The Lap of Luxury

I read an article online that said despite the declining economy many are still splurging for luxury items.  The No. 2 selling automobile right now is the Lexus LX SUV starting at $74,700.  I guess I wouldn’t mind car pooling with the person who bought it.  I have friends the shop for items like luxury watches, flat screen tv’s, and costly home improvements.  I just visited a friend that purchased a monster flat screen plasma tv for about $4900.  And they are planning to pave their long driveway with stamped concrete for the bargain price of about $6000.  I guess if you can afford it then why not right?        

Tales From The Elderly

One of the greatest and things about my job is working with the elderly.  They have many stories to tell from how great their new walk in tub is to what life was like back when they were a kid.  My favorite discussion was with a 65 year old woman about “going commando.” 

One of my pool patients was bringing a friend already on our exercise maintenence program.  This friend began to tell me how she had forgotten to pack her panties for when she got out of the pool.  My patients friend asked me, “what you do young people call it….going commando?”  “Yes, going commando.”  I said.  “I had to go commando to lunch on Monday because I forgot my underpants.”  I wanted to die laughing.  I think its great when anyone over the age of 65 can use the term “going commando” in a sentence correctly.   

Petunias

My flowers are growing so well this summer.  I love my purple petunias, every night when I get home from work my back patio is the best aromatherapy.

Little Inspiration

Lately I’ve had such little inspiration to blog.  Perhaps I have bloggers block?  Usually I have so much on my mind that blogging about anything and everything just to get it off my chest is a welcome relief.  My mind races about a million miles an hour and it seems like I’m constantly thinking about something even if its a relatively stupid thing.  Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only person in the world who thinks of silly random things out of the blue like laptop memory, bicycle tires, re-usable grocery bags, and what in the hell is causing my cat to vomit so frequently?   

Nervous About Cruising

I love to travel but the idea of going on a cruise makes me a little nervous.  I guess its the idea of being on a big ship with thousands of people out at sea with no way to escape.  At least if your on land you have a way to escape.  Even though I have my doubts about cruising I think its a great way to travel.  You pay for one vacation, all you can eat food and entertainment, and you get to see several different places at once.  I guess if were to ever go I would try Mediterranean cruises, or possibly Alaska and Hawaii. 

Improve Your PC

One of the best ways to improve the performance of your PC is to upgrade your computer memory.  Last month I upgraded the memory of our computer to its maximum of 2 GB.   All of my programs including space hungry art software is running much faster.  There are so many other great improvements but a flat screen monitor would also be a great addition to any system.    
 

Peace And Quiet

We are back from a relaxing and tranquil vacation without breaking our savings accounts.  The flight home last night was a little bumpy from all the Midwest storms we’ve had lately but our vacation was terrific.  I think I found the quietest place on earth on a lake in Minnesota.  Absolute quiet.  Except for the birds chirping and the sound of us catching various species of fish including large mouth bass, crappie, blue gill, and walleye.  It made me realize that there is almost no part of my everyday life that is this quiet.  There is always NOISE around me.  Noise that you tune out until you go to a place like a quiet lake in Minnesota only to realize just how noisy your life really is.   I’ve gotten used to that noise around me and I don’t think its a good thing. 

Shopping For Dad

Shopping for Father’s Day?  Here are some great ideas to find that perfect gift.

Your dad likes to build or fix stuff:  air tools

Your dad loves music:  XM satellite radio

Your dad is the outdoorsy type:  Gift Certificate to REI 

The Sports Fanatic:  NFLshop.com or Dick’s Sporting Goods

For that dad that’s hard to buy for:  Gift Certificate to his favorite restaurant or steakhouse, a leather wallet, or Swiss Army knife. 

Things That Would Be Great

1.  World peace.

2.  $1.00 per gallon gas 

3.  A luxury vacation once per month

4.  quick weight loss

5.  Sleeping in until 10 am everyday. 

6.  A 20 hour work week with 40 hour pay.

7.  How about just winning the lottery then not working at all?

8.  We stopped global warming.

9.  A president that actually stood for what Americans truly believe in.

10.  No child would ever be abused or go hungry again.

Travel Ideas

Lately I’ve been reading about so many Americans who have decided to stay home because they cannot afford to travel this year.  With the economy in its current state the cost for basic necessities comes before anything that’s simply not needed like travel.  So, I’ve been skimming the web and found some great travel deals.  Expedia.com is offering their biggest sale of the year with up to 30% off on hotels, cars, cruises, and even activities.  Travelocity has a 6 night Carribean package starting at only $652 which includes airfare and hotel. 

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