I Ain't Afraid of No Daleks

DAVID TENNANT'S HAIRY PEPTO-BISMOL MARIAGE: A found poem based on Google searches

Doc's pantyhose
David Tennant's hairy legs
David Tennant bum trumpet
Pepto Bismol Milton Keynes
Jesus Saves Passes to Noah
Oh no they didn't blog David Tennant
David Tennant married answers
David Tennant is married?
Playgirl September 2008

A dreary, damp, chilly overcast day. Began with a thunderstorm, ended up windy and slimy cold and cheerless.

But then, that makes us appreciate the really lovely days, all the more. Really, if we really choose to see it, to search it out, to find hidden treasures in ordinary days, we can find beauty in nearly every corner of the earth: a sunset, the stars in the sky, the sound of the wind rustling the leaves, a soft rain falling on the roof, crystal raindrops sliding their tears down panes of glass, while we are warm and snug indoors...outdoors, the rain assails our senses, rolling clouds clashing with the skyline, the smell of rich soil, old leaves, rotting wood, mouldry rock, all heightened by the persistent, drumming rain.

I think we can find beauty nearly anywhere, if we choose to look for it. Beauty is, after all, in our minds and hearts, it's something we, personally, create for ourselves, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, through our mind, our sight, our sense of smell...our very souls, our beings.

We seek out beauty to feel above the mundane and the ordinary. We seek it out, because, we are human, we want something better, we want to BE better. Beauty gives us the grace, a space in our day, when we can be happy and feel good about our world. In that pause, it is as if we are reaching out, and touching the unattainable stars in the night sky.

What the hell is WRONG with the people who run this blog???

I RESENT being in the middle of trying to correct a post, and then being REFUSED access to my blog, until I sign the new terms of service.

The blog NAZI'S are at it again, I see. It's a nice blog, but the people who run it need a lesson in F'ING GOOD MANNERS.

HOW RUDE!!!!!

In New York state where I live, BCUK would be SHUT DOWN for pulling a stunt like this--because FORCING people to sign agreements without being able to question any part of that agreement--and hopefully get answers--is totally ILLEGAL in my state!

Germany must really SUCK if they allow businesses to get away with this CRAP.

I was of half a mind to just quit this f'in blog.

NO OTHER BLOG does shit like this! NONE. ONLY BLOG UK is this RUDE AND PUSHY!

AND... I couldn't make heads or tails of the rubbish they were spweing on their "agreement."
Did ANYONE figure out what the hell they were on about, in regards to privacy, etc.?

In Montana, a Native American woman was arrested for the murder of her toddler. This strange case began when the young woman, Summer ManyWhiteHorses, began evading questions about the whereabouts of her toddler son, giving different stories to different people, mostly stating that the state had taken custody of him. Shortly thereafter, she was arrested for drink driving and endangering the welfare of a minor, when police observed her driving errratically and crashing into a parked car--with her 11 year old daughter in the back seat. The car was towed to an impound garage, while ManyWhiteHorses was processed in the jail.

Unknown to authorities at the time, was the fact that the toddler's body was being kept in the trunk (boot) of the car...where it had been since 29th of May.

Apparently, dear old mum was driving around town, running errands, going to bars, taking her daughter places...with the body of her son in the trunk the whole time. The woman claims he died in an accident, but has refused to elaborate, and the local cornoner is doing an autopsy, to acertain the child's cause of death. The woman appeared at her hearing without a lawyer, and is expected to be represented by a public defender.

It was only after state child welfare workers notified police that they could not locate the boy, that police investigated the mother's car, at the wrecking yard where it had been placed in police impound. Both the local authorities and ManyWhiteHorses relatives, chose not to criticize police for not initially searching the trunk of the car, as at the time there was no just cause to obtain a search warrant, as police, relatives and child welfare workers were not aware that the child--who the mother claims had autism-- had disappeared, or had died.

The body was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed inside a bin bag. ManyWhiteHorses has a history of violent behaviour, and has had several prior arrests. The woman's 11 year old daughter is now being cared for by the state.

Parents today have no class.

Parents today don't seem to want to make ANY effort, none whatsoever. They are just...stupid cattle.

Now, let me emphasize that I am NOT making a blanket statement here. There ARE still wonderful parents out there...but sadly, they seem to be more and more in the minority. Pretty soon, there will be no one left on the planet who feels he or she must be responisible and set an EXAMPLE for their children.

Tonight, I watched a mum, who obvously couldn't care one whit about her two boys--not saying she didn't love them, but the word "Moooo!" came to my mind, while observing her. These two boys were left outside the store, to run amuck and do whatever they pleased--which seemed to be getting into people's way and making as much noise as they could. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching kids play--no really, it's always good to see kids outside playing, instead of sitting on their arses in front of a television or video game (like my nephew, alas).

Anyway, this...woman, comes out of the store, yells at the boys to get in the car, notices one is missing, apparently, asks where he is, and says, (mind you, she was practically on the other side of the car park from me so she really was more like bellowing this) anyway, when she finds out the other kid went into another shop, she belts out a, "Oh, yer sh*ttin' me!" Then in a pique of temper, still yelling inside their nice, shiny new SUV, she creams out of the parking space, just as the other child is running out of the store--and almost runs him down, she's driving so madly! WTF? And this person is entitled to be called a "mother?" Cripes!

Another thing, the two boys I observed were both wearing nice new clothes--"gangsta" clothing...you know the baseball cap askew, the baggy trousers, the trainers with the laces untied and dragging the ground.

Now, when I was a child, boys (and some girls, ahem) were allowed to dress as cowboys, GI Joe, that sort of thing. And, I think that's a healthy part of growing up. But, do not these twits who call themselves "parents" not realize that the people these kids are immitating--rappers/gangsta's, come from a culture where rape, murder, drug abuse/drug dealing, theft and violence--are REVERED?

How STUPID are these parents, allowing their kids to dress like scumbags? Of course, how stupid is ANY parent who allows their child to play "adult" games like Grand Theft Auto, or allowing them to drink alcohol before they are mature enough to be responsible about it, or, allowing them to stay up all night on a computer--possibly talking to perverts or doing something they shouldn't be doing--instead of getting a good night's sleep, which is healthy and good for your mental processes?

Parent? No. Zookeepers, yes.

BAD PARENT:

GOOD PARENT:

Well, I finally got the antibiotic and this other medicine--must be something hard to find, because, like the Procrit, the pharmacy I use doesn't stock it. I had to go out to another pharmacy at Wal-mart, but it took pretty much 6 hours plus, for me to get this special med. I forget what it's called, and then there's the pain-killer as well, though my internal pain is generally so mild, that quite honestly I barely notice it, but I guess it might get worse, so they gave me the pain killer, just in case. Still, by the time I got done at the druggist, it was too late to bother going into work, so I shall just have to work Friday, again. Damnit!

I was going to blow the medicine off-figured overnight wouldn't kill me, I could go tomorrow before work, but I was made to promise that I'd take the treatment as soon as I got it, 'cos if I didn't, she's have to send me to the ER for intravenous treatment. My wallet in my back pocket gave out a painful gasp at the thought of that, so I listened to it--and the nurse/PA, and did what I was told--but, my God, what a bunch of palaver to go through, just for one bottle of pills! And, expensive--'cos my regular pharmacy is in the southwest end of the city, and the Wal-mart pharmacy (the only other place I can afford to get medicine) is in the suburbs, about three or four miles north of the drug store at the health centre. It's $7 round trip to the health centre from my place, and $11 round trip to Wal-marts...geez, my wallet is really groaning tonight.

Well, while I was out, I decided to shop for more food. I read in an online newspaper, that our food prices (very much like in the UK) are about to jump upwards again...after a slight downturn this week--lettuce was $1.67 a head, last week, this week it was 99 cents--because of the hurricanes/tropical storms and other reasons, so prices next week, or possible the week thereafter, are expected to rise again. So, I still had some 65 dollars in food stamps left, and went to Price-rite, the discount supermarket, and bought things. Mostly meats and a few frozen items, as they are the most difficult things for my budget to accommodate, plus some tinned things that were on sale for under a dollar, and some other odds and ends that were extra cheap (by current standards) this week. I now am the proud owner of a fully stocked kitchen cupboard and freezer. And, I still have a few dollars of stamps left, in case of an emergency later in the month.

For $47.25 I got:
a package of fresh hickory smoked pork chops
chorizo sausage
skinless Polish sausage
a sirloin strip steak
a package of meatloaf mix (a mince of pork, veal and beef, which I use for spaghetti bolonese)
a pound of bacon
a frozen pizza
a ready meal of ziti with cheese and tomato sauce
a box of Bagelfuls (bagel bites stuffed with real cream cheese)
a tin of spagetti and meatballs, and a tin of Heinz beans
a tin of steak flavour chili con carne
a tin of tuna fish
a couple of bottles of diet lemonade and a bottle of cranberry juice
a package of corn muffins to go with the tins of chili (i have another jar of chilli that I bought the other day)
lettuce and carrots, plus a tin of green beans and some frozen corn
a bottle of BBQ sauce and some salt-free seasoning.
And a box of frosted shredded wheat cereal

I should mention that New York is one of the most expensive states in the USA, as far as the cost of living goes...we have some of the highest taxes in the nation.

I've still got food in the freezer from other trips..not a lot, but enough so I shouldn't have to buy anything more than the vital necessities (bread, milk, juice, eggs, pet food, personal care items, bin bags, etc.) for the next couple of weeks. I don't usually stock up like this, but things were so much cheaper this week, that I decided I'd be foolish not to. Of course, if the paper lied, and things are even cheaper next week, I'll be kicking myself from here to Hades, ha-ha.

And...this is a really boring post, isn't it? Sorry. My state of mind hasn't been very good, this week. The PA said that my illness is probably triggering a bout of depression--Oh good, I thought it was just me. And, very probably was also causing me to be a bit...scatterbrained. I like that word. "Scatterbrained." Sounds so much prettier than "stupid," don't you think?