Observations, odes, and oddness...

Well, chicks and roosters, what else is going on with me?

Still suffering through the heat, for one thing. Our entire apartment complex had no power on Tuesday night because a transformer blew, and no electricity = no A/C= your favorite bipolar redhead is about ready to kill somebody, ya know? Not cool (literally). Luckily, we have a couple of good friends that let us bask in their cooling system and we were able to suffer through it a bit better so things are OK. But life is better now since we have our electricity back...sigh...and now I'm craving Long John Silver's again. I know, I know...people back home complain at me because I live on the Eastern Seaboard and could have any kind of seafood I wanted, but I want something coated in an inch of breading and heavily salted and greased. Yeah. I do. Deal with it.

Well, I am sad to see that more blasts occured in London this week. Very sad indeed...that must have gotten on every Londoner's last nerve. You know, if my Grandpa Dawson were still alive, he'd be calling this "the Devil's world". While I agree that bad things happen, I don't think the Devil has a hold on us yet. I know what I try to do is use the outrage to motivate myself to be kinder to people. I don't always succeed, but I just want to use my anger for positive energy instead of negative. The Devil (if one would believe in that) can't get us if we're still in there pitching every day, you know? It's easier to sit at home and whine about how awful the world is, but the challenge is to get out there and live again. I don't think of myself as better than anyone, it's just easier after a while to pick yourself up and go. No lame speeches, just do it. And that's what the people in London are doing, that's what we did after 9/11, and that's what we've gotta keep on doing to survive. The cavemen did it...what makes us think we're any better?

OK...off my soapbox.

In other news, the inventor of the first TV dinner, marketed by Swanson Frozen Foods, passed away. The first TV dinner was turkey with stuffing, sweet potatoes and peas, and the item was "remarkable" for the fact that it was presented in an aluminum divided tray. Makes me wonder what his coffin will look like. D'oh! Apologies to any survivors of his in advance.

Anyway, hope you all like today's kvetching...I'm glad more people are coming over to Rancho Sudiegirl to get a taste of weirdness. Thank you very much, but PLEASE stop by and comment if you like what you read. I love hearing from you, and I promise I'll write back if you want me to!

Smooches and stuff...
Sudiegirl