Moon Movements

I didn't know the moon was supposed to be so spectacular last night. I went to go get some coins to do my laundry and low and behold, there she sat in the sky, bigger than life! I was drawn to her completely. After throwing my first load in I ventured out into the mucky yard and took in her glory. Wowzers...nature is beautiful. Today, I feel revived.

Bad day.

The mind is a terrible thing to endure. I had a most awful day yesterday and I'm still not 100%. Life for the most part is messed and there's nothing really that I can do about it. I took a long nap yesterday afternoon to shut my brain down. I didn't want to think about it anymore, but it only found me in my subconscience. It was a bad dream, though not related to the subject at hand. I kept doing things in my dream to tell myself it was just a dream like jumping off of things and doing things that weren't possible to prove to myself that I was in a dream and could wake up. I did this 3 times, but still couldn't wake up out of it! It was so frustrating and upsetting. When I finally awoke I was a sweaty, emotional mess.

Thankful for friends and crosswords on Sunday nights.

The Kindness of Strangers

My poor car has been leaking transmission fluid for a good week now and has yet to get to the shop! I drove it home yesterday after I returned from a business trip and wasn't too impressed with its moaning and groaning so I made the decision to head to bed early so I could dig my coveted bicycle out of the basement in the morning. What I found at 7am were flat tires! I decided to take it across Sheridan to Tops and fill them. I probably shouldn't have been riding on the flats, but it was just quicker that way. I decided I would walk the bike across Sheridan since traffic is dicey on the busy street. I dismounted and took one step forward onto the curb. My foot immediately slid forward and, being on an incline, there was nothing to stop my feet from going out from under me. I was soon stunned on the ground, tailbone first. I literally could not move from the area and my bike shot out from me, half in the road. I sat there trying to breathe and after a few moments was able to flip onto my knees and drag my bike with me onto the sidewalk. The pain shot through the back of my legs, centering from my tailbone injury. I stayed there on my hands and knees digging out my cell phone to call someone to help me. That is when my forever savor, Rob, appeared! He had seen the fall and pulled into the panera bread parking lot with his bulging F150 to aid me. He is a volunteer firefighter here and insisted on taking me to the hospital. Getting to my feet, I thanked him for his concern and lamented that, besides some throbbing, I didn't feel like anything was extremely wrong to warrant a trip to the hospital. He was kind enough to throw my bike into the bed of his truck and drive me 4 streets down to my house. He said there had been reports all morning about accidents due to the black ice. I thanked him repeatedly for helping me and for bringing me back to my house. He said it was no problem, that he was just actually headed to the hospital at Kenmore Mercy. Apparently his sister’s truck flipped on the 290 and she was rushed to the hospital! I felt AWFUL! How big is this guy’s heart that he would stop to help a random stranger when he had no idea the condition of his sister who just flipped her truck??!!

His sister is in my thoughts today and I cannot give it up enough for the kindness of strangers today.

Ireland

In honor of St. Patty's day, I decided to share some of my favorite photos that I took during my trip in Ireland. I can only imagine the temple bar scene right now! I wonder if my friends from the Quays are playing or if the rainbows and fairies are out like they were back in September!

  Click on the images to see them bigger!!
 

A Castle in Doolin, Ireland

Sheep in the hills of Connemara, Ireland

Coming into Fanore (which translates as "ring of gold")....A rainbow! Fanore, Ireland

A musician playing the Irish bagpipes on Shop Street. Galway, Ireland

The Cliffs of Moher in all their glory. The Burren, Ireland

For more Ireland pics, visit my album on flickr here

Awe, poo

Isn't my sister lovely?? This is an email she just sent:

That's poo. A pile of poo.

Somehow, she gets me through the day. :)

FEED THE PIG

This whole article just makes me laugh...and then cry...and then laugh. Perhaps I should be giving the government tips on feeding the pig! Some of my favorite quotes from this article:

"Social Security will also collect about $120 billion in interest on the trust funds, according to the CBO projections, meaning its overall balance sheet will continue to grow. The interest, however, is paid by the government, adding even more to the budget deficit."

and, even more ludicrous....

""Those bonds are protected by the full faith and credit of the United States of America," Kennelly said. "They're as solid as what we owe China and Japan." "

??????????????????????????????????? If I were a retiree I would go into hiding for fear I'd be bumped off the grid!!

To read the rest of this silly article, go HERE

Wait...is that Zach??

Photo by Robert Wright, The New York Times

I kept forgetting to blog about this! I was taking in my daily dish of yahoo news a couple weeks ago when I noticed this article. I had only read the small caption in the rotating stories, but as soon as I saw the name Zach Motl I had to see more...It WAS the Zach I know! I went to college with him at Geneseo and let me tell you, he has always been a phenomenal decorator. His apartments at college were always stunning. The way he can take a bunch of junk and put it together to make it look like a masterpiece is unreal to me. I knew he always had a talent and I couldn't be more proud of him for finding his niche.