Holiday Reason!!

There's been much buzz regarding Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season. Mostly the talk has been about how ridiculous or silly it is that we take only one day out of the year to say or realize what we are thankful for. Christmas is the only time we make to be kind to others and are charitable (as a whole) and "good will toward men" - minded.

That may be true - I'm sure it is for the majority of us...we only act with conscious effort to be thankful and kind during this latter time of year. Is that a shame? Sure is. Is it likely to change? Not yet. Is that a horrible thing? There are much worse crimes we are committing.

Now, I am sure if I were to do a historic journey of this blog I'd find my very own words stating something quite similar! As we grow and we learn, our perceptions alter and we evolve. Not that the evolution is necessarily progressive but nonetheless the change is inevitable and - I belive - usually, a positive thing.

Here's the thing...time, like money, is spent recklessly and when you look back, it's very difficult to realize where it all went. Days go by so fast, especially as we get older, it's Thanksgiving again - and it wast JUST HERE!!! We get bogged down in day to day and week to week with work, with kids, pets, friends, grocery shopping, getting water jugs filled and oil changes done! We're on lines for gas, for stamps, for tickets, for a soda at the local Kwik Mart of your choice. Time keeps on slippin...you know the rest. If we actually get to take that day - that ONE day to stop and reflect and appreciate and acknowledge, extend, and feel something - that's awesome. That is what I would call a miracle. Because in our bluetoothed-cell, WiFi-booked, Tweet-facebook mentality - that's a lot of time!
We get in our "good" clothes, sit around a table together (which for some is the only time of year), and take pictures that in our later years we will truly appreciate. We make phone calls, or shout outs on FaceBook or Twitter or MySpace, to those we don't see or even think of often. We take an extra few minutes to hold the doors for people, to help them pick up their dropped packages, load their cars, or let them ahead of us in line. It would be nice if we behaved like this daily (and some do) - but that's not reality and that's not likely to change. The idea that we can see this and take six weeks to do the right thing and be the people we want to be and breathe and look inside from out, makes this time of year a great couple of months.

Of course, after the New Year and resolutions are in, so is the self-loathing (and all that comes with it) but hey, that's not til next year so we'll worry about that then. Hope everyone takes the time alotted (hurry...tick tock -lol) to appreciate themselves and those special in their lives. Happy Holidays!

Glenn Beck Humor

Funny stuff! Found this clip and thought it quite funny - since I've been a bit negative in my writing lately thought I'd lighten up a bit.

Sherrif Joe Schmo!

Not that this is new to anyone in the know but Joe has publicly declared he and his posse are above the law they are hired and voted upon to enforce. How nice! What a perk!!

After the media blasted the footage of a MCSO deputy STEALING priveledged documents from a defense table and making copies the judge held the hearing that was currently in progress and the deputy was held in contempt. Charges still seem up in the air on what the final infraction will be as far as tampering with evidence, etc. but the judge did make one demand.

The officer was ordered by a judge to hold a press conference to apologize for his actions. Judge Donahoe determined Stoddard should hold a news conference outside the Central Court Building by Nov. 30 and offer Cuccia (the defense attorney) "a sincere verbal and written apology for invading her defense file and for the damage that his conduct may have caused to her professional reputation." I personally think he owes the defendent an apology as well for trampeling his rights and rights of others he wasn't caught for but that's just me.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio immediately said this order would be defied.

“My officer was doing his job and I will not stand by and allow him to be thrown to the wolves by the courts because they feel pressure from the media on this situation,” Arpaio said in a press release. "I decide who holds press conferences and when they are held regarding this Sheriff’s Office.” 'Cause you the man, JOE!!

I know personally how the system sucks and the MCSO is a joke - they run over a lot of rights, abuse their power, and are incredibly arrogant and feel, as shown here, above the rest. Just because someone wears a badge it doesn't make them above lying - they're still just as human as everyone else despite their own god-complexes.

If Stoddard refuses, or Cuccia is not satisfied with the apology, Donahoe ordered Stoddard to report to jail on Dec. 1 - where I'm sure he'll be given real food, a mattressed cot, security from the other inmates, blah blah blah...whatever.

Joe, it's not the media that's fed up with your bullshit - it's the public that voted and mostly DIDN'T vote you into office that's tired of it. There's not a single viable reason in the universe for that officer to steal and copy those pages. Did you think they were laced with something??? Really, contraband issues???? C'mon - you got caught - just like some of the guys that you've cuffed. Sherrif Joe and his department lack serious ethics...ya think?!

For the video and full details go here.

DUDE!

Chloe learned a new word from her Uncle Nicky! Came home after work yesterday and she just kept saying it...over and over and over with such enthusiasm. Grayson insisted going to nap with his baseball glove. Yes, I've been grooming him to play since birth but he really does have a knack...throwing both left and right handed very well and wanting the glove to fit both hands too. Guess I know what his Christmas gift will be this year...a right mitt?

They are growing so fast - totally looking forward to the holidays this year. Wasn't really a big thing last season but they understand and appreciate things now. Here are a couple pics Hon took the other day - the play house wall thing was just the funniest thing ever to them; opening and closing the shutters was the bomb!

She so has my cheeks...I apologize nearly daily for them. They're good during the younger years; saves makeup and all, but when you get older they just blaze showing any and all emotion. UGH!