Shoppers be ware

It is the season to go shopping--Christmas presents, sales, self indulgences... Now, to be honest, I am not a big fan of shopping--really. I do like to shop for certain things --food, books, home decor, bath products, and occasionally shoes (notice clothes are not on the list). I am not one of those people who regularly shops online either. HOWEVER, after reading the following articles, I wonder if shopping online is not the way to go.

Walmart employee trampled to death.

Toy store shooting

Guns don't kill people, idiots with guns kill people and the world is full of idiots....

Apparently some people have deemed it necessary to carry a gun to appreciate enjoying a National Park... I can understand people wanting to protect themselves and their family and property, but the National Parks are NOT the place we need a bunch of random people running around with guns. If I were a ranger and on a traffic stop, I would want to be sure I was the only one with a gun. Other viewpoints:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns23feb23,0,6348105.story


http://www.gunguys.com/?p=1037


http://www.npca.org/media_center/fact_sheets/guns-in-the-parks.html


http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3899

November already?

So, it's a long time after the last post...yeah really long time.

I have a "permanent" job now!---with a "mandatory vacation" of a few months every year. I am making less now--due to benefits--than I did as a seasonal employee. My housing is still up in the air--and it is getting into winter time...The "new thing" didn't work out--for the better I am convinced. An "old thing" flared up, and fizzled, like it does on a regular basis.

yeah, that's life...

fun emails

I love reading the subject lines of spam--the made up words, ones that are spelled wrong, etc.

Here is a new subject I have not gotten before...

"Thunderflower magisterial psychopath deformation attorney"

Have no idea what it is about, but it sounds fun.

Have a new thing

Yeah, started something new and completely different. It's going well. Haven't done the whole "Uhaul" thing yet, but the sleep overs have been fun.

spam

Most of the spam I get is for replica Rolexes, so if you need a watch, let me know....

BUT the subject line from an undisclosed party tells me that "{He is} a sexy beast and {he HAS} no limits!!!"

sounds intriguing....lol

mmmmm dinner.....

I must admit, I am just a country girl at heart. I grew up in a town that had less than 100 people, graduated from a class with 15, and yes, give directions by landmarks because we don't have street signs.



I am not the gun totin' kind, but neither am I the sugar poured in the gas tank kind of enviromentalist either (a middle of the road approach that is often tested in my current line of work). I am not, nor have I been, nor could I be a vegetarian--don't get me wrong, I love animals, have fed cows by hand, collected eggs, and remember the bristley hairs from petting our pigs (the best ones name was Rosie)...it is just some times I prefer them medium rare, served with eggs and hashbrowns or baked up with some mashed potatoes.



Born and raised in cattle country, I have always loved the commercials for beef. From "Where's the Beef" to "Beef: It's what's for dinner." I remember in college, one of my professors was listening to Aaron Copeland in his office, and I said something to the effect of "oh, that's the Beef song." HOWEVER....Beef commercials just recently gained a whole new perspective...for me and almost every other female between the age of 10 and 100---and maybe a few on either end, and perhaps a few guys too....We loved Sam Elliot's voice, toting the benifits of beef to us. Dark, smokey, what an aging cowboy should sound like. But there is a new Beef Boy in town. Matthew McConaughey's soft sweet drawl has a nice thick sirloin sounding better than ever. And I am not alone. I first heard the commercials this past week---I kept thinking, I know that voice...I know that voice...then it dawned on me. A Google search later and sure enough! So what are others saying?



"I was just sitting here, doing vital research for a piece I’m writing, and I heard this ad from the 'Beef, it’s what’s for dinner' people. But this was different. I’m already one of those people whose desert island food is a cow, but this ad, it got to me. The announcer was friendly, warm, seductive. This was not my mother’s beef commercial...I couldn’t place the voice, but I wanted him to come over for beers and burgers. So I Googled, and I found out why I was suddenly consumed with a desire for a breakfast of steak and steak, with a side of steak. Matthew McConnaughey (sic) is the new voice for the beef council, replacing Sam Elliott. Now, I think Mr. Elliott is a fine actor, but Matthew? ... {Beefcake. It’s who’s what’s for dinner.}" http://bipolarlawyercook.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/mmmm-beef/



"Well a commercial came on for 'Beef — it’s what’s for dinner' — I could not concentrate on my book. I was in heaven… sexy voice talking to me about lean beef and how good and juicy it is for you.


The voice belonged to my Barbie-Dream-Date… Matthew McConaughey"

www.mayasmom.com/talk/a127277/beef_and_the_power_of_advertising...



google search results so far yield....

McConaughey Beef commercial=10,900

McConaughey Beef=30,300

Matthew McConaughey Beef=21,500

Matthew McConaughey Beef Commercial=18,800

Matthew McConaughey Beef ad=108,000



Yeah, I think it will catch on...
Now if you'll excuse me, it is time to find a T-Bone. Dinner never looked/sounded so good.