April 26, 2009
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First Garden Tragedy
I went out to check the garden this morning and it looks like the dog killed off two of my cantaloupe plants…the ones closest to the fence. I’m glad I didn’t get rid of the extras I had because it looks like I will have to replant them. It looks like he stepped on them. I’m not entirely sure they were dead or if they were just a bit shocky after being planted but they were laying down like they were dead to the world. I waited to water then until the sun wasn’t shining on it because it was hot enough to fry eggs. I’ll recheck in the morning and, if they still look like that, will replace them then. But I am not holding my breath that they survived the darn dog walking all over the plants yesterday before we got the fence up.
<--that's my pissed off face!Had a fun day with Chewlee. It was another loving day. She wasn’t naughty at all. Just wanted to be read to mostly then rock with me in the recliner. When she started crying over nothing, it was time for her nap. She took her bottle and blankey, crawled into the recliner and went to sleep. I had laid down when she did because she stays down when I do that (on the floor next to it). I woke up to her laying down next to me and her stroking my face. A sweet way to wake up. Guess I was tired, too….LOL
The Princess surprised us when she showed up a little after 3pm. I didn’t have her new schedule so I thought she had to work until 5. She then borrowed my computer for a bit to fill out an application for a new job. She had heard about one at a corporate office of AT&T cellular (which is the area of expertise she has with her experience). She had already talked to their district manager who gave her a website with a questionnaire to fill out. She was in shock to find out it contained over 200 questions but she kept after it until she got it done. He is going to take a look at it on Monday. Their pay schedule is much better even without experience. I guess she has decided that she doesn’t want to be a manager of a Radio Shack because of school. School is much more important to her and being a manager would threaten to take up too much of her life and make school difficult.
I can’t say that I blame her for that. She really prefers to work cellular. She’s good at it and can do problem solving. She knows the field and can make comparisons that people understand. That’s why she was tops at Radio Shack for the whole state. And I know that AT&T pays very well, especially at corporate stores. It’s all about the money and the benefits. Those are better, too. We shall see what happens.
The Beast spent most of the day resting. He played some hearts but his *heart* wasn’t in it. So he watched news until a basketball game came on. I had made some egg salad so he had a sandwich with me and one later on when he got a bit hungry. It was too hot to cook. I’m going to make spaghetti tomorrow for us but I will do that early so it’s done before the day gets too hot. I’m curious to see if he breaks down and turns on the AC. It will be a war against his thriftiness (when it comes to utilities, not his own spending) and the heat. It just knocks him out. I think the heat will win, how about you?? And I don’t mean the basketball team, either.
Had a kind of sad discussion tonight with an online friend. She and I have been playing games together for a long time now but an incident in the *room* we play in most of the time lately brought several things to light. BIG differences in how we think that she just couldn’t seem to get over. It makes me sad and disappoints me. It all started over an openly gay person starting to come into our room. His profile stated he was gay. Two female friends of his joined us and from their talk (prior to checking his profile) we discovered he was gay. She took offense to his being in the room without anyone saying something to him. Personally, I feel that anything said would have been hateful and Pogo discourages that. Everyone is welcome…religion, politics and personal preferences notwithstanding. This particular person had to pull my sister, Bratfink, into a private chat room to voice her opinion and she was very disappointed with Bratfink’s reaction.
You see, we have a gay person in our family. Sad but true. So we aren’t really tolerant of bad talk about them. We have also had a number of gay friends that we worked with and/or partied with. We also believe that love is so precious, in whatever form it takes, and so rare, that it’s a wonderful thing. It may not be our cup of tea but it’s life in one of it’s many forms. No one is asking me to *change myself* into a gay. It’s not like that. I have always just looked at people for what they are and accepted them AS THEY ARE. If they are good people, I am grateful. If they are bad ones, I no longer keep their company. It’s as simple as that.
When you are playing a game online and chatting, does it really matter? It’s not like you are at a dinner or a dance. I guess some people might move away if they are offended somehow and maybe that is what people in a chat should do too. Just move out of one room and into another. Others feel compelled to be hateful, however, and can’t keep their mouths shut about their feelings even if nothing offensive has been said. Others really object to people tolerating such things and are hateful about that, too. I don’t understand that kind of thinking. It makes me sad. It especially makes me sad about someone you think you know because you have played and chatted with them a long time.
Well, it’s time for me to get ready for sleep and get this posted. Love you all. Lots of hugs and wishes for great weather. If not, try to find something to enjoy doing. Call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a long time. Tell those you love that you do. It might be the only chance you have before something happens and that chance is taken from you. Life is too short to be intolerant, unforgiving or hateful. Live….love….laugh. Take care and sweet dreams.
