I am making this. The Italian version, because I happen to have all the ingredients and I'm out of Sherry for the other one. Like I've ever just had Sherry on hand. NOT!
Since I'm working from home today, I could take the time to put the roast in the oven. And be here when it's done in 6 hours.
So, you know... if you live nearby and want to brave the snow to come over for dinner - come on over! I feel fairly confident that no one will show up, so I'm not cleaning for company. So, if you do happen to show up, just know that Jeff's luggage is in the living room (he got home last night, but leaving again tomorrow morning); there are various toys on the floor at any given time, and lots of pillows and blankets from the kids laying around watching TV - last night and today.
And oh, look! A double post today!!! I am on a roll! And no, not the kind you put the beef on! OK, that was a little cheesy. Sorry. But I'm leaving it, because that's just the kind of mood I'm in. Coffee deprived, watching the snow fall outside, finding stuff to do around here. Guess I'll go make me some coffee now, since Jeff isn't getting up to do it.
*edit* WOW, this beef was some of the best I've tasted. Tender, juicy, great flavor. My entire family, including the picky eaters, loved it. And I mean loved. I shreaded half of it for sandwiches and the other half I left as a roast for the picky one who doesn't like sandwiches. Great either way.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Cell Phone Videos
I've had this cell phone for what? Almost 2 years. And I didn't ever take the time to "sync" it to my computer. I didn't realize it even came with a cable and software to do so. Any pictures I ever used here from my cell phone, I emailed them. But it doesn't allow you to email videos because they are too big.
So I finally figured it out! Which is good, because I don't always take my camera with me but I usually have my cell phone! Which is what happened on Sunday when we went to Grandma's for lunch. Also, because it gives me so much more material for my month of blogging! ;)
With all the people and kids in our family, we have no young girls. All boys in the youngest generation right now. Conor is actually the youngest. So, of course with the snow they wanted to sled ride down the hill behind Grandma's house. The same hill we used when we were kids - another generation is enjoying it now.
So here we have Jonathan, Mason, Grant, and Conor enjoying the snow!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Five Years
I have been writing this blog for almost 5 years. FIVE YEARS! My first post was on March 13th, 2005. Wow, has Conor grown a lot since then. Every once in a while I go back and read some of the posts from years ago, it's fun to do. Maybe I can do a "favorite post thing" for my 5 year anniversary. Or a giveaway. I'm sure I have a ton of stuff I could give away already in a closet at home. That means I need to look.
Yes, I have another month til I reach the 5 year mark thing. I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to mark the occasion. Well, I DO have a month to decide! I would start writing a post right now, except I have that one thing going on where I promised to post every day for this month. So, I think I'll get through one blogging promise at a time.
A thought just occurred to me and I checked to see if March 13th was on a Friday this year, but alas it is not. Not that I'm superstitious or anything, it just could have been something I used as a theme or something.
Yes, I have another month til I reach the 5 year mark thing. I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to mark the occasion. Well, I DO have a month to decide! I would start writing a post right now, except I have that one thing going on where I promised to post every day for this month. So, I think I'll get through one blogging promise at a time.
A thought just occurred to me and I checked to see if March 13th was on a Friday this year, but alas it is not. Not that I'm superstitious or anything, it just could have been something I used as a theme or something.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Color Blind
Ha! You thought I would forget, didn't you? Wrong! This will be short and sweet. I think.
Anyway, did I ever tell you that Conor is color blind? Well, not totally. Just a little red/green color blind. He can still see some reds and greens, just not all shades.
I took him shopping for tennis shoes a few months ago. He begged for these:
With Jeff's help, I was able to talk him out of them. I took the picture and sent it to Jeff and he called and talked to Conor. I don't really think they are that ugly... they just wouldn't match anything! OK, yeah, I do think they are that ugly.
Anyway, did I ever tell you that Conor is color blind? Well, not totally. Just a little red/green color blind. He can still see some reds and greens, just not all shades.
I took him shopping for tennis shoes a few months ago. He begged for these:
With Jeff's help, I was able to talk him out of them. I took the picture and sent it to Jeff and he called and talked to Conor. I don't really think they are that ugly... they just wouldn't match anything! OK, yeah, I do think they are that ugly. Are you worried yet mayo?!?! Mwahahahahaha. You know you made it a challenge, right? And I don't like to lose.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Conor and I went to the Y Thursday night with Danielle (my best friend) and her kids. We went to pick them up and as we were driving to the Y, the following conversation occurred:
Danielle: "What do you like to do at the Y, Conor?"
Conor: "I like to swim."
Danielle: "You're my kinda guy, Conor, I like to swim too."
Conor: "Well, ummmm, I think you're a little bit too old for me."
We totally lost it. Both of us, cracking up. Danielle said "Ya think?" while laughing. Totally shot down by a 7 year old.
Danielle: "What do you like to do at the Y, Conor?"
Conor: "I like to swim."
Danielle: "You're my kinda guy, Conor, I like to swim too."
Conor: "Well, ummmm, I think you're a little bit too old for me."
We totally lost it. Both of us, cracking up. Danielle said "Ya think?" while laughing. Totally shot down by a 7 year old.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Random Thoughts from 25-35 year olds
Someone (Mayo / workbud) sent me this in an email last year. I always intended to post it here, but... you know how much of a slacker I am! Anyway, now that I have to come up with 28 posts in 28 days, I'm looking for anything! So, here you go... some with comments. In parentheses and italics. Maybe. And no, I'm not running out of things to post. I'm pacing myself! ;)
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. (This has never happened to me. >.> <.<)
-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That's enough, Nickelback. (Totally don't agree with this - I love Nickelback!)
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with? (Facebook... I am very select about the friends I have on there. I don't want hundreds of friends that I don't even talk to. If you're my friend and I haven't cared enough to scan over your postings or w/e? I just go on and delete you. That's why I have 31 friends. Soon to be 30 or less because I can think of two people right now I don't need on there.)
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font. (I heard on the radio that someone is trying to patent a sarcasm font, or something to indicate it anyway... hey, it was a while ago and my brain is full of other useless information so I don't remember it all perfectly!)
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that every one's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (This is not a question I ask. Because 1. I don't fold sheets, I put them on the bed right from the dryer. and 2. if I folded sheets, I already know how to fold fitted sheets. Maybe someday I'll do a demo. Probably not though. And yes, I do only have one sheet set for my bed currently. I remove them, wash them, put them back on. Saves from having to fold them. Shortcut!)
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. (That's what kids are for! But really, they usually hop out of the car and run in the house and I'm left muttering "Thanks for the help, jerks!" and thinking of how I am going to hide all the stuff they picked out so they can't find it.)
- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. (I'm not worried about my computer history, but I was thinking the other day that I need to get with Danielle and make sure she knows where everything is hidden in my house that she needs to dispose of if anything were to happen to me. Not that I have any huge secrets.)
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text. (!!! Don't text and drive!!! Is this a sign I'm old?)
- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it. (Wait. I was always told that alcohol kills germs!)
- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say". (I disagree. lol - in lower case - means "I have nothing else to say." If they are capitalizing it? LOL - that means they are laughing. My opinion of course.)
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantrontest is absolutely petrifying. (When in doubt, pick c was always my go to.)
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said? (Two is my limit. Sometimes only once if I realize that I don't care and they are not going to say it in a way I understand anyway.)
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other? (They would take your money and go hang out together - on you.)
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,and you can wear them forever.
-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day. (Usually after lunch, that is if I even have work to do!)
-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away? (This happens to me a lot! Especially with Alli!)
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes. (I recently started using the shuffle on my iPod - and I like it! I get to listen to music that I like, but I forgot I had.)
-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time... (No doubt about it, I do it every morning!)
-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text..
-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
-I think the freezer deserves a light as well. (Wait. I'm 95% sure my freezer does have a light. So whoever wrote this has some 50 year old appliance that doesn't have a light. Maybe they should get with the times.)
-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. (This has never happened to me. >.> <.<)
-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That's enough, Nickelback. (Totally don't agree with this - I love Nickelback!)
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with? (Facebook... I am very select about the friends I have on there. I don't want hundreds of friends that I don't even talk to. If you're my friend and I haven't cared enough to scan over your postings or w/e? I just go on and delete you. That's why I have 31 friends. Soon to be 30 or less because I can think of two people right now I don't need on there.)
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font. (I heard on the radio that someone is trying to patent a sarcasm font, or something to indicate it anyway... hey, it was a while ago and my brain is full of other useless information so I don't remember it all perfectly!)
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that every one's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (This is not a question I ask. Because 1. I don't fold sheets, I put them on the bed right from the dryer. and 2. if I folded sheets, I already know how to fold fitted sheets. Maybe someday I'll do a demo. Probably not though. And yes, I do only have one sheet set for my bed currently. I remove them, wash them, put them back on. Saves from having to fold them. Shortcut!)
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. (That's what kids are for! But really, they usually hop out of the car and run in the house and I'm left muttering "Thanks for the help, jerks!" and thinking of how I am going to hide all the stuff they picked out so they can't find it.)
- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. (I'm not worried about my computer history, but I was thinking the other day that I need to get with Danielle and make sure she knows where everything is hidden in my house that she needs to dispose of if anything were to happen to me. Not that I have any huge secrets.)
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text. (!!! Don't text and drive!!! Is this a sign I'm old?)
- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it. (Wait. I was always told that alcohol kills germs!)
- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say". (I disagree. lol - in lower case - means "I have nothing else to say." If they are capitalizing it? LOL - that means they are laughing. My opinion of course.)
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantrontest is absolutely petrifying. (When in doubt, pick c was always my go to.)
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said? (Two is my limit. Sometimes only once if I realize that I don't care and they are not going to say it in a way I understand anyway.)
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other? (They would take your money and go hang out together - on you.)
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,and you can wear them forever.
-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day. (Usually after lunch, that is if I even have work to do!)
-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away? (This happens to me a lot! Especially with Alli!)
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes. (I recently started using the shuffle on my iPod - and I like it! I get to listen to music that I like, but I forgot I had.)
-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time... (No doubt about it, I do it every morning!)
-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
-It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text..
-I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
-I think the freezer deserves a light as well. (Wait. I'm 95% sure my freezer does have a light. So whoever wrote this has some 50 year old appliance that doesn't have a light. Maybe they should get with the times.)
-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
What would YOU do?
*side note* 4 for 4 mayo! What's my prize again? HA!
An Un-post that I'm actually going to post, it's a bit of a change of pace from what I've posted this week, but I didn't want to summarize it. And can't poke fun at it. It was originally written on 11/05/08.
I have been troubled by something I read yesterday on a blog I found. I thought about commenting on the blog with some questions, but I didn't want to sound like I was being judgemental or accusing them of something when I didn't know much about the person. And if the other posts on the blog are any indication, this person is a very kind hearted person. But I just personally disagree with one post.
It has made me think a lot about it over the past 24 hours.
OK, I'll give you a hypothetical situation. You are with your child at an establishment and there is an accident. Your child is mildly hurt, but requires medical assistance. An employee of the establishment is responsible for the accident, but it is definitely just a freak accident that occurs.
Do you sue them? If they are willing to pay for all of your medical bills that are incurred because of the accident, would you ask for more?
This has made me think so much about what I would do... and my answer in that particular instance is no. As long as they are willing to pay the medical expenses? That would be enough for me. If they refused to do that, then I might possibly sue them for the expenses plus any expense of the legal fees. But as long as they were willing to do the right thing, I would not try to punish them for an accident.
If someone did sue for that - would the employee who was responsible for the accident lose their job? And what would be the effect on them without their job? It was a young person according to the post. Depending on how young, and what kind of situation they had, that could really have a negative affect on them.
Addition to this post today (02/04/10):
I remember this post - I didn't want to post it because I didn't want to sound judgemental. I can't say for sure what I would do in the situation, but I don't believe I would sue over what happened. I also wasn't going to post what happened - because it was a post on someone else's blog and I didn't want any chances they would find my post and feel bad, or angry at me. I really hate making people feel bad. Well, except for the morons I have to work with, and only after they have responded to a nice request with a jerk response. *ahem* Sorry about that. ;)
In this case, I was worried about the person losing a job that they needed. If it were a young adult, trying to get by, when the economy was (and is) bad? They dropped a glass, it broke and a piece of the glass flew out and cut a child's leg. Stitches were needed, and it all got taken care of. So why sue? For the extra cash? What purpose would there be for a lawsuit but greed? I don't understand greed. But, that's just me.
And yes, I know I just took away the need for they hypothetical situation I wrote above! I didn't change the original post, just added present day thoughts and figured it was two years ago and the odds of them finding this is slim to none.
An Un-post that I'm actually going to post, it's a bit of a change of pace from what I've posted this week, but I didn't want to summarize it. And can't poke fun at it. It was originally written on 11/05/08.
I have been troubled by something I read yesterday on a blog I found. I thought about commenting on the blog with some questions, but I didn't want to sound like I was being judgemental or accusing them of something when I didn't know much about the person. And if the other posts on the blog are any indication, this person is a very kind hearted person. But I just personally disagree with one post.
It has made me think a lot about it over the past 24 hours.
OK, I'll give you a hypothetical situation. You are with your child at an establishment and there is an accident. Your child is mildly hurt, but requires medical assistance. An employee of the establishment is responsible for the accident, but it is definitely just a freak accident that occurs.
Do you sue them? If they are willing to pay for all of your medical bills that are incurred because of the accident, would you ask for more?
This has made me think so much about what I would do... and my answer in that particular instance is no. As long as they are willing to pay the medical expenses? That would be enough for me. If they refused to do that, then I might possibly sue them for the expenses plus any expense of the legal fees. But as long as they were willing to do the right thing, I would not try to punish them for an accident.
If someone did sue for that - would the employee who was responsible for the accident lose their job? And what would be the effect on them without their job? It was a young person according to the post. Depending on how young, and what kind of situation they had, that could really have a negative affect on them.
Addition to this post today (02/04/10):
I remember this post - I didn't want to post it because I didn't want to sound judgemental. I can't say for sure what I would do in the situation, but I don't believe I would sue over what happened. I also wasn't going to post what happened - because it was a post on someone else's blog and I didn't want any chances they would find my post and feel bad, or angry at me. I really hate making people feel bad. Well, except for the morons I have to work with, and only after they have responded to a nice request with a jerk response. *ahem* Sorry about that. ;)
In this case, I was worried about the person losing a job that they needed. If it were a young adult, trying to get by, when the economy was (and is) bad? They dropped a glass, it broke and a piece of the glass flew out and cut a child's leg. Stitches were needed, and it all got taken care of. So why sue? For the extra cash? What purpose would there be for a lawsuit but greed? I don't understand greed. But, that's just me.
And yes, I know I just took away the need for they hypothetical situation I wrote above! I didn't change the original post, just added present day thoughts and figured it was two years ago and the odds of them finding this is slim to none.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Un-published posts
Sometimes I start to write a post and I get interrupted, or I just don't want to finish it at that time and I'll save it for later. Then later doesn't happen, so I'm left with all these unfinished posts that it seems a shame to delete, but really... they are old news. Maybe. So, sometimes I just delete them. Other times I just leave them.
Anyway, I was going through my list of posts today to see how many I haven't deleted. I thought I would share some with you on today's post. At least the titles and the dates.
The oldest one is from 02/26/08 - almost 2 years ago! The title is "Major Slacker" so I must have been talking about the kids, or Jeff, or anyone but me... right? OK, it was totally about my not posting enough. WhatEVER. Let's move on.
"Surprises in the mail" from 05/07/08 - this one I didn't post for two reasons. One - I wanted to take and add pictures of the surprise I got in the mail (I never did!) and two - I also had some sort of give-a-way thing planned, where I surprise someone with something in the mail. A commenter. But I didn't know what I was going to surprise anyone with, so I wanted to straighten that out before posting anything and well... I guess I forgot. I do regret not finishing that one because it was about some towels that Barb sent me, they totally made my day, and I should have let her know how thrilled I was with them by posting them here.
"Positive Thinking" from 06/26/08 - obviously I have nothing positive to think about because there was NOTHING in the body of that draft. Just the title. At least I was trying...
"On the agenda for today" from 09/06/08 - this was a really long post! I didn't finish it because I had to get started with all the things that were on the agenda for that day, so I never went back to finish and publish it! Humph.
"Busy Season" from 10/31/08 - another long post I didn't finish! Gosh, you could have had so much more to read here.
OK, that's not all, but that is all I'm sharing with this post. Oh, you thought I'd tell you about all of them in one post? PSSHHT! You're delusional! This is only Feb 3rd and I have so many more days to fill! I should have posted one per day... that would have taken up 14 days of posting! Oh, well. I didn't think that through, and I don't want to go back and edit! ;)
Anyway, I was going through my list of posts today to see how many I haven't deleted. I thought I would share some with you on today's post. At least the titles and the dates.
The oldest one is from 02/26/08 - almost 2 years ago! The title is "Major Slacker" so I must have been talking about the kids, or Jeff, or anyone but me... right? OK, it was totally about my not posting enough. WhatEVER. Let's move on.
"Surprises in the mail" from 05/07/08 - this one I didn't post for two reasons. One - I wanted to take and add pictures of the surprise I got in the mail (I never did!) and two - I also had some sort of give-a-way thing planned, where I surprise someone with something in the mail. A commenter. But I didn't know what I was going to surprise anyone with, so I wanted to straighten that out before posting anything and well... I guess I forgot. I do regret not finishing that one because it was about some towels that Barb sent me, they totally made my day, and I should have let her know how thrilled I was with them by posting them here.
"Positive Thinking" from 06/26/08 - obviously I have nothing positive to think about because there was NOTHING in the body of that draft. Just the title. At least I was trying...
"On the agenda for today" from 09/06/08 - this was a really long post! I didn't finish it because I had to get started with all the things that were on the agenda for that day, so I never went back to finish and publish it! Humph.
"Busy Season" from 10/31/08 - another long post I didn't finish! Gosh, you could have had so much more to read here.
OK, that's not all, but that is all I'm sharing with this post. Oh, you thought I'd tell you about all of them in one post? PSSHHT! You're delusional! This is only Feb 3rd and I have so many more days to fill! I should have posted one per day... that would have taken up 14 days of posting! Oh, well. I didn't think that through, and I don't want to go back and edit! ;)
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