The Name Says it All

Ya know, you would think that anyone wanting to start a restaurant, fast food place, or eating establishment in general would realize that the name of your place can help sell your food. Since I have nothing better to do on a Tuesday night, I decide to Google places in the Lawrence, KS area to eat at. Alot of the typical eating establishments came up, and then, almost when I had gotten bored of my latest idea to keep myself busy and entertained, I came across (drum roll please!) - Buzzard Pizza in Pomona, KS.

Now there is a name that screams 'eat pizza at my eating establishment' huh? Seriously, you could get all sorts of ideas where they got that name from, and most of them are not good. Perhaps they are not picky what they put on their pizza, much like a buzzard picking at a carcass on the road? Or perhaps they have happened to find out just how tasty buzzard can be and that is their secret ingedient? Or maybe they have a pet buzzard they are quite fond of and wanted to name their pizza place after? While that may be somewhat touching that a person could not be discrimatory towards the bird(s) they love, it also makes a person wonder if they have gotten out much - as there are many other ugly birds that may not make you wanna barf when thinking about the 'delicacies' they eat!

Anyway! It is 12:05 AM and I shoudl be asleep instead of chattin' atcha all about buzzards, so off I go to bed! lol

Outlaw Country

Well, this is the last day off I have before I go back to work *sigh* I do NOT want to go back to work tomorrow - it has been pretty darn nice to travel with my husband and our dog these last few days. Despite the fact of one night in a Comfort Inn that was SO friggin nasty that I was afraid to lay in the bed. My husband, on the other hand, fell asleep really quick - altho he had the help of muscle relaxers because of his neck and back hurting him. And our dog didnt care about the accomodations, she was just happy to curl up next to him and snooze lol

I do have to say, I *may* not miss the XM radio station that my husband has been tuning into on a daily basis =) It is an 'Outlaw Country' channel, which produces such hits as 'Beer Run' or 'Don't Need no Teeth for Kissing'. And no..... I am NOT making this up lol I do have to say, the first song (Beer Run) can be a quite catchy tune, as the chorus is sung:

B, Double E, Double R , U, N - BEER RUNNNNNN!!

Needless to say, that line has been sung by my husband numerous times since =)

One Big Doggie Step Forward, Two HUGE Doggie Steps Back

Well, I was actually fairly proud of our youngest pup today out on our land. She managed to greet the neighbor dog, wag her tail, and even try to play with the other dog. So you say? Isnt that what dogs are supposed to do? Well, yeah ...... unless you are a wussy little dog who is afraid of everything like our young dachshund, Carrera lol

Needless to say, the time out on the land went quick. I put down more bug stuff and watered the 'Karma' tree. Then Carrera and I headed back home ..... but almost by the time I got home, I was so low on gas that I thought I oughta stop and fill up. Even though the price of gas was three friggin dollars and 75 F'N cents =/ Was tempted to just put in a half tank and take a chance that maybe tomorrow morning things would be better with the gas prices. But last time I did that, the price went up 15 cents overnight =/ =/

Anyway! They had an automatic car wash there, so I decided to do one of those as well. My jeep had a bunch of bug splatters which made it look less than pretty. Altho, it was fitting for the name of my jeep - OGRE =) Anywhoooo! Paid for the gas and headed to their auto car wash and pulled in to sit the cycle out. Carrera gets on my lap as soon as it starts kickin' in, she curls up and starts shaking like crazy cuz, yes......she was SCARED of the auto carwash lol

So we are now home and she is curled up by me on the couch - tuckered out. It was a pretty stressful day for her after all =)

This Thing You Ask I Can Not Do

What a productive day I have had =) My husband and I cleaned house, went and ate at IHOP (their cream cheese stuffed french toast is DEEEliiiiiiciousss!), went to the Mall for a couple of errands and had an agent come and look at our house. I managed to take back a couple of clothing items to Target, also. One was a shirt that made my chest look a bit ......uhhh, odd. The other was a summer dress that was a bit more revealing than I thought it would have been. I was not sure about it, I thought about keeping it, altho when I would wear it I dunno. BUT I can always count on my husband to help me make up my mind on things. I asked him what he thought, making the comment that it was a bit revealing, and he says:

"Well, you are probably at that age not to be wearing that sorta thing. You ARE a Godparent now after all"

Ummm, thanks?? lol But yep! He IS right, I am a Godparent now - courtesy of my friend A and her husband! My husband is a Godparent too - and we are both pretty flattered, we brag about it all the time =) Of course, my husband just likes to do the Marlon Brando/Godfather line:

"This thing you ask, I can not do"

He is actually pretty good at it too =) Because of this, he has decided what we are gonna be dressed up for Halloween this year. He will be Marlon Brando/Godfather and I am gonna be the Fairy Godmother.

So like, does anyone know where I can find a magic wand? lol

Karma Ghia - 4/19/93 to 4/22/08

I have started this blog post and erased it more times than I can count. I honestly do not know how you can put into words the feelings I have right now about Karma passing away today. I do know that she was more than just a dog to me, that she will never be replaced. It actually makes me feel ill just typing this out, like it makes it more 'real' and maybe its just all a bad dream that will be erased with a good night's sleep. I have so many questions and not enough answers, I have so many times I still want to share with her that are gone now. I have a house that feels empty without her, but yet I can still feel her here.

But she is not here, and that thought will continue to make me ache inside for a long time to come. I hope she is happy where she is right now, I hope she remembers how much we tried, how much we cared. I hope I have the strength to carry the special moments she gave me in my heart and eventually smile when I think about them.

Karma Girl, you touched my life and so many others....

I will always remember you.

All Energy Drinks Are NOT The Same

I just got done drinking an energy drink that had coffee and energy drink in it, and I must say, it was friggin nasty! Not one to waste a $2 energy drink, I decided to keep drinking it after the initial couple of sips - even tho I had already determined that it had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Needless to say, I would still be drinking it if my husband had not come upstairs and taken it away from me lol

Anyone ever try the coffee/energy drinks? Am I just bein' a wuss? Nahhhh..... that can't be it =)

A Bad Night

We killed a deer tonight on our way to get dinner =/ It was awful, as there was no way my husband could stop in time for the deer. I was devastated, and am glad my husband is more level headed than I am when it comes to those sort of situations, as I was crying and being utterly pathetic. Luckily, we were only going about 20 or so miles when we hit the deer, but it still did some damage to the truck. And the deer did not live .......

It is awful to witness the death of an animal. It did get up after being hit, but it stood there a bit dazed and looked at us with eyes that knew something was not right. It slowly shook his/her head, twitched its tail and gradually fell/laid down in the road. The deer's eyes started to roll backward and it started to twitch its tail again, and then ...... he/she was gone =/ I cried the whole time, knowing from the moment it looked at us, that the deer was not going to run off the road and recover elsewhere. It knew. I knew. WE all knew that it was bad. And all I could do was cry. All I could do was hope that it was a quick enuf death so that it would not suffer.

My husband was able to call 911 and let them know to come, tho. In the meantime, we had a fire truck with several firemen aboard, go by and then turn around to help. They got the deer off the road, which was a small blessing, as I think its horrid how an animal's body will be left on the road for someone else to hit it or to just decompose publicly. Would we want OUR body there for everybody to see?

Anyway! I know I am glad the accident was not worse - my husband definetely does not need to be in a major accident with his back problems. And the truck will be fixed up before ya know it. But, I still feel awful about the deer, and I hope its in a better place right now - romping thru woods, making new friends, with no roads or vehicles anywhere.