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Friday, May 20, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
The older you get, the harder you fall . . . while on your rollerblades.
Almost a year since I fell, fell and hit my head on the concrete and ended up in the hospital. But this time, no hospital but lots of pain.
My knees kill and my thumb aches. Am I here to cry? No. I mostly just want to brag a little, again. I fell and usually I'd get up, man- up and let the dirt stay in the cuts and bleed for a while.
There were no first aid kits for the Kaitlin of the past. But it seems that I have someone to care and tend for me now. Weird.
My boy toy helped me up, took me home, and cleaned my cuts this time when I fell. He wrapped my legs and my poor thumb. I gave him the perfect opportunity to poke fun at me but instead he babied me, maybe even felt some of my pain.
I remember falling this time last year. I had started dating someone. They didn't care that I fell. They left me holding my head in the kitchen.
I had fallen on concrete, slid on my forehead and I was agonizing on the couch. I remember he offered no sympathy as I silently cried. Instead, he talked about how he might be moving, our just beginning relationship would be over. It was a few hours after this that my roommates rushed me to the hospital.
They knew I never cried and so they knew this was a big deal. I had headaches and dizzy spells for months. I received sympathy from my mother only. I never really saw that guy who offered me sympathy again. I am glad.
But this time was different. It has taught me something, taught me many things. I am in love with this tender lover who so lovingly aided me when I was in pain.
And, as usual I will be back on the blades within a week and my handsome partner will join me. Yes, not only does my boy toy play a great doctor, but he also rollerblades with his girlfriend . . . in public.
First, I need to buy some elbow, knee and wrist pads and a helmet. Ugh more money spent but hopefully worth it cause when you get older, you fall a lot harder and it seems I'm falling in more than just one way ;)
My knees kill and my thumb aches. Am I here to cry? No. I mostly just want to brag a little, again. I fell and usually I'd get up, man- up and let the dirt stay in the cuts and bleed for a while.
There were no first aid kits for the Kaitlin of the past. But it seems that I have someone to care and tend for me now. Weird.
My boy toy helped me up, took me home, and cleaned my cuts this time when I fell. He wrapped my legs and my poor thumb. I gave him the perfect opportunity to poke fun at me but instead he babied me, maybe even felt some of my pain.
I remember falling this time last year. I had started dating someone. They didn't care that I fell. They left me holding my head in the kitchen.
I had fallen on concrete, slid on my forehead and I was agonizing on the couch. I remember he offered no sympathy as I silently cried. Instead, he talked about how he might be moving, our just beginning relationship would be over. It was a few hours after this that my roommates rushed me to the hospital.
They knew I never cried and so they knew this was a big deal. I had headaches and dizzy spells for months. I received sympathy from my mother only. I never really saw that guy who offered me sympathy again. I am glad.
But this time was different. It has taught me something, taught me many things. I am in love with this tender lover who so lovingly aided me when I was in pain.
And, as usual I will be back on the blades within a week and my handsome partner will join me. Yes, not only does my boy toy play a great doctor, but he also rollerblades with his girlfriend . . . in public.
First, I need to buy some elbow, knee and wrist pads and a helmet. Ugh more money spent but hopefully worth it cause when you get older, you fall a lot harder and it seems I'm falling in more than just one way ;)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Don't play football, you could go crazy
I would post it to the blog but its long and its already posted online at Deseret News.
But its pretty good and I was really interested in what I was writing. Take a look.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Hard to forget this moment, unlike the last
Where was I? Taking a nap. I was sleeping when they announced the death of Osama Bin Laden. Yes, I was. I had just finished working the day shift on a Sunday.
I didn't even see the text; until, I received about the most disappointing voicemail I've received, ever. It seems I'm sometimes a failure at my job. I do the work, it just seems it doesn’t' always end up online. And so, I received one of those phone calls from the boss, where they tell you how disappointed they are in you and you can do is choke up and cry.
To top it off, the boyfriend was with me and that just made it all the more embarrassing.
So, while I was feeling this utter frustration of failure, I was checking my text messages and saw that Osama was dead, finally.
I think I will remember this a lot better than I did when the terrorist's attacks happened on 9/11. All I remember is that I was homeschooling, I had just obtained braces, my youngest sister came home from the hospital, and the favorite grandparents were visiting and I didn't understand the import of the situation, but I do remember watching.
So, as you can see, I will never forget this moment in history and where I was when it happened, unlike the last.
I didn't even see the text; until, I received about the most disappointing voicemail I've received, ever. It seems I'm sometimes a failure at my job. I do the work, it just seems it doesn’t' always end up online. And so, I received one of those phone calls from the boss, where they tell you how disappointed they are in you and you can do is choke up and cry.
To top it off, the boyfriend was with me and that just made it all the more embarrassing.
So, while I was feeling this utter frustration of failure, I was checking my text messages and saw that Osama was dead, finally.
I think I will remember this a lot better than I did when the terrorist's attacks happened on 9/11. All I remember is that I was homeschooling, I had just obtained braces, my youngest sister came home from the hospital, and the favorite grandparents were visiting and I didn't understand the import of the situation, but I do remember watching.
So, as you can see, I will never forget this moment in history and where I was when it happened, unlike the last.
A President making history
Abolishment of slavery, the bombing of Hiroshima, Bush's decision to go to war and now Obama giving permission to shoot and kill Osama Bin Laden.
Has this President made some top-notch decisions or some shady ones? We've got the stimulus plan, the problems with the budget but even Dick Chaney gives his approval for Obama's latest decision as President.
"The administration clearly deserves credit for the success of the operation," Cheney told ABC News, adding that getting bin Laden has long been "the ultimate goal, the ultimate objective" of the U.S. counterterrorism program.
Obama has truly redeemed himself in the eyes of not only democrats but as the quote above shows, in the eyes of republicans.
This decision will make history just as George W. Bush's decision to go to war with Iraq made history.
Check out these links to see Presidential decisions that have made history:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-j-craughwell/10-presidential-decisions_b_643569.html#s113160&title=Theodore_Roosevelt_Digs
http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2011/04/15-presidential-decisions-that-changed-a-nation.html
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=presidential+decisions+that+changed+history&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=presidential+decisions+that+changed+history&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivns&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=nP2-TfS7JPDViALi8Mko&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CGAQ5wIwCg&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=3d9c1264699aa939
Osama Bin Laden is dead.
Osama Bin Laden is dead. Now, I feel like little people (aka midgets) should come singing and dancing into the office that I am writing this in. I feel that I should have ruby red slippers on and instead of singing "the wicked with is dead," I should sing, "Osama Bin Laden is dead."
But what does this death mean for our country? It seems that every national news site is taking their own angle on one of the greatest news stories in a decade. CNN is emphasizing his death, giving the latest updates.
But my greatest concern is what Fox News is saying, "America On Guard Against Revenge for Killing Usama Bin Landen." Do we have something to worry about when we read this, "Pakistani group blamed in Bhutto slaying vows to target national leaders to avenge bin Laden."
Are his suicidal followers going to come and get us? Bomb us? America is, again, their target -- I guess they always have been but I have a feeling that his follower's feelings will become even stronger and their suicidal tendencies will increase.
But, instead of focusing on this, maybe I should focus on the positive. People, all over, are celebrating this event --odd to celebrate a death-- I wonder if this is what if felt like when they announced the death of Hitler, which happened just a day before Bin Ladens death, over 75 years ago.
The main banner on MSNBC reads, "A Good Day for America" and this truly is a great day. I'm sure it brings a lot of feelings of justice to those who have lost friends and family through all this .
The 9/11 victims' families must feel a great sense of relief.
And of course there is also a great deal of focus on President Obama. It seems that the people see him in a little more positive light at the moment, not that it will last long.
But the greatest question on my mind and I'm sure on the minds of the rest of the country is, what effects/consequences will this have on our country?
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