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It drives me crazy when ..................
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May 12, 2012 12:04 pm
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..... people don't carry out their responsibilities until the last dang minute, and then it's only with prodding!
I have a spring condo meeting coming up and we have a guy on our grounds committee that was supposed to get bids for our lawn care and snow removal a month ago! Our current contract is due to expire in two weeks time, and we STILL have to muster three bids in order select and vote on acceptance at our up-coming meeting.
I hate that when that happens! With such a lackadaisical attitude, we could get caught without service at all. We had our exec session last night, and the guy 'in charge' hadn't even given it a thought ... not even a thought ... since we had our annual meeting last October.
Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I feel like calling contractors myself, but then I'd be stepping on toes. Man, oh man, depending upon people to get stuff done is driving me mad. H-E-L-P!! I wanna kick some butt.
How do you handle irresponsible people like this???
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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May 11, 2012 6:00 am
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For all those who have preceded me ........ and, very especially for Gentleben on this his special day - Friday.
No man is an island by John Donne (in part)
No man is an island,
Entire of itself....
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
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The recall race is on in Wisconsin
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May 9, 2012 7:56 pm
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The primary for recall was just yesterday. The race NOW is between Governor Walker and his opponent in his first race for the office .... where, even then, the victory was questionable!
The word being spread here among the working (or would-be working) class is, DON'T LET MONEY BUY THIS ELECTION like it did the last time!!!!
Our current governor has amassed untold MILLIONS from outside sources for a shoo-in. THIS is the most expensive election of all time! Should $$$ speak that loudly when it comes to elected/selected leadership? In addition, it's unprecedented that a governor has also amassed literally millions in a personal legal fund. What's he afraid of to require that kind of protection????
We need governance that serves its constituency .... NOT its benefactors!!
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I've only recently become more acutely aware .............
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May 9, 2012 7:09 pm
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of how things are so misconstrued and maliciously spread 'behind the scenes' in so-called 'private' exchanges. Those so-called 'private' exchanges come full circle and serve to make those malicious types appear innocent.
If the intent is to hurt and malign, I can only assure you that you succeed, and I hope it makes you proud.
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There's Nothing I Can Do About it Now
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May 8, 2012 9:36 am
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Spiritlady posted the lyrics of a country song this morning she said was a favorite and likes to apply its pertinence to life. I got to thinking about my favorite country song by Willie Nelson and how I've adopted it as my signature statement. You're probably familiar with
There's Nothing I Can Do About It Now:
I've got a long list of real good reasons
for all the things I've done.
I've got a picture in the back of my mind
of what I’ve lost and what I've won.
I've survived every situation,
knowing when to freeze and when to run.
Regret is just a memory
written on my brow,
and there's nothing I can do about it now.
I've got a wild and a restless spirit.
I held my price through every deal.
I've seen the fire of a woman’s scorn
turn her heart as cold as steel.
I've got the song of the voice inside me
Set to the rhythm of the wheel.
And I've been dreaming like a child
Since the cradle broke the bow,
and there's nothing I can do about it now.
Running through the changes,
going through the stages,
coming round the corners in my life,
leaving doubt to fate,
staying out to late
waiting for the moon to say goodnight.
And I could cry for the time I've wasted,
but that's a waste of time and tears.
And I know just what I'd change
if I went back in time somehow,
but there’s nothing I can do about it now.
I'm forgiving everything that forgiveness will allow,
and there's nothing I can do about it now.
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Planting seeds of discontent .........
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May 5, 2012 8:47 am
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Some people are like noxious weeds. If one allows them to take root in a lovely garden, they become invasive.
The seeds of discontent are so sown.
I had some weeding to do this morning. My garden is in full bloom again .... as was intended before the invasion. I intend to nurture it with loving care.
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Just a suggestion ......... re, Foto Friday
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May 4, 2012 5:17 pm
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Sandy is quite likely to be set back for a time and is no doubt overtaken with handling what she must handle following the sudden loss of Mike.
I think before anyone steps up to the plate to lead Foto Friday we should be patient and wait to hear how Sandy would have things progress. She may or may not wish to carry on in Mike's stead.
What say you?
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Foto Friday - Blue - in honor of Gentleben
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May 4, 2012 5:53 am
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Blue as in 'sorrowful' ........ I'm blue .... along with a multitude of others who have shed a river of tears upon the passing of our dearly beloved, Gentleben - 'Gentleben,' so aptly named for his gentle ways, his devoted patience in guiding us in appreciating the universal language of photography, so loyally committed to a common goal each and every Friday, so visionary in bringing us all together via his brain child of Foto Friday and making us one, so deserving of everyone's respect. He was a true ambassador of good will and a diplomat of the highest order.
Gentleben has left his mark on this site, and I honor him with MY river, the Wisconsin River, symbolic of the tears shed at his passing. It flows peacefully here .... carrying the message, "May he rest in peace". May he know through cosmic conveyance he was so very well-loved.
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This is sooooooooooo frustrating!
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May 2, 2012 3:29 am
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Yesterday, we had a power outage that lasted for about an hour. I was in the middle of watching Who Wants to be a Millionaire - ME, me, pick me!! - and was doing pretty good at the questions. I had about $57,000 to the good.  Then ......... ZAP!
By the time the power kicked back on, of course, my chances of becoming a millionaire were quashed.  But THAT is really not what provoked my irritation quite so much.
When I went to flick the TV back on, nothing happened. No sound, no picture, nothing. Following the advice of everyone who claimed to know what should work, I tried everything. No go.
Oh, boy. I don't need this right now! The darn TV is already about 6-7 years old. What to do?? Money is so tight right now that I can make a penny scream just trying to tend to some home improvements/updates. Dang it!! I sooooooooooo wanted to be that millionaire!
I can't live well without my TV. Even if I'm not engaged in watching something, it's on for noise/life in the house .... until my bf walks in and shuts it down. He doesn't understand how I can stand the racket, and yet, I can do it so well.
Today, like it or not, I'm off to look at what's out there. I guess it's time I get a big screen plasma, huh? I got myself the entertainment center for it last Christmas thinking the time would come. I just didn't realize it would throw itself at me quite so unexpectedly.
But .......... I was irritated as all get out when I couldn't fall asleep with the darn TV on again last night.  I can't go through another night like that! LOL I refuse. Just have to bite the bullet. No way around it. 
Anyone got a few extra bucks laying around? How about some alms for the poor? 
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NOW, I get it!!
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May 1, 2012 8:43 am
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A couple of posts back I shared a 'work of art' produced by a friend's niece, a piece of work I just did not get and questioned, naively, just what passes for art these days. (You have to check out the piece to know what I'm relating to. )
I guess I'm just a jungle bunny that doesn't know chit about this particular brand of 'art' !! I just know what appeals to my senses, have some awareness of technique, have worked with oils quite extensively, and I know what causes my gut to churn .... as in grotesque and overwhelming in SIZE . My world is pretty pleasant without confronting the attention-getting mindset of anyone who expresses themselves in this manner. I found myself thinking it's too bad those canvases are toooooo large to flush down the toilet and send them off to the sewer to save the world at large from UGLY!! If THAT was what the artist intended, she succeeded. LOL
Well, my bf just set me straight when I asked what I was missing.
He told me I'm missing a heavy duty dose of hallucinogenics, one that will send me flying right into that canvas to become one with it and oh how that color would blind me en route. ROFLMBO!!!!
Hummmmm .... I asked him how he was so sure of that.
He looked at me and asked quizzically, "What? You telling me you missed the 60's? Can you even spell VietNam?"
WOW! This guy has more layers than I ever suspected. After all these years, I keep learnin' .
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