~ Travel Day ~

by Tina~in_ut

Have you ever signed into blogger to double check that there is a blog set up for the next day, only to find out that there isn't?  That just happened to me!!!!!  I KNOW!!!!!!!!!~

So I think I'll tell you about "travel day!"

I was delayed in SLC because it decided to start snowing and no one was prepared for it.  The de-icing machines weren't ready to go......we thought it was only going to rain!  I spent over an hour waiting before they even started de-icing the plane!  I almost finished my book with all that extra time!  I was just worried because Lynn was supposed to meet me.

Lynn was worried because after running thru the airport in MSP trying not to miss her connection, SHE was delayed.  I guess the winds were so bad in ORD that they were delaying arrivals and departures.  My plane even had to circle once before landing.

Now Barb and J/L......it's so hard for me not to laugh!!!!!  They missed their flight.  It kept being delayed....a couple of minutes here....a couple there....and the next thing they knew, the plane was gone.  They never heard their names being called to board.  Luckily, they caught a connection thru Denver and still made it in before me!

And then there's Jodi!!!  On her drive to the big city, her radiator broke.  A couple of hundred dollars, a few hours of her time, oh...and some cheese curds and a public pee later, and she was back on the road.  She didn't arrive until around 8pm!

Di had it the easiest.  Her flight was fine.  She even met her next husband!  He's blind and thinks she's beautiful~ :D

Does The Fear Ever Go Away?

by Dianne

I went in for my 11 year melanoma check-up with my Oncologist last week. The blood is taken and then you spend time with the doctor. He does a quick check up and asks a lot of questions. I always have the fear in me that something is going to show up. I go to my dermo twice a year. She tells me to circle anything I am concerned about when I go. You could connect the dots on me for what I circle plus remember I am a redhead so tons of freckles. I know I probably circle the same thing each time but she has known me for years and is very patient with me as she knows my fear.


I had surgery for this unsuspecting melanoma on my leg. It was a tiny bruise but it didn't go away and just by chance, I asked my doctor about it as I had just been laid off and my insurance would be changing. He said it was nothing and did a one stitch biopsy and then called me a week later with the news. Needless to say....I freaked out when I heard "malignant melanoma".

I am very excited to have 11 years behind me. They gave me a little pin after five years. It is frightening for me to even go to the cancer center. I went to a new one this time and they asked me if I would like to go back and see the chemo room? I told them no. I get so scared and plus the last chemo room I was in was with my friend Darrell that passed away in August...so no thanks. They seemed surprised and I did tell them why.

This fear has lessened some with the years but I am always nervous until I get my blood test results. I have had a couple of scares over the 11 years. Are any of you ever afraid of anything ongoing? It can be anything...not just health. I know SHIRLEY has expressed her fear of cats and that is very real also.

Chime in here and help me make a blog.......

Wonders Never Cease!

by Sacbarb

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just good old-fashioned "stiff drink". Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of:

MOUNT & DO.

Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

So what are your thoughts on this new development? Would you give your SO a dose of this new conCOCKtion?

~ I Met A Geek ~

by Tina~in_ut

Bonachichi started this, so I thought I'd just go first~

Hubby and I met in college.  I was taking an Anthropology class and we had to write a paper on who knows what.  We had a choice, though.  Either write about the topic given, or we could join this new club that was forming and write about that.  Hell, joining the club sounded easier at the time, so my friend Shilpi (from India) and I joined.

 

The club was called Partners.  It was run by the International Dept.  The idea was to pair a foreign born student with an American student.  I was paired with Frances!  OMG!  That guy was a hoot!  Me, being the typical American, I met him for lunch with a pad of paper and a pen to take notes!  OMG that made him mad!  He looked at me and told me he wasn't an assignment!  Lol.....looking back, I was an idiot and had a lot to learn.  Anyway, he and I became fast friends.  He was from Malaysia, but had lived all over. 

 

The next semester, I was in the International Dept offices and in came Frances with this geeky looking white guy.  He was wearing this BRIGHT yellowcorduroy, long sleeved shirt with SHORT blue corduroy shorts.  He had this totally confident air about him and I took an instant dislike. 

 

During that semester, I broke up with my boyfriend of 4 years, started dating someone I never should have, and became the Secretary of the club.  Frances was the President and guess who the Vice-President was?  Yup.....the geek!  The club changed and met in large groups instead of one-on-one (you can imagine some of the problems the one-on-one thing caused) and life long friendships formed.

 

By the time a year had passed, the geek and I were best friends.  We had lunch with another friend every Friday after classes.  I had decided that I was going to marry Geek, but the bozo wouldn't even ask me out on a real date.  I wrote a friend of mine a note about it and put it in her mailbox in the Intl Dept office.  I was smart, tho.  I taped it shut and stapled it all around.  A week or so later, geek asked me out.  I found out later, after we were engaged, that he had opened that note and re-taped it and re-stapled it.  He was shy about asking me out and wanted to make sure I'd say yes!  It still makes me laugh when I think about it.

 

When I'm not yelling at him, or smacking him upside the head, or disagreeing with him, I love him to pieces.

How did you meet your significant other or even your best friend? (and for some of you, just pick one husband! or all 3 or 4 if you have the time!)  :)~

"He said to me"

by Shirley

He said to me . ... . I don't know why you wear a bra; you've got nothing to put in it
I said to him .... . . You wear pants don't you?

He said to me .... . Shall we try swapping positions tonight?
I said . That's a good idea - you stand by the stove & sink while I sit on the sofa and do nothing but fart

He said to me. ... What have you been doing with all the grocery money I gave you?
I said to him . ..... Turn sideways and look in the mirror!

He said to me. . How many men does it take to change a roll of toilet paper?
I said to him .. .. I don't know; it has never happened.

He said to me. . Why is it difficult to find men who are sensitive, caring and Good- looking?
I said to him . . . They already have boyfriends.

He said....What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night?
I said. . . A widow.

He said to me.... Why are married women heavier than single women?
I said to him .. . . Single women come home, see what's in the fridge and go to bed.
Married women come home, see what's in bed and go to the fridge.

♪♪ Say Hey ♪♪

It does not matter where we live,
or we are, or who we love,
as long as we love!

:O)

WARM AND MUSHY BLOG AHEAD...

by Maureen

I am really looking forward to Chicago. More than I can explain.

As you may have gathered, since I have whined about it numerous times, my life changed a couple of years ago. I became unemployed, went thru my savings and lost my self esteem, my vim and vigor and I lost myself. I never imagined as I celebrated turning 50 my lifestyle would have been what it became. The plan had been to celebrate 50 in Venice. I spent it in my living room.

In my previous life, I did what I wanted.  I could afford to wake up one day and decide I was going away for long weekends or real vacations. I had a freedom that I miss. I AM grateful for what I do have. I DO love my job, but something is still missing, aside from the monetary shortcomings I face.

Going to Chicago is the first sign of things as they once were, and maybe someday will be again. I really thought I would NEVER be able to get away with friends again. And in about a week, that will become a reality. It means so much to me that I am almost giddy!

And to be there with you makes it even more special. To be with you who made me laugh when I was crying. To be with friends that let me vent without judgement. To be with friends that laugh at my dorkiness (and I choose to believe you are laughing with me, not at me!!) And to be with you, who don't care that I am old, fat, wrinkly, gassy and decrepit!!

Chicago will be just what I needed. You are just what I needed. Just in time.

PS...for the record, there will be no ass shaving and no ax murdering allowed!!