Apr 10, 2012
My advice on a few things you should probably get for yourself…
If you have an iPad, order a DODOcase right now. They are incredibly cool and make you feel like you’re working on your iPad even if you aren’t. They are handcrafted from bookbinding cloth and your iPad fits perfectly while still offering easy access to all buttons and ports.
If you’re a Photoshop addict, you’ve probably already downloaded CS6 beta. If you’re not an addict but think you might want to be, or if you just want to test drive an incredible product, it’s available for free (for a limited time of course) on the Adobe site. I’ll post a few of my thoughts on the beta release within the next few days.
If you purchased a home satellite radio system (like SiriusXM) but don’t want to pay additional fees to listen at home after you’ve added a subscription for your vehicle, grab an audio line-in cable. I’ve had SiriusXM Radio for a long time, but when I added a car subscription, I found that to use my home radio, I was about to be hit with another $300 bucks a year. Seriously. Simple fix — I used a line in cord to hook my iPod (which is already connected wirelessly to the Internet anyway) to my SiriusXM boombox and tune in. For $300 bucks, I don’t care that my “radio” (now iPod) doesn’t fit in the special-made slot — AND, I can listen to Pandora Radio too if I want to.
Apr 9, 2012
1. Fakes & Liars
I don’t like fake (ripoff) purses, watches, sunglasses or tennis shoes. I especially don’t like fake people. It’s pretty disappointing when I like who I THINK you are, rather than being provided a choice to like who you REALLY are. No fair assholes.
2. Email signatures that include tags like “amazon.com”
I have more than 1 email account — doing an email search for which one of them I used for a particular subscription, I often search using the company name. To see which email address I used with ‘amazon.com’ this morning, my search pulled literally thousands of messages. Stop it already.
3. Self Bragging
If you’re really all that, someone else will certainly get the word out. If you have to “toot your own horn” (as my Mom would say), then I figure you’re not 1/2 as wonderful as you think you are. Giving kudos or bragging about others — like your child’s accomplishments, or a product you want to introduce to others, or your beautiful granddaughter, or your awesome flower garden, etc. — those are all things I love shared. But if all you want to talk about is how perfect YOU are, it makes me crazy. Get over yourself.
4. Whiners
These are the no silver lining kind of people that simply refuse to take responsibility for ANYTHING, and yah, it makes me crazy. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget it.
5. Quitters
There are times when you simply must quit or bail out of certain circumstances — to continue would be a waste of time, and we all know life is short. But to quit and not have a new direction, a new goal… a new ATTITUDE is annoying as all Hell to me. Buck up, do some damage control and move on to the next big thing.
That’s it. Five little things.
And… 2 little photos that show just how much my granddaughter looks like her Daddy…
Apr 8, 2012
Yes, I took 272 photos. In a few short hours. I have this overwhelming urge to just start adding them all to this post!
A little chilly for Easter Sunday, but not as bad as I remember from past years… I found a photo of Perry cooking out on Easter day a few years back and it was so cold you could see his breath. Today was fabulous — and I had a wonderful time with family. I hope you did as well…
Even Libby got into the act! Funny, she follows Coco around — her tail whopping Coco in the face and her not seeming to mind.
Happy Easter y’all
Apr 7, 2012
Nothing wears you out like physical labor. It’s that good kind of tired when you can look at what you’ve accomplished and feel awesome about yourself. I would explain it in greater detail, but I’m too tired and feeling way to awesome about ME.
I can’t wait to see Coco hunt Easter eggs tomorrow and spend some quality time with family. No holiday ham dinner will be served here though — it’s going to be an Easter cookout, and I love anything cooked on the grill. I can almost taste it already…
Happy Easter, everyone!
Apr 6, 2012
Perry’s nephew, Coty, accompanied me on a trip to Wal-mart. While picking up deodorant and toothpaste, he holds up this box of hair color and tells me it’s a must have. Not for him — for me! I didn’t put up much resistance before throwing it in the cart, but knowing what I know now… I probably should have.
Obviously feeling daring, I work the color through my hair. It wasn’t until I started rinsing it out that I got really nervous. The rinse water mixed with shampoo in the tub looked like I murdered a blackberry cobbler with Cool Whip on top. You think the photo to the left looks bad? You should see me in sunlight! Or before I re-washed with Dawn dishwashing liquid about 10 times.
I just noticed that my hair is the same color as the polish on my toenails — Bogota Blackberry. I’m totally color coordinated.
News Flash!
If you’re old enough to be a grandma, you probably shouldn’t take hair color suggestions from a 19 year-old dude.
