DAY 126: FAKE NIPPLE RINGS?

     Is there such thing as fake nipple rings?  I am hoping so.  I had a blind date with a guy and did some sleuthing before the date--my usual Google stalking.  My sleuthing unearthed this guy's My Space page and on that My Space page were several pictures of him in Halloween costumes.  These costumes all had one theme in common--no shirt required.  Well, when someone doesn't have a shirt on you can find out lots of interesting things.  In this case, the guy had nipple rings.
     My questions are: were those nipple rings part of his sexy cop costume or his modernized cave man outfit? Or were they the real deal, worn every day under his normal clothes nipple rings?  Unfortunately or fortunately, I cannot answer those questions...

DAY 125: NOT NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS

     For the record (and in case you were all dying to know) I refuse to negotiate with terrorists.  So to the lady who thinks she can extort money from me (and is threatening to do so) due to a fender bender that was her fault, I repeat: I do not negotiate with terrorists, that means you lady, that means you.

DAY 124: ANTI-BACTERIAL BODY WASH

     What kind of work are you in if you need to bathe with Dial anti-bacterial body wash?  I don't want to know.
     What I do know is that my company buys this Dial body wash in bulk from Sam's Club for us to use as hand soap.  That I get, I work at a manufacturing plant and while there is a shower in 1 of the bathrooms, I'm 99.99% positive that no one is using it.  Jeez, I hope not.  That would be an awkward office situation.

DAY 123: MOM CLOTHES?

     Sitting on the plane flying back to Dallas this morning, I overheard two college girls talking.  They talked a lot about rushing sororities and Greek life.  Then they started talking about shopping and clothes.  I realized how big the age gap was between us when one of them said that she initially thought the store J Crew sold "Mom clothes."
     Mom clothes!  I shop there and I'm not a mom.  I'm no where near being a mom.  I started to panic.  But then the girl who made that blanket statement retracted it.  She used to think it was a Mom store but then she went there and saw some other girls at her school wearing J Crew clothes and they looked cute and nice.
     Well, phew, glad we got that issue solved.  I'm really not ready to give up shopping at J Crew.  I didn't think it was like Chico's, which is the store I consider to be a "Mom store."

DAY 122: BUILD A BRIDGE

     Some sound advice from my first grade friend: "build a bridge and get over it."  She started saying this years ago and it never went out of style.

DAY 121: BLACK FRIDAY IS NUTS

     All the people waiting in lines to get into stores and then fighting with each other over toys and handbags once they get into the stores amaze me.  Was it really worth it to rush your Thanksgiving dinner to get to the mall or strip center so early?  Is that item really worth it that you needed to knife someone or brandish a gun in front of other shoppers so you got to go home with it?  Are you going to wake up happy and thankful tomorrow morning? 
     Now, I'll admit I did some shopping today.  But I didn't get violent.  I did smile when I got the extra 50% off that Cole-Haan purse though...

DAY 120: HOME

     I give thanks for this home my father worked so hard to provide for us.  Can you even believe this view of the Sandia Mountains?  It will be unbearable to sell this place or even to rent it out—it’s home, the place we come for comfort and togetherness.  It’s hard when your family's not living in your home anymore.  But then when you get there it’s all ok and all your memories come flooding back.  I’m thankful for those memories.