Another year wiser

That day, the one that approaches on sneaky little feet, is rapidly approaching. Another year notched in the Totem pole of my life...looks a little like a grinning cat now. There will not be fireworks to commemorate the day, no marching bands, no lively old man with a fiddle and a knowing grin. This is all just fine with me as it is just another day on the calender.

My sweet Dad sent me a very unexpected gift, a heart pendant with a cross, which is beautiful in its self, but the inscription on the back made my day, my year and a lifetime of smiles. "My little girl yesterday, my friend today, my daughter forever." Yep, got a little teary, and it means so much to me.  I quickly removed my heart necklace leftover from another time in my life, and replaced it with the new. If you know me, then you know I don't often change my jewelry, and this one will probably never be taken off.

I've spent the last several days with a very good friend who reminds me that we don't always have to behave, but to her credit it is usually me who is the troublemaker. I don't know, I believe it because I am free to be myself in her company. So much of life is spent at work acting the part that is expected by corporate. Smile, offer to help (which is not something I mind doing.) Coach and discipline, and don't share some of  what is going on. There are days when I'd like to tear off the jacket and just be a troublemaker..lol.

I'm wondering what new things the coming year will bring. With a smile in my heart I am hoping for the good and wishing away the bad. (roll those sleeves up girl and wade right into the thick of it...) Changes are coming and I am ready.

If you are reading this Pop, a giant hug and many kisses..you made this ol'
gal very happy to be your daughter.

Hugs,

~K 

What's Going On?

Ah friends, be grateful that I was Not posting here often during the Shutdown, I saved my rants for Facebook. The best thing to come of that fiasco was the Tea Party Republicans discrediting themselves for any future elections in the immediate future. It was a hostage taking pure and simple, and in any other time would have been considered sedition and their asses would now be in jail. They accomplished nothing they intended to do. They have been trying to prevent the White House and Obama from making any creditable change during his tenure. But their hissy fit over The Affordable Care Act was a group of people who had lost trying to get their way through extortion. It cost the U.S. 24 billion dollars. Many people who needed those Government retirement checks; National Parks who could not let the public in; Veterans who waited for disability checks..all of them were hurt by a few people who pirated the country. They did not have a noble cause.

In other news...I have been very busy at work lately, some overtime included. Tonight was the last big race of this year, The West Virginia Breeders Classic, and we were mobbed. All of us ran all night. Reports out the ying-yang and a great deal of dodging the crowds. I finally figured out (With Managers friendly and pointed questions) why I get cranky on these nights. It's not being busy, that I can do and handle..it's the crowds. I get irked with large amounts of people going in every direction. I have never been a huge fan of crowds, even as a teen I would avoid parades because of the amount of people who would be there. It's overwhelming and I guess I fight back in self defense without even knowing I am doing it. The next time something like this happens I will know why and take a step aside for a few minutes to get back into prospective.

Tonight I also interviewed (my first time) for a full time Supervisor position. It was at times mentioned to me in the past if I was ready when things looked to be shaking up towards an opening, but they never actually went beyond that. Now there was a list of other possibles all being interviewed within a few days. So hopefully by Wednesday I will know the outcome. I still have reasons to be happy where I currently am, so if I do not receive the promotion It will be OK, I will not fall into sullen sadness. I know that I have been a Dual rate longer than the others, but it is always possible that someone else will fill the position better than I could.

There is only 7 days to go until I am on vacation with my buddy Mel. This has been a long time coming, and we both need time away from work. I think I can hang in there 7 days. I just hope that the Federal Jury Duty Summons I received has a quick outcome. If I get picked..fine..just be quick about it...Lol.

G'Night
K

You know who you are

To the woman who used to be an almost daughter to me...I read your blog, the last entry being Jan.2012.
I want you to know that I wish things had been different. I still think of you. We have a new person at work that reminds me of you. As soon as I saw her I thought "oh! If she had red hair she would be-----".
I am sorry that I could not have been what you needed me to be. There was so much drama happening it really messed with me, and I failed you.

But I want you to know..you were never a monster. That was my own confusion and anxiety getting in the way. I wanted to help you so much. I am glad that you found happiness. Since the last entry on your blog was dated Jan. 2012, I don't know what has happened to you since. I do wish you joy. I hope that you have continued with your education, and are still enjoying life.

Most of all, I apologize for not being able to help when you needed it. Those years I spent with you and your Dad, I was lost, hoping for a miracle. I know now that I could never have been what he needed, and I should have known that right from the start, but then I would never had met you.

In my mind I picture you happy and always moving forward. Peace and Love..that is what I hope you have found.

~K

Slow start

Slow start, I am outta gas this day. Really don't feel like tackling the chores that await me. My damn brain is constantly reminding me that I am not making progress. Argh!  Fall cleaning..it's needed but it requires energy and will power. If the weather would cooperate and make me feel like it's autumn then maybe my speed would accelerate. Enough of the 90 degree days already!

All those folks who love to wear shorts and flip flops year round must be having a hey day. If that was my style choice I would relocate further south and eastward towards the ocean. (though I have been pondering that idea) I'm waiting for the first truly cool day so I can take pictures in my mind of their wardrobe choices.
Hell, last winter at the casino you could find more than few folks still clinging to their summer gear. It just makes me shake my head and wonder.

Tomorrow's weather promises change. We need the rain and the temperatures are supposed to drop by 15 degrees. (Big: YAY!) It's been overly dry here and Gilligan is going to be hard put to find green grass to snack on when we visit the outdoors together.

Wishing everyone a pleasant Sunday.

~K

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BOO!!!~!

heh heh

~K

Think for Yourselves!

If you know me, then you know that on one social network I post a great deal about injustice, whether it is about Animal rights, or the Rights of the People in my country, the US. Why do I post so much? Because I hope if nothing else it makes someone else think. To take a trip out of their insular little world and look at the view of the larger picture and what is going on while they are not paying attention.

Some might say that I am a Liberal, but I do not care to be labeled. What I am about is Right VS Wrong, and not one party over another. Being a Democrat or a Republican these days is a far cry from what it once meant. So many people place themselves in a box and just vote the way they grew up. Checking a box is not thinking. What do you really know about the person you just voted for? Lord knows that politicians will say just about anything to get re-elected. They play on your fears and needs, and rarely keep their promises.

So I challenge you. Take down the names of the people who are causing our government to come to a stand still ever since they took office. It has become a circus of 'Tit for Tat'. Finger pointing, corruption, and a huge waste of the tax payers money. Why should we continue to support people who have failed at their jobs for the last 4 or more years? If we performed in a like manner we would surely all have been fired long ago.

Their job is really quite simple. What is best for the American people, and not what is best for their own Political party. Recently they have passed a bill with a rider that will protect a huge corporation ( Monsanto) from farmers and citizens suing them. This is a company that's number one goal is to control the world food market, make the fruits of the earth their own by patenting the seeds and making farmers pay for it each year. They are in a sense holding the people of this country hostage, and forcing us to buy their products. They are also destroying the environment, killing off the bees with their pesticides, and feeding us food that has been doctored with genetic material and poisons. And our government seems O.K. with this. Why? Money and Power.

The Political machine that once held great promise and was a shining symbol for the rest of the world is gone.
The system is broken beyond repair, and continues to spiral down. The rich are feathering their nests while the other 98% of our citizens struggle to to support ourselves and our families. Female rights are being disassembled. The children who live in poverty have had the source of their meals removed. Small farmers are disappearing. And Corporations run our government behind the curtain.

How to fix this:  Dump every single non-productive politician out of office and never allow them back. Elect people who want to make a difference. Remove corporate lobbyists from Congress, the Executive branch and the Judicial Branch.  As long as working for the government is a means for people to get rich and gain control nothing will ever change.  I am calling for a revolution of Ethics and not bloodshed.

I hope that some of you remember this come time for Elections. We can create change simply by not bringing these people back. Our voice is our vote. Empower us to be heard. Together our voice would shake the foundations if we but demand it.

~K

Dare to Drive

This will be a short sarky rant about bad drivers. Having been the recipient of an accident that has totally messed with my life for the past year, I feel justified in making these remarks. Distracted, stupid, and unnecessarily in too big a hurry..these people drive without a care for any other drivers on the road.
Last night within a miles distance I saw 2 people blast through a red light in my town. I'd appreciate if local law enforcement stopped looking for past due registrations and spent a little more time parked near local intersections.

A week does not go by that I fail to see stupidity on our roads. Left turns against traffic with little room to spare, light runners, driving without headlights, tailgaters, and speeders. It's like they have no fear of reprisal.
Or any respect or care of hurting another human being.

If they are on their phones, texting, or showing off for their friends in the back seat...it makes no difference.
Other than yelling, flipping the bird, or laying on our horns...what can we do to make people more responsible?

I wonder...can you use a taser on cars? One that can travel the distance and stop their car in its tracks?
Wishes...so end-eth the rant.

K