Month: January 2007

  • What, me weird? No way!

    So per instructions I’m supposed to list 6 weird things about myself
    and then tag 6 people. I’m not mean enough to tag anyone, so if you
    want to share your weirdness go ahead and for those who already
    have….thanks, it makes me feel much more normal. Whatever “normal”
    is….

    1. A few years back I developed a phobia about taking a shower alone, to vulnerable I guess.   So for a long time I
    would only shower with someone in the room (not necessarily in the shower.) to keep me
    “company”   It kind of went away, but I still lock ALL
    doors and windows before I shower and if there’s multiple doors between
    the shower and the front door I’ll lock ever single one.

    2. I don’t like feet. I can make an exception if they are well groomed,
    but keep gnarly feet hidden away please. On a semi related note, I
    don’t like seeing filthy hands. Soap is cheap, use it before going out
    in public.

    3.I still call my mom, mama and my dad, daddy. I think its a Southern
    thing because I’ve heard other adult southeners do it too. But even I
    know at my age it can sound childish.  But who cares? Not me, or
    my three sisters, who are all older than me. (bunch o’ weirdos)

    4. I love perfume but can’t wear it.  Almost all perfume will
    eventually give me a raging headache but they smell so good that I keep
    trying. What is it they say about doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome…….

    5. I still don’t know what I want to be or what I want to do when I
    grow up. I should probably figure that out before I hit retirement,
    don’t you agree?

    6. I look better in gold jewelry but prefer silver and rarely wear
    anything other than my diamond stud earrings and my wedding set. 
    I wear my engagement ring, split from my band, on my right hand instead
    of the left.

    Now there’s some obscure things.

    EDIT: I can’t believe I forgot to share my joy.  You ladies know
    what I’m talking about. The joy that can only be found in retail stores
    under a sign that says clearance.  This particular piece of joy
    was in the shoe department. sigh.  (I can sure be a stereotypical
    girl sometimes.) Anyway, there they were all shiny new in all their
    shooey( like chewy, only not edible) glory, the perfect 2 pair of
    boots. One black pair, one brown pair, nothing to fancy just something
    for all your jeans and slack wearing needs.  The heels not to high
    but not to low, the toe box nice and roomy.  And the price, omg I
    was in heaven, $50.00 boots marked down 75%. Yup, I got 100 dollars
    worth of boots for 25 bucks.  Yes, that’s right $12.50 a pair!
    w00t!   Made me want to dance around the store singing “Oh Happy Day”

  • ticked off.

    I hate thieves.  They take what we work for and
    then to make it worse lie about their thievery.   I figure
    every thief you see is also a liar. So I’m not real fond of liars
    either. Though I don’t believe every liar is a thief. (catch that?)

    We got a call from home the other night.  When my husbands best friend did his
    drive by to check our house he found that someone had broken into our
    garage and stolen Bears’ 1993 Harley Davidson Snap-On toolbox. 
    Yes, its true, they really do make limited edition numbered toolboxes. I figure
    its a “boys and their toys” kinda thing.  Or maybe a mechanic thing.

    Apparently, whoever did this cough, cough my no good thieving, lying nephew, cough, cough,  needed $$ to get outta town because his  mom kicked him out of the house.
    brought along a chainsaw and a friend to cut thru the door and when they got there
    just decided to push the garage doors in instead. Everything else in
    the garage was untouched. Whoever did this knew not only what they
    wanted but exactly where it was.  These thieves left our chainsaw, 2
    weed trimmers, wood working tools, lawn mower, a set of 4 tires on Chrome rims etc.  In other words
    many things that are easy to pawn but not high dollar. This toolbox
    however is very high dollar.  When he bought it in 1993 I was
    irritated  at him for spending almost $4000.00 dollars on a toolbox. But that
    stupid thing has held its value like you wouldn’t believe.  He
    kept it in pristine condition so it looks like it just rolled off the
    assembly line and every now and again our local Snap-On rep would offer
    to buy it back. The last offer came a year or so before we left and he
    offered almost full purchase price. Not bad for a box that’s 14 years old.

    My idiot nephew probably
    thinks its completely full of tools and that is what he would make
    money on, not realizing that its only got a set of metric wrenches and
    a set of sockets. Probably less than $300. and even less than that if
    you pawned them.  The box is locked down and the only way to open
    it is with a key which he doesn’t have or pry or cut it open, thereby
    ruining the only really valuable thing they stole.

    Snap-On only made 7400 of them and unless we want to pay almost full
    purchase price for another as well as going to wherever the seller
    lives to pick it up we are out of luck. The whole thing just makes me
    sick to my stomach and absolutely lived.