Christy's World

2016-02-08T15:32:00.001-06:00

Well it has been an interesting social media day
1) abortion rights people upset at Doritos for in their eyes "humanizing a baby" (how dare Doritos)
2) Beyonce performance is racial or not?
3) Dising on Panthers cornerback Josh Norman on the sidelines at end of game crying
4) People commenting on weather or not Cam Newton was being a sore loser giving only one word answers and walking out on the post game press conference
What is wrong with people??? When did there start being hidden agendas in EVERYTHING??? Why can't people just be entertained by entertainment like a football game or concert or cute and funny commercials. Why can't we just be moved in our hearts by honest emotion? Why cant things just be what they are with no reading into things, no hidden agendas and no dissing of peoples true feelings?

School stands behind field trip to sex toy store - Fox4News.com | Dallas-Fort Worth News, Weather, Sports

2015-06-05T11:13:00.001-05:00

So, is it OK to take school kids on field trip to a sex toy store in the name of sex education?

School stands behind field trip to sex toy store - Fox4News.com | Dallas-Fort Worth News, Weather, Sports

Apparently at Gaia Democratic School in Minneapolis it is acceptable....Well, it is a "Private" school.

The Sex education teacher who took the kids on the field trip, also the schools director, (how convenient) would not talk to Fox 9 news when asked to comment on the field trip...Humm Wonder why.

“Gaia is a private school that provides holistic educational services to students K-12 with emphasis on democratic process, individualized instruction, academic freedom, self-motivation, cooperative learning, youth empowerment, and environmental stewardship. We are part of an education movement that has a long, fascinating history and a vibrant, viable future.”

The school board posted a letter to its website saying it stands behind the field trip and it views it as a legitimate learning experience that relates directly to topics covered during a year-long sexual health class.
The owner of the Smitten Kitten said in a statement, “the store is a resource for sound science based sex-ed information, and leaves it up to parents and guardians to use their discretion when seeking resources.”

Floyd, THE PARENT, said he didn't know anything about the trip before it was already over. Seems to me, it was not "Left Up To The Parent" as to what sex education resources are sought out...Or was it? "

I do not believe that a field trip to the "Smitten Kitten" was an appropriate school field trip, and it was especially inappropriate if the parents were unaware of it until after it had already taken place. That being said, I also do not think it appropriate for parents to abdicate their responsibility to teach their own kids about sex & human sexuality! This is just one example of why certain areas of PARENTING should not be done or expected to be done by the school system!(public or private) Maybe parents need to re-evaluate what they feel needs to be taught in schools and what should be taught at home...by them!

About time! Hope it works!!!

2015-06-05T10:15:00.001-05:00

http://conservativetribune.com/governor-huge-move-welfare/

"Maine Gov. Paul LePage has drawn plaudits from conservatives and ire from liberals after the Republican introduced a budget that would withdraw welfare support from non-citizens. The move would take away several forms of entitlements from illegal immigrants, including Supplemental Security Income, food stamps and cash assistance programs."

I would think that it would draw plaudits from EVERY TAX PAYING CITIZEN of this country! It should be something that that Every State should get behind and adapt. It is a start! a good start but ONLY A START!

Feeling the Need to be DISABLED?

2015-06-05T10:01:00.002-05:00

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/becoming-disabled-by-choice-not-chance-transabled-people-feel-like-impostors-in-their-fully-working-bodies#__federated=1

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/06/02/the-next-wave-of-body-diversity-disabled-by-choice/

If you feel the need to be a different sex than the way you were born you call yourself transgendered and change your sex like Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner.
So now, if you feel like you should be Disabled but are not, you call yourself TRANSABLED and cut off a limb... Make Yourself Disabled!!!

“We need to move away from pathologizing people,” says Clive Baldwin, including those who chop off their limbs or fake paralysis in order to live as disabled people. “For many, amputation is the only way forward,”

REALLY? I am sure I can say with much certainty, that there are many disabled people out there that wish they were not disabled and if they could make themselves whole and not have their disability they would choose to do so. Someone PLEASE logically explain to me WHY would someone WANT, On Purpose, to make themselves disabled? Do they dislike their lot in life so much that they think being disabled would be better? Do they thrive on other peoples attention so much and find this is the best way to get that attention?

“We need to move away from pathologizing people,” says Clive Baldwin

PATHOLOGIZING: regard or treat (someone or something) as psychologically abnormal or unhealthy.

Normal people who have relatively healthy minds will want to be healthy and normal with functioning limbs.

The operative words there are Normal & Relatively Healthy. We are making great strides at opening up conversations and making mental illness not as stigmatized in an effort that people who suffer from mental illness can and will get the help they need. It seems to me that we need to help people that have these feelings of a need to be physically disabled, figure out why they have these feelings and get the mental health help they need so they do not feel the only way to feel good is to mutilate their perfectly good bodies to the point of disability. When people engage in cutting, we look at the emotional & psychological reasons why they engage in this destructive, physically mutilating behavior and work to help them deal with the psychological reasons for their behavior to help end the destructive behavior. We do not say that it is just part of who they are and therefore OK...should be treated as "Normal". This is beyond even cutting...This is major mutilation and in my opinion not actions of Normal & Relatively Normal Minds.

Bruce/ Caitlyn & Olympic Glory

2015-06-04T12:23:00.000-05:00

https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/petition-urges-the-international-olympic-committee-to-revoke-caitlyn-jenner-s-olympic-medals-141231280.html

Then Bruce wanted to be a Caitlyn but was not... So he competed, and won as Bruce... Then. Good for him! Now he "is" Caitlyn. The IOC wants to take away accomplishments made by Bruce when he was Bruce because he felt more like he should be a Caitlyn...but the fact of the matter is...HE WAS BRUCE THEN!!! Regardless of who he is now, That was then this is now. Chances are if He competed as a she in the Olympics back then, He/She would have beat the woman's events and won gold.
Bottom Line: Physically he was a he when he won Olympic gold back then. He should not have his medals and achievements that he earned as a he back then stripped just because he felt like he should have been a she.
Now for the genetic factor: The sex of most mammals, including humans, is genetically determined by the XY sex-determination system where males have X and Y If you look at Caitlyn Jenner's genetic code, it says XY... Male...Same as what it was when he earned the Olympic medals. He/She should be able to keep his achievements!

American weapons INADVERTENTLY fall in to the hands of ISIS

2015-06-04T10:04:00.000-05:00

http://news.yahoo.com/fog-war-u-armed-isis-103000106.html?soc_src=copy

"INADVERTENTLY" being the operative word here! I am so sick and tired of the government being behind things that "inadvertently" happen... The last one was "live anthrax" being inadvertently sent to labs when it was supposed to be the "dead" virus
The latest:
According to Reuters, the U.S.-made weaponry that fell into enemy hands including 2,300 Humvee armored vehicles, at least 40 M1A1 main battle tanks, 74,000 machine guns, and as many as 52 M198 howitzer mobile gun systems, plus small arms and ammunition.

What that means: Not in terms of fire power that we have now supplied ISIS with but lets look past that:

2,300 Humvee armored vehicles @ $70,000 per - Total: $16 million
40 M1A1 Abram tanks @ $4.3 million per - Total: $172 million
52 M198 Howitzer mobile gun systems @ $527,337 per - Total: $2.7 million
74,000 Army machine guns @ $4,000 per - Total: $29 million
The grand total comes to $219.7 million

So not only are we "inadvertently" supplying ISIS with weapons and fire power to use against the U.S. and allied forces, it is also a minimum of $219.7 million government waste. I know in the grand scheme of things with deficits being in the TRILLIONS of dollars $219.7 million may not seem like all that high of a cost waste but really, every dollar counts.

Now lets deal with "INADVERTENTLY"

Tax waste & hungry kids

2015-06-04T09:41:00.001-05:00

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/lunch-lady-fired-after-refusing-to-humiliate-120620085972.html

Weather we have kids in school or not we all pay some taxes to the school districts that we live in. I remember when I was first married and had kids and we qualified for reduced lunches. I also remember being "just above the threshold" of qualifying and what a struggle it was sometimes... it always seemed that it was cheaper then to pack a lunch for the kids than have them get a hot lunch at school. I also remember forgetting to send a check to add money to my children's lunch tickets. (not to mention I had to write 3 checks, one for each child's account)

I do not think that any of my children ever experienced getting lunch thrown out and given a "cheese" sandwich for not having enough money on their tickets for lunch because none of them ever let me forget to write the check more than one day in a row. That being said...I am appalled that school cafeterias are not only wasting good decent food that my and your tax dollars pay for and at the same time denying a growing child proper nutrition for their day at school because the lunch ticket is in negative funds.

I know that the notices that money is running out on the ticket or ticket is overdrawn get lost by kids, or the kids forget to give parents notices, not to mention that sometimes the first notice from the school was not a low balance notice but a negative notice balance. I also know that sometimes emergencies happen and those families that are just on the border of getting free or reduced lunches and not sometimes have financial emergencies and need a couple of days grace ( I know because I have been there) I also know that most parents who's children's lunch tickets run in the arrears do not let this happen on purpose... on the contrary, most of them are truly horrified when they find out and make things right as soon as possible.

Sometimes it is a matter of putting limitations on the card like only one lunch a day... (only buy your own) Maybe it is as simple of finding an alternate way of notifying parents of low or negative ticket balances such as a mass email going out to those parents when a low or negative account balance is flagged in the system (this could be an easy program to implement since so much is computerized these days)

Regardless of what the solution to the ticket issue is I can tell you that it is not throwing out perfectly good food and replacing it with a "cheese" sandwich. I also do not think the cafeteria worker that feels children should have good nutrition for their school day should fired for providing that.

I think this is a contradiction of society. In our society, we have gone from food vouchers for food stamps to a "debit" type card so food stamp recipients do not feel the "shame" or humiliation of needing to be on food stamps (a whole other issue I will not get into) but we are willing to humiliate a child with a sub standard nutritional lunch because they are negative in their account (usually by no fault of the child)

FIX the notification system to reduce the instances of low or negative balances on lunch tickets

FIX the system by which we determine the criteria for free or reduced lunch

DO NOT throw out perfectly good food and give a growing child CRAP to meet their nutritional needs of the day and DO NOT fire those who care about the children and their needs... It is usually not the child's fault they have low or negative balance on their lunch tickets.

Bad Boy At BIngo

2015-05-29T15:41:00.002-05:00

Here is another story from the WTH is wrong with people files
Apparently, an 82 year old man was mad that a woman at bingo sat in his favorite seat. So mad in fact that he slashed the tires on the woman's van. This action leads me to the question What the heck is wrong with people???

82 year old Fred Smith was charged with criminal mischief late Monday afternoon when, police say, he took an ice pick to 88-year-old Ethel Britt's van during a weekly bingo game at the Lake Ashton Retirement Community Club House. OMG!!! Sometimes I am not sure weather to laugh or cry at the absurdity of stories like this. What is happening to people? What is happening to common sense an human decency? Over a seat at bingo...Smith faces having to pay $456 in tire damage and restitution back to Britt.

Hope it was worth it!!!

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/police-woman-took-mans-favorite-bingo-seat-so-he-slashed-her-tires?autoplay=true

Josh Hamilton gets 1st hit back with Rangers - Fox4News.com | Dallas-Fort Worth News, Weather, Sports

2015-05-28T16:39:00.001-05:00

Josh Hamilton gets 1st hit back with Rangers - Fox4News.com | Dallas-Fort Worth News, Weather, Sports

He's Baaack! Is this good news or bad news? When he left he said that DFW was not a baseball town. He also said that the Texas Rangers did NOTHING for his career. I will admit, the biggest thing in DFW is Dallas Cowboy Football, and Texas in general is All About Football...Friday Night Lights and all. Yes maybe baseball comes in second place to football that indeed is true.

So lets focus on The Texas Rangers doing "Nothing" for his career... Really? The Rangers gave him a chance when no other team would. They worked with him and actually bent over backward to make the clubhouse environment a place where he could feel comfortable and not tempted by his addiction demons. Texas was the place where he rose to baseball super star status. Instead of staying loyal to the team that took him on when no one else wanted to, he went for the bigger pay day! And he realized it was a mistake!

He is back, and looking I suppose for a do over... He wants Texas Ranger fans to welcome him back with open arms and forgive his past greed and shortsightedness.

I think that it may take time...How much time probably depends on his performance. How quickly do the fans see he is still good for Texas Ranger Baseball. He might get booed by some of the fans first off until he shows them he is all about doing his best for the Rangers.

I say we all make bad decisions in life and many of us wish there were something in our lives where we wish we could have a do over. Lets let Josh have his do over and root for it to be a good thing for Texas Ranger Baseball!

Pentagon: Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples

2015-05-28T13:41:00.002-05:00

http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-military-mistakenly-shipped-live-anthrax-samples-194202171--politics.html?soc_src=copy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states, as well as one overseas, that expected to receive dead spores.

I have one question... well maybe more than one question about this but the main question is
HOW do you ACCIDENTALLY ship live anthrax samples. With all the security checks and balances there are (or are supposed to be) How does this happen...ACCIDENTALLY?

Police: Woman gets fork in eye in dispute over last rib - DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG

2015-05-28T13:07:00.003-05:00

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29166400/police-woman-gets-fork-in-eye-in-dispute-over-last-rib

Really???

This to me goes in the heading of WTH Were They Thinking!

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- Police say an Indiana woman stabbed another woman in the eye with a fork in a dispute over the last rib at a barbecue

I guess this brings a new meaning to the words Food Fight! Sometimes I look at stories like this and I really have no words for the actual stupidity of the story. I think about...Did this really happen? I can not believe the absurdity of this kind of dispute. Are people really this crazy? Makes me wonder what would cause me to stab someone with a fork...In the eye no less.

First of all, I can not imagine ever fighting over food unless maybe I was...I do not know... starving, maybe had not eaten in many days. It certainly would not be at a back yard BBQ where there is usually food overflowing.

How do people begin to think that this kind of uncivilized behavior is ok? Many times I read stories like this and wonder when did common sense and basic moral decency get thrown by the wayside? Sometimes peoples actions leave me really wondering: WTH Were They Thinking!

Back To The Blog

2015-05-28T11:11:00.002-05:00

Well it has really been quite some time since I have written on my blog and so much has happened...not the least of which was turning 50 last November. Some people think that 50 is some sort of life mark and I guess that it really is! After all, it means that you have lived a half of a century. Sometimes it really gets a person thinking about all that has happened in the half of 100 years they have been on the earth. Not only specifically in their life but also in the world. Historical events, technology, cultural changes... (the things that have happened in the world that have marked your life.
Some people feel that 50 is the age when you start getting old... just beyond middle age and on the down side of the hill...I guess that is one way to look at it.
I, however, like to look at 50 as the beginning of my prime of life. For most people, with age comes wisdom and that wisdom gives a life a certain view. My children are all adults now (have been for a couple of years) and after a period of being a young widow, I have once again found love and romance and am once again happily married. I am very much enjoying the age of 50. I am able to travel and have experiences I was never able to have when I was younger. I am living a rich wonderful life at my age which is some respects has been a bit of a whirlwind, and I would not trade my age or life at this age for anything in the world.
I have been wonderfully blessed by God, all for which I am truly thankful. Every day I look forward to the next daily adventure!
Glad to be back in the blogging world!

Been a long time

2010-11-03T17:45:00.004-05:00

Wednesday November 3, 2010

It has been a long time since I have written on my blog page. It has been since May 2nd 2010 to be exact. 6 months and 1 day. Much has happened as one might expect. My beloved Chicago cubs finished the season second to last in the NL Central, but my adopted favorite team the TX Rangers made it all the way to the World Series... They lost the series 4 games to 1 but was very excited to see the Rangers do well.

My daughter has started her Sr year in HS... hard to think of her to be graduating soon and starting college... I am still unemployed... that has not changed... I was in a car wreck in July. I was rear-ended by a car that was smaller than my vehicle. I was spun 180 degrees around and tipped on my side... the other driver was exceeding the 50 mile an hour speed limit (obviously). I had to be cut out of my truck with the jaws of life... quite a terrifying experience. I am now in a newer truck (glad he had insurance)

I have had a couple of dates and a boyfriend for a short while... but am still single... like my employment status that has also not changed... I did catch the bouquet at my girlfriend Bridget's wedding... I guess there is hope!

It is November 3, 2010 My 46Th birthday is 17 days away. I am not sure exactly how that makes me feel. I know that since recuperating from my wreck I have been doing more things that I had instead been delegating to my daughter...I suppose that having that kind of experience makes you even appreciate household chores and your ability to do them... I have gotten back into taking pictures and my daughter showed me an outlet to post and show my pictures http://www.deviantart.com/ My photos can be found under Christy-Smile. I guess that I have just about caught up and will get back to my blogging on a regular basis

2010-05-02T13:36:00.001-05:00

Is relaxing on the porch sippin iced tea and crocheting an afghan enjoying the extrodinairly beautiful day God has blessed us with.

2010-04-29T21:08:00.001-05:00

Wants chocolate...

2010-04-23T17:02:00.001-05:00

Have had great day, full of happiness! The best thing is it is not over! Have not said that in a while. God has truly blessed this day!

Just Thinking

2010-04-21T12:15:00.002-05:00

I have been sitting here thinking about what has been going on since I wrote last on my blog. I have an interview for a job, and I have met a nice guy on the Internet I have been chatting with. My job interview is with one of ACG's competitors. They got my resume off Monster.com. The job is closer to me than ACG was which is a good thing. As for the nice guy, his name is Charles and he lives in St Jo TX which is a small town just west of Muenster. We have had some real nice chats and he seems to be a real nice guy. With no agenda, we will see what happens. No matter what it is just nice to chat with a guy. Getting to know Charles ... or what I know of him so far has been a good thing. He is from a Small town with good small town values. I am very impressed and glad for that. He has a strong faith.
You know Daddy and I talked about the job situation and we discussed of how God new my parents needed me to help with their 50 th wedding anniversary celebration. Not too shortly after that I started getting offers or actually inquiries regarding jobs. Gods timing really is perfect.

50 Years

2010-04-12T11:36:00.002-05:00

This past weekend my parents celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary. The past 2 months I have spent much time helping my parents plan their anniversary celebration. Everything was beautiful and a good time was had by all. I had such a good feeling in the end as it all was so beautiful and all went perfect... I was so glad to have helped make their special day what it was! It was a very emotional weekend. There were many tears of JOY shed this weekend. Some things did not go according to plan such as the song at the end of their renewal service. I had a recording of "Hawaiian Wedding Song" By Elvis Presley and it did not work... So, I had to sing...That went very well and was very beautiful and emotional as that was the song my parents used at the end of their first wedding. It was also the song me and my late husband used at the end of our wedding... As a matter of fact, I think Leo(my late husband) caused that CD not to work so I would have to sing.... Glad I practiced. I think that was his plan... and that is fine. Ellie made the cake and it turned out beautiful. Everyone raved about the cake and how beautiful it was. It was not her first cake but her second layer cake (she is planning on going to culinary school after H.S. to become a pastry chef.) Not many people make it to 50 years. My parents have been through so much in the past 50 years and are quite the testament to for richer or poorer, better or worse, in sickness and health till death do we part. God has really blessed my parents in teh past 50 years!

2010-04-08T12:42:00.002-05:00

Romans 15:13

"May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Thursday Morning

2010-04-08T08:56:00.002-05:00

Good Thursday Morning! It is a bit chilly this morning but I am sitting here enjoying my coffee and feeling very much at peace! It is such a beautiful morning. The sun is shining and there is a breeze blowing. Tomorrow is my parents 50 th wedding anniversary. I am feeling GOOD. I can feel this is going to be a Blessed day. Praise God for Thursday!

The Bubbles Game

2010-04-08T07:38:00.002-05:00

I have placed the game Bubbles on my blog. I have also spent time playing the game. Warning!!! This game can be addictive... and more than a bit frustrating!

The Job Fair

2010-04-07T18:29:00.002-05:00

I posted earlier today I was going to a Job Fair. In fact it is the first time I had ever been to a job fair. When I got there I found that most of the companies hiring were looking for sales associates. I was able to leave resumes with 3 companies. Now I have to leave the rest to God!

Job Fair

2010-04-07T08:35:00.002-05:00

Today I am going to a Job Fair. I have never been to one so I am not sure just what to expect. I have printed up copies of my resume and I am "dressed for success" and I will do all I can do and let God do the rest as Joyce Meyer says. We shall see what happens

On My Mind

2010-04-06T06:57:00.002-05:00

There are many things on my mind today. Things that are part of my circumstances and things that are not my circumstances but things I have to be involved in due to relationships. I have had a quite busy several weeks getting things done for my parents for their 50 th wedding anniversary and all that is going to be coming to a head. Mom and dads anniversary is this Friday April 9th. They are going to celebrate with their friends at the senior center that day and on Saturday they are going to renew their vows and have a small reception after. There has been much work and need for preparation for which I have been extensively involved. I have had the time as I have not been working... in some ways I believe that I have needed to be unemployed in order to help with everything I have been in charge of. It has been difficult emotionally and there has been stress regarding not working but I am trying to be patient. (yet another thing on my mind.) I have been tired of late... I suppose that it has been all the things that I have had to do and all the frustrations related to all I have had on my plate and on my mind. I know that all the stress I have felt is just fueling the fire and adding to my weariness. I know I have to let the stresses go and just do the tasks. I have been thinking at times of the way I would love things to be. Sometimes in my running around I have gotten a chance to drive "out in the country" enjoying the peace and beauty.... The peace and beauty... I have in those moments, wished to be in those settings as my lifestyle. Kind of like permanent vacation just coasting through the beauty and the peace of Gods creation. To somehow always have the vision or the view "off the front porch" so to speak.

I think that is the thought I want to end this post on.

2010-04-03T21:44:00.001-05:00

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish i may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight...
So, whats your wish??