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Just a couple of things on my mind. You know how that goes. It's time to empty so I can fill up again. That's kind of like eating, isn't it? You eat until you can't move and then a couple of hours later, let's do it all again. It won't stop until my body does, and hopefully that won't be for a while. Hold for bullet points, please.

• We took a great field trip earlier this week. The kids had a blast. The parents had a pretty good time. But the people that work there must be growing their own because they were a little wacky. A couple were just out right rude. If you don't like working with kids, don't. New concept, I know. At one point, the boy and a friend of his were horsing around. Before I could say anything, this old biddy says, "That's not proper decorum, boys. Stop it." in a really prunish, I ate something bad and I smell even worse voice. You know I couldn't let it go. I do not like people chastising my kids that are not involved with my kids. People in stores or out in public or whatever. Their idea of acceptable behavior is usually different from mine. My response was, "That actually is for me to decide. When I need to appoint someone to look after my kids, it sure won't be you." Yeah, I know. Real mature. Whatever. If you don't know my kids, shut up.
• This thing in Ft. Hood just breaks my heart. I know that the Muslim religion is going to take a big hit again. I read a really good book called Standing Alone in Mecca about a Muslim woman that was trying to find the roots of women in Islam. Very good book. Islam started out as a loving religion with Hagar, from the old testiment, playing a large part. I am not pro-Islam or anything like that, but I am not anti-Islam either. It is what it is. And once again, because of one person, it will be seen as a hating cult. Extremists are exactly that-extreme. I do pray for those that lost their lives and their families and all those that are effected by this, including the man that did the shooting. Just another example of bullying gone wrong.
• Hubby still has not gotten the one week paycheck he messed up. It has been a month now. I think it is crazy that they have not resolved the situation yet. According to the person he talked to in the "employee relations" department, there were several hundred people that had a problem, but just a few people doing the processing. To me, that is unacceptable. We're talking about people's lives here. Groceries, mortgages, clothes, and just day to day stuff. The insurance options of the new company aren't great either. But we have to have insurance because they say so. That's a huge load of crap. Such another blog for another time.
• I have found that with my crockpot, and it could be crockpots in general, I need to go a little heavier on the spices. I don't know if it's because the food cooks a little longer, the flavor gets cooked out of it, or just my taste buds. It could just be my taste buds. I don't usually measure spices anyway, unless I'm baking. I just throw a bunch in. I have started adding extra and am much happier with the results. I did lentil stew the other day and really liked it. I have a friend that has a recipe for spicy lentils that I am going to try soon. She had me at spicy.

That's all the steam I have to let out now. I'm sure I'll be back with a great political post soon. There is so much going on in politics, I just can't keep my mouth shut. I can't keep my mouth shut anyway. Just look at bullet point number one for further proof of that. See ya' later.