There I was, just walking down the street -- singing doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy do. No, just kidding, that song just jumped in my head now as I was writing that.
So, anyway, I was walking with Nick and Chris, then started to goof off like a dork, and down I went - my shoe clipped the ground and before I knew it I fell face first. My knee hurt, but I didn't feel any pain at all anywhere else. I just knew something happened because I could see my head bounce off the asphalt. That's never a good sign, right? I didn't know for sure what to think until I touched my teeth and felt that almost half of my front tooth was just gone and all that was left was a jagged, sharp remainder. I knew it was going to be chipped but I'd never seen anybody's tooth chipped so much, so I totally freaked out. It just felt gone. We found an on-call dentist, though, and he fixed the tooth up. Thank goodness. I feel pretty lucky that nothing else got hurt. I could have broken a hand, arm, or ankle, or even hurt my head. I'm thankful it was just my tooth & knee. I mean, how do you chip a tooth so badly by hitting the asphalt and not scrape up your face? I don't know, me and my big front teeth. LOL
Today I'm feeling it. My knee of course is completely skinned, and it hurts. It's swollen a little, and looks like it might be bruising up now as well. The rest of me has no physical marks or scrapes at all, but my arms and shoulders are aching. I don't know if that was from the fall or a combination of the fall and then the stress of my freak-out afterward.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to my niece Krystol :-)
Our birthdays are only two days apart - mine on the 9th and hers on the 11th. I think I'm five years older than she is. If I remember right, I had just turned five when she was born. If that's correct, that means she turned 28 today.
But if anyone should ask, I'm 29... hehehe
Our birthdays are only two days apart - mine on the 9th and hers on the 11th. I think I'm five years older than she is. If I remember right, I had just turned five when she was born. If that's correct, that means she turned 28 today.
But if anyone should ask, I'm 29... hehehe
Politics As Usual
My Political Rant...
Okay, this is my first (and hopefully only) political blog. I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. I am non-Partisan. But a few things have me just feeling like I need to rant for a minute...
I can see how it would be upsetting if your nominee doesn't win the Presidential election. But liberals seem to be really crazy and downright nasty about it. Some are calling the people who voted for Bush "greedy" or saying they voted on the basis of their excessive incomes. Others are calling them "white trash religious hicks" (nice). You can't have it both ways, though -- I mean, you can't be both a "white trash hick" and have an excessive income. I don't know many rich people living in the trailer parks, do you?
For those of you thinking that having Bush as our President makes us more of a target for terrorism, please never fear... terrorists hate us, no matter who our President. Our President wasn't waging war in Iraq or Afghanistan or any other country when the terrorists attacked us on September 11, 2001. That was not something new that the terrorists just threw together because we had a Bush in the White House. The terrorists had been planning that attack for many years - while Clinton was still President - before finally carrying out their plans and flying those planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and God knows where else that other plane was headed before crashing into the field in Pennsylvania. So, please don't try to say that what we do "causes" these people to become terrorists. You either have it in you to hate for no reason whatsoever with such hatred that it clouds your sanity, or you don't. You either are a terrorist or you aren't. It's very simple. There is no complicated reasoning for these people cutting off heads and flying planes into buildings and blowing up naval boats & US embassies - there is just plain and simple hatred.
I do think that at least some of the 59 million people who voted for Bush didn't vote "for" Bush as much as vote "against" Kerry. Even for those who were not pleased with Bush, Kerry was just not the person they wanted as our President. And so, thankfully, he didn't win.
How about those who say they want to move to Canada because of this? Geez, are they for real? So, I have a question: why aren't they going? This is a free country, you can move to Canada if you want. And if you hate America so much now, what's keeping you here? I don't understand it.
And I don't mean this to be a bag on Democrats. There are some good, decent, and pretty darn cool Democratic people out there. It's the liberals that are giving them a bad name. Their bringing the party down. All of my rants about Democrats are really referring to liberal Democrats. I do believe the liberals are spewing all of this crap. Isn't it a shame there isn't something they can think of to accuse Bush of "stealing" the election this time around? Maybe the liberals will think of something.
In the mean time, let's hope for the best for the next four years. Let's be a United Country, instead of this divided one that the liberals seem to want to turn us into. And maybe in four years there will be a Democratic nominee that the rest of us feel is worth voting for. :-)
My Political Rant...
Okay, this is my first (and hopefully only) political blog. I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. I am non-Partisan. But a few things have me just feeling like I need to rant for a minute...
I can see how it would be upsetting if your nominee doesn't win the Presidential election. But liberals seem to be really crazy and downright nasty about it. Some are calling the people who voted for Bush "greedy" or saying they voted on the basis of their excessive incomes. Others are calling them "white trash religious hicks" (nice). You can't have it both ways, though -- I mean, you can't be both a "white trash hick" and have an excessive income. I don't know many rich people living in the trailer parks, do you?
For those of you thinking that having Bush as our President makes us more of a target for terrorism, please never fear... terrorists hate us, no matter who our President. Our President wasn't waging war in Iraq or Afghanistan or any other country when the terrorists attacked us on September 11, 2001. That was not something new that the terrorists just threw together because we had a Bush in the White House. The terrorists had been planning that attack for many years - while Clinton was still President - before finally carrying out their plans and flying those planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and God knows where else that other plane was headed before crashing into the field in Pennsylvania. So, please don't try to say that what we do "causes" these people to become terrorists. You either have it in you to hate for no reason whatsoever with such hatred that it clouds your sanity, or you don't. You either are a terrorist or you aren't. It's very simple. There is no complicated reasoning for these people cutting off heads and flying planes into buildings and blowing up naval boats & US embassies - there is just plain and simple hatred.
I do think that at least some of the 59 million people who voted for Bush didn't vote "for" Bush as much as vote "against" Kerry. Even for those who were not pleased with Bush, Kerry was just not the person they wanted as our President. And so, thankfully, he didn't win.
How about those who say they want to move to Canada because of this? Geez, are they for real? So, I have a question: why aren't they going? This is a free country, you can move to Canada if you want. And if you hate America so much now, what's keeping you here? I don't understand it.
And I don't mean this to be a bag on Democrats. There are some good, decent, and pretty darn cool Democratic people out there. It's the liberals that are giving them a bad name. Their bringing the party down. All of my rants about Democrats are really referring to liberal Democrats. I do believe the liberals are spewing all of this crap. Isn't it a shame there isn't something they can think of to accuse Bush of "stealing" the election this time around? Maybe the liberals will think of something.
In the mean time, let's hope for the best for the next four years. Let's be a United Country, instead of this divided one that the liberals seem to want to turn us into. And maybe in four years there will be a Democratic nominee that the rest of us feel is worth voting for. :-)
Monday, October 25, 2004
I made it!!
Wow, five miles sure doesn't seem as far as I thought it would be! Saturday, October 23rd was the day for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. I totally thought I would be catching a ride with the van around the third mile or so, but I made it the whole five miles no problem! My friend Marti came with me, and we had a good time walking around and talking the whole way. It was awesome that she could come. And she did a great job with pledges, too -- even though she doesn't work for the company I do, she joined the team to walk with me, and she had the highest amount pledged for the walk! Go Marti! :-)
Anyway, I had a great time, but boy was I tuckered out when I got home - and a little bit the next day as well. It rained just about the whole way, too, but I was prepared for that with my raincoat so I didn't get too wet. Besides, it was for a good cause and it was well worth it!
Anyway, I had a great time, but boy was I tuckered out when I got home - and a little bit the next day as well. It rained just about the whole way, too, but I was prepared for that with my raincoat so I didn't get too wet. Besides, it was for a good cause and it was well worth it!
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
What's New...
Not much new here, but, boy, what is going on around the earth? Hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions?! What a mess Mother Nature is bringing us! Not only do I have my friend in Florida to be concerned about with all the hurricanes over there, but my mom & sister, as well as two of my nieces, live up in Washington state. They don't live super close to Mt. St. Helens, but I guess it's close enough for me to still worry a little. Of course, I'm just a worrywart anyway! :-)
Well, this is just mainly to send out a hello to everyone, as there isn't anything new going on these days to mention. Chris is still playing bass clarinet in advanced band and he's on the volleyball team at his school, Alex is still in tech and ROTC at his school and he and Lindsay are still as cute a couple as ever, and Nick is still playing the baritone in intermediate band. We couldn't get pictures bought this year - a bunch of oops on my part - but I'm working on maybe getting some done at Sears for their school pics instead.
Again, I just want to send out another congratulations to my niece, Valerie. I wish you a healthy pregnancy, and yes I will cross my fingers for a boy since that is what she wants (but, really, I'm happy no matter what it turns out to be - a baby is a baby, cute and cuddly and I get to hold him or her a lot whenever we visit)! :-D I'm so excited! :-)
Well, this is just mainly to send out a hello to everyone, as there isn't anything new going on these days to mention. Chris is still playing bass clarinet in advanced band and he's on the volleyball team at his school, Alex is still in tech and ROTC at his school and he and Lindsay are still as cute a couple as ever, and Nick is still playing the baritone in intermediate band. We couldn't get pictures bought this year - a bunch of oops on my part - but I'm working on maybe getting some done at Sears for their school pics instead.
Again, I just want to send out another congratulations to my niece, Valerie. I wish you a healthy pregnancy, and yes I will cross my fingers for a boy since that is what she wants (but, really, I'm happy no matter what it turns out to be - a baby is a baby, cute and cuddly and I get to hold him or her a lot whenever we visit)! :-D I'm so excited! :-)
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