Tonight we’re going to my favorite all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet restaurant.  I love Chinese food – I could eat it every day!  My favorites are sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, and lo mein noodles.  And the meat filled dumplings – some places call them pot stickers.  But I really enjoy the buffets because I can have a little bit of everything – I like all sorts of chicken and shrimp dishes!  I am not a big fan of sushi, though, but the sushi bar looks beautiful – the sushi chef makes it all look like candy!  What a rude awakening to my mouth to put something in that looks like candy but tastes like fish and seaweed!

Right before I was ready to leave work, my friend Joann called on my cell phone and I decided to answer it even though i was technically still “on the clock.” I had finished up my shift and was heading for the break room to clock out, so I took a chance that my manager wouldn’t have a fit about me using my cell phone. They can be real jerks sometimes, but this time I just decided to take that chance and if they fussed then I would beg forgiveness. If they want to give me a hard time about something this trivial, then I will start looking for another job. I’m sick of all the BS anyway. I work hard for them and sometimes go way above and beyond the “call of duty” so you would think they would appreciate that and cut me a little slack on the minor things.  Geesh!

This is not just a painting  it is a wall mural. Can you imagine coming into the room and looking at this, life size, on one of your walls? I think it would be fantastic to always have a lovely view like this to gaze out from the arches and see the ocean. I wish I could paint well enough to make this a mural in my home.

I have been following the highlights of the Casey Anthony trial on the nightly news.  I am very shocked by the outcome of the trial, as I know many thousands of others are also.  I truly thought that Casey would be found guilty for sure.

There are so many things that don’t make sense.  First of all, there is the claim that she accidentally drowned in the family pool.  That is totally absurd.  Why would Casey’s father, a former police officer, try to cover up an accidental death?   That makes no sense at all.  If it was an accident, then it was an accident and no charges would have been brought against Casey, so why cover it up?  And Mr. Anthony knew that.  If she drowned, then why was there duct tape over little Caylee’s mouth and nose?  I guess to make it look like an abduction maybe.

Also, if she were abducted, or even if she had drowned as was claimed, why would Casey be out partying at a time like that?  Some of the witnesses stated that she was a good mother, but for heaven’s sake, you don’t go out to party if your child is missing!

I feel as if there was no justice done for this little girl.  She was sweet an innocent and her life ended far too soon.  My hope is that some kind of evidence comes out that let’s the world know what really happened to Caylee Anthony, even though her mother can never be charged again for the same crime, at least the world will know.  Rest in Peace, Caylee.

Happy 235th birthday, U.S.A.!!!!  I am proud to be an American.  What with a niece and a nephew both in the Army and both war veterans, it is difficult not to puff out my chest when the flag goes by in the annual parade.

Although the country is going through some difficult times right now, what with two wars and the economy, most people in this country are still proud to call it home.  And, I believe, our country will survive and prosper in generations to come.  We have always done it in the past, and after all, history does tend to repeat itself.

Think about what you did to celebrate this year.  Did you go to a parade? Did you go watch some fireworks? Or maybe you attended a cookout with family and friends.  I did all of the above.  I stood proudly with my hand over my heart as the American Legion post marched by with 13 flags to symbolize the original 13 colonies.  I do live in an area where a lot of the Civil War was fought and where many many soldiers died to give us the country we have today, and I am proud of it.

Think about all the lives that have been lost and wars that have been fought the next time the flag passes by you in a parade or you notice it flying over the Post Office, and be proud to be an American.