Some Questions...

Some things I have been wondering since it is summer and I am not at work...Feel free to answer or just be confused, as I am:

1. Are you supposed to eat the skin on a baked potato? I'm never sure...so usually I eat part of it so that it looks like I might have eaten some by mistake.

2. If someone calls and wakes you up in the morning and you lie and say they didn't wake you, is it then ok to make up a lie about why you can't talk just then? Or, are you obligated to go along with the farce about you already being awake?

3. If a "check engine" light or something like that comes on in your car but then goes away after a day or so, do you have to "check engine"? It is usually ok to just pretend you never saw it, right?

4. When people wanting money call from your college or PBS or something am I the only one who says that I'm not home? I like to just say I'm the babysitter or something. I'm nice about it and all....

5. Does everyone think my mom talks too much? Or, is that just my sister and me being bitchy? I love her very much but sometimes I just ask her how her day was and then I put the phone on speaker and go about my business and just call out an occasional, "Oh, really?" or "Wow." I taught my sister that trick...and she is getting good at it.

6. What exactly is Coke Zero? Is it a diet drink or an energy drink or none of the above? I don't get it and I am too lazy to pick up a can and read it.

7. Victoria Beckham isn't real, right? She is plastic. I'm sure of it.

8. Am I weird that I don't believe in running the washing machine or dryer when I'm not home? I think I heard once about a house that flooded when the water line broke and another house that burned down from a lint fire. Tom thinks I am neurotic but I prefer to think of it as careful.

9. Am I the only mother who gets annoyed when her kids are sick? I mean, shouldn't they just be able to suck it up and move on? I do. Ok, if they were REALLY sick, I'm ok with it. But fake sick, like a cold or swine flu or something like that annoys me.

10. Who else likes Drake and Josh?

11. Since it is summer I will be watching more Oprah. Let's vote...who wants her to stick with people who have bizarre problems and stay away from all the spiritual crap? I hate it when she gets all "best life" and I love the hoarders!

12. Who else thinks that the people adversely affected byt the "D tv" switch aren't worth worrying about? Seriously...Every watcher for themselves.

That's all for now.

The media should be flogged....

The way they went all kaflooey and psycho about Swine...er, excuse me H1N1 Flu!! Absolutely INSANE!!

Here is the fall out that has personally affected yours truly due to this unnecessary hysteria:

1. Every time some kid sneezes or coughs or whines in school now they pretty much get sent home. At the end of the school year when I am trying to finish things up, assess for end of the year exits and maybe, just MAYBE have a fun bonding moment with the best class I've had in over a decade I never have a full fricking class!! SUCKS!

2. Parents went insane about cleanliness, which cracks me up all the time. Do they REALLY think their kids wash their hands multiple times a day at school? Ri-goddamn-diculous! Of course they do not! And if I took the whole class 2 or 3 times a day to the washroom to wash their hands do you know how much instructional time I'd lose? Plus, too much cleanliness reduces my body's chances to build immunity.

3. The administration came to realize that having Clorox wipes and other antibacterial products in the classroom to keep clean is apparently ILLEGAL. Huh? And WTF? Yep, you read that right, ILLEGAL as in not legal, as in against the law. They are toxic and not "green". As my son said, "What do they think? We are gonna suck on the wipes?" So...we had to get rid of all the wipes etc...that we have kids bring every fall to offset the fact that most classrooms don't have hot water (don't ask) and our paper towels are the product of "low bid" and don't actually absorb. (When there is a big spill I use Kleenex.)

So, no wipes....I have quite a stash in my car...anyone interested?

4. Any kid who goes home from school with flu-like symptoms has to stay home for 7 full days. That is a horrid waste of time, and I mean everyone's time. My niece is home on day 5 now and my sister is ready to kill someone. I don't blame her.

5. Did I mention I no longer have Clorox wipes in my room to clean up marker marks, spilled aquarium fish poop water or anything else?? I find this more offensive than "toxic".

That is all off the top of my head...I am sick of hearing this hysteria. It is over, the media overreacted and caused complete chaos. I love Mexico, been there several times. It is lovely...but let's face it, the medical care ain't the best in some places. They reacted poorly to the beginnings of this flu. And I am paying the price.

I hate it when world events screw with my daily life.