Archive for July, 2010

To be rich, or to be healthy?

July 30th, 2010

Surely being rich is what everyone wants. life moves easier greased with cash. I know that life would be less stressful if I never saw another late notice ever. They says that being rich doesnt necessarily make one happy. I would be willing to take that chance though. Then again. I am not very healthy. I am overweight. I have low blood pressure. I have a liver disorder. And perhaps most bothersome of all is the bipolar disorder. I used to take medication that helped the bipolar disorder until my liver freaked out. I spent a week in the hospital, the removed my gall badder, sliced the end off of my liver, took away all of my meds, and then told me there was nothing that they could do for me. Holding down jobs was difficult with the bipolar disorder before, but without the meds it was impossible. Plus the liver disorder makes my body very tired and pained. So every day I tel my wife goodbye as she goes to work, and I make dinner and do the laundry and dishes. But if I were healthy I could work. I could help. I could bring in money. My wife claims that I am just trying to be overly macho and try to work through the pain. She would rather me stay home. Even here its hard. She checks on me every break to make sure I am ok. So money is nice. I could have abigger house, but ultimately it wouldnt help the mania, the depression, and the pain.

Foam fire extinguishers in Your Home

July 30th, 2010

Do you own a foam fire extinguisher? You should! Owning this simple tool could save your life, your family’s lives and your house in the event of a fire emergency. It takes only seconds for a small flame to spread into a huge, out of control house fire. Foam fire extinguishers are available at all home retailers, such as Target and Wal-Mart. Owning foam fire extinguishers can also reduce your home insurance rates. When you buy a foam fire extinguisher, make sure to read all the instructions so that you will know how to use it when, and if, the time comes. Make sure to store foam fire extinguishers in the kitchen, furnace room, garage, and any other rooms with high fire risk. Always store the foam fire extinguisher far away from heat sources, in a highly visible, easy to reach place.

I need a bigger house

July 27th, 2010

For real. I never watch those shows where they give people a house cause they usually have limbs falling off or something, and they totally deserve that house. My house has 4 rooms. That is all. Our bedroom, the living room, the kitchen, and the bathroom. The bathroom is the olnly room in the house with a door. There is a basement, but you have to enter it from the outside, and it has dirt floors. It has actually been one of the bog reasons that we have not expanded our family. Where would we put another human being? We dont even have a dining room. These rooms are not gigantic either. Last year for christas, I got a flat screen television from my parents. Was it for HD or anything like that? Nope. it was so we could mount it to the wall, and get rid off the entertaiment center that was holding the regular tv and taking too much room. There is no couch in our living room. I think I can make one fit, but it would be tight. right now we make due with a loveseat. Very often people are surprised when they go into our bathroom and there is no bathtub. Space needed to be sacrificed for a washer and dryer, so we only have a corner shower. It’s not all bad though. The yard is a good space, and it has a privacy fence, so I can let the dogs run around. Plus from what I understand, with the amount of land in the yard, a baby room could be built onto the house. So there is always that road.

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When people say “family is important” they are usually right

July 23rd, 2010

I dont know what I would do without my wife. She is my lifeline, my support system, my everything. No I dont create poems and sonnets for her, but perhaps I should consider it. I got very sick and stopped being able to work. She has never batted an eye at the idea that she makes all the money and I stay at home all day. I have a chronic condition that can cuase some serious emotional hardships. She weathers them. It hurts me to know that I cant shower her with all that she deserves, but she means more to me than she could ever know. I would sacrifice a lot just to make her smile. We have no children. Its a constant conversation. Part of my condition is hereditary, our house is very, very small, and we dont know the first thing about kids. But every year we get older, and I think soon. We may try. In their stead, we have dogs. I love dogs. I always have. I have had dogs my whole life, and I always will. They are 4 legged love machines, and I will put up with a lot to have one. my favorite breed is the German Shepherd. I had one as a kid who was the most loyal creature I could ever imagine on the planet. She was our friend, and to hurt me deeply when she died. When my parents got another German Shepherd, of course it had a different personality, but it was a fastastic dog. scary smart, and so loving. So when we got our own house and I heard an offer of a German shepherd puppy for free being offered, I accepted without consulting my wife. Boy was I in trouble, but I stood my ground. She never had a dog in her life, and getting adjusted was difficult. Now she is a full fledged member of the family, and we cant imagine life without her.

The holiday Blitz

July 20th, 2010
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Chistmas is a fast moving affair. Our family has had the traditions locked in from a long time ago, and I am way too young to alter that steamroller. So first off the festivities will start on Christmas eve. My extended maternal family has a gallery. Basically my mom’s mom, her siblings, and all the offspring from that. there is a gift exchange, and lots and lot and lots of food. once that is over it is off to my maternal grandmothers house. There its a more intimate affair with only my mom’s mom and her offspring. Then. its off to bed, and sugarplaum fairies (whatever those are.) Next morning (bright and early), my wife and I will exchange gifts that we have purchased for each other. Will will coo over those for a very short amount of time and then its off to my parents house. My brother and I will arrive and what fel like “Real” christmas will begin. My mom will dole out presents to everyone herself, my dad, my brother, me and my wife, plus her 3 dogs, and my 2 dogs. Musn’t forget the babies. So then its off to my Paternal grandmother. This one is a little togher since my grandmother had 7 kids! It’s cramped, and the grandchildren keep getting older, and we have less and less to tak about. This year though is a little different. We are skipping out on my paternal grandmother to go visit with my wife’s parents. My wife doesnt go house for any holiday (or ever) very often. She was always very much the black sheep growing up. Now that she is older, she doesnt feel the need to go back. They see what great woman that she became, and I think feel a little guilty, that they treated her so strangely. So this year, its a trip downstate for a christmas with the inlaws. I hope it turns out well!

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Spending money is more fun that earning it

July 15th, 2010

I love to get goodies. Toys, or tech it doesnt matter. I actually avoid ebay like the plague because I will “good deal” myself into a zero bank account. So anytime money can be spent kind of willy nilly is ok by me. Last year before we went on vacation, the wife and I saved up a bit of money and we were really able to go nuts. It was really freeing and we got a lot of cool swag to show for it. Since it was a mideval reenactment event though, most of the money got spent on clothes for that. It’s a beast that feeds itself. But my wife’s dresses look fastastic, and since plus sized guys are kind of the norm at these events I had no problem at all buying clothes that fit. I am a collector at heart, so that can be dangerous. if there is a hole in my collection, then it can get expensive to plug that whole. My wife understands it though, and pulls the reigns when she needs to, and lets me run when she can.

ShoppingShoppingShopping

July 12th, 2010

Unlike most guys, I dont really mind shopping. Well unless its groceries. Forget that. That is dull. I am talking just about anything else. Everytime we go to walmart for any reason we have to make 3 stops just for me. first: clearance! You just never know what you didnt think you needed until it was 75% off! Then toys. Yes, I am a grown man that visits the toy section. Specifically the Lego section, and the Transformer sections. Lego is great at any age, and I have loved transformers my whole life, so why change now. What is difficult is getting my wife to buy anything. She hates to buy things for herself, and will do anything she can to get out of it. I love it when she gets new clothes. She always feels better in them, and looks better too. I almost always pick out her clothes (I have gotten very good at it) so that she doesnt ever have to leave the changing room. The flip side is that I have to be dragged kicking and screaming to buy clothes for myself. I hate being reminded that I have to lose weight, and that awful feeling when that peice off clothing you saw is nowhere even CLOSE to fitting you.

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Winter: my least favorite season

July 7th, 2010

Now dont get me wrong. I hate all seasons for their own special reasons. And as soon as one starts, I just wish the next one would get here faster. The problem that all the other seasons just want to annoy you. I mean summer and fall are like junk mail, and spring is like a telemarketer, but winter is like the axe weilding maniac waiting to kill you! Think about it! no other season wants you dead as badly as winter. Granted I live in an area with no tornadoes or hurricanes or anything, and our winters are pretty harsh. So whn that calander ticks over to winter, I have to strt worrying. Will the truck be safe? Will the battery die? Do I need new tires? Shouldn’t my wife hae been home 10 minutes ago? So yeah, I dont think I will get a lot of traction convincing people that winter is the serial killer of seasons, but I think it has a ring to it.

The life of an unemployed guy

July 5th, 2010

My day started at about 3pm today. I havent really done anything interesting today. I checked facebook, which I would have winced at the idea of saying that a couple months ago. After facebook, more web surfing! Also listed the soundtrack for Transformers: The Movie for the first time in a long time. Man, that thing is rad. It’s so 80’s it makes you wanna wear parachute pants. And the is the ANIMATED movie, not the new live action one, by the way. I am about a couple hours from wrapping christmas presents. I HATE wrapping presents, and my wife insists that I have to do it myself because it means more. oh well. once a year isnt so bad, and since she loves to wrap presents, hers are the only ones I will have to do.

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Fire Safety & measures

July 2nd, 2010

Fire is one of the most serious hazards that we faces in bad times. There are many causes of fire accidents they are carelessness and unsafe environments. But at the same time using proper safety procedures and techniques we can minimize the chances of a fire accident. And also in addition to that we also take some precautions and safety measures to escape from such hazards. Use fire safety objects like a large automatic fire extinguisher, water hard clothes to put out fire up to some extent. So always be ready before you are facing a fire hazard. And also try to put fire alarms and detectors for detecting and reporting hazardous fires in buildings and homes for safety.