Monday TV - How can I watch them all!

Woke up late today – 9:00 am.  Forgot my nail appointment.  Fear not, I made a new one!  I received a star at Weight Watchers for losing 5 lbs.  HOORAY!  Now I need to keep it off.

I have tried very hard to enjoy “The Event.”  While watching the pilot, I was completely confused.  There were so many flashbacks that if you took your eyes off the T.V. screen for one minute, you missed another flashback.

It’s a problem on Monday nights.  “Castle” “Hawaii 5-0” and “Chase” are all on at the same time.  I really enjoy “Castle.”  The cast is so perfect together.  Castle’s daughter Alexis is so real the way she twists her dad around her finger.

Thumbs up for my 5 lbs

Have a wonderful day and don’t let things bother you today.

Grannie B

Seniors Revolt!!

SENIORS REVOLT       SENIORS REVOLT

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is trying to pass a bill HR4646 (*).  I am very sure that most of you have no idea what I am talking about.  There will be a new financial burden on all of us. The banking institutions will be charging all of us one percent on all financial transitions.  Deposits, withdrawals, ATM, stock market buys and sells.  If you deposit 1000 dollars it will cost you 10 dollars.  That same 1000 dollars you will be charged again for any checks written.  This is just another secret that our government is hiding from us.

Us seniors have not been given a raise in their Social Security checks for the last two years. This is just another way to make our lives a little more difficult!

This is another example of Obama care!!!!   Who is he caring for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let’s bombard our city and state representatives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   They were elected to help us!!!!!!!!!!!

SAY NO TO BILL HR4646      HR4646          HR4646                

Thumbs down to the bill and thumbs up for the seniors!!!!

Happy Thoughts

Grannie B

As I wrote this, I understand this bill has been killed.  But you should still read about it in case it comes back.

*http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4646&tab=summary

Why are there bullies....who needs them!

Woke up today very, very early -- 4:45 am.  I took my friend Sandy, to the hospital for an Endoscopies, so no weigh in today.

What is happening to our young people today?!  Bullying is out of control!  If you are different for any reason your going to be bullied.

Being gay or a lesbian is not something to be ashamed of.  It's nothing you can catch.  The time has come for people to be kind to each other. It's the year 2010.

If you wear glasses you’re called four eyes!

If your overweight you’re fatso!

If your smart in school, get good grades, you’re considered a nerd!

So many, many names just to hurt each other.  All it takes for you to be an outcast is one person [a bully] to call you a name; it goes thru the school in no time.  Don't let someone talk to your friends like that!

                        BE A FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never in my life did I expect to hear or read about these children that are being pushed to the breaking point. Suicides are taking the lives of so many children.  Shootings in schools where innocent children die.  A boy here in Florida poured a form of gasoline over a young school mate of his just to see what would happen The boy has been in the hospital for over a year.  The other boy will spend time in jail. What a waste!  A few months later a boy attacked a girl because of something she wrote on Facebook.  She was in a coma for a very long time.  What is wrong with this generation??????????????

Make your home a place where your children can come to talk to you about anything. They need an outlet to speak to you about what is going on around them.

Big, double thumbs down to bullying

More love today.

Grannie B

Cancer Awareness - Let's continue to support this cause after the month is done!

I woke up with the phone ringing – I completely forgot that the A.C. man was coming at 7:30 a.m.  Boy oh Boy, did I run my little fanny off!!

By the way, today’s weigh-in is up but let’s just say in ounces and not pounds.

This month has celebrated 25 years of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Cancer strikes everybody, old, young, thin, heavy, white or black, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, etc.  It ravishes its unfortunate victims.  No matter where you live. 

There are so many wonderful groups of people (from all walks of life) who donate their time.  These people not only give financially, they walk for cancer, do car washes, carnivals, telethons, fundraisers and write books (all or most of the proceeds are given away).  Susan G. Komen Foundation does so much, in addition to the other thousands of people and foundations that contribute yearly.

My mom had breast cancer (as well as colon cancer).  She passed away 12 years ago.  As a family, we are very aware of the heartache, depression and pain that go along when the horrible “C” word comes into a home.

Please if you or anyone you know has anything and I mean anything, see your Doctor Now Don’t Wait!!

Have a great day and smile a lot.

Grannie B

How bad is the economy...really????

Woke up today early.  I was elected to stand in line to pick up tickets for a Cancer show at our clubhouse.  Oh W.W. – I gained .2 tenths of a pound.  It could have been worse.

I’ve been watching lots of TV the last few weeks.  The Stock Market Channel, Meet the Press, The President, Glenn Beck, etc.  They keep telling us how the economy is doing so well.  I don’t know what they’re talking about.  It certainly isn’t here in Florida.

Everywhere you turn there are empty stores, closed restaurants.  The malls could be used for bowling alleys – there are no people in the aisles.

The landlords would rather have the stores closed then lower the rent.  It doesn’t make any sense to me (what do I know?).

The economy is so bad that many of the Temples and Churches have people coming to ask if they could please reduce their commitments.  These are the same people who were large donors.  It’s very sad!

At least five people this week alone have told me about their children having lost their jobs.

One woman’s son worked for the same company for 34 years (he started with the company right out of school).  They gave his job to a man that can hardly speak English.

Another mother asked me please write about my son.  Her son (has a wife and 2 children) was let go without severance pay (Florida is a fire at will state).  The store’s policy maker came into the store and said today is your last day (fired like a common criminal) and you can leave now.  The young man asked that his final paycheck be sent to him at home (he didn’t want to go back to the store).  He was told the check had to be sent to the store.  Ten days later, he did not receive his check.  He was told it must have been misplaced.  Again, he was told the new check would be sent to the store.  To add fuel to the fire, he was let go 2 days before he would receive an increase in his 401K.

It really makes it hard to be a loyal worker!

Thumbs down for the economy and all those out of work

Smile at a stranger today.  Have a great day.

Grannie B

Friday Television

Migraine day - Oy.  No Weight Watchers.  No weigh in

Friday is a terrible night for television. I decided to channel surf and then surf some more. I finally came across a show called BLUE BLOOD. It is about a police family. It stars Tom Selleck as the police commissioner.  His dad is retired from the force. One of the sons was killed in the line of duty.  Another son played by Donnie Wahlberg, is a detective with a lot of anger.  The daughter is an assistant district attorney with a young daughter of her own.  The youngest son graduated from law school but decided to enter the police department as a rookie. They may not always agree with each other, but no matter what happens they are always there for each other.

The show seemed very familiar to me.  There was a television show with Charles Bronson many years ago with the same feeling.  It’s a shoot ‘em up show with family values.  Good but not great.

Try and have a wonderful day

Grannie B

Woke up today early.  I was elected to stand in line to pick up tickets for a Cancer show at our clubhouse.  Oh W.W. – I gained .2 tenths of a pound.  It could have been worse.

I’ve been watching lots of TV the last few weeks.  The Stock Market Channel, Meet the Press, The President, Glenn Beck, etc.  They keep telling us how the economy is doing so well.  I don’t know what they’re talking about.  It certainly isn’t here in Florida.

Everywhere you turn there are empty stores, closed restaurants.  The malls could be used for bowling alleys – there are no people in the aisles.

The landlords would rather have the stores closed then lower the rent.  It doesn’t make any sense to me (what do I know?).

The economy is so bad that many of the Temples and Churches have people coming to ask if they could please reduce their commitments.  These are the same people who were large donors.  It’s very sad!

At least five people this week alone have told me about their children having lost their jobs.

One woman’s son worked for the same company for 34 years (he started with the company right out of school).  They gave his job to a man that can hardly speak English.

Another mother asked me please write about my son.  Her son (has a wife and 2 children) was let go without severance pay (Florida is a fire at will state).  The store’s policy maker came into the store and said today is your last day (fired like a common criminal) and you can leave now.  The young man asked that his final paycheck be sent to him at home (he didn’t want to go back to the store).  He was told the check had to be sent to the store.  Ten days later, he did not receive his check.  He was told it must have been misplaced.  Again, he was told the new check would be sent to the store.  To add fuel to the fire, he was let go 2 days before he would receive an increase in his 401K.

It really makes it hard to be a loyal worker!

Thumbs down for the economy and all those out of work

Smile at a stranger today.  Have a great day.

Grannie B