Sesame Seeds
Thursday, August 30, 2007
I'm making sesame chicken tonight. Here's a grocery tip:
Sesame seeds are way cheaper from the bulk dispensers than in the little McCormick bottles.
Clooney
My daughter went to a movie with some girlfriends last weekend, and there was a preview for a George Clooney movie. She told me she almost went "WOO!" (because she's used to me going "woo!" over George) but it occurred to her that she would never live down "woo"-ing for "an old guy." Ahahahaha!
Read more...School supplies and stuff
Middle school supplies are impossible to get, because you don't get the list until the first day of school. By then, everything is gone. I'm still on the lookout for colored pencils, if anyone knows where I can find them. lol.
Senator Craig wants us all to know he's "never been gay." I wasn't aware one could change one's sexual orientation. Do we care if he considers himself to be gay? I consider him to be creepy. I just keep looking at his wife and wondering what is going through her head while she has to stand beside him.
I just heard about the two-year-old who was abandoned at WalMart. Talk about scarring someone for life. Poor kid.
I saw something called kite boarding today. It looks fun. Of any of the "-boarding" sports, that is probably the one I would try.
We're packing up for the reunion this weekend. I hope it's not too rainy to swim!
Katrina 2 Years Later
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Thank you Anderson Cooper and Oprah for at least pointing out the fact that state and local government have been at fault for much of what has happened in New Orleans. Heck, Mayor Nagin could have prevented much of what has come to be by getting his citizens out of town when he still had time.
Governor Blanco turned down the first offers of assistance from the feds back then. What a numbnuts. I have not one ounce of respect for her either.
Between those two losers, you can spot the biggest problems in New Orleans. ABC news said that Mississippi's comparative success in rebuilding is related to the state and local governments disbursing local and federal funds and running programs in a more timely and efficient manner.
Oprah was saying that people around the country are tired of hearing about New Orleans. She said they donated time and money and support for a while, then moved on, and that's how these things go. I think there is a perception that many people there are not helping themselves. How long are you willing to live for free in a crappy trailer before you move on? If there aren't jobs there, move to another town down the road. There isn't good health care. The crime rate is high. You do not have to live there and suffer to the point of suicide. It's plain crazy.
The lady moaning about her four kids' health problems due to the crappy FEMA trailers killed me. What mother would stay in a place where her children are sick?! Stop whining and get your kids out of there. Live in a tent if you have to.
People are complaining that their insurance didn't cover flooding. Nope. Homeowners insurance does not cover flooding. They make that pretty clear. Get flood insurance. If you didn't have it, I wish you the best in finding donations or grants to rebuild your house. I beg you not to rebuild in a flood zone, especially without flood insurance, so we all don't have to bail you out again.
And on that note, what is the point of having any insurance if the federal government is going to bail me out? Think of the money I could save on all those premiums. Some people's sense of entitlement bewilders me. The other night there was a very well-to-do woman on a news show passionately describing her disgust with FEMA (complete with tears) because she hasn't received her Road Home check. This lady had first floor damage only to her house, and has already received $190,000 from her insurance company. Cry me a river.
In the end, it's hard to be enthusiastic about rebuilding a place where half the people have left, and the risk of re-flooding is high. The people who want to stay, but are having trouble surviving there, have to find a leader to represent them in local government. Nothing will ever get done without some kind of leadership. Hopefully, someone there will take control and get things moving. Someone who is open to people of all races and backgrounds coming in to help. Someone who will keep national attention on New Orleans and let people know specifically what we can do to help.
Mayor Pitt, anyone? heh.
Ten on Tuesday
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
10 Things I Like About My Job
Part 2 from last week's question... again considering my paid webmistressing...
1. Being in-the-know for a particular subject, and sharing that information with others.
2. The flexibility of working at home, and being able to drop everything if necessary.
3. Meeting people out-and-about who "know" me from my websites. That is always amusing.
4. Search engine optimization. Oooh, it never ends, and it is SO fun. Really!
5. Hearing from people who have success from their participation on the sites, especially organizers of charitable events.
6. Advertisers who know what they want, and are easy to work with. That would honestly be almost all of them. Many of them have invited me to events for free, which is very sweet.
7. Details. I love the detailed, organized work of creating web pages and content for the particular types of sites I do, which involve active calendars and directories.
8. Learning new web design tips and tricks.
9. Finding the perfect font for a graphic.
10. Choosing the color scheme for a new website or a revamp.
The C Word
Monday, August 27, 2007
A reminder-
Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Cancer is on TLC Wednesday night at 9pm EST. There's also a book and a book tour that is coming through Round Rock in September.
Incidentally, Kris' website (above) led me to find the amazing Planet Cancer, which is for cancer patients age 18-25, and happens to be based here in Austin, but is nationwide. I would have killed for a group like this when I had cancer in college. SO awesome. I hope young adults know about this and other groups out there for them!
Back to School
Back, back, back to school agaaaaaaain...
The kiddo has school and two teams worth of cheer practice two days a week, rendering her absolutely unavailable for other activities on those days. Luckily her band sectionals fall on another day or she wouldn't even have time to eat dinner!
As for me, I'll have to get used to this 6 a.m. wake-up schedule again. Blah. I need a nap already.
Mission: Man Band
I want to like this show. I just feel like they aren't showing us the good footage. I like the outtakes. Maybe I just have the sense of humor of a 15-year-old boy.
Have they sung yet on the show? If so, I missed that episode. I keep getting repeats of the "learning the song" episode on my DVR.
Wha?
Miss South Carolina's answer at the Miss Teen pageant
She got 4th place, too. Scary, ain't it? Poor Mario. He must have been cracking up inside.
In other craziness, Michael Vick pleads guilty to federal dogfighting charges, and outside stand crowds of fans chanting his name as he emerges from the courthouse. That is just messed up.
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