Work is so cold today (there was a freeze warning in Simi Valley last night and some co-workers actually had to hose off their vehicles before driving to work this morning) and so slow with nothing much to do that I have cranked up the XM internet radio in my office today and I'm playing christmas tunes until we get into the Christmas spirit and can't stand them anymore, which ever comes first.
We ordered pizza for lunch for the staff today because it's Friday and why not..
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
No Justice in Atlanta Courts for Muslim Women
Read: Ga. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf
If you're a Muslim woman in Atlanta, wearing your hijab prevents your access to the justice system, but it seems swearing at a bailiff will get you arrested and immediately seen before a judge. What is going on here??
O.K., people... It's a scarf and for Muslin women it's considered a religious article of clothing. Just wand the lady's head with the metal detector, search her purse like any other person entering the court building and move on already.
Mormons should be glad they are supposed to wear their temple garments under their clothing because they are still able to get justice.
If you're a Muslim woman in Atlanta, wearing your hijab prevents your access to the justice system, but it seems swearing at a bailiff will get you arrested and immediately seen before a judge. What is going on here??
O.K., people... It's a scarf and for Muslin women it's considered a religious article of clothing. Just wand the lady's head with the metal detector, search her purse like any other person entering the court building and move on already.
Mormons should be glad they are supposed to wear their temple garments under their clothing because they are still able to get justice.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
What is up people?
People bother me when they don't seem to be able to get with the program. I Yelp, therefore, I review. That's how it works, folks. You eat, you yelp. You drink, you yelp. You shop, you yelp. Yelpity yelp yelp yelping along the way reading other peoples reviews and seeing what is cool and useful in the world and what is a big steaming pile of dog doo to stay away from.
So I don't understand why today of all days, I have received two requests from people to be friends on yelp and they don't even review. Why me? and why bother. To be alive takes an active participant. I know I'm not the most active person in the world, but I do yelp. Do you?
So I don't understand why today of all days, I have received two requests from people to be friends on yelp and they don't even review. Why me? and why bother. To be alive takes an active participant. I know I'm not the most active person in the world, but I do yelp. Do you?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Menorah Stolen at Orange Circle
How awful for those people who enjoy celebrating their faith and the holidays in a public setting - the menorah that is normally on display at Orange Circle in the city of Orange has been stolen. Anyone with information regarding the theft of the 6 foot by 5 foot structure is asked to call 714-744-7448.
I'm not religious, but at least I have the capacity to respect other peoples choices. I can't believe the ignorance of some people.
Read: Stolen Menorah
I'm not religious, but at least I have the capacity to respect other peoples choices. I can't believe the ignorance of some people.
Read: Stolen Menorah
Eating
An Associated Press writer said today that in tough times, more students feed on free lunches. I think she missed the point when she also quoted the Food Research and Action Center in Washington that said more families are signing up for free school lunches for their children as they look for ways to trim their food budgets.
As a child who sometimes participated in the school lunch program and as a mother who did the same for her son, I know that it's not about how much is costs really, but rather the ability to feed your child. If you're not working and your child goes to school, you know that at least they will eat one meal at school and then you can provide dinner that night. It just happens to be free because you have no earned income at the time. Many times kids don't make the time or have the time to eat breakfast in the morning. Even something as simple as cold cereal, toast or oatmeal. Sometimes if the child qualifies for free lunch they can also participate in a free breakfast program, if the school provides one.
In the 1970's when I was in elementary school, they used to cook and serve good, wholesome food in the cafeteria, but somehow, somewhere in the 1990's this practice was lost to fast food and soda. They would serve meat, vegetables and fruit every day and hardly anything was deep fried in oil. In the school district where I live now, I know that all food is prepared at one site and then trucked to be heated up at all the others as a cost cutting measure. You don't have to hire a school cook for each site if they are only cooking at one. You don't have to fire up all the equipment daily if all you're doing is turning on the warming trays in the cafeteria line. Less clean up, too.
See: In tough times, more students feed on free lunches
As a child who sometimes participated in the school lunch program and as a mother who did the same for her son, I know that it's not about how much is costs really, but rather the ability to feed your child. If you're not working and your child goes to school, you know that at least they will eat one meal at school and then you can provide dinner that night. It just happens to be free because you have no earned income at the time. Many times kids don't make the time or have the time to eat breakfast in the morning. Even something as simple as cold cereal, toast or oatmeal. Sometimes if the child qualifies for free lunch they can also participate in a free breakfast program, if the school provides one.
In the 1970's when I was in elementary school, they used to cook and serve good, wholesome food in the cafeteria, but somehow, somewhere in the 1990's this practice was lost to fast food and soda. They would serve meat, vegetables and fruit every day and hardly anything was deep fried in oil. In the school district where I live now, I know that all food is prepared at one site and then trucked to be heated up at all the others as a cost cutting measure. You don't have to hire a school cook for each site if they are only cooking at one. You don't have to fire up all the equipment daily if all you're doing is turning on the warming trays in the cafeteria line. Less clean up, too.
See: In tough times, more students feed on free lunches
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Phony Bolonge
I mean, the nerve of some people. If you have any dealings with Wilmington Trust Company, I'd watch your back. They are involved in a back handed money making scheme attempting to get shareholders to pay off bondholders. Nasty.
Read: 8th Circuit Rejects Hedge Fund's Debt Collection Practice
Read: 8th Circuit Rejects Hedge Fund's Debt Collection Practice
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
John Lennon
On Sunday, I listened to Breakfast with The Beatles radio show on 95.5 KLOS. I haven't listened in a while. I don't know why I haven't been listening more regularly, but this Sunday was the tribute show to John Lennon as he was shot dead on December 9, 1980.
For people born after the baby boom era, the shooting of John Lennon is one of those watershed moments in your life where you remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. My parents era had the same experience in the shootings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy and when man landed on the moon. I was in 10th grade, sixteen years old and at home watching the news when I alerted to the senseless tragedy.
What struck me about the radio show I was listening to over the weekend was I'm now 42 and John was killed at age 40 by a crazy man who thought his action would make an impression on actress Jodie Foster. I'm sure this is something she'd like to forget, but can't. "Imagine" what John Lennon could of accomplished in those the twenty-eight since his death... we will never know and can only speculate.
For people born after the baby boom era, the shooting of John Lennon is one of those watershed moments in your life where you remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. My parents era had the same experience in the shootings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy and when man landed on the moon. I was in 10th grade, sixteen years old and at home watching the news when I alerted to the senseless tragedy.
What struck me about the radio show I was listening to over the weekend was I'm now 42 and John was killed at age 40 by a crazy man who thought his action would make an impression on actress Jodie Foster. I'm sure this is something she'd like to forget, but can't. "Imagine" what John Lennon could of accomplished in those the twenty-eight since his death... we will never know and can only speculate.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Good Morning Winter
I woke up at the ass crack of dawn this morning to prepare myself for work and the long drive ahead. Little did I know that a sinus headache on the left side of my nose would annoy me all the way to work as I drove a hour and a half to Simi Valley. As I parked my car, not only was my left eyelid quivering, but also parts of my right eye were in on the dance, too. I feel like a freak with all of the nerves doing a tango on my face.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Traffic
Why oh why did it take me over four hours to get home on Friday night from work? I really would like to know the reason why all of the wackos who owned cars were on the freeway screwing it up for the rest of us.
Friday happened to be day two of me taking my taking my co-manager to work and home (he called it 'car pooling' but seriously I don't see how I will ever allow myself to be put into the situation where he will ever return the favor) and we closed the office at the regularly scheduled time of 4:30 PM.
First there was a school bus loaded with kids that was stopped in traffic on the 5 south in Burbank. By the time we rolled past that, the bus was off on the shoulder and the kids were well on their way on another bus, and that was over an hour.
Then there was a hit and run over by Los Feliz before the east LA interchange. That again took over an hour to roll past. O.K., so I was on the freeway for two hours plus by the time we drove through the east LA interchange and I'm thinking I need a break from all this tension I'm feeling sitting in traffic. You know, it's one thing if the traffic keeps rolling, but entirely another for me to just be sitting motionless in a sea of cars on the road. That drive me bonkers.
So my co-managers suggests a dinner break somewhere other than the East La hell hole I previously wrote about off of Indiana Ave. (Graffiti shrine pay toilet). Lately, I have been getting off of the freeway for a tad to not have to sit in traffic using the Washington exit off of the 710 south. I drive on Washington until it passes the 5 again, or , if the the traffic is still not moving, pass under the 5 and turn right on Telegraph Road until Lakewood Ave (Highway 19), turn right and get back onto the 5 South freeway where by that time the heavy traffic has sufficiently broken up and is moving at a decent clip of 40 MPH or more.
So on Washington, there is this cool looking 50's style neon signage on the left next to a burger stand that I thought would be neat to explore, but he wanted to pay for dinner since he hasn't volunteered any gas money up to this point, and I'm fine with that. So thinking that that burger joint may be only cash and carry, we opt for the Jack in the Box down the street. I used to work at three different Jack in the Box restaurants right out of high school, (it was actually my first paying job), so I'm familiar with the menu and comfortable eating there. I ordered the new teriyaki chicken bowl meal that comes with the egg roll and a drink and he gets the sirloin burger which is HUGE. I'm thinking it's got to be close to 2,000 calories with the fries and a drink. It did look good though. So we ate and did a bathroom run before we got onto the road again for God knows how long.
Well, it ended up taking another two hours on the road to get Robert home to Huntington Beach and then land in Tustin. As tempting as it was to take a road trip to anywhere since the gas prices are like $1.69 a gallon, I was so irritated by the long ass drive to get home, I didn't go anywhere in the car for the entire weekend.
Friday happened to be day two of me taking my taking my co-manager to work and home (he called it 'car pooling' but seriously I don't see how I will ever allow myself to be put into the situation where he will ever return the favor) and we closed the office at the regularly scheduled time of 4:30 PM.
First there was a school bus loaded with kids that was stopped in traffic on the 5 south in Burbank. By the time we rolled past that, the bus was off on the shoulder and the kids were well on their way on another bus, and that was over an hour.
Then there was a hit and run over by Los Feliz before the east LA interchange. That again took over an hour to roll past. O.K., so I was on the freeway for two hours plus by the time we drove through the east LA interchange and I'm thinking I need a break from all this tension I'm feeling sitting in traffic. You know, it's one thing if the traffic keeps rolling, but entirely another for me to just be sitting motionless in a sea of cars on the road. That drive me bonkers.
So my co-managers suggests a dinner break somewhere other than the East La hell hole I previously wrote about off of Indiana Ave. (Graffiti shrine pay toilet). Lately, I have been getting off of the freeway for a tad to not have to sit in traffic using the Washington exit off of the 710 south. I drive on Washington until it passes the 5 again, or , if the the traffic is still not moving, pass under the 5 and turn right on Telegraph Road until Lakewood Ave (Highway 19), turn right and get back onto the 5 South freeway where by that time the heavy traffic has sufficiently broken up and is moving at a decent clip of 40 MPH or more.
So on Washington, there is this cool looking 50's style neon signage on the left next to a burger stand that I thought would be neat to explore, but he wanted to pay for dinner since he hasn't volunteered any gas money up to this point, and I'm fine with that. So thinking that that burger joint may be only cash and carry, we opt for the Jack in the Box down the street. I used to work at three different Jack in the Box restaurants right out of high school, (it was actually my first paying job), so I'm familiar with the menu and comfortable eating there. I ordered the new teriyaki chicken bowl meal that comes with the egg roll and a drink and he gets the sirloin burger which is HUGE. I'm thinking it's got to be close to 2,000 calories with the fries and a drink. It did look good though. So we ate and did a bathroom run before we got onto the road again for God knows how long.
Well, it ended up taking another two hours on the road to get Robert home to Huntington Beach and then land in Tustin. As tempting as it was to take a road trip to anywhere since the gas prices are like $1.69 a gallon, I was so irritated by the long ass drive to get home, I didn't go anywhere in the car for the entire weekend.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Ronald McDonald House Ribbon Cutting for Family Room Remodels at Mission Hospital
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Family Room Remodels of the Ronald McDonland House at Mission Hospital on November 17, 2008.
My boyfriend is on the right. The far right. The right end. The one almost grinning. That's my guy.
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