Tuesday 10

10 Things Rattling Around in My Head Today

1.  My son turns 32 today. How the heck did that happen??




2.  Parents who use their children as weapons to hurt their spouse in a divorce should lose all parental rights, because in my humble opinion it's nothing short of child abuse.

3.  Rape is a terrible thing, but so is destroying a life by declaring someone guilty without the burden of proof. Think about the atmosphere of a country in which everything can be taken away because someone makes an accusation. Anyone with an axe to grind or is holding a grudge or simply finds you standing in the way of what they want or believe could accuse you of something and destroy your reputation and life by taking away your career, friends, and possibly your freedom. Without a doubt rapists should be punished, but not purely on the basis of someone's "word," because as we are shown over and over in today's world integrity is an endangered species and the word of an awful lot of people means absolutely nothing.

4.  Why does it rain every single time I'm off since I started my new job? Seriously. Why?

5.  For Halloween "fun" one of the donut chains is offering delivery by the clown from Stephen King's IT. The commercial I saw is suggesting you send donuts to your friends this way. Knowing how many people feel about clowns, I'm guessing this might be a great way to not have those friends any longer.

6.  The news is full of all the stores jumping on the "We're-not-going-to-be-open-for-Thanksgiving" bandwagon. That's nice, but the stores are already filling up with signs of Christmas! I've even seen some stores advertising that you don't have to wait till after Thanksgiving because they're having their Black Friday sales now.

7.  This is going to be a long week. We're supposed to head out for a weekend away when I get home Friday night. You know that means every day is going to draaaaaag.

8.  I think my laptop is working its way toward going belly up. I may disappear for a little bit at some point if it does. I can't stand blogging from my phone.

9.  All these shark attacks and alligator attacks are just proving what I've always known....the only water my butt belongs in is in a swimming pool or a bathtub.




10.  Watching the news about the helicopter used to break up a tailgating party gone wrong at the Penn State football game leaves me with mixed emotions. I understand the state police's thinking and the need to get the crowd under control, but.... When I was in 9th grade, my class and the whole community were changed in one horrific moment when a helicopter hovering over a church festival to drop numbered ping pong balls, meant to be used to claim prizes, instead crashed into the crowd. My class lost two of it's members and a beloved teacher. Around 10 died that day, many others were injured by either the helicopter or the rush to run away, and the emotional and psychological toll is still evident today in the survivors and the community as a whole.