Sunday, December 21, 2008

Holidaze and Diverzity...a bit of Humaarrr!

With the CHRISTMAS season upon us, it is also a time to reflect and perhaps take heart in being TOLERANT of others wishes, religions, etc etc.

Personally I celebrate Christmas. Both the religious and retail side of it. I have friends who celebrate Hanukkah, co-workers that celebrate both and Ramadan. I believe I have coworkers who celebrate none of the above.

I am sure with the wide variety of folks on Myspace, friends and non-friends they would celebrate way outside of the realm already mentioned.

It was at this point, during the HOLIDAY season...that I found I must have the ultimate in Diversity Christmas/Holiday cards. The closest I found was in Walmart.

One side of the card: Merry, Happy, Felicitous, Pleasant, Mediocre, Cheap, Survivable, Red and Green, Religious, Debauched, Fantastic...(Choose one)...then the other side of the card.....Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Ramadan, Chrismukkah, Vacation, Season, New Year, Hangover....

So chose one from one side and chose another from the other...and have a......(Choice 1) (Choice 2)...and on the inside...All the best to you and yours.
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Have a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest and Brightest of New Years from my Family to yours.May whatever celebration your family choses, may it be the best possible that is possible with the choices that are available to you.

Cherrie and Family.(including: Maddie, Scamp and Daisy the turtle whose real name is Cindy.)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Hi Folks.
I spoke to my doctor about my weight 10/22 among other things. Yearly update and all. So he gave me something to jump start it. Adipex-p. He also had me do a treadmill echo test and a bunch of blood tests.
I was really fearing the stress test, as my dad had his first heart attack at 36, when I was 6. He was in the hospital for over 6 months then. Since then, before he died, had numerous heart attacks, was the 2nd person to have the ballon angioplasty. (funny side note--my manager knows the first.) Anyway...he passed in 2001. He had numerous heart attacks, to the point that he was not even telling my mom or going to the doctor about them. He had a stroke, and then a few months later, triple by-pass. Due to hospital negligence...he died in march 2001.
So the family history is there. My mom's side has cancer...so I dont smoke or drink. Dont need too...got a pretty good chance through my family history..why add to the pot.
So...the tests came back at my check up today.
a-I have officially at the doctor lost 15 lbs. (18 lbs at home).
b-I might be low on iron, but basically all blood tests are good.
c-my stress tests were just boring to look at, per the doctor. (that is a good thing.).
and the most promising thing was....my doctor...it took him about 10 minutes to realize I really lost that amount of weight...to put the two amounts together and come up with the difference....and he was very pleased.
So...now my next step...set up program. It takes 21 days to form a habit. This is where I need your help. Please help me to make time to exercize and keep my food log.
For those wanting to lose weight...I would say....start with some adipex-p. 27.42 no insurance, but prescription required. It gave me energy and took away the feeling that I needed to eat 3 servings of food. the first few days...I was restless in my sleep...so be warned.
so now I am logging my food intake and exercise at Fitday.com. It is free. It will give you calories eaten, putting in your activities gives you the calories used up, and a nutrition count and how it compares to the recommended daily allowance, etc. So today...I had 1352 calories. Can you believe that. I probably maxed out at 3000 easy before.
so...if you are serious...try the fitday.com and be honest. It is password log in, so know one will be watching it, unless you make it public.
so...I guess..pretty good health and getting healthier.

YEAH!!!!
(And...I had no problem passing up 2 chocolate cakes and 1 birthday cake at work yesterday.!!!)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Really Interesting on the date of this article...WOW

I find it interesting, the date on this article is 060408.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/the_vp_case_for_gov_sarah_pali.html

June 04, 2008
McCain Should Pick Sarah Palin for VPBy Jack Kelly

Who? When?

Republicans including, I imagine, Sen. McCain himself are asking these questions about his selection of a vice presidential candidate.

Ideally, a presidential candidate wants a running mate who will help him or her win the election, and (maybe) to govern afterwards. But most will settle for a veep who isn't a drag on the ticket, as Dan Quayle was for the first President Bush.

Traditionally, a presidential nominee has chosen a running mate to balance the ticket geographically, or to appease a faction of the party. The most successful example of this was when John F. Kennedy picked Lyndon Johnson, though neither liked the other, and LBJ joined the ticket only because he thought Kennedy would lose.

Bill Clinton broke with this tradition when he chose another young (purported) moderate from a neighboring southern state. By picking Al Gore, he hoped to reinforce his campaign theme of generational change.

Which way will Sen. McCain go? The potential running mates most often discussed have downsides nearly as great as their upsides. Gov. Tim Pawlenty helps only in Minnesota, and not enough, according to current polls, to make a difference there. Sen. McCain's friend Sen. Joe Lieberman would bring in some moderate Democrats, but could further antagonize
conservatives already suspicious of Sen. McCain. Gov. Romney would have little appeal to working class whites unhappy with Sen. Obama, and evangelicals fret about that Mormon thing. A Huckabee nomination would irritate economic and foreign policy conservatives as much as it would please evangelicals.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is a rising star. But he's only 36, and he's been governor for less than a year.There is one potential running mate who has virtually no down side. Those conservatives who've heard of her were delighted to learn that McCain advance man Arthur Culvahouse was in Alaska recently, because they surmised he could only be there to discuss the vice presidential nomination with Gov. Sarah Palin.

At 44, Sarah Louise Heath Palin is both the youngest and the first female governor in Alaska's relatively brief history as a state. She's also the most popular governor in America, with an approval rating that has bounced around 90 percent.

This is due partly to her personal qualities. When she was leading her underdog Wasilla high school basketball team to the state championship in 1982, her teammates called her "Sarah Barracuda" because of her fierce competitiveness.

Two years later, when she won the "Miss Wasilla" beauty pageant, she was also voted "Miss
Congeniality" by the other contestants.

Sarah Barracuda. Miss Congeniality. Fire and nice. A happily married mother of five who is still drop dead gorgeous. And smart to boot.

But it's mostly because she's been a crackerjack governor, a strong fiscal conservative and a ferocious fighter of corruption, especially in her own party.

Ms. Palin touches other conservative bases, some of which Sen. McCain has been accused of
rounding. Track, her eldest son, enlisted in the Army last Sept. 11. She's a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association who hunts, fishes and runs marathons. A regular churchgoer, she's staunchly pro-life.

Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal said Sen. McCain should run against a corrupt, do-nothing Congress, a la Harry Truman. If he should choose to do so, Gov. Palin would make an excellent partner "The landscape is littered with the bodies of those who have crossed Sarah," pollster Dave Dittman told the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes.

Sen. Barack Obama's support has plunged recently among white women. Many Hillary Clinton supporters accuse him -- I think unfairly -- of being sexist. Having Sarah Palin on the ticket could help Sen. McCain appeal to these disgruntled Democrats.

Running mates usually aren't named until the convention. But if Sen. McCain should name Gov. Palin earlier, it would give America more time to get to know this extraordinary woman. And because she's at least a dozen feature stories waiting to be written, she could help him dominate the news between now and the conventions.

Another reason for selecting Sarah Palin early would be to force Barack Obama to make a mistake. He'd have to rule out choosing someone like Virginia Sen. Jim Webb as his running mate, for fear of exacerbating charges of sexism. And if he chose a woman other than Hillary, the impression Democrats are wimpy would be intensified.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Update

HI
I wanted to wave hi to everyone!
I wanted to let you know...size 4 leather pants. Wilson's leather, look brand new. give me a ring if you want them. price negotiable

I sell Avon , (independent sales rep)....so if you want to order....let me know it goes in on every other saturday, starting with 08/13.....you can order online and we can deliver too....
Here is our website...
http://cassandrlivingston.avonrepresentative.com/

Delivery in the local DFW area and we can most likely find a way to get it delivered if you are in a different area. You can order online and we can deliver, make sure you register and mark Cassandr livingston as your avon representative.

We are going to an Avon expo tomorrow to see the new stuff coming out for fall...it is going to be exciting!

LET ME KNOW...

Thanks,
Cherrie

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

President who?

Ok...so this is nothing new...well it may be for some. I heard about it on the radio one day and they went through some of it, but not all of it. Pretty F)*)*% amazing if it even has 10% truth to it.

So...who to vote for....

Clinton and their body count? (http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/BODIES.html)

McCain taking away freedom of speech (You cannot say something like, I like this person for president because...... --within so many days from an election.) it is against teh law....

Obama...well...not sure on his religious affiliations and upbringing. I think that he can be a dangerous one also.

So...again...yes I know...snopes.com will deny it all...but folks, take a closer look, not just a scratch on the lottery ticket look, really delve into it and make an educated guess....not what some news show tells you who to vote for.

AND YES.....NOT VOTING...IS VOTING....You are accepting the popular vote as your own and have no right to BITCH about the outcome.

Ok...going to see about putting up dinner and maybe get some icecream...I think I need to calm down

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

1.Are you ready for 100 questions?Sure..why not. Need to relax and rob and cass are watching weird movie
2. Do you watch college football?Maybe once every 10 years
3. Who will fill this survey out after you?I doubt anyone…they have a life
4. Who was the last person to send you a text message?Rob
5. Do you love anyone?Yes
6. Are you happy?I have my ups and downs. Meds help.
7. Where was the last place you went shopping?If gas works…Tom Thumb. Other than that…lunch and JITB or actually purchasing something useless….half price books.
8. How do you feel about your hair?I need a perm
9. Where do you work?MCK
10. Last thing you ate/drank?Skettie
11. Do you wish you were someplace else right now?Nope.
12. Do you have any pet peeves?Yep. A couple of them. 1 is controversial
13. Do you have any expensive jewelry?Yeppers
14. AIM or Yahoo?And msn, myspace, facebook and a couple of others.
15. Do you like math?Accounting/reconciliation math. Regular math I really suck at.
16. How many hours on average do you work a week:40+
17. Does your crush like you? No clue.
18. Favorite baseball team?Dont really have one
19. Favorite NFL team?Used to be Houston Oilers, then Minnesota Vikings, I guess jaguars or titans
20. Do you watch the Olympics?Yeah, when they are on…yes.
21. Last restaurant you went to?Jack in the box....or Pappas BBQ
22. Who was the last person to call you?Rob
23. What’s your sign?I am a capricorn
24. Do you have a favorite number?5 or 654 or 423
25. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations?Red bucket at walmart
26. What do you spend the majority of your money on?Stuff, groceries, food, bills, dog food and bones.
27. Where does your family live?Houston, Missouri, OKLA, Kansas
28. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?Brother 8 yrs older than me
29. Ever been called a bitch?Quite a bit. When I deserved it and when I did not.
30. Got any guilty pleasures?Yep
31. Do you drink beer?Nope
32. What's your favorite color?Process blue, it is that blue color between blue and purple, deep color
33. Did you ever collect Beanie Babies?Only when I was in a pack of mom’s waiting for the children’s meal.
34. Ever bought anything online?Yep
35. Myspace or Facebook?Both
36. Do you have T-Mobile?Nope…sprint….you can call me if you have it.
37. Does your bf/gf’s family like you?Sure…so does the x-wife. (figure that one out.)
38. Have you had sex in the past week?Could be. What kinda of sex we talking about?
39. Do you talk about people behind their backs?Occasionally
40. Does your mate have any tattoos or piercings?He used to have his ear pierced on a dare.
41. Last time you saw your parents? Mom when I was 19, dad in March 2001
42. Talents? Lots…cooking, baking, shopping, storm watching, crochet, surf, research, more….
43. Ever been in a wedding? Yep
44. Do you have any children?Yep
45. Last movie you watched?Bits and pieces of 1408, full movie…Waitress
46. Are you missing anyone at the moment?Not really. Miss lots of people all the time.
47. Did you take a nap today?Nope
49. Ever been on a cruise?Nope
48....was missing......
50. Do you send people threatening myspace messages?Nope
51. Do you stalk people's myspace pages?Nope
52. Do you have any wealthy friends?Define wealthy
53. Ever met anyone famous before? Nope…but I was #10 on my favorite author’s website…been reading her since highschool (1983)
54. Does your significant other resemble any celebs?Yeah…the crew from wild hogs
55. Do you feel bad for Britney Spears?Nope..she makes her own bed, she needs to lie in it.
56. Are you multi-tasking right now?Nope
57. Could you afford to have a child right now?Does anyone? Eventually you will want to do something you want for them and wont be able to.
58. Are you hungry or thirsty?Nope…full…spaghetti
59. Favorite fast food restaurant?Right now it is jb’s sirloin cheese burger (grilled onions and cheddar cheese) and a side of sweet tea from chicki fillit.
60. What makes you happy?Doing a good job, making people happy, and having enough money to pay bills and have a bit extra.
61. What is your average cell phone bill? Do you pay it?Don’t know..rob pays it….maybe 300? There are 3 phones, music, internet, games, calling others, texting…gee a perpetual communication device??? Who needs a ps3, xbox, or wii?
62. Do you own a digital camera?Nope, but cass and rob do. Trying getting it from them….GEEZZZZZZ63. Ever had to take a sobriety test?Nope……gotta drink first, right?
64. Do you believe in Karma?Not sure…define karma. Fate yes. Faith, yes.
65. Can you speak any other languages?Fluently? No. Bits and pieces…ja. Spanish, Mexican, Russian, german. I was fluent in german when I graduated high school. Fluent—read and write and speak.
66. Do you get high regularly?Nope…not in the last 20 years
67. Do you take birth control or use protection?I am supposed to for hormones sake.
68. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use?Nope
69. Where are you?In my home.
70. Do you think you'll be at your job long? Been there almost 8 years.
71. Ever been to Las Vegas?Yep…twice…once on a free trip from KISS FM, the other…driving through meeting inlaws.
76. Have you ever been gambling?Of course. They even had to fill the machine in front of me to finish paying me off.
77. How old are your parents?Deceased. Step mom is 60
78. When is the last time you updated your blog?Yesterday
79. Do you have your wisdom teeth?2 of 4, or partials of.
80. Favorite place to be?Not sure…there are quite a few. Maybe at the lotto office claiming my big win.
81. Have you been to New York City?Nope
82 Favorite sit down restaurant?Maybe ifrattelli…or a great steak house
83. Ever been to Disney Land?Not sure…been to the one in CA. Knotts berry farm and santa village.
84. Did you buy your bf/gf anything for Christmas?Of course. That is a silly question.
85. Last time you showered?Kinda personal dontcha think?
86. Does your best friend tell their gf/bf stuff you tell them?Not sure who that would be. Several people tell me stuff.
87. Do you e-mail?Yep…several email addy’s.
88. Last letter/piece of mail you received?Pin from mck, celebrating 175 years.
89. Last missed call?Not sure. Unidentified #
90. Do you think you're attractive?On the inside maybe.
91. Last voice mail you received?Aki
92. Do you drunk dial/text?That entails drinking…right?
93. Do you pay your bills or make someone else do it?Both
94. What is the best city in the state that you live in?Ummmm boerne? I don’t know…there are some really cool places here. I think the best place in the state…is in the state. I always come back to TEXAS.
95. Have you ever ran away from home?Nope..no need.
96. Did you tell someone you loved them today?All the time
97. Are you bored right now?A little
98. Last concert you went to?It was either Waylon and Willie or Bryan adams opening for survivor. (That puts a date on it, huh?)
99. What do you think about before you go to bed?Sexy adult stuff….
100. What are your plans for tomorrow?Waking up, using bathroom, getting dressed, dressing warm and going to work. Working, coming home, relaxing and probably doing another useless survey.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Rabbit Ears...

https://www.dtv2009.gov/
Ummmm for those that dont always hear/listen to the news....the government is changing the way you will be able to use your tv set. If you do not have digital tv (you have analog if you use rabbit ears), the tv is going away in 2009. You will need a converter box. The above website (https://www.dtv2009.gov/) will have answers and you can apply for a 40 dollar coupon to get a converter box. That will bring the price down to about 10-30 dollars. You will definately need it if you do not have cable or something similar. Dont delay.Why is the gvmt doing this? They are taking back the tv air waves so they are giving you something to be able to watch tv with.
Thanks,C
again...https://www.dtv2009.gov/