Involuntary idleness leaves one with a LOT of time to think. You know what they say:
“In works of labour, or of skill,
I would be busy too;
For Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.”
Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Here’s what’s been on my mind lately…
Now THIS is an alien.
Ancient aliens? Really?! Puhleez. And why is that show ALWAYS on television?? It’s always the same discussion and the same pictures and the same theories. Over and over and over again. Hey – get a clue – THE PYRAMIDS ARE JUST REALLY BIG BUILDINGS!
State education systems and school boards. In Texas, or perhaps just our school district, when calculating the ratio of teachers to students, they include in the teacher metric bus drivers and support staff (janitors, cafeteria, office, etc.). HOW is that supposed to be an accurate average measure of how many kids are in actual classrooms and under the supervision of one teacher?? Magically, 25+ kids becomes 17 in all their reported metrics. There are no classes with just 17 except for the special ed classes. FALSE numbers to make everyone look better. Irritates me and makes it nearly impossible to address the problem – it’s HIDDEN from us.
Psychic teens/kids?? Do NOT get me started. Exploitation much?
Job hunting. I must be shooting blanks, because I haven’t bagged one yet.
Old movies. LOVE them.
Autumn. Love the cooler weather, but I’m sick, sick, sick of cleaning the leaves out of the pool.
Cooking. Love doing it, but if it’s a big, multicourse meal, I’m so tired afterward, I don’t enjoy the food.
Emily Procter. What is wrong with aging? I mean, can all that Botox, collagen, and Restylane be good for you? Have you seen her lately on CSI: Miami?
My child. She’s growing like a weed. She’s already 5’1″ and she’s only 11 years old. And she’s smart as a whip – already blows me out of the water in math. She’s the MOST fun kid I’ve met (mom talking here).
Dog hair. Why the f#$@ is it so bloody difficult to get out of rugs? Just when I think I’ve vacuumed it all up, I see more! I’ve tried most brands of vacuums, and I keep going back to an old one that sounds like an airplane engine, but sucks great. But danggit – still see more.
Ignorant judges. I can’t tell you how much it bothers me and how much I think it damages our system when a judge awards money to people because fast food made them fat, or because hot coffee burned them, or because a a band saw cut off their finger. I mean, c’mon! Let evolution sort it out! Don’t award people for being stupid! It just perpetuates the problem.
Dumb criminals. I mean, in a certain aspect, I’m glad they’re dumb – it makes them easier to catch. However, it still makes me shake my head when I see a crook get caught in the car they stole, with the gun they used, and still wearing the clothes with the victim’s blood on it. D’oh!
What makes you scratch your head?
You have me laughing my head off! Thank you for saying what I always think – it’s McDonald’s fault that I eat there! Therefore McDonald’s is responsible for my diabetes, my high blood pressure, my heart disease, my whatever! Every single time I think about the coffee scalding incident – and I know she was badly burned – I think of my dad and how he always takes his coffee back and asks for another cup because his isn’t scalding enough! If you are in a moving vehicle, do not put your coffee cup between your legs and attempt to remove the lid – don’t put it between your legs…period! Why not sue the car company for the lack of cup holders?
Yes, dog hair clings to everything. So does cat hair except worse.
Your kid sounds amazing! I too have a kid who is a genius at math and I am so math-challenged!
I find it so interesting how you can spot a plastic surgery addict a mile away! They all begin to look more like each other and less like themselves – that’s so un-pc of me, I know. I’ll probably get slapped down for that one.
I’m quite fond of the ancient alien theory – it has a certain pizazz! Much more romantic than humans dragging big bricks around – but that is about all that’s on the History Channel it seems.
My son needs a job too – got laid off his great job and there is nothing out there – so sucks! Good luck in your search.
Julia – I KNOW! I watched Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and was appalled at how literally plastic all of those women seemed. I just don’t see the point to all look exactly the same – same puffy lips, same cheekbones, same blonde hair, same, same, same… Boring!
Go see Waiting For Superman about public education in America. School districts are very similar all across the nation. Wish more of the innovative ones were being replicated.