A two-day storm put this "quaint" little town into a blackoout for awhile. I do have a lot of QVC light-up things to carry around but I never get used to the quiet sound of a blackout. Storms scare Heinze and he hides in my closet - bless his little heart. The Oscars are tonight!!! I always forget to watch the Oscars - spending huge amounts of time in AA meetings in the West Los Angeles area put a stop to my being star struck - they're at every meeting you go to in that town. The things I wish I'd done - get my bachelor's degree - go to law school - save John. I didn't do any of these but God knows I've done more than I had expected to. Some people think higher education means they are superior human beings in all respects - I might carry that in the back of my head too. I need to delete that thought. Don't you just love it that people are actually interested in you enough to actually read about your daily life? I used to think I was a totally boring, incompetent person - HA!! Take that Mommy Dearest! I'm not boring or incompetent. Thank you for letting me know that the funny, interesting and strong LindaJean is still alive and well - talk about good friends! Isn't it amazng what love, concern and caring can do for us - that's really all that any of us ever needed. Have a wonderful Sunday - enjoy the Oscars!!
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And why can\'t you get your B.A. now???? If I can, can\'t you???? tsk tsk tsk! lol
The rain is here. But only today. Really coming down. Don\'t expect a blackout, but who knows what could happen. Have candles ready for tonight, in case. Problem will be getting out and finding something to eat in this rain. Everything I have in the house has to be cooked and I don\'t have an outdoor patio covered area to start a BBQ or campstove or anything like that. Guess I will think of that when the place is mine, if that ever happens, lol. They said it would be coming down, and boy howdy, it is. Someones car alarm just went off and they are probably at work and don\'t even know it ... no one is doing anything about it ... lol. guess what we have to listen to ... ohhhhhh, the sound of peace. it went off. Partner is sleeping, wish I could, I feel the need, but just cannot sleep ... in just this short few days, my electric can opener quit on me and my electric mixer quit on me. Wasn\'t easy opening a can with an old fashioned pointy jab the can and lift and cut metal kind of opener and I am just not up to stirring cake batter, my arms are awfully sore with tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome and that other one call some crazy name like epichondo- or dro or who knows the rest, it is from under my elbow to my forearm...big mess, but the kids were here and wanted to make their daddy a birthday cake ... have find the number for the \"electrician guy who works on the stoves\", my is out and might need a new one. Second time. The wiring is all very very old ... All I did was push the button to turn on the burner and zap, sparks flying and it is out ... WELLL YOU ARE IMPORTANT AND YOU ARE NOT BORING AND YOU ARE ESPECIALLY NOT INCOMPETENT ... LOOK HOW MUCH YOU GOT DONE WITH THE LEGAL MATTERS ... GOTTA RUN, HAVE TO PUT A LOAD OF CLOTHES TO WASH AND GET THINGS READY TO TAKE TO DRY AT THE LAUNDROMAT. HAVE A WASHER BUT NO DRYER. SUMMER IS GOOD, JUST HAVE TO HANG THEM OUT, SMELL SO NICE TOO ....
i think it simply boils down to \"human nature\" the way u kno who intended from the beginning. i kno what u mean about the whole higher education deal and the \"status/thinking\" behind it. but i think it can be a very good thing. doesnt HAVE to be the way some folks interpret it, ya kno? (i just read what i wrote an i guess it kinda sounds confusing, do u understand what i mean?) noncoincidentally (wow long word, if it is 1) b4 i read ur journal just now i was lookin up sum info for futher my education! really---great minds think alike :))its not for OTHERS to think highly of us, but for US to feel good about ourselves, i think. knowledge truely is power, huh? oh well, im rambling. moral of the the story----OF COURSE UR NOT BORING AND CERTAINLY NOT INCOMPETENT! (or ne of the other BS ne 1 in ur life every taught u to think u were). i hope this wasnt all to confusing for u, shit i think i just confused myself~~~~~neway, so happy 4 u. u deserve all uve worked for!!!!
oops---for FUTHERING my education. geez, i gotta long way ta go\")\")
It\'s amazing the emphasis some people place on higher education, as if a higher education can actually dictate a person\'s intelligence. I have a BA, but my husband does not and I think he is more intelligent than I am, my old boss, whom I admire immensely, who built a successful business and cared about his employees, did not have a degree. For me, a degree allows me a sense of personal satisfaction, nothing more. Funny thing, we did not have a blackout here - the storm was not strong, but sometimes I wish we would, because it forces us to read, play games, etc and not be sidetracked by all the things we usually are...though I am sure poor Bella would be scared just like Heinze! Anyway it\'s nice to hear you sounding well!!!
I think your as smart as a whip and as pretty as a picure. and I wanted you to know I think your sense of humor is wonderful.Hope all is going well for you. Love D
love you.
xxoo
I love this, once again you wake me up to things I never realised, things that pass me by day-to-day, things I love having in my life but I fail to see around some of the corners... every journal entry I have comments, and people DO want to read about my daily life. How bizarre that this is what has been happening for 5 months now and I ONLY JUST realised it through you. Thank you, as usual, Lindajean. xx
Love, concern and care really do make a difference, don\'t they? Such a shame that your mother couldn\'t realize the treasure she had in you....that what does not break us makes us stronger.
Yes, imagine you have seen quite a bit at the AA meetings.
Poor Heinz!! Some animals are that terrified of the thunder and storms. Generally the boys are pretty cool about it, though any loud noise does startle them....
An formal education just saves one time......some of the smartest people I\'ve known throughout life didn\'t have a \'formal\' education....their education was in life.
That keen interest in the law helps you. At one time, had considered going to law school...
But thought better of it after some legal issues of my own.....the deadlines!! So many good lawyers work the weekends with high power cases....just not worth it.......at my stage in life, the last thing I want to do is to be tied down even more to a schedule and deadlines.
Take care, dah-ling..:)
xoxoxo