Fawk You Friday

This is my first week participating in the blog hop/meme Fawk You Friday . . . a weekly venting session!


The good news is TGIF . . . the weekend is almost here . . . now for the venting :)


Fawk you politics . . . I'm sick of all the bickering and propaganda!  The world economy is in trouble . . . at this point just find a way to get along and FIX IT . . .


Fawk you stress . . . you are on my last nerve!


Fawk you sinus problems . . . I seriously need to get some stuff done and you are keeping me from feeling well enough to do it . . .


Fawk you to the stuff that needs to be done . . . where is that magic wand?


Fawk you to the awful cold or flu that my mom has . . . it scares me when she gets so sick . . .


Fawk you to having my days and nights mixed up!!


Fawk you wedding plans . . . I'm ready to get married at the court house like I wanted to do to begin with!


Fawk you if you are offended by my post . . . I needed to vent!


Thank you to My Mad Mind for hosting this blog hop/meme :)  If you would like to join in, click on the logo to check it out and see who else is venting . . .





Got big plans for the weekend?  


The Captain and I are definitely going to Busch Gardens this weekend so we can start building up our endurance for a walking marathon we will be participating in benefitting diabetes research.  It feels good to know that not only will we be doing the healthy thing for ourselves, we will be doing good for others. 


Have an awesome Friday!

Wedding overwhelm . . .

There hasn't been much on my mind lately except for our wedding plans.  I'm deliriously happy, madly in love and overwhelmed all at the same time. The details will be posted after it is all over with . . .


Although some of my blogs have not been updated lately, I have still managed to get some blog posts written.


Blessings to all . . . hope you are all having a wonderful week!

NEW BLOG POSTS . . .


Gina's Italian Kitchen


Roasted Red Pepper Hummus


Jalapeno Hummus


Spicy Roast Pork w/Rosemary Potatoes


Grandma's Chopped Barbecue


Fresh Corn Cakes


Chocolate Eclair Cake


Serious Grilled Cheese Sandwich




Peace Love Happiness


The Proposal of Marriage




LaBelladiva


Beaded Flip Flops


Fabric Button Earrings


Painted Floor Cloth


Modge Podge Pots


Beautiful Decoupaged Jars




Fabulous Frugalista


Frugal Household Remedies


Be on HGTV


Free Jar Labels




Gina's Music Memories


Muse


MTV Turns 30


The Beatles ~ If I Fell


MTV ~ The Original VJs




My Florida Paradise


Fort Desoto Park ~ St. Petersburg, Florida




Subtropical Gardening


Soil recipes for container gardening

How to fix Congress!

I received this in an email today--I sent it on to 10 of my friends and now I am posting it here--please feel free to copy/paste this--spread the word!!

What do you think?

I am sending this email to you in hopes you will keep it going and keep it clean. I hope you all read it all the way through. You will be glad you did.

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!

The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.

I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.


Congressional Reform Act of 2011

1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they leave office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote itself a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.
The American people did not enter into these contracts with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people this will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.


THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!

Money, success and fame

My latest blog posts at Peace, Love, Happiness went into my continuing "blahness" and overwhelm . . . too much to do and not enough time.  It is my continuing story . . . maybe I just need a vacation from these four walls that seem to be closing in on me lately.  As a result, my blogs have suffered with the exception of those things that I am very passionate about . . . cooking and DIY projects.


Since the news is depressing and boring me with all the political bickering and finger pointing by the politicians, I've resorted to actually using the remote control and television guides to see what is on cable television other than news, food and DIY networks.  Today I discovered Oprah's cable network and a reality show about Ryan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum that I really enjoyed watching most of the afternoon.  


Reality continues to prove that money, success and fame do not bring happiness . . . quite the contrary in so many cases.  The stormy relationship of Ryan and Tatum . . . along with the rest of the family . . . have been in and out of celebrity news through the decades.  Seems like all of these stories have an underlying theme . . . drugs, alcohol and addiction.  


The death of Amy Winehouse this week brings yet another story of a young talented person whose story of success and fame and finally "making it" in a tough industry was not enough . . . drugs, alcohol and addiction rears its ugly head again.  How sad!


Money, success and fame . . . what does it really get you?  Expensive stuff, traveling and addiction?  Apparently not peace, love and happiness . . . rather the path to self-destruction made easier with lots of money.


It got me to thinking that we need to hear about happy success stories . . . those who have attained all they set out to accomplish and considered successful . . . along with a happy life.  I'm thinking about doing a series about those people.  We need some positive news . . . don't you think?
















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Roasted Broccoli Hummus


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Shrimp Salad Rolls




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Bandana Halter Tops


Love DIY?


Cute Tissue Pouches


Cool Paper Tassels




Fabulous Frugalista


Recycle Garden Hoses


Top Mom Craft Blogs




Babyboomer Flashback


Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward ~ Hollywood Magic




My Florida Paradise


The Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens

What's Up America?

It started as compassion for an innocent little girl whose life was brutally cut short and the mystery with all its drama surrounding it.  We don't understand the behavior of  hoochie mama Casey Anthony having a good ole time as her child was "missing" . . . and we obsessively wanted her to pay for her sins.


The jury made their decision whether we, as a collective society, agree with their decision or not.  It is the American way . . . the way our judicial system works.  It is done!  She got away with whatever she did. 


The media went way overboard with the coverage . . . I'm sick to death of hearing about this woman who exhibits extremely bizarre behavior.  They have made her a celebrity superstar that has gone beyond the court room and the verdict.


They can't let go of the story . . . now it is all about the speculation of "where is she?" . . . reports of Casey sightings remind me of Elvis sightings from fans in denial of his death.  The obsession with this habitual liar is making me sick.  O.M.G.  The reports of lucrative offers going out to her . . . SHE'S A LIAR . . . who cares what she has to say or what story she will spin?  Apparently the American public does or the media would not be in this frenzy.  We are a sick society.  I could not believe that strangers would actually send her their hard earned money . . . she left jail with approximately $500 worth of donations.


It's all about the money . . . but what about society's hunger for the sensationalism that is the driving force of the whole thing.  What's up with that?


ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY!!  But wait . . . stay tuned for the civil lawsuits where she will have to speak under oath . . .


Just had to vent a little . . .

After being stabbed and jabbed in the arm and hand more times than I care to remember, they finally got my blood.  My trips to the doctor are dreaded because of this.  No matter how much water I drink prior to the stabbing, my blood still doesn't want to come out.  In particular, my hand really hurts today.  Yeah, I'm such a wimp . . .


My reward for the pain was a trip to my favorite Cuban cafe where I enjoyed a root beer float . . . it somehow eased the pain, at least for a while!


We dodged the afternoon storms to enjoy some time at Busch Gardens and finally got to see the new ride, Cheetah Hunt in action.  As soon as I get the photos downloaded, I'll be writing a post for My Florida Paradise blog.  Since I have't made a video in a while, I'm going to combine two of our recent Busch Gardens trips to depict the before and after Cheetah Hunt opening.


It has been a while since I announced a new series of posts for My Florida Paradise . . . Vintage Disney World . . . but I still haven't ventured through the office to hunt and gather those old photos.  It is still in the plan!


Have an awesome weekend!

NEW BLOG POSTS . . .


Gina's Italian Kitchen


Onion Rings


Rustic Fig and Raspberry Crostatas


Paula Deen's Corn Fritters


Jalapeno Popper Spread




Peace, Love, Happiness


Wise words


Honor the Awesomeness


Our Greatest Glory


The Little Things in Life


The Optimistic Creed




LaBelladiva


Design Your Own Lamp Shades


T-Shirt Bag


Modern Tie Dye


Keep Sheets on the Mattress


Recycling Jars Ideas


Bistro Style Window Treatments




Subtropical Gardening


Slug Control


Soil Additives . . . Growing Tomatoes


Growing Cilantro


Mosaic Trash to Treasure

Happy 4th of July!

What's everyone up to today Bloggerville?  

We are tentatively planning to head over to Busch Gardens later on and enjoy their awesome fireworks display tonight.  

For now, it is a wonderful lazy day that has me thinking about what the 4th of July holiday means to me.  Ronald Reagan said it best . . . 

"Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. 

We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should."

Although I believe the present presidential campaign is one of the most important we Americans have faced, I have become totally bored with politics in general.  The frustration lies in the same ole partisan politics that has the politicians blaming someone else for everything that is wrong.  I'm disappointed in all of them!

Back to thoughts of smoked ribs, cole slaw and fireworks . . . hope everyone has a fabulous day!

NEW BLOG POSTS . . .

Gina's Italian Kitchen

Bobby's Hot Crab Dip 

Jalapeno Popper Wontons

Decadent Brownies

Mexican Marinade

Peace Love Happiness

Putting Perfectionism Into Perspective

Living in Harmony

The Bad Date . . . A Nightmare From The Past

Emotional Responses

The Miracle of Change . . . and Boredom

LaBelladiva

Mosaic Table in Outdoor Garden Setting

Babyboomer Flashback

Falling Skies, Episode 2 . . . by the Captain

Subtropical Gardening

Container Gardening in the Shade

Outdoor Seating Areas

Coffee Grounds in the Garden

Humor and Laughs

Useful Dog Tricks