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Drinking ovaltine with orajel in my mouth...and watching ghost hunters with mom and sam. joz is crashed!
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Patton, Pursuit of Destiny
I recently ran across a site that is called BookSneeze. It is a site where you can get free books in the mail or in PDF form. You review the book and post your review on booksneeze (your link pretty much so they know where to track it). This link can be your actual blog or a site like Amazon.com, B&N, Borders. Wherever you posted your review you just cut and paste the URL into their tracking system. Then, you go to their available books link to see what is available at the moment. The link to Booksneeze is on my About Me page here on my blog. It is a great way to get many great free books!
You have to post your honest opinion of it whether it is a good or bad opinion. They want to know what YOU think. I have done that today with Patton.
Patton (The Generals) Tenacity in Action
By Agostino von Hassell
The book I got was about General Patton. I actually admire this man in history. I know that sounds crazy, he is dead. But, He is one of my all-time favorite Generals. They have made a number of movies about him some of them showing his hard ass side more than his other side, his sensitive side and the journals he kept & letters her wrote to his wife, the side that other Generals deemed worthy of Patton that wasn't as worthy as they should be.
I actually enjoyed this book. It took me a few days to read it and I started with the author's preface because it gave a general history of Patton and who he actually is and why the author decided to write this book. If you never started reading the book from the author's page , Note from the Editor, Introduction, etc ; I seriously recommend you do. Sometimes you will get more information and insight as to why the author wrote what they did, why certain things were left out, why certain things were put in, etc. I once got upset with a book for leaving out some vital information that I knew about Vietnam. What I didn't do was read the beginning to see that the author was trying to go for the more humane side of the issue then the political side of it. After I read this , I re-read that book to discover I missed some things, some vital pieces of information; the actual insight. Sometimes you want to find yourself in the head of another human being to actually know what is going on. This book portrayed Patton that way.
The reason why it took me a couple days to actually read it was not because the book was hard to read it was because I just started another semester of college so life has been "interesting". This book was actually a very easy read. It gave a lot of wonderful insight to the general that you won't see with other books about him (or movies). It showed that the hard ass he was on the outside wasn't the person he really was when he was just an ordinary human being. He had his frail side , his sensitive side, the family struggles. He came from a family of military man and had to prove himself (or felt like he had to prove himself). They left out a few details to the insight of the war and I found myself a little lost. I think they did this as I said for the reason they were more trying to show the side of General Patton that not many people got to see. Just like the book on Vietnam I had read in the past where I was a little upset about why they left out certain details but after I read the author's details I figured it out. This Introduction, however, left out a little bit of the war for that part too. In this book I don't feel it was really necessary to add more to it and that little piece being missing wasn't that big a deal.
If you like history at all , writing a report for school, or just oddily curious about the people behind the people then this book is for you. It will give you great insight into the General and why he was the person he was. If you read the introduction first as I suggest you will understand also the author's point of view of why he wrote it in this way. This man really truly made a difference in the life of a lot of people and to truly understand this you have to open up this book.
**My thanks to Thomas Nelson for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book for review. This book is my opinion . I was given this book by Booksneeze to review in exchange to have free books. They did not pay me to read this book nor give a good opinion. I gave my honest opinion to this book .
You have to post your honest opinion of it whether it is a good or bad opinion. They want to know what YOU think. I have done that today with Patton.
Patton (The Generals) Tenacity in Action
By Agostino von Hassell
The book I got was about General Patton. I actually admire this man in history. I know that sounds crazy, he is dead. But, He is one of my all-time favorite Generals. They have made a number of movies about him some of them showing his hard ass side more than his other side, his sensitive side and the journals he kept & letters her wrote to his wife, the side that other Generals deemed worthy of Patton that wasn't as worthy as they should be.
I actually enjoyed this book. It took me a few days to read it and I started with the author's preface because it gave a general history of Patton and who he actually is and why the author decided to write this book. If you never started reading the book from the author's page , Note from the Editor, Introduction, etc ; I seriously recommend you do. Sometimes you will get more information and insight as to why the author wrote what they did, why certain things were left out, why certain things were put in, etc. I once got upset with a book for leaving out some vital information that I knew about Vietnam. What I didn't do was read the beginning to see that the author was trying to go for the more humane side of the issue then the political side of it. After I read this , I re-read that book to discover I missed some things, some vital pieces of information; the actual insight. Sometimes you want to find yourself in the head of another human being to actually know what is going on. This book portrayed Patton that way.
The reason why it took me a couple days to actually read it was not because the book was hard to read it was because I just started another semester of college so life has been "interesting". This book was actually a very easy read. It gave a lot of wonderful insight to the general that you won't see with other books about him (or movies). It showed that the hard ass he was on the outside wasn't the person he really was when he was just an ordinary human being. He had his frail side , his sensitive side, the family struggles. He came from a family of military man and had to prove himself (or felt like he had to prove himself). They left out a few details to the insight of the war and I found myself a little lost. I think they did this as I said for the reason they were more trying to show the side of General Patton that not many people got to see. Just like the book on Vietnam I had read in the past where I was a little upset about why they left out certain details but after I read the author's details I figured it out. This Introduction, however, left out a little bit of the war for that part too. In this book I don't feel it was really necessary to add more to it and that little piece being missing wasn't that big a deal.
If you like history at all , writing a report for school, or just oddily curious about the people behind the people then this book is for you. It will give you great insight into the General and why he was the person he was. If you read the introduction first as I suggest you will understand also the author's point of view of why he wrote it in this way. This man really truly made a difference in the life of a lot of people and to truly understand this you have to open up this book.
**My thanks to Thomas Nelson for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book for review. This book is my opinion . I was given this book by Booksneeze to review in exchange to have free books. They did not pay me to read this book nor give a good opinion. I gave my honest opinion to this book .
Monday, August 23, 2010
Front seat walker
Things observed while walking this morning :
* The first thing I noticed was that even though I don't have a car that someone was parked where my car would be even though there is a huge space in front of them. In front of their apartment area ! But NO! They park right in front of my apartment where my invisible car is.
My invisible car is now not very happy and don't think the insurance will cover the damages.
* A bottle cap on the sidewalk. What is special about this bottle cap? It is a vintage Pepsi Cola. I don't even know how I managed to notice it being on the ground underneath my feet but I did. I think what got my attention was the old Pepsi logo.
No, I didn't pick it up even though I probably should have but it was kind of sitting in what looked to be dog poop that someone forgot to clean up.
* Two black cats walking side to side like they were power walking, having their morning jog, on their way to get some coffee. It was a very odd sight. They literally could have been holding hands.
* A sanitation department worker picking his nose. He was doing it so much that I thought at any minute I would spot his brains. I did , however, him putting his hand out the window and wiping it on the side of the door.
* A dog peeing on the funeral parlor's door. I wonder if they know there is dog pee on the door. I wonder how many people have touched that door with dog pee on it. Now, I want to carry Clorox wipes wherever I go. Seriously, I think I am starting to have a phobia to certain things. Lately, things have been irritating me.
* Two kids with crumbled up baseball cards sitting on the front steps of a church building showing each other their collection. This also made me cringe because I used to collect baseball cards and would hold them with tweezers. I would keep them in little plastic covers and certain ones nobody could even touch. I was about these kid's ages too. But, here sits Jackie Robinson in front of the steps just a little crumbled and waiting for someone to notice he fell. *sigh*
* At her school I sat with the kids and colored with Josie. One little boy had a Plastic Man action figure (so cool!) and his hands were in the shapes to smash things. He was smashing a evil apple slice that was attacking an invisible Batman.
* A little girl had on 1920's looking purple framed glasses that I thought was the bomb.
* Josie likes to torture her father with spiders even in pictures.
On the way home :
* Speaking of spiders, there was 5 daddy long legs on the side of a building having a meeting about the breakfast they were about ready to eat which would be the poor little fly that was in the middle of them . He wasn't moving either so I am assuming they either injected their poison in him already or he was scared shitless.
* Three little white bags tied up on the sidewalk next to a tree. YES! Someone cleaned up after their dog and left them in neat little bundled packages for the owners of the house to have to clean up. Or for some random person to walk by with untied shoelaces and fall into it. Either way, they are there annoying me.
* A piece of paper that was on the ground below. It was notebook paper with pink writing pretty much glued to the ground. It read," I hate you , you son of a bitch." I bet the person at the other end of this letter was not thrilled with this message. Clearly a disgruntled girlfriend. I wonder if he is dead. Who knows he could be a cold case right now?! He could be on the bottom of the Wabash...... he could be.... Okay, yah, I watch to many cop shows.
* A guy in a three piece all-black suit talking to a guy in a red shirt and shorts on a bike. They looked friendly towards each other. Who knows what the story could be there. Maybe the suit was a broker of some sort. Maybe the guy in the shorts was being "friendly" to the guy in the suit to avoid any further bad news. Hmmmmm
* Something slimy on a tree. It was green and oozing. It looked like that cartoon slime, the kind the Ninja Turtles swam in before they became Ninja Turtles. Maybe this tree will be a Ninja Tree fighting crime. Hey! That would be a fun comic!
* The same car that was sitting in front of my parking spot with my invisible car was now sitting a little further backwards somewhere in between my apartment and the invisible neighbor's apartment. Now the invisible neighbors are angry because their invisible Harley was run over and they had no insurance for it.
I need coffee...
(Oh fun fact... look in this post for links that have nothing or something to do with what I wrote. This is totally random!)
* The first thing I noticed was that even though I don't have a car that someone was parked where my car would be even though there is a huge space in front of them. In front of their apartment area ! But NO! They park right in front of my apartment where my invisible car is.
My invisible car is now not very happy and don't think the insurance will cover the damages.
* A bottle cap on the sidewalk. What is special about this bottle cap? It is a vintage Pepsi Cola. I don't even know how I managed to notice it being on the ground underneath my feet but I did. I think what got my attention was the old Pepsi logo.
No, I didn't pick it up even though I probably should have but it was kind of sitting in what looked to be dog poop that someone forgot to clean up.
* Two black cats walking side to side like they were power walking, having their morning jog, on their way to get some coffee. It was a very odd sight. They literally could have been holding hands.
* A sanitation department worker picking his nose. He was doing it so much that I thought at any minute I would spot his brains. I did , however, him putting his hand out the window and wiping it on the side of the door.
* A dog peeing on the funeral parlor's door. I wonder if they know there is dog pee on the door. I wonder how many people have touched that door with dog pee on it. Now, I want to carry Clorox wipes wherever I go. Seriously, I think I am starting to have a phobia to certain things. Lately, things have been irritating me.
* Two kids with crumbled up baseball cards sitting on the front steps of a church building showing each other their collection. This also made me cringe because I used to collect baseball cards and would hold them with tweezers. I would keep them in little plastic covers and certain ones nobody could even touch. I was about these kid's ages too. But, here sits Jackie Robinson in front of the steps just a little crumbled and waiting for someone to notice he fell. *sigh*
* At her school I sat with the kids and colored with Josie. One little boy had a Plastic Man action figure (so cool!) and his hands were in the shapes to smash things. He was smashing a evil apple slice that was attacking an invisible Batman.
* A little girl had on 1920's looking purple framed glasses that I thought was the bomb.
* Josie likes to torture her father with spiders even in pictures.
On the way home :
* Speaking of spiders, there was 5 daddy long legs on the side of a building having a meeting about the breakfast they were about ready to eat which would be the poor little fly that was in the middle of them . He wasn't moving either so I am assuming they either injected their poison in him already or he was scared shitless.
* Three little white bags tied up on the sidewalk next to a tree. YES! Someone cleaned up after their dog and left them in neat little bundled packages for the owners of the house to have to clean up. Or for some random person to walk by with untied shoelaces and fall into it. Either way, they are there annoying me.
* A piece of paper that was on the ground below. It was notebook paper with pink writing pretty much glued to the ground. It read," I hate you , you son of a bitch." I bet the person at the other end of this letter was not thrilled with this message. Clearly a disgruntled girlfriend. I wonder if he is dead. Who knows he could be a cold case right now?! He could be on the bottom of the Wabash...... he could be.... Okay, yah, I watch to many cop shows.
* A guy in a three piece all-black suit talking to a guy in a red shirt and shorts on a bike. They looked friendly towards each other. Who knows what the story could be there. Maybe the suit was a broker of some sort. Maybe the guy in the shorts was being "friendly" to the guy in the suit to avoid any further bad news. Hmmmmm
* Something slimy on a tree. It was green and oozing. It looked like that cartoon slime, the kind the Ninja Turtles swam in before they became Ninja Turtles. Maybe this tree will be a Ninja Tree fighting crime. Hey! That would be a fun comic!
* The same car that was sitting in front of my parking spot with my invisible car was now sitting a little further backwards somewhere in between my apartment and the invisible neighbor's apartment. Now the invisible neighbors are angry because their invisible Harley was run over and they had no insurance for it.
I need coffee...
(Oh fun fact... look in this post for links that have nothing or something to do with what I wrote. This is totally random!)
Sunday, August 22, 2010
OUTfest!
For those of you who don't know what OUTfest is, it is a festival that celebrates gay pride. I , myself, am not gay. I do, however, have friends who are. I have always believed that if you love someone than it shouldn't matter who they are and what their sexual orientation is, their racial backgrounds, etc. I love learning about different cultures, meeting new people and learning about who they are as a human being. It doesn't matter who they are there are bad people and there are good people no matter what skin color, cultural background, sexual orientation. It is just like for cities for example New Jersey people here so many bad things about Jersey and so many things are shown on television that people automatically associate Jersey with gang wars, crime, etc. If you truly looked around you would see that this stuff happens everywhere even in the smallest of towns.
A friend of mine in High School told me he was gay. This is actually the first time I heard the word gay and I said, " And?," and he just smiled kissed me on the forehead and said, "that is why I love you." I knew he liked boys. Hell, we talked all the time about it. I think the first time he looked at a guy and said that he had a nice ass I knew he was a little bit different plus he dressed better than most guys I know. I lost touch with him after the first year of High School because I moved to another city. I moved to another city that was more open to things then I was aware of because these things didn't even phase me . It was until I saw the hate crimes for people that I started to notice.
Jack Gilman , May 9, 1993 , my sophmore year. This is a name that stuck with me. I woke up and got dressed like any normal day turned on the radio in my room and heard his name. He was shot in the head. I didn't even know Jack. I never met him, never once ran into him anywhere. He was from Kentucky. I just know I sat on my bed and cried. This world was looking more and more glum to me.
Just because someone is different.
I went to OUTfest in the hopes to show Josie , my daughter, that there are people that are different out there . That she don't have to be afraid of things because she don't understand them. I want her to understand. She is pretty cool with getting to know things like this. She is very inquisitive about everything in life and that is what makes her such a great kid. One of her friends in her old school had two moms. That is when she first asked me questions. I want her to be open to the world around her but still cautious because there are bad people out there no matter where you go.
She had a blast. Her favorite moment was at the Imagination Station booth where the guy there showed her prisms and how to make her own rainbow . She thought it was so cool that she made her own rainbow that she was trying it all the way to my mom's house with her glasses looking up in the sky and spitting her water to make sprinkles. I don't think she was knew that that really couldn't work but she was having fun. She got a rainbow lollipop, some bubbles and got to meet some friends of mine. She even got to see her belly dancer instructor from Girl Scouts.
I encourage everyone to go because it is a great way to learn about Gay Pride and what it really means. It is a great way to meet new people and learn different things. There are tons of pamphlets they pass out. There are tons of websites you can go to. I am going to list some here right now :
* Journal and Courier website on OUTfest
*Pride Lafayette's Website
* Pride Lafayette's website about the OUTfest
*WLFI's news cast about OUTfest!
*Pride Lafayette's Myspace page
* Baptist organization a list of people from Hate Crimes for being gay
*WikiPedia site on Matthew Shepard (if you don't know who he is click here)
*WikiPedia on Gay Pride
Here are some photos from yesterday :
It is time for us to stop hating and start understanding.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Happy 90th birthday 19th Amendment!
As you know Google always has tidbits of information that pertains to history. Today as you log on under the search engine reads, " "Celebrating 90 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote"." This putz is saying that it is discrimination against women . I don't see how it is discrimina...ting women since it is just celebrating the 19th amendment that finally allowed women to vote. There are countries out there that still don't have the right to make their own decisions and vote people into office. This guy / gal is saying that it is discriminating. I agree with the last guy/gal's opinion, " You're kidding, right? Celebrating a landmark decision such as the ratification of the 19th Amendment is discrimination? No wonder this world is so screwed up."
Here is the discussion board that is going on right now about the "discrimination" factor of google's message (CLICK HERE).
Here are other links to go to about today's celebrated day in history :
Events celebrate 90 years of women having right to vote
Washington Women's Sufferage
Women's Equality Day is a Day to Celebrate
Celebrating Women's Suffrage
19th Amendment
Women's Fight for the Vote: The Nineteenth Amendment
90 years ago, 19th Amendment gave women right to vote
" The 19th Amendment - Voting Equality For Women
What Was the 19th Amendment?
The 19th Amendment is a simply worded Article to the U.S. Constitution. As Article XIX it reads that voting rights of citizens of the United States shall not be denied on the basis of sex. The House of Representatives passed the 19th amendment in 1919 by a vote of 304 to 90. The Senate passed the amendment 56 to 25. The required thirty-six states finally ratified the article on August 18, 1920.Women had lobbied for their voting rights, or suffrage, for many years before this amendment came into being. Many historians place the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in July of 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. It was there that Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first convention regarding women's rights and the woman's right to vote. Many of the backers of suffrage movement were also abolitionist sympathizers. Many abolitionists promoted universal voting rights for blacks and whites. Abolitionists saw success as the 15th amendment of 1870 granted voting rights to black men was passed. It was a natural connection then, for anti-slavery persons to be involved in women's voting rights. Frederick Douglass, the great black abolitionist leader, attended the Seneca Falls convention. In an editorial in the North Star, Douglass wrote that he saw absolutely "no reason" to withhold the right to vote from women. Later, in 1877, Douglass also signed a petition to the U.S. Congress in regards to women's suffrage.
In 1869, well-known suffragists, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, or NWSA. In 1871, a petition signed by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cody and many other suffragists was sent to Congress asking that voting rights be given to women. The petition also asked that women be given the right to speak in Congress. It was obviously not granted at that time.
Following the Civil War, the suffragist movement was divided due to differences in ideology. Two separate organizations pursued voting rights for women. The NWSA was more aggressive in their attempts to win suffrage. Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe and Thomas Wentworth Higginson did not agree with this more militant attitude. They formed a separate organization, the American Woman Suffrage Association, or AWSA in November 1869. These two groups pursued the woman's right to vote separately until 1890, when the two groups joined together and formed the NAWSA or National American Woman Suffrage Association. Elizabeth Stanton was the new organization's president. In 1919, this group later changed and became the still existing League of Women Voters.
Opposition to women's suffrage came from women, as well. Some women believed the political process was demeaning to their roles as wives and mothers. In the state of New York, for example, there was a Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party that circulated a petition against women's suffrage in 1918.
At the same time, pro-suffragists were pushing that President Woodrow Wilson support the proposed amendment. The suffragists held vigils outside the White House. They carried banners attacking Woodrow Wilson and compared him to the leader of World War I Germany, Kaiser Wilhem II. These vitriolic demonstrations often ended in arrests and public violence. Some women would suffer arrest in promoting the suffragist cause. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in Rochester, New York. She was arrested, convicted and fined $100. Susan B. Anthony never paid the fine and in 1874 petitioned the United States Congress to release from the fine. She argued that the conviction was unjust.
Several states promoted suffrage for women. New York state passed a women's voting law in 1917. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson began to support the need for a constitutional amendment to which he had previously been opposed. When ratification by the states was begun on June 4, 1919 it only took six days for Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin to all ratify the amendment. Kansas, New York and Ohio followed on June 16, 1919. The last required 36th state to ratify was Tennessee, who barely ratified the amendment on August 18, 1920. The Tennessee vote to ratify hinged on one vote, the vote of a 24-year-old state legislator by the name of Harry Burn. He had originally voted against ratification. He changed his vote after his mother urged him to do so. Even after his vote, anti-suffrage rallies were held and anti-suffrage state legislators left the state so that a legislative quorum could not achieved. The Tennessee ratification was achieved and the required 36 states met the constitutional requirement.
The remaining twelve states of the Union took over sixty years to add their ratifications of the 19th amendment. Ten of these states originally had rejected ratifying the amendment. Mississippi was the last state of the 48 states to ratify the amendment when it did so on March 22, 1984. " (http://www.essortment.com/all/womenssuffrage_rnim.htm)
Here is the discussion board that is going on right now about the "discrimination" factor of google's message (CLICK HERE).
Here are other links to go to about today's celebrated day in history :
Events celebrate 90 years of women having right to vote
Washington Women's Sufferage
Women's Equality Day is a Day to Celebrate
Celebrating Women's Suffrage
19th Amendment
Women's Fight for the Vote: The Nineteenth Amendment
90 years ago, 19th Amendment gave women right to vote
" The 19th Amendment - Voting Equality For Women
What Was the 19th Amendment?
The 19th Amendment is a simply worded Article to the U.S. Constitution. As Article XIX it reads that voting rights of citizens of the United States shall not be denied on the basis of sex. The House of Representatives passed the 19th amendment in 1919 by a vote of 304 to 90. The Senate passed the amendment 56 to 25. The required thirty-six states finally ratified the article on August 18, 1920.Women had lobbied for their voting rights, or suffrage, for many years before this amendment came into being. Many historians place the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in July of 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. It was there that Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first convention regarding women's rights and the woman's right to vote. Many of the backers of suffrage movement were also abolitionist sympathizers. Many abolitionists promoted universal voting rights for blacks and whites. Abolitionists saw success as the 15th amendment of 1870 granted voting rights to black men was passed. It was a natural connection then, for anti-slavery persons to be involved in women's voting rights. Frederick Douglass, the great black abolitionist leader, attended the Seneca Falls convention. In an editorial in the North Star, Douglass wrote that he saw absolutely "no reason" to withhold the right to vote from women. Later, in 1877, Douglass also signed a petition to the U.S. Congress in regards to women's suffrage.
In 1869, well-known suffragists, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, or NWSA. In 1871, a petition signed by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cody and many other suffragists was sent to Congress asking that voting rights be given to women. The petition also asked that women be given the right to speak in Congress. It was obviously not granted at that time.
Following the Civil War, the suffragist movement was divided due to differences in ideology. Two separate organizations pursued voting rights for women. The NWSA was more aggressive in their attempts to win suffrage. Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe and Thomas Wentworth Higginson did not agree with this more militant attitude. They formed a separate organization, the American Woman Suffrage Association, or AWSA in November 1869. These two groups pursued the woman's right to vote separately until 1890, when the two groups joined together and formed the NAWSA or National American Woman Suffrage Association. Elizabeth Stanton was the new organization's president. In 1919, this group later changed and became the still existing League of Women Voters.
Opposition to women's suffrage came from women, as well. Some women believed the political process was demeaning to their roles as wives and mothers. In the state of New York, for example, there was a Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party that circulated a petition against women's suffrage in 1918.
At the same time, pro-suffragists were pushing that President Woodrow Wilson support the proposed amendment. The suffragists held vigils outside the White House. They carried banners attacking Woodrow Wilson and compared him to the leader of World War I Germany, Kaiser Wilhem II. These vitriolic demonstrations often ended in arrests and public violence. Some women would suffer arrest in promoting the suffragist cause. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in Rochester, New York. She was arrested, convicted and fined $100. Susan B. Anthony never paid the fine and in 1874 petitioned the United States Congress to release from the fine. She argued that the conviction was unjust.
Several states promoted suffrage for women. New York state passed a women's voting law in 1917. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson began to support the need for a constitutional amendment to which he had previously been opposed. When ratification by the states was begun on June 4, 1919 it only took six days for Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin to all ratify the amendment. Kansas, New York and Ohio followed on June 16, 1919. The last required 36th state to ratify was Tennessee, who barely ratified the amendment on August 18, 1920. The Tennessee vote to ratify hinged on one vote, the vote of a 24-year-old state legislator by the name of Harry Burn. He had originally voted against ratification. He changed his vote after his mother urged him to do so. Even after his vote, anti-suffrage rallies were held and anti-suffrage state legislators left the state so that a legislative quorum could not achieved. The Tennessee ratification was achieved and the required 36 states met the constitutional requirement.
The remaining twelve states of the Union took over sixty years to add their ratifications of the 19th amendment. Ten of these states originally had rejected ratifying the amendment. Mississippi was the last state of the 48 states to ratify the amendment when it did so on March 22, 1984. " (http://www.essortment.com/all/womenssuffrage_rnim.htm)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Five Fun and Interesting books from Google Books
I don't know if any of you out there have ever heard of Google books. Basically, it is a list of a bunch of different books you can either read online on your computer or actually download. They are free ebooks! You can find different books there if you just look. Just note that some of them are NOT downloadable to your eReader but you can still read them on your computer. I have done this several times and Josie has found children's books she has read on her laptop.
I found 5 really FUN books on google books! (or at least I find them fun!)
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
By Alexandra Horowitz
Most of the reviews on Google Books say that it was a difficult read and not for the "average person". I found it really interesting. There is so many useful tips and tidbits in this book that you would never even know. This may be a "boring" or "dry" book for most people but how many people can say that now I understand that when a dog looks around a room he is not really seeing what humans see , he is actually seeing dog things. You have to look inside their head to get the perspective this book holds for you. It really is an interesting find and if you have a chance you should really read it (especially if you have a dog).
Brain Droppings
By George Carlin
OMG! Who can't love George Carlin?! The guy is classic! The book opens up with him in a supermarket check out line waiting for some dude to buy with his credit card a pack of TIC TACS! He describes everything as I have seen before or gotten frustrated with. He is just more verbal then I am on some of it. He also uses a lot of profanity so if that isn't your thing then don't open any of his books. " I am tired of being unable to buy clothing that doesn't have writing or printing all over it...," and he goes on to describe the clothing that is out there now that is basically walking advertisements for everything! I am also tired of the same thing. I don't mind some logos like bands and things like that but come on do I really need a t-shirt advertising condoms?! I love George Carlin and sorry that is he is gone. He will be well missed by me.
The Funny Thing Is...
I adore Ellen! She is awesome and funny and isn't afraid to try new things! I have liked her since I saw her television show awhile back.
Random fact : She is the FIRST (and only) female comic that was invited by Johnny Carson to sit down with him after her stand-up routine on the Tonight Show in 1986. ( I just learned this on GOOGLE BOOKS)
There was parts of this book that was a little drab, I will admit , at first I was like wow this is her everyday ramblings in her head-very unique idea but very boring. Then, there was parts of it I couldn't stop laughing. I was laughing so hard that I choked on my ice tea and my daughter was sitting on the couch patting my back. A lot of this was like her comedy routine on her HBO special and some of the things you hear her say or do on her show now. The part about prison was a little mixed media and I lost what exactly she was trying to get out. It wasn't a bad book at all and it was a fun and quick read. It is something you can read on a dark day and be cheered up by.
Fallen
By Lauren Kate
This is kind of like a teen romance novel with a lot of dark sci-fi stuff going on. Luce is new to this school and then falls in love with these two boys after a fire tragically takes her boyfriend (well sort of boyfriend). This book is provocative in its attempt to beat out the vampires and werewolves of this time. Luce is sort of like Bella from Twilight where she is a tragic young teen trying to find her place in the world and is now surrounded by the "unknown" and is falling for the wrong boys. The way Lauren Kate describes things is exciting. It was an exciting adventure read that any teen would enjoy. It wasn't as exciting as I found Twilight (yes, I am one of those fans) but I found it interesting and can't wait to read the next book of hers. I hope that this next book, however, will wrap things up in one warm fuzzy blanket and not continue to be a huge series because that will ruin this little series all together. This is something that shouldn't be going on for decades. I really admired her style and found it fun to read. It was also a very quick read.
Why do men have nipples?: hundreds of questions you'd only ask a doctor ...
By Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg
Yes, I actually read this book. I had to, I had no other choice. My hand was forced as I searched through Google books and the words popped out of the screen yelling," OPEN THIS !" I did. I listened to my inner voice and was soon reading things I never thought I would ever know in a million years and found myself laughing out loud at some of the commentary inside. It also answered some vital questions about things medically I would never think of knowing. I now have some useless information stuck in my brain along with some useful information that I am not quite sure what I will do with yet. It answered some really odd medical questions . These are things you would never think of asking your doctor or you would after a martini or two as the title suggests. If you really want to know why you get bloated with salty foods, have cravings during your period, are hungry an hour after eating chinese food and a number of other things I suggest you open up this book. It is a very interesting find on my part and I really enjoyed reading it. I hope you will too.
By Ellen DeGeneres
I found 5 really FUN books on google books! (or at least I find them fun!)
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
By Alexandra Horowitz
Most of the reviews on Google Books say that it was a difficult read and not for the "average person". I found it really interesting. There is so many useful tips and tidbits in this book that you would never even know. This may be a "boring" or "dry" book for most people but how many people can say that now I understand that when a dog looks around a room he is not really seeing what humans see , he is actually seeing dog things. You have to look inside their head to get the perspective this book holds for you. It really is an interesting find and if you have a chance you should really read it (especially if you have a dog).
Brain Droppings
By George Carlin
OMG! Who can't love George Carlin?! The guy is classic! The book opens up with him in a supermarket check out line waiting for some dude to buy with his credit card a pack of TIC TACS! He describes everything as I have seen before or gotten frustrated with. He is just more verbal then I am on some of it. He also uses a lot of profanity so if that isn't your thing then don't open any of his books. " I am tired of being unable to buy clothing that doesn't have writing or printing all over it...," and he goes on to describe the clothing that is out there now that is basically walking advertisements for everything! I am also tired of the same thing. I don't mind some logos like bands and things like that but come on do I really need a t-shirt advertising condoms?! I love George Carlin and sorry that is he is gone. He will be well missed by me.
The Funny Thing Is...
I adore Ellen! She is awesome and funny and isn't afraid to try new things! I have liked her since I saw her television show awhile back.
Random fact : She is the FIRST (and only) female comic that was invited by Johnny Carson to sit down with him after her stand-up routine on the Tonight Show in 1986. ( I just learned this on GOOGLE BOOKS)
There was parts of this book that was a little drab, I will admit , at first I was like wow this is her everyday ramblings in her head-very unique idea but very boring. Then, there was parts of it I couldn't stop laughing. I was laughing so hard that I choked on my ice tea and my daughter was sitting on the couch patting my back. A lot of this was like her comedy routine on her HBO special and some of the things you hear her say or do on her show now. The part about prison was a little mixed media and I lost what exactly she was trying to get out. It wasn't a bad book at all and it was a fun and quick read. It is something you can read on a dark day and be cheered up by.
Fallen
By Lauren Kate
This is kind of like a teen romance novel with a lot of dark sci-fi stuff going on. Luce is new to this school and then falls in love with these two boys after a fire tragically takes her boyfriend (well sort of boyfriend). This book is provocative in its attempt to beat out the vampires and werewolves of this time. Luce is sort of like Bella from Twilight where she is a tragic young teen trying to find her place in the world and is now surrounded by the "unknown" and is falling for the wrong boys. The way Lauren Kate describes things is exciting. It was an exciting adventure read that any teen would enjoy. It wasn't as exciting as I found Twilight (yes, I am one of those fans) but I found it interesting and can't wait to read the next book of hers. I hope that this next book, however, will wrap things up in one warm fuzzy blanket and not continue to be a huge series because that will ruin this little series all together. This is something that shouldn't be going on for decades. I really admired her style and found it fun to read. It was also a very quick read.
Why do men have nipples?: hundreds of questions you'd only ask a doctor ...
By Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg
Yes, I actually read this book. I had to, I had no other choice. My hand was forced as I searched through Google books and the words popped out of the screen yelling," OPEN THIS !" I did. I listened to my inner voice and was soon reading things I never thought I would ever know in a million years and found myself laughing out loud at some of the commentary inside. It also answered some vital questions about things medically I would never think of knowing. I now have some useless information stuck in my brain along with some useful information that I am not quite sure what I will do with yet. It answered some really odd medical questions . These are things you would never think of asking your doctor or you would after a martini or two as the title suggests. If you really want to know why you get bloated with salty foods, have cravings during your period, are hungry an hour after eating chinese food and a number of other things I suggest you open up this book. It is a very interesting find on my part and I really enjoyed reading it. I hope you will too.
By Ellen DeGeneres
Early childhood memories
In my Facebook group Randomness of a Paulinerose I did a little discussion board about people's first childhood memories.
The reason for this was lately I been noticing my kid remembering things from when she was two or three. It is just odd for me because when I think about my earliest childhood memory I come across to scattered pictures of random things. I see a clear ashtray full of butts and a round table with a plastic table-cloth on it that has like blue and green flowers. I have no idea where that came from but I know I was small because I can see the underneath of the table. I remember touching the cold steel of the legs as well and hiding under there. I remember a big fluffy cat but that has to be from a different house because that memory is not associated with my memory of this table at all. I remember sitting on my grandfather's (that I referred to as PopPop- my mom's father) legs in his chair as we watched Bonanza . I remember that it was a black and white television and that every so often the reception would go out and if you just banged on the floor it would come back. I remember the old antennae to sitting on top of the television. This was an era with no remotes and antennas where you had to adjust them to get anything in. I remember him smoking cigars and the sweet smell that came from some of them. I remember his oxygen tank and how my grandma came in and rubbed his shoulders. It was a weird memory. I remember my Aunt Shirley when she had some wild-looking hair. It was literally two different shades of colors. I remembered this before I recently even seen a picture of her with this hair. In the picture she sits with my cousins and her ex-husband and me all dressed up and I think it is Christmas. I think this is one of the last memories I have of a big family get together and I hope to have more of those in the future. I remember baby Charlie but I don't remember Uncle Charlie who gave him to me. I remember yellow curtains that smelled of smoke and now that I am thinking of it maybe they were white at one time and the nicotine got to them. I remember a short square woman in a leather jacket with a short tight curled hairdo. I have no idea who she is. I remember a woman who smelled of Gardenia that had long brown hair next door to us at some point. I remember the apartment I used to live in. I remember waking up and coming home to my whole apartment smelling of smoke, the air thick and pungent. I remember crying. I remember my mother holding me. I remember my father in a cab smiling at me and waving as he left for work. I don't have just ONE really good memory. I just have bits and pieces. So, I was curious as to who had what and what people truly remember.
I got only one response but it was such a great response. This is an early memory of Shanna Brice:
" My first memory was when I was about two years old. I was at a picnic somewhere, think maybe my grandmother's, when this dog jumped up on the table and stole the chicken off my plate. I got upset and had to tell everybody "Dog thole thicken!" Which, because I was OCD at obviously at early age, I suddenly had this sense of having to keep saying it or something bad would happen. My mom claims I repeated that line for about two hours until I managed to pass out on the floor in the sewing room."
I love how we remember things. I love what it is that makes us remember. Every so often the smell of something in the air, the sound of something like a car horn or television show that just shocks us into remembering things. It is interesting how our mind truly works.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
To end this I leave you with a YouTube video of Bonanza :
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfULKwf1uqw&fs=1&hl=en_US]
The reason for this was lately I been noticing my kid remembering things from when she was two or three. It is just odd for me because when I think about my earliest childhood memory I come across to scattered pictures of random things. I see a clear ashtray full of butts and a round table with a plastic table-cloth on it that has like blue and green flowers. I have no idea where that came from but I know I was small because I can see the underneath of the table. I remember touching the cold steel of the legs as well and hiding under there. I remember a big fluffy cat but that has to be from a different house because that memory is not associated with my memory of this table at all. I remember sitting on my grandfather's (that I referred to as PopPop- my mom's father) legs in his chair as we watched Bonanza . I remember that it was a black and white television and that every so often the reception would go out and if you just banged on the floor it would come back. I remember the old antennae to sitting on top of the television. This was an era with no remotes and antennas where you had to adjust them to get anything in. I remember him smoking cigars and the sweet smell that came from some of them. I remember his oxygen tank and how my grandma came in and rubbed his shoulders. It was a weird memory. I remember my Aunt Shirley when she had some wild-looking hair. It was literally two different shades of colors. I remembered this before I recently even seen a picture of her with this hair. In the picture she sits with my cousins and her ex-husband and me all dressed up and I think it is Christmas. I think this is one of the last memories I have of a big family get together and I hope to have more of those in the future. I remember baby Charlie but I don't remember Uncle Charlie who gave him to me. I remember yellow curtains that smelled of smoke and now that I am thinking of it maybe they were white at one time and the nicotine got to them. I remember a short square woman in a leather jacket with a short tight curled hairdo. I have no idea who she is. I remember a woman who smelled of Gardenia that had long brown hair next door to us at some point. I remember the apartment I used to live in. I remember waking up and coming home to my whole apartment smelling of smoke, the air thick and pungent. I remember crying. I remember my mother holding me. I remember my father in a cab smiling at me and waving as he left for work. I don't have just ONE really good memory. I just have bits and pieces. So, I was curious as to who had what and what people truly remember.
I got only one response but it was such a great response. This is an early memory of Shanna Brice:
" My first memory was when I was about two years old. I was at a picnic somewhere, think maybe my grandmother's, when this dog jumped up on the table and stole the chicken off my plate. I got upset and had to tell everybody "Dog thole thicken!" Which, because I was OCD at obviously at early age, I suddenly had this sense of having to keep saying it or something bad would happen. My mom claims I repeated that line for about two hours until I managed to pass out on the floor in the sewing room."
I love how we remember things. I love what it is that makes us remember. Every so often the smell of something in the air, the sound of something like a car horn or television show that just shocks us into remembering things. It is interesting how our mind truly works.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
To end this I leave you with a YouTube video of Bonanza :
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfULKwf1uqw&fs=1&hl=en_US]
Monday, August 16, 2010
It is always fun with a Josie!
Have you ever had to go into a store with a very hyperactive 8-year-old little girl who just spent 45 minutes deciding what shoes would look best with the blue and white striped t-shirt , bright orange skirt and yellow tights accompanied by two different colored socks with shoes that have two different shoe laces? Well, I had to today.... Yes, In a way I have my own Punky Brewster. In this case my Punky Brewster says ," Josie Power, " and ," All boys should be pulverized!" This is my daughter. My beautiful little daughter who recently I just looked at in wonder because her feet was now touching the ground where she sat just a few moments ago that last month her feet dangled and she thought it was funny. With total disregard to the fact that she can now touch the ground she sat there sipping on her water and feeding Chickie ,her stuffed, animal popcorn chicken ;which in a way I think that is cannibalism. So, we had a few phone calls before going out the door and I was already dressed and ready to go. We needed milk and juice and some meat. These were the THREE things that I wanted to get from the store. That was the ONLY three things I needed. I am talking on the phone to a friend who is pulling into work (well, trying to talk since my mouth is still sore and I feel like complete crap trying to open it) and trying to re-direct the kid to her hair brush several times. She wants to look " pretty" yet her hair is a tangled mess and she is putting these clips all over it. I asked her about a million times to go get her hair brush so I can help her and she yelled at me , " I CAN DO IT MYSELF!!! GEEEESH!!!!!!" I am pretty sure I have a teenager on my hands and don't even know it. We finally make it out the door where Josie exclaims that Chickie is to hot and needs to go back inside. I suggested he stayed at home in the first place since we already lost him once. She didn't listen to me then either. I look at the time and it is too late to go back. Chickie must stay with us for the ride and the little angel on his shoulder better make sure he is safe for that ride. The little devil on the other side is getting Josie in trouble with Chickie screaming at people in cars that drive by. " HEY WHERE YOU GET THAT FENDER? MARS!!!!?" I don't even know where she comes up with this stuff. She was , however, in a giggling fury and I thought it was funny. A squirrel starts to cross the street and Chickie starts to laugh. Yes, you read that right the chicken...the stuffed toy. It squeaks and if you move it really fast it sounds like he is laughing. Josie has mastered this skill and a some times I have wanted to make him disappear again (but won't). I asked Josie , " What is so funny?," and she is pointing at the squirrel who is desperately making his way across. He stops, he slopes down, he does some weird twisty routine with his tail that I think they secretly have antennas in them and are contacting their own kind in some weird squirrel morse code, " dudes... hey, I am stuck here .. wanna give a guy a hand?," .. or ," these rolling things won't let me go through and I am NOT ending up like Uncle Morty!" She promptly replied to me , " Chickie wants to know why did the squirrel cross the street?!" She started in an almost panic attack of laughter. I haven't seen her crack up this much in a long time. I , however, still didn't get the joke but laughed along with her. We get onto the bus where she asks the first lady she sees why her shirt is purple and her pants are blue because they don't match yet she obviously didn't see how she dressed herself today or she needs better prescriptions for her glasses. I quickly sat Josie and Chickie down where she kept staring at a little person in front of us. When I say little person I mean adult size little person. I have seen him a number of time on the buses and he is a young guy always with a back pack on and I think he may go to Purdue. He seems like a really nice guy. Josie keeps looking at me,at him, and back at me. Finally , the guy cracks a smile and says, " Yes, you are taller than me," and Josie starts laughing and the guy says, "cute kid," and I am just sitting there in silence waiting for that time to ring the bell. At this point I am hoping that this bell gives her guardian angel another set of wings because he is going to need them. We get into the store where this kid is giving his mother what for on the fact that he don't like " no stinkin' bananas" and refuses to eat them. She tells them that is good for him and " you will eat them and like them " where Josie chimes in , " Geeze lady , give it a break will ya?".... *sigh* I love my kid and she is a really great little girl but she has those moments that embarrasses you or makes you want to crawl under the apples and try to magically camouflage yourself in hopes that no one notices you are there . We walk around the store and we wind up getting hotdog buns which is immediately smashed under Chickie's butt and some meat. I at least got one thing accomplished so far! I wind up going straight to the juice aisle because " MOMMY I NEED APPLE JUICE!" and in a split second she is running in front of me , little curls bouncing up and down , shoelaces floating in the breeze, Chickie bounces up and down happily squeaking.... We get apple juice. We get fruit punch . We get lemonade, we get those fizzy things from Kool-Aid you put inside water , we get some of those juice packets you put in water to make punch and stuff ... We walk over to the yogurt aisle where that banana kid and his mother are there still arguing but this time about strawberry yogurt and how disgusting it is and that she will "not feed you that crap!". Okay, so before she was trying to shove bananas down his throat and now that he is requesting yogurt she is taking that health food away from him because that makes sense! We go to the front counter where the woman is trying to tell me that what I have on a coupon is not what I bought when clearly it is. She then has to get four other people over there to investigate the coupon. In the meantime, I have a little girl who is getting on and off the cart, on and off the cart, showing me different products including bubble gum and telling me what the ingredients in all of them are, opening up my purse and taking out all my cards and reading out loud my information while I am trying to nicely argue with the cashier lady. Josie was HYPER today! She has gone since she got up and has not stopped. I think she ate a bag of sugar while I was asleep and threw away the evidence. Either that or a mob of aliens came by dumped some weird toxic hyperactivity waste into her body and sped away as a cruel joke. While all of this is going around and she decides she is going to take my coupon Josie points out to the guy who is bagging our groceries that his fly is down and that he shouldn't wear pink underwear because he is a boy. The bagger quickly zippered up his pants and slowly in a hushed manner walked away where I was left bagging my own groceries. Josie then asked the lady if she had a boyfriend and she said that she didn't. Josie said, " Good you don't need no stinkin' guy you are a beautiful , independent woman and we love you just the way you are!," then runs towards the quarter machines yelling about a tattoo she really wants badly. I have no idea where any of that came from, I think some discovery show or something she watched lately has influenced her thoughts or again, it is those damn aliens. I got another " cute kid " compliment as I walked out the door, re-bagged my groceries and went to the bus stop . She listened to me really well about things and sat there eating her popcorn chicken. She helped me carry two bags onto the bus and the same two bags home. She got inside and exclaimed, " that is refreshing," as she sipped her water on the couch. I love my kid, it is always an adventure. I know that I will never be without adventure as long as I have her. That is for sure!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Working on my room and other things...
Ever since I moved into this apartment it has been one thing or another for me not to be able to get anything done. One of the most major of those things was getting my homework done for college. I had to run around looking for wifi/internet. I hooked up with Verizon who was transferring to Frontier (and I didn't know any of that at the time and no one clued me in when I made phone call after phone call). I was supposed to be hooked up the following week but it never happened. Then, my phone line didn't work. They told me it did and sent someone out that just checked the outside line and said all was good and dandy and left like the good service worker they are.
A little after I was supposed to have my internet on and it was supposed to be the same date as my phone. I went through a lot of hoopla. At the time Josie was also going to Bible camp as well. I also had other commitments with volunteering various places and doing things for friends and family members. I was a little bit all over the place.
I had to take my laptop in a bag with all my books and my daughter to the library, to Mcdonald's (whose WIFI kinda sucks- no matter what McDonald's I went to ), to Starbucks, to Borders.. You get the drift. I was all over the place. There was some programs for kids going on at the library like Silly Safari and I would do my homework while she was getting some education.
Soon after I got the opportunity to go with mom to P.A. because she is planning on moving there and wanted to see the area(s) there and get to know what is around and what isn't. It was one week "vacation" with Josie and Mom and it was really nice because I got to see some family while I was there. Josie got to meet my mother's brother and his wife. She really enjoyed P.A. We also went to New York and saw Times Square (she met Spidey!) and we went to Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum and that was awesome! She got to learn a lot of new things and see a lot of unique stuff. I think it is important for kids to learn new things and to have hands on experiences. This was one of those times.
All of this being said it was a very long month and a half since I moved into my apartment. I did things little by little as I went along. I slowly got through my room and then the whole surgery for my wisdom teeth and now here I am- with a slight infection and dry socket , loads of pain and with the help of my mom I finally got my room accomplished.
You don't want to see what it looked like before hand. Things were just thrown into my room and then my brother had to get out his futon and it came to me without frame. It was just literally thrown in my room in a way because he was moving from where he was to storage units , mom's and some stuff at mine. We all been just moving and unpacking and repacking and unpacking.. rinse and repeat. LOL
But, here it is after mom and I found my floor :
One of those tubs is the freecycled stuff (I do this often- I figure it is worth it more to give things to people who can really use them then to do a yard sale sometimes when you don't have enough to do a yard sale. Also, when you don't have that much and you have to accumulate crap for a yard sale it is better just to give away what you have especially when you don't have the room. I hate clutter anymore. I am just tired of things piling up. If I know of a family or something that is in needs of something I also go through things again to give away stuff. If it can go to good use and it is doing NOTHING here then it is better there.) I also freecycled a 19 inch television that belonged to Josie. She now has a much smaller television and really isn't even using that right now. She don't need a huge t.v in her room. She don't own a video game system. We own board games , books , videos, cds, cassette tapes and other things. We really don't even need cable except for the fact that it has like the discovery channel , BBC, News and stuff that we are interested in. It gives me something to have in the background for noise sometimes as well.
Here is my room afterwards :
Yes, it don't look like much to people but I have a bed. It is the futon mattresses on the floor but it is not a couch. Later on, I will get the frame. I plan on keeping this bed and just finding a frame. Maybe I will locate one on freecycle (who knows!?). I also have tubs that need to go through still that belongs in Josie's room but her room is a work in process still as well. We are getting there!!!!
I have tons of laundry to do now.. Taking a slight break. While I do I wanted to share with you a webisode I found online for Dean Koontz's Odd ... It is actually not bad , a little corny, but not bad. I am starting to really like webisodes. Anyone got any favorites of theirs? I found one once for the Greatest American Hero but I think it didn't get past episode 6 or 7 yet.
A little after I was supposed to have my internet on and it was supposed to be the same date as my phone. I went through a lot of hoopla. At the time Josie was also going to Bible camp as well. I also had other commitments with volunteering various places and doing things for friends and family members. I was a little bit all over the place.
I had to take my laptop in a bag with all my books and my daughter to the library, to Mcdonald's (whose WIFI kinda sucks- no matter what McDonald's I went to ), to Starbucks, to Borders.. You get the drift. I was all over the place. There was some programs for kids going on at the library like Silly Safari and I would do my homework while she was getting some education.
Soon after I got the opportunity to go with mom to P.A. because she is planning on moving there and wanted to see the area(s) there and get to know what is around and what isn't. It was one week "vacation" with Josie and Mom and it was really nice because I got to see some family while I was there. Josie got to meet my mother's brother and his wife. She really enjoyed P.A. We also went to New York and saw Times Square (she met Spidey!) and we went to Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum and that was awesome! She got to learn a lot of new things and see a lot of unique stuff. I think it is important for kids to learn new things and to have hands on experiences. This was one of those times.
All of this being said it was a very long month and a half since I moved into my apartment. I did things little by little as I went along. I slowly got through my room and then the whole surgery for my wisdom teeth and now here I am- with a slight infection and dry socket , loads of pain and with the help of my mom I finally got my room accomplished.
You don't want to see what it looked like before hand. Things were just thrown into my room and then my brother had to get out his futon and it came to me without frame. It was just literally thrown in my room in a way because he was moving from where he was to storage units , mom's and some stuff at mine. We all been just moving and unpacking and repacking and unpacking.. rinse and repeat. LOL
But, here it is after mom and I found my floor :
One of those tubs is the freecycled stuff (I do this often- I figure it is worth it more to give things to people who can really use them then to do a yard sale sometimes when you don't have enough to do a yard sale. Also, when you don't have that much and you have to accumulate crap for a yard sale it is better just to give away what you have especially when you don't have the room. I hate clutter anymore. I am just tired of things piling up. If I know of a family or something that is in needs of something I also go through things again to give away stuff. If it can go to good use and it is doing NOTHING here then it is better there.) I also freecycled a 19 inch television that belonged to Josie. She now has a much smaller television and really isn't even using that right now. She don't need a huge t.v in her room. She don't own a video game system. We own board games , books , videos, cds, cassette tapes and other things. We really don't even need cable except for the fact that it has like the discovery channel , BBC, News and stuff that we are interested in. It gives me something to have in the background for noise sometimes as well.
Here is my room afterwards :
Yes, it don't look like much to people but I have a bed. It is the futon mattresses on the floor but it is not a couch. Later on, I will get the frame. I plan on keeping this bed and just finding a frame. Maybe I will locate one on freecycle (who knows!?). I also have tubs that need to go through still that belongs in Josie's room but her room is a work in process still as well. We are getting there!!!!
I have tons of laundry to do now.. Taking a slight break. While I do I wanted to share with you a webisode I found online for Dean Koontz's Odd ... It is actually not bad , a little corny, but not bad. I am starting to really like webisodes. Anyone got any favorites of theirs? I found one once for the Greatest American Hero but I think it didn't get past episode 6 or 7 yet.
Wisdom Tooth/Infection
As you all know I got my four wisdom teeth extracted all at once a few days ago. I have been going through tremendous pain and feel like dog poop. I have had vertigo , wooziness, puking, etc.
I was up til 4 a.m yesterday and posted a question for my friends & family on facebook (along with video to show the swelling) and they all responded that yes, maybe I should go to the ER. My friend Heather showed up early in the morning with Ruby (her pooch) and brought me some soft foods and even said it sounded like it was a dry socket.
Shortly after, I laid my head down to see if I could sleep and I got up maybe 20-25 minutes later in horrible pain. I felt like my stomache was caving in. I started to burn up. I had a 102 fever according to the little stick I threw in my mouth. That was BEFORE I puked. You know how usually AFTER you puke that the temperature goes up? Well, mine was way before.
I threw on some jeans and woke up my daughter (who I really didn't want to wake up) and we went to the Emergency Room. They didn't give me a shot or anything and took the blood that was clogging in my mouth that wasn't the clot that was supposed to form. They gave me some medicine for the pain by mouth . I waited over 30 minutes for a doctor to show up with the pills. By that time my poor kiddo was fast asleep on the hospital bed and I was sitting in the chair.
After the initial show up with the pills and a puke bucket because I used their trash can ( I had no choice ) they looked inside my mouth and told me there appears to be a cyst like thing inside my socket but there was nothing that could be done and that it PROBABLY was an infection. PROBABLY! Don't you love that word?! I LOVE that word. That is my new Pee Wee Playhouse word of the day, I swear it is!
They put some gauge into the socket. They told me to take IB's and LorTab rotating every 4 hours. They told me (like my cousin Katie mentioned) not to take Tylenol because LorTab has Tylenol in it already.
Now, I am awake and watching my daughter getting ingredients for pancakes, that I promised to make her, out all over the counters in the kitchen.
I am really greatful right now that I am not having that great of pain as I was. I am to avoid hot liquid foods and try just the cold stuff until my doctor can be reached (tomorrow).
I am also very greatful for the friends & family members I do have. I am also sorry that my text message at that time in the a.m didn't go through for some reason to some people and they never knew I went.
Off to make pancakes with the kidlet. (Pancakes I won't be eating *sigh*)
I was up til 4 a.m yesterday and posted a question for my friends & family on facebook (along with video to show the swelling) and they all responded that yes, maybe I should go to the ER. My friend Heather showed up early in the morning with Ruby (her pooch) and brought me some soft foods and even said it sounded like it was a dry socket.
Shortly after, I laid my head down to see if I could sleep and I got up maybe 20-25 minutes later in horrible pain. I felt like my stomache was caving in. I started to burn up. I had a 102 fever according to the little stick I threw in my mouth. That was BEFORE I puked. You know how usually AFTER you puke that the temperature goes up? Well, mine was way before.
I threw on some jeans and woke up my daughter (who I really didn't want to wake up) and we went to the Emergency Room. They didn't give me a shot or anything and took the blood that was clogging in my mouth that wasn't the clot that was supposed to form. They gave me some medicine for the pain by mouth . I waited over 30 minutes for a doctor to show up with the pills. By that time my poor kiddo was fast asleep on the hospital bed and I was sitting in the chair.
After the initial show up with the pills and a puke bucket because I used their trash can ( I had no choice ) they looked inside my mouth and told me there appears to be a cyst like thing inside my socket but there was nothing that could be done and that it PROBABLY was an infection. PROBABLY! Don't you love that word?! I LOVE that word. That is my new Pee Wee Playhouse word of the day, I swear it is!
They put some gauge into the socket. They told me to take IB's and LorTab rotating every 4 hours. They told me (like my cousin Katie mentioned) not to take Tylenol because LorTab has Tylenol in it already.
Now, I am awake and watching my daughter getting ingredients for pancakes, that I promised to make her, out all over the counters in the kitchen.
I am really greatful right now that I am not having that great of pain as I was. I am to avoid hot liquid foods and try just the cold stuff until my doctor can be reached (tomorrow).
I am also very greatful for the friends & family members I do have. I am also sorry that my text message at that time in the a.m didn't go through for some reason to some people and they never knew I went.
Off to make pancakes with the kidlet. (Pancakes I won't be eating *sigh*)
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I actually read the first one and even for a romance (dark one) I liked it. I just liked the writing style of the author and the story line. So, I get to soon , also review this book, to be able to win more books in the future. Lets hope I liked this one. I really don't like many romance items that includes reading and movies. This wasn't that bad and the story line was actually really great.
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I actually read the first one and even for a romance (dark one) I liked it. I just liked the writing style of the author and the story line. So, I get to soon , also review this book, to be able to win more books in the future. Lets hope I liked this one. I really don't like many romance items that includes reading and movies. This wasn't that bad and the story line was actually really great.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Interesting piece of history.....
He was born August 15th, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica . He died May 5, 1821 of stomache cancer (Well, that is what people think it might have been).
" Napoleon is the most charismatic general in French history, famed for his military successes and (at the same time) for not quite conquering Europe. Starting as a second lieutenant in the French artillery, he rose quickly through the ranks until he staged a 1799 coup that made him First Consul of France. (In 1804 he went further, proclaiming himself emperor.) He led his armies to victory after victory, and by 1807 France ruled territory that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north to the river Elbe. But Napoleon's attempts to conquer the rest of Europe failed; a defeat in Moscow in 1812 nearly destroyed his empire, and in 1814 he was deposed and exiled to the island of Elba. The next year he returned to Paris and again seized power, but this success was short-lived: the French army's 1815 loss to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo finished Napoleon for good. He was sent into exile on the island of St. Helena, where he died in 1821. His body was returned to Paris in 1840, and his tomb there remains a popular attraction.
Napoleon was short enough that early in his military career he was nicknamed "The Little Corporal." According to Napoleon.org, at his death he was 1.68 meters tall, or about 5'6"... Napoleon died of an unidentified ailment, possibly stomach cancer; because traces of arsenic were later found in his remains, some have suggested he may have been fatally poisoned... The famous portrait of Napoleon with his hand stuck in his vest was painted by Jacques-Louis David." (http://www.answers.com/topic/napoleon-bonaparte)
Along with Napoleon it is also these famous people's birthdays as well :
1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)
1575 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
1619 - Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate
1688 - Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)
1702 - Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher
1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
1725 - Ferdinando Bertoni, composer
1727 - Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer
1736 - Johann Christoph Kellner, composer
1740 - M Claudius, writer
1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
1741 - Thomas Norris, composer
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)
1771 - Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)
1776 - Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)
1776 - Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer
1782 - Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)
1785 - Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)
1787 - Alexander Aliabiev, composer
1788 - Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director
1794 - Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)
1803 - James Douglas, father of British Columbia
1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)
1822 - Wilhelm Rust, composer
1823 - Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 - Eduard de Hartog, composer
1839 - Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer
1845 - Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)
1851 - [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)
1856 - J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament
1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
1860 - Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)
1860 - Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer
1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)
1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
1865 - Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)
1865 - Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)
1872 - Harold Fraser-Simson, composer
1872 - Rubin Goldmark, composer
1874 - Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert
1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)
1876 - Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist
1878 - Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)
1879 - Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)
1881 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)
1883 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
1885 - Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer
1885 - Edna Ferber, American author & playwright (American Beauty, Cimarron) (d. 1968)
1885 - Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)
1886 - Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)
1888 - Albert Spalding, composer
1888 - T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer
1890 - Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)
1890 - Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)
1892 - Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer
1892 - Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)
1893 - Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer
1893 - Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)
1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
1896 - Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor
1896 - Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)
1897 - Marion Eugene Bauer, composer
1898 - Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom
1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)
1900 - Estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything)
1901 - Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68)
1901 - Byron Arnold, composer
1901 - Hans Lorbeer, writer
1901 - Sulho Ranta, composer
1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975)
1902 - Jan RT Campert, writer (Song the 18 dead)
1904 - Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show)
1906 - Finn Videro, composer
1907 - Paul Vincze, medallist
1909 - Raymond O'Malley, teacher
1910 - Hugo Winterhalter, composer
1910 - Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1966-70)
1910 - Signe Hasso, actress (QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis)
1912 - Julia Child, Pasadena Calif, chef (French Chef)
1912 - Wendy Hiller, England, actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield)
1912 - Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr
1914 - Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer
1915 - Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist
1915 - Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter (Mensch op Weg)
1915 - Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Johnny Angel, Double Life)
1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer
1917 - Jack Lynch, Irish politician, fourth Taoiseach (d. 1999)
1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. 1980)
1918 - Florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy)
1918 - Fay Honey Knopp, activist
1918 - Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, composer
1919 - Huntz Hall, NYC, actor (Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game)
1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author
1922 - Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], Berlin Germany, composer (Prairie)
1923 - Rose Marie, NYC, actress (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1923 - Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel
1924 - Phyllis Schlafly, St Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president
1924 - Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright (Man for All Seasons, Dr Zhivago)
1925 - Billy Pinkney, Sumter NC, rock bassist/vocalist (Drifters)
1925 - Gertrude Shope, South African head (ANC female section)
1925 - Mike Connors, [Krekor Ohanian], Fresno, Calif, actor (Mannix)
1925 - Rose Marie, actress/comedienne (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1926 - Georgiann Johnson, Decorah Iowa, actress (Marge-Mr Peepers)
1926 - Lewis T Preston, banker
1926 - Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, composer
1926 - Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
1927 - Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer (England leg-spinner with an avg of 109)
1928 - Nicolas Roeg, London England, cinematographer/director (Aria, Eureka)
1930 - Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter
1931 - Janice Rule, Norwood Ohio, actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife)
1931 - Mario Kuri-Aldana, composer
1932 - Robert L[ull] Forward, US, sci-fi author (Dragon's Egg, Starquake)
1933 - Bobby Helms, rock vocalist (Jingle Bell Rock)
1933 - Floyd Ashton, US singer (Tams-What Child of Fool)
1933 - Lori Nelson, Santa Fe NM, actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire)
1934 - Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner (3 Tests 1960)
1934 - Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut
1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
1935 - Abby Dalton, Las Vegas NV, actress (Joey Bishop Show)
1935 - Jim Dale, Rothwell England, Broadway actor (Barnum, My One & Only)
1935 - Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr, civil rights activist (National Urban League)
1937 - Ronnie G Flippo, (Rep-D-NY, 1977- )
1938 - Maxine Waters, (Rep-D-California)
1938 - Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice
1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
1939 - H Onno C R Ruding, director (Amrobank)/Dutch Financial minister (CDA)
1939 - Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer (Daddy don't run so fast)
1940 - Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
1941 - Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer (Hee Haw)
1941 - Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut
1942 - Peter York, Cleve, rock drummer (Spencer Davis Group)
1942 - Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. 2007)
1943 - Barbara Bouchet, Reichenberg Czech, actress (Casino Royale)
1943 - Eni F H Faleomavaega, (Rep-D-American Samoa)
1943 - MarÃa Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
1944 - Frederick Knight, US singer (I've been lonely so long)
1944 - Linda Ellerbee, Bryan Texas, newscaster (Weekend, NBC Overnight)
1944 - Tom Murphy, American politician
1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
1945 - Charlemagne Palestine, composer
1945 - Gene Upshaw, NFL guard (Oakland Radiers), NFLPA leader
1945 - Thomas C Sawyer, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
1946 - Jimmy Webb, Elk City Okla, songwriter (MacArthur Park, Up Up & Away)
1946 - Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, (4 time Mayor-Houston)
1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
1947 - Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman
1947 - Geraldo Velez, jazz congas (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1947 - Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, Macon Ga, USN/astro (STS 33)
1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model
1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
1948 - George Ryton, British engineer
1949 - Ann Ryerson, Wisc, actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin)
1949 - Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994
1949 - Kate Taylor, rocker
1949 - Beverly Lynn Burns, Americna pilot, first woman captain in the world on the Boeing 747
1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
1950 - Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian
1950 - Tess Harper, Mammoth Sp AR, actress (Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies)
1950 - Thomas Aldrich, country drummer (Black Oak Arkansas)
1950 - William "Bill" Griffin, US singer (Miracles-Love Machine)
1950 - Tommy Aldridge, American musician
1950 - Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
1951 - Bobby Caldwell, NYC, rocker
1951 - John Childs, cricketer (England left-arm spinner, two Tests v WI 1988)
1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician
1951 - Ann Biderman, American film and television writer
1952 - Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group)
1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet
1955 - Kenneth Carr, Clearwater Fla, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
1955 - Larry Mathews, Burbank Calif, actor (Ritchie-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1956 - Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut
1956 - Vinny Denunzio, rocker
1956 - Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
1957 - Zeljko Ivanek, Lujubljana Yugoslavia, actor (Mass Appeal)
1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
1958 - Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
1959 - Scott D Altman, Lincoln Ill, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)
1960 - Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player (Denver-1985)
1960 - Ron van de Berg, soccer player (Sparta)
1960 - Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker (Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man)
1961 - Joan Delk, Tampa FL, LPGA golfer (1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th)
1961 - Matt Johnson, rocker (The The-Infected Soul Mining)
1961 - Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
1961 - Gary Kubiak, American football coach
1962 - Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1962 - Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1962 - Tom Colicchio, American chef
1963 - Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
1963 - Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper (36 Tests 1988-94)
1963 - Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Oly-1996)
1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
1964 - Debi Mazar, Queens NY, actress (Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law)
1964 - MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
1964 - Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
1965 - Jon Evans, Nottimgham ENG, Australasia golfer
1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer
1966 - Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
1966 - Leo Goeas, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
1966 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1967 - Mike James, Ft Walton FL, pitcher (California Angels)
1967 - Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 10k runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1967 - Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
1967 - Peter Hermann American actor
1968 - Luciana Bemvenuti, Porto Alegre Brazil, golfer (1994 Jamie Farr-36th)
1968 - Vassili Pankov, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1968 - Debra Messing, American actress
1969 - Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
1969 - James Black, Regina, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1969 - Mark Heese, Toronto Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 - Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1969 - Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers)
1969 - Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
1970 - Dawn Ponte, Kent RI, dance skater (& Frey-1995 Eastern Jr champ)
1970 - Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
1970 - Maddie Corman, American actress
1970 - Ben Silverman, American TV executive
1971 - Perry Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1971 - Priscilla Taylor, Miami FLA, playmate (Mar, 1996)
1972 - Ben Affleck, actor (Daddy)
1972 - Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
1972 - Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 - Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
1972 - Mikey Graham, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1972 - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
1972 - Matthew Wood, American actor and sound editor
1973 - Marcus Jones, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1974 - Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez Dom Rep, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
1975 - Bert Berry, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1975 - Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player (PSV)
1975 - Bertrand Berry, American football player
1975 - Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer
1976 - Boudewijn Send, soccer player (PSV)
1976 - Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress
1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
1978 - Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
1978 - Kerri Walsh, American beach volleyball player
1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
1980 - Nathalie Press, English actress
1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
1981 - Oliver Perez, American baseball player
1982 - Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
1989 - Belinda, Mexican singer
1989 - Tiffanie Anderson, American singer, dancer
1989 - Joe Jonas, American singer (Jonas Brothers)
That is a lot of people! *phew*
Advanced Review Copy and a book I won!!!
I received two books today in the mail and I am really excited about reviewing both titles.
The first one is " Patton, The Pursuit of Destiny," by Agostino Von Hassell and Ed Breslin.
"General George Patton was known for carrying pistols with ivory handles and for his intemperate manner, but it’s his outspoken advocacy for tanks that carved his place in history, not only as a military pioneer, but as one of the most colorful and controversial American generals of the twentieth century.
Patton was impulsive, impatient, and would often disregard higher command when he felt his methods or tactics would achieve the desired result. He is remembered for his fierce determination and ability to lead soldiers. Unlike most generals, he wasn’t content to stay behind enemy lines and watch the battle from afar. He developed a system that allowed him to be on the frontlines and maintain communication with his rear command post by means of pigeons and a group of runners.
His uncompromising will and character were the basis of his successful crusade across Western Europe during World War II, forever defining him as one of the most successful field commanders of any war. " (http://www.thomasnelson.com)
Once this book is released it will be available in Hard Cover, Kindle and Audio, CD, Audiboook, CD, and Unabridged.
This book I was picked to review for the company in advance which is cool because I love to read new and interesting things!
The second book I received (totally different company) is "The Recessionistas (A novel of the once rich and powerful)" by Alexandra Lebenthal.
This one is actually just a review copy and not an advanced review since it is already out for sale. This is Alexandra Lebenthal's debut novel. " The debut novel from CEO and socialite Lebenthal is about four socialites whose perfect Upper East Side lives get turned upside down when the economic collapse wreaks havoc on their pampered existences. " (http://www.hamptons.com)
I won this through a contest /sweepstakes through Hachette Book Group.
Here is a few other places holding contest(s) to win books :
*WIN a copy of the City of Veils by ZOE FERRARIS
You have to sign up for the newsletter, back browse to the page before hand and fill out the really simple form. I did it and won The Recessionista! The drawing for this book will be on August 26, 2010!
* Win a copy of THE FOUR FINGERS OF DEATH by Rick Moody!
You have to sign up for the newsletter and fill out a simple form . The drawing for this book is on August 26, 2010.
* On the Book Loons website there is a bunch of different contest links you can go to for winning books and a variety of other goodies. You just have to go down the line to find out what might interest you!
Some of those are monthly contests so just bookmark that site!
GOOD LUCK WINNING!
And look to this blog for my book review on Patton and the Recessionista!
The first one is " Patton, The Pursuit of Destiny," by Agostino Von Hassell and Ed Breslin.
"General George Patton was known for carrying pistols with ivory handles and for his intemperate manner, but it’s his outspoken advocacy for tanks that carved his place in history, not only as a military pioneer, but as one of the most colorful and controversial American generals of the twentieth century.
Patton was impulsive, impatient, and would often disregard higher command when he felt his methods or tactics would achieve the desired result. He is remembered for his fierce determination and ability to lead soldiers. Unlike most generals, he wasn’t content to stay behind enemy lines and watch the battle from afar. He developed a system that allowed him to be on the frontlines and maintain communication with his rear command post by means of pigeons and a group of runners.
His uncompromising will and character were the basis of his successful crusade across Western Europe during World War II, forever defining him as one of the most successful field commanders of any war. " (http://www.thomasnelson.com)
Once this book is released it will be available in Hard Cover, Kindle and Audio, CD, Audiboook, CD, and Unabridged.
This book I was picked to review for the company in advance which is cool because I love to read new and interesting things!
The second book I received (totally different company) is "The Recessionistas (A novel of the once rich and powerful)" by Alexandra Lebenthal.
This one is actually just a review copy and not an advanced review since it is already out for sale. This is Alexandra Lebenthal's debut novel. " The debut novel from CEO and socialite Lebenthal is about four socialites whose perfect Upper East Side lives get turned upside down when the economic collapse wreaks havoc on their pampered existences. " (http://www.hamptons.com)
I won this through a contest /sweepstakes through Hachette Book Group.
Here is a few other places holding contest(s) to win books :
*WIN a copy of the City of Veils by ZOE FERRARIS
You have to sign up for the newsletter, back browse to the page before hand and fill out the really simple form. I did it and won The Recessionista! The drawing for this book will be on August 26, 2010!
* Win a copy of THE FOUR FINGERS OF DEATH by Rick Moody!
You have to sign up for the newsletter and fill out a simple form . The drawing for this book is on August 26, 2010.
* On the Book Loons website there is a bunch of different contest links you can go to for winning books and a variety of other goodies. You just have to go down the line to find out what might interest you!
Some of those are monthly contests so just bookmark that site!
GOOD LUCK WINNING!
And look to this blog for my book review on Patton and the Recessionista!
Painful sockets , Boredom and Hex Girls
Thank heavens that I am getting some money from my Blog online because I need to pay a few bills. I am a few weeks away from having any money from my loans.
Otherwise, My mouth is swollen today and it hurts like hell. A few people have just told me about dry sockets and that one person even went 3 weeks with pain and misery.
Josie is getting more bored by the minute and I can't wait for her to start school really soon. She is excited about school.
I start the week after her.
I just like that lately when I tell her to do something or not to do something she would just listen to me. For some reason my little spawn just doesn't want to listen or has to many other things on her mind to worry about dear ol' mom.
She is a great kid , don't get me wrong. I think we are just about getting on each other's nerves and when there is nothing to do when it is TOOO hot outside tensions inside the house are going to set in more.
I need to get some things done and because of having 4 wisdom teeth pulled it has been hard. I am going to try to accomplish the rest of my room today so that way I can get the stuff in the living room out of there and have a decent looking living room that isn't a storage area. This has been bothering me for over a month now. If it isn't one thing it is another though.
Josie has been quite some help though since my teeth were pulled. She helped with dishes, cleaned the bathroom, made me breakfast (without me asking-which I usually don't ask), and listening for a point.
She is just so bored. There is only so many books to read, games to play, t.v to watch before one loses their minds. I can't take her to the park because it is to hot for me out there. I literally almost died going to her orientation Thursday . The heat was just way to much for me. The heat wouldn't do her any good either. She would wind up with a headache. Then, we would be there for like ten minutes and just go home. The point of going out is none at this point.
I even had her outside playing with chalk and on her bike the other day. We came right back inside.
Well, I am off to shower and get dressed and try to feel human. Then, Off to reading just a little bit for the pain meds to kick in. Then, I am going to work little by little on the rest of my room.
Josie is watching Scooby Doo. No matter what generation it is Scooby Doo may change in voices and looks but the plot is always the same!
She is watching the one with the Hex Girls right now.
Otherwise, My mouth is swollen today and it hurts like hell. A few people have just told me about dry sockets and that one person even went 3 weeks with pain and misery.
Josie is getting more bored by the minute and I can't wait for her to start school really soon. She is excited about school.
I start the week after her.
I just like that lately when I tell her to do something or not to do something she would just listen to me. For some reason my little spawn just doesn't want to listen or has to many other things on her mind to worry about dear ol' mom.
She is a great kid , don't get me wrong. I think we are just about getting on each other's nerves and when there is nothing to do when it is TOOO hot outside tensions inside the house are going to set in more.
I need to get some things done and because of having 4 wisdom teeth pulled it has been hard. I am going to try to accomplish the rest of my room today so that way I can get the stuff in the living room out of there and have a decent looking living room that isn't a storage area. This has been bothering me for over a month now. If it isn't one thing it is another though.
Josie has been quite some help though since my teeth were pulled. She helped with dishes, cleaned the bathroom, made me breakfast (without me asking-which I usually don't ask), and listening for a point.
She is just so bored. There is only so many books to read, games to play, t.v to watch before one loses their minds. I can't take her to the park because it is to hot for me out there. I literally almost died going to her orientation Thursday . The heat was just way to much for me. The heat wouldn't do her any good either. She would wind up with a headache. Then, we would be there for like ten minutes and just go home. The point of going out is none at this point.
I even had her outside playing with chalk and on her bike the other day. We came right back inside.
Well, I am off to shower and get dressed and try to feel human. Then, Off to reading just a little bit for the pain meds to kick in. Then, I am going to work little by little on the rest of my room.
Josie is watching Scooby Doo. No matter what generation it is Scooby Doo may change in voices and looks but the plot is always the same!
She is watching the one with the Hex Girls right now.
My Nook is on its' way !
Date Time Location Event Details
August 14, 2010 02:45:00 AM Indianapolis IN US Departure Scan
August 13, 2010 10:07:00 PM Indianapolis IN US Arrival Scan
August 13, 2010 06:12:00 PM Columbus OH US Departure Scan
August 13, 2010 04:04:00 PM Columbus OH US Arrival Scan
August 13, 2010 05:14:00 AM Parsippany NJ US Departure Scan
August 13, 2010 01:21:00 AM Parsippany NJ US Arrival Scan
August 12, 2010 11:10:00 PM Long Island City NY US Departure Scan
August 12, 2010 05:55:00 PM Long Island City NY US Shipment received by carrier
August 12, 2010 06:22:04 PM US Shipment has left seller facility and is in transit
I can't believe I am getting excited about a Nook Ereader but I am. I just tracked the package and it is headed on its' way. Indianapolis is not far from me. It says the 18th is estimated delivery date but if it is already in Indy then it will be here sooner than we realize!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Chickie and Josie reunited!
Chickie is Josie's best friend in the whole world (toy wise). She got him from the Easter Bunny this year and she has been in love with the little guy since then. I do not know the attachment to him because usually Josie has a stuffed animal of the week. She never really attached herself to anything except for when she was 6 months old and it was cuddles the cow. Now, it is Chickie and only chickie. She has other stuffed animals but nobody as important as him. She has taken him to numerous places including when we went to P.A. recently with my mom for her looking into apartments and it was like a vacation for us. Chickie and Josie both got to see some great things here are a few photos from P.A. :
Here is Chickie in a shop in Easton, P.A having some coke (that is Josie in the background).
Here is Chickie at the Ripley's Believe it Or Not museum in New York City. If you have NEVER been to there I suggest you go. It is awesome!
Here is Chickie posing with Josie in the Purple Cow in Easton, P.A. Another place I highly recommend you go to if you are over there. Their icecream is out of this world!
Even Chickie recommends Purple Cow icecream!
Our bathroom even has chickie type stuff (although , I think this is a duck - Josie liked it because it was like Chickie)
Well, we went all the way across the miles with this poor chicken stuffed animal. Not once did we lose him. We were home for maybe a week and my daughter and I went over to the Tippecanoe Mall (a lot of nice people there at the help desk and facebook fan page helped us try to locate Chickie as well!). We got off the City bus (again, great people at the desk there that when we called a million times didn't seem to mind at all and continued to look. When Josie's daddy picked her up the day afterwards they went over to the City bus and even saw Josie's favorite bus driver Melvin and they looked in lost and found- no chickie! I appreciate how much they helped though!) at the mall we went to Hot Topics. Hot Topics is one of Josie's favorite places to go in the mall. For her second grade graduation gift my mom gave Josie a $15 Hot Topics gift card. She used part of it in the Hot Topics in P.A and then that day got some of those silly bandz with the rest of it.
We went from there to the Avon Kiosk, we looked inside at the Kitchen place there, we walked all the way to the front from there (really didn't stop many places except a few kiosks) and went straight out the mall into the parking lot over to McDonald's where we met my mother for lunch. As we were sitting there and Josie is eating chicken nuggets she starts panicking and throwing things out of the bags and dumping my purse and I couldn't stop her. I asked her what she was looking for when she screamed ," CHICKIE!!!!, " yes, folks after all this time of having Chickie we misplaced him. This time we were off the bus for almost an hour. We were in several little places in the mall and came across the street to McDonald's where who knows what could have happened to him since then.
We packed up our Nuggets and food and I grabbed another Sweet Tea and we went and re-traced our steps. We walked carefully and slowly across the parking lot even looking under parked cars. We got to the doors of the front entrance of the mall where yes, you are going to be grossed out but I stuck my hands into the trash cans. I also carry hand sanitizer with me so don't fret! I did it for the kiddo.
We walked inside the mall , looked at kids passing by in hopes maybe one of them saw the little guy on the ground and just picked him up. No luck there. We went straight to Hot Topics where we spent the most time at and the girls were so nice. We had called from McDonald's and they already looked around and then helped a second time when we went inside. What was even cooler is that some of the customers there started to help as well. One girl even got on her hands and knees to help in the search for Chickie! These people don't realize that even though it was just a stuffed animal they were doing a great deed for a little girl that day.
After I walked up and down the mall putting my hands through trash cans digging and explaining myself to a very patient mall cop we were done. We made two more stops and that was it.
We went to the play place inside the mall. We looked inside all the cubbies that you throw your shoes in. No luck. We called the bus company and they told us that usually the buses are the same buses that come (just different drivers) and we were tired from searching. We got on the bus to go home. It was the same bus because there was the same grafitti on one side of the bus seat that we were on the other side. We looked under the seats. No Chickie.
Chickie was hopelessly lost forever :(
I know it sounds silly to some people but I immediately put things to action when I got home and attacked all the websites I could think of including a whole bunch of facebook fan pages for the mall, the city bus, hot topics, lafayette jconline, etc. Anything I could think of. Then, I made a HELP US FIND CHICKIE!!! fan page on facebook.
I couldn't believe all the effort that people were making to help my little girl find her Chickie. It was unbelievable the response I was getting. Some people even posted photos of Chickie on their facebook pages, myspace pages, web blogs, web pages, and I was told a few stores in the neighborhood printed up a couple of flyers and put them in their windows. I would like to thank you all right now!
A friend of ours Amie Dillon saw these posts online and she had a similiar Chickie to what Josie was missing. Her daughter Jaiden didn't need him and had to many animals of her own. We tried to get the reunion going here but it failed a few times for various reasons but it is all good. ..
Here is Jaiden with Chickie all buckled in on his way home to Josie (who was at Columbia Park fishing with daddy today):
She is such a lovely little girl! :)<3
And here is Josie at the Park reunited with Chickie :
Thanks Amie and Jaiden! You guys rock!
Also, I would like to let people out there know there is a website that you can find your lost friends. When I was looking for Chickie and I posted on a Yahoo group for him I had some lovely people come out of the woodwork and they even posted a little thing for Chickie on their website which you can see right here.
They are Plush Memories Lost Toy Search Service and you can find them on the web here.
Go to their webpage here that is labeled CONTACT US and tell them what you are missing or even if you can give help for some of the lost toys out there. You never know YOU might have one of these toys in your home!
There is also a site from them called Yesterday's memories of times past . You might find some old things you are looking for there!
Thanks again everyone for all your help! You rock!!! :)
Here is Chickie in a shop in Easton, P.A having some coke (that is Josie in the background).
Here is Chickie at the Ripley's Believe it Or Not museum in New York City. If you have NEVER been to there I suggest you go. It is awesome!
Here is Chickie posing with Josie in the Purple Cow in Easton, P.A. Another place I highly recommend you go to if you are over there. Their icecream is out of this world!
Even Chickie recommends Purple Cow icecream!
Our bathroom even has chickie type stuff (although , I think this is a duck - Josie liked it because it was like Chickie)
Well, we went all the way across the miles with this poor chicken stuffed animal. Not once did we lose him. We were home for maybe a week and my daughter and I went over to the Tippecanoe Mall (a lot of nice people there at the help desk and facebook fan page helped us try to locate Chickie as well!). We got off the City bus (again, great people at the desk there that when we called a million times didn't seem to mind at all and continued to look. When Josie's daddy picked her up the day afterwards they went over to the City bus and even saw Josie's favorite bus driver Melvin and they looked in lost and found- no chickie! I appreciate how much they helped though!) at the mall we went to Hot Topics. Hot Topics is one of Josie's favorite places to go in the mall. For her second grade graduation gift my mom gave Josie a $15 Hot Topics gift card. She used part of it in the Hot Topics in P.A and then that day got some of those silly bandz with the rest of it.
We went from there to the Avon Kiosk, we looked inside at the Kitchen place there, we walked all the way to the front from there (really didn't stop many places except a few kiosks) and went straight out the mall into the parking lot over to McDonald's where we met my mother for lunch. As we were sitting there and Josie is eating chicken nuggets she starts panicking and throwing things out of the bags and dumping my purse and I couldn't stop her. I asked her what she was looking for when she screamed ," CHICKIE!!!!, " yes, folks after all this time of having Chickie we misplaced him. This time we were off the bus for almost an hour. We were in several little places in the mall and came across the street to McDonald's where who knows what could have happened to him since then.
We packed up our Nuggets and food and I grabbed another Sweet Tea and we went and re-traced our steps. We walked carefully and slowly across the parking lot even looking under parked cars. We got to the doors of the front entrance of the mall where yes, you are going to be grossed out but I stuck my hands into the trash cans. I also carry hand sanitizer with me so don't fret! I did it for the kiddo.
We walked inside the mall , looked at kids passing by in hopes maybe one of them saw the little guy on the ground and just picked him up. No luck there. We went straight to Hot Topics where we spent the most time at and the girls were so nice. We had called from McDonald's and they already looked around and then helped a second time when we went inside. What was even cooler is that some of the customers there started to help as well. One girl even got on her hands and knees to help in the search for Chickie! These people don't realize that even though it was just a stuffed animal they were doing a great deed for a little girl that day.
After I walked up and down the mall putting my hands through trash cans digging and explaining myself to a very patient mall cop we were done. We made two more stops and that was it.
We went to the play place inside the mall. We looked inside all the cubbies that you throw your shoes in. No luck. We called the bus company and they told us that usually the buses are the same buses that come (just different drivers) and we were tired from searching. We got on the bus to go home. It was the same bus because there was the same grafitti on one side of the bus seat that we were on the other side. We looked under the seats. No Chickie.
Chickie was hopelessly lost forever :(
I know it sounds silly to some people but I immediately put things to action when I got home and attacked all the websites I could think of including a whole bunch of facebook fan pages for the mall, the city bus, hot topics, lafayette jconline, etc. Anything I could think of. Then, I made a HELP US FIND CHICKIE!!! fan page on facebook.
I couldn't believe all the effort that people were making to help my little girl find her Chickie. It was unbelievable the response I was getting. Some people even posted photos of Chickie on their facebook pages, myspace pages, web blogs, web pages, and I was told a few stores in the neighborhood printed up a couple of flyers and put them in their windows. I would like to thank you all right now!
A friend of ours Amie Dillon saw these posts online and she had a similiar Chickie to what Josie was missing. Her daughter Jaiden didn't need him and had to many animals of her own. We tried to get the reunion going here but it failed a few times for various reasons but it is all good. ..
Here is Jaiden with Chickie all buckled in on his way home to Josie (who was at Columbia Park fishing with daddy today):
She is such a lovely little girl! :)<3
And here is Josie at the Park reunited with Chickie :
Thanks Amie and Jaiden! You guys rock!
Also, I would like to let people out there know there is a website that you can find your lost friends. When I was looking for Chickie and I posted on a Yahoo group for him I had some lovely people come out of the woodwork and they even posted a little thing for Chickie on their website which you can see right here.
They are Plush Memories Lost Toy Search Service and you can find them on the web here.
Go to their webpage here that is labeled CONTACT US and tell them what you are missing or even if you can give help for some of the lost toys out there. You never know YOU might have one of these toys in your home!
There is also a site from them called Yesterday's memories of times past . You might find some old things you are looking for there!
Thanks again everyone for all your help! You rock!!! :)
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