What I learned today

I'm a voyeur. There, glad I finally said it. I've always enjoyed people watching. Some would say it's because of my thespian background, others would say it's just because I am weird. Everyone would be partially correct!

Anyhoo, here are the top 5 things I learned today just by watching others. It will amaze and astound you.

1.  Don't drive while holding an ice cream cone - especially in Texas once the temps are above 70 - which is almost year round. Trying to steer, lick, avoid traffic, and talk on your cell phone is just impossible.

2.  Don't play throw the ball with your dog along a busy intersection. That is just begging to hear your child cry for a week.

3.  Don't come to work if you are heavily medicated, act like you're heavily medicated, or are just stupid. You really can't get your job done and you just annoy everyone else.

4. Telling your 3-year old child "no" in Wal-Mart only makes the kid cry louder. So just lie to the kid - by the time you get to the check out, the kid won't remember what he wanted.

5.  Eating chocolate cake for breakfast really doesn't give you a tummy ache.

Don't you want to be bi-polar?

Okay now before all of my mental health professional friends freak, this post isn't to make fun of anyone with mental illness or to make light of illnesses of any kind. That said, read on.


Raise your hand if you aren't taking any mood-altering, mood-enhancing, mentally energizing or emotionally stabilizing drug?


Just what I thought.. I am the ONLY PERSON with my hand UP.


I've actually asked my general practitioners before for something, anything, to take the edge of. I've had brutal jobs where I stayed stressed to the max and gained pounds and pounds. Yet every doctor always told me - you don't need anything; you're normal.


Now what kind of doctor tells a patient - no you don't need drugs? Am I the only person who seems to routinely find ethical doctors everywhere I turn?

Life is tiring

For the first time in a decade, I owe money on my taxes. Yes, I realize if this is the lowest point of the year, things aren't that bad. But I still want to go on record with my complaint.

In the last two years, I've moved 4 times, left a good job that directly impacted the community, sold an old home that didn't make me any money but yet left me in the hole, found a challenging and mostly fun new career, and lived with my parents while waiting on said house to sell and commuted 2 hours a day round-trip to my job.

So maybe my tax complaint is more because I'm tired... and have been tired for a few years. With all of the life changes, I haven't had much downtime. Even my vacations are spent running hither and yon - which is ok - but I think I just need to take about 2 weeks of vacation and never leave my apartment !!!