1. Sammy got groomed today!  I wake up her up early (7:30 is early for her these days) and I put her in the car where she normally loves a ride on my lap, but some how she has an inner doggie sense telling her she’s going to get a bath, so she shakes the entire ride.  It’s very dramatic.  When I pick her up it’s a different story, she’s all wiggles in anticipation for the diced up cheeseburger waiting for her in the car.  Now, it’s nap time!!

What a dog’s life!

2.  What kind of fucked up society do we live in where a judge rules it’s not illegal for someone to take photos up a female’s skirt without her knowledge?

a.  The judge was in Portland, OR (sorry Syd Rose).
b.  The perpetrator was 61, the victim, a 13-year-old girl.
c.  He didn’t deny it.

According to the MSN News story, “The practice of ‘upskirting’ has caused problems for prosecutors in other court cases where there are no laws on the books preventing people from taking unauthorized pictures up the skirts of clothed women in public places.”

Again, what kind of fucked up society do we live in where we actually have to enact laws forbidding bad behavior?

3. I can’t get enough of Hozier.  There.  I said it.

Up until about a week ago I hadn’t even heard of him, most likely because I don’t listen to “popular radio.”  But then an acquaintance on Facebook posted this video of Hozier getting surprised during a gig in France by about 20 choir singers in the front row, and well, that’s all it took. I’m a huge fan now.  Bought the album and I love it!

I just found out this tune, “Take me to the Church” is also up for a Grammy for Song of the Year.  Typically that’s a bad thing…but in this case, they got it right.
Please take a look if you haven’t seen it yet:

4. Interesting headline: “Scientist Crack the Code on How to UN-Boil a Hard-Boiled Egg”.  My first thought was , “Well, there goes more research funds down the drain”, but it turns out scientists believe it could have a huge implication for cancer research.  So cool!

5. And even odder headline?  “Cat Surviving After Accident and Burial”.  Yeah, the owner found his 2-3 year old cat bloodied and stiff after being hit by a car so he buried it.  The kitty showed up five days later in his neighbor’s yard after clawing itself out.

Two things:
a. Ewwww!
b. His neighbor’s yard?  Yeah, I wouldn’t go back home either after my owner buried me either! I’d be pissed too.  Does “Cujo Kitty” come to mind?

Here’s the USA Today story:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/28/cat-survives-accident-burial/22454211/?hootPostID=bc74c4d6272bddc1fd2d7683fbf026de

6. Since we have Freedom of Speech, that should also mean I have the Freedom to not hear someone’s speech, right?  There are a lot of stupid people out there and I’d rather not deal with them.  Hence, the ability to Unfriend, switch the channels, turn off the radio, or just walk away. Use your power of choice, might make your day that much nicer.

7.  How about Freedom of choice?  There are few companies I hate more than AT&T.  I finally got rid of my land line a couple of years ago, but I still had to use them for internet access.  They had the audacity to ask for permission to run a credit check to switch my internet plan.  THEIR internet plan.  I told her that my being with them with a great record of paying my bill on time for over 20 years in the same location should be good enough.   She disagreed.  I am proud to say I am no longer a customer of this company.  Don’t even get me started with the automatic phone tree. They’re the worst.

There’s actually an “I hate AT&T” Facebook page.  They have 782 Likes.
There’s also a “hate_att” Twitter account.
There are many blogs with that title as well.

I guess I’m not the only one.

8.  Okay, I admit it:  the Girl Scout cookie called Lemonades ROCK!  But I still didn’t buy a box.

How strong am I?

9.  I’m posting this photo I took February 6, 2015 on Main Street, Ventura…just in case you didn’t see it on the VenturaRocks.com Facebook page.  I posted, “Moon over Main last night. Not the biggest of moons, but cool car, no?”

10. From my Favorite Quotes File;  “The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – Lilly Tomlin ·

Thanks for your time!