Out of control Dad........

Is it assult or just a Dad protecting his little son? Well, I want to weigh in on this. As a mother of 3 boys ( trust me, I've seen rough stuff) I've had my share of ups/downs in sports. I watched the video, and although the boy was being pinned, the ref was going to stop it, and you can raise your voice for it to be stopped, but assulting an 11 yr old boy isn't cool. My son is 8, and a very big boy, but 11 is old enough where you are not a small child anymore. Wrestling is tough, so is football, basketball, but we as parents can't just step in and rescue our kids. If we could, I'd be jumping onto the court to push some very large boys who elbow my son, smack my son, etc. while trying to get the orange basketball. ! bottom line--I'm not a lawyer, but I'd advise the boys parents to press charges to teach this Dad to keep his hands to himself. Have a terrific Wednesday. to view the video--click here Angry Wrestling Dad Attacks Kid What do you think about out of control parents?

Horrible neighbor Tuesday!

Today is horrible neighbor Tuesday. If YOU have any horrible neighbor stories--please post. I have had the unfortunate luck of living next to many horrible neighbors. I once had a neighbor, I'll call her "Freida" who went nuts. She was a pre-menopausal woman whose son had grown up. I still had a son in High school, a son in Elementary, and a 2 yr old. She stayed at home, and had back problems, as did her husband. As time went on, we'd notice their two vehicles almost never left the driveway. She got so bad her husband did the grocery shopping, as I ran into him at our local grocery store. His hair turned gray, and when I saw her, I was shocked. She looked frail and skinny. Some of her neighbors--who lived on her street ( my house faced a different street) thought she may be addicted to painkillers for her back. Soon, they moved. Her neighbor across the street asked my husband some time later--"Where is that crazy woman now?" When he asked, " you mean Freida?" the neighbor said, yes. Then proceeded to tell my husband that he would see her hanging around the driveway when her husband was working on his truck. As soon as she'd see him, she hide behind her fence. He also thought she went crazy. This woman was only about 42 at the time. She called animal control a few times on my dog, and called the police on my neighbor across the street. If only the men in white coats had come for her sooner! Have a great evening.

It's Monday! Blah!

well, it's quiet here at the home front. I'm off work today, and have procrastinated and not gotten much done. I've been slacking off with the neighbor comments, but Billy Bob still is not working. He's not bothering anyone, but he's watching! Does anyone else start shoveling snow before the snow stops? he does. But I suppose if you have nothing else to do...why not? He informed my husband yesterday, " A while back you'd been keeping late hours, coming home late." My husband said matter of factly " He's keeping an eye on the house". I told him, " he's nosey, and keeping an eye on you" It's good to have neighbors that keep watch, but this one is a busybody, and I think he's watching our every move. I'm not paranoid about it, but this dude seriously needs a life. Did anyone watch the Oscars last night? I'm glad The Departed won for best film. If you have not seen it--it's a must see! Lots of action.

Am I hip? Do I care?

I was reading a certain blog, and found it interesting. I'm at the younger end of the baby boomer generation. I don't find myself " saddled" with kids. I just know I'm getting older, and although I love my kids dearly, it's the hardest job you'll ever have. The worst part of my generation, is that I see ppl are giving in more to their kids. Kids at age 11 have cell phones. That's ridiculous. My husband and I bought my son ( then 13 ) a cell phone when he was playing babe Ruth baseball, my husband has all hours of work, and I was taking my older son to work, and youngest son to baseball practices/games. Do I feel hip? hell no. Do I care? no. I've never been one to follow the crowd, and am not going to start now. My best advice to anyone is to be yourself, follow your heart. I can't stand those keeping up with the Jones's. I have relatives like that. Her brother in law buys a new SUV, a few months later, they do. Brother in law buys a new house, a year later, they do. Their dogs even looked the same. Be original. Your individuality is all you have. You know your getting older when you are not hip anymore. I leave that to my two oldest sons ( 22 & 16). Let them be hip. My sister, 38, is hip. She never married, and has no children, and pays attention to what's in/not in. I'm too busy working, taking care of kids, making cupcakes, running my kids around to their sporting events to care. The day you STOP worrying about what everyone else thinks is the day you'll get more peace. The kids finally went back to school today, so I have to get some work done. Have a great Tuesday. Today is horrible neighbor day......do YOU have a horrible neighbor story?

Kids! Ice!

My kids have been off school for 3 days now. Help. Son #2 was giving son #1 a wedgie. The highlight of my day so far is explaining to my 8 yr old what a dinkleberry is. My neighbor has been out of work for quite some time, but he's keeping himself quiet indoors. Have a great weekend everyone!

Astronaut needs diaper?

I skimmed over the story of Lisa Nowak's ordeal and realized something. Was she so hell bent to confront her rival that she forgot one thing.... wearing an adult diaper is a good idea, but she didn't think it through. Sitting in a wet diaper for 4 hours isn't good either. She could get diaper rash. ! Personally, it only takes about 15 minutes to stop for gas and grab a bite, she just wasn't thinking rationally. plus- couldn't you just do the yelling over the phone? I want to see a picture of this man that was worth all that. Have a great Thursday--Maybe i'll even find a pervert for pervert of the week...... link to story about the unstable Ms. Nowak Top News- Friend Points Out Astronaut's 'Mental Anguish' - AOL News

Dakota Fanning: weighing in......

o.k. hold on to your boot straps. I'm a mom of 3. My oldest is 22. I can tell you that a child of 12 is not mature enough to know what her " rape scene" will truly mean, or how everyone will perceive it. The adults around her will tell her it's " art". Or, they'll say.....wouldn't it be educational to get the message out there that rape to a 12 yr old is wrong. Don't we already know that? I think it's shocking, absurd, and just plain perverted. As a mother, I'm very concerned. This should never make any movie. I don't care if it's a 3 second scene. It's bad enough they have scenes of rape for adult men/women......but to have a child...even suggest the child has been raped.....is upsetting. Let's have some stalker action, like in " the Hitcher" or kids movies like " Happy Feet". Stop trying to make money off sick and perverted ideas. What is YOUR opinion?

Crazy people are scary!

This will be part II of my horrible neighbor story. Then I'll try and dig up a pervert for you for tomorrow ( Thursday's pervert of the week). As the story goes on........Lynn and Mike were definately having problems. You'd ask Lynn when she was due (her baby) and she'd reply....."soon". Once she had the baby, it was a girl. She swore to her husband Mike that this was not her child. She became mentally unglued. I tried to chat with her on several occasions, only to be ignored. Mike filled me in on what was the beginning of a bizarre incident. It seems Lynn felt Mike was spending too much time at the firehouse, and that he was cheating. He said he wasn't, and I believe him. He had Lynn see a psychiatrist. I don't know if it did any good at that time, but a few weeks later, all hell broke loose. Tune in tomorrow to find out what happens when you don't sleep with one eye open. I watched Oprah last week and she had a show about families with children out of control. How can she even make a comment, she's never been a parent. word of advice. sit there and be quiet Ms. Oprah. Do another show about selling the clothes out of your closet to charity.....selling them to your staff, and how you hate to get rid of any of those beautiful clothes. blah blah. Have a great day!

Who is Tucker Carlson?

To sum it up........a video store clerk wrote a post about Tucker Carlson, who has a show ( who knew?) on MSNBC. I read the post........It's a little disturbing for him to post...."I won't tell you his address." I don't know why that shakes me up.....but.....I do think the post was meant in humor, but if I were Tucker I would have simply called the store, spoke to the manager and politely asked that Mr. Williamson not blog about my video rentals, or the fact that I come in the store. I, for one, do value privacy. He could have blogged something like.......... Tucker Carlson seen in ________ video store. One time , in a chatroom when i first got AOL, one of my horrible in laws posted my real name on the screen. Everyone wants a little privacy. I do think Tucker went overboard saying Williamson was threatening his family though. But, just like in the Trump/O'Donnell feud, you never know when someone will get upset about something. To read the post, click here Freelance Genius: December 2006 It seems his blog received over 6,000 hits because of this incident. Personally, I think his ego has grown a little large by saying he'll sign copies of The Washington Post, which ran a small article about the incident in the Jan 13th edition. I do feel bad he was fired over the incident. A warning would have been sufficient. Good luck to Mr. Williamson, I'm still reading the blog, but your story is amusing.

Don't let your wife take up Archery.........

Here's a little tease as to what horrible neighbor post I'm going to have today. My old neighbor ( the wife, Lynn) was nuts. Plain and simple. They were a nice couple. I believe they were in their early 30's at the time. They had been married about 5 years, and had a 2 yr old daughter. The husband was a computer tech, and also a volunteer fireman. A nice guy. Sometimes, history repeats itself. As in this story. The wife, we'll call her " Lynn" Lynn's mother had some mental health issues of her own. She wasn't wrapped too tight. The husband, we'll call " Mike". Lynn was pregnant again, and sure she was going to have a boy. The story will continue--tune in--She takes up a hobby--ARCHERY.

Who's Popeye?

Hello everyone. Time for my weekend wrap up. My life is usually the same on the weekends......kids, kids, kids friends, basketball, etc. This past weekend I went to 2 games one day, son #2 lost 1, won 1, then yesterday I went to another game where my 8 yr old's team lost by 1 point. Now that we have snow, he's over the loss. It's time to throw what's now ice-balls and there is a huge pile of wet clothes over by the foyer at my back door. So much for that. Tomorrow is horrible neighbor day, and boy do I have a juicy story for you. I had a neighbor who tried to kill her husband. Details coming. I don't usually post much about being a Mom and how cute kids are....but I've been a Mom for 22 1/2 years....so I have some pretty entertaining stories. Over the weekend, my 22 yr old son ( who's totalled 2 cars already) ran his friends pick-up truck into a ditch. On to the younger one: My 8 yr old said something really cute. I made a casserole last night with penne pasta and spinach. He says, " What's spinach"? my husband replied, " Popeye ate his spinach and got stronger" to which my son didn't miss a beat. He asks " Who's Popeye"? Have a great day!

Pervert a day late.

Sorry I missed Pervert day. I know most of my posts are long and can be dull. I will just skip to the chase. The pervert for the week........another week, but who cares--is my neighbor Billy Bob. The story starts out like this. Names have been changed for god knows what. Billy Bob's daughter Lindy Sue had been staring up at my neighbor across the street (Jack's) window. She saw him undressing, and didn't look away. Her little snotty nosed friends ( I have kids, I know the difference) also looked at the window, which had no curtain, no blinds. They were also watching him. Lindy Sue told her father, the alcoholic Billy Bob about it. Guess what he did? a few nights later, he decided to watch himself, to make sure Lindy Sue wasn't making it up. Sure enough, my skinny, unattractive neighbor Jack was undressing in front of the window. What did Billy Bob do next? told my husband a week or so later. I was appalled. Why hadn't anyone gone to Jack to tell him that 16 yr old kids were watching him undress? end of the story is.....Billy Bob lacks sophistication, manners, etiquette. But I dont. I told poor Jack, and he was quite embarrassed. I tried to break it to him the best I could. How do you tell a man that the neighborhood kids are watching him strip for free? Story is over, but that's just the beginning of Billy Bob and his horrible children. I don't know what I'll make Friday. maybe Hot Stud day and try to post pictures again. Have a wonderful weekend.

What would you do for a Wii?

It happens once in a while, but radio stunts or just stunts period go badly. For a gift I could have bought that poor California woman, a woman actually died trying to win her children a Wii ( nintendo game console). I'm saddened and shocked because this woman had no idea she could die from participating in a stunt such as this. I hope the DJ's are held partially responsible for this. And I also say.....shame on the radio station. What do YOU think? Today is Thursday, pervert of the week day. I know that very few will read my blog, but I'm going to try to find a pervert for every Thursday. I'm sorry it can't be me, but I'm going to name my hillbilly neighbor Billy Bob pervert of the week, even though his perverseness happened some time ago. I'll post later. For more on the stunt at the radio station......here's the link. Top News- Police Probe Death After Radio Contest - AOL News

Slavery

A state legislator, Frank Hargrove made some racy comments on a measure where a certain state would apologize for slavery. My thoughts are.....let's all give a country wide apology and try to move on. I am all for equal rights for all the races. I think the man is just older, and probably tired of hearing about the woes in regards to slavery. It was a dark time in history, and we have to remember.........WE didn't start slavery. No one living is personally responsible. I think we all need to move on.......I'm not saying forget, but just try to live our lives the best we can. So many times these days, racial discrimination is mentioned. I hope no one uses that as a crutch. Can't we all get along? to read more about Hargrove...........Top News- Lawmaker Under Fire for Slavery Comment - AOL News The Irish were slaves. Look what happened to the poor Jewish people. We've all been wounded in some way or another, but we need to get past it.....and treat others as we want to be treated. Speaking of racism, I watched American History X today and I cried about 5 times. It's a very moving movie, please 16 and older. It would tramatize younger viewers. I'm against hate myself, and I do believe it starts in the home. If more young people learned how to express themselves the right way, and work out their problems instead of solving their problems with violence, the world would be a better place. So many young men and women are like the character in this movie. Young, angry, blaming everyone else for their problems. It's up to their parents, teachers, mentors, but mostly parents to teach them how to be responsible adults later in life. It's tragic how people grab and gun so quickly, and try to solve their problems. It's a deep subject. I highly recommend this movie. Have a great hump day.

Exercise........the safe way

There was a woman who was blogging about safety and exercise. How safe are we when we jog around our neighborhood? If you have to ask........I have 3 words for you. GET A TREADMILL. This is the second post today, and it's from my more masculine side. I just hate ppl whining. I know there is crime......yes....but....my sister went out and bought a treadmill. If you have to ask about how safe you really are.....it's a good suggestion. or..join a gym.

Horrible neighbor day!

Well, it's that time again.....horrible neighbor day! If you'd ever like to rant about your neighbors......comment all you like. I've always hated nosey neighbors.....now if you read my stories you might think..well, she's nosey too. There is a difference between noticing what's going on as you go about your LIFE, and watching someone for most of the day. My redneck, white trash neighbor BillyBob lives in a rental house across the street and one house up from mine. BillyBob can afford to live here because he lives in a small duplex that is about 100 years old and it's an affordable 1300$ a month. I'm hoping the owners realize that property values have gone up, and she can get more than 1300 a month for her small 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 small attic bedroom. BillyBob was working with his stepson. A few weeks ago, my neighbor directly across the street hired him to paint his house. He still isn't done. Well, having BillyBob across the street is painful. He's staring every time I go out, and when i walked down to the mailbox, he yells " Ma'am the mailman hasn't come yet" Gee thanks BillyBob, now mind your own business. One would think I'd like being watched, but he's no Brad Pitt. He's 51, an alcoholic, and is very unattractive. If you have a horrible neighbor, you are not alone. I have a question. Why is that the feminine singer " Prince" can't make it to the Golden Globes on time like everyone else. What the hell was HE doing? to see more of my rants about my neighbor, come back each Tuesday. For anyone new to my silly blog, I'll repeat some of the more funnier neighbor posts, such as.........the time BillyBob actually enjoyed watching my male neighbor undress in front of his window. you can't miss it!!!!

Criss Angel is how old?

I had been watching Criss Angel, the magician's, A & E program " the Mindfreak" for quite some time. He is pretty amazing with those feats he does. But looking at all the websites, he's using pictures of himself as a much younger man. Personally, I think he's gotten better looking as he's matured. I'd certainly tap that. I read on one website where he didn't want to use his age. hmmmm. He doesn't want to lose his younger fans. Don't worry Criss, my teenage son and older son still like you and think your tricks are awesome. But I must say, the women who are over 35 will probably still think you are hot. How old is Criss? he's 39,and will turn the big 4 0 Dec. 19th. One thing I can advise men on.....trust me.....men usually age better than women. I'm 42, and believe me I'm starting to look more my age. Not that it's a bad thing, ppl have told me I could pass for 36, but.......some men.....like Keanu Reeves, Michael Douglass ( not now, 15 years ago), Sylvester Stallone ( up to 10 years ago), look better as they age. But for many rock stars, and performers, such as Criss Angel, I do believe they want to keep their age a secret. Secret's out, but you still look good Criss. Check him out. Criss Angel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tomorrow is horrible neighbor day, I have much to report since my redneck neighbor Billy Bob is now working on my neighbor across the street's delapidated house. tune in tomorrow .........

Rocky 8: Geezers go 3 rounds at Retirement home

I saw Rocky Balboa, finally. The script could have been better. Rocky is showing his age. He does look good for 60, i'll have to admit. But--I still don't want to see him take his shirt off. How many more Rocky's can we endure? to say that Stallone has had a mid-life crisis is not accurate. He's beyond mid-life. He's almost a senior citizen. I did enjoy Rocky I and II. Stallone did prove he can still get in shape, but.. I have to wonder if he really liked what he saw on camera. Now when he was in the hotel room with his jeans and shirt on..he's still in great shape. And the love interest? the plain girl raising her son? come on, Rocky. You can do better than that. Why not give him a classy model to dote on? I know it's too late now, but I missed Adrian in this film. Paulie was a plus, but he's getting old and senile looking. I asked my teenage son which actor he thought could pull off a has-been boxer fighting a younger man. he said Wesley Snipes. Have a great weekend all!

Oh that greasy pizza!

well, number 1. I didn't get a chance to see Rocky Balboa. Too busy, didn't get a chance to sneak away. Well, i see on Friday, Oprah is having her friend Gayle tell us where the best pizza in America is. Gayle? she's so skinny, and barely eats enough to keep my 8 yr old alive. Why can't Oprah tell us? Could it be that Miss Winfrey would gain approximately 35 lbs going around the country sampling pizza? And who is she kidding? She and Gayle went on a road trip and i'm sure that's where this pizza eating took place. Has Oprah blown up again? Maybe that's why. they use different camera's on her and make her look thinner. I'd like to know where the least greasiest pizza is also. but not from a woman who has to rent a shadow................ Have a great Tuesday! Today is horrible neighbor day. i'll see what i can come up with!

Yo! Adrian..........

How old is too old to play certain roles? Today, I'm finally going to see Rocky Balboa. I know, it's been out a while, but i'm always busy. I'm a real movie buff, but I always have a hard time expressing my reviews. I need to revamp my vocabulary. I've met a few people in my day who can type out a mean movie review. My sister wants to go see Dream Girls and that Writers movie........I can't remember. oh. Freedom Writers. I just can't seem to get into those two movies. I want to be entertained. I want horror, action, comedy. I've seen too many movies where a teacher, woman, etc..... inspires a group of youth, I'm sure it's a wonderful movie, but I just can't sit through that at this time. I'm falling asleep already. Can Sylvester Stallone pull off another Rocky movie? we'll see. Have a great Monday--it's cloudy as hell here.