Greetings!

Things have been kind of crazy lately. School has started back. I've discovered facebook. I have gone back to assisting with the cross-country team. Actually, it's more like team mothering. This weekend has been very good. I have had a full weekend with much fun!

Today we went to the SAV to a great shoe store. Fleet Feet was a real treat. I've been wearing a pair of 11s. Today I found out that my size is an 8 1/2 wide. Weird. My 11s aren't that long. Maybe it's for the comfort for my tall-man toe, the second one. Not sure. I've never had a problem with bigger shoe sizes. I'm all about comfort. I want my feet to have their room. Regardless, they did the analysis of my gait and I got to test the shoes on the treadmill. It was pretty awesome! I will go back there for my next pair.

I also got a new Sid Dickens tile.

I already had this one.

And this one too.
I get them at Factor's Cottage in Savannah. Such a SWEET shop full of nice gifts.

Anyway, that was my day today. Maybe more soon?!? Not sure!

Hope all is well with you!

Independence Day

Okay, it's not yet. I just wanted to wish a happy Independence Day to all. I'm not blogging a lot lately, but I am twittering. hepsmom is my twitter name too. If you're a twitterer, check me out. It's private, but if I recognize you from blogland, I'll add and probably follow if you twitter too.

Peace to all!

Family Visitations

Today I got up about 7 a.m. The Child was screaming about a shark or something that was getting Tom and Jerry. I put up some clothes from the dryer. Yes, I let them sit there all night instead of getting them when they were warm and wrinkle-free. I have this as a pattern in my life. Then I got myself together and got out of there around 8:45ish. That was pretty good, for me.

I travelled to my parents home, stayed here (I'm still here.), and then travelled to see my nephew (Also my brother and sis-in-law, but who am I kidding? The one-year old is the main attraction!) We played and rough-housed and napped, among other things. After he wore me out, I came back to the 'rents' house. Momma had made a lovely spaghetti dinner. Nobody chops celery the way I like it like she does.

Then I tried out the new elliptical that she and Diddy bought recently. Diddy scans every Shoppers' Guide within a 100 mile radius and listens to the "Dixie Country Flea Market" on his a radio station that isn't too far away. He's bought cars, boats, and all manner of farm implements. This elliptical, however, is by far his best buy. I did an hour. Diddy was upset by a clicking noise it was making, but it was just a matter of the shifting of the machine. I told him that machines at the gym will make this sound too. Obviously, unbeknownst to me, I am a giant liar and have something to gain from telling this monstrous prevarication?!? Small blip on the radar, I suppose. Everything was fine.

Well, I think I'm going to try to get a shower and go on to bed. I'm tired.

Night!

Worked Out and Tired!

Last night I had trouble falling asleep. So, when the alarm went off at 5:30 this morning, you can imagine my dismay. I had a good day, though, with my first day of school. My students are AWESOME. I want to help them AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

I went to the gym and my trainer proceeded to work me out. My shoulders are sore. I HATE working them out. I wonder why it hurts so much. I know if I'd do it more, it wouldn't be as painful and I'd dread it less. I'm not sure though. I think I'd still hate it, but not as much. I keep thinking that one day, I'll have a burning desire to lift weights, but NOT YET! And I really want to. . . really I do.

Eating today could have been better. I am going to do better tomorrow. I made my breakfast berry salad tonight. Should be nice and ready for me to eat in the morning.

Twice in One Week

Who knew? I suppose I'm feeling kind of bloggy this week. I have had a very restful day. I got breakfast at the little dinerette, now serving locally produced eggs. Veggie omelette was super tasty today.

Then I watched a little Gordon Ramsey on the BBC, as I napped/watched.

Then I took a completely unearned nap.

I got up and went to elliptical machine.

I'm thinking about sauteeing a "mess" of squash that the construction teacher from school grew.

I feel splendid. Hope the same is true for you!

Happy Friday!

Hi, kids.

Today is the second day that I've been out of school. I have the weekend and then I'm going back for MORE! That's right, in a moment of poor judgment, I've been convinced to teach summer school. The hours aren't bad and it'll be a good experience, since I get to co-teach with a special education teacher who really "gets it." It's also the first time that I'll be teaching the new GPS curriculum. It is going to be a challenge, but I'm up to it!

My plan is to go to the gym every morning before school. I did a pilot project on this. I get there about 5:05 a.m. and warm up for 5, do 30 of whatever I feel like (maybe walking with incline, running flat, or ellipticizing), and then cool down for 5. It's not that bad and I actually am more awake in the middle of the day. I have made it to school before 7:30 for three days, so it'll work. I'm not doing full make-up anymore, so there's a time savings there. My bangs are now cut, so less messing around with them. It's going to be grand.

Since Snoopy's taken back over the cross-country team, I'm trying to get into shape to run the full 3.1 miles. I am looking forward to this, since right now running 30 minutes is more of a dream than a reality. I'll throw in some running here or there, but it's not really happening right now. I'm working on it, as Middle-Aged Man (I think it was Mike Myers on SNL in the 80s.) used to say.

Still getting in organic foods as much as possible and converted to Burt's Bees products where possible. The lotion is amazing. It's moisturizing without being greasy or sticky. I'm putting the link to the Burt's Bees website, but I get mine at the local Walgreen's. It smells a little odd, but it's very effective.

Enjoyed a lovely oatmeal and latte breakfast at Starbuck's this morning with Dude. I think we're gonna go eat lunch where he works. It's pretty tasty.

I am kind of excited about working for a half day in the morning. That means I'll get up and go to the gym prior to going to school. It IS always helpful to get up before driving to school. But, the thing is, we're through at 11:30, so that'll mean that I have a good portion of the day to perhaps be productive. I want to get a curriculum map set up for each of the classes I'll be teaching this upcoming school year (if we are privy to that info any time soon). I'd also like to get things mapped out for activities and lessons, at least as a guide. If I do this a half-hour or so a day, it'll be done by pre-planning.

Well, lunch awaits, so let me go make a good choice!

Peace and chicken grease!

Something for Me

I am writing this so I can hop on my Blackberry when I'm not feeling my best and see why I'm doing this.

1. Eating well is good. It makes me feel good. I always feel better when I eat only what comes from the ground or what has a mother (paraphrase of Jillian Michaels). She's right on this.

2. Getting proper exercise is absolutely a must. Mustering the "get there" is never easy, but once I start, I am never disappointed that I started my workout.

3. Getting at least six hours of sleep is really a good thing. I get the same amount done regardless of how late I stay up.

4. Spending time at home is a good thing. My nephew and sister really rock.

5. Ditto for spending time with my close friends. It is really nice to have people that you can just be yourself around.

And, for Hippie, the organic food is more expensive because they aren't putting the chemicals that make things prettier, bigger, and more high yielding. They don't sell as much, so it's got to be more expensive. I, as long as I can afford it, will pay it. I can tell a difference in how I feel. Even if it's placebo, and I don't think it is, it's worth it.

Sorry for the completely self-indulgent post.

Holy Moly!

Okay, I just got back from a LOVELY spring break in Florida. During that time I finished Master Your Metabolism (really about how your body uses hormones) by Jillian Michaels. Oh my word! It has totally changed my life. I cannot believe how many xenoestrogens are out there for us to ingest. I used to laugh off organic, but now, NO MORE! I already have PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease) and my trainer suggested that I might have estrogen dominance. Well, duh! She's a genius. No, really, she is. So this book, which I just happen to be reading at the same time, tells me how much our bodies can get confused by all the estrogen-like chemicals out there. I am NOT going to eat anything processed, except for Publix birthday cake. I'm sure I'll indulge now and then, but WOWSERS, this stuff is frightening. I think I'm going to give up my NuvaRing also. You just don't need anymore estrogen that you need. It's so hard for your body to know what's real and what's not real.

The book also reaffirmed my swearing off of diet drinks and fake-o sugar stuff. DEATH. Ugh. That stuff is poison too. The book is really good, because she not only tells you what you SHOULDN'T do, but also what you should do MORE OF. I am telling you, if you have any problems with weight or tiredness or anything like that, RUN, don't walk to your local bookstore and get it!!!!

I'm gearing up by going to the grocery and see what organic fruits and veggies are left at noon on Saturday. We'll see! Plus, I need sustenance to get me through the final 20 days of school with kids.

Oh, joy!

Well, I Thought I'd Drop By and Say "Hey!"

I am doing quite well. We had a nice break from school on Good Friday. I haven't, however, done what I needed to do.

I have been eating quite well, though. I have lost 14.5 pounds, give or take. I've just integrated exercise back in. I'm big on MUFAs. I am not eating white flour or sugar. I am eating produce. Frozen berries and shakes are BIG. I am eating protein. I am not eating dairy, the pig, or much beef except steak.

I am feeling grand. Well, make that past tense. Last night my sister came home with a magnificent smelling calzone. I ate the whole-wheat dough, cheese infested piece of deliciousness. DANGER, danger! It was great going down. However, my abdomen became BLOATED and angry with me. I woke up HOURS later feeling groggy and GROSS!

Not gonna do that anytime soon AGAIN!

Well, I hope that y'all have a great week!

Tuscani Pasta? Really?

Well, I'm back again! Don't know how long I'll do this, but I felt like doing this again today. I'm definitely pondering something. Actually, I'm questioning the veracity of the Pizza Hut commercial that says that people in Italy absolutely LOVED the pasta. Okay. Were these people starving or paid? I haven't looked for the disclaimers, but are you kidding me? I want to register my suspicion of this. There's got to be a catch. I have a hard time believing the people whose claim to fame is teaching Molto Mario how to cook Italian for REALZ are gaga over the Pizza Hut Tuscani pasta. It is currently boggling my mind, not that that is saying a lot!

Tired. If I were a Twitterer (Some would tell me to stop after the first four letters.), I'd say that I'm off to get ready for bed.

I Wish There Were a Good Reason for My Neglect of My Blog

But there's not. I just haven't felt like updating. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the fact that people seem to want to let me know what they're doing at ALL TIMES. Hey, guess what. I don't want to know that you had to take a potty break or wanted to run to WalMart. I suppose I'm talking to myself also. This blog a lot of times is about what I've done on any particular day. It's pretty arrogant to assume that anyone would want to know. Somehow, though, blog seems less invasive than Facebook status updates or Twittering. I guess I can close out of a window, but wow, do you really want people to know what you're doing every moment? Maybe they do care. Maybe I'm defective and uncaring. I don't know.

Well, I'm not going to say what I'm going to do now. I'm not going to say when I'm going to update again. I'm focusing on doing my job, so I have been spending less time online.

Love y'all!

I've Got to Get to Work!

Last week at this time, I was putting the finishing touches on my lesson plans. Different week, different story. I've been cutting up, napping, snacking, you name it. Basically, I've done EVERYTHING but get my work done. See, I'm even blogging rather than working. I need to see a counselor. Why don't I do what I know I SHOULD be doing?!?

Wow, my ADD just took me to the shower and now I'm back. I just think I'm too tired to do what I need to do. I've got to take care of myself better or better care of myself. Sometimes, I'm just so exhausted, I just don't really care. How sad is that?!? I guess I need to pull myself up out of this funk.

Did I mention sitting out last night at a baseball game for about three hours? It was bitterly cold, for South Georgia. Our boys did pretty well. One of my calculus kids hit one out of the park. He should play in college. He's a pretty good kid, most of the time! My students all have their days. When I woke up this morning, my knee was a little hinky. I'm not sure if it's the 200+ pounds on my frame or sitting out in 38-degree weather!

Supermom and The Child have gone to Bubba and Granny's this weekend, so it's awfully quiet around here. I find myself sitting here listening to Rick and Bubba and wondering what I'm going to do for dinner. I think I may make a pot of pasta sauce and have some of the whole-wheat pasta, not sure.

I need to stop procrastinating and slog through some of this lesson plan business. That's what I'm declaring that I'm going to do.

Cheers!

Trying to Blog on my 'Berry

Well, I am blogging on my BlackBerry device. This a nice little tool that I haven't checked into.

The kids are a little crazy because we have an upcoming holiday. Who am I kidding? I am a little crazy too!

Are you watching "Fringe"? It is amazing. When Pacey/Peter's dad got out his typewriter to see if it typed the crazy y, oh my word! And the guy who re-materialized!

Feeling some better. Still haven't gymed.

There's always tomorrow?

Better, But Not by Much

I am back. I am feeling somewhat better. I think I may have been having a brush with a cold in addition to my fatigue. I am going to make an appointment for my holiday. I get a rest from the kiddies on Friday. We're going to a Texas Instruments deal during which I'll be taught how to more effectively use a graphing calculator. Truth be told, I couldn't use one less efficiently. I shy away from them. If I need to use a graphing deal, I usually use Geogebra. Regardless, I'm working toward getting there on Thursday evening.

I finally, and this is unprecedented, am caught up. I just need to get together the items my precious ones will work on while I'm gone.

Thanks for the encouraging words!

Shalom!

Can't Sleep Enouzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Okay, I think I need to go to the doctor and the gym. I am exhausted. Doesn't matter how long I sleep. Doesn't matter what I do. I'm tired. I don't know if this is some kind of depression, but I'm tired.

I'm gonna try more regular gym trips (struggle) and more water to see if that helps.

Later.

Sunday, UGH Dishwashing, Double UGH WalMart!

Yep, I had to do both WalMart and dishwashing today. We have a tendency to let the dishes go during the week which can be both annoying and gross. Since my sister is going through student teaching and I'm teaching students with the full endorsement of the State, we are a little bit ragged around the edges.

Although, I am feeling a little bit lazy/silly for not working out after finding out that Mr. Obama works out for about 45 minutes a day, and that's not including the love of his sporting life, basketball. I've got to get better about doing what I'm supposed to do or I'm going to find myself with diabetes. I've reeled myself in a little and am down from several years ago, but I still need to do what I need to do. While at the gym, I was talking with one of the trainer types and she was asking if I did all 4.3 miles at the same rate of speed. I asked if she was asking about intervals and she seemed surprised that I knew. I think I actually said, "I'm fat, but I can run. Yeah, I know about intervals." What a silly thing to say. But I suppose that people who've not been plagued with an insane love of food/eating/burying emotions with tasty treats, think that it's an information problem. Not so here. If it were about information, I'd be in perfect shape. I love reading about nutrition and exercise. The exercise of that information is where I'm lacking.

Okay, I've got to get ready for next week. I'll holla back soon. Have a great Monday!

A Little Warmth Is a Good Thing!

Okay, we've had a heat wave the following couple of days. Yesterday morning, standing out in the parking lot, I had an epiphany. It was over 30 degrees. It was about the first time in about a week. I know there are people in parts north who would be thrilled and probably start sweating if it got over 20. Mild winters are one of the best things about living in the South. I don't know how you guys do it anywhere north of Tennessee do it. Going outside and being slapped in the face by 20ish weather is just astoundingly difficult. (Again, I feel that I must say that if that is my worst problem and I have a warm place to leave out of and go into, my life is AWESOME!)

All that to say, yesterday and today it's been BALMY. Right now, my computer is telling me that it is 63 degrees. How awesome. That's more like the normal winter around here. I'll take some more of THAT.

Let me add this information. I'm currently listening to a local radio station (not Slacker right now) that runs ESPN Radio. The dude was talking about how just as soon as the Steelers (the Pittsburgh variety, of course) won the AFC Championship, people began going out in droves to stores to buy their AFC Champs gear. I have to affirm Pennsylvanians' LOVE for wearing their team gear. When Snoopy and I went during the summer it absolutely amazed me. EVERYBODY, men, women, and children, were wearing Steelers or, but usually and, Penn State garb. I thought people down here were outrageously UGA fans, but they have NOTHING on the people in the greater Altoona/Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania. The guy said that the store (It was a Dick's Sporting Goods, reportedly.) was open after the game finished, around 10:30 and stayed open until they sold out around 2:00 a.m. They then opened the next day at 6:00 to brisk business. They LOVE their football in that area.

I'm going through a little lack-of-football depression. After the big game next Sunday, I'll go into sports withdrawal until pitchers and catchers report. I can't wait until September.

I need to go do some school work, so later!

Amazing, Historical Day!

How amazing was this? It was planning for me at school, but we watched parts of it in between was going on during classes. I found myself that about to cry when Joe Biden was taking the oath. When Mr. Obama took the oath, wow, I thought about all the people who are not here who are celebrating the moment. I think the whole world is more hopeful because of Mr. Obama. I'm not being sarcastic or facetious (I'm surprised myself!?!). I found myself feeling very hopeful.

I don't know what else to say. I hope that Mr. Obama is the President that I HOPE he can be.

God bless our new president and his family. God bless the U.S.A.!

Well, It's Almost a Weekend

Way to go Cards! Ken Whisenhunt and Kurt Warner, along with all the other guys, Larry Fitzgerald and crew. I'm watching and hoping that the Steelers are going to make it a current Steeler coach vs. former Steeler assistant Super Bowl. That's a nice story.

I have traveled over the the 'rents to check on my dad. He had some teeth pulled and has been having some trouble. I'm sure a visit from me is going to help him spring back to his normal self! Right, I know.

On the way over here I listened to my cached Slacker.com stations. First it was 40's and then the Lyle Lovett station. You can put in a person or group that you like and it will make a station for you!?! It's amazing. I can cache the stations and then I don't have to have internet/3G techno stuff. I played the BlackBerry all the way home. It's a free service. Once in a while I'll hear a commercial, but it's not anything unbearable. You can also tell it to play a song more or ban a song from the station. I can't believe how much I am enjoying it!

Exercise?!? Haven't done that in a WHILE. I've got to get back on track tomorrow. I'll go between my haircut and (wait for it, wait for it) going to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop. I don't care how bad reviewers say it is. I think that Kevin James is second to Craig Ferguson in degree of funniness. Yeah, back to working out. I guess that after I killed myself by doing weights last Monday, I was so devastated (read: in pain) that I didn't want to go back.

I can't think of anything else to add. I guess I'd better do some lesson plans, since my day is so crammed full of fun plans tomorrow.

Shalom to your home.

This Was a Good Day.

My semester is going quite well. I'll grade my first round of tests this weekend and then I'll really know for sure. I have a feeling that all but two in calculus are okay, 3/4 of those in trig are okay, and about 55-60% are okay in Algebra II. Of course the calculus nerds are doing well, only true "math-ers" would sign up for that. Fortunately, my trig class is relatively small and they don't have problems asking questions about things. My algebra kids, well, there are some who do really well, and then there are those who just barely scraped by in Algebra I. These kids don't seem to want to put forth the effort necessary to make up for the lost Algebra I ground AND take on the Algebra II stuff too. It gets kind of exasperating. I try to create an environment where you aren't stupid if you don't understand. I WANT the people who don't understand to tell me why so I can help. I want students who understand to help, if they really know how to do it.

I am really sleepy tonight. I've actually nodded off twice while doing this. I'm going to go get in my snuggly warm bed! 'Night all!

Mild-Mannered Wednesday

Hi! It's a really cold day here, apologies to anyone above the Mason-Dixon Line. I have outside duty for about thirty minutes in the parking lot every day. There are kids who would rather stand outside than go inside the building. That makes them tough? I'd say cRaZy. Oh, well.

I seem to be boycotting the gym. I waited too late last night. Not after the gym closed, but too late for me to get off my arse to go. Plus the cold outside.

Well, I've gotta make out some tests for my students.

Later and shalom!

Today Is a Good Day!

Well, it's Saturday, so we dined at the little diner after Weight Watchers. Oh yeah, it's time for the beginning of the year influx. Not a problem though. Most folks are very nice. Anyway, after my triumph last week, I was up a little. I felt a little heavy and bloated when I got up. I didn't run as much, thus the moral of the story: Run, run, run and watch what you eat. I slacked up on both late in this week.

I really enjoyed watching Flacco lead the Ravens to the AFC Championship. If Ryan couldn't be the first rookie to lead a team to two post season wins, Flacco will do. I like the way the helmet pads make interesting patterns in his hair. Check it out. It's interesting.

Now, I'm watching St. Kurt Warner taking the Cardinals to what looks like a surprising win. What is the deal with these home teams? Ken Whisenhunt is the shizzle. Just looking up his name, I just found out he walked on at Georgia Tech, which means he had to be pretty brilliant just to get in the school. He went on to nine years in the NFL and helped bring Ben Roethlisberger up to speed in the League as a coach with the Steelers. Pretty interesting. Anyway, Carolina may come back to win, but it's nice that Arizona has had almost three quarters of surprise.

Well, it's an exciting night here because I'm going to cut this short to work on lesson plans for next week!

Later.

One Week Down!

Well, this week has certainly been busy. Getting back to work was more tiring than I wanted it to be, but because I did my workouts last week, the standing and walking has been a BREEZE! I have to stand outside in the mornings and have had to walk while patrolling the cafeteria at lunch. This is in addition to walking the room for regular, routine teaching stuff.

May classes are, as I thought they would be, GREAT. I have two really small classes and one big, but well-behaved class. I've focused on prerequisite skills this week and it's gone great. I think I'm going to do this as a routine going forward.

I have done something everyday but Thursday. At least thirty minutes. Since the big game (college football is over, sniff) was last night, I was good with skipping the workout. And I did get back on it today. St. Tebow won, with help from his boys who, I think, were inflamed by the comments of the maroon from Oklahoma, essentially that Tebow would be the fourth best quarterback in their conference. I think they proved he'd be third at worst! Why would you give bulletin board material to the folks who have a close-to-perfect dude for their captain? He is an amazing person, even if you don't think his football ability has merit. I mean missionary trips to the Philippines (or somewhere, I may have just sent him to another country), are you kidding me?

Happy weekend!

New Day, New Semester

Today was a really good day. Of course it's not a true picture, since the clientele was mostly asleep (well, sleepy) today. I really like my classes. Today we didn't have time to do much more than go over the syllabus for each class, behavior expectations, and prerequisite skills (the beginning).

I'm going to go do my thirty minutes on the tread. Ugh!

Later, skaters!

And the Curse Continues . . .

Okay. I normally have about a 50/50 record on teams I support and teams that win. This would be expected, since I usually have an emotional reason for the team that I chose. This year I'm on a roll. Call your bookie and put your money on Minnesota, since I'm pulling for Philly. It's a certain kiss of death. All totaled, it's not that bad. Again, if this is the worst thing in my life, I've got it made!

I've done virtually nothing but look at the Crackberry website and play around with my BlackBerry. I'm going to LOVE tomorrow, trying to get everything ready for school. Crackberry detox, here I come!

Happy 1st work week of the year to everybody!

My Life Has Been Transformed

Santa brought me a BlackBerry device. I love it. There is SO much I don't know about it. I have enjoyed getting to know it this week. One of my favorite things about it is Flycast. I am listening to it on my BlackBerry right now. There's a little hiccup every once in a while, but overall it's great. The sound is very good (for something this size). The channel I really like is Swingin' Pop Standards on the Accuradio menu. Right now, Nat "King" Cole is singing "Unforgettable" to me. It's simply divine. Tony Bennett and K.D. Lang were just on. Norah Jones was the previous singer. You get the drift.

I went and weighed in this morning. This is going to be amazing, but if you follow the nutritional portion of Weight Watchers and exercise, you are going to lose weight. Revolutionary, I know. I'd gained over the past couple of weeks, but today showed a six pound loss. I was very happy. My minimum of thirty minutes of exercise a day really has proven successful. I've actually enjoyed it, except for the other night when I put it off until 10 at night when it was (for me) cold.
I guess I've learned a lesson. I know that I won't lose six pounds every week, but at least I have the template in place.

I just saw a piece on ESPN about how awesome Kurt Warner is. He really is such a nice guy. I know that making multiple millions of dollars a year is not exactly a cross to bear. He has worked with children who have traumatic diseases. He is such a sweet-seeming guy. It's ALMOST enough to make me want Arizona to win today. (I proclaimed that I want them to win already, because every team I've wanted to win in the bowls has lost.) I hope it's at least a good game.

Here are my predictions for the NFL games today:

4:30 Atlanta at Arizona It depends on whether Arizona can contain Michael Turner. If they are successful, I'm afraid they'll be moving on. If not, Atlanta should be playing next week. I hope that Matt Ryan and the boys go on to play next week.

8:00 Indianapolis at San Diego It is unfortunate that Ladanian Tomlinson is not 100%. This would have made for a super game. I think that it will be a good game, but that it would be a better match if LT were his old self. I think I heard on ESPN that something has come detached. Regardless of what is detached or believed to be detached, detached is definitely bad. I predict that Peyton will take his Colts to the next level.

Nothing else.

Must go CrackBerry.

Later!

Matt

Well, this morning, I was aghast to hear my sister watching a video of Matt, the dancing guy. He was talking about how the video was a hoax. I could not believe that the Matt of "Where the Hell Is Matt" dancing video fame was disingenuous. I loved this video, as did most everyone who saw this video. I was astounded. Oh no, not this too. He talked of some company who sponsored it and that he was actually an out of work actor. Then he started talking about the animatronics. Whew! Dodged a bullet. The foundations of my very life would have been shaken. If you are one of the four people who haven't see it the video is here: original and the "hoax" admission.

Plans for this fine second day of the new year? Ummm. . . I think I'll go to the gym for a jog or maybe a jog/walk combo.

Another question. The song "Take You There" by Sean Kingston. What is this guy talking about? I really like this song, and since I'm so edgy it's been on my i-pod for ages. But it's been a favorite of my i-pod lately. (Incidentally, on a "shuffle songs" setting, does your i-pod pick certain songs or artists and get a favorite from time to time?) He talks about giving his girl a choice of going to "the slums where killers get hung" or "we can leave the slums and go to paradise." What kind of a choice is that? I know that he's trying to show off his "street cred" by saying that he can survive regardless of his environment. I don't know about all women (or as more of my students say than I'd like: womens), but I'd rather feel safe. Am I part of a sane minority? I feel crazier and crazier for having the capacity to use the powers of logic.

Well, that's all I've got right now. I'll holla later!

Peace.

I Realize I May Have Been in the Only Home in the US Watching FOX News

But, the three of us (I know, party animals, right?) who were at Mrs. C.'s on New Year's Eve, decided that Bill Hemmer decided to get hammered on satellite television. I know it was cold, but Heavens to Mergatroid, Bill get a hold of yourself and NO not there! Either he was suffering effects from a new "medication" or he was drunk as Cooter Brown. Wowsers! I don't know when I've seen anything like that.

Perhaps I was just traumatized because LSU found the combination to the lock that has been the Georgia Tech triple option. Evidently they needed a quadruple option for the SECers. And today I was looking forward to watching JoePa kick Pete Carroll's arse, but dadgumit, it was the reverse. Should I declare that I DON'T want Florida an Mr. Tebow to win NOW so that they'll have ANY chance whatsoever?

I'm tired and going to bed. I think I'll treadmill it tomorrow. Boo! And happy new year.