My little grandpuppy Jazz at the poppy preserve.
November 25, 2009
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Forward….
November 23, 2009
They’re Creepy And They’re Kooky….
I love Broadway Musicals. If I lived in New York and had the money I would see every show on Broadway. When I win the lottery (ha! like that will happen) I will fly in for every opening night. What a wonderful luxury that would be. Once again they have produced a musical based on something near and dear to my heart “The Addams Family.” The casting is near perfect with Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia. I hope it does justice to the Charles Addams comic strip which I love. It opens this month in Chicago and moves to Broadway in March.
I have seen a few Broadway shows that toured in California, but mainly no. “Why” you ask if I love it so. Money is the answer. Who can afford $80.00 to $200.00 a ticket. I wanted to see Wicked but I sent my kids (I got a heck of a deal) and their spouses instead as a Christmas present. I did see Phantom of the Opera (twice) and Little Shop of Horrors. The best though was seeing Yul Brenner in The King and I, twice no less. There is a funny story that goes with the first time I saw it. In fact it is one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. But that is another post for another day.
November 20, 2009
Friday Soapbox: Un-Hired! Are You Kidding Me…..
My son ‘88 was so thrilled when he got a job recently. He is a DJ and doing very well but not getting paid very well yet. He looked for a long time because there are not many jobs out there. We live in a small town and opportunity’s are few and far between. It was not a great job, but it was a job and it would pay his bills until the DJ-ing takes off. He had to be interviewed twice and a third time on the phone. He was told he had the job and he should come in for orientation at the end of the week. No problem, right! In the meantime they asked him to come in and work half a day without pay because their computers were down and they couldn’t file his paperwork until later. He wanted the job so he said okay, even though I told him it wasn’t legal. During the interview they had asked him some very personal questions like sexual orientation and did he have a girlfriend that would object to him working with women. He bought the clothes they told him he would need and worked the pay-free day. He was excited to start work in a few days. He knew he had a lot to learn but they said he would learn everything in training once he started. The day before he was supposed to start the manager called him and said that it wasn’t working out and that there wouldn’t be time to train him, that because of the holidays they would be too busy. She un-hired him. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
This is the part where I name names. The retail store where he should be working is “The Body Shop”. They don’t have time to train him to rub lotion on customers. They don’t have time to train him to do makeovers. They. don’t. Have. Time. Well if she didn’t have time why did she hire him in the first place. What about his time. What about the other interviews he turned down because she hired him. What about the money he spent on clothes he no longer needs. What about the half day he worked for free. This whole thing is a big pile of steaming elephant crap as far as I’m concerned. I don’t get it. How could someone be so damned unprofessional. How could someone hurt my kid with so little regard. He’s a grown man but I’m still his Mother and I would like to take her out behind the woodshed and throw down. I am one of the most non-violent people I know but you mess with my kid and I swear I will take you out if I get the opportunity. Now he is back looking for a job but most of the seasonal work has already been hired so it doesn’t look good. Thank you Body Shop. Thank you heartless, should be fired, bitch of a manager for un-hiring my son after wasting his time for 2 weeks. Thank you for your holiday spirit. I know one place I won’t be shopping this year……. say it with me “The Body Shop”
November 17, 2009
Les Miserables Update…..
Well K auditioned for Les Miserables and got a callback for the role of Madame Thenadier and guess what……..she got it. She was the youngest one trying out and I was concerned this would be a problem but I have never been happier to be wrong. It won’t open until sometime next year but I will keep you updated. Oh! she is also thrilled that she gets to curse in the song but can’t quiet figure out how to play a drunk. “Have you ever been drunk Grandma?” she asked me. Oh the stories I could tell, but that will have to wait until she is a little older because some of Grandma’s secrets should stay secret.
November 16, 2009
Word Play….
Agathokakological: Made up of Both Good and Evil
Alright, I admit it. I had no post idea for today so I came up with this lame one instead. I like words. I am always trying to understand the history of a word. Where did it come from, who used it first, its original purpose, etc. When I was a kid my brother and I played a game to see who could come up with the largest and most obscure word, I usually won. This one is a mouthful isn’t it. It comes from the Greek words agathos, meaning good and kakos, meaning bad but I can’t find the history of it. So all you teachers out there help me out. There must be more than just the definition and the origin. Also what is your favorite ridiculously long word.
November 12, 2009
Exciting News: It’s A Baby….
Remember the other day I was talking about good news but I couldn’t share it yet. Well now I can. I am going to be a grandma again. ‘79 and her husband Mike are expecting their first child. YAY! They wanted to keep it under wraps for a while but it seems no one could keep a secret but me. The baby is due in June and I can’t wait to have another grandchild to spoil love. They won’t find out the sex until the next ultrasound so I will give you an update then. ‘79 is documenting her pregnancy with weekly belly photos and she is already showing at only 7 weeks. Anyway he/she is very excited to be here and posed for his/her first picture just for you.
Hello little bean. Welcome to the family. I’m your grandma.
November 10, 2009
Scrappin For A Cure To Breast Cancer….
My eldest child ‘75 is into scrapbooking. Not the digital kind but the kind where she hand draws and cuts everything. You remember, before we stored pictures on our computers we actually had to develop them and put them into albums. She wasn’t very crafty growing up but she is now, a late developing gene I guess. When she was young she played sports, soccer and volleyball, was a cheerleader, played cello and flute in the orchestra and somehow maintained a 4.0. Still don’t know how she did it all, I know I couldn’t. She has a very competitive nature and loves to win but excepts loss pretty well…. sometimes.
I better get back to the point before I forget it, which is scrapbooking. She has become quite the little artist and her pages are in demand. She has her own eBay store and I am trying to talk her into a web page. I am particularly proud of her Breast Cancer Awareness pages. These are the ones I am showing you today. She also has many Disney pages and takes special orders for your event. Drop on over to her store at dsnechk (disney chick) and tell her I sent you. $1 of every Breast Cancer 2 Page layout she sells will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.
November 9, 2009
Girl Power: Zenyatta….
It is definitely the year of the girl in horse racing. First with Rachel Alexandra winning the Preakness and now with Zenyatta winning the Breeders Cup Saturday at Santa Anita. Zenyatta is the first filly to win this race in its history. This win brings her to 14-0 for the season and she did it by coming from dead last to making a surge at the last turn and edging the boys out at the post. It was brilliant and no matter what the nay sayers think, girls can race with the boys and leave them standing in the dust. Both Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are being considered for Horse of the Year honors later this year and if one of them wins they would be the first female to receive this award.
