Today Pete would have been 40
I can't help but think about the party I would have thrown; black baloons, black crepe paper, and a black cake. He would have gotten a kick out of it. But.................. since there is no party....... I simply say, happy birthday Pete

Swine Flu

BFD
I am so tired of hearing about this.

Someone please tell me what the big whoop-dee-do is about this. Swine flu is no stronger than the common flu. It carries the same symptoms and the only thing I see that makes it any different is that where normally swine flu isn't easy to pass from one human to another in this case it is. OK....strains of viruses are always mutating. The news reports that there are now over 1000 cases in 21 different countries and 20 some deaths. Has anyone looked up the flu stats just from the US? In any given year 5% to 20% of the American population will get the flu, 200,000 will be hospitalized from flu related problems and 36,000 will die.

Which do you think is the "pandemic"?

So ok...there is a flu outbreak in the spring..... do like ya do in the winter.... take the same precautions, wash your hands often, avoid contact with sick people and be smart..... or....... just stay home. I think its just the good ole government trying to take focus off themselves while they waste and throw away our hard earned tax paying dollars.

Good Riddance April

Argh!
April.....what a month...... glad it is over with.
April was nothing but one big pain in the ass; auto registration, boat registration, kitty to the vets, a company that snagged on to my bank account and tried to majorly rip me off, a grumpy gus at work making work an uncomfortable place to be and so many migraines from all the stress. Only good thing out of April was that Peter got his national certification and there is an EMT in da house! Good for Peter.........He finished up his orientation program this past week and is now third on a bus until they pass him on all his checkpoints. Its nice to see him getting it all together. Pete would be proud.
May now.......has started off pretty good. Went to the old watering hole to heckle Fred while he played. It was a nice get together. George was there whom I have not seen for a bit, his son who is back from Iraq with his wife and wee one, and Peter and his GF with Nat showing up a bit later. What could be better than food beverage conversation and close friends.
Nope....no insightful thoughts or observations this time around....just relief that a crappy month is done and gone.