Today's Grab Bag of Thoughts

OK I have to admit when I saw the preview for this movie the first time I was like WTH?  Really Jodi Foster and Mel Gibson suck that much now they have to do a movie about a puppet?  I swore up and down that they have sunk too low.  I could not understand what had happened to their careers that they'd have to do this movie.  Then I notice Jodi Foster directed it and I thought..WOW she can't even get work on her own.  Yes, of course I remember all of Mel's not so good antics and ranting this last couple years but Jodi?  I just thought she fell of the map. Well I came across a blu-ray copy of this movie recently and thought well 1. Did not pay for it and 2. Hey I like Sesame Street and they have puppets and actors maybe I should give this a chance.  :-) I will publicly admit that "The Beaver" is actually a decent movie.  I'm not saying it is spellbinding, but it touched my heart (even a few tears- though that is not hard to do).  Mel Gibson's character

I just love baseball. I'm knowledgeable of how most teams are doing, the rules, the scoring and pretty much everything. Over the last couple of years I have grown to have a passion for the game and a great desire to go to as many games as I can. I am a Padres Fan, yes I can admit that no matter how horribly they are playing right now, but I was not always a Padres fan. When I was growing up my Grandpa and his Dad, my Abuelo, were avid Dodger fans. As a child you tend to love the things your family loves as that is pretty much all you know. My Abuelo, was not only an avid fan and a season ticket holder for many years. I remember that he used to wear a hat all the time. Grandpa and Abuelo would sit around a watch the games when they were on the road. But if they Dodgers were in town Abuelo was at the game. Grandpa said he remembers being at the game when Kirk Gibson hit the homerun against Oakland to win game #1 in the 1988 World Series. I know that Grandpa took all o

Have you ever looked at someone else's life and just felt jealous? I mean, instead of being happy that they are so happy, turned it into a pity party for yourself? Envied that they had the hot new car, the latest gadget, the loving husband, the cute 2 1/2 kids, the house, the job, etc? Have you been there? I have. I will admit that even though I can cry real happy tears for someone and really feel the happiness they are going through, I can turn it right around and turn those tears into tears for myself. Really, why do we do this to ourselves. What I find funny is that everyone does this. You'd be surprised who would looks at your life and envies you. Maybe you have a friend that has been married for years, has a bunch of kids and never gets to have alone time. Then you walk in and say hey I just got back from the spa getting a massage, manicure and facial. When we are done here I have to head home, and plan my trip to Hawaii. See she could be so happy for you but

As I was sitting in church this morning, I was reminded of this poem that I have heard many times before.  Though today it was because someone I had not known for very long was leaving.  What struck me as interesting today is that even though I did not know this person very well, he still touched my life a lot. During the sermon the Pastor brought up 1Thessalonians 2:8 which says "We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God' good news but our own lives too."   Again this poem kept popping into my head and it made me really listen better to what it was saying. As I started to contemplate this poem a bit more I started to realize that it is OK that you are not friends with the same people for your whole life.  Or that the best friend you told everything to 8 years ago is now more like a causal friend or has gone away.  That it is OK for these things to happen, it is normal and meant to be.  Sometimes we spend so much of our time and strength trying to hold

This one is too hot.  This one it too cold.  This one too soft.  This one too hard.  We've all heard the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so why should I waste your time with the story again.  So today I will tell you it with a bit of a twist. It was late Friday night, deep in the heart of the summer.  With the fans blowing on high and the cat tucked in tight, I laid my head to rest on my pillow and closed my eyes.  I drifted to sleep to the sounds of the ocean coming from the Napuru Relax Pro app on my Iphone.  I must have dozed off before the 25 minutes were up.  About 4am I opened my eye and was wide a wake because my neck was killing me.  I rolled over and grabbed a different pillow and tried to go back to sleep.  Without any success at all, I rolled over again and grabbed another pillow. Then as I lay there I had to laugh, and all I could think about was Goldilocks. Not only was I on my 3rd pillow, I was actually on my 3rd completely different pillow.  You see th

Over the last few months I have been trying not to eat food with gluten in them, as I have almost totally pin pointed it to the reason for the occasional rash on my arms and face. Many of you may be thinking "what the heck is gluten?" I know because my family asked the same thing.  In simplest terms "gluten is a mixture of proteins in wheat, rye and barley." As a newbie to this diet I decided to get some books on the subject (well that and Borders is going out of business and their books are 50-70% off). I started right into reading "Living Gluten-free for Dummies" (no i do not consider myself a dummy but hey this book is entertaining me).  Wow what an eye opener. Though I am pretty sure I do not have Celiac disease, I am very confident that I am gluten sensitive. I once told someone that gluten makes me fat and being fat makes me sensitive. BUT me eyes are open much more now.  Not only does it affect my weight it also (per the list of nor

Welcome to my new blog.  Just like "My Tales of the Rails" I aim to entertain, over explain and ramble endlessly.  I hope you enjoy it.  The name for my new blog comes from this great sign I found and bought today at lunch time.  It sort of explains me to a T.  Daily we hear you have to be skinny, stay away from fattening foods and if it is fun it is probably not something you should be doing.  WELL I disagree.  Life is too short to sit around and lead a boring life.  Be healthy, but don't obsess on your weight.  Eat what you want, but just do it in moderation or at least not every day. :-)  Life should be fun, interesting and everything that you want it to be.  You may not have the life you wanted or thought you would have, but you should have a life you love.  So eat, drink and be merry, just don't be Terri, she can be a bit out of control.  LOL This new blog will have stories, observations and randomness that just seems to happen to me or around me.  So I hope yo