Pearl Harbor, John Lennon, Christmas Rush and losing the spirit...

Yesterday was Dec 7, a day that will live in infamy. A moment of silence for all those lost and injured on that horrible day. God bless every one of our soldiers, wherever they may be.

Today is the 25th anniversary of the John Lennon shooting. I've been to NY once and was fortunate to visit Strawberry Fields in Central Park. A peaceful place amid a world of chaos.

Are we (humans) losing the Christmas spirit??? The neighboring city (45 miles away, closest Wal-Mart) had a fight at the Wal-Crap between 2 guys. For a state that has less than 500,000 people total...the big city attitudes are creeping in. I don't like Wal-Mart or their business practices, but I don't understand why you would fight (with a knife!!!) over something that has been discounted!?!

Three more sleeps then HOB and I are off to the great white north!!! I hope we spend more time with friends than family. His dad and step-mom are recently separated and his sister has taken dad's side (totally predictable...unwilling to try to see both sides). Aparently HOB and I are the only ones talking to step-mom...but we look at it with some maturity. It wasn't our marriage that was having problems...it's not our place to make judgements on who was right or wrong. The bad thing is that my sister in law doesn't let our nephew see his grandma anymore....why fuck up your kid??? Any time I spend with her will be monopolized by her trying to get me to her side. I'm not on anyone's side and she can't understand that. Oh well...

Not much else to say so I will leave you with some random thoughts...

1 - the first blog I ever read was Paul Katcher at paulkatcher.com.

2 - I hate people that can't drive in winter conditions

3 - my HOB will let me warm my feet on his legs...and that is only 1 of the many reasons that I love him

4 - I have the best girlfriends in the world, both in the US and in Canada

5 - I love 80's music

6 - I love to travel, but hate leaving my cats alone...go figure

7 - I love hockey!

That's all folks...catch you on the flip side!

Peace out!