Alaska

I live in the state of New York.  It is a place where things are done right away.  Nothing is put off until tomorrow.  Other people live in Alaska.  They choose not to do something when they are asked to. They will respond by saying, "Alaska" (I'll ask her).  Sometimes living in New York gets tiring.  My next vacation is going to be "Alaska".

In God We Trust

I designed a new bracelet that is a replica of a one dollar bill.  In the center read the words, "In God We Trust".  As I get older, that has become my new philosophy of life.  I no longer try to understand why things happen.  I leave things in God's hands and let him figure out what is best for me.

Sprinkle

Today is the Sprinkle. It is a mini baby shower for a second baby when it is a different sex. It is a smaller version of a shower with less people. The gifts are small ones since the first child received the larger ones. My grandson is so excited that there will be a party in his house. I do not know if he really understands what is going on, but he does know that there will be candy. I am so blessed to be expecting a fourth grandchild.

Too Cold

Yesterday was too cold. Cold plus wind make me unhappy. Cold plus wind plus knowing my parents are in New York and not Florida, makes me more unhappy. The weather people say that it will warm up to 52 degrees by Sunday so maybe this is just a cold wave. Usually it is in the 40's in November and December, so I hope this cold passes through quickly.

Parent Bully

I have become a parent bully. When I suggest something sensible and my parents are wishy washy about it, I bully them into doing what is right. Since they are in New York for at least the next three months and it gets dark out early, I do not want my father driving at night. I want them to call a car service to take them back and forth to his medical treatments. First they agreed, then they said that they were going to do their regular routine. That is when I went into bully mode. I argued that there was no way I would allow them to drive at night and stayed on the phone as they called a car service for today. I will set up a three day schedule with a local car service and make sure that they are safe. I hate to be harsh, but I need to do the right thing.

Paranoia

My office is become paranoid. Since the new doctor arrived she has systematically instilled a sense of paranoia in my boss. Yesterday it was email paranoia. As everyone knows, we all receive daily emails that we did not ask for, from people and places that we do not know. That is what the delete button is for. My boss is now worried that when we email newsletters to people who have given us their email addresses, we will be sued. Sued for what? An email saying there is a new group forming? When will her madness end? I see her mental decline as her paranoid worries escalate and honestly it is getting annoying.

Three Way Conversation

Sometimes it takes three people to have a conversation. One talks, one listens and the third interprets. That is what happened yesterday. The new doctor was questioning a deposit in her bank account. The bookkeeper told her that she was wrong. She argued that this information was directly from the bank as she had just come from a meeting with her banker. The bookkeeper said that the banker didn't know what he was talking about. I intervened when they both began to roll their eyes at each other. The doctor was right. The bookkeeper just was not understanding the issue. I had to explain to both of them what was happening using hand gestures and post its. Finally everyone understood. This was another example of smart vs bright. The doctor is smart, the bookkeeper is bright, but I am both smart and bright.