...and that's why Sam Champion rocks...
I'm watching GMA this a.m. and they advise they are going to interview the guy who was kite-surfing during T.S. Fay and got his ass blown across the road. I prepare to get my mad on, 'cause I think when they give publicity to morons who tried out for the Darwin Awards but failed to qualify, they just glorify the act and create more Darwin Award hopefuls. And I was already composing my post to the GMA website in my head...
Then, Robin asked the guy about doing it again, and to her surprise (but obviously not mine), he said yeah, he'd do it again, but just pack up a little earlier. She was stunned and couldn't return a comment for a moment, then she stumbled on. But then, the camera flashed over to Sam Champion at the weather station, and he was obviously livid, to which she even made notice.
She finished up the interview by stating that (ABC) doesn't condone the guy's actions, then passed the ball to Sam. And Sam did not fail to deliver. He gave a nice little lecture on the dangers of stupid choices during big, unpredictable storms, all with body language which screamed "I am holding back...", then he shook it off and went on with the weather report.
Imagine if it had been Jim Cantore. He'd have been looking for another job the next day, 'cause I doubt he could have contained himself! ;-) Not that I think that would have been bad. I was quite impressed with how much Sam held it in. Obviously, somebody needed to say it.
Tomorrow, I shall be nursing a spectacular bruise on my left arm, as I was unable to clear the wall this morning as I hurtled towards my office. I thought I had calculated the distance properly, but... It hurt a bunch and was quite red for at least 2 hours, so I'm betting a five-star bruise. Yay.
I am not prospering under Republican rule. Yesterday, I paid $80 for 2 bags of groceries. What did I buy? Lessee...
-frozen blueberries
-salad mix
-mozzarella slices (store brand)
-turkey lunch meat
-5 cans diced tomatoes (charity box*)
-5 cornbread mixes (charity box)
-3 cans mandarin oranges
-box of cereal (store brand)
-kool-aid ('add your own sweetener' kind)
-green tea
Can't remember what else. But it was a way pitiful amount for such a bill. It's become the norm, but I continue to be shocked by it.
(*The Charity Box is where I buy $5-10 worth of canned or packaged goods each time I go to the grocery store, and then when the box is full, it gets delivered to ABCCM or Meals on Wheels. I've been doing it since last December and it makes it a lot more personal than just giving $5 a week. Plus, it's actually easier for me to remember to do it, if I'm buying the stuff as opposed to writing a check.)
On the flip side, I'm not a "family", I'm a single (albeit a low income single), so won't be benefitted by promised tax cuts. And I like my guns...
Quandry, quandry... Potential more of the same, or potential loss of other stuff that matters to me. At this point, I could care less about the war in Iraq and all the rhetoric. Yay patriotism; why's my milk so damn high? I realize my attitude is rapidly skewing in the wrong direction, but it's a challenge. I work my ass off all week long, but no money comes in, so we struggle to pay the bills. Currently, I'm a "bill" too. But what happens when not enough money comes in to even pay me? Getting my own bills paid is rather challenging too. Shell suddenly raised my interest rate the other week (I swear I never got notice), and the answer to the inquiry was that "we didn't feel our interest rates were high enough". What? So, for Shell, good credit scores and payment history mean nothing. You want a gas card, you get shafted on interest, 'cause they aren't making enough money... I think I need to just leave that alone for now...
It's raining. Thank you, Fay. Pull up a chair and stay a while... Heck, you can hang out here all week if'n you wanna. We've been rather parched 'round these parts lately. Offer you a cookie? Soda pop?
Then, Robin asked the guy about doing it again, and to her surprise (but obviously not mine), he said yeah, he'd do it again, but just pack up a little earlier. She was stunned and couldn't return a comment for a moment, then she stumbled on. But then, the camera flashed over to Sam Champion at the weather station, and he was obviously livid, to which she even made notice.
She finished up the interview by stating that (ABC) doesn't condone the guy's actions, then passed the ball to Sam. And Sam did not fail to deliver. He gave a nice little lecture on the dangers of stupid choices during big, unpredictable storms, all with body language which screamed "I am holding back...", then he shook it off and went on with the weather report.
Imagine if it had been Jim Cantore. He'd have been looking for another job the next day, 'cause I doubt he could have contained himself! ;-) Not that I think that would have been bad. I was quite impressed with how much Sam held it in. Obviously, somebody needed to say it.
Tomorrow, I shall be nursing a spectacular bruise on my left arm, as I was unable to clear the wall this morning as I hurtled towards my office. I thought I had calculated the distance properly, but... It hurt a bunch and was quite red for at least 2 hours, so I'm betting a five-star bruise. Yay.
I am not prospering under Republican rule. Yesterday, I paid $80 for 2 bags of groceries. What did I buy? Lessee...
-frozen blueberries
-salad mix
-mozzarella slices (store brand)
-turkey lunch meat
-5 cans diced tomatoes (charity box*)
-5 cornbread mixes (charity box)
-3 cans mandarin oranges
-box of cereal (store brand)
-kool-aid ('add your own sweetener' kind)
-green tea
Can't remember what else. But it was a way pitiful amount for such a bill. It's become the norm, but I continue to be shocked by it.
(*The Charity Box is where I buy $5-10 worth of canned or packaged goods each time I go to the grocery store, and then when the box is full, it gets delivered to ABCCM or Meals on Wheels. I've been doing it since last December and it makes it a lot more personal than just giving $5 a week. Plus, it's actually easier for me to remember to do it, if I'm buying the stuff as opposed to writing a check.)
On the flip side, I'm not a "family", I'm a single (albeit a low income single), so won't be benefitted by promised tax cuts. And I like my guns...
Quandry, quandry... Potential more of the same, or potential loss of other stuff that matters to me. At this point, I could care less about the war in Iraq and all the rhetoric. Yay patriotism; why's my milk so damn high? I realize my attitude is rapidly skewing in the wrong direction, but it's a challenge. I work my ass off all week long, but no money comes in, so we struggle to pay the bills. Currently, I'm a "bill" too. But what happens when not enough money comes in to even pay me? Getting my own bills paid is rather challenging too. Shell suddenly raised my interest rate the other week (I swear I never got notice), and the answer to the inquiry was that "we didn't feel our interest rates were high enough". What? So, for Shell, good credit scores and payment history mean nothing. You want a gas card, you get shafted on interest, 'cause they aren't making enough money... I think I need to just leave that alone for now...
It's raining. Thank you, Fay. Pull up a chair and stay a while... Heck, you can hang out here all week if'n you wanna. We've been rather parched 'round these parts lately. Offer you a cookie? Soda pop?