I think I like Judy Sheindlin (which is her husband’s last name, anyway) more when interviewed on Larry King than on her own, insipid show. Sarah Silverman pointed out just this kind of self-hatred among people with ethnic names (in these cases Jewish) when she had a show within her show wherein they renamed her Sarah Saint Clair. I’m always a little miffed when people drop anything that could be construed as ethnic to achieve what they perceive to be better mainstream popularity. Indeed, when Sarah was on the View the other day, she was asked about her Jewishness by Joy Behar and Sarah said, “I can’t help it, it just oozes out of my pores.”
Now that DC has gay marriage…
So kathlicks in DC would rather let orphans languish and remain homeless than give them to a potential gay couple b ending it’s foster care program in that city? Klassik! And on Ash Wednesday they decide to announce this, no less. I wonder how many of those kids are going to grow up still respecting the kathlik church after this?
Victim songs are fun
Can’t get “Midnight Train to Georgia” out of my head….She’d rather live in his world than without him ….in hers? “I’ve got to go, I’ve got to go…” Years later Gladys Knight did a cover of “Superwoman,” so I guess she redeemed herself.
Windshield wipers finally fixed!
So my brother fixed my windshield wiper gears with a twist-tie! I guess the chewing gum (actually superglue) I tried to use wouldn’t hold. Of course that now means that it won’t rain for at least twelve months.
Barbra participates in We Are the World 2 (for Haiti)
Thrilled to see my Barbra featured in We are the World 2, but miffed at false rumors that she was the only soloist who sang her part sang her part in a sound room alone. That simply isn’t true and anyone who looks at the video all the way through can see that.
Today I started walking 4 miles a day back and forth to BART
Some of the trip is uphill, so hopefully it won’t be too hard walking home for me. I traveling light with my briefcase, but it does hurt my shoulder after a while. If I do this, I will be walking well over 20 miles a week, which hopefully will net a significant, healthy weight loss. While I don’t officially get to wear tennis shoes at work, I have a pair of dress shoes if I need them to change into, and I can’t imagine walking in anything else.
Despite originally protesting, Alex walked with me to her school and I even caught the early train. I’m hoping this will significantly improve health/blood sugar.
If the timing and discomfort of walking becomes ridiculous, I might buy a bike and a heavy-duty chain, but right now I’m saving money on that and the one dollar a day parking fee. I don’t even know how long we will live at this location, so this is not the time to make such large investments.
Yesterday after I returned from IBR from the long weekend, Alex and I did a ton of grocery shopping and got a lot of healthy food, which of course is more expensive. We went to Safeway and I used my discount card, but before going there, we got some basic canned goods at the dollar store near Mom’s house in southern Hayward. We got to see Nicholas and my brother finally fixed my windshield wipers, which was something that was scary not to have fully functioning on the Nissan when it rained, but of course now it probably won’t rain until next year. It was nice seeing Mom and having lunch there after not seeing her for about a month while she was in Florida.
IBR was awesome this year.
I met a lot of new friends and got to see many old friends. I made a new friend who stared taking insulin just a few weeks before I did, so we had that very new experience in common, which made watching ourselves a bit easier.
Michael Jackson autopsy reveals wig, vitiligo, etc.
Autopsy confirms MJ’s vitiligo. Why did so many people doubt it? I knew about the condition in a friend since high school and have seen countless people with pigment loss.
Genealogy inspires me…. periodically…
As technology improves online, exciting things can happen. I’m currently loving my free trial of Ancestry.com, which has already found at least 3 generations on dad’s side I never knew about. That means that my daughter’s great-great-great-great grandfather Hayden was born in New Jersey, right over the river from her! I’m finding lots of details and have to remember to go to sleep. I think I will have to keep a subscription, but will have to check very frequently. Fortunately some of my relatives in Arizona are unwittingly helping me make some connections.
Watched Jodie Foster’s “Nim’s Island” yesterday
It was pretty predictable, but still kind of cool to watch. I’m a big fan of hers for years before I realized she was gay. The romance was played down. The special effects were pretty high tech. The child actress was the same one from Miss Sunshine.