I have reached that certain age where many of us are looking forward to collecting our social security next year. But also where many of my friends are suffering from ailments that go along with the aging process. Sadly some are suffering from more serious ailments and will not be with us much longer, while others have already passed away. But all of this is to expected at our age, but what is not expected is to receive that pink termination notice! I received a message, from yet another friend, today that she had received a termination notice due to cut backs. What is a person of our age to do about income? There are no jobs out there and those that are available go to the young people. Why would anyone hire someone so close to retirement, which brings me to another question as to why someone would fire someone so close to retirement. The answer is clear...so they can hire someone younger at half the pay. No longer does experience count, it's the bottom line that matters. I get more and more angry at the Bush administration for this mess and wonder how The Shrub sleeps at night as more and more Americans are losing their jobs due to the economy his administration created. I won't rant and rave, I just wanted to voice my opinion on the injustice of firing the elderly workers who are the ones who truly have no chance of finding new employment. End of rant. thanks for reading.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pink Slips
I have reached that certain age where many of us are looking forward to collecting our social security next year. But also where many of my friends are suffering from ailments that go along with the aging process. Sadly some are suffering from more serious ailments and will not be with us much longer, while others have already passed away. But all of this is to expected at our age, but what is not expected is to receive that pink termination notice! I received a message, from yet another friend, today that she had received a termination notice due to cut backs. What is a person of our age to do about income? There are no jobs out there and those that are available go to the young people. Why would anyone hire someone so close to retirement, which brings me to another question as to why someone would fire someone so close to retirement. The answer is clear...so they can hire someone younger at half the pay. No longer does experience count, it's the bottom line that matters. I get more and more angry at the Bush administration for this mess and wonder how The Shrub sleeps at night as more and more Americans are losing their jobs due to the economy his administration created. I won't rant and rave, I just wanted to voice my opinion on the injustice of firing the elderly workers who are the ones who truly have no chance of finding new employment. End of rant. thanks for reading.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
2009 Friend Survey
Because I got this from more than one person I decided to post it here with my answers and refer the senders here for the replies. Besides it's kind of a fun way to let people know more about me and gives me another blog post.
Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your friends. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!!!!
1) What time did you rise out of bed this morning?
5:21 a.m. - no one should have to get up that early in the morning!
2) Diamonds or pearls?
I don't care for either. I don't like jewelry and consider it a waste of money.
3) What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
A theater? I'll wait for it to come on DVD
4) What is your favorite TV show?
House or Monk
5) What is your middle name?
Anne
6) What do you usually have for breakfast?
cheese grits with an egg on top and coffee
7) What food do you dislike?
green beans
8) What is your favorite song?
Hmmmm...this is a tough one since I like so many but if I had to pick I would say Two out Three by Meatloaf...or maybe Lost Boys and Golden Girls also by Meatloaf.
9) What kind of car do you drive?
1995 Ford Escort
10) Favorite Sandwich?
tuna
11) What characteristics do you despise?
people who are nice to your face then talk behind your back
12) Favorite type of clothing?
Blue jeans and t-shirts
13) If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Ireland or Alaska
14) Favorite brand of clothing?
don't get into name brands. anything that's comfortable.
15) Where would you retire to?
VT, ME, CT, PA...anywhere up north
16) What was your most memorable birthday?
my 30th and I don't want to talk about it.
17) Favorite sport?
to watch - football
to play - tennis
18) Furthest you are sending this email?
all depends on who comes here to read
9) Person you think will respond fastest? hmmmmmmmmm.....
20) When is your birthday? Feb. 5
21) Morning or night person? Night
22) Pets? 7 cats
23) Any exciting news you'd like to share?
uh....nope!
24) What did you want to be when you were little?
a ballet dancer or a singer or a musician
25) How are you feeling today?
pretty well actually, thanks for asking.
26) What is your favorite candy? dark chocolate or fudge
27) What is your favorite flower? calilillies
28) What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
tomorrow and after that the next tomorrow ....
29) What's your full name?
Bonita Anne Teresa Rivas Wilsdon Braeuler Johnson - the ex husbands keep adding up!
30) What are you listening to right now?
the hum of the computer and birds chirping outside the window
31) What was the last thing you ate? a peanut butter and black raspberry jelly sandwich
32) Do you wish on stars? No
33) If you were a crayon, what color would you be? purple
34) How is the weather? gorgeous day! sunny skies and warm temps
35) First person you spoke to on the phone today? my sister Linda
36) Favorite soft drink? A&W diet rootbeer
37) Favorite restaurant? don't really like restaurants
38) REAL hair color? brown with lots of white!
39) Eye color? usually light blue but they change with my mood.
40) Favorite toy as a child? Books-especially Louisa Mae Alcott
41) Summer, Winter, Spring or Fall? Autumn
42) Hugs or Kisses? not really into either but will hug on occassion
43) Chocolate or vanilla? strawberry
44) Coffee or tea? coffee in the morning or green tea with gingseng. decaf green tea at night.
45) Do you want your friends to respond? only if they want to.
46) When was the last time you cried? wow! I can't remember. been awhile. i'm not much of a crier.
47) What is under your bed?
a box of my husbands stuff, a chair cushion (don't ask), cat hair I'm sure!
48) What did you do last night?
Watched Wheel and Jeopardy then House and went to bed.
49) What are you most afraid of? being in closed in spaces.
50) Salty or sweet? are you talking about me or the foods I like?
51) How many keys are on your key ring?
depends on which key ring! I have four of them. The one with the most keys has 6 the one with the least has 3.
52) How many years at your current job? i guess taking care of my husband and all the cats is a job so --- 8 years? 9 years?
53) Favorite day of week? thursday
54) How many jobs have you had since graduating high school?
Dunno. It would depress me more to count. (keeping Vic's answer here!)
55) How many towns have you lived in? Well, let's see...Erie, PA, North East, PA, State College, PA - Dallas, TX, Lewisville, TX, Fort Worth, TX - Tampa, FL, Brandon, FL & Sumter, SC. I think that about covers it. So the grand total is 9.
56) Do you make friends easily ?
yes, i'm pretty out going and find it easy to meet knew people.
57) How many people will you send this too? as many as I can get to come here and read it.
58) How many will respond? only the shadow knows!
59) Jeans or dress pants?
Jeans, always.
60) Wasn't this fun?
Okay..well, if you say so...
________________________________________
Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your friends. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!!!!
1) What time did you rise out of bed this morning?
5:21 a.m. - no one should have to get up that early in the morning!
2) Diamonds or pearls?
I don't care for either. I don't like jewelry and consider it a waste of money.
3) What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
A theater? I'll wait for it to come on DVD
4) What is your favorite TV show?
House or Monk
5) What is your middle name?
Anne
6) What do you usually have for breakfast?
cheese grits with an egg on top and coffee
7) What food do you dislike?
green beans
8) What is your favorite song?
Hmmmm...this is a tough one since I like so many but if I had to pick I would say Two out Three by Meatloaf...or maybe Lost Boys and Golden Girls also by Meatloaf.
9) What kind of car do you drive?
1995 Ford Escort
10) Favorite Sandwich?
tuna
11) What characteristics do you despise?
people who are nice to your face then talk behind your back
12) Favorite type of clothing?
Blue jeans and t-shirts
13) If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Ireland or Alaska
14) Favorite brand of clothing?
don't get into name brands. anything that's comfortable.
15) Where would you retire to?
VT, ME, CT, PA...anywhere up north
16) What was your most memorable birthday?
my 30th and I don't want to talk about it.
17) Favorite sport?
to watch - football
to play - tennis
18) Furthest you are sending this email?
all depends on who comes here to read
9) Person you think will respond fastest? hmmmmmmmmm.....
20) When is your birthday? Feb. 5
21) Morning or night person? Night
22) Pets? 7 cats
23) Any exciting news you'd like to share?
uh....nope!
24) What did you want to be when you were little?
a ballet dancer or a singer or a musician
25) How are you feeling today?
pretty well actually, thanks for asking.
26) What is your favorite candy? dark chocolate or fudge
27) What is your favorite flower? calilillies
28) What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
tomorrow and after that the next tomorrow ....
29) What's your full name?
Bonita Anne Teresa Rivas Wilsdon Braeuler Johnson - the ex husbands keep adding up!
30) What are you listening to right now?
the hum of the computer and birds chirping outside the window
31) What was the last thing you ate? a peanut butter and black raspberry jelly sandwich
32) Do you wish on stars? No
33) If you were a crayon, what color would you be? purple
34) How is the weather? gorgeous day! sunny skies and warm temps
35) First person you spoke to on the phone today? my sister Linda
36) Favorite soft drink? A&W diet rootbeer
37) Favorite restaurant? don't really like restaurants
38) REAL hair color? brown with lots of white!
39) Eye color? usually light blue but they change with my mood.
40) Favorite toy as a child? Books-especially Louisa Mae Alcott
41) Summer, Winter, Spring or Fall? Autumn
42) Hugs or Kisses? not really into either but will hug on occassion
43) Chocolate or vanilla? strawberry
44) Coffee or tea? coffee in the morning or green tea with gingseng. decaf green tea at night.
45) Do you want your friends to respond? only if they want to.
46) When was the last time you cried? wow! I can't remember. been awhile. i'm not much of a crier.
47) What is under your bed?
a box of my husbands stuff, a chair cushion (don't ask), cat hair I'm sure!
48) What did you do last night?
Watched Wheel and Jeopardy then House and went to bed.
49) What are you most afraid of? being in closed in spaces.
50) Salty or sweet? are you talking about me or the foods I like?
51) How many keys are on your key ring?
depends on which key ring! I have four of them. The one with the most keys has 6 the one with the least has 3.
52) How many years at your current job? i guess taking care of my husband and all the cats is a job so --- 8 years? 9 years?
53) Favorite day of week? thursday
54) How many jobs have you had since graduating high school?
Dunno. It would depress me more to count. (keeping Vic's answer here!)
55) How many towns have you lived in? Well, let's see...Erie, PA, North East, PA, State College, PA - Dallas, TX, Lewisville, TX, Fort Worth, TX - Tampa, FL, Brandon, FL & Sumter, SC. I think that about covers it. So the grand total is 9.
56) Do you make friends easily ?
yes, i'm pretty out going and find it easy to meet knew people.
57) How many people will you send this too? as many as I can get to come here and read it.
58) How many will respond? only the shadow knows!
59) Jeans or dress pants?
Jeans, always.
60) Wasn't this fun?
Okay..well, if you say so...
________________________________________
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Case of the Disappearing Needle!
It was a calm Sunday evening as the Johnson's sat, in their living room, watching old I Spy shows. Bonnie decided to not waste the time just watching and got out some sewing. After the needle ran out of thread she stuck it in the top of the spool and put down the article of clothing she had been sewing. When she reached for the needle to rethread it she was shocked to find it missing! What had happened to the needle? She knew she had stuck it in the spool, but she had been forgetting things lately so perhaps she had stuck it in her shirt. No, it wasn't there! Maybe it had fallen to the floor, but after much searching with a flashlight and even sweeping up all around the area there was nothing to be found. The needle had disappeared. She knew she was getting older, but couldn't be getting that feeble minded. At long last the hunt ended and Bonnie decided to use another needle. She got one out and as she began to spin the thread around her hand she heard a clicking from inside the spool! Could it be? No! no way! She shook the spool and heard it again. The unmistakeable sound of a needle clicking in the middle of the spool. She removed the paper from the top of the spool of thread and there it lay innocent as could be. Yes, it tried a daring escape in it's disappearing act, but the ever vigilant Bonnie Zephyr was on the case and there was no escape.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday Music Mambo - a few days late :-)
I haven't been doing any of these lately and figured I'd get started again.
Monday, February 9
Monday Music Mambo
Hi everyone! Today is Weather Day. Give me . . .
A song about rain - Percy's Song by Arlo Guthrie
A song about snow - Snowbird by Anne Murray
A song about sun - Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
A song about heat - Summer in the City by the Lovin' Spoonful
Monday, February 9
Monday Music Mambo
Hi everyone! Today is Weather Day. Give me . . .
A song about rain - Percy's Song by Arlo Guthrie
A song about snow - Snowbird by Anne Murray
A song about sun - Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
A song about heat - Summer in the City by the Lovin' Spoonful
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Day The Muzak Died!
Yes, folks, today the company that provides that annoying muzak background noise in stores and elevators filed for Chapter 11! The only problem is it really won't stop. At least for now....
Muzak, which is majority owned by private equity fund ABRY Partners LLC, said it has sufficient means to support the business during the chapter 11 process.
We can only hope!
Muzak, which is majority owned by private equity fund ABRY Partners LLC, said it has sufficient means to support the business during the chapter 11 process.
We can only hope!
Monday, February 2, 2009
A Family Affair
I have to say yesterday's superbowl was one of the more exciting games I've seen in a long time! The Steelers won in the final seconds! I have to say I wasn't real proud of their behaviour on the field though. I understand it's a tough game, but when you start beating up the players, on the sidelines, you are just showing how out of control you are and it makes the team look bad. At one point we needed a miracle so I stood up and started chanting interception/touchdown! and dang if it didn't happen! James Harrison, a linebacker for the steelers, made the interception and then ran 100 yards!!!!! for the touchdown. That was the longest scoring play in superbowl history. And then in the final 35 seconds Roethlisbberger threw a pass to Holmes who then made the game winning touchdown.
But the most fun was my sister Linda and I kept texting each other during the game and my mom and I kept calling each other. We were all working together to get the mojo going to get the Steelers their 6th superbowl win.
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