J & Cs for December 15th

Cheers to me for trying to accept Trump as President Elect. #ImATrumpAdvisor now.

C & J's for November 6h

Cheers to all my awesome Channing UU Church friends for celebrating my birthday last night at our annual Service Auction. There were poppers popping confetti, people singing and lots of cake! Lots of cake. So glad I found Channing...sorry it took me so long.

Jeers to me for not being a very good UU as I know I'm supposed to support everyone's choice to find their truth. Unfortunately, if their truth includes a magical mysterious being that they can call upon for guidance and healing, my UU filter stops working. In my heart of hearts, my logical side gets in the way and has a hard time accepting what they believe. I know, that's wrong of me but I can't help thinking it. I try to not say it..so far, so good...I think.

Jeers to my stomach for not liking the foods I love.

J & C for October 12th

Jeers to Mary Fallin for her plan to rescue the oil & gas industry by declaring today "Oklahoma Pray of our Oil Fields" Day. Seriously.

Jeers to all the Trump fans who, apparently, can't see how wrong he is. Their expertise about current affairs is too fractured and full of holes to spot that only 9 percent of Trump’s statements are “true” or “mostly” true, according to PolitiFact, whereas 57 percent are “false” or “mostly false”—the remainder being “pants on fire” untruths. Trump himself has memorably declared: “I love the poorly educated.”

(Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-supporters-dunning-kruger-effect-213904#ixzz4N1534FiA )

Jeers to my cousin who thinks Marriage Equality should be overturned because same sex couples can't procreate and that's the purpose of marriage. This means, my marriage doesn't count because, like so many other couples, having kids is apparently not in "God's" plan. Nice. 

Cheers to cloudy cool days.

Cheers to having a lot of different things to do.

C & J's for September 13th, 2016

Jeers to dental work that hurts long after the procedure.

Cheers to my dentist's kid who is going to college this semester on my dime. I'm pretty sure I've paid that much.

Cheers to America's Got Talent and all the great entertainment found on the season's finale. Well, it's the last show of talent and tomorrow the winner will be announced. I have to go vote after I post this.

Jeers to America Ninja for not having a winner of the $1 million prize. Their show wrapped yesterday and was so anti-climatic.

Jeers to the Goddess of Pain who insists on giving me tooth pain AND hip/back pain. This is the only place I am going to complain about this. I had a pain blocker done a couple of weeks that did nothing much. My lower back was a bit better but my hip hurt more. If I did nothing, well, the pain was better too but how can I do nothing?

J & C's for September 11th, 2016

Jeers to me for speaking my mind....

Okay...I'm doing it again...getting into a conversation about religion one more time (although, to my credit it's been a while). I just saw an meme that basically said that God protected Daniel from some lion and he "will protect you too!" Okay...I'm torn...so torn...the UU in me wants to say, "that's nice...good for you." But the logically part of me wants to ask..."where was He last month when so many died from being buried alive because of a massive earthquake in Italy?" Not one of them was a prayer-making-Christian? These memes are so misleading. If you pray and truly believe, bad things will still happen to you. It's a given. Re-posting or "liking" a meme isn't going to stop that. Likewise, there are a ton of non-believers who have great, fulfilling, positive lives and guess what? They didn't pray or ask God for protection. It just happened.

Cheers to all the First Responders who saved so many lives on this day 15 years ago. Cheers to those who lost their lives as we celebrate their lives. Our hearts break for the families who lost someone on that day.

Jeers to me for being jealous of others who have connections I do not. Connections with: former teachers; former classmates; parents who are still alive; their children and grandchildren; to jobs that I could only dream of having; to economical resources. I am so green with envy it makes me so sad. I have so much but yet...I want more.

J & C for August 30th

Cheers to the month of August for winding up! September and October are the best months of the year...in my opinion.

Cheers to my friend Lisa Griggs for driving me to get a pain shot in my lower back yesterday!

Jeers to my pain shot for not healing me...but oh well, that's how it goes with pain.

Jeers to people who do what this meme says:

It makes me nuts when people do this, say something like..."Thanks a lot for nothing!" And you are left wondering what's up with that?

Cheers to funny memes like this one:

C & J for Thursday 8/11

Cheers to being 5 years cancer free!  It's a milestone but many people are a little disillusioned with this passing of time without an recurrence. It doesn't mean I'm cured or I'll never get it again but it's a great feeling to know my chances have dropped.

Cheers to all my Facebook Friends who've been so very supportive during the time I was going through treatment. I've said it before, Facebook has huge benefits. I'm in touch with people I never would have been if not for FB. So many old friends from high school and even a few frenemies. Some people, who if you had told me in 1979 I would be communicating with 35 years later I would have said you're smoking something funny. But alas I am! (communicating with them, not smoking something funny.)

Cheers for having a smorgasbord of things to do.  I have so many things to choose from:  put t-shirts up on eBay; read; write; watch a movie; clean; write a letter; the list goes on.

Cheers to my neighbor for having an air compressor and letting me come over to fill my front trike tire every 10 days so I don't have to buy a new tire.

J & C's for Monday, August 8th, 2016

Jeers to adult kids who ignore their ailing parents. Apparently they have no idea how hard it is to be without a mother. It sucks so if your mom is still with you, take care of her. Spend some time with her. Believe me, life is too short.

Jeers to people who like to dwell on the obvious. You don't have to say things like, "If you don't like what I say, you can unfollow me."  Of course people an do that. If some one dies young, don't say, "He was too young."  Of course he was.

C & J's for Friday 8/5

Cheers to people buying books on eBay and Half.com. I have a ton of books up for sale and they're selling...little by little but every day I'm going to church to pick up several to pack up and mail. Yeah!

Cheers to Sonic for their wonderful "light chocolate, peanut butter" 1/2 price milk shake and with real milk.

Jeers to Sonic for using real milk in their milk shakes and flaring up my lactose intolerance.

Jeers to me for not appreciating the Olympics.

Jeers to people who, when you ask them a direct question, they don't give an answer.

J&C's for August 4th, 2016

JEERS to my neighbors who won't say "good morning" to me when I'm riding my bike through the neighborhood at 6:15 am. I mean, would it kill you to say "hey?"

CHEERS to Donald Trump...yes, that's right CHEERS for his help in getting Hillary elected. He's very good at putting his foot in his mouth. So glad you hate being politically correct...that's working out well for you.

JEERs to the media for repeating the same things over and over again about the Donald. Sure, he's not someone I want as president but don't you have more news to discuss? His transgressions will hang him so you don't have to milk every story for whatever it's worth. Once a story is over...let it go.

CHEERs to the Bell's Palsy my husband came down with because it only lasted two days...like he just had a touch of it.

CHEERs to people who have families...kids and grandkids. Happy for you. I wish it was me but it's not so glad it's you.

I'm Back. C & J's for 7-21-16

So much has been happening. I will have to try to catch up.

Cheers to Melania Trump who did a great job with her speech. She didn't appear nervous, very natural, very sincere. Yes, she messed up with using entire phrases that were Michelle Obama's but they were great phrases.

Cheers to Ted Cruz for not endorsing The Donald. "Vote your conscience..." even if it's not Donald Trump. Makes sense. The governor of Ohio (where the RNC is being held) isn't coming to Cleveland due to his conscientious objects...why not Ted.

Jeers to the media who won't let go of Melania's decision to not change her words enough to really be her own. It's printed in the newspaper and already lining my parrot cage. Move on.

Jeers to Republicans who keep taking Hillary's words out of context about "What does it matter?"  She wasn't referring to the lost of lives; she was referring to the process of it's handling.

Cheers to my decision to put the books from my church's book sale (the ones that didn't sell, of course) up on eBay!  It's paying off.

Jeers to so many hot days in a row. Can't wait for football season.

J & C's for Friday, July 15th

Cheers to the needed rain we got last night!

Cheers to a day where I can do whatever I want. There's no real structure. I can clean out closets or go to church and sort through books. I can take a nap or read my book. Whatever I want. I wish to thank MY GOD for allowing this to be.

Jeers to people who post memes on Facebook that tell people to "Be Who you Are and Don't Worry about what other Thinks."  These are so misleading.  Those involved in the shoots of late were "being who they are". As long as there are mean people those memes have to include an aside. They're just not right.

J & C for July 13th

Jeers to money out the window to help Becca's vet send her kid to college. I think I paid for at least two classes. I love ya Bec but this really hurts.

Cheers to the fact that Becca isn't really sick...just a little and hopefully the meds will take care of that.

Jeers to the people who have such low self esteem that when they hear that someone else life matters, they freak out and say, "But what about me?"

                                                                                                 

C & J's for Tuesday July 12th

Cheers to buyers of EUC T-shirts at my eBay Store. I love it when you're buying. Thank you.

Cheers to my church lady friends who have dinner once a month (today was the day) and their kindness and inclusiveness. They are the best!

Jeers to conservatives who, apparently, have nothing better to do than find fault with our President. He could cure cancer and it wouldn't change their mind. Now, he gave a speech at the Dallas tribute of the five slain officers and he used some time to talk about the reasons why they were all there...why five officers had their lives cut short. We are a nation divided by the color of our skin; by religion; by political stance. I just can not see why conservatives can not see the good this man has done, the compassion he has. It's mind boggling.

Jeers to my husband and others who are so grumpy in the morning. In his haste he knocks things over and gravity makes his life even more difficult so he yells out his discontent. When he's leaving I say, "Have a nice day." to which he grumbles, "Not starting out very good."  Really? The sun came up. I made you a nice omelet, the electricity didn't go out. It's not raining. There is no flooding here. There is no governmental unrest. Seems to be to be a perfect day. I didn't say this, don't want to add fuel to his fire.

Jeers to the mailman for not bring me some good mail. I want a letter from my new pen pal and I want it now!

J & C's for Monday 7/11

Cheers, again for getting my sorry arse out the door at 6:am to go for a run with Becca. Okay she runs and I hold her leash while riding my adult tricycle. I'm sure I look pretty goofy but oh well. Anyway, the morning air is warm with a nice breeze. And the sun hasn't quite made that "burning my retina's out" appearance yet.

Cheers to neighbors who wave at me. I just know they are saying, "Good morning nice neighbor...hope your day is super."

Cheers to the nice owner at Precision Shoes on NW 150th Street and Western in OKC. You were very patient as I tried on six different pairs of sneakers. Plus you let me exchange my New Balance shoes for Brooks. Let's see if these work for me. I had to take them off after about five hours but that's normal.

Jeers to news announcers who when talking about the shooting in Dallas keep reiterating what happened what happened on Thursday...that five police officers were cut down by a sniper. If people don't know what happened already they either live on the moon and are just visiting or don't follow current events.

Jeers to those who are against BlackLivesMatter. Why wouldn't you support this? It doesn't mean screw everyone else; it means for so long people of color have been misjudged just because of the color of their skin. If you don't understand the depth of this than you are obviously white.

J&C for 7/10/16

Jeers to the Black Panther leader, Hashim Nzinga who insists whites are out to get blacks and blacks need to fight back. Jeers I say! And Jeers for people on Facebook who insist on re-posting articles about this. If you are doing it, you're promoting hate; your acknowledging hate. You're saying you agree and agreeing with hate is double hate. MLKJR would not stand for that. Hate does not help hate! #StopTheHate

Cheers to my good luck for living in a house that's at a higher elevation than many homes. We have not seen any flooding in our home even when the street is a river. Our front slopes slightly to the road and the back slopes a lot to the property to our north. We are so thankful.

Jeers to people who like to cast aspirations on our President of the United States. Sure we're not all going to agree with everything he does but by golly, I know in my heart of hearts, he has our best interest in mind. So many people like to twist and turn some of his achievements in such a way they come up as a negative thing or they make something out of nothing. He's the friggin' POTUS...show a little respect. http://reverbpress.com/politics/debunking-obamas-accomplishments-meme-part-1/

Cheers to Hazelnut Spread. This stuff is so friggin' good. I like it with peanut butter on bread. It's a good thing to eat too when you have a tooth ache.

J & C's for July 8th

Too much negative things have happened recently that JEERs must come first.

Jeers to the evilness that has happened in Dallas (Sniper Attack on Cops...5 dead 7 injured) Minnesota (lawfully carrying black man shot when pulled over for a rear light out) and Baton Rough (Black man killed my cops for no apparent reason). The Dallas shooting could be in retaliation of the other two shootings. They are still working on it. Or it could be ISIS. Which leads me to my theory.

Jeers to people who think I'm nuts because of my ISIS theory.  This is this...I know it sounds far fetched but it could be right on...so many incidents have happened where people you never would expect of doing a crime have committed one. Cops are going bat-ass crazy killing people for no good reason; young ladies are driving their car into a crowd at a parade, kids are shooting their parents or their whole family.  Why are these things happening?  Because ISIS has come up with a way to infiltrate people psychies. I know, sounds nuts but what other explanation is there? We're just hearing about more of these things because of the Internet? Maybe. But if advertisers can seduce you into buying their brand of vodka via subliminal deduction, than why not invade someone's unconscious to get them to do what you want? To kill people; to stir up hate; to get people to find some appeal for a misguided businessman who wants to be President. It's at least something to look into...I think.

Jeers to emails that never come. You are waiting for word from someone and you wait and wait and you check it again and again and it's not showing up.

Cheers to pain pills. What IS the difference between being addicted and just really really liking them?

C & J for July 7th

Cheers for getting up at 4am and getting a ton done by 8am. Took Becca for a run and planted the rest of my flowers into planters.

Cheers to Lactose Free milk that has an expiration date four weeks away so I can actually finish it before it goes bad.

Cheers to my new pen pal, Suzie who I randomly picked based on her ad only to discover she lives in WNY!  What are the odds?

Jeers to Hillary Clinton. If she lied I have lost all respect for her and can't vote for her. Not that I'll vote for Trump though.

Jeers to sitting in the dentist chair for 90 minutes today. Let's hope it's not too bad. I plan on falling asleep.

Cheers and Jeers for July 6th

Today I will start with the Cheers!

Cheers to hitting WalMart at 7am when the place is quiet and empty and the workers are in good moods. At least three workers said Good Morning to me. I was home by 8:10am.

Cheers to cloudy days!

Cheers to my friend MaryLee for helping me yesterday at church. We had a book sale a couple weeks ago. With what is left, we are organizing them by Author to see what we have. I'm taking pics of books of the same author in groups with the hope of selling them that way.

Jeers to my dentist for not seeing the decay that is festering under a cap until now. I go to the dentist every four months and they have taken x-rays. Now we have to cut the cap and clean the tooth out and see if we can save it with a root canal. Ca-ching! $2500! It hurts.

Jeers to Becca's liver for having too many enzymes and causing us to have to do an ultrasound. Ca-ching at least $500 right there.

Jeers to cashier at WalMart who looked perturbed when I asked her to stop scanning until I had all the items on the belt so I could watch what she's doing and availd of situation where I'm overpaying. She didn't seem too happy.

Jeers & Cheers for July 5th

I'm going to start with the jeers first. I'm in that kind of mood.

Jeers to Kevin Durant for leaving OKC. Yeah, I know you think it's best for you but you know it's going to gnaw at you that you let so many people down. So many believed you'd stay here. Yeah...I get it...you need to start a new chapter in this book you're writing called life I understand but it's a lot to ask us to be okay with this. I'm sure after a couple years we'll be all fine. I don't think I can cheer you on in another city though. I'd like to but I just don't think it's going to happen.  Also, as you don't know, I'm in the pre-owned T-shirt business. Do you know what this is going to do to me financially? People are NOT going to want to buy you anymore...well, your face anyway. I wish I had had a heads up; maybe I could have put more up of you (on eBay) before all this shit hit the fan. Yeah, I'm thinking of me. It's business. Nothing personal. I'd like to say I hope things work out for you as you are hoping they will. But that wouldn't be very truthful. So whatever. 

Jeers to the City of Edmond for a less than entertaining firework show. Yeah, I know...something went awry and people were hurt but ...these were professionals? Sure it's not the worse thing to happen to me today (thanks Kev) but I was just disappointed again. Guess there's always next year.

Jeers to people who are NOT morning people. I'm grumpy right now but I would still say "good morning" to you. Actually I did. 

Jeers to that fine line between crazy and just plain goofy. I'd like to think Im the latter but I am sure there are people in my neighborhood who would question that. Just because every morning at 6am you will see me taking my dog for a run. Well, she runs; I ride my adult tricycle while holding her lease in my left hand. I have to keep my right hand on the handle bar so I can brake fairly quickly. I know I look a little cra cra...a middle aged breastless lady riding a tryc. That in itself is a little over the top. But humor me. I'm not crazy. I swear.

Cheers to being up and out at 6am to take my dog for a walk. The morningness is so awesome. It's still on the hot side but there's often a cool breeze. And the best thing for me: NO sun shining into my very soul. I absolutely hate the sun...I'm sad to say because I know so many worship it but it makes me miserable. It changes my whole dispostion. The sun makes me cranky.

Cheers to my husband Philip who goes to work each morning to do something he's not all that crazy about. He's got a lot of stress and I so want to take some of that away but I can't...except I did hang his laundry after I washed it. I used to just wash it  and left it to him to hang and put away. ( I did fold it, too.)  If you work with Phil, please be extra nice because he's doing the job of more than one person and the process of not handling stress so well makes him a little preoccupied. 

Cheers to my Facebook Friends for reading this blog. You all rock.

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