French Bulldogs Part II

 Sonoma County is a small place.  My hairdresser's father had a litter of French bulldog puppies about a year and a half ago.  Several female members of my family go to the same hair dresser that I do....why?  Because it's Sonoma County.  If you find a decent hairdresser you hang on for dear life.  

Why does any of this matter? Because my niece got one of my hairdresser's father's French bulldog puppies.  

Are you following the bouncing ball?  I don't blame you if you don't.  It's my in-law's family and I can't even keep track.

Here's where I'm going.  Nobody likes their French bulldog pup.  They are hyper.  They jump and piss all over everything.  They are obnoxious.  

My hairdresser, who loves dogs, told me how sorry she was for taking in a pup from her dad's French bulldog litter.  Same statement from my niece, who also took one of the pups.

Moral of the story:  Don't get sucked into the "breed of the day" fad.  

Want to See Tesla Drivers Loose Their $h*+?

 Here's a new sport for you all.  We all know the self-righteous environmentalists who claim they love the earth, save baby seals, photograph polar bears, etc., etc., etc.....

Here's where they have cognitive dissonance (a-hem hypocrisy) when called on their own bull.  

Did you know that those who drive around their electric vehicles, over the course of one year, eradicate their so-called care for the environment with ONE plane trip?  

Yup.  One plane trip wipes out what they think they "saved" the environment from.

Air travel is a HUGE component to fossil-fuel emissions that contribute to global warming.  However, the self-righteous Tesla drivers, et al, don't want to deal with that little inconvenient truth.   

I had a dialogue with a so-call environmentalist who cares so much about global warming and the earth the other day.  However, he thinks NOTHING of his own travel that involves planes, trains, and automobiles to photograph polar bears in the arctic while his photography blog laments about the impact on the bears because of global warming.  HE IS CAUSING IT AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do all the environmentalists want to pat themselves on the back for driving an electric vehicle and then turn around and pollute the air on their self-indulgent adventures?  

You have no idea as to the trouble I stirred up even bringing this up.  

I love it.

I Don't Get It

 It's Super Tuesday as far as elections go.  Here's what I don't understand.  Nobody likes the two supposed front runners.  However, how do they get to where they are?  

PEOPLE MUST BE VOTING FOR THEM

So, why do you keep voting for people you despise? You are ENABLING the corrupt SYSTEM.  Go outside of the box!  

Nobody likes our California congressional front runners, either.  However, they are getting votes.  WTF??????  The ones who can help us the most are getting the least number of votes. 

I just don't understand how people we can't stand keep getting projected into office.  There is a disconnect somewhere.  Who is voting for these candidates NOBODY likes??????? 

Bottom line:  There are other names on the ballot who may not have the $lick television advertisements.  Those are the people you really want to vote for.  They are not bought and paid for.  I wish I could shake people and tell them that glitter-bombing television ads does not a good candidate make. 

Low-Low-Low-Low-Low-Low=Low

OK, this is a mandatory song that is played at all wedding receptions as of late.  It is also a song that is played at my old lady exercise class.  At age 50+ I can still get low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low.  I proved it today in the park.  AND BONUS!  Turned around and got my big booty a slap! 

Another Trip Around the Sun

 I am a Pisces, so I just celebrated another trip around the sun.  How I went from getting a fake ID from SSP's sister so I could sneak into bars to obtaining an AARP card to get the "wisdom discount"  is both a blink and a blur.  

I have no idea as to whom reads this blog - assuming anybody actually reads it all - as I do have a reflection question for you all.  You ready? 

What advice would you give to your younger self? 

Plastic - The Beginning and Our End

 Sometime in the late 1940's to early 1950's my late mother-in-law was working in San Francisco.  At the company she worked for investors would come in and pitch their ideas.  She was not a "hot shot" at the company as she worked in the accounting department.  

One day, a man came in to pitch his idea for investing in plastics.  He pretty much preached to the entire company to get in on the ground level and invest as this is going to be HUGE and plastic will CHANGE THE WORLD.

My mother-in-law was skeptical, plus they did not have extra money at the time to gamble on an investment.

Well, well, well.....fast forward 70 years.  The man who pitched plastics was right.  It was a huge investment opportunity and those who got in at the ground level made piles of money.  

Sadly, it is now killing us and our planet.  Plastic is polluting our bodies and our environment to the point where even our hormones are impacted.  It is impacting plants and animals alike.  

I sure hope Mr  Investor enjoyed his piles of money at the expense of our planet.  

My maternal grandmother, who was born in 1903 and lived her life in rural Minnesota without electricity nor plumbing for most of her life was right.  Her stance on pretty much everything was, "If it ain't natural, it ain't good for you.  Anything that comes from a factory or laboratory is poison."

Gramma, you're not wrong.  Mother-in-law, you were right to be skeptical. 

Toby Keith - Red Solo Cup (Unedited Version)

In honor of Toby Keith and his red solo cup.  RIP Toby.  This party resembles my high school years.  We sure had a great time.  Maybe that's why I laugh everytime I see this video.