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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Married 3 times and happy with that!

Can you guess who that last 'friend' is. I will never tell any of your identites. Rest assured that your secrets are safe with me. 
Check out my hats I am making. I finished two today, even through I am still Hibernating.
Next story: I use to be a chef in a small restaurant. There was a man, we will say Thomas, who came in every day. He loved my cooking so much that he would beg me to marry him everyday! Now some women would love this and take up this tasty offer. But I was not in the market for a husband and for sure not to fill up his fat stomach nor become his slave. Well Thomas is a vegetarian. We started serving 'chicken' burgers made of tofu. He would swing in and ask me for a 'chicken' burger. After a while I knew just what to fix him. But he continued to anoy me by asking me to marry him and how lucky I would be. He really believed by my saying "NO", I meant 'yes'!!! Hollywood my @**!
So one bright day Thomas came in and asked for his customary 'chicken' sandwich. I could only see red and felt an evil angel on my left shoulder. I heard "He wants chicken, give him chicken". So I gave him a chicken sandwich! He sat there and ate it and smacked his lips and raved about it. Someone came by and said, "Thomas, why are you eating chicken? Aren't you a vegetarian?" Of course, for 20 years now. It was pointed out that indead he was eating chicken!!!!
He coughed and sputtered and yelled that I, the fabulous marryable female that I was, had poisoned him. We were right in the middle of the lunch rush and there were new customers sitting next to him. I made hand signals that this man was crazy! I almost got fired. I had a grand day, I did. I never claimed to be a saint.
Stay tuned for more......

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

First Blog


Today in the desert, it is overcast and broadcasts the promise of rain. Most unusual at this time of the winter. Rain usually gets here during the summer monsoons.  The grayness of the day mimics my mood. I am sure that I need more light. And getting more than enough from the good Lord. 
Today I feel better than yesterday, we will call it 'Dark Tuesday'! So this is my contemplation day, not a day of action for this woman. I am not able to walk Baby today, it makes her cranky when I don't. Yes, I have low energy days too! Almost feel like I should be Hibernating. So instead of Dark Tuesday, I will go with "My Hibernation Cycle".
I had the idea to start a radio station online and interview people. My daughter, who will speak to anyone regarding any one topic would be my roving reporter. I will tell you stories about my friends and aquaintances. (please give me latitude for spelling errors & flights of fancy).
What story to tell today?
I have an aquaintance who collects boxes. They don't particularly have to be pretty. But somehow she has developed a taste and attachment to these boxes by size and colors. When I found out at work they were collecting things to go into small boxes and mail out to Africa I immediately thought of said person. Well, you would have thought I had asked for her first born child!! She said, "My boxes, you want my boxes?" We were never very good friends after that. She felt she needed them more than "those Coloreds". You could have struck me with lighting I was so still with shock. And speachless! To think someone in 2005 still spoke in that bigoted fashion. I wanted to pack up my things and travel north. Lord forgive and help us all. So she still has all of her boxes and is alone and very miserable. I thank God that I hang onto nothing.
I have many more friends or aquaintances who are on the edge of reality. I will cronicalize them as we go along. Please feel free to tell me about your slightly akilter family and friends. I would love to hear about them.