freaky email

I just received an email from my sister explaining a new way to rob people. I wonder who invented this way; no gun, no knife, nor stun gun used? People wait for women in parking lots and ask you about perfume. They say they have perfume samples on paper and offer name brand scents at reasonable prices. The perfume samples are really ether samples. If you have seen in movies where a villian puts a rag up against a guard's mouth and the guard falls over unconscious, that is what is happening here. When the women (or even men with cologne samples) pass out, everything in their pockets and purse are removed and the thieves magically disappear into another parking lot. So please be careful when offered name brand perfume at cheap prices. Post later. Bye!

One size fit all?

I went shopping for shorts earlier and now it is finally warm enough to wear them. I must ask if designers presume we women are the same height. Now, there are 2 styles of shorts available: Daisy Dukes and Capri Pants. Forgive me for not wearing Daisy Dukes to answer the question: panties or thong.

My point is: When I buy jeans at certain discount stores they are 6 inches too long so I must shop at the more expensive department stores to find jeans that meet my ankle exactly. Furthermore, when I buy Capri Pants anywhere they meet my ankle instead of just below the knee. Finally, the one style of knee-length shorts I can manage to find meets where Capri Pants are suppose to land. Does that make any sense to you? I noticed when inspecting jeans that as the size goes up the waist gets bigger, but the inseam fails to get longer. Post later. Bye!

Free food denied

I don't believe this. I brought to work food from my niece's graduation
party and hardly anyone is hungry. At least I'm down to 4 pieces of cake
from 9 and got rid of the Kool-Aid packets. I tell people to feel free to
spread the word, but apparently they are not unless they are holding cake in
their hand. Even the guys I work with don't want a speck of food and they
never pass up on free food. What is wrong with them? Post later. Bye!

Graduation Day

Yesterday was my niece's graduation day from high school. She made a little speech
about the consolidation of her old school and new school, so she had 2 1st days of school. Her message for her classmates was, Believe in yourself. She won several scholarships and awards for college. Afterwards, we went to her father's classroom on the 3rd floor. K-12 is all in one building, several grades to each floor. Her class was 28 students. My baby niece sat in a chair and I said, Looks like she's is ready for school to start. Wehn we came back down the receiving line for the graduates was shorter so we shook hands with all the graduates and hugged my niece. When I came home, my kitty badly needed attention before I could take off mycoat. Poor thing by herself for so long. My friend left a note stating they had fun playing with the kitty and the 1st day took her outside, but not the 2nd day. Now I have to get ready for work. Post later. Bye!

Oh my

Today I saw an obituary for a stillborn baby, complete with photo. it was so sad so look at a photo of a dead baby with its eyes closed wearing overalls and shirt outfit. Why would anyone put that in a paper? Post later. Bye!

In the news

Today I read about a Connect Four Tournament taking place here in Des
Moines. I asked my coworkers if they knew that. No, they did not. I was
asked if I knew a car rental agent won the a Rock, Paper, Scissors Contest
and will be going to Las Vegas to play in the Nationals. No, I did not know
that. Post later. Bye!

Interesting wake up call

This morning I wake up and here comes kitty in my face. This time when she licked the Blistex off my lips, she starts sucking my upper lip, like she is sucking a nipple. Perhaps she was dreaming of mama cat. She kneaded her paws on my cheeks. Again, when I take out the grabage, she won't get back in the apartment. I toss her back in to have her run out before I reach the door. Bad kitty. She jumped up on my keyboard and messed everything up. She is napping behind it right now. I can't open the balcony door because it is too cold. Poor kitty wants to go out. better go before kitty jumps on the keyboard again. 3 keys are ready to come off from her claws resisting being removed from the keyboard. Post later. Bye!

!st day

Today was my 1st day at voulunteering at the musuem. They were excited to meet me, someone with college education in Native American studies and capable of talking to people. I explained my sales clerk and car rental jobs where I have to talk to people. My strategy is, Keep Talking. I guess few who volunteer know their history.

I came home to an eager cat ready to go outside and watch the rush hour traffic. Then the rain clouds came in and we went back inside. Better go, kitty wants to play. Post later. Bye!

Separation issues

My Precious is having separation issues with me. Yesterday as I prepred to leave for my sister's house with my laundry, the kitty will not say good-bye. She jumps onto the laundry basket, and then runs out into the hallway. She came back for treats, sniffed them, and ran back out. And I had to get going. Well I tried to threaten her by getiing out the cat carrier she hates from our trip to the vet. If she wanted to come with me she had to get int it.contrary to normal cat behavior (thye travel badly), that bugger jumps into the carrier. So away we go.

My sister's 2 adult cats sniffed the visitor in her carrier. I didn't dare take her out until I felt the other cats accepted her presence. I took her downstairs to the guestroom and let her out. My niece had to follow her around the basement calling her name. She didn't wish to pet her though.

We took a trip outside and Preciosu ran away. I got her back, she is attached to me you know. She played a little with the larger cat who was more curious than trheatened, Precious got a bop in the head by the cat. But the smaller cat hissed and I jumped in to take Precious downstairs again. The larger cat is usually the agressive one. My sister thinks her is more secure about being the dominate cat. I could Precious felt intimidated by her. My sister her a couple times and my niece threw a ball Precious loved to bat around. She was less scared of the older cats by now since I was there to rescue her if they should attack (I read you should never leave strange cats alone with each other, anything can happen when you step away). My niece wanted me to read books to her, but I had to watch the cat. We did play with Play-Doh while the kitty was shut up in the guestroom after a near cat fight.

Finally we said our good-byes and went home. Poor Precious was hungry, thoguh she did some litterbox business at the house once I cleaned out the other cats' poop. Now I leave for my volunteering and Precious wants to play. I may have to give up my volunteering to spend more time with Precious. Post later. Bye!

Friends with Money

I went to see the new Jennifer Aniston movie Friends with Money. I struggled so hard to stay awake and pay attention. I do have to ask what exactly is the plot of the story. A lot of things made no sense. Let's see: Olivia, a gal who apparently loves money, has friends with money, drops a job at a wealthy high school to become a maid cleaning rich people's homes, becomes so poor she travels store to store to get free samples of expensive face cream, smokes pot (this teacher must have missed the DARE program), dates bums, then wants to make more money by training to be a personal trainer (whom rich people hire), and steals a jar of her precious face cream from a customer to use on her feet. Is that the plot? At the end, one of her bum customers asks her out and they go to a charity fundraiser with her friends and POW!, he is an heir to a fortune. I could tell her interest sparked up after he said he is rich, but what if he was lying since she loves money. Though I do have to ask that if Olivia loves money so much, why doesn't she get a job that pays a lot of money or try to marry a millionaire? This "Woe Is Me" attitude she has lacks an intriquing nature to stay on the end of my seat wondering what will happen next. The Nanny Diaries was better than this (that is a book). The End. Post later. Bye!

Adventure for the day

My coworker came into work and asked What's Up. I replied, My kitty pooped on the floor and it smelled really bad. At least she did it on the linoleum instead of the carpet. Guess she thought the litterbox as full. That will teach me not to sleep in. Post later. Bye!

Wrestling with kitty

I had to give some medicine to my kitten today. It was in a syringe (not a needle syringe, but large opening). I wrestled with the cat for 5 minutes trying to get it in in her mouth. I got the medicine on my pants and her fur, but after 5 minutes of trying to hold her down I opened her jaw and squirted it in. She made an awful face and smacked her lips as if saying, My what awful stuff. I gave her some tuna to wash it down with, but she wouldn't come near me. She arched her back and hairs stuck staright up. I left it on the floor and eventually she came around to eat it up. Poor kitty. Post later. Bye!

Funny people

Naturally as a proud aunt I had to share at work my niece's graduation news,
thus informing why I will be missing next week. A few asked which school she
attends, so I brought in the invitation to show-and-tell because her school
name is 6 words long and hard to remember. A couple guys misinterpreted my
proud aunt news and were ready to party hard at her reception (They were
thinking she lives in Des Moines and having a keg party at their house all
day and night). I replied, Why would I invite you to my niece's graduation,
in another state? At least everybody else got that I was just sharing good
news. Besides, her reception takes place in a nearby church so there will be
no rowdy drunken graduation party for my niece. Post later. Bye!

Silent rebellion

I noticed ever since the state legislature made English the official language for Iowa's government documents a few years ago that more public signs and labels appear in Spanish. Kitchen towels, shoe cleaner, bank signs stating their check cashing policy, and directions on my Sudoku puzzle book all have Spanish translations next to the English words. Is this a silent rebellion against conformity? The news anchor on TV even wished everyone a Happy Cinco de Mayo today. I live in an amazing world. Post later. Bye!

Jealous aunt

I am trying very hard not to be the jealous aunt of my oldest niece graduating high school next week and be a mature adult. She is having dinner at her boyfriend's house the day I arrive and is her class's Salutorian. Lucky girl. And I just got a new kitten since I can't find a man willing to go out with me and can't afford to adopt a child on my own. Plus I have been trying for a year and a half to get a book published. My life really sucks sometimes.

But then my niece gets jealous of me because I can do whatever I want with the money I earn and answer to no one, and I have a new kitten. Post later. Bye!

Odd happenings

I received a strange letter from my bank. I have been given as a gift for my
longstanding account with the bank, Overdraft Protection for free. It was
explained that it is not a line of credit, but a privilege where I can
overdraft a check and they will refill my account up to $1000 to pay off the
bounced check. Each overdraft transaction costs a fee charged to my account.

I guess I should explain that my account earns interest so I am charged a
fee if I go under a certain amount in my account. Taken that into
consideration, What do I need overdraft protection for, to get charged 2
fees for bouncing a check instead of the normal 3 fees?! Post later. Bye!

My cat is a dog

My cat in some ways behaves like a dog. She chews on my shoes and has chased her tail a couple times. Today she meowed to go outside onto the balcony. Other than those things, she is a normal cat. Post later. Bye!

Flying kitten

My kitten has learned to fly. She flies off her perch, the sofa, the chair, and when she is chasing the mouse on a string. She often somsersaults while attacking the mouse on a string too. I heard my neighbors today underneath me, unless it was the cleaning crew. Hopefully her scampering across the floor won't disturb them. If it does, it will be really hard to explain to my kitten that she must stop being a cat because the neighbor below can't stand any noise. That's apartment life. I paid part of my pet deposit today when I renewed my lease for another year. They allow me to pay it over 3 months, $100 each month. On a better note, my Precious is getting more affectionate. This morning I got a fur coat up my nose and she let me scratch her ears. Her nose has changed color from black to brown. Post later. Bye!

Gift cetificate

Secretaries Day is a day of appreciation for bosses to acknowledge their
office workers. Now calendars call it Administration Professionals Day, but
to us workers it is still Secretaries Day. The car rental next door received
a small bouquet of yellow lilies in a tiny vase from their city manager for
the holiday gift. My boss used to only give presents to the counter agents,
excluding the car cleaners, but in the past few years changed it to Employee
Appreciation Day and everybody gets a gift certificate. I don't think any of
the other car rentals receive gifts from their bosses. What a pity. Post
later. Bye!

Adventure

I had adventure this morning. My kitty got up on the lamp sitting on my nightstand and it fell over. I caught the glass lamp and the kitty hit the floor. She was shaken but not injured. I petted her and she calmed down. Then as my kitty slept on my pillow, she rolled over and plopped onto the bed. Good thing I was right next to it and she snuggled against me. She is learning furniture and pillows have edges. She constantly falls off the couch when she is playing. Post later. Bye!