plucc07's Journal

9:28am: Long time
Ok, I haven't posted here for a few months. Long story short--had problems, went to doctor, had extensive tests, scheduled for surgery on June 22, diagnosed with cancer, removal of several organs that really were no longer useful at my age, am home recovering, not as fast as I would like, still need radiation treatments.
That's it in a nutshell.

9:25am: Enough already!!
We are facing the ninth consecutive day of heavy rain. The street behind me is flooded and the water is creeping up peoples driveways. Part of our county has been declared a disaster area, and more rain is predicted for the rest of the week.
Even worse are the water moccasins swimming in the water-UGH!!! I hate snakes.

9:01am: I love trees--but
This is getting so tiresome. We had one of those sudden, violent Florida storms yesterday and this morning another tree went down in my yard. This one is hung up on another tree and must be taken down. This makes the fourth tree I have had to pay to get removed. At this rate, I'll be bankrupt.

5:29pm: Am I the only one who found this funny?
Best laugh I have had in a long time, and proof that there must not be any gay men in the republican party.
Last night I giggled my head off watching Rachel Maddow trying to keep a straight face while reporting a story about the republicans having tea parties and sending President Obama teabags. While she was reporting this "teabagging" of the president, men off camera were laughing wildly.
If you don't know why they were laughing, I suggest you Google "Urban Dictionary" and look up "teabagging".

9:30am: NO! NO! NO!
I am not ready for this! I'm too young.
On Wednesday the 18th, I became a GREAT-GRANDMOTHER!
A little girl, Guiliana Marie.
I need a martini

11:29am: Take Care
I hope any of my firends out there who live in Australia are well out of the way of the fires. Please be careful.

10:47am: New Year
I want to wish every one out there a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Please be careful tonight if you are out and driving.

9:34am: Since it's approaching very quickly, and I may not get the chance later, I want to wish all of you out there a Merry, Blessed, Happy, Joyous or Holy whatever you happen to celebrate at this time of the year.
My son and his wife are coming to visit from Pennsylvania, and they are bringing their 2 border collies, much to the dismay of my 2 chihuahuas. Oh Joy.

10:01am: Not again!
Is there a problem with midnight-whispers site again? I haven't been able to access it for 2 days. All I get is "Fatal Error cannot connect to database".
I get withdrawal symptoms when this happens.

10:07am: Thanksgiving
Have a Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it tomorrow. Please drive carefully if you are traveling.
To those who don't celebrate tomorrow, have a wonderful day anyhow.

11:52am: Night Visitor
The bear came back. He decided on a late night snack and was raiding trash. Still couldn't get a picture because it was too dark and I wasn't going to get close enough for my flash to work.

9:42am: Didn't get the entire story
So I clicked on CNN Headline news this am, just in time to catch the tail end of their story on Gale. It's about time one of the mainstream news shows mentioned it. Wish I could have heard the whole thing.
I wish Gale the best and a swift recovery.

9:08am: I HATE VISTA!!
Grrrr! I don't know what it is with VISTA, but every so often, I open my documents file, only to find that VISTA has decided on its own to rearrange things or change the way I view the files.
For instance, I put my files in order of the date entered. VISTA decided yesterday to put them in alpha order. Then changed the way I view them from details to something else. I don't want a operating system that thinks it knows better than I do, even if it's right.

9:43am: Please take care
Everyone in Ike's path, please take care. Don't be brave and decide to "ride it out". Get to safety. I will be praying for you.

5:15pm: Is that what I think it is?
Ok, enough is enough! I put up with alligators, snakes, bobcats and coyotes. The otters are cute. I love the hawks. BUT--I do NOT live in a rural area. I live in a nice sized town and Ocala National Forest is about 25 miles away.
So why did I look out my door when my dogs started barking and find a good sized BLACK BEAR looking back at me?
And, oh yeah, wildlife control says not to worry, it will leave.

9:02am: Money, money, money
All I have to do now is figure out a nice, polite way of telling my next door neighbors, who are winter residents, that they should really step up and pay part of the cost of the removal of the tree from my roof and getting rid of the debris.
When I called them and told them about the tree, they thanked me and that was it.
It was THEIR tree!

8:29am: Malware warning!
If you receive an e-mail from FedEx or mentioning an invoice from FedEx, delete it unopened. It is malware and will infect your computer.

6:08pm: DAMN!!
Well, Fay got me. Half a tree is on my house and it took out my airconditioner too. And I can't even go out to look at the damage because the wind and rain are so heavy. It this storm ever going away??

10:17am: FAY, STAY AWAY!!
I'm waiting to see how Fay comes off the island of Cuba before I make up my mind about evacuating. I live right in central Florida and the forecasts as of now are saying that we will get some of the storm, and possibly it will head right for us. Some, I can handle. Direct hit--not so easy. I live in manufactured housing and usually it is required by law that we evacuate. Shelters, even those that take pets, are out of the question. Pets must be caged and my 2 never were caged in their life.

9:00am: YUM!
I happened to catch "Eastern Promises" on cable last night. A completely naked Viggo Mortensen, YUM! YUM! I guess I'm not too old after all.

9:55am: Back home
I'm back, thank God. Five days without internet!! It'll take me that to catch up.
That drive is too hard for me--It's past Tallahassee, and I am getting too old to drive it.
I won't even mention the snake.

7:14am: Off I go
Well, I'm off to beautiful North Florida today--a trip of 450 miles one way. Not looking forward to the drive or the gas prices. But it seems as though I have to do the driving if I want to see my grandson. It's not that I think that my daughter-in-law doesn't want any of my sons family to visit (she's his second, he's her fourth), but she doesn't like dogs in her house, doesn't offer meals,I have to bring my own food and drink, and sits in a chair, complaining about my son all day. Everyone in the family has tried to make her welcome, but she just isn't interested. We finally got the idea when my other relatives were visiting there and she told them they had to find someplace else to stay because she was inviting her family for a visit. Relatives lived 2,000 miles away, and had been invited, her family 50 miles away. We think she doesn't like us.
AND--no internet!!

12:05pm: babies welcomed
Does my house have a small sign that says"baby birds welcome"? First the hawk, now I go out and am swamped by blackbirds flying frantically around. When I went to pull a weed from my bushes, there was a baby blackbird looking back at me. Looks as though its parents are taking care of it though. They are there a lot.

4:37pm: The Unseen
If anyone gets Starz Cinema, The Unseen is on June 11. Some ridiculous times, but it is on 2 days, so you might be able to catch it.

1:40pm: here's the baby
This is a small pic of the little hawk--wish I could figure out how to insert a picture into my post, but computers totally defeat me.