OUCH!

So I had a little accident. Again. Except for once it wasn't horse-related, ATV-related, tractor-related, etc. It was my own clumsiness which should surprise no one as I'm the clumsiest person on earth. If I miss that Palomino show next month because of this I'm gonna be ticked! I didn't think something like this would stop me but my mom sure is convinced it is. I've had a difficult time sleeping since this happened. We're talking major pain.

Ordinarily when I read online news -- CNN, Fox News, Yahoo News, Google News, Reuters, MSNBC to name a few -- daily I skip most of the "fluff" but today something caught my eye and it's funny! No, it's not really funny ... See for yourself -- the first entry in the "Peculiar" category:
WIFE HATES HUBBY'S NEW PENIS
Surgeons in China who said they performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems it caused to the recipient and his wife.
ABC'S OF SEX
Elementary school uses stick-figures-having-sex font on the cover of their third-grade spelling curriculum; kids unaffected except for a strange desire to play hangman with dirty words. Image below:
ONE THOUSAND PALLBEARERS
That's how many it took to carry the world's heaviest monarch to his grave.
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga died on 10 September, apparently of a vowel overdose.
WILLIE PERFORMS W/ ORCHESTRA
Thinks oboe would make a good bong.
And in unrelated news:
REDHEADED STRANGER BUSTED
I gotta say, NO KIDDING?! I mean, every single person who knows anything about Willie knows about the ... uh ... recreational biologicals, and believe you me, you can't come w/in 20' of him w/out noticing a really strong fragrance about him even though he's adamant about "You don't smell anything." All these years it's been the Good Old Boy Network at it's finest, but someone forgot to tell one particular Louisiana State Trooper.

And then I ran across the most interesting photo -- not in "fluff" pieces -- because the colors are striking and rich!
I think it's gorgeous.

GREAT PRODUCT ALERT:
The Littersweep is working more fabulously than I could ever have imagined. Both Furballs have -- apparently -- taken to it w/out incident although when it roars they still run away. I'm absolutely thrilled, and would have willingly paid far more for it than I did. I simply got an excellent buy on it. Now everyone is happy! I empty the container I guess once every 3-4 days, no muss, no fuss, easy as can be!

Finally, because I'm finally winding down and the pain pill is taking effect (at last!) I'm posting a freebie that you absolutely must get!
The Swiffer Duster has changed my life particularly because I get tons of dust from the pasture! They really work, and if you use this form it really comes! Trust me, you'll thank me later.
SWIFFER

Legs wants out so I'm outta here for tonight~

It's a Good Thing

1. I finally set up the new automatic litter box this evening. It's good because I'm happy, but I don't know how the furballs are going to take it. Someone must have broken down and used it because I heard the sound of an F-18 taking off and I knew that was Mr. Littersweep. I kid you not -- my son stayed at Oshkosh during the annual air show -- EAA AIRVENTURE -- and the sound of fighter jets awoke him at dawn every morning for ten days. That's what Mr. Littersweep sounds like. I opted not for Ms. LitterMaid because -- this is a true story -- I located a litterbox website! I was looking for reviews on the LitterMaid because frankly, it's sort of a lot of $ if it turns out to be a crappy item but even if it weren't the $ I simply can't deal w/ much stress. I mean, you bring it home, set it up, it breaks in two days, you take it back and so on. So at this website everyone discusses their litterboxes and tips and tricks but too they seem to all have automatic boxes.
LITTERBOX CENTRAL
The Littersweep is rated #1, and it's far and above the LitterMaid so off I went to get it. This would not be your conventional style -- wait, I have a photo:

That photo is slightly deceptive. I've not yet figured it out but I think it's either a GIGANTIC cat sitting next to it or it's a smaller model than the one I have. What do you think? No, I mean what do you think about the litterbox? Isn't it cool? But the design is why it works so well. Evidently. Just take a gander at the litterbox website because those people are serious about their litterboxes.

So I was calmly sitting in the livingroom when I hear the unmistakable sound of:


I figured my little Penguinista had braved the new box and after a 30-minute time delay Mr. Littersweep did his thing. LOUDLY. Next thing I know the two furballs are rolling around in the hallway, rasslin' and hissin' at each other! I can come to only one conclusion: The electric eye on the new litterbox is causing my furballs to have seizures and think of each other as enemies! Perhaps they'll learn to avert their eyes ... However, I know what you're thinking: The roar of that thing will keep me awake? Uh-uh. Not this girl. I'll get used to it quick! It's a blessing, trust me.

2. I put together my Scunci Steamer together a few days ago when I had my wings clipped due to illness even though I knew Daddy was gonna explode -- he's such a sweetheart, he didn't let me down. I was in the midst of a U.T.I. and the whole "blood dumping into the bladder" thing spooked my parents although I was pretty okay w/ it, it didn't worry me much. But they didn't want me exerting myself at all I guess because the doctor recommended it ... Anyway, Scunci hasn't had her maiden voyage yet but get a load of it: My mom wants me to clean her baseboards ASAP! That's okay, it'll be fun! Well, maybe not fun but I'm really happy to do it. Doesn't it look like fun?

Okay maybe not. But I think it will be.

3. A couple of days ago I realized I would not be able to continue on w/ my present cellphone. I would be away from the ranch far too much, I needed a car charger which I've misplaced and -- hey! Don't yell at me! You try keeping up w/ something like that when you drive a half-dozen different vehicles, your parents borrow the charger, you move the thing around all the time -- sheesh! It's a minor issue, trust me. Anyway, I knew either I had to purchase another car charger because I was gonna be in Lovey a lot for a few days or I had to buy a new phone. I really wouldn't have minded getting another car charger because my parents can use it except for the fact that I still believe it's here, on the ranch, somewhere and when I accept it's gone I'll buy one for my parents. They'd never used one till they took mine when they were on vacation and they finally saw how convenient it is, and they liked it. Where was I? OH! I knew I had to do something so I went into Verizon and of course there were no less than a gazillion people in that store, and all I could think about was grabbing a phone and getting out of there as fast as I possibly could. I called a friend and asked if he could do it again, would he buy the Razr? Just like everyone else, he said absolutely not. I was forced to scratch the cute pink Razr off my list so at that point I didn't care what I got, and because I hadn't been planning on purchasing immediately I didn't check online beforehand. So I waited, waited, waited and they finally got to me. She asked what I was looking for in a new mobile phone and I was dumbstruck: "Uh ... I don't know, I'm really in a hurry," and I glanced at the display, saw a red one and said, "I'll take that one." HAHAHA, that's a fact and I can hardly believe it myself because I always do research and make informed purchases. ALWAYS! It wasn't until this afternoon I found out not only does it have a camera but also a camcorder -- so I shot Daddy sleeping. He wasn't moving very much but you can hear him breathing. And now, locating a photo of it I found out it's the Music Phone! Yeehaw. Just what I needed. Sigh. It even has stereo speakers but the only thing that caught my eye is the color: It matches Lovey!

Yeah, I guess I'm big on "cute."

And 4. We have some issues to deal w/ concerning Daddy but I know, deep down in my heart, that everything will be fine! Absolutely fine.

And now I've finally unwound enough that I can sleep, I think. I've not slept more than three hours per night w/ Daddy gone because I can feel him gone. There's a great big hole where Daddy's presence should be. *yawn* I love my parents so, so much! I am truly blessed!

Later~

Daddy

Daddy is in the hospital. First he was taken to our local hospital via paramedics and he was later transferred to a larger hospital in Jackson. I'm scared. They don't yet know what's wrong yet. He's scared but too he's "ready for whatever the Lord wants." This is hard. I'm a Daddy's Girl.

Please pray for my daddy! Please, please pray for my daddy ...

We Will Never Forget

It hurts my heart to post today, but they need to know

We Will Never Forget
They deserve this. They certainly deserved far better than they received. May God hold them all in His loving arms, and let them know, It will be alright.

Morning of September 11, 2001


7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles,
carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.


7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los
Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight
attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York.


8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38
passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J.,
for San Francisco.


8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's
Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers,
two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked
after takeoff.


8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.


9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.








- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New
York area airports.

9:21 a.m. - Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City
are closed.

9:25 a.m. - All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration.








9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.

10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

10:05 a.m. - The White House is evacuated.

10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.

10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.

10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

Flight 175 Hits the South Tower of the WTC at 9:03, and at 10:05 A.M. South Tower Collapses:

Photo Sequence of the 10:28 A.M. EDT WTC North Tower Collapsing:

We will never forget how the Twin Towers rained debris on Lower Manhattan, nor the thousands of firefighters, police officers and others who were killed in the collapse.

We will never forget how everyone ran in terror to escape the massive debris storm when the towers collapsed.

We will never forget the countless brave men and women who were only trying to help but instead were evacuated.

Some survived ...


... on the sunny day that went dark.


Still others wandered around in disbelief.


At 9:45 A.M. EDT, exactly one hour after Flight 11 hits the WTC North Tower, Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.
Twenty-minutes later, at 10:05 A.M. , the White House, and other important Washington buildings are evacuated.
Twenty- five minutes later, at 10:10 A.M., one side of The Pentagon collapses.






And the aftermath.


United Airlines Flight 93 had a plane full of heroes that day. Forever known as "The Flight That Fought Back" they were determined to either regain control of the aircraft or put that bird into a field to prevent further casualties. It's been five years but I cannot fathom that kind of bravery. I've had all this time to think it over, I've seen the movies that speculate on much of what happened, I've seen interviews of those who lost loved ones on Flight 93 and listened to them recount their last conversations, most while the plane was aloft. I'm an intelligent female and I have a heart of gold but I tell you truly, never in my life could I do something such as these brave souls did. Could I? It's said in dire situations you onestly don't know what you'd do, until it actually happens. Brave souls indeed.




May God bless you and keep you, each of the souls lost on 11 September, 2001. Even those responsible.


I of course heard the speech given by bin Laden on 7 October, 2001, where he began by saying, " There is America, hit by God in one of its softest spots. Its greatest buildings were destroyed, thank God for that. There is America, full of fear from its north to its south, from its west to its east. Thank God for that," and so on. I would like to say the poor man is simply deluded but I can't. He's not stupid, you don't see him in a flying bomb, crashing it into a building! Oh no, he stays on the sidelines -- hiding, something he does well. However, I don't believe he's misguided. He's pure evil so I say to him, May God have mercy on your soul! You will one day reap what you have sown. Oh, and good luck w/ those 72 virgins, Osama.





















This just popped into my inbox:
Al Qaeda releases 9/11 anniversary message
"Your leaders are hiding from you the true extent of the disaster," Ayman al-Zawahiri says in a statement posted on the Internet late Sunday. "And the days are pregnant and giving birth to new events, with Allah's permission and guidance."
You can read the rest HERE if you wish.