Remember when labor was king in America? And Labor unions reigned? When working people had respect and bargaining power; decent livable wages, health benefits and pension plans? Where has that all gone? It's sad what has happened here. It's sad the great divide between the rich and the poor which is getting bigger and bigger every year. It's ( Read more... )

Or should that be everybody-all one word? Anyway-where are you all?Doesn't anyone have anything to say? Or do I just have too much time on my hands and everyone else is extremely busy? I just finished The Kite Runner which was so good and also The Rapture of Canaan,which was extremely strange but kind of good. I don't write book reports though ( Read more... )

We are planning a trip to San Francisco to visit our daughter who we haven't seen in a year. I am terrified and thrilled at the same time. We are campers and drive to places but this time we will fly and stay in a hotel. What a time to decide to fly for the first time in over 30 years. Will there be snakes on the plane or liquid explosives? ( Read more... )

I just noticed that my last couple of entries are filled with complaints. Soooo to turn over a new leaf if only briefly I want to say I went to see Kenny Rogers last night and he was great!!!The Oak Ridge boys opened for him and they were great too. The show was at a county fair and it was so pleasant to sit in the grandstand with the breeze ( Read more... )

Is it very wrong to express anger to a friend-just a little anger,no shouting or yelling involved just a little bite in your comments? Here's my side. I took two good friends and one acquaintance who is sometimes a pain but also very lonely ,on a shopping trip and then to a restaurant for coffee and dessert. We sat ,talked and ate for about an ( Read more... )

My friend took me to lunch today at an Indian restaurant. Now we live in a very small town so this was something extremely daring to do. We were absolutely the only people there which insured great service but was a little surprising. Anyway we were stymied by the menu and asked for suggestions from our waiter who did not speak English very well ( Read more... )

Why is it that when people ask you how you like your steak and you say rare they go oh yuck we like ours well done and dead. Then they proceed to cook yours in a manner that shows absolutely no understanding of how to do it and you are supposed to rave when they put a gray dead looking thing on your plate with not a drop of juice let alone blood ( Read more... )

We went to an exhibit yesterday at a local museum featuring art work and a documentary about the steel industry in Pittsburgh. I grew up in Pittsburgh and Steel was king at that time. I watched its demise too as foreign imports closed our local mills. The documentary and the paintings were great. And gave my husband and I a look into our ( Read more... )

First let me say that yes,that is my very own picture. I always thought I only got dorky looking as an adult BUT as you can see I was always a little chubby faced dork. And I still have those chubby cheeks only now they are wrinkled and chubby ( Read more... )

The sun IS shining. Woo hoo. Today is my volunteer day at the animal shelter and all I have to say is PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE spay and neuter your pets. Please.