Dara Torres Swimming Fast to the Olympics

Watched Olympic tryouts last nite for a bit on the telly. Totally impressed and new fan of Dara Torres, the 41 year old who made a bid and is likely to make it to the Olympics. This is her 5th time going to the Olympics with her first time being in 1984 when she won her first medal.
Last nite was made even sweeter with her time being a personal best. I was cheering her on, especially since I'm a forty-something myself. Her team in the bleachers included her husband, mother and Tessa, her two year old daughter with a sucker in her mouth. After the competition, when asked if Tessa understood what was going on, Dara replied, "She just wanted to see mommy swim". Swim, Dara, swim!!!

Mommy blogz go away

I have a bad tendency on certain days (not all) to thumbdown mommy sites and mommy blogs and blogs that are bent on telling everything about a family complete with pictures. Stalkers welcome mat is what I'm thinking.....pedophiles, serial killers, thieves and general riffraff.

I wonder how much is too much and if I'm doing that myself. I do not post pictures of my family or friends. It's not a thing I would do without their express permission and even then, I would feel that maybe I'm doing something wrong. Putting my own face out there is one thing, but do I want the responsibility of putting someone else (especially loved ones) at risk for the evilness in the world. Umm, no. If they choose it, let it be on their shoulders. And the information I've let loose on the wild, wild web about myself.....well that's my responsibility. I've only myself to blame if it goes bad.

But then again, the flipside of the coin. That's one of the best things about getting on the electronic highway--getting to know people you would never know otherwise. The opportunity to find the only other person or two that loves the weird little hobby that is near and dear to your heart is hard to pass by when it comes your way. And just the general "talking across the fence" that used to happen everyday in the long ago neighborhoods of non-violence. That again is possible on the internet. That's quite an attraction.

So I wonder about people who blog and tell all the correct specifics. Are you not putting yourself and your family in great danger? And I also wonder why all of them are so pretty and perfect and nice.... guess the real families who have everyday issues and just plain crap happening in their lives don't have access to the internet. Or maybe those families do have issues and everything just gets prettied up for the blog. Who knows?! I do know that I just get to a point at times that I'm sick of looking at mommy blogs (and yes there are plenty daddy blogs too).
No I don't have kids (childfreedom rulz!) but I seriously think if I did, I wouldn't put my precious little faces out there where they don't have to be.

I'm also hoping that maybe the thumbdown will help SU find other sites for me to stumble. Sorry mommies--I'm sure you're heart is in a place and there are some really pretty mommy blogs out there, I'm just tired of stumbling on them allllll the time.

ps......I also hate google adsense, but that's a whole 'nother rant.

more cat pictures

How Many of Me?

Ever wonder if there are any other people named the same as you? This site will tell you--just enter your name.

My results:

# There are 346,784 people in the U.S. with my first name.
# Statistically the 170th most popular first name.

# There are 36,504 people in the U.S. with my last name.
# Statistically the 962nd most popular last name.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 42 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Color Game

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OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets

Hey it's harder than it sounds. Think about the big old box of Crayolas-that'll help.

still worried about the locusts

Cicadas do not bite or sting, are benign to humans, and are not considered a pest.
Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is
prized as it is meatier. Cicadas have been (or are still) eaten in Ancient Greece, China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the Congo.

Yeah ... this just grosses me out. I'm still hoping that I don't even really see too much of the coming of the locusts. I don't care whether they are supposedly "benign to humans" or not. Every time I go out in my backyard, I'm watching the ground and looking around for them. I would probably lose it if one got in my hair or on me...... ackkkkkkk!

Horoscope for Sunday

Cutting back on your shopping list of 'must haves' is never a fun thing to do -- it doesn't feel good to deprive yourself of things your really want! But you do need to restrict yourself, right now. The more indulgent you are now, the more you will regret it later. Something that could change your life is coming soon, but you will need some cash in order to get in on it. You don't want to miss out on this big opportunity, so save up, so that you can be ready.

Wellllll --that bout scares me. Boo hoo anyways, I have been spending too much money here lately and need to get back to my frugal self.

**commercial break--I think those commercials for the Nintendo iplayforme are dumb as hell. Bet Britney Spears has one.

I was having a discussion about winning the lottery the other day---I would probably just piss ppl off. I don't know if I would move to another house--probably just stay here and remodel (big kitchen dreams) and obviously buy a certain house and let it stay empty. It would make the neighborhood a better place. And I'd still have to have at least a part-time job, but Gawd just think of the computer crap I could buy!!!!!