Greetings, friends! Well, in spite of all my valiant efforts to save my back up HP laptop, it seems that it was all for naught. The battery replacement remedied the laptop not charging; however, now my desktop will not come back up! Not sure what I will do now? It seems as if I may have only two options: I can take it back toMac's Tech Hut and see if it is worth trying to save OR I can just buyanother back up laptop ... 😩
Moving on, today we had to take Butterscotch back to our vet because he kept throwing up his food hours after he ate. The vet saw nothing on an external examination, but I requested they run blood work on him just to (HOPEFULLY) rule out kidney or liver disease - or God forbid anything else! We were told that we will get his results back on Friday ...
Daddy comforting Butterscotch!
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Then later on, I had a mammogram appointment after which I cooked dinner at home before going back to work the rest of the week. What's for dinner? Steak and seasoned potatoes with rosemary oil ...
Just a couple of pics from last Saturday night out with friends at the Sinking Spring VFW ...
Hanging out with our friend "John" (above) and my dance partner "Walt" ...
When filmmaker Oliver Stone's movie, "JFK" was released in theaters back in 1991, I had little to no interest of going to see it. No particular reason just never thought about it much either way. Then my mom asked me to watch it after she saw it. So, I said to her "okay sure, why not?"
I was surprisingly drawn into this movie from the beginning. Mind you, this film threw so much information at you that I actually had to watch it about three more times in order to digest exactly what was happening throughout. Now, Hollywood loves to take A LOT of liberties with truth in movies and so that alone prompted me to do my own in-depth research via a few books and documentaries.
The movie "JFK" was based on two separate books - "On the Trail of the Assassins" written by Jim Garrison about his extensive investigation on the subject (Jim Garrison was the District Attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1963. He is also the only D.A. to ever try anyone in court for the assassination of John F. Kennedy), and the book "Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy" written by Jim Marrs.
Among the books I had read were:
"On the Trail of the Assassins" by Jim Garrison
"High Treason: The Assassination of JFK & the Case forConspiracy" by Harrison Edward Livingstone and Robert J Groden
"Mortal Error: The Shot That killed JFK" by Bonar Menninger
Author Bonar Menninger outlining a theory by sharpshooter, gunsmith, and ballistics expert Howard Donahue that a SecretService agent accidentally fired the shot that actually killed President John F. Kennedy.
G. Robert Blakey was the Chief Counsel for the House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Blakey was a recognized expert on organized crime and a veteran of underworld investigations.He
was initially optimistic that he would be able to debunk conspiracy
theories, but he became convinced that the mob was involved in the
assassination.Blakey later said that theCIA withheld information from the committee, the WarrenCommission, and the ARRB.He
believed that the CIA set up a process to prevent the committee from
obtaining information that could negatively impact the agency.
The documentaries I viewed and tape recorded (most of them aired on A&E):
"The Men Who Killed Kennedy"
"JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass"
"Plot to Kill JFK - Rush to Judgement" with Attorney Mark Lane
I thought perhaps I would share a little something different for a "Food for Thought Friday" post this week as I have not published one for so very long - and this past week I have been re-watching the Oliver Stone movie, "JFK". I included a beautiful figure skating performance of men's Olympic Silver medalist, Paul Wylie's very moving tribute to John F. Kennedy. I hope you enjoy!
Greetings all! Just a quick post for today. On Monday, we had some more snow ...
Last night I checked the mail after I had gotten home from work and saw a very special Christmas card from my blogger friend, CJ from her blog, CJ & Ink ...
She always writes out her envelopes with a personal touch - so beautiful! THANK YOU so much, CJ!! 😀
I hope all is well with everyone on this HORRIBLY very cold and windy weekend - and the worst of it is yet to come starting on MONDAY morning. Friday night was a complete nightmare trying to drive home from work at 10:30PM. It began snowing as I left for work at 1PM and we were supposed to get a dusting to an inch. Well, it stopped snowing around 5pm, BUT by the time we left for work all - and I mean ALL - of the major roads and highways were SHUT DOWN due to tons of accidents from black ice! What made it so bad was that the idiots at PENNDOT never bothered to even salt the major roads! So, I called my husband and asked how he thought I should get home. With the major roads shut down I had little choice but to take my chances on the back country roads. As I was talking to my husband on the lunchroom phone, I lost the connection because we lost power at our house. I held my breath and prayed as I left the parking lot and began to head home. Turned out that our country roads were actually salted by the township so they were not near as bad as the major roads. I made it home safely as my husband watched at the window for me to get home okay. After I arrived home, he said to me, "I was reallyglad to see you turn onto our street!" We ended up getting our power back a little after 2AM.
When I got home he had already lit every single oil lamp and votive candle in our dark house ...
This afternoon, my friend Deb and I had a sort of girls day out beginning with haircut and style appointments with her niece, Mandy, who owns her own hair studio. I had two inches taken off of my length and Deb had highlights and a cut.
These are before ...
And after pics ...
Mandy helps support local business and allows vendors to sell their jewelry in her salon. I really liked this pair of earrings because they reminded me of mountains ...
Afterwards, we decided to meet her husband and our friend, Kyle, at Railroad House for a nice lunch before going home. But first, some lazy cat pics ...
Sir Leo confiscated one of my Christmas gifts from Deb...
Butterscotch keeping warm ...
And Teddy and Charlie playing together ...
Lunch with the guys ...
For dessert, I ate a favorite snack later at home - a waffles and ice cream sandwich!
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"Door Into Summer" (live with cat story about the song told by Mike Nesmith) - The Monkees
Happy New Year everyone and to the last days of December. And, unfortunately, my time off from having to go back to work! Earlier this week, I met up with my friend, Deb for a nice lunch at Applebees where we exchanged our presents ...
Hempz Herbal Body Moisturizer Holiday Pack: (Sweet Jasmine & Rose, and Vanilla Frost Mountain), Bath & Body Works Hand Soap Christmas Morning, and an Italian Herb & Spatula set ...
A necklace and earring set ...
And, a Christmas Plushy Blanket ... 🎅🎄
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On New Year's Eve, we went to my MIL's house and had some snacks and watched television all evening until the ball dropped. My husband's cousin left a thoughtful box of goodies for my husband and I (and the cats!) ...
Some cool snacks, Bath & Body Works holiday hand soap, three pair of Mermaid Tail Ped Socks (for me), two Holiday scented Wizard votive candles (Pumpkin Spice and Holly Berry), and a pack of jingle ball cat toys for the kitties! ...
As for today, we are just laying low at home chilling out with the cats for the day. They have already had a head start!
Daddy comforting Butterscotch!
