Olefashgirl

Matt Damon is an Idiot

2009-10-26T10:21:00.000-07:00

I had the misfortune of listening to an interview Mr. Damon gave shortly after
Sarah Palin accepted the nomination to run on the Republican ticket last year.

He went into this rant about how she had no experience except for being Mayor
of a small town and Governor of Alaska for less than 2 years. EXCUSE ME YOU
LOW LIFE CLOWN WHO NEEDS TO KEEP HIS NOSE IN HIS BUSINESS WHICH IS ENTERTAINING
& OUT OF PUBLIC DEBATE - THAT'S A HECK OF A LOT MORE THAN YOUR MAN BARACK OBAMA!!!!!

Okay I feel so much better now that I have that off my chest. Sarah Palin will
be the best thing that ever happened to this country in a long long time when
she does finally become President after Obama has drug our country through the
mire for 4 years and bankrupted us to the point of almost no return.

Please forgive me for getting a little hot under the collar but I am sick of
people who should never have a voice in this country determining who becomes
President. Hollywood is a big reason Obama was elected in the first place
because unfortunately as "Jay Walking" always proves people know more about
television than about history, politics, you name it.

Its just too bad we couldn't have elected a Black President whose values
represented mainstream America - not the case. He stands for everything I
stand against. Forgive me God for being angry and sinning but I've had enough!

Michael Jackson

2009-06-29T12:09:00.000-07:00

My first memory of Michael Jackson is listening to my Mom's friends brand new record called "Thriller" when I was in 4th grade. It was pretty awesome and we jammed big time! Later in highschool one of my best friends was MJ's biggest fan in this part of the country, no doubt. LaNan Davis had his moves down to the point that when she put on that black hat with her hair hidden and danced his moves I couldn't tell the difference between the real MJ and her! She was awesome at immitating him and she recorded every performance back then.

One in particular was an awards show where MJ and 2 other dancers did a routine to "The Way You Make Me Feel". She asked me to learn it with her along with her
sister Shelly and the rest is Graves County HS Talent Show history! We made sure our
outfits were just like the recording and we blew the audience away and LaNan's solo dance was a huge hit - we won 1st place!!!! What a great memory from highschool. It definitely stands out as a great moment in my young life.

For a long time now I have felt compassion for Michael and his struggles with fame, life, and all the issues that face people of his notoriety. I have long felt that a major part of his struggle was the fact that he was robbed of a normal carefree childhood. I think it is clear that his father pushed them and really never let them be kids.

Today as I watched Fox News' coverage of a press conference his father for the 2nd time mentioned his new record company with what can only be described as excitement. I am appaulled. I cannot believe this man is attempting to capitalize on the death of his son. People will show who they are if we listen close enough and in this case just barely listen and you will hear a selfish self absorbed opportunist who should be grieving and talking ONLY about his precious son or
at least not saying anything at all. I cannot believe that this person would mention
anything to do with his business endeavors - he said he was asked, well why wouldn't he say "I'm here to remember Michael and this is no time to talk about my music interests" or just "I can't answer that" which is what he said to most of the questions thrown at him today during this press conference.

I am trying to process the way he acted and come up with some logical reason for
how he is acting. I can only say that old school people say and do things very differently. I hope to God above that his heart is in the right place and he is
doing these things because he thinks (in his twisted mind) that Michael would want him to "go on" as normal. 4 days after Michael's untimely and tragic death I don't think his father's behavior would constitute doing "what Michael would want us to do". It only worsens people's already unfavorable view of him based on his own son's words. This man would do very well to keep his mouth shut from now on.

May Michael rest in peace - in heaven is my hope. His heart was as huge as his talent and he voiced a desire to be loved many times. Now, I hope he is where love abides constantly - in God's presence above.

An Occuring

2009-05-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

While driving down the road this past week I hear something very shocking on the news segment. The powers that be are calling any evidence gained by waterboarding inadmissable in court during the trials of terrorists. WHAT???????????????????????????

Okay, let me get this straight. I'm doing what feels good, having a big time and UH OH I'm pregnant. Well no big deal - that can be taken care of but I must wait until the "fetus" is big enough to kill so we'll shoot for about 8 weeks along (at which point there is a clear heartbeat a forming brain, budding limbs and all major organs are developing). The media and popular culture after all have made it clear that inconvenience is all the reason one needs to end a life. Let's delve into this life for a moment. This life has committed no sin, did not ask to be conceived, is the most innocent of all human life and yet is in more danger than a terrorist who at the very least was part of the plot to attack New York and D.C. on 9/11 and
in all likelihood many other schemes born in the ideology of hatred and murder. There is irony here but it is so sick its hard to contemplate.

These terrorists will no doubt walk! I mean that literally, they will be walking the streets of Mayfield possibly, Paducah, Louisville, Nashville and at what point will their new plot hit us here in our own hometown. Am I the only person who is appaulled by this. Our President has a problem with tactics used to get information from people who have an international record of involvement with terrorist groups and activity. This same man told Planned Parenthood while campaigning that he would be their advocate in the White House. This organization provides more abortions on demand than any other in our country. I have no respect for Mr. Obama. How can I? I still have a disconnect when I try to understand how parents can look at their child with the love that they no doubt have for them and still think that atrocities in the womb are okay, necessary, fine, or however they might put it.
Disconnect is right - they do not connect that precious child with the one that grew in their mother's womb, BUT HOW????????????????????????????????????? Do they look at them and think "Yeah, you were good enough to make the cut" "lucky for you Mommy didn't get knocked up while we were in college". These are questions that I would love to have answered.

Okay, I'm done for today. I will try to remember to pray for our President, but I admit its very hard to have compassion for someone who seems to display none except that is for terrorists! I must though. I must love the unlovable because I after all am unlovable to some as well. Thanks be to God for Jesus Christ who loved me long before I ever came to be.

I'm back!

2009-05-04T16:53:00.000-07:00

Well, its been a while! I think doing facebook was my fix for the last several months and now

I have taken a break from the infamous FB. It was taking up too much time....yes I was addicted. Now I figure I will do some blogging more regularly for the outlet that I so need.

I've been driving a bus route for the last 8 weeks or so for Tammy who had surgery. She is
married to a cousin of mine and has been so helpful in getting my foot in the door at the bus
garage. They know me very well by now and I should get a full-time route this fall thanks in
part to Tammy, she has been a Godsend. I enjoy driving quite a bit. There are a few teenagers
who try the patience with their attitudes that enter the bus way before they do, but overall the kids are great. Getting past the look down their nose at me teachers is no biggee either since
in actuality they are in the minority - thank goodness! I will get the same health benefits as
teachers and work 3 hrs a day doing something I really enjoy so if some people want to
assume things about me, let them! I'm laughing all the way to the Dr.'s office. Hahahaha.

Seriously though since paying for private health insurance for the past 7 months or so we have
seen the great importance of good health coverage - wow! I can't wait! I think the last time I took my healthcare for granted was when Marty was at Goodyear and we had the awesome insurance that they paid for in full. That was at least 4 years before he quit. They had cut benefits bigtime since then.

Garret is growing up and I'm in denial, I think. He will be 12 soon. He is getting so huge and taller...OMG. He helps me so much with Cole. I was really sick last week and he gave that child a bath every night for me. Marty was working most nights so Garret was awesome! Don't think for a minute that he didn't bring that up when asking about his allowance either. Oh yeah - he wants to be paid but he actually cleaned his room too so I obliged. ;)

Okay so far this has been admittedly boring. How can I spice this blog up? Without delving into straight out gossip. Hmmmm....I'm at a loss. Okay Politics it is! While driving for Garret's fieldtrip last Friday I had an interesting conversation with another parent. He was telling me how he is buying wood and supplies every time he gets paid instead of saving any $$. He wants to be prepared in case the unthinkable might occur. For example, no food or at least no access to food. Chaos breaking out. Riots and such and the government attempting to disarm everyone. This person believes that this is iminent and I'm pretty sure I agree with him. I feel that life as we have known it over my lifetime is changing as I'm writing and will continue to at an alarming pace. I didn't mention this to him at the time but I read a newsletter from David Wilkerson, pastor of the Times Square Church in NY City that details how a catastrophe is going to occur very soon in our country with resulting riots in all major cities. I feel strongly in my spirit that

this type of thing is going to happen, but when I'm not sure. I'm trying to pray about it and cover my family in prayer and trust the one to whom I pray. He is able to provide, protect, and care for all of His children.

Well, my hand is getting tired. I hope anyone who happens across this will be encouraged that although I seem to be focusing on the negative, I'm just touching on something that is reality but that God is able - never changing and always faithful. The prophet Jeremiah is clear about what is happening as well as in Daniel and Revelation. We're living it that's for sure. God Bless you!

ICE Cold Crazy

2009-01-31T09:24:00.000-08:00

I am in real disbelief about all that has taken place over the last week. The only conclusion I can

come to is that myself and so many others are spoiled bigtime. We take the simplest things for granted but after this past 5 days I don't know if I will again. Likely yes, but not for a long while.

We got 2 inches of ice and then 3 inches of snow on top of that and my home county of Graves in KY is 100% without power and devastated. At my house there has been no power since Mon. Jan 26 at around 2am, the rest of the county lost power very early Tues. a.m. We've never experienced this kind of outage before and I've heard many old timers say they've never seen anything like this before. I guess the older ones mean since they were young and used to oil lamps and outdoor bathrooms, like my father-in-law. Anyone 50 or so and younger is in real shock as a result of having no running water or electricity for almost a week now and to top that off no phone service for 2 days at the outset. Family couldn't contact family and it was not a good feeling whatsoever!

I'm trying to stay thankful for the health of myself and my family - thank God. Of course things

could be much worse. Of course! Feeling clean is something you don't think will ever be off the table as an option. :D LOL

God is good no matter what. Myself and my family have no major damage to our houses, just trees down and branches everywhere. My electricity to my house is down. Its actually my Dad's house that we are renting. He is in Florida, ___hole. Just kidding Daddy! I am quite jealous of him at the moment though.

Well, me and the boys are off this afternoon to see their Dad in Arkansas. After all I have not a whole lot keeping in KY at the moment. Even walking up to the house at this point is dangerous because of the wires that are down. Staying with my brother in Tennessee has been nice but even the most precious niece and nephew can get on the nervous system after a while! Maybe I can get my friend Kristin's friend's # and get a valuum. Cannot spell that. Between my 2 and their 2 Mommy needs a nerve pill, baaaddddd.

Potpouri

2009-01-08T13:58:00.000-08:00

Its been a while and I'm in the mood to type so here goes.

We're still in good ole Kentuck and I can't say I mind. We enrolled Garret in school and he
really seems to be glad which I didn't expect. He was so difficult during our 3 mos. of home
schooling. His personality needs structure and the constant kind not just the kind I tried
to instill while he was home. I was inconveniencing him and no matter how much I talked
to him about how school was not an option or a passtime when you feel like it, he just
couldn't comprehend. Well, 3 months and $700 later we know now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was glad that the election was over finally and have actually acquiesced to the idea of
President Obama although I still do not like his liberal ways. I must point at that his language
as of late has been in stark contrast to his rhetoric on the campaign trail which is to be
expected. I'm wondering how all the people who voted for him are going to feel when
it is pretty much business as usual in Washington. At least they'll have a new guy to blame
when things aren't hunky dory!!! I've never been one to blame a President unless it might
be for a little thing called purgery, in that case I had to call a spade a spade. The same people
who have been such Bush haters are the Clinton lovers and for what? Because the economy
was good while he was President even though he had absolutely nothing to do with it????
He was excellent at taking the credit though that's for sure.

My best friend recently moved to China and so many times I have wished I could go with her!
The apathy, flakiness (for lack of a better word), critical spirit, and plain old complaining that goes on in this great country of ours is enough to make even the most patriotic person want to
pack up and say Saia Nara! Can't very well spell that. *) I guess that buck should stop here. Okay, so I'm complaining a little - sorry! I have a lot to be thankful for that is for sure. I have
2 healthy sons that make my life really joyful. I have a roof over my head and heat which is more than many Europeans can say right now thanks to mother Russia. Thank God she's not
my mother. I'm sure the Europeans and Ukrainians are saying that about now also.
Anyway I digress. We have enough to pay our bills although not alot after that but I am thankful to have what I have. I'm thankful to know Christ as my Savior. If everything else is
stripped away I have eternal life and that is quite amazing and wonderful. If I teach my sons anything I hope it is that their hope lies in nothing else to borrow a line from a beautiful song. As long as they know Him and know that He is trustworthy they will be just fine.

Happy New Year to anyone who comes across this blog. I hope 2009 is a great and prosperous year for you and yours. I know it will be for me because I am too blessed to expect anything else.

Home

2008-11-23T17:21:00.000-08:00

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....there's no place like home. Was Dorothy right? Yes I think she was right
on the $$! I've heard people say that home is where you hang your hat, but I don't quite agree. There is a feeling I get when I'm home, which is Western KY in my case, that I have never had anywhere else. Some might say I've never given another place a chance and maybe they have a point. After all I've only stayed away for about a year at a time and usually I'm pining for "My Old Kentucky Home" after only about 3 weeks!

We arrived back in this great place almost 2 weeks ago and it is great to be back!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed the beautiful rolling hills, character filled landscapes full of old barns and trees and livestock. Believe it or not it has been nice to feel the cold air on my bare skin. Who knew that
I would miss fall and winter here. It was staying in the 80s in South Texas which was nice but I've really enjoyed the fall weather here since we arrived.

It has also been great to reconnect with my great family. As I'm typing my niece Hanna is showing me her Clifford the Big Red Dog book. She's reading great. She is a 1st grader this year.
Her brother Heath is going to pre-school twice a week for half a day, he's 3. They are growing so fast, just like my two boys.

Its even great to be around my not so chatty brother. He is a unique person who grunts more than vocalizes! He talks to me especially when I first got back which made me think he really missed me! He is over 2 depts at his plant so I think alot of it is he has work on the brain quite a bit. He is a mechanical engineer who has risen through the ranks of his company and done very well for himself. I love he, his wife Misty and those kids so much. *)

Well, I hadn't written anything in a while so I thought I would write a little. Nothing that substantive but oh well. I'm looking forward to my favorite holiday Christmas! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Have a great week. :)

Thankful

2008-11-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

Its 6 am on a Monday and I'm in a great mood. Go figure! After having gotten sick Saturday night and sleeping most of Sunday I woke up feeling great this morning. I'm thankful for that.
I'm also thankful that soon the chaos held inside a 2x4 box will be over! (Don't have a huge TV)
Either way it goes I'll be glad to have closure! And.... this is for you Angel - I know God's will
is what will be done and I trust Him no matter what!

I'm thankful for so much as I look out at the darkness making out a few shapes with dim lights showing up. We are surrounded here by huge motorhomes that cost more than any house I've ever owned! If we spend 200K it will be on a foundation with mortor and bricks and the like!
Okay I digress......I'm thankful that God works in our circumstances as we pray and ask for
His direction.

We have struggled with living in such a tight space and went back and forth about what the answer is. We began to pray that God would open a door for us to have more room and yet not
have to spend more $$ and He has worked it out. We don't know all the details yet but I do know that we will be living in an apartment that is really nice and at a good price and the other
details are being worked out. Like the camper, my Mom and my brother are interested in having it for trips to the Lake in the summer so God willing that will work out! I'm so excited!

I'm thankful that I enjoy San Antonio. Also that the hospital that Marty has been at only nearing 8 weeks and they want him to stay and are making an offer this week. We're considering staying of course but we also may just rent a place at our next stop. I feel in my spirit that it will be San Antonio though. We'll see. *) I must say that the people here are great and that is a real plus.

I'm thankful for my sons Garret and Cole and my husband Marty. I'm thankful for my brother Tony and his wife Misty and my precious niece and nephew Hanna and Heath. My Mom Sandra, my Dad Frankie, my in-laws (yes!) Verlin and Geraldine, Marty's brother Rick and his wife Janette. I think of the scripture in Hebrews that says there is not time enough nor paper enough to list all those who lived by faith. My dilemna also is that I don't have time to list everything that I am thankful to God for, but I will spend the rest of my life thinking of the ways and telling Him.

I'm tired!

2008-10-23T19:45:00.000-07:00

Literally, I am tired as I sit down to type a little tonight. I'm also tired of quite a bit of things
this cool October night. Here in South Texas its a beautiful starry night about 51 degrees at most.

A friend said that they didn't like Sarah Palin and I thought to myself "how can someone not
like someone they've never met?". I'm guilty of the same lapse in speaking or judgement or
whatever. I've caught myself saying I don't like Barack Obama but I must say I probably
would like him if I ever got the chance to meet him. What I don't like is his rhetoric and
accusations and his sauntering through what seems to be an effortless campaign into the
highest office in pretty much the world with the help of the media who have conveniently
downplayed every major blip in his run. I know McCain does his share of accusing but all
I've heard is accusations of inexperience and naivety which I agree with. Throw in a few
more for cavorting with terrorists and paying Acorn to register voters and well you've got
a mix of accusations that at last check were all true.

What about Acorn? Well as far as I can read and decipher this organization is as crooked as
a dog's hind leg. This organization went so far as to go to bankers homes to pressure them to
approve high risk loans back when the seeds were sown for the crisis we're now enduring. They
had many tactics used to accomplish their goal of providing housing to people who did not
have the ability to pay for them. Okay so let me get this straight FHA, first time buyer
government loans, Section 8, and probably many more programs out there for low income
families and yet that wasn't good enough? They wanted a conventional mortgage on a house
they couldn't afford and they had a bully in acorn to get it done for them.
Now many states have found fraudulous registration applications turned in by Acorn. Barack
Obama's campaign paid Acorn $800,000 to register voters and the only network carrying
anything about this Fox News - go figure.

Well if Mr. Obama by some chance wins the election, God forbid, he will have done so in a
very dishonest and sorry way in my opinion. Not only is it inevitable that voter fraud will
happen since registration fraud has been so rampant but the majority of all media outlets
have lessened if not blotted out actions by himself and his campaign that would have killed John McCain's campaign like a pit bull clamped down on his prey with no letting go in sight.

I'm tired physically that's for sure but also tired psychologically of hearing about the Presidential
election, the economy, and most of all how Bush, and McCain are somehow responsible for
something that started when Bill Clinton was President. Yeah Bush's administration put
pressure on banks to approve high risk loans to minorities who did not have the income to
qualify!!! Yeah Bush said Fannie and Freddie were fine while taking kick backs from them!!!
Yeah Yeah - go sell your load of crap to someone with no brain because this ole fashion girl
ain't buying not for a minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Response

2008-10-16T17:44:00.000-07:00

My old friend Jon brings up a point whether good or not I'm not too sure. His comment
listed the things women can do today that at one time in society we could not, this society
I mean. He said that whether we like it or not feminist paved our way.

My comments were about what feminism has become more than what it was. Feminism came
about because of the oppression of one sex and for that I am grateful! Even at its inception though there were major problems which is why is has only evolved to be even worse.
The today show did a series some years back on the "original feminist" and I won't even repeat
her name she was so evil. She was a terrible racist who believed all people of color should be
done away with and yet Katie Couric sung her praises during the 8'oclock hour on NBC.

Men lording over women and treating them as second class human beings was and is wrong
and all wrongs are eventually righted one way or the other, but in this case what needed to happen and what actually happened are in stark contrast. Equality doesn't mean superiority but feminism is rooted in this kind of thinking. Its like so many other wrongs that take place - I must use a baseball analogy for lack of deeper thoughts :) - the feminist was at bat and the crowd (or part of the crowd) wanted a homerun and she hit the ball out of the park and destroyed the glass facade of a building adjacent. That was corny to say the least but it has
no doubt gone too far. Equality yes, but male bashing, women rule crap, No!!!

Fortunately there are a great number of men who appreciate women for better and for worse.
Men who make us feel good about ourselves and what we bring to any given table and I
love those men. The question is is my friend Jon one of them.....yes I think so or else
we wouldn't be friends. :)

Feminism Exposed - Thanks Mrs. Palin

2008-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

This morning while watching the news I was reminded of the many famous women putting their two cents in over the last several weeks regarding McCain's VP pick Sarah Palin. I've heard comments ranging from "I have nothing in common with this woman" & "I hope she doesn't get the job in November" to disrespectful sexist ones I will not repeat.

Wait a minute!!! A woman is poised to be the 2nd in command of the U.S. and pretty much the free world and feminist American women aren't leaping for joy and shouting from the rooftops of their glee at this amazing fact???? I am in such disbelief that these same women yearn for respect, admiration, even power and yet when one rises to this level in politics she is met with
disrespect, disloyalty, and dishonor by human beings who share the same sex as she.

Could it be that feminism is a ruse? Could it be true that this movement which began decades ago is a facade for what is actually a movement encouraging women to shirk their responsibilities and demonize and demean the opposite sex while manipulating aspects of their humanity that are distinctly female for their own personal gain? I know that Hugh Hefner has definitely been guilty of capitalizing on things distinctly female, but feminists??? Never!!! Right?????

Wrong. Here we have a woman who without foregoing a husband and family has become Governor of Alaska and stood strong in the face of opposition by the opposing party as well as her own! She displays the epitome of strength and character and yet because she is pro-life has been left out in the cold by modern day "so called" feminists.

I for one am very happy about this turn of events in American political culture. I am glad the lid has been stripped off of a huge lie that has permiated through the last 30 years of American life and left most average American women feeling as though they are wrong to love a man and crazier still have a baby with this man even if the circumstances aren't favorable.

I am in no way trying to belittle women who have made the choice not to have a baby. I have spoken with many women who felt trapped and abandoned at a very vulnerable time and my heart went out to them and still does. However listening to the rhetoric of the left feminists as they exploit women at their weakest point to further the cause of abortion will only confuse these women more as they try to make one of the most important decisions of their lives.

So I'll close this rant by saying thank you to Sarah Palin for exposing the lies that have been shoved down America's throat for so long now. Any intelligent woman can do the math and realize how hypocritical the idea is that "Yes we want women to destroy the glass ceiling and yes we long for the day women are in positions of power and authority" when the reality is these
people want that on their terms and those include a woman who is a so called liberal thinker and
who defends a woman's right to an abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
Thanks Sarah for helping me to see clearly that feminism only came about to further abortion not to further women's liberation. Thank you for liberating my thinking that a woman could never possibly rise to be President in this country when in fact I believe I will see it in my lifetime.