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THANK GOD IT'S NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!

I am so glad the horrible month of October is behind me...that was a hard month for me.

So, have you ever noticed the weird looks people get on their faces? I was sitting staring out my office window today watching the various people pass by my office window, and I decided they all had unusual weird looks on their faces! I am talking about that person who is walking along and has a weird grin and seems oblivious to their surroundings or that other person who has a frown and seems like they are arguing with someone who is not there?? I don't know what these people are doing but they look goofy! I love people watching though.

My favorite people watching moment (more like several days) was from my hotel balcony in La Jolla, California this summer! Speedo Squeeze Beach! I will talk about that wonderful human behavior experiment on my next blog or upcoming blog.

Jeremy James®

"Happy Christmas"

Happy Weekend!!

I like when the Brit's say "Happy Christmas"!!! I am going to put "Happy" in front of everything like "Happy Divorce" and "Happy Wedding"!!!

By the way, if you haven't already, go BUY or RENT The Holiday!!! It is a great movie!! While you're at it, go RENT or BUY Love Actually as well!!! I love the Brit's!! On BBC America, their tag line for their commercials is "A Little Brit Different"!!! I find that extremely amusing!!

Cheerio!

JEREMY JAMES®

The Quick and the Dead

I want everyone to at least think about this for a second....where do you see yourself in 30 maybe 40 years from now?? If you're lucky, you MAY still be alive, but at the rate this planet is loosing it's natural resources, I highly doubt any of us will be around for that long!

Please click on "The Quick and the Dead" to read the article about our planet and its quick decline.

Jeremy James™

Out With The Old...

....and IN with the new!!! I just spent the last 4 days with my good friend Yoli and we ate, shopped and had fun! But in this exciting mini-trip, I realized something about myself....nothing drastic....I just discovered I need a change!! I don't know what change I am even talking about here but something has to give and I will let you all know when I figure out what that is!!

Jeremy James®

Burn Baby, Burn

OK.......I had a revelation today that seems to make sense to me.

Here in the Phoenix Valley lies an issue that happens at the start of every winter and continues until the spring - it's called BROWN CLOUD. Apparently there is not enough wind in the winter through spring time to blow the hazardous materials that burn from people's fireplaces. I guess 6 months of 120 degrees isn't enough for most people so they need to burn wood in their fireplaces for heat. There are certain days when it is illegal to have a fire roaring in your fireplace but I don't think that's enough.

That got me thinking...what is the point of BURNING wood in the fireplace?? It's not for warmth because there are many other ways to get warm or make your house warm. I don't understand the whole concept. It's the 21st century now and our ozone layer and rainforests are depleting; so we cut down trees so you can have a smokey fire in your living room? Wood is actually imported into Phoenix because there are no real trees here to cut down for firewood.

There is no longer a need to burn wood. It is a waste of this planets resources and I know this might sound radical, but I think burning wood or anything for that matter in your fireplace should be illegal. It's just simply not practical anymore for many reasons.

So, those are my thoughts on that.

ø JJ ø

Stay Where You Are!

I decided to leave work early today...boy was there NO point in that!

On my usual way home (I only live about 10 miles away from my office and take surface streets the whole way), I encountered yet another act of STUPIDITY in ARIZONA!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently there had been an accident in the intersection involving 3 cars. Nothing major. So, what do you think the brilliant law enforcement and rescue teams did? That's right, they left the accident RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION where it happened!!! The retarded law out here is that NO MATTER what happens, you STAY right where you are when you have an accident. Whether that accident is in the #2 lane of the freeway, an intersection, in the middle of the road, it doesn't fucking matter, you STAY WHERE YOU ARE!!! So, instead of my usual 15 minute drive home, it turned into a 25 minute nightmare because they wouldn't let you go through the intersection or even around the accident!! I had to either turn left into a residential neighborhood or right into the mall!! Of course everyone had to take this detour at about 1mph, so I was screwed either way!

Just another example of stupid AZ RULES!!!!!! BTW.........the NEW RETARDED law is now in effect here that you CAN'T TEXT, EMAIL or IM while driving!! I have a Sidekick 3, it has a full keyboard and typing is easier on that then it is on a regular keyboard! So, that pisses me off too and I still do it, but now I have to keep an eye out for cops watching me do it!!

ø JJ ø

Weird Stuff in AZ

AZ is so weird and has weird experimental stores! For example, I passed by a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Store the other day! The store is the size of a CVS pharmacy and only has some grocery and drugstore items. They must also be the only the state that still has free-standing Waldenbooks & More stores & McDonald's Express!! It's just a different country here!

JJ

Words of Wisdom

I received 2 comments on my last 2 posts from my friend Yolanda and I just wanted to share them with you. It's always nice to be appreciated and she has shown more than that to me. She is a valued friend and confidant and I can't see my life without her. I am going to print these quotes and frame them!!

JJ

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"You have shown me that are a very strong person and you have a special gift of caring for others and you cherish your family near and far . You have a big heart and you show it everyday ...."

"Because you came back in my life I had 2 "Promotions"!!!! Not at the same job, but you had made me realize that I'm in charge of my own destiny and I can make my "Promotions" happen with job changes!!! You definitely have proven its a path to follow....THANK YOU!!"

On a Serious Note...

As many of you know, my Grandmother had a stroke on July 15th, 2006 and passed away on October 31st, 2006. What you may not know is that her only sister Laura, lost her husband of 65 years in June of this year. A week later she suffered a heart attack.

It was touch and go there for a while but luckily she pulled through. She has had several setbacks since then and most recently a fall in her front yard that put her back in the hospital and then a nursing care facility because she cracked her pelvis bone. Anyway...below is an update from my cousin who has been wonderful enough to spend so much time with her over the past 4 months. I wished I lived closer.

It was hard enough loosing my Grandmother last year and now all this with my Great Aunt around the same time of year has been very difficult. Thanks for taking the time reading this and take care of yourselves.

Jeremy

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As some of you know and some of you don't, my grandmother fell on September 17th and has been in the hospital and then in a nursing facility because she cracked her pelvis in 2 places on her left side. Since then, I have been back down here in Concord, CA off and on visiting her, taking care of things around the house, bringing her changes of clothes, etc.

On this past Monday, she was released! (into my care) So here goes the rest of the report:

Well, Grandma IS home and doing pretty well with her "tough love" physical therapist granddaughter. Heh Heh

She definitely does need someone here still though. We get up approximately every 3-4 hours during the night for help with the restroom, getting water, etc. etc.

Walking to the bathroom from the living room is a much further walk than it was from her facility bed to the bathroom (her bed was even the closest one TO the bathroom at the facility) so by late evening, her legs just "won't work" as well to get her to bed. The first night it required walker, wheelchair, etc. etc., I managed to get her to bed because we both thought she'd be more comfortable there. From that night, she's been able to walk herself there with the constant assistance of the walker. (She has to use the walker to walk anywhere right now due to the pain of her cracks.)

She has an appointment with orthopedics on October 15th.
Meanwhile, she's been able to walk further and a little bit more and a little bit more each day and is slowly weaning off of her pain pills. She had been taking them "round the clock" every 6 hours but has managed to stretch it to about 8 hours now so we're getting there!

I'm not sure how long I'll be here, but I WILL be home (Klamath Falls) NEXT weekend (13th, 14th, etc.) My folks will come to be here for her that weekend. After that, if Grandma still needs help, I'll be around during the week, and she'll hire someone for her for weekends.

Jenny