JUNE 23 2016

MAKE SURE YOUR KICK STAND IS UP... I HEARD THAT IN AN ADVERTISEMENT- AND DECIDED IT WAS THE PROFOUND THOUGHT FOR THE DAY..... *** IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN THE ADS ARE MORE THOUGHT PROVOKING THAN THE NEWS.... HOWEVER.....NOT TO BE POLITICAL...BUT MORE A STATEMENT OF THE PROCESS.... IF ALL THE DEMOCRATS RAN FORWARD TO SIT ON THE FLOOR JUST TO ASK THAT A VOTE BE TAKEN...., AND ALL THE REPUBLICANS RAN FOR THE DOOR.... IS IT NOT A LOGICAL QUESTION TO ASK WHO TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO... AND IF THAT IS 2 PEOPLE-- ONE  R AND ONE D   , THEN WHY ON EARTH DO WE HAVE SO MANY ON THE PAYROLL.????  WE COULD  SOLVE THE  SSA DILEMNA IF WE FIRED ALL THE  EXTRA CONGRESS PEOPLE WHO JUST FILL THE SEATS AND STAND UP OR SIT DOWN WHEN TOLD TO.-- OR... I BET I COULD FIND  A COUPLE HUNDRED  OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THAT FOR AN AWFUL  LOT LESS MONEY.-  HELEN KELLER TYPES ... WHO, BEING BLIND AND DEAF,  HAD TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES... MY OTHER SOLUTION  WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERABLE CONDEMNATION.....IF WE CAN'T PASS THE   NO FLY= NO GUN LAW---BECAUSE OF THE  1% OF THE  100 PEOPLE  WHO WANT A GUN AND WHO ARE ON THE NO FLY  LIST IN ERROR , IF WE JUST SHOT THAT 1 PERSON ( IN ERROR) WE WOULD HAVE SAVED THE 50 IN THAT ONE SHOOTING ALONE.   AND THEN I HAD THE USUAL NIGHTMARES. OF BEING IN BED WITH A HOT WATER BOTTLE AND A CAMERA TRIPOD  THAT TOOK UP FAR TOO MUCH ROOM.. **** MOVING ON...KITTY SUGGESTED WE DO THINGS  --- NOT FOR TEH DD--- SO  I CAN'T PUT IN HERE JUST YET ****  TEH WILL HENCEFORTH BE = THE.  I AM TIRED OF TRYING TO  CHANGING IT. ***** I WAS THRILLED TO SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE DID THE CAKE THING EVEN ON SUNDAY /MONDAY.... WHAT AN EASY THING TO DO... AND  IT REALLY PAYS TO STOP  TEH  DAILY HUMDRUM AND DO SOMETHING WHICH IS JUST FUN AND BIZZARRE LIKE A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CAKE ONTH 19TH. MAYBE... JUST MAYBE.. WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE OTHER BIZZARRE BUT FUN THINGS TO DO.. I KNOW ONE CP FOUND HERSELF BEHIND A PERSON  IN THE SUPERMARKET AND BOUGHT HIS GROCERIES... THAT WOULD BE A FUN THING TO DO... ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE IN THE 12 ITEMS OR UNDER LINE... BUT YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR  VICTUM-- TIRED LOOKING WOMAN WITH  PACKAGES OF BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS. MIGHT BE A START.  THEY WOULD EITHER BE DELIGHTED OR INSULTED  SO THAT RESPONSE  COULD BE INTERESTING..  MAYBE MAKE UP A PIECE OF PAPER EXPLAINGIN A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS. ---??? BUY A BUNCH OF FLOWERS AND  GIVE THEM TO TEH PERSON BEHIND YOU???  GET SOME NEW RANDOM  IDEAS AND LET ME KNOW.... I WILL PASS THEM ALONG..  THE MORE UNEXPECTED THE BETTER... AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CHICKEN BRICKS ON WHICH WE ARE SOOOOOO DEPENDENT... ***** PUPPIES COMING... SHE IS CERTAINLY BULGING WITH SOMETHING THAT IS KICKING HER TUMMY. ******** CELEBRATION-- BIG TIME.... PAM FINALLY GOT THE SECOND  PHONE BASE CONNECTED-- I BOUGHT 2 MATCHING PHONE SYSTEMS WITH 5 REMOTE PHONES EACH AND IT HAS TAKEN 18 MONTHS TO GET A 29 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC SO WE COULD HOOK UP 2 PHONES TO ONE "OUTLET"  CAN'T RUSH INTO THESE THINGS. ***** DEAR CARLENE, THIS WEEK I DID MY SECOND CAKE DAY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME TO GIVE CAKES TO FIREFIGHTERS. THEY WERE THOROUGHLY SURPRISED & GRATEFUL. AFTER CHATTING ABOUT SDP, I ASKED THEM IF ANYONE EVER SAYS THANK YOU, AND ONE WAS QUICK TO RESPOND -- "WE GET THANKED ALL THE TIME, USUALLY WHEN WE'RE IN THE FIRETRUCK & SOMEONE WAVES AT US" -- HE THEN INDICATED THAT THEY OFTEN GET THE MIDDLE FINGER!! I WAS SPEECHLESS, AND EMBARRASSED BY OTHERS' BEHAVIOR (NEW YORKERS). THESE FIREFIGHTERS KEEP US SAFE BUT APPARENTLY MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST UPSET THAT THE FIRETRUCK IS AFFECTING TRAFFIC -- SO UNBELIEVABLE!! THE FIREFIGHTERS DESERVE MORE THAN CAKE!! I MADE 2 NO-BAKE CHEESECAKES: I WALKED TO ENGINE44 WITH MY BEST FRIEND & HER 6 YEAR OLD SON, SINCE I NEEDED HELP CARRYING CAKES, CAKE-CUTTER, ETC. ALONG THE WAY, WE EXPLAINED TO HIM THE IDEA OF THANKING OTHERS, AND SERVICE, AND WE HAD HIM HELP CARRY THE PLATES & CUTLERY. THIS WAS A GOOD LESSON FOR HIM, TOO.  HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD DAY! AMY YOUNG