First post of 2009

I can't believe I am going to be 40 this year. Wow. This is the big one, folks.

(I realize that there are readers who are already 40 or older but this is the first time I've been 40 so cut me some slack...)

I'm not sure what direction to take this blog. More personal? The usual mishmash? Who knows? All I know is that my boss' unknown nickname is "Old Yeller" because she yells at me from across the hall to come to her office. I am being mega careful with respect to writing about work because this is a new job and I don't want to step on any toes or anything like that. In this day and age, I'm thankful to have a job and don't want to screw it up.

So on that note, I'm off in search of more topics.

Smooches!

In which our heroine is sick of looking at blue polo shirts

Yep, I had to work today, and that meant helping out the head admin with sorting blue polo shirts (both long and short sleeved) into various groupings.

I hate polo shirts now.

However, I like having a job so I sorted polo shirts.

Yesterday was a nice quiet Christmas day. D and I went to see "Doubt" (a very good movie; I highly recommend it) and then had Chinese food. Just the kind of day I wanted, and I like getting what I want. (Oh, no...I opened the door for the Mighty Dyckerson to come in and wreak havoc...oh well...)

But seriously...RIP to Eartha Kitt. Ed wrote a better tribute to her than I could so check him out on my side bar.

And have a safe weekend, y'all.

Another boring post - sorry, Dyckerson

Well, it's Christmas day and I'm typing this from my "lair".

Not much happening - D and I went to church last night and I forgot to eat before we started choir rehearsal. I almost passed out during my little solo! Duh...note to self-eat before choir.

Today, it's bright and sunny. Last night it was in the 50s with no rain (rain was predicted).

You might wonder why my posts are so boring...it's because I am holding back on writing about my family. This includes any forthcoming "Moment of Dad" posts. You see, I have some relatives that like to read this blog and mis-interpret what I say, then go out and tell all their friends in our backwater town that I'm crazy. I have enough problems, I don't need that because it hurts my mom and sister. So I'm stuck for topics to write about half the time.

If anyone has solutions to that, please provide them in the comments.

At any rate, merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sunday Smatterings

It's a chilly Sunday here in MD, and it supposed to get way cold tonight. Colder than usual, in fact. Bizarre, since at the beginning of the week it was 69 degrees.

I'm not sure why I'm stuck on things to write about now. I'm trying to be careful about writing about work since I work in a contracting position. I don't know what kinds of things will be coming across my desk and I want to be as careful as possible.

My family is doing well. It's funny, but since my dad passed, we've kind of rebuilt our family into something different. I guess it goes to show that you can surround yourself with caring people who aren't related to you, but still seem like "family". Sometimes God surprises us with "people gifts".

D and I are still together, and DD is out of the picture. Not really sad about it either. He's never going to change and that's probably why he'll remain single for the rest of his life. Just an old grouchy bachelor with a coke problem.

I haven't kept up with Hollyweird news in a while...perhaps I shall again, but maybe not. I've found that they don't really give a damn about what I think (can't imagine why) so why preach to the choir?

I am dreading the crowds for Inauguration Day...it's going to be crazy. A friend of mine was just named Deputy Chief of Staff for Michelle Obama, which means he'll be working as an admin assistant of sorts for when she travels to the North Central part of the U.S. I think that'd be a cool job. Very busy, but very cool. I asked him if he could do something about the crowds and he laughed at me. That wasn't very nice!

Anyway...not much more to say here. Again, have a happy holiday season and a fine '09!

OK, so she's got a laptop. Now give us a post!

With pleasure, my friends.

It's the end of my first week at Walter Reed Hospital, and I can honestly say I think I like it. I'm not one to write a lot about work, and this will be the same, but everyone at my department has been nice and helpful so far. Now if I can just get used to the walking, life will be good.

I don't have a lot more to say, so MERRY Christmas and have a fine '09! I'm sure I'll have more ideas for posts by the end of the month, so stay tuned!

So how's the new job, you say?

It's good. Very good.

With Walter Reed closing either in 2010 or 2011, the job isn't PERMANENT, but there's at least two years we're looking at which is good. Right...?

My feet are killing me from walking all over the base, and I swear I will never remember all the acronyms and where the buildings are. I'll be in training for SO many things it makes my head spin.

But it's a good kind of confusion. Thanks for the well-wishes, y'all.

Today's moment o' culture from Rancho Sudiegirl, where our motto is "Don't take any wooden nickels from Oprah Winfrey"

This is kind of funny...

I'm not a fan of Sarah Palin, but I'm also not a fan of Oprah even though she supported Obama. Click on the title to read the full story, but the jist of it is that Sarah Palin has not said she would be on Oprah's show, which qualifies as a "snub".

I don't know a lot about talk-show etiquette, but I figure Sarah has a right to say no to Oprah, right? Oprah has a lot of influence, but the last I heard we had freedom of choice around here.

What do you think, readers? Should Oprah be mad or should she just let it slide? Did Sarah P. make a mistake in skipping away from the big "O"?