Ozzy on Jay Leno

I'm sitting here watching Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne on Jay Leno right now. He was telling about the time when he was 17 and he wanted to be something exciting, so he became a burglar. He knew he should get himself some gloves; all burglars had gloves. So he bought some driver gloves. The kind with no fingers. (Now, don't get ahead of me here...) He was sitting in prison inside of a week.

I'm still rooting for Ozzy. I'm all for anyone who came out the other side of drug addiction.

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Skyler feeling puny...

Now Sky's throat is all swollen and she couldn't even swallow or speak last night. About 6 hours after the doctor looked at her throat, etc. And he didn't even notice that her throat was red or swollen. This morning she insisted on going to school. She's not so devoted to school; she doesn't want to miss talking to her friends. And after school, she seemed much better. She's also on a diet--a little extreme, I must say. She's lost about 15 lbs in 3 weeks or so. I wish she'd start eating a little more.....

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I made Skyler a doctor's appointment today, so I'll pick her up a little early from school. She has terrible congestion and is achy all over. It does appear to be of the cold/flu/sinus variety, but this time my intuition tells me to have her checked out by a pro and that's what I'm going to do.

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I've installed a different comment system, and unfortunately it wiped out all previous comments but I like this system better. It's more reliable. So, if you'd like to comment, post away.



I never realized that when you become a parent, your feelings are so connected to your children so that when they're sad, you are just as sad. I previously thought that we, as parents, would be empathetic, but it goes much more beyond empathy. You actually feel their pain, too. So, feeling their pain, coupled with hurting for them as their parent, you can be mortified about their discomfort/adventure/tragedy. Never think for a moment that your parents take your problems lightly. I'm here to tell you that it just ain't so.

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Bakersville Fire

A fire broke out about 60 miles from here in the jail in Bakersville, NC, last night. Eight prisoners died in the blaze, and many others are hospitalized. Tonight the news said two were there on parole violation, one for DUI, and similar offenses. It was noted that the old, broken down jail had failed inspection since 1997. One fat cat that was interviewed opines, "Well, you gotta remember, they WERE prisoners". I felt the wind off of the scurry of barristers hustling to Bakersville. Hope the widows, et al, don't settle for the initial chump change offer. Ca-ching, ca-ching..... Asheville Citizen-Times article

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