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Monthly Archives: May 2011
May 30 2011

Memorial Day Beach and Picnic

by Mary Anne

Of course Memorial Day means a lot more than just a beach trip or a picnic, but to be honest, that what this day is all about for me this year. I do thank the people who are serving in our military and the ones who gave their lives defending America. I have several friends who are active duty right now and are stationed all over the world. So they are in my thoughts today and every day.

Since I do not have to work today and it will be sunny and hot, I made plans to go to the beach and build up my summer tan. I love the beach for the sand, the sun and the water. That is my recipe for total relaxation and since I have had insomnia all week, I really need a day to chill out and make the worries be gone.

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May 29 2011

It’s the economy, stupid

by Mary Anne

Thanks for the guest post Rick Sanchez

I don’t understand why so many people fail to understand that in this current tax and economic environment the rich are going to keep getting richer and the poor will keep getting poorer and the so called “middle class” will disappear completely.  As the economy continues to deteriorate, the tourism industry will suffer because more and more people will opt to stay home and watch their television shows that they ordered from Localtv-Satellite.com while hunkering down in their activated home security starkville alarm system.

I think of this scenario as a “cocoon” where people will be opting to stay home because they feel safer at home, and because they don’t have the money to go anywhere anyway.  Fuel costs are prohibitive.  Crime will rise because people become more desperate.  Because of that people will become more reclusive, afraid to venture out from the safety of their homes.  I don’t like that scenario one single bit, but I can see that it can easily happen if we don’t get this economy going again, and fast!

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May 27 2011

My mother-in-law is deteriorating

by Mary Anne

My mother in law is eighty three years old, and her health is deteriorating.  She has arthritis and COPD.  She has to be on oxygen 24/7 and has to hook herself up to a special machine at night that keeps her from dying in her sleep (I think it is for sleep apnea.)  Anyway, it is difficult to see her health failing as she ages.  It has been getting harder for her to get around; when we go out she has to use a wheelchair because she cannot walk very far. 

She is currently in a nursing home, recovering from a heart attack and pneumonia. We don’t know if she is going to make it or not. My poor hubby is beside himself with anxiety. I feel so badly for both of them.

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May 27 2011

The English language

by Mary Anne

I think it is so funny that even though the people in the United States speak English, and the British people speak English, that there are words and phrases that mean different things in the different countries.  I was thinking of that when I was reading a facebook post from my British cousin Glenn who wrote to me that he was planning on moving to Wales in a couple of months and he was busy getting some quotes on removal costs.

Now in my mind, removal costs might be the charge I’d have to pay someone for ridding my yard of skunks, or hauling the garbage to the transfer station.  It took me a few minutes and a few messages back and forth to realize that in Britain, removal costs refer to to cost of moving your household from one location to another.  Here in the United States, we hire moving companies to do that.  In Britain, they hire removal companies.  Now I can understand the concept of hiring someone to remove the contents from the house you are moving out of, but what about putting the furniture into the new house?  Wouldn’t you have to hire an installation company for that?  Why not call them transfer companies, because they transfer your furnishings from one place to another?

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May 26 2011

Can’t Sleep

by Mary Anne

Rarely do I have to deal with insomnia, but tonight is turning out to be one of those nights. I have tried to go to bed 4 different times since 10:00 pm and I can’t seem to fall asleep. The noise of worrisome thoughts keep running through my head. I know that worrying does no good, and that I cannot do anything tonight to change the outcome of the problems that I’m trying to deal with.

But maybe my heart has hope that things will get better and my brain is trying desperately to find a different way to handle the problems so they have a good outcome. I don’t know why I don’t have these thoughts in the morning instead of this time of night. Hopefully, I can find something very boring on an obscure cable channel and it will distract my brain enough for me to fall asleep before midnight.

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