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9月3日 What More Proof Do You Want?????Ok...now we have solid proof that MSN has been taken over by a group of whipped mindless and spineless holier-than-thou's who hide in the background and force the employees to abuse and rip off the thousands of users who will soon be taking MSN's highest drawing profit maker to another source. Or so they want us to believe that....
From the chat rooms front page on MSN comes:
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
MSN Chat will no longer be offered on or after October 18th. To communicate directly with your contacts, please download Windows Live Messenger. Nice little quote eh? Ironically, it also involves the 3rd anniversary of MSN ripping off our European chat counterparts. Do a search on the topic of chat room shutdown. You'll see some "2006" but all articles I have come across are directly about the 2003 shutdown. Too lazy to "update" material? And the reasoning....to protect people, especially underage chatters, from sexual predators. Hmmm....where are the "responsible parents" when it comes to computer use? Better not go there...I can write a thesis paper on that one.... Anyways...MSN...IT WON'T WORK!!! People are NOT dumb. We all know that you have a dirty little paw in the "alternative" site that is being offered for chat forums. It's amusing to chatters to think of ways "Big Brother" is trying to further control us. Is this new chat forum key-stroke encoded? If we type a "bad word"...will we get a letter stating that on such-n-such a date and time, you typed <bad word> and your chat privileges are suspended? You make us laugh and puke at the same time with your so called protective measures. Can't you see that the real predators are smart enough to get around your feeble attempts to corral and control them? Haven't you learned that the long lasting chat rooms are successful because the regulars watch out for and report those who would prey upon their fellow chatters or the children/siblings/relatives of said chatters? We have a better understanding of cooperation and protection than you ever could have. Predators slip in because whenever someone goes to the "HELP" desk, they are told that there is nothing MSN can do. And just who screams loudest about it all? The one who does nothing...MSN. And another thing that we long time chatters have noticed MSN taking no activity on...the topic of parental supervision for underage chatters who ILLEGALLY use their parents' information to slip into chat rooms they don't belong in and actively seek out someone to "corrupt" them. They may not realize this is what is happening, but yeah, that basically sums it up. Trusting a child/teen on a computer only comes after you let them know you will occassionally be checking to see where they are going and such. Oh yeah, MSN gives lipservice to it by saying that parental supervision is advised but why not regularly do in depth articles about how safe internet useage can be achieved? Does the research and writing and epublishing of such useful information cut too deeply in profits? Tsk..tsk..tsk... Oh well...MSN is once more cutting it's own throat by fixing something that "ain't broke." We'll just have to see how big of a fool MSN makes of itself once again. At least MSN is good for a sarcastic chuckle. We'll also see how long they wait until this blog "mysteriously disappears"...freedom of speech is next people.... 8月27日 No Title--Let's Keep It "Clean"--Yeah, My Thoughts About MSN are THAT BadI absolutely do NOT enjoy the changes MSN has made to spaces, messenger, and other things that were just fine and dandy as they were. All this "updated state-of-the-art" change is nothing but a good way to LOSE subscribers. And we use to think that AOL was bad.....MSN is making them look good and that is SAD.
As the saying goes and should pertain to MSN....MSN, if it's not broken (which it wasn't) LEAVE IT ALONE AND DON'T "FIX" IT!!! Stupid twerps.
(We'll see if this entry gets deleted...you know there is no such thing as "freedom of speech" on MSN if it's about them.
Anywhooos....
Been a long while since I blogged. I've been busy with my grandbabies who are growing like weeds now that they are eating like they should. (Yes, I have to be the "meanie" with veggies, but it's getting easier to get them to eat a meal now.) My own three kids weren't so hard to get them to eat. I just made "burritos" of their food. Used lettuce leaves, slices of bread, whatever was wrappable...rolled up the food they were sneering at, and voila! no problems in getting them to eat it. They enjoyed it. These two little monkeys are way too savvy.
LOL. Except with Lilli and green beans. She loves those. She'll eat a couple helpings of them then snitch the ones off my plate. LOL. Luckily, their mom has taught them to like salad. That's helped on hot days when no one really wants to eat but needs to. I just put the salad in ziploc bags and they carry them around and munch away as they wish. My youngest son has found he has "competition" in eating boiled eggs now. Daniel goes to town on those things too. (And no, I have not allowed them to have an egg eating contest. LOL)
Speaking of Daniel, he FINALLY lost another tooth. The other upper front and his two lower front are loosening up now. I'll be glad when those two come out. His permanent teeth have started in behind them. The dentist said to wait and after the baby teeth come out, I'll take Daniel back and the dentist will do another set of xrays. He said to pull the baby teeth would not be helping the permanent ones to come in any straighter. I think he'll be one of those kids who'll have to have a molar or two pulled to make room and then wear braces for a bit. He has a small jawbone but oh, he has the HUGE lungs. LOL.
I'm hoping that sometime later in September or early October, we'll be able to make a day to take them to Disneyland. That is going to be so much fun. I can't wait to see them explore the California Adventure side of the park. There's a lot there that they can really get into and enjoy.
Geesh. I just re-read the paragraph above. September...October...Where HAS this year flown? Before you know it, you'll be seeing Easter stuff in stores. (I've seen Christmas stuff since July and some stores here put out Valentine's stuff the day after Christmas....go figure.) It's been a rather...eventful...year. Some good, some, sad, some bad...but overall, a good year so far. Now if I can just make it through the rest of the year and protect the grain of sanity I hid someplace around here, I'll do just fine. LOL. Really though, it seems that nowadays, one has to be a bit insane in order to remain sane. Life has become such an oxymoron at times. At least it's not dull.
I'll leave it at this for now and hopefully will blog again soon. The munchkins are FINALLY asleep. Maybe I can sneak in a bit of game time now. Won't be going to sleep for a bit. Their granddad is one his way home from a cellular site and it's a five hour drive and idjit insists on driving back now instead of spending the night there. Told him if he falls asleep behind the wheel and wrecks, I won't be able to forgive him easily since he's not using common sense about this. So you can see why I won't be able to sleep just yet. If we're lucky, he'll pull off at a truck stop or hotel and call me and say he'll be in after he sleeps a few. (Ask his kids...they'll tell you he won't do something so sensible. Go figure.) Take care all and enjoy what's left of the weekend.
Melissa....ya gonna get soaked...got your raingear? (She's in Florida where it's looking like they're gonna get more rain from this new storm....
5月5日 Finally!!! That First Tooth!!!Well, my grandson, Daniel, FINALLY lost his first tooth!!! I don't know if I want to cry or laugh or both. He's 7 now. He teethed late and we were beginning to worry about him not losing his baby teeth, but the dentist told my daughter not to worry about it unless he hadn't lost any by age 8. Hopefully now, the other baby teeth will come out and his permanent teeth can get a chance to come through w/o having to have "help" from the dentist. He called me SO excited and told me all about it. He had to talk to everyone and tell them. I'm really thrilled for him. It's a big milestone for him. Of course his little sister, Lilli, had to get on the phone with me and tell me about her brother losing a tooth and all the blood. We have a feeling that is one child that will not be going into medicine. She practically freaks at the sight of blood.
Oh how they grow so fast. Seems like just yesterday that he was so tiny and now he's changing into a young boy on the verge of adolescence. LOL....not matter though, how big he gets, how old he gets, he'll always be my babyboy. 4月25日 Poor Daughter....Bless her heart...Melissa's had a nasty round of migraine complete with the upset stomach as well as the "put-me-in-the-darkest-room-and-seal-it-shut" light sensitivity. She didn't have a thing for it really so I went up yesterday and took her the stuff she wanted. I carefully stepped my way into the house and got her settled down then her kids and I had a little "go-round". Ever see a livingroom that looks like wall-to-wall toys and cereal? Add two sofas with the cushions taken off and thrown around and you have what her living room looked like and forget the rest of the house. Well...I kept an eye on them while they picked up their toys (took a bit of care of the kitchen while doing so) and then vacc'd the room for them. Told them that the gosh awful mess was a reason why their mom was sick. That and a talk with their grandpa seemed to help. After that and after my daughter's headache let up, we had a whole lot of fun. Had some loud laughs playing around with the name generators online. Came home this evening since it's spose to start raining tomorrow. I called to let her know that I got home safely and wound up having to scold the kids again for not listening again!!! (Sounded like an UFC fight in the background.) I think the possible upcoming move to NC is really having an effect on them, especially my grandson. I'm hoping the stress will be over soon. He doesn't want to listen to his mom and dad and yet his granddad and I can't be up there all the time to make sure he does listen to her. (Same with his little sister.) I'll call again in a bit to make sure he's done his homework and give him praise for the good things he did today. He has testing next week, but I think after that I may go get him for a bit and let him have some time with his granddad and talk about what's on his mind.
I'm also worried a bit about my daughter. These headaches seem to be linked and worsened during that time of month. I've asked her to please go see her doctor and ask they do a very thorough exam (with ultrasound) to make sure she doesn't have any tumors. (Her doc knows my history of uterine/cervical cancer.) Heck...I know the gas prices are high and if I have to, I'll go get her and take her to the doc and back again. What I'd have to pay for gas will be nada if we can find out what is behind all this and help her get better.
Even though there was illness and stress and radically misbehavin kiddos...I had a good time visiting my daughter and grandbabies. With those two, there is no tellings when they'll suddenly stop and run up to me and give me a hug and kiss and tell me "I love you Grammie." That makes any stress I feel just melt away. GADS! How I love that!!! They are my grandbabies...they can be real brats...but they are mine and just full of pure love. You certain cannot beat that!!! Can hardly wait till I see them again.... 4月20日 This One Has No Title...Oh let's see...been a busy time since I last blogged.
Kids:...they're still my kids...still love em even when they turn their stress or anger onto me. Hey...that's what a mom does...LOL. All this stuff they say about me always gets back to me and I just let it roll off...why? Because I love them and if they need someone to "blame" for things or call "impossible" or "bad"...better me than someone else. At least I understand them though they don't believe it most of the time. (You experienced moms know what I mean.)
Grandkids: They are growing TOO fast. Next thing you know I'll be looking up at the boys. And they're only 7!!! And those girls!!! I'm waiting to see if Lilli is going to be like her mom and have to wear boys' jeans just to get the butt to fit right. Melissa was all leg and no rump when she was younger. Had to either make her pants myself or buy boys' jeans to get a proper fit. I was so glad when she started to blossom and got a bit of a shape...I could FINALLY buy her GIRL jeans! You know...the ones with the pretty embroidery on em and all. LOL. Samantha seems to be the leggy one so far. She's the one who really likes to dress up pretty. Lilli is my tomboy. She likes to dress up, but only as long as it doesn't interfere with her playing in the dirt or roughhousing with the boys. LOL. Actually...she's like most 3 yr olds...put the undies on and let her run around just like that. I swear...put a chamise and undies on that girl and she thinks she's ready to go. LOL. Can't blame her really...that is a comfy state of being, especially when you live in the desert.
Other half: still no comment on that subject. LOL Snore snore snore snore...how does one comment on that after listening to it so long? One doesn't...one just smiles and goes on...oh...and punch him in the side when in the movie theater and he starts snoring. LMAO. (Don't go to the movies that often for that reason.)
It's so beautiful here again today. Daughter called earlier and said it was warm enough out there to let the kids play outside in the water. They love to be outside like that. I love days like this. Warm, but not hot...sunny....everything green and the birds driving my cats nuts. LOL. It's been that perfect kind of weather the last couple days. Wonderful.
Well, I'm going to close and go enjoy some more of this absolutely beautiful weather. May all be blessed richly.... 3月23日 SOME People....Geesh...you try to be a friend to someone...try to do something nice for someone...and they all but call you a liar and others who you try to do nice things for go behind your back and blame you for their messes. Go figure. I would just stop doing nice things for everyone, but that is not the way I am.
I did have a nice weekend last weekend though. My daughter and her kids were here and it was so nice being able to spend some time with my daughter. The sad thing is that her hubby is out of state working so he's not around. That is a really big bummer. I just hope she can take the stress of him being gone for a few months. (Those of you who are military wives KNOW what I mean.) Please remember them in your prayers...thanks.
Finally started crochetting a blanket for myself. Kids are NOT getting this one. They'll have to wait...LOL.
Well...I'll close for now and see what my kids are up to. Take care all. 2月27日 Hmmmmmm......Hmmmm....seems there are very few true "friends" online. Rather like offline. Now those who are true friends know who they are and know they are treasured. The others seem to be fooling themselves more than fooling me. Sometimes these fakers are almost sickenly sugary sweet. Others come at you with "darlin" and such when they are bored out of their skulls and decide that they will "favor" you with the "generousity" of their time. Some say you are so important to them but you never hear from them except when someone says, "hey! I saw so-n-so the other day. you only missed 'em by a few." and then you sit and read about what all has been going on with the person. It's enough to make you sit and trace over the names of those who are your true friends and whisper "thank you" no matter if you've just talked to them or not. The true ones may not be around often, but when they are...even for a few moments...that time is as precious as they are and it's as enjoyable as if it was all day. You know when they say they care even if they don't get to talk often that it's the truth and not some bullschwazt that come from the liars.
Ok...enough. Yeah, tonight was one of those nights when I had to deal with more fakers than real. It was one of those nights when...well...it was just one of those nights. LOL.
Now on to more "mundane" things.
We went to The Olive Garden tonight for dinner. The meal was delicious but that wasn't what really made it a fun outting. Sitting a couple tables over was a little girl who looked like she was 2...maybe 3. EVERYTHING was wide-eyed wonderous to her. The basket of bread sticks was brought to their table...to her...it was wonderful. The salad was brought out...it was wonderful. Over and over we watched this child's face just light up with delight. Even if the food had been bland ...the meal would still be delicious because of the way this child was making people smile. I looked around and saw other diners were also watching her and smiling. You can't beat that for making a good meal taste even better. If only all dining experiences could be this pleasant.
Well...it's suppose to rain this week. Don't know if it will or not. I hope it does. We definitely need the water. (Just don't need the "demolition derbies" that occur on the freeways.) Last time it rained good, one of the cats decided to try to sneak outside. He no sooner hit the sidewalk than he turned and FLEW back into the house. Did not like getting wet. LOL.
Time to try to sleep. Hope all will have a good week. Take care. |
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