  I wonder because there are certain men I consider that way, and others I think of as artsy, or handsome, or that they are a manly man. Love them all, don’t get me wrong, but I hesitate to say, “You are so adorable!”

Turns out there is tons of info written on this very subject if you care to Google it.  My favorite entry, “Do the ‘cute and adorable’ guys ever get laid?”  It’s a question on a forum on a bodybuilding website.  I didn’t bother to see how people answered because I already know the answer which is resoundingly a “yes!”

6. I’ll be honest, I’m on the fence when it comes to Man Buns.

Google Maps7. This above satellite image of Ventura City Hall was brought to my attention by the crew I work with at City Hall because Google Maps had captured us during lunchtime sometime recently.  Clearly, this is a satellite photo of the guys doing their cross fit training on their side of the court, and me on the other side shooting hoops. How freakin’ funny is that?

Basketball court

8. I finally figured out how to Skype from my home computer.  I have one of those mini video cameras hooked up and I got the audio to work and everything!  But now, I feel like someone is always watching me even though I’m not connected.  To take care of that nagging feeling, I always make sure I have the lens covered up…just in case.

9. Have you ever walked into a bar or music venue and thought to yourself, “These are not my people!”

Halloween 2014(Thanks for photo Maggie)   Halloween last week was okay.  I really wasn’t planning on going out but I was slightly pressured to do so, so I put my hair up in a ponytail, put on a baseball cap and wore a safety vest.  I was a construction worker!  It came in handy when it started pouring rain and I had to run across the street to avoid getting more drenched. Cars saw me a mile away!!  The photo above is so bright just from the flash, so you can imagine getting caught in someone’s headlights!

Amanda-Me-PeggySide note:  I asked this gal to use my Canon camera to take a photo of us at The Watermark.  It took her FOREVER to figure it out and this is how it turned out!  I just laugh every time I look at it wondering just how drunk was she? Way too much head room!!

10. I had my first dirty martini on Halloween.  YUM!!

11. I read an article about which foods make you tastier to mosquitoes.  Included on the list are pickled foods, dairy products, Alcohol, Beer.  Yeah, I’m screwed.

12. From my favorite quotes file, “For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.”  – Eleanor Roosevelt

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96-ZTR 1.  Rock Star?  HAHAHA!!! Yeah, no.  Overnight radio DJ, yes.  I loved being on- the-air and spinning tunes, sharing  music and stories and being a part of the late night community that was Ventura back in 1987-1991.  I learned to be comfortable with my voice and to be focused on the listener and not introverted.  Not an easy task for some of us, especially those of us with a bad perm. 😉

So happy to gain that experience because it paved the way for my next gig with KXBS radio.

2.The only thing bad about having a Basketball Jones, is when you can’t get that STUPID song out of your head.

3.  Speaking of basketball…sort of.

Congratulations to my co-worker Derek Towers and miscellaneous City Hall workers including one Sergio Albarran (squatting in photo) on making the Ventura Star.  They did a really nice story on Derek (not shown in this photo) and his bike accident and how he’s made more than the best of it by inspiring others to do this crazy cross fit training during lunch.

That’s me by the way in the background shooting hoops.  🙂VC Star

4.  Celebrity Sighting – True Story:
I had called in my lunch order for a burrito at Corrales while riding my bike one day about four years ago. When I got there, I parked my bike and walked up to the window when four guys cut me off and got in line in front of me. Two of them sat down. They looked like they had just come in from surfing. Anyways, these guys proceeded to order over $50 worth of Mexican food going back and forth adding more to their order. Standing there annoyed, I soon realized two of the guys were Flea and Anthony Keidis. I was now embarrassed that I was dissed by Red Hot Chili Pepper members until Flea turned around and asked me if he could get me anything.

I’m still kicking myself that I had called in my order!

NOT Ventura. Photo courtesy of Zimbia.com

NOT Ventura. Photo courtesy of Zimbia.com

5.  I got a call the other day from Sydney Rose who informed me she had bought two chinchillas as pets.  She posted a photo and I have to say, they are extremely cute.

It got me to thinking that whoever came up with the idea of skinning these adorable creatures for their coats must have be really heartless, or they were freakin’ freezing to death.  But to farm them to skin them for fashion, tsk tsk.
The kids

6.  I heard a couple of people discussing their first kiss on a morning radio show out of LA.  I thought back to my first kiss which was from a kid in elementary school.  It was really soft and wet and I was left uninspired, probably because I did not have a crush on him.

7. Writing music reviews is one of the hardest things I do. I always encourage and point out the good elements to an artist’s or band’s projects. To belittle those efforts – to me – is just evil.  I’ve seen music critics who seem to make a sport of it. So when I come across music I don’t personally like, I don’t write about it; it just may be somebody else’s cup of tea. For instance, I never in a million years would have written reviews for The Grateful Dead. But look how many delusional fans they have. The same could be said for Metallica.

8.  You know on some of those forms where you are asked for your ethnicity?   Some are for medical reasons, others are for funding for governmental programs or for employment purposes.  It seems to me that America is such a melting pot that one person can’t check off one box anymore.  I’m half Mexican (actually 1/4 Spanish, and 1/4 Mexican) and the other half Swedish.  There’s no box for that!  Maybe they should list out all ethnic types and provide percentages?

God Ever Speak Through Cats?9.  There is actually a book called Does God Ever Speak Through Cats?  It’s by David Evans

Of course I immediately start thinking about the current cat taking up residency at my house, Molly.  She is very demanding, yet very standoffish.  She hates to be held, unless on her terms.  She insists on lounging in the middle of floor where she will be step on…in the dark. If God is speaking through her, I’m screwed.

10.  I’ve read that “Sugar is as addictive as Crack.”  I can’t disagree, not that I’ve tried crack.

11.  From my favorite quotes file:  “The best revenge is massive success.” Frank Sinatra

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1.  Some day I’m going to write a post about all the politically incorrect things about myself.  Until then, I’ll just have a Cheshire smile from time to time.

Albert Lee, Kelly Zires, Me, Jan McWorter, Robin Dodson

The legendary Albert Lee, Kelly Zires, Me, Jan McWorter, Robin Dodson

Albert Lee and Me2. I was planning on attending a fundraiser recently, but the day before I learned that “hands-on-help” was needed. All the hard work had been done previously with the booking of bands and gathering of raffle and silent auction items, so it was a no brainer to help organize and man the door taking donations.  Over $10,000 was raised.  The headliner was the legendary Albert Lee, but over a dozen amazing musicians (including Curtis Salgado and Sugaray Rayford) showed up to help raise funds.  I love this town!!!  And I love being able to help good friends.  See full story:  Benefit for Jacob

3.  How cool would it be if schools taught these abilities?

  • Accountability
  • Reliability
  • Responsibility

4.  Sammy is softly snoring, taking one of her many naps.  Life is good.

5.  I gained 5 pounds over the holidays and I swear, my running shoes are even tighter!

6.  I’ve heard that people take the way the toilet paper should be placed on the dispenser too seriously.  Over, under, whatever!!  Let’s talk about leaving the toilet seat up. Now that’s a discussion!

7.  I don’t do drama.  Well, the truth is, I don’t do drama well.  So when there’s drama, I end up looking like a bitch because I don’t engage in it.

My Shiny Red Shoes8.  12 Shocking Sex Facts seen on Time Magazine website written by Eliana.  I wasn’t so shocked about any of them until I came across this fun fact:   “Wearing high heels can negatively affect a woman’s orgasm.”  I KNEW IT!!! (I now have a justification for rarely wearing them)  But my favorite was:   “Being well hydrated leads to better orgasms.”   Great!  Now I get to feel self-conscious for drinking so much water!

9a.  The problem with being far sighted is that it’s a bitch to find your reading glasses…unless they’re across the room.

9b.  When asking where my glasses are, by daughter’s standard answer (without even looking up), “Are they on your head?”
Unfortunately, more times than not, they are.  (Case in point, see photo at top of page).

10.  One of the best pieces of relationship advice I’ve heard, “Make sure you’re the crazy one.”

Ventura Pirates Basketball11.  I can’t believe I haven’t been out to catch a Pirate’s basketball game yet this season.  Both men and women’s Ventura College teams are known to be kick ass.  I have it on my calendar for this week.  If I play my cards right I can catch both games.  Can’t wait!

12. I love people with good manners.

13. Sydney’s visit over Christmas has been added to my list of my life’s favorite moments.  We had so much fun running around, visiting some relatives, hanging out, going out for lunch.  Our week-long visit ended too quickly.  I miss her, and cherish these moments.
Thank you baby!

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.  Ernest Hemingway

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100 Year Anniversary of the City Hall Building

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the incredible building I’m lucky to work in as a full time employee (by day) for the City of Ventura.  It originally was built as a courthouse by architect Albert C. Martin, but in … Continue reading →

A Couple of Things…

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I blame my parents for this fashion statement.

I blame my parents for this fashion statement.

1. Strep Throat sucks.  I don’t recommend it.

2.  Feeling better now and back to living a productive life!  But not well enough to shoot hoops yet.

3. I have another birthday coming up this month.  I haven’t figured out how to make that stop yet.

4. I’ve never been into Astrology, but the fact that I’m a Leo makes so much sense.

5. Just so you know, if it doesn’t get any better than this, I’ll die a happy camper!

6. I was thinking about what are my most treasured possessions? Of course I first think of people or animals, but they aren’t really possessions.  They hang out because they don’t know any better.

7. So what about physical possessions?  My Ibanez guitar, Spalding women’s basketball,  loaded mp3 player, camera.  Luckily all things I could grab all at once in case of fire.   My photos are uploaded in cyperspace.  I don’t really watch TV.  I can’t carry out my furniture.  I don’t really wear jewlery.  So yeah, I’m prepared.   If I’m not home, all these things are replaceable.

8. I find that more times than not, when a person is explaining something and then they say, “To make a long story short…” It’s already too late.

9. It took some time, but Sydney Rose succumbed not too long ago to Facebook, and I was happily surprised when I received a Friend Request from her.

10. I keep seeing posts about privacy concerns on Facebook and people trying to “declare their rights to intellectual property…” blah blah blah.  My thought on the matter, get off Facebook if you are concerned about what you post.  Seriously, it probably isn’t for you!  It’s SOCIAL MEDIA!  Facebook makes the rules clear as a bell when you sign up.  Sorry Charlie!

11. Speaking of which, I do a lot of Facebook posting for VenturaRocks.com.  What I don’t understand is why people don’t message you with a correction, rather than posting a derogatory comment for all to see about what is wrong.

12. A month an a half after Ventura Music Week and I think…yes, I think I’ve collected the last check and it looks like we made enough to cover all our bills.  YES!!!

13.  From my “Favorite Facebook Posts” file:  “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life’.”  Maya Angelou     WORD

Thanks for listening!