Feline Identity Crisis

I think my cats are having an identity crisis.

Snickers thinks she is a parrot.  She likes to crawl up and sit on my shoulder.  I wonder if she would answer if I asked, “Polly wanna cracker”?  I don’t mind her crawling on my shoulder as much as the clawing into my shoulder to stay up there.

Billy Jude thinks he is a dog.  He likes to play fetch.  He came to me with the ring from a milk jug and dropped it in my lap.  Then he gently tapped my chin to get my attention and tapped the milk jug ring.  Okay, I got it…I picked it up, threw it across the room and watched him go.  He ‘fetched’ it and brought it back to me.  This went on for almost 30 minutes.

Louie has just decided that he’s gonna be the next Tony Hawk.  If he could learn some half pikes, turny magig tricks or whatever it is they call them, then we could support his hobby.  At least it would help pay for the cat food.

Dongwa…well he knows exactly what he is; a big cuddly bear and we are all perfectly happy with that.

Someone really should remind them that they are cats.

Today’s Youth VS. Education

What is the deal with today’s youth and their thoughts that Education is not important and that school is ‘a stupid waste of time’? I have heard it from quite a few of the younger generation lately and I just don’t get it. While I think some of the school systems in Tucson are really lacking in their administration and teachers, I am still a firm believer in education.

I wonder if today’s youth feels this way because of the lack of enthusiasm from the School Administrations, Education Boards and array of Teachers that just don’t seem to care anymore. Is this a Global Epidemic or just something that is happening in my own backyard?

I know that a lot of people immediately blame the parent’s but I have seen and lived first hand that that is not always the case. Yes, I am sure there are parents out there that don’t care either; in fact, I have had experiences with some of them, but I have seen plenty that push education, discuss the importance with their children and yet the kids still say it’s stupid.

What do we need to do to get the children of the future to understand the importance of a good education? If I can ever figure it out, I’ll let you know.

Welcome to 2010

Hello all.  This is my first post of the New Year.  I have decided that one of my goals is to post more frequently than I have in the past.  So I got a new blog site and am ready to go.

The New Year started kinda bumpy for me.  I had what I believe to be a gallstone attack and spent New Years Eve and the three days after in bed.  Tawneey and Jason were great and took wonderful care of me.  I have a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday so we will see what she has to say.

We had Tawneey’s 22nd Birthday party on the 5th here at the house.  It was loads of fun.  Mom, Dad, Cheryl, Blythe, Richard, Jim and Heather all came over.  We had spaghetti for dinner and per Tawneey’s request, homemade peach cobbler instead of cake.  Chandler decided that it should be his birthday so he tried to take some gifts, eat the ‘cake’ ahead of time and when I was lighting the candles, he blew them out before we even had a chance to start singing Happy Birthday.  All in all, it was a wonderful evening but very exhausting.  I don’t know how Mom managed all those years of hosting parties at her house.

Work is starting to get busy…Tax Season and all; for those that haven’t read my About Me page – I work in an accounting office.  Busy is good though.  It’s nice to have a job to go to with so many who don’t out there in the world.  I am grateful for that.

I wish everyone a terrific New Year.  Look for more posts to come.  Until Next Time…