It comes around every year. It's a day off work for most if not all. It's a day for picnics, BBQs, pool parties, parades, and flags. But while we're all enjoying these things does anybody really stop to think about why? Sadly, probably not. The true meaning as to why we all have a day off in May has largely been lost. So, I bring you a reminder today. :)
Memorial Day was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers. It was originally called "Decoration Day" as it was a day set aside for all citizens to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers. By the late 1800s, many communities across the country had begun to celebrate Memorial Day and, after World War I, observances also began to honor those who had died in all of America's wars, not just the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971 and it unofficially marks the first weekend of Summer.
So, now that you've had your history lesson, let's talk about celebrating with thanks to all of those that sacrificed so we could all have a day off. ;)
Central 214 Memorial Day Patio Party Benefiting N. Tx Food Bank:
Central 214 at Hotel Palomar Dallas5300 East Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX 75206214-520-7969 - Sunday at 7:00
Good Food, great friends, and it benefits the North Texas Food Bank!
Memorial Day Car Show:
Monday, May 31, 2010 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Lynn Smith Chevrolet, 925 N. Burleson Blvd., Burleson, Texas 76028
There's a $10 entrance but profits go to D & D Christmas for Kids 2010 Project.! Hosted by D & D Rockin’ Rods Classic Car Shows. I know there are some car buffs reading this. Hey, you went to Hot Rods and Heels, didn't ya?
Dallas Symphony Memorial Day Concert at Flagpole Hill
Flagpole Hill 8100 Doran CircleDallas, TX 75238
Monday, May 31, 2010 at 8 p.m.
This one is a family fun freebie. Take a blanket, have a seat, and enjoy some Memorial Day tunes!
20th Annual Memorial Day Run, 20K and 5K Runs
Monday, May 31, 2010 at 7 a.m.
Bath House Cultural Center parking lot, White Rock Lake, 500 E. Lawther, Dallas
Get your run on for your health and for your veterans!
And of course most suburbs will hold parades and picnics. The Spring Creek subdivision in North Dallas will hold its annual Memorial Day parade and family picnic at 10 a.m. Monday. Check out www.springcreekonline.net for more info!
I will be traveling to Granbury to see my buddy from waaaaay back...yeah...elementary school! He just put in a pool so it will be a weekend of laying out like a lazy bum, swimming, and grilling fresh veggies and (mmmmmmm) salmon for us. Most people have the same plans...grilling, pool, friends, and sun. No matter how you choose to spend your day off take a second to reflect on why you are enjoying a burger on a free day from work. Hang a flag in remembrance or visit a cemetary to decorate a grave. It's ok to be Patriotic! ;) However you choose to say thanks be safe, well, happy, and free. After all, that's why they fought in the first place.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Miley Loves to Grind, Mark Hardy Keeps it in the Family, and Looney Lohan is at it Again!
The week didn't start off half bad. Monday flew by and I found myself with plenty of time to play in my garden, hit the gym, and get some sun before it was time to wind down and get ready for Tuesday's round 2. Tuesday wasn't half bad either. Same routine actually. Then....Wednesday was a total BAsterd.
On my way to work at 6:30 in the morning my car died on Highway 183! I had no brakes, no gas, no power steering. It's a scary feeling to not be in control of your vehicle while skating down the road at 50 mph! Especially when there is a semi right behind you blaring his horn. Alas, I made it to the shoulder and called the husband. He's my emergency roadside assistant. ;)
Two hours later a wrecker got there and took my sick Grand Am (hey..it's paid for so don't judge) to our mechanic. One day and $900 later I got her back with a new fuel pump and a jazzed up power steering system. The ONLY thing that made all this worth it was the awesome "shop" dog named Checkers who was all too willing to keep me company and calm my nerves when the credit card got handed to her Daddy. Thanks, Checkers. And thanks to all my friends who gave me rides to and fro. Ya'll are golden.
So, Wednesday kinda sucked for me....and for some folks in Hollywood, too. :) I guess you could say Wednesday was the day to say WTF? For starters WTF? to my Pontiac.
Looney Lohan is skirting arrest but just barely. A warrant was issued for her arrest after not appearing in court regarding probation issues. LooLo is in such denial about life...poor pathetic girl. Instead of putting on her big girl panties she took off to Cannes for the film festival and promptly "lost" her passport. WTF? Looney? You're facing big trouble and you decide to jet off for some movie festival to party with people who honestly don't like you and probably have forgotten who you are. You haven't been relevant in years unless you count being loved by the papparazi relevant. Get your shit together, ma'am. When she didn't make it back to the US for her hearing the judge issued a warrant. I think it's interesting that she "couldn't" make it back to the US on time but she posted bail within 2 hours of the warrant. Almost like it was planned out. WTF? Looney?
Then there's Miley Cyrus. I am quite sure we'll see her in Playboy the second she turns 18. I'm not so sure what Hef will do for her face, though. Photoshop much? She caused a ruckus last week at a wrap party for that shitty movie she just did. I'm sure you remember the images of her grinding up on her 44 yr old producer. I'm sorry, I meant dancing....
Ok, so the act is not my WTF?. In fact, I could care less what or who or how she does. My WTF? is the fact that it's even a story. Who cares? Face it, everyone at some point cuts loose and dances slutty. Yes, even 16 yr olds. Especially 16 yr old. Have you ever been to a prom? Ummm...yeaaaaaah. Leave her alone. She's a semi cute rich kid growing up in Hollywood. If grinding on the dance floor is the worst she's done then why is anyone worried? Better yet, I saw an article on a local news rag and the headline read: Daughter of Legendary Country Singer Draws Fire from Fans. Hahah. I think I want to change my WTF? moment. LEGENDARY???? Lol.
If I have to worry about one thing in the news today it is this:
A former L.A. Kings hockey player was arrested this morning in Washington D.C. for allegedly sexually abusing his 21 year old daughter. Let me take a second to vomit. I seriously hope this isn't true. Maybe she's out to get him and made this up. Maybe he was drunk and fell in her lap....ANYTHING but what we're told! Mark Hardy, 51, is in police custody today after his daughter told cops that he "put his hand down [her] shorts and touched her genital area without her permission."
Ok so the drunk/falling theory doesn't hold much water now. You'd have to really fall with purpose to end up there. Gross.
Hardy is set to face a judge later today on the charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse. I've heard of keeping it in the family but damn. WTF? gross old man?
Well kids. Enjoy your weekend and until next time WTF?!?!?!!
On my way to work at 6:30 in the morning my car died on Highway 183! I had no brakes, no gas, no power steering. It's a scary feeling to not be in control of your vehicle while skating down the road at 50 mph! Especially when there is a semi right behind you blaring his horn. Alas, I made it to the shoulder and called the husband. He's my emergency roadside assistant. ;)
Two hours later a wrecker got there and took my sick Grand Am (hey..it's paid for so don't judge) to our mechanic. One day and $900 later I got her back with a new fuel pump and a jazzed up power steering system. The ONLY thing that made all this worth it was the awesome "shop" dog named Checkers who was all too willing to keep me company and calm my nerves when the credit card got handed to her Daddy. Thanks, Checkers. And thanks to all my friends who gave me rides to and fro. Ya'll are golden.
So, Wednesday kinda sucked for me....and for some folks in Hollywood, too. :) I guess you could say Wednesday was the day to say WTF? For starters WTF? to my Pontiac.
Looney Lohan is skirting arrest but just barely. A warrant was issued for her arrest after not appearing in court regarding probation issues. LooLo is in such denial about life...poor pathetic girl. Instead of putting on her big girl panties she took off to Cannes for the film festival and promptly "lost" her passport. WTF? Looney? You're facing big trouble and you decide to jet off for some movie festival to party with people who honestly don't like you and probably have forgotten who you are. You haven't been relevant in years unless you count being loved by the papparazi relevant. Get your shit together, ma'am. When she didn't make it back to the US for her hearing the judge issued a warrant. I think it's interesting that she "couldn't" make it back to the US on time but she posted bail within 2 hours of the warrant. Almost like it was planned out. WTF? Looney?
Then there's Miley Cyrus. I am quite sure we'll see her in Playboy the second she turns 18. I'm not so sure what Hef will do for her face, though. Photoshop much? She caused a ruckus last week at a wrap party for that shitty movie she just did. I'm sure you remember the images of her grinding up on her 44 yr old producer. I'm sorry, I meant dancing....
Ok, so the act is not my WTF?. In fact, I could care less what or who or how she does. My WTF? is the fact that it's even a story. Who cares? Face it, everyone at some point cuts loose and dances slutty. Yes, even 16 yr olds. Especially 16 yr old. Have you ever been to a prom? Ummm...yeaaaaaah. Leave her alone. She's a semi cute rich kid growing up in Hollywood. If grinding on the dance floor is the worst she's done then why is anyone worried? Better yet, I saw an article on a local news rag and the headline read: Daughter of Legendary Country Singer Draws Fire from Fans. Hahah. I think I want to change my WTF? moment. LEGENDARY???? Lol.
If I have to worry about one thing in the news today it is this:
A former L.A. Kings hockey player was arrested this morning in Washington D.C. for allegedly sexually abusing his 21 year old daughter. Let me take a second to vomit. I seriously hope this isn't true. Maybe she's out to get him and made this up. Maybe he was drunk and fell in her lap....ANYTHING but what we're told! Mark Hardy, 51, is in police custody today after his daughter told cops that he "put his hand down [her] shorts and touched her genital area without her permission."
Ok so the drunk/falling theory doesn't hold much water now. You'd have to really fall with purpose to end up there. Gross.
Hardy is set to face a judge later today on the charge of misdemeanor sexual abuse. I've heard of keeping it in the family but damn. WTF? gross old man?
Well kids. Enjoy your weekend and until next time WTF?!?!?!!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Buy Stock in Dawn Unless it's Made in Thailand...and Don't Vacation in Arizona if You Have a Tan. WTF?
Hey BP....you're doing a real bang up job of fixing this oil spill. I'm not saying I could do better but then again I don't have access to billions of dollars like you do. You'd think maybe we could have figured this deal out by now. It's been 3 weeks of constant spilling into our environment. Experts say the environmental and economic damage of this spill has far surpassed the Exxon-Valdez spill of '89. And we haven't even capped off the spill point yet. Anywhere from 56,000 to 84,000 (CNN.com) barrels of oil is leaking a day. When the supertanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, it released 10 million gallons into the surrounding sea and onto the beaches. In the days that followed a quarter of a million sea birds had been killed, along with 22 Orca whales, nearly 3000 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, and unknown millions of fish. And Guess what. There is still oil deep within the sandy beaches. It has remained the worst oil spill in US maritime history...until now. WTF? BP? How about we all quit pointing fingers at each other and come together to FIX THIS TRAGEDY?! Americans are not interested in why you think Halliburton is to blame or what role Trasocean played in this disaster. What we want to see is RESULTS. Why wait until the media gets a hold of all the dead sea turtle pictures to splash on our television screens? Get to work, damn it. You've even pissed off President Obama. I hear that's hard to do...
"I did not appreciate what I considered to be a ridiculous spectacle during the congressional hearings into this matter," the president said after meeting with Cabinet members to discuss the situation. "You had executives of BP and Transocean and Halliburton falling over each other to point the finger of blame at somebody else. The American people could not have been impressed with that display, and I certainly wasn't." -President Obama (cnn.com)
If I had the financial means I would take my friends to the Gulf Coast armed with boxes of Dawn. I simply can't stand the thought of what's to come. Of course, this opens a whole new political can of worms about drilling. Another day....
So, I got tired of seeing the news on the Gulf so I turned the channel from CNN to FOX. I found a whole new world of fun there! It seems Thailand is in a world of mess. The interesting thing is I have no idea why!
Ok...so I googled it. Let's face it. You dont' know either. Here ya go:
April 13, 2009 -- For the fourth time in forty years, troops have opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok. Each time, the aim has been the same: to protect the interests of the conservative elites who have run Thailand for the past 70 years. http://links.org.au/node/993
Makes a little more sense now. lol WTF? Can I not hear bad news for just one day? Just one?
As soon as I turned it to FOX there was a slumped over Thai man in army fatigues...shot straight through the head. Blood everywhere, people scrambling to help him, looks of desperation on the faces of those around, and all to a gunfire soundtrack. Damn. I think I need a beer. I'm thankful we live in the good ol US of A. It seems everywhere I look there is a new "civil war" of sorts popping up.
Then, there was Arizona. Ok. Now, Larry and I had a few words about Arizona last week on the show. I tend to straddle the fence. While I think we do have an immigration "problem" and I feel we should respond appropriately for our own safety and financial security; I DON'T think we should treat Mexican Americans or even the illegal immigrants like Jewish refugees from the 1930s. WTF? Arizona? If you haven't kept up with the unfolding events of our neighbor state, all you really need to know is the Gov. passed a house bill that allows for (basically) legal racial profiling. If you look "suspicious" and happen to be Mexican, the Arizona police can ask to see your proof of citizenship. You don't have it? You're out, buddy. The reason this scares me is it harkens back to how the Nazis started and it's a serious violation to the personal rights of those who actually ARE American citizens. The bigger WTF? is that only a few days later HB 2281, which bans schools from teaching classes that are designed for students of a particular ethnic group was passed. The Tucson Unified School District program offers specialized courses in African-American, Mexican-American and Native-American studies that focus on history and literature and include information about the influence of a particular ethnic group.
For example, in the Mexican-American Studies program, an American history course explores the role of Hispanics in the Vietnam War, and a literature course emphasizes Latino authors. But under the new bill these classes will not be allowed. So basically, if you read the undercurrent you can't even LEARN about Mexican American heritge. Now, THAT is my WTF?
Like it or not you can't change history. That's like saying Black History Month is banned. We aren't goint to acknowledge it or teach it anymore. Just ignore that part of our history as if it never happened. Now, immigration issues aside, my WTF? is the fact that Arizona seems to think it's ok to ignore the whole Mexican American heritage and not even give those students a chance to learn about their past and how their history is woven into ours. That is wrong. WTF?
Whew. I'm done with "real" news. I think I'm going to head home, take a nap, grab a beer (hahaha...a Negro Modelo to be exact) and watch some TMZ. It's way less thought provoking and I really need that right now!
Until next time...WTF?
"I did not appreciate what I considered to be a ridiculous spectacle during the congressional hearings into this matter," the president said after meeting with Cabinet members to discuss the situation. "You had executives of BP and Transocean and Halliburton falling over each other to point the finger of blame at somebody else. The American people could not have been impressed with that display, and I certainly wasn't." -President Obama (cnn.com)
If I had the financial means I would take my friends to the Gulf Coast armed with boxes of Dawn. I simply can't stand the thought of what's to come. Of course, this opens a whole new political can of worms about drilling. Another day....
So, I got tired of seeing the news on the Gulf so I turned the channel from CNN to FOX. I found a whole new world of fun there! It seems Thailand is in a world of mess. The interesting thing is I have no idea why!
Ok...so I googled it. Let's face it. You dont' know either. Here ya go:
April 13, 2009 -- For the fourth time in forty years, troops have opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok. Each time, the aim has been the same: to protect the interests of the conservative elites who have run Thailand for the past 70 years. http://links.org.au/node/993
Makes a little more sense now. lol WTF? Can I not hear bad news for just one day? Just one?
As soon as I turned it to FOX there was a slumped over Thai man in army fatigues...shot straight through the head. Blood everywhere, people scrambling to help him, looks of desperation on the faces of those around, and all to a gunfire soundtrack. Damn. I think I need a beer. I'm thankful we live in the good ol US of A. It seems everywhere I look there is a new "civil war" of sorts popping up.
Then, there was Arizona. Ok. Now, Larry and I had a few words about Arizona last week on the show. I tend to straddle the fence. While I think we do have an immigration "problem" and I feel we should respond appropriately for our own safety and financial security; I DON'T think we should treat Mexican Americans or even the illegal immigrants like Jewish refugees from the 1930s. WTF? Arizona? If you haven't kept up with the unfolding events of our neighbor state, all you really need to know is the Gov. passed a house bill that allows for (basically) legal racial profiling. If you look "suspicious" and happen to be Mexican, the Arizona police can ask to see your proof of citizenship. You don't have it? You're out, buddy. The reason this scares me is it harkens back to how the Nazis started and it's a serious violation to the personal rights of those who actually ARE American citizens. The bigger WTF? is that only a few days later HB 2281, which bans schools from teaching classes that are designed for students of a particular ethnic group was passed. The Tucson Unified School District program offers specialized courses in African-American, Mexican-American and Native-American studies that focus on history and literature and include information about the influence of a particular ethnic group.
For example, in the Mexican-American Studies program, an American history course explores the role of Hispanics in the Vietnam War, and a literature course emphasizes Latino authors. But under the new bill these classes will not be allowed. So basically, if you read the undercurrent you can't even LEARN about Mexican American heritge. Now, THAT is my WTF?
Like it or not you can't change history. That's like saying Black History Month is banned. We aren't goint to acknowledge it or teach it anymore. Just ignore that part of our history as if it never happened. Now, immigration issues aside, my WTF? is the fact that Arizona seems to think it's ok to ignore the whole Mexican American heritage and not even give those students a chance to learn about their past and how their history is woven into ours. That is wrong. WTF?
Whew. I'm done with "real" news. I think I'm going to head home, take a nap, grab a beer (hahaha...a Negro Modelo to be exact) and watch some TMZ. It's way less thought provoking and I really need that right now!
Until next time...WTF?
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