Things that are annoying me today.

1. Women who wear jewelry that clinks and clacks and makes noise when they move
2. Whenever anyone says "Ya, know what I'm sayin"...
3. People who are mean to animals
4. People with bad table manners.
5. When people don't send thank you notes.
6. People who don't cover their mouth while sneezing or coughing.
7. The creepers at red lights. You know, those people that start inching forward in their cars slowly until the light turns green.
8. Women who wear too much perfume. And men who are heavy on the after shave. If I can smell you coming before I see you. You have too much on!
9. You know when you ask someone a simple, straightforward question and they spend ten solid minutes rambling on about everything in the world EXCEPT the answer to your simple, straightforward question? I hate that.
10. When you can't tell if someone is male or female. And you know exactly what I mean here.

It's War!

I have a serious serious serious mouse infestation. I saw a herd (correct terminology? – a posse maybe?) Of mice cross my living room last night. So I went out and bought two different kinds of mouse traps.
Well it turns out I have smart mice, that know how to remove peanut butter from a mouse trap without dying. I think they laughed at the traps I put out. They are not afraid of me. I have established their primary gateway into my world is a tiny crack under my kitchen sink. The mouse traps have been repositioned appropriately. Yet I have no dead mice. They laugh at my meager attempts to stop their inevitable takeover. These are smart little bastards. So now I feel that poison will take care of this infestation, however I feel the situation is a little more drastic. I mean do you like going to sleep listening to mice and waking up seeing mice?? I am only eating canned food until I fix this problem. Seriously I bet these guys eat poison for snacks. So maybe I need to borrow/baby-sit/beg/steal a cat. I prefer a bad a$$ed gangsta cat that likes the taste of mouse. The only problem with cats is that they are show offs! They not only will catch the mouse, but will bring it to you or your sleeping body and deposit it where it can't be missed. Usually in your lap. Or, as I have heard from a friend who is the faithful subject to a couple of cats, place it, still alive under your pillow! Now, you must admit that, while it speaks well of showmanship and a certain flair for the dramatic, and points out the feline's prowess as a hunter, it is a bit excessive. And can cause sudden cardiac arrest. Also, you never know with a cat whether or not they come bringing gifts or threats? Maybe a second opinion is required. Maybe even an exterminator.

Stuff in my head Today

1. I'm extremely claustrophobic!!
2. I've been hurt alot in life ...because of that I tend to be very
   cautious of everyone
3. I tend to over analyze things
4. I have a very crafty side...I just seemed to of lost it in the last few years...I kinda want it back!
5. I read an article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying and driving too fast.. That is my idea of a perfect day.
6. If you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. March down there and turn it on yourself
7. I hate it when people sit next to me in the movie theater when there are other seats available.
8. When I bite into a jelly bean and it's a different flavor than what I thought it was.
9. Jerks who take up 2 parking spaces.
10. When someone with a full cart of groceries gets into the 10 items or less line.
11. The "yes but" people.

People who always have to be right and have the last word

RIP Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze died Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.

Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008. His publicist says he died with his family at his side.

He was the star of such movies as "Ghost," "Dirty Dancing," and "Road House." And the mini series “North and South”

Swayze was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1991.

For me he will be forever Johnny Castle.

I was wondering...........

1. Have you ever seen a "pretty little thing" with a poor old man?
2. Exactly how much is too much coffee?
3. When wine tasting, always swirl the wine around and sniff and then swirl again. It makes it seem like you know what you're doing when you really don't.
4. Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
5. I'm now convinced that the IRS should be known as the Internal Rectal System. Seriously!!!
6. If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, you have a problem
7. Why some days I feel like a freakin ray of sunshine.
8. For my peace of mind I should change all my passwords.
9. Why I can’t pull off a really good practical joke.
10. Why my favorite color changes from hour to hour, but red and pink always rank right up there at the top.

Hoarders

When it comes to hoarding, one person's junk is another's treasure. Most of us are attached to things we inherited from our parents or grandparents, or we're attached to photographs or special items that we've bought but people with hoarding problems often become emotionally attached to items that strike the rest of us as junk, or to pieces of paper that aren't particularly interesting.

Compulsive hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things even if the items are worthless, hazardous or unsanitary.

Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years. They often say that if they throw something away, they may need it someday when it will be impossible to retrieve. So they collect scraps of paper with shopping lists from years ago. They may hold on to old clothing, extra furniture, used envelopes, clothing price tags, soda cans, string, leaves, even cigarette ashes, burned-out light bulbs, used tea bags, and toilet paper cores. One woman saved wishbones from chickens because "one day they will be used for making wishes." Another collected clothes that weren't her size because she "might run into someone who needs them someday." When confronted with their behavior, hoarders claim that it isn't a problem at all. At the same time, they are often embarrassed to have visitors to their home. Most experts report that hoarding doesn't seem to play favorites with rich or poor, young or old, although the middle-aged and the elderly have had more years to squirrel away the stuff that might drive others crazy. There are no good statistics on the number of hoarders, although some estimates have put the number at up to 3 to 6 million people. These people are often single, but among those who are married, divorces often occur when a spouse simply can't live in such chaos. The treatment of hoarding can be challenging since it means changing behaviors that may almost be lifelong. Some hoarders are simply too embarrassed to seek help. Others panic when contemplating discarding their "treasures."

I have a hoarder in my family. A few years ago she had a “spell” and called another family member. Who in turn called 911. When the EMT’s arrived they could not get a gurney into her.. She had to be put on a chair and carried out the door to the gurney. She was put in the hospital and when she was dismissed she was taken to the home of a family member. From there she was placed in a senior Apartment Complex. She is miserable and she does not hesitate to tell you. But her home was a dangerous place for any living thing. She had collected stacks of foam meat trays. Tons of expired canned food. Paper sacks.. You get the idea. Along with all this clutter and filth were dead mice and who knows what all will be found when it is finally cleaned up. She lived in a 4 bedroom 2 story house with an attic. I had not been to her home in over 25 years. She isolated herself from me and in turn it was painful for me to visit her.

But a word to the wise? Don't settle down alone (or even with a loved one) to watch an episode of "Hoarders" on A & E TV while eating dinner. It's rather sickening to watch 37+ diseased and dead cats be removed from a garage piled with garbage while eating a bowl of homemade soup and cornbread. Perhaps this goes without saying for some of you, but I learned it the hard way.

Hoarders is on A&E at 10 pm on Monday nights.