Saturday, December 6, 2008

Knitting Projects

I've recently picked up knitting as a new hobby. I use to knit but only your everday scarf nothing elaborate or practical. Recently I finished knitting a sock which really didn't take that long for me to complete but I'm procrastinating on the second one. Earlier this summer I made a wash cloth that had a tulip on it. That was really the first thing I made this year that was different. I also made a wash cloth with a dog on it. I even made one piece of seven for a tree skirt which has two cables going down the side. Saturday the 6th of December I finished knitting a mitten. I've not sewn it closed yet but I will. So far this year I've made two wash clothes, one sock, a mitten, and a piece of a tree skirt.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Ebay

Soon we will begin counting down the days to Christmas 2008. Shopping always seems to be a big hastle never being able to find the right gift.

This year why not take a look at Ebay shopping. No hassle and you can even shop in your pj's. No long lines; no searching for the correct size only to find they don't have anymore in stock. When you go shopping on Ebay you have a choice to you "BUY IT NOW" or "Place A Bid."

When you go to www.ebay.com you'll see tons of categories you can search in. But you will need to set up an account to use Ebay which is pretty easy and its really safe site.

If you decide to place a bid make sure you really know what you are bidding on. Ask the seller any question you might have about the item in question. A good Ebay seller is willing to answer any questions a potential buyer might have. Good sellers want buyers purchasing their items to have a wonderful experience. It's buyers who have great Ebay experiences that become repeat customers or who tell their friends about a particular seller.

If your a woman with a purse fettish know how hard it is to find that perfect purse for a great price. I have first hand expereince doing just that because I love Tommy Hillfiger, the older Coach purses, old style of Gucchi, and of course Dooney and Burke. I use to save searches for the brands I loved always searching for the one. I've found "THE ONE" serveral times only to get out bid. I finally did purchase a Tommy Hillfiger purse that had a "Buy It Now" option.

With such a wide range of things up for auction on Ebay potential gift giving has many options. I personally know of an Ebay seller who has a vast array of items up for auction some with the "Buy It Now" feature added. My friend's name is pudgypug2234. He currently has listed a variety of Yu-Gi-Oh playing cards most of which are rare and in mint condition. He also has listed a couple of original movie posters that once hung in a shadow box at a movie theater. The posters are in excellent conditon some may have minor damage only because they were handled. He is promising to add more posters. He has tons of posters he needs to get rid of.

If you have a movie conniseur on your shopping list this Christmas my friend definitely has some great posters that would please any movie buff.

Here is a list of some of the posters he has in his collection:

1. Three different prints of the Golden Compass featuring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig;

2. Two different versions of the Love Guru featuring Mike Myers;
3. Bee Movie the film that featured the voice of Jerry Seinfeld;
4. Fred Claus featuring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti;
5. Evan Almighty featuring Steve Carell;
6. Eastern Promises featuring Viggo Morteson;
7. Charlotte's Web featuring the voices of Julia Roberts and Reba McIntire.
8. Two different versions of Kitt Kidredge: An American Girl featuring Abigail Breslin and Chris O'Donnell;
and much more more too many to name in this blog.

He even has a one of a kind movie poster only ever seen in a bus depot. The only one in his collection

He also has for sale various knitted items created from his mom's hands.
I will blog more about my friend but for now I will leave you with a link to his store on Auctiva.

http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=995351&tab=0

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Vote November 4th it is YOUR Right

Do you really know the person who you are voting for?? If you are gonna vote for BO/Biden let me tell you something. Has MSM told you anything about this man they call the Messiah or the Chosen One. The answer to that question is a resounding NO. MSM doesn't want you to know who this man really is because its goes against their principles of providing their view of fair political coverage. Since when did every television station local and national decide that it was their responsibility to protect its viewers from the actual truth. So its MSM and even some cable channels decision to distort the truth. I work at a university run television station and we never did anything like they are doing now. The Demogods are so afraid of conservative talk radio that they want to institute a fairness doctrine so as to make sure the truth is well hidden. See it is these conservative talk show hosts and cable journalists who believe the public needs to know the truth. I believe that I am a fair journalist and writer. I only want to seek the truth but every time I watch local or national news all I hear is badmouthing of the Republicans. When I listen to the Patriot Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio I get the truth without all the sugar coating. I'm sick of MSM they paint BO as a saint, as a hero, as "God" but he is noting more than a human whose associations with certain individuals goes unnoticed by MSM along with his lack of experience. Someone once said that its the people who you've associated with in your past that dictate your future. So what if he was only 8 when Bill Ayers and The Weather Underground blew up building. He still is a criminal that clearly believes they didn't do enough. He went to Trinty Church in Chicago where Rev. Wright was the pastor. A man who shouts racial epitaphs. Again BO claimed he never heard the Rev. say anything out of context. Do you really believe that bs because I can remember pieces of a sermon I've heard once upon a time. Accorn another name he's associated with. A group that registers people to vote more than once. A group synonymous with voter fraud.

I've not posted anything in a long time about the election. But as it draws near I need those dumb ass idiots who think that spreading the wealth is the next best thing to sliced bread they need to know the cold hard facts. If you work 100hrs every two weeks and the government takes 40hrs in its tax collection why would you want the government to take an extra 40hrs of your pay which means you'd only get paid for working 20hrs after taxes. I'm pretty sure if I worked that hard to earn that many hours I sure don't want someone who doesn't deserve the money to benefit from the sweat of my brow. If I'm working hard to support my family without government assistance then why do I want to give my hard earn cash to the government so they can distribute it to someone who doesn't think they should work hard. I work hard for the hours I do get and I sure don't want a welfare recipient with 3 kids benefiting from my hard work.

If I asked you for a dollar you'd probably give it to me but if I asked you for twenty you'd probably say NO. That is what this whole spreading the wealth is about. If you got extra money then you'll have to share it with someone less fortunate than yourself. So if you'd give me the buck but not the twenty even though you could afford to do so you really are voting for the wrong person. So if your not willing to part with that twenty dollar bill maybe you should reconsider your vote.

Oh and if you work outside the home; how many employees does your company employee?? A company with a pretty good size work force might have to downsize in order to stay in business with BO/Biden plan because they won't be able to afford to pay the salaries of its employees plus the extra tax that will be inflicted upon them by the government. If you work for a small company they might just close up because the tax will be too great for them to stay in the black. Now that the economy is really in a difficult place right now a new administration looking to tax those who work hard to make an honest living might just close up shop or downsize instead of creating more jobs. How can we expect companies to grow if you choose a candidate who wants to penalize them for helping the economy?? Unemployment in the state of Michigan is 8% which is 1% less then approval rating of the Congress. Right now finding a job is a difficult thing because there are so many people out of work. Big companies like Whirlpool are gonna lay off 3000 employees this year because they can't figure out how to survive. Chrysler and GM are both running into a major crisis. Foreclosures are rising everyday. I know from personal experience that its not easy to survive in this country without persistence and hard work. I work for a medium size company located primarily in Southeast Michigan. I'm sure they'd like to expand outside the state or even to the other side of Michigan but I'm pretty sure they don't want to risk it. Which is why I don't understand people when they tell me they are gonna vote for BO because why would you bet on a risky investment. Personally I want sound investment in my future. Which is why I'll vote for the Maverick ticket. He may be old but he sure has a hell of a lot more experience then the anointed one.

What is wrong with the Declaration of Independence or even the U.S. Constitution?? Did we forget about Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!! Have we forgotten The Pledge of Allegiance?? Have we turned a blind eye to US history for the sake of stupidity?? No wonder countries like Japan have students that are far more advance then American students. They teach their students about their history are we so naive that we don't teach our students our history. I was born in 1972; the year that Nadia Comanche won gold medal in gymnastics at XX Summer Olympics in Munich Germany. It was also at that same Olympics that US swimmer Mark Spitz one his 7th gold medal. Apollo 17 became the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon on December 11, 1972. On Tuesday December 19th, Apollo 17, the last manned lunar flight, returns to Earth. Atari was release on June 27th of 1972. It was in 1972 that the Watergate scandal happens which forces President Nixon to resign from office or otherwise face impeachment. So please remember our history. Remember that this is a country founded on principles of democracy. The definition of democracy is: 1 a: government by the people ; especially : rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections 2: a political unit that has a democratic government. Just in case you forgot what the declaration of independence looks like I copied it to my post.

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

— John Hancock

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross

Delaware:
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

The founding fathers knew back then if they didn't come together there would be anarchy. They had already revolted against the British but this was a way to come together as a whole to create a new country free of bias. Why would people think they should rewrite this document or even burn it. Burning a document such as this or even the US Constitution is akin to burning the American Flag. Flag burning is a crime and anyone who is seen doing so faces punishment in the court.

So my closing thought is to really know who you are voting for on November 4th. Don't rely on MSM aka mainstream media. They all seem to show their support to the anointed one which isn't fair to the other candidates. Journalist should be fair and unbiased but in this election that is not at all true. Important things such as past associations get swept under the rug and any skeletons in the closet remain there. They pick on the wardrobe of a VP candidate when the other candidate leads a more extravagant lifestyle with his 1500 dollar suits and a 2 million dollar election party not to mention expensive hotel visits. Biden says we should be more Patriotic and I totally agree but I don't want the US Government in my daily life 24/7 365days a year. Government should govern and not run an individuals life. I've decided that being patriotic means voting for someone who is ready to lead this country into a promising future, someone who cares about where we are right now, someone who gives a damm about this country and the hard working individuals who make this country the greatest place to live. This is a land of opportunity. This is a country that accepts immigrants who seek political asylum because the country they left was either run by Communists or Socialists. Why would these individuals that risked their lives to cross the Gulf of Mexico for a chance of freedom from Communist Cuba to seek refuge in the state of Florida. Why would people from Kenya or any of the African countries want to vote for an individual who wants to take away their freedoms for the sake of an all controlling government?? If that's the case in both examples those individuals would have been better off staying in their countries except that they know the United States of America is the land of opportunity. We are the melting pot of the free world so why now do we feel like Socialism is the way to go. I say if you're gonna be Patriotic vote for McCain/Palin because they care more about this country then a do nothing senator from Illinois who has no experience just a lot of high priced backers.

It is you God given right as a citizen to vote on November 4th. As a woman the right to vote is twice as important because history dictates that once upon a time we were not allowed to vote. If it were not for people like Elizabeth Caddy-Stanton and her band of Suffragettes we would not be allowed to vote in any election.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Chronic Pain

In the Spring of 2003 as I was heading for the laundry room in my dorm I slipped on a wet landing thus hitting my back squarely into the edge of a step. I was a little shaken and sore at the time but I pressed through it with a smile on my face. I graduated in May of that year with no visible signs of pain from the slip. I had no idea that 5 years later the pain would emerge.

The beginning of 2008 I started having back pains. The pain started small and eventually got more painful. It seemed like I was having chronic pain but then again it only lasted for a little while eventually I was pain free or so I thought. First time it happened was early part of the year when there was snow on the ground.

The second time was around the beginning of Spring I think. I can't be too sure because I could swear it was farther apart but the body can play tricks with the mind. It might not have been the beginning of spring but it was spring. The pain was more definite this time. It was in the same general area as the first time. It lasted just as long as the first time which was weird. I've tried different ways to get this pain to go away. I usually lay on a heating pad or I sit on it depending on what I'm doing. I take a lot of OTC pain medicine. Sometime if I walk around for a bit the pain will subside but only for a little bit.

As of today I've been in pain again a total of 5 days I think. See the pain plays tricks on the mind. I've been hurting so much that I can't remember all that well. I can't stand being on the computer at my home simply because I don't have a decent chair to sit in. The longer I sit the sorer I feel and the tighter my muscles in my leg get. Tonight I was reading about back problems on the website back.com. I think I have neuropathic pain according to the diagram on back.com. My pain starts in my lower back and then travels down my left leg all the way to my toes on my left foot. As I was reading it I thought it was chronic but now that I think about it the pain doesn't happen all the time. If it happened more frequently I might think it was chronic but it has only happened three times.

I just never thought I would be spending my life in so much pain. I try to manage the pain as well as I can given my situation in life. I work at a job that doesn't offer insurance to its workers. I have to treat it the only way I know how. I take OTC drugs that do some good then I rely on a heating pad to do some work and in the morning I rely of hot water from the shower to do its part. All together I think I'm doing pretty good just getting by. But when I get to a point where the pills aren't working or the heat isn't doing its job then I get a little emotional. I cry a lot. I try doing something so my mind isn't connecting with the pain but that only last for so long. I try talking to other people. I talk about my pain sometimes that works because it brings the pain in perspective. But then again I've gotten to the point where my mom has suggested I go to the emergency room because the pain is so sharp. I just hope that going to a chiropractor all though it may not be who I need to see but she may be able to shed some light on my pain and what I should be doing.

I give a lot of credit to people who can manage their own pain without help from the medical profession. I just feel that this pain is far beyond my control. I decided to write this blog as a way to redistribute my pain. I figure if I talk openly about it maybe someone else will let me into to their life of pain. I think that I will have to live the rest of my life with some type of pain just maybe not to this degree.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

The time has come to elect a team that is prepared to fight for what they believe in.

That is why I am urging all Americans who are registered to vote to do just that VOTE.

It is imperative that you cast your ballot on November 4th for the candidates who are putting COUNTRY FIRST.

I may not be a political analyst but I know what this COUNTRY needs. It needs a man like John S. McCain at the helm with a feisty first mate Sarah Palin waiting in the wings.

This is a team I trust to do what they say. A team dedicated to putting COUNTRY FIRST.

The United States is a great place to live no wonder so many immigrants want to come here.

We are a melting pot founded on the principles of Democracy. Principles that never included the words socialist or socialism.

So why are so many Americans willing to align themselves with a candidate who has proven time and time that he wants a socialist government. A government where the people are not entitled to anything. Where the state is in total control of your daily lives. Barack Obama wants the United States to become the next NEW RUSSIA.

People tell me to do research. They tell me I don't check my facts. Well this researcher has done more than any human being alive on the internet has done. Because if you've done real research and checked your facts you would not be supporting the OBAMA/BIDEN ticket in November.

Because real change will happen by ELECTING JOHN MCCAIN/SARAH PALIN instead. They are what is right for this COUNTRY. They are the ones I feel will get the job done in Washington. They are the ones willing to fight special interest groups and cross party lines to get their points heard.

Which is why on November 4th I will be casting my ballot for McCain/Palin. Because I believe they know what's best for this Country.

On September 5th I will attend the Road to Victory Rally in Sterling Heights, MI. I will joining Michigan Republicans,hopefully some smart Independants and maybe some ex-Hillary supporters in support of a team worth fighting for.

McCain/Palin : COUNTRY FIRST




Who I am!!!

Who I am?

*I am a 36yr old female
*I am a proud American
*I am an individual who voices her opinion
*I am a college graduate with a BA in Communications
*I am a woman who thinks
*I am a person who knows right from wrong
*I am registered voter from the great state of Michigan
*I am a former Democrat turned Independent
*I am a citizen who does not want to live in a Communist or Socialist society
*I am sickened by the knowledge that the DNC would back a candidate who wants to make the United States a Socialist country
*I am upset with fellow alumni who think that Obama is what is right for this country
*I am upset with the media who will not ATTACK Senator Barack Obama instead takes every chance they can to poke holes in the Republican ticket
*I am upset at the political ads attacking John McCain
*I am upset that the state of Michigan got the shaft from the DNC even if they allowed them to be seated at the convention in Denver
*I am upset that Obama supporters can get away with harming peaceful protestors at the DNC convention
*I am glad that Obama supporters who are not peaceful in St Paul will face criminal punishment
FINALLY...
*I am embarresed when I see individuals touting a candidate without knowing the whole truth.
*I BELIEVE THAT COUNTRY SHOULD COME BEFORE CHANGE.

Now you know who I am.