Happy Halloween

Today is Halloween. It is mainly a children's celebration. Candy and costumes everywhere. Some people are very creative while others dress up in the standard costumes. Some costumes are phasing out due to the politically correct atmosphere that has arisen. Old favorites, like fashion, are reappearing. In the 90's there were the Ninja Turtles. The disappeared for almost twenty years and have reemerged. I am sure I will see a few cats, cowboys, hobos and clowns. I could make a joke that the clowns are the people I work with, but I won't, (or have I already done so).

PJ Day

Yesterday was PJ day. I was supposed to visit my parents but the weather report was for rain and high winds so I decided to stay at home. I remained in my sweatsuit all day and after I did some small chores, I did nothing. I realized that I am not the type of person who can sit around all day doing nothing. The day seemed so long and I did a lot of pacing around. I guess I need to keep moving to be happy.

Sew Resourceful

Yesterday I went through my closet and saw a leather jacket that I had not worn since last season. I went to put it on and noticed that one button was very loose, almost hanging. It needed to be sewn back before I wore the jacket. I got my sewing kit and realized that I needed to thread a needle. Since my cataract surgery, I have monovision. I can see far with my right eye and near with my left eye. That way when the eyes combine I do not need reading glasses. The only downside is that for very close work, I cannot see. I can't use reading glasses as one eye is already a reading vision eye. I tried and tried to thread the needle but it was impossible. I saw a needle already threaded but it had white thread and it was a black coat. In my desperation to sew the button, I decided to use the white thread. After it was sewn, I took a black marker and colored in the white thread. It looks great.

Powerful F

Out of all the letters in the alphabet, I think that the "F" is the most powerful. It is the first letter for Fame, Fortune, Freedom, Faith and even Failure. There is one word that it starts with, that makes a difference to the other three letters that follow it. Why can we say luck, duck, puck, suck, muck, buck or tuck and no one flinches? They are all acceptable. Plain old non confrontational words. When we put the "F" before those three other innocent letters, there is trouble. Who gave the "F" so much power that by placing it in front of "uck" , you can be reprimanded, assaulted or thrown out of places?

What If

I live in a world of "what". The first is "what if" and the other is "what will". It is a problem/solution world. What if something happens? What will I do? Some days when I read the articles on the internet, I realize that many people will never join me in that club. I read about people doing things that I think are ridiculous and when a problem arises they are shocked. This morning I read about two women who were stranded at sea for four months when the motor of their sailboat stopped working. It was bad enough that there were two women but they also had two dogs. They survived because they had a lot of food, so that was good thinking. The first thought that popped into my head was where did the dogs go to the bathroom?

Add On

There is a sneaky option on the internet called an "Add On". I know better than to accept them. My husband does not. A few days ago, I was on the internet when I noticed that there was a new browser bar. I think it was called My Manuals. Every time I opened a new web page, it defaulted to this new home page. It infuriates me when I see this as I am the one who has to fix it. My husband had no idea how it got there, but did admit to searching the web to find a manual for his leaf blower. Now I had to change internet options and search options. I had to make sure that this taskbar was not hiding in any other places. All I wanted to do was quickly check my email and it turned into a half hour of diagnostics.

Everyone and No One

Everyone knew it. No one said anything. Over the past few weeks we are seeing news articles about harassment. If everyone knew, why didn't anyone speak? That is a question that will haunt society forever. It shows human nature at its worst. To see and not say. It is a self protective defense mechanism. Seeing it does not hurt you. Talking about it might. We allow others to get hurt, hoping we will not. I can't say it is right or wrong because the decision to speak up is an emotional one. Emotions are not always rational. That is why they are emotions. Eventually there is one person strong enough to speak. That is when other people will say, "Me too". The "I saw it" person can speak up with their head held high. The "me too" person has their head bowed a bit because they allowed other "me too's" to be hurt. There is no right or wrong. Humans are just wired this way.