So I finally gave into temptation and upgraded my tivo. I bought a new hard-drive from www.weaknees.com and went from 30 hours to 180 hours of recording capacity. It's seriously the best gift ever. OMG!!! The amazing tv potential!! Now I can't wait for the fall lineup.
Just finished reading Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bojalian - highly recommend it. Made me think about gun control and vegetarianism in new ways.
My bookclub just picked Beasts of No Nation for our next book - should be a fabulous discussion of civil war in Africa with child soldiers.
I've been doing more yoga lately and really thinking about graduation from the "gentle yoga" level at the gym to something more challenging. And of course the physical fitness gods decided to curse me with a strained ligament or something in my right ankle (translation: I probably overdid.... go figure). Conspiracy, I swear.
Only 2 more days of work and then I get an entire week off. We are having a pool party on Saturday and then 3 days of total relaxation before heading to Rocky Point for our 3rd wedding anniversary. We are staying at Las Palomas: http://www.lpsgc.com/ I love this place!
Great movies/shows I've watched lately:
24 season 4
Entourage season 1
Six Feat Under season 2
The Family Stone
Prime
I just re-organized my kitchen this week out of complete boredom and now it's funny because each time we go to get a glass or plate it's like a brain teaser - we keep going to the wrong cupboard. I read an article about how taking a different route to work each day can prevent Alzheimers. Maybe this is the same thing on a smaller level.
I saw previews for a movie called You, Me & Dupree that looks hillarious: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809254373/info
I also want to see Adam Sandler's Click.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Political Rants
Legislation to ban gay marriage?? - Get over it.... aren't there more important things in life to fight about and worry about. We need to ban people from trying to commit to take care of each other. I think it's crazy. How can people be so afriad of another person's sexual preference?
Immigration - let's not punish people for wanting a better life and wanting to work hard. Most of the 9-11 terrorists came here on student visas that expired, they didn't cross the desert. I agree the number of illegal immigrants does overwhelm our medical and educational facilities but that is a separate issue that doesn't mean they should be treated like drug dealers or rapists.
Vote for Janet. Governor Napolitano is the only thing that stands between Arizona becoming the next S. Dakota. Arizonans who support abortion rights can thank one person: Gov.Janet Napolitano. She's the only thing that's stood between the socially conservative Legislature and the erosion of certain rights. Napolitano has vetoed a pile of bills aimed at restricting women's and teenagers' access to abortion. Among the bills: A requirement that parental consent for a minor's abortion bewritten and notarized. A ban on coverage of abortion in health plans for governmentworkers. A requirement that abortion providers read to patients a script,provided by lawmakers, saying that a fetus feels pain, thoughthere's no medical consensus that this is the case. Another vetoed bill would have taken a different form of reproductive decision-making out of the hands of women by banning the sale of eggs for research. Sperm sales would have remained unrestricted. For those who have thought the matter of abortion rights in Arizona to be long settled and not worth worrying over, here's something tothink about in a year in which we will elect a new governor and legislators: Napolitano defeated anti-abortion candidate Matt Salmonin 2002 by 3 percentage points. Abortion law would be very different today under a governor Salmon. If you want access to birth control and believe in reproductive choice, please support Janet this fall!
Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou:"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handlesthese three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands, you need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Immigration - let's not punish people for wanting a better life and wanting to work hard. Most of the 9-11 terrorists came here on student visas that expired, they didn't cross the desert. I agree the number of illegal immigrants does overwhelm our medical and educational facilities but that is a separate issue that doesn't mean they should be treated like drug dealers or rapists.
Vote for Janet. Governor Napolitano is the only thing that stands between Arizona becoming the next S. Dakota. Arizonans who support abortion rights can thank one person: Gov.Janet Napolitano. She's the only thing that's stood between the socially conservative Legislature and the erosion of certain rights. Napolitano has vetoed a pile of bills aimed at restricting women's and teenagers' access to abortion. Among the bills: A requirement that parental consent for a minor's abortion bewritten and notarized. A ban on coverage of abortion in health plans for governmentworkers. A requirement that abortion providers read to patients a script,provided by lawmakers, saying that a fetus feels pain, thoughthere's no medical consensus that this is the case. Another vetoed bill would have taken a different form of reproductive decision-making out of the hands of women by banning the sale of eggs for research. Sperm sales would have remained unrestricted. For those who have thought the matter of abortion rights in Arizona to be long settled and not worth worrying over, here's something tothink about in a year in which we will elect a new governor and legislators: Napolitano defeated anti-abortion candidate Matt Salmonin 2002 by 3 percentage points. Abortion law would be very different today under a governor Salmon. If you want access to birth control and believe in reproductive choice, please support Janet this fall!
Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou:"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handlesthese three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands, you need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Saturday, June 03, 2006
June already?
Puppy update - Stella earned "the most improved" award at puppy training classes... Family is very proud.
Rocky Point Mexico with friends in May.... we get to go back over 4th of July week!!!
Chicago for Nicole's wedding - girls weekend, beautiful wedding, hangover lastest days.....ouch!
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