CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

Did my DC resident duty--saw the cherry blossoms and various other flowering trees. My junior year I saw Chekhov's Cherry Orchard during cherry time -- all the outdoor vendors were selling cherries and McDonalds was serving cherry shakes. And giving away a cherry-red motor scooter.

HELP WANTED/NEEDED

I am posting this for one of my Facebook friends who is 27 years old and has end stage renal disease: “anyone interested in possibly donating a kidney? Call Penny Belden at 216-844-1932 to get the ball rolling. No need to be local. I’m desperate.”

The only web address she gives is http://www.pigloo.net/ , but the owners have been notified.

YAY!

Media effort draws 92,000 inactive Catholics back home to church:

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0901388.htm

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gO13vUmMT4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV6sodlzfcc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikJb4jMidh0&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77tNo2pV2ic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS38-dNd2W4&feature=channel

http://wtop.com/?nid=248

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIfxgyAF7tU&feature=channel_page

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=NewCamera351.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwINylRPjUo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQoctzlmo8E&feature=related

FEELING BETTER ABOUT MYSELF

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iwbfnDqGhBT3G5o67QWUVE5GcFDAD975T71O0

THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL US...

...can surely screw us up.

WEEK 13

This is taking all the energy I have to type. My big pig is doing better, but I will feel better after I get her to the vet Tuesday. Saw the cardiologist – had an echo, may have a Holter monitering also. May also have the beginnings of bronchitis. At least my massage business has been picking up.

"Focus on the Family" has been running an old interview with David Berkowitz. Not a nice guy. I figure next to him I’m not such a bad person.

I WORRY

That I have been enjoying the David Berkowitz Interview WAY too much.

THIS SPORTING LIFE

Went to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes dinner with former NFL Player Scott Turner last night. No, he wasn't my date, he was signing autographs.

MATTERS OF THE HEART III

Saw the cardiologist, followed up with a visit to McDonalds. I imagine my next visit to the endocrinologist will be followed by a trip to Baskin Robbins. Or Carvel.

I FEEL AS THOUGH I'D SWALLOWED A PORCUPINE

Or a bunch of microscopic porcupines. And whose bright idea was it to put lotion on Puffs? It is not comforting, it is messy. Especially if you wear glasses.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Which makes the allergens more bearable.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

So is pollen.

Old TV spot from the '70's.

MY NOSE IS DRIPPING

Probably because something outside is budding.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snih9yb28fs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTFnr7PVWB4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGEq9aipTAo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT96sgTwmvo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzDKHhZe5U&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAdfZEDviQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWE1JQY1b2Q&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAV3bOJaQuY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXT52N3s4-w&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtombxMW_gk&feature=related

SOMETIMES

It's hard to NOT believe in curses. Then I find homemade baked goods in the kitchen.

ADOPT A PIG

March is Adopt A Rescued Guinea Pig Month.

WHY...

...am I spending so much time and energy having to prove that I was somewhere else and/or didn't do it?

WEEK TWELVE

My big pig is making a faster recovery than expected. And I still have a job at this writing. Last weekend I watched Threads and The Day After, both of which deal with the horrors of nuclear war in the US and UK. While I realize how lucky we are not having to deal with nuclear fallout, it still angers me that we are dealing with the fallout of another human-made disaster.

SLEEP

Is highly underrated. I slept most of the day and again dreamt about the house in which I grew up.

I FEEL LOVED

And therefore less inclined to punch people out.

ST JOSEPH'S DAY

Happy St. Joseph's Day!

I SWEAR

After Lent is over I want an Irish Car Bomb.

ENABLED

Booked a flight and hotel to/in Puerto Rico yesterday. Feel as though I've launched a missile.

JABEZ II

Finished the Prayer of Jabez yesterday. I realize I started in in January, but I kept forgetting it. So I started it in earnest in February and said it at least thirty times over a period of 30 days. Now let's see what happens.

HAPPY ST PAT'S DAY!

Three cheerful, Irish-themed films: Angela's Ashes, The Brothers McMullen and The Magdalene Sisters.

OUT OF AFRICA

Or beating out Africa. But not in a good way. DC's HIV/AIDS rate is at three per cent, topping that of West Africa. Not something to be proud of.

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER

D did six massages today. Because he got hardly any, if any all week long. C works 15 hours a day some days. And he comes from at least as far as Baltimore.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJDIsCn9brg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v225/SunriseSunsetApril/?action=view&current=DSCN3532.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMYR2q9ue_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bt9xBuGWgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXKUAWwebSA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMgGEK4zOM8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcJ_mmgMi1s&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuCPckU5bx0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tONANYxiE6o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isJrlbea8xk&feature=related

LITTLE DRAMAS EVERYWHERE

Might as well be in high school. Or worse yet, elementary school.

WEEK ELEVEN

The big stories this week – had to take my big pig to the vet with a raging pododermatitis. On the brighter side, Mom DEFINITELY wants to go to Puerto Rico.

Of course, it never rains, but it pours – people want massages when I’m sleeping, at the vet’s office, etc.

VICARIOUS THRILLS

I get happy just looking at travel web sites. Maybe I don't need to take a vacation at all, just look at the pictures. Except Mom doesn't have internet access.

BUSTED!

Saw a story on TV about some chicks running a massage parlour somewhere in Virginia. Anyway, they got busted for prostitution.

Part of me says "Hah, serves them right, that's why I'm glad I don't do that."

Another part says "darn them, they give us ALL a bad name."

I WANNA GO...

To Puerto Rico. And so does Mom. We both need a vacation.

WHY I'M FAT

Apparently: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

I HAD A DREAM

About death, not sure it was my own. Not a good way to start the day.

THE PASSION OF THE COFFEE

Get this monks who sell coffee and chant CD's: www.mysticmonkcoffee.com

What do they want to do, get us wired then mellow us out?

PUBLIC SERVANTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Set your clocks ahead one hour if you haven't done so already. Even if you're in California.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XSvUVFW_s

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y279/annettehala/?action=view&current=DSCN3564.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTwkqx19euU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPa07jJ7nYw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLB7GfFKU7w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6qut7MXxlc&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-72De5s8Ug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRhroJHRmg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQhzwXUnV50&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZnrJ5IyQo&feature=related

ALMOST COMA TIME

A little more than eight hours until I can lapse into a coma.

WEEK TEN

Well, a week that started out with snow and freezing outdoor temperatures ended with headaches, joint pain and elevated body temperature. Still, it hasn’t been such a bad week. With all the news I’ve heard about firings, demotions, deaths etc, I figure I’m luckier than a lot of people.

"I GOT A BRAND NEW…

...new pair of roller skates...you got a brand new key"

Not exactly that, but I have a brand-new Press Club ID.

THE DOWN SIDE...

...to re-connecting with people on Facebook, Twitter, etc -- seeing the number of deaths, lost jobs, broken relationships etc.

BEDTIME FOR...

"The darkness must go
Down the river of night's dreaming
Flow morphia slow..."

Richard O'Brien

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

After a frustrating incident at Shopper's and a scary one at 7-11 it's good to be inside with the pigs. Especially in this weather.

MARCH

Came in like a Lion. It snowed.

CRASH TIME

It's a good night to cuddle one's pigs.