From what I'm seeing on tv, as well as what folks are telling me on the phone when they call, there isn't too much winter going on around the US unless you live in the Denver, Colorado area. From what I've read on the BBC website, Europe isn't really doing winter this year either.
Here in SE Michigan, by now we should be really cold and have snow on the ground. Instead it's been almost spring-like with lots and lots of rain.
Until today that is!
Snow! We got snow! Okay, not a lot of snow, nothing you'd have to shovel, but it's all over the grass. And it's cold.
I was out running errands this morning and got caught in it. Sure, the local weather people had been talking about snow for today, but they've been talking that talk for monthes and nothing has come of it. But this morning that all changed.
There for a little while it was a blinding coming at you sideways knd of snow squall with visibility maybe 10 feet. The streets turned icy, there were fender benders, and by the time the salt trucks got out--it was all over.
But it's still on the grassy areas and it's still cold. Winter at last.
Tawny
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
How did you spend yesterday? Did you od on football games (smile)? Before you even ask, no, I didn't catch any of the games. I'm not a sports fan.
I spent the first day of the new year relaxing. Between reading my book, the new one by Stephen King, Lisey's Story, and napping, well, I had a pretty full day.
And I don't mean napping on the lazyboy chair. I'm talking about a real honest to goodness crawl into the bed and turn the electric blanket on kind of nap where you sleep like a log for three hours! Oh that was nice!
As far as eating, I had a big breakfast. Two eggs sunny side up, beef breakfast sausage patties and toast.
After my nap I had a bottle of IC root ber and a big handful of M+M's.
For dinner, it was lots of little stuff. Some crackers and cheese, tortilla chips and melted dip, little cocktail chicken + apple sausages dipped in maple syrup, and some lobster claws. Call me lazy if you want to but those claws were just too much trouble. I won't buy those again.
Later on it was dessert time. Hagen Daz German Chocolate Cake ice cream. Mmmmm.
Hope your day was as satisfying as mine.
Tawny
I spent the first day of the new year relaxing. Between reading my book, the new one by Stephen King, Lisey's Story, and napping, well, I had a pretty full day.
And I don't mean napping on the lazyboy chair. I'm talking about a real honest to goodness crawl into the bed and turn the electric blanket on kind of nap where you sleep like a log for three hours! Oh that was nice!
As far as eating, I had a big breakfast. Two eggs sunny side up, beef breakfast sausage patties and toast.
After my nap I had a bottle of IC root ber and a big handful of M+M's.
For dinner, it was lots of little stuff. Some crackers and cheese, tortilla chips and melted dip, little cocktail chicken + apple sausages dipped in maple syrup, and some lobster claws. Call me lazy if you want to but those claws were just too much trouble. I won't buy those again.
Later on it was dessert time. Hagen Daz German Chocolate Cake ice cream. Mmmmm.
Hope your day was as satisfying as mine.
Tawny
Monday, January 01, 2007
Okay, so what did you do last night? Did you go out to the bars, or to a party at a friend's house, or did you stay home and watch the ball drop in New York?
Me, I worked on my taxes. Okay, so maybe it doesn't sound exciting to you. It's not all that exciting to me either but at least it's a good job almost done. Only thing left to do is wait on some statements from the bank, etc., then ship it off to my accountant.
Today I'm not doing too much of anything. Just taking it easy. Running a few loads of laundry, catching up on emails, listening to music.
And thinking.
Remember in my blog entry of December 13th I spoke about the homeless project my friends and I have going on? I need some help. Yeah, finances would be a good thing, we can always use that, but we need something else too.
You know those small tubes of toothpaste the dentist always give you after a visit? We need a source for them.
One of the items we regularly pass out to the poor and the homeless is a hygiene kit. A full size bar of soap, a wash cloth, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste.
Thing is, the toothpaste, the only supplier we've found for it is www.minimus.com (I hope I have the web address correct) and it's a teensy-weensy little thing, not nearly big enough, and they're hitting us for 28 cents apiece.
We've seen the 'right' sized tubes at Walmart, over in the mini-travel/sample area, but Walmart wants 50 cents a tube and that's so far out of the range of our budget they might as well be asking $5.00 each.
So if you know someplace where we can regularly purchase those dentist/personal size tubes of toothpaste for no more than 28 cents each, please drop me an email tawnyford@webtv.net or give me a call me at 248-615-1300. We need to purchase around 100 of them each month.
Thank you.
Tawny
Me, I worked on my taxes. Okay, so maybe it doesn't sound exciting to you. It's not all that exciting to me either but at least it's a good job almost done. Only thing left to do is wait on some statements from the bank, etc., then ship it off to my accountant.
Today I'm not doing too much of anything. Just taking it easy. Running a few loads of laundry, catching up on emails, listening to music.
And thinking.
Remember in my blog entry of December 13th I spoke about the homeless project my friends and I have going on? I need some help. Yeah, finances would be a good thing, we can always use that, but we need something else too.
You know those small tubes of toothpaste the dentist always give you after a visit? We need a source for them.
One of the items we regularly pass out to the poor and the homeless is a hygiene kit. A full size bar of soap, a wash cloth, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste.
Thing is, the toothpaste, the only supplier we've found for it is www.minimus.com (I hope I have the web address correct) and it's a teensy-weensy little thing, not nearly big enough, and they're hitting us for 28 cents apiece.
We've seen the 'right' sized tubes at Walmart, over in the mini-travel/sample area, but Walmart wants 50 cents a tube and that's so far out of the range of our budget they might as well be asking $5.00 each.
So if you know someplace where we can regularly purchase those dentist/personal size tubes of toothpaste for no more than 28 cents each, please drop me an email tawnyford@webtv.net or give me a call me at 248-615-1300. We need to purchase around 100 of them each month.
Thank you.
Tawny
Saturday, December 30, 2006
I know I missed talking to a number of you last night. That wasn't my intention. See, I had taken a nap in the afternoon and everything, I was good to go until at least 2-3am.
So last night I was watching House Hunters on the cable channel HGTV. A family from California was looking at homes to buy in La Paz (I think that was the town) Mexico. At 11pm I switched over to MSNBC to watch To Catch A Predator with Chris Hansen. Did you know he used to be a reporter for the Detroit local ABC affiliate?
But intsead of his show it was BREAKING NEWS. Saddam Hussein had been executed.
I switched over to one of the local Detroit stations. It ws time for the 11pm news and, sure enough, Hussein's execution was the lead story.
By now everybody in America must know that the metro Detroit area's city of Dearborn has the largest concentration of Arabs living outside of the Arab nations.
So the news cameras were in Dearborn, along Warren Avenue, and there was dancing in the streets. Arab men, their women nowhere in sight, were dancing and singing and laughing and having one hell of a good time, all celebrating the death of the man who used to run the country of Iraq.
I can't think of his name, one of the Imans (the leader of a mosque) from Dearborn, who is on the local news every time they want the Muslim/Arab opinion, was shown dancing and celebrating too. He was interviewed and he said things like it was such a joyous time now that Saddam Hussein was dead.
Silly me, silly silly me, but I don't care if the person who died was the most heinous individual ever to roam the earth. It doesn't matter. A human life is a human life. What kind of person who (supposedly) works for God would ever rejoice at the death of one of God's children?
I am horrified by the way people are reacting to this man's death. I'm horrified by the footage of him being walked to the gallows, of the rope being placed around his neck, and of the photo showing him dead and in a white shroud.
Hell, I'm still horrified at the way the USA forces laid out the dead bodies of his two sons several years ago and it was shown on the news.
This is not a good time in the world.
May God have mercy on us all.
Tawny
tawnyford@webtv.net
So last night I was watching House Hunters on the cable channel HGTV. A family from California was looking at homes to buy in La Paz (I think that was the town) Mexico. At 11pm I switched over to MSNBC to watch To Catch A Predator with Chris Hansen. Did you know he used to be a reporter for the Detroit local ABC affiliate?
But intsead of his show it was BREAKING NEWS. Saddam Hussein had been executed.
I switched over to one of the local Detroit stations. It ws time for the 11pm news and, sure enough, Hussein's execution was the lead story.
By now everybody in America must know that the metro Detroit area's city of Dearborn has the largest concentration of Arabs living outside of the Arab nations.
So the news cameras were in Dearborn, along Warren Avenue, and there was dancing in the streets. Arab men, their women nowhere in sight, were dancing and singing and laughing and having one hell of a good time, all celebrating the death of the man who used to run the country of Iraq.
I can't think of his name, one of the Imans (the leader of a mosque) from Dearborn, who is on the local news every time they want the Muslim/Arab opinion, was shown dancing and celebrating too. He was interviewed and he said things like it was such a joyous time now that Saddam Hussein was dead.
Silly me, silly silly me, but I don't care if the person who died was the most heinous individual ever to roam the earth. It doesn't matter. A human life is a human life. What kind of person who (supposedly) works for God would ever rejoice at the death of one of God's children?
I am horrified by the way people are reacting to this man's death. I'm horrified by the footage of him being walked to the gallows, of the rope being placed around his neck, and of the photo showing him dead and in a white shroud.
Hell, I'm still horrified at the way the USA forces laid out the dead bodies of his two sons several years ago and it was shown on the news.
This is not a good time in the world.
May God have mercy on us all.
Tawny
tawnyford@webtv.net
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
I hadn't planned to write about this until January but I've changed my mind.
Okay, so you're aware that the economy here in the USA isn't doing so good, right? Lots and lots of people out of work. Here in Michigan it's really tough because our economy relies heavily on the automotive industry and manufacturing jobs, both of which have taken direct hits as of late.
For some monthes I have been working with a band of good hearted folks who are trying to feed the poor and the homeless. We routinely make our way to the inner city of Detroit, set up tables with food and warm clothing, and try, at least for that afternoon, to make a difference in as many lives as we can.
Unlike a number of other do-gooder groups, we receive no funding from anyone but ourselves. That's right. We all dig into our own pockets to purchase food, clothing, whatever we think the good folks we're trying to help can use.
Each year from early November until December 26th the poor and the homeless are very popular. People find it it so cool and hip to dish up holiday meals at the shelter and donate toys for Christmas.
And it's a nice thing for people to do, don't get me wrong, but people are still poor and still homeless, still hungry and needy the other eleven monthes of the year.
I truly believe in my heart of hearts that people want to help the less fortunate and needy year round but they don't know how to do it. The newspapers are full of articles and exposes about charities that use 98% of their donated monies for administrative costs and, understandably, that makes people not want to give to groups for fear that they may be wasting funds.
So what I'm proposing is that you help us help the poor. That's right, you read me right.
We're just a bunch of regular folks. No organization behind us, no office or telephone or website. Just regular folks, men and women who go to work everyday, some with school age children, families of their own. All of us trying to aide and assist our sisters and brothers who need help.
Several people who use my phone service have been kind enough to send a few dollars this way for our work and we are ever so grateful for their contributions.
Each time we go to Detroit we pass out bag lunches. Sandwich, potato chips, candy, granola bar. We have clothes--warm jackets, shoes, socks, gloves, etc.--whatever we can come up with because there is always a need. Hygiene kits that we assemble ourselves with a full size bar of soap, washcloth, toothbrush and toothpaste.
And we're doing okay, don't get me wrong. But we could help so many more if we had a few more dollars to work with.
If you'd like to help us help those who need help, donations may be sent to:
TMC
POBox 191
Farmington, MI 48332
Put a note in your envelope saying for the homeless and we will use every penny you send to feed and clothe them. I guarantee it.
Tawny
tawnyford@webtv.net
Okay, so you're aware that the economy here in the USA isn't doing so good, right? Lots and lots of people out of work. Here in Michigan it's really tough because our economy relies heavily on the automotive industry and manufacturing jobs, both of which have taken direct hits as of late.
For some monthes I have been working with a band of good hearted folks who are trying to feed the poor and the homeless. We routinely make our way to the inner city of Detroit, set up tables with food and warm clothing, and try, at least for that afternoon, to make a difference in as many lives as we can.
Unlike a number of other do-gooder groups, we receive no funding from anyone but ourselves. That's right. We all dig into our own pockets to purchase food, clothing, whatever we think the good folks we're trying to help can use.
Each year from early November until December 26th the poor and the homeless are very popular. People find it it so cool and hip to dish up holiday meals at the shelter and donate toys for Christmas.
And it's a nice thing for people to do, don't get me wrong, but people are still poor and still homeless, still hungry and needy the other eleven monthes of the year.
I truly believe in my heart of hearts that people want to help the less fortunate and needy year round but they don't know how to do it. The newspapers are full of articles and exposes about charities that use 98% of their donated monies for administrative costs and, understandably, that makes people not want to give to groups for fear that they may be wasting funds.
So what I'm proposing is that you help us help the poor. That's right, you read me right.
We're just a bunch of regular folks. No organization behind us, no office or telephone or website. Just regular folks, men and women who go to work everyday, some with school age children, families of their own. All of us trying to aide and assist our sisters and brothers who need help.
Several people who use my phone service have been kind enough to send a few dollars this way for our work and we are ever so grateful for their contributions.
Each time we go to Detroit we pass out bag lunches. Sandwich, potato chips, candy, granola bar. We have clothes--warm jackets, shoes, socks, gloves, etc.--whatever we can come up with because there is always a need. Hygiene kits that we assemble ourselves with a full size bar of soap, washcloth, toothbrush and toothpaste.
And we're doing okay, don't get me wrong. But we could help so many more if we had a few more dollars to work with.
If you'd like to help us help those who need help, donations may be sent to:
TMC
POBox 191
Farmington, MI 48332
Put a note in your envelope saying for the homeless and we will use every penny you send to feed and clothe them. I guarantee it.
Tawny
tawnyford@webtv.net
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