Did you hear about this fire in Tennessee ? To watch the story go to this link
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Firefighters-watch-as-home-burns-to-the-ground-104052668.html?ref=nf
It is very sad that the family lost everything. Could I just stand and watch someones house burn down, and listen to the family begging me to put it out if I was a firefighter? No, I do not think so.
Apparently, if you don't pay 75 dollars a year in this town you don't get fire protection. This family did not pay, the man thought if they had a fire, he could put it out with his garden hose. Oops, it did not reach. So when their house caught on fire, they called 911 and no one responded. When the fire moved to the yard next door the fire fighters put out the yard fire because their neighbors payed the 75 bucks. All the while the firefighters watched the house next door burn to the ground. The family called 911 3 times and told the fire fighters they would pay what ever it takes to put the fire out. The mayor said to late, sorry Charlie, and told the firefighters not to do anything.
Of coarse I started thinking of heaven and hell. How many people will not pay up now, before they die? They think they have everything under control. When their judgment day happens, the King will say sorry Charley, this has been my policy for over 2000 years. You can almost hear the people begging saying they thought they could pay later. How sad.
I am no expert on God and Judgment. I know our God is a merciful God. I think I would rather pay up the "75 dollars" now, and if I am wrong what did I lose spiritually speaking? nothing. I guess I would call it fire insurance.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
You do What?
So the other day I found myself amongst a new group of friends. Everybody was mingling getting to know one another, we were talking about what do you do for work and other conversations where going on. I said to this woman, what do you do for work. She replied in a matter of a fact tone, I am an Oakland police officer. The room got dead silent. You could hear a pin drop. That is bad on so many levels. I will just leave it at that.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Green Death
So the other day my friend called me up. She has never married and she has no children. For some unknown reason she was worried about who would come to her funeral and bury her. I told her not to worry, if I am still alive at the time of her death, I would take care of her. It seems like a morbid subject, but really I believe like my grandma did. My grandma was a great pre-planner.
My grandma had everything taken care of at the time of her death, her plot, her casket, even what outfit she wanted to have on. By grandma taking care of that it was real easy for the family just to grieve. The only problem was the funeral home guy (he was not a preacher) kept calling her Elaine, when her name was Eileen. After about 10 minutes of this my sister yelled out EILEEN! It was very uncomfortable. My family believes in open caskets. I do not.
I remember when my mom died how shocked I was to see themed caskets. One would look like a boat, one for a princess, one a car. They also had cardboard boxes that you could draw on and write your final wishes. That was when Costco was just starting to sell caskets. So I thought I would go see what is new in the world of death on the internet.
The new trend in death is "green" burial and cremation. They are only a few "green" cemetery's in the country. One is just a few miles from here. Instead of being buried in a casket, you can be buried in a blanket, shroud, box or a wicker casket. Everything is biodegradable, including you. They do not embalm you. No preservatives. The green cemetery's have a special crematorium that is doubled sealed so their is no smoke or dust polluting the air. The urns are also biodegradable and made out of recycled goods. The green cemetery gives you a global positioning number so you can find your loved one if you wish. There is no head stones, only flowers, trees and shrubs. They do not have funeral directors anymore, they have death "midwives" who are nurturing and take care of you after your dead.
I wonder if you can have your dogs buried with you at the green cemetery? I guess I will have to find out.
My grandma had everything taken care of at the time of her death, her plot, her casket, even what outfit she wanted to have on. By grandma taking care of that it was real easy for the family just to grieve. The only problem was the funeral home guy (he was not a preacher) kept calling her Elaine, when her name was Eileen. After about 10 minutes of this my sister yelled out EILEEN! It was very uncomfortable. My family believes in open caskets. I do not.
I remember when my mom died how shocked I was to see themed caskets. One would look like a boat, one for a princess, one a car. They also had cardboard boxes that you could draw on and write your final wishes. That was when Costco was just starting to sell caskets. So I thought I would go see what is new in the world of death on the internet.
The new trend in death is "green" burial and cremation. They are only a few "green" cemetery's in the country. One is just a few miles from here. Instead of being buried in a casket, you can be buried in a blanket, shroud, box or a wicker casket. Everything is biodegradable, including you. They do not embalm you. No preservatives. The green cemetery's have a special crematorium that is doubled sealed so their is no smoke or dust polluting the air. The urns are also biodegradable and made out of recycled goods. The green cemetery gives you a global positioning number so you can find your loved one if you wish. There is no head stones, only flowers, trees and shrubs. They do not have funeral directors anymore, they have death "midwives" who are nurturing and take care of you after your dead.
I wonder if you can have your dogs buried with you at the green cemetery? I guess I will have to find out.
Orange
I am not a baseball fan, however I want to say GO GIANTS! I guess you could say I am a fair weather baseball fan. If the Giants or A's are winning I am on their side! I might even watch their next game!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Soup Of The Day
I hate grocery shopping, enless I am going to WinCo. I love WinCo. I have to drive for miles and go way out of my way to get there, but man is it worth it. Yesterday my sweet friend wanted to go with me. She had no idea of what a slow poke I can be.
WinCo is bigger then the biggest Costco you have ever been to. I like to go up and down every aisle methodically, looking at every product on each side. Usually, it takes me about 3 hours to get through WinCo. Each isle is like a city block long. Visually speaking it looking at all that stuff is kind of overwhelming. That is why I have to go slow. I would glance up and my sweet friend would be right next to me. The next thing I know she is clear at the other end of the aisle. I had not even had a chance to process everything I was looking at in that little section, let alone both sides. I was kind of getting stressed because I was feeling rushed. My sweet friend was feeling stressed because she was coming down with a cold and she shops like a hunter. Hunt down the item, put it in the basket and move on. I was holding her up. We both tried to compromise, she slowed down, I moved a little faster. The truth is I think she slowed way down, I tried really hard to speed up, but I didn't want to miss anything.
I found this really cool tomato bouillon cube. I had never noticed it before. It was in the Mexican "block." It is called "Caldo de Tomate con sabor de pollo" So it is tomato bouillon with chicken flavor.
If I was going fast I would of never seen it. I think it might be good in soup. Me and my sweet friend are wishing that the weather would cool down enough for soup. We agree if I bought the bouillon maybe the weather would get a hint. I bought the bullion but it only cooled down to 75' today.
I like soup any time of year. I am sure you will agree hot soup is best on a very cold winter day served with some warm bread. I like cold soup in the summer. Maybe I will make some tomato soup with some fresh tomatoes and use my new tomato bouillon cube. Tomato soup and grilled cheese on Wonder-bread...That sounds like the perfect meal to me.
WinCo is bigger then the biggest Costco you have ever been to. I like to go up and down every aisle methodically, looking at every product on each side. Usually, it takes me about 3 hours to get through WinCo. Each isle is like a city block long. Visually speaking it looking at all that stuff is kind of overwhelming. That is why I have to go slow. I would glance up and my sweet friend would be right next to me. The next thing I know she is clear at the other end of the aisle. I had not even had a chance to process everything I was looking at in that little section, let alone both sides. I was kind of getting stressed because I was feeling rushed. My sweet friend was feeling stressed because she was coming down with a cold and she shops like a hunter. Hunt down the item, put it in the basket and move on. I was holding her up. We both tried to compromise, she slowed down, I moved a little faster. The truth is I think she slowed way down, I tried really hard to speed up, but I didn't want to miss anything.
I found this really cool tomato bouillon cube. I had never noticed it before. It was in the Mexican "block." It is called "Caldo de Tomate con sabor de pollo" So it is tomato bouillon with chicken flavor.
If I was going fast I would of never seen it. I think it might be good in soup. Me and my sweet friend are wishing that the weather would cool down enough for soup. We agree if I bought the bouillon maybe the weather would get a hint. I bought the bullion but it only cooled down to 75' today.
I like soup any time of year. I am sure you will agree hot soup is best on a very cold winter day served with some warm bread. I like cold soup in the summer. Maybe I will make some tomato soup with some fresh tomatoes and use my new tomato bouillon cube. Tomato soup and grilled cheese on Wonder-bread...That sounds like the perfect meal to me.
Friday, October 1, 2010
My Drug Dealer
Tonight was Steve's last night for his route. Steve is my drug dealer better know as the Schwan man. Every other week he would bring me my drug of choice, triple lemon ice cream. Steve has to go take care of his father down in southern California. I was very sad to see him go. He was very personable. Clean cut Mormon like guy.
Steve brought along the new guy who is going to be taking over Steve's "turf." His name is Jed. Jed decided that it was a good idea to have a cigarette while Steve was putting my ice cream in a big Swhan bag. Steve and I joked that we hope the cops where not watching. Steve said here is your fix. Jed just stood their smoking.
It really bothered me. What made Jed think it was ok to smoke when the drug deal was going down? My heart was being broken, and Jed is having a cigarette. I thought how tacky. How unprofessional. There is no way Jed is going to be my drug dealer. Soon as they left I called and canceled the Schwan man.
Steve brought along the new guy who is going to be taking over Steve's "turf." His name is Jed. Jed decided that it was a good idea to have a cigarette while Steve was putting my ice cream in a big Swhan bag. Steve and I joked that we hope the cops where not watching. Steve said here is your fix. Jed just stood their smoking.
It really bothered me. What made Jed think it was ok to smoke when the drug deal was going down? My heart was being broken, and Jed is having a cigarette. I thought how tacky. How unprofessional. There is no way Jed is going to be my drug dealer. Soon as they left I called and canceled the Schwan man.
Heels and a Dress
So the other day when I went to SL's party, I wore heels and a dress. I felt so very uncomfortable physically and emotionally. I got on BART, and I started to think, if I need to fight how do I do it in a dress and heels? (There where some unsavory people on board when I got on) Not only that, my dress was low cut and I felt like my boobs where sticking out. You know I am used to wearing a burqa . Not only that, no one wares nylons anymore (at least here in California)I felt exposed and vulnerable. Trying to walk up and down the stair in my cute black wedge heels at the BART station was another sight to behold.
From my early teen until I turned about 25, I was totally comfortable in a dress and stiletto heals. humm. I want to wear a dress and heels. Thankfully Dehlia is in my life, She is a fashion consultant by profession. She has clients coming in from all over the country and in the state of CA. Anyways she said I looked just fine and I was not walking like a linebacker.
I asked her if she would help me practice being comfortable in a dress and heels again. Dehlia said that would be fine. She suggested Happy Hour. I said I go to happy hour "all the time" I really don't see many people in dresses and heels. So she said maybe I could come to one of her cocktail parties!!! Dehlia said she usually has cocktails parties around the holidays! OH now that sounds like fun. I have never been to a cocktail party. (probably because I don't drink.) Dehlia said she would have Ginger ale for me. That way I could get practice in a dress and heels.
I feel so happy when I think of how good all my friends are to. I am very thankful that God has put Dehlia, my sweet friend, Fuchsia, Jeremiah, Malinda, Karna, and many others in my life. They all bring different life styles and experiences to my life. They enrich me.
From my early teen until I turned about 25, I was totally comfortable in a dress and stiletto heals. humm. I want to wear a dress and heels. Thankfully Dehlia is in my life, She is a fashion consultant by profession. She has clients coming in from all over the country and in the state of CA. Anyways she said I looked just fine and I was not walking like a linebacker.
I asked her if she would help me practice being comfortable in a dress and heels again. Dehlia said that would be fine. She suggested Happy Hour. I said I go to happy hour "all the time" I really don't see many people in dresses and heels. So she said maybe I could come to one of her cocktail parties!!! Dehlia said she usually has cocktails parties around the holidays! OH now that sounds like fun. I have never been to a cocktail party. (probably because I don't drink.) Dehlia said she would have Ginger ale for me. That way I could get practice in a dress and heels.
I feel so happy when I think of how good all my friends are to. I am very thankful that God has put Dehlia, my sweet friend, Fuchsia, Jeremiah, Malinda, Karna, and many others in my life. They all bring different life styles and experiences to my life. They enrich me.
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