Kim’s Comments (group member since Sep 17, 2008)

Kim’s comments from the Runs with scissors group.

I am going to the Y today to see if the mess is fixed or can be fixed.

We lost Pogo last night and Tatianna is showing signs of following her.

Dusty seems o.k.

With all of my other stress, I am so numb I can't even cry right now.

I started the process of my scholarship in March, way ahead of time and was told I was approved. Then yesterday happened.

If stress were on a 1-10 scale, I would be at 20 right now. I went to the Y yesterday to be told that my membership does not exist. For some reason the computer says that my scholarship was denied, but my paperwork is in the approved folder. The desk clerk knows me and let me go swimming anyway because 1) she could SEE the paper work in the right folder 2) she knows me and 3) I was the third person with this problem. For me the stress is what if the paperwork is in the wrong place and I really did lose my scholarship.

I won't know anything until at least Monday because (conveniently as usual) the membership person wasn't going to be there until after 3:30 and the main offices close early on Friday.



AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allegedly a Southern Gothic/Urban fantasy. 563 pages of blah, blah, blah -"Why didn't you tell me?!", blah blah blah, "Destroy the world","I love you, but we can't be together",questions, with little answers. By the end more questions. Not too happy with this over all, but still better than "Twilight" series. Too slow for me and I felt that the authors were being paid by the word.

Ohio is now trying to force internet retailers to collect tax from sales. As of now, you the taxpayer are responsible for keeping track of all internet purchases and reporting it on your income tax. A reporter for the Plain Dealer took high exception to this idea over the weekend and called it "virtual access to your wallet". I fail to the see the problem. You buy things in a store, you pay tax. I order from a catalog, I pay state taxes to my state and the taxes to the state I'm ordering from depending on the company, so why should this be any different?

No word on what Amazon thinks about this so far, but I am sure that their usual fit will be following soon.

As of Saturday, April 27, Aaron's landlord (whom he has had for only 1 year) put the building up for sale yet again. Many of you may recall that the building went up 2 years ago, one week after Aaron's open heart surgery. Well, this coming Sunday, May 5 will mark two years for that and this Wednesday will mark one year since his lease started. Convenient isn't it? No notice can be given by tenants to move out and they will be there until a new owner takes over. Any new owner will have to keep the lease as is until it expires, unless they want to condemn and tear it down, then they must give 90 days notice. Aaron cannot afford more than what he pays now and in order to stay with the low-cost clinic we are a part of, he must not move into the city of Cleveland or he will lose his care. He cannot afford what is offered via his work, so you can see our situation.

On a higher note, we became mouse parents again after losing our remaining two at Christmas. We now welcome a dulche de leche colored girl named Dusty (as in Springfield), a gray and white girl called Pogo (she has a possum face of half gray and white) and Tatianna, a light brown,(kinda like a ferret brown) girl to our lives.

In April, there were several op-ed letters regarding the excommunication of the priest and many "good Catholics" felt that this was the right thing to do, while other "good Catholics" felt that this was too harsh. One person wrote in this weekend to point out that none of the priests involved in the child molestation cases were excommunicated, and that Lennon's predocessor tried to get a priest out of jail who had molested over 90 children!

So, the break away church is a greater crime than molesting

And another thing, when did it become acceptable to eat and drink in a library? Why do you NEED to bring in food while you are on a PUBLIC computer? It's NOT YOUR HOME! It' a library for crying out loud! Whatever made those is charge think this was a good idea, I'll never know. My library put in vending machines as way to make money. Fine, but food should be kept a certain area then, like, let's say outside of the building or at least to a room or area that is NOT near the computers! (Yes, I have repeatedly voiced this opinion to the people in charge to be told that well, the patrons like it. So, it's a LIBRARY not a CAFE!)

Also, when did ignoring crosswalks become the norm? I don't mean needing to cross the street with no crosswalk nearby, but crossing the street with a legal crosswalk 3 mere feet from where they are crossing? Yes, the first one is jay-walking and is illegal, but I can see it when the nearest crosswalk is 3 blocks away. I don't like it, but I can see it. The texter/walkers really kill me. No regard for personal safety they just walk off a curb, right in front of you in a store,etc. and then act like YOU are lower than dog plop for getting in their way!

Sorry. Little cranky today.

This is for all of you in Boston,who have family in Boston or were visiting Boston yesterday.

All you and yours all right?

Too true, too true. 'Tis a sad day for the species....

I have nasal allergies and I too understand the whole "blowing the nose doesn't always work" as well. I do know that there are people who do this without thinking as a nervous habit,but what is everyone else's excuse?

I have been disturbed by a trend that has been happening for a while now, and I am not sure just when or where this is coming from, but I would really like to see an end to it and soon.

Snorking, snuffling and doing things that are grossly disgusting and stomach turning to listen to instead of blowing ones nose.

If I have to hear one more person snork snot I think I will forget I'm a pacifist and beat them with a chair. I realize that technology has made people self absorbed to the point that they feel entitled to bring food into libraries, talk LOUDLY on their cell phones while having private conversations, talk on their phones while at a counter buying things (and getting pissy when they are asked for their order) among other things, but I do not understand this trend.

There are things called tissues. They come in boxes and even in little packages that fit into a pocket or purse. They are handy little things that are disposable. Most place have hand sanitizer out for the public, so why not tissues? They can be placed in accessible places. Out in a coffee shop or restaurant? They have these things called paper napkins. There is even an invention called toilet paper that works very well.

If people are so interested in exercise,then why do their legs seem to fail them when it comes to walking over the tissue box/bathroom to get something to blow their noses? Is there an APP for that? Or is this just another casualty of bad parenting because manners are not being taught anymore?

If you are going to argue a green solution, may I point to the handkerchief . You may have to actually go to store and buy them, but they exist. You can reuse them many times and wash them many times. They last for years and they make good dust rags/paint rags when they wear out. They are even easy to sew your own if you know how to sew a square. They fit well into a pocket or purse.

See, use a tissue or a hanky and germs will be less in the air, so fewer people will get sick and I don't have to beat you with a chair.

Thank you.

I am a Luddite plain and simple. Yes, I am on a computer posting this, but I do not like the way technology has taken over our lives and how it continues to try to make a Borg collective of us all. I own a cell phone (under protest) which I don't use often, nor do I text, and I would NEVER do either while driving! I am on a computer everyday at my library because it is the only way to find a job. I am not tech savvy, something I am proud of and the fact that I can have a conversation without having to check my **** texts every 10 seconds or answer my phone while talking with another person is a mark of personal pride.

I am greatly pissed this morning at the news that the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which according to them has a LARGE circulation, will be going to a daily e-edition, ending 7 day home delivery in favor of 2 days + Sunday/Sunday only delivery, and will only be available for daily reading if you purchase it in stores only. There is no word on how much the paper itself will go up in price and the exact date of this change has not been released as of yet, but by the end of summer is the projected time frame.

The public was asked their opinion and I guess that too many people don't read it at home from their perspective,yet many of the people who do read it at home, such as my 95 year old grandmother,may not have computer access nor have anyone with access to have lodged their opinion, as that was the only way to register your opinion. (My grandma barely understands how to use a cordless phone, let alone a cell phone or computer.)

The e-edition will be free (for now) and I feel that the more than likely price of the paper will cover that for the moment,at least until they go paperless (because the e-edition will be SUCH a hit! *sarcasm*). I feel that this move is elitist at best. There are many people who rely on the paper every day for job listings that may not have a computer or e-reader available. There are persons such as myself who don't want an e-reader or a computer, but we are being forced to accept the steamroller that is technology or we don't count.

I for one don't want to be a part of gross consumerism and planned obsolescence. We are at a major juxtaposition in our current society. On one hand, we are going our of our way to NOT put genetically altered food into our bodies, eat more organic/whole foods and are knocking ourselves silly to buy from local farmers and artisan food producers who produce food without mass machinery, yet we are losing so much of the other things we should be holding onto, like books and newspapers.

How many people are going to be out of work when this hits? They're not saying,now will they until it happens. Many jobs are being lost to technology and too many college degrees are going to waste as there are not enough jobs out there to support those fields. As it is, too many low skill jobs are requiring a college degree, jobs that really only require a high school diploma, because employers equate having a degree with intelligence.

To me a newspaper was the mark of a well read person. Over the years too many stories have been cut down or "go to blahblahwearepompus.com to read the rest of this story", and more news has gone to way side. You can blame bloggers all you want or claim that they tell the "real news" but since they don't have to fact check or worry too much about lawsuits (yet) if they keep it as an "opinion",the truth is not always being told.

Newspapers are not just for knowing about the world at large,but for knowing more about your neighborhood and places to go. If it wasn't for an article last year about small batch ice cream places around town, I wouldn't have known they were there because I don't frequent those areas. Now, I want to go there and see what they offer. Not every place is on Yelp! or comes up on a web search. Sometimes you need a newspaper to guide you along.

My morning routine is built around the paper and so are many other peoples. I read every section (except sports unless it is baseball/football season) and I love the comics. My mom does the puzzles and the two of us to the crossword. They say that doing these types of puzzles keeps your brain active and young, so how many people are going to suffer when they can no longer access them in this manner?

I am not happy with this decision, and I know that whole "tell what you think" garbage was a superfluous gesture (like the arm on a slot machine) that was meant to pacify the masses while they geared up to bloody do whatever they planned in the first place. I will continue to not like the world around me and will keep being punished because I will not jump on the technology bandwagon. I will, I guess be left behind and I am not too sure that is a bad thing. (To me the scariest "Dr.Who" villains are the Cybermen, and I see us a a crash course with that so......)


I am tired of being made to feel like an idiot because I don't want a computer screen attatched to my face 24/7. I feel that tactile things like books and newspapers are important to our being human as is face to face contact with bank tellers, retail clerks,and friends.

If you'll excuse me, I am off to read a book.

When I was a kid, I like many of us, was raised with the idea that you finish what is on your plate, you don't take food you're not going to eat and you finish what you start. Now the first 2 have lead to food issues for me (that I'm working on) and the last gave me a work ethic,which is a good thing. There was, however, an odd byproduct of this, and that was related to book reading.

I love books,always have, and I loved going to the library (still do). I used to have a mentality regarding books that I am trying to let go of here as an adult. Fishing a book I don't like or that engages me just because I took it out of the library. For years I have labored under the impression that I MUST finish any book I have taken out of the library because I took it out, so therefore if I took it, I must read it.

I do think this stems from the aforementioned "eat what you take" idea and until now I didn't realize it. I have been working on the idea for a while that I do not have to eat everything in front of me and that I can have left overs later, so the same is now applying to books. If I am not liking a book by page 50 or less, it goes back to the library for the next person and I move onto the next book. Yes, I am still fighting the "guilt" that goes with this notion, but I am getting there (guilt and I are old friends and I am working on that too.)

All of this may seem silly to others but I was wondering if any other lifelong readers have or do experience this as well.

*Sigh* I could just be being the class weirdo again.

I think that rating is personal on that point. If a book is that bad, it should be rated a one (I wish we had half stars!) I too will quit a book if it does not engage me. although there have been ones I kept reading waiting for SOMETHING to happen....

I have sent a notice to one of my groups and posted in another regarding this. I for one am not happy and fear corporate meddling, fee based services and censorship regarding anti corporate measures. I will make an effort to keep this group and my other 2 going off site in a blog spot if need be SHOULD this become an issue. I hope that this will be a "in name only thing" and that goodreads will retain its own authority. I doubt it, but there is always hope.

Julie Hyzy has created a really cool series based on the White House kitchen staff. Tidbits about the house, like the Navy runs the kitchen for the round the clock staff,and a likeable character really make this move. Diane Davidson and Jo Fluke fans will love Ollie.

The paper today had another article on this renegade parish. The Diocese still considers the members to be Catholic even though "they separated from the church."
I love how one congregant put it. "We didn't separate from the church, we were evicted."

That is what happened. Their spiritual home was taken away by the diocese and then when they tried to keep the group together, they were "spanked" by the same group that made them homeless. I just love how the Diocese is trying to "keep them in the fold" by saying that they are still Catholic and that they are still "saveable". The Diocese closed churches to save money. These renegades are keeping them from making money, so they will keep trying to get them back.

The question to me is, if they do come back, how shunned will they be, or will be forgiven as long as they tithe?

Well, in a surprise to no one, the priest of the parish that started this discussion, was ex-communicated yesterday. Apparently, this means that he is still considered a member of the church community, but this action is to tell him he did something wrong. Basically, we don't like what you did, but we still want your money.

Frankly, I applaud that fact that this priest stuck to his guns and did not cave to a bishop that is not in great favor in this city in the first place. Lennon was sent here from Boston because HE was being punished for something or other. He then has taken his pout out on the entire diocese (to hear my Catholic friends tell it) ever since.

I did not agree with several of his choices for shuttering, and in spite of the fact that I'm not Catholic, I do understand what some of these parishes mean to their neighborhoods. I am glad that several were overturned by the Vatican and I am sorry that all the parishes could not be saved. I get the 300 people who refused to leave each other and be separated into a new parish, where they would had to give up the man they had known,confessed to, confided in,been baptized by,married by, and had had family buried by in favor of a total stranger. A spiritual life is personal, sacred and forged over time. For these people,the church building was not as important as the people who made up the church itself, which is kinda the point of a church.

The building is only where you meet, the church is the people inside. I still stand by these people and their rebellion. I hope that they succeed in keeping their faith and worshiping how they see fit. The diocese of course will continue to try to guilt and bully then back into the fold as they see 300 souls at risk of not being saved, or in more clear terms, 300 wallets not donating to the coffers of the church.

Each revolution starts with an idea. Perhaps these people are the new face of the Catholic church. Not a pope of color or American, but this small band of rebels who just want to practice their faith as they see fit.....sounds vaguely familiar......

The head of the North East Ohio Girl Scout Council is encouraging people to boycott cookie sales this year. Yes, you read that correctly, boycott cookie sales this year. Now, I for one will not be purchasing cookies as they are 1) expensive, 2) I don't need them and 3) they are not as good as they used to be. (I can and do bake better!) I agree with the boycott as as it was spelled out in an article in the Plain Dealer.

The council at large is a corporation and as a former scout myself, I did sell cookies for this corporation. The idea locally, is that the council after telling the girls to boost their sales in order to keep their camps open, turned around and closed and sold said camps after the girls raised the money.

The local head feels that the council needs a much more noticeable message and is encouraging one and all not to buy cookies. To me, this is not saying enough. Instead of just not buying the cookies, people should sign a letter or something saying WHY they are not buying cookies or low sales may just be blamed on the economy. I applaud the effort here since the council is not listening to their troops and not giving the girls the leadership they should be getting, so let them know why you are not buying their cookies and give the money instead to the troop directly where it will do more good.