No School on Friday or Monday
Weird. The kids already got a Spring Break. Now they still get 2 extra days off for “Easter” this weekend – a religious holiday that about half of the population does not observe, recognize nor celebrate other than a store bought basket of candy and maybe dinner on Sunday.
I guess its always nice to get a day off from school – unless you are a parent trying to support a family and can’t find day care for those 2 days.
When I was in school, Spring Break was tied to Easter. Now they just seem to throw days off from school around however it suits the School Board and to Hell with the parents.
Remember Simon and Garfunkel?
Did I even spell Garfunkel right? I think the actual spelling of their name involves an ampersand instead of the word “and” but I was told to not use ampersands in a blog title. So it’s probably not going to be right even if I did spell it right.
I loved this duo’s music when I was a teenager. It really spoke to me. My favorite song they did was called “Sounds of Silence.” I still remember every word to that song and it still means a lot to me.
Gummy Bears vs Fruit Snacks
When I was a kid, a new candy was introduced to the word. They called them Gummy Bears. It wasn’t long before this candy was a big hit and there was a surge of new competition. There were gummy coke bottles, gummy worms, and eventually they decided to make gummy vitamins to help convince the little kiddies to take their daily vitamins more readily.
Now they are selling gummy fruit snacks. Come on, people. Everyone knows these are just gummy bears make to look like fruit and packages as “healthy” instead of as “candy.” Gimme a break.
Lint Roller
I know I buy a new lint roller gadget every couple of months and it is supposed to be on the shelf by the bleach in my laundry room. But now that I want to use one and get all this dog hair off my pants, I can’t find a lint roller anywhere in the house.
I know that I haven’t thrown any away. So where the hell are they? This is maddening. I don’t have time to go to the store and buy one – I have to leave for my appointment and just needed to vent before I go. Worst case, I’ll tear off some duct tape and use that. But I really wish I had a lint roller to do the job – that’s what I bought them for.
Salads and More Salads
Its never too early to start thinking about beach wear and getting my body ready for a new bikini this summer. I have started my new diet so I can lose these extra Winter pounds that crept up on me. You don’t think that a big mug of hot chocolate with melting marshmallows every night has anything to do with that?
So I have decided to stop with the hot chocolate and switch to herbal tea at night. And I am eating salads for lunch at least three days each week. I have found a couple of places that make several kinds of salads for under $5, which is a good price for lunch out.