A robber, a bad man, or maybe…..

December 7, 2010 — dorkydeb

Tonight around 10 pm I was standing at my kitchen sink washing dishes and out the corner of my eye I could have sworn I saw a dark figure go past the little window in front of me.  I shook it off, telling myself, “Oh I’m sure it’s nothing.” And went back to washing.  But I couldn’t help but keep glancing up and out the window.  And a few minutes later there it was again!  This time I was SURE it was a tall dark figure of a man who went quickly past my window.  I yelled for my husband who was in the next room to come, as I crossed the room to try to look out the next window.

I see the tall figure of a man rushing down our sidewalk.  Then he stops for a second, and what’s that?

What’s that he’s doing?

Did he just sweep something off my sidewalk?

That’s when I saw just enough of the jacket to know it was my DAD.

I flipped the porch lights on and off.  And I waved and he waved back.  I waited a few minutes for him to walk home, then I called my parents and told my Mom to tell my Dad that the next time someone asks him what his hobbies are he’s going to have to include, “SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF DEB !”     :)

Now that my dad is retired, you just never know where he’s going to be.  Or when.

Now I wouldn’t want anyone to mistake anything I say.  I mean how many people love you enough to walk to your house in 19 degree weather to sweep your sidewalk because another 2 inches of snow came down since he last took a leaf blower to it earlier in the evening?  Seriously?  How many people do you know?  Exactly.

My parents are great.  And I love that my Daddy loves me enough to do sweet stuff like that.  But seriously… he needs to call and give me a heads-up first or something.  Or I’m going to have a heart attack one of these days!

See the thing about those moments is that you don’t think logically.  Had I used that pesky little thing called logic, I would know that if anybody else had even stepped foot around here, the dogs would have went completely and totally BAT SHIT CRAZY. The likelihood of anyone setting foot within 200 yards of my house without everyone knowing about it is about…. zilch.  So the chances that someone could walk down the sidewalk without so much as a peep from my family’s army of furred guards ranging from 10 lbs to nearly 200 lbs… well ….  it aint’ happenin.  And anyone stupid enough to try it well, I feel sorry for them, because if the dogs don’t get them, one of the many well-armed Veterans around here just might.  But the problem is, in the moment of standing there washing the dishes, None of that LOGICAL crap runs through my mind.  All that runs through my mind is,
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  SOMEONE JUST RAN BY THE WINDOW!!!”

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Random bits of this and that, and a free song

December 7, 2010 — dorkydeb

As I write this, it’s well after midnight and I’m more awake now than I’ve felt all day.  I have always been a night owl by nature but the past couple of years the shift off of day light savings time change, has left me worse than usual.  I find myself wanting to be completely opposite (asleep during the day, up all night).  Which obviously isn’t a workable solution, for a wide variety of reasons.  I don’t mind being a night owl, but I can’t go completely opposite of “normal”.  I find myself needing sunshine this time of year badly anyway, and it doesn’t help if you sleep through what little of it there is. But with my health issues missing out on too much sleep is very bad also.  So I try to strike some sort of balance.

Today has been a bit of a bust.  Nothing horrible.  Just a general blah, non-productive sort of day for me.  I hate those. I just haven’t had the energy or stamina to get much of anything accomplished today.  That’s the sort of day that I find extremely frustrating.

I thought I would share, if you are looking for Christmas songs, Amazon has lots of free mp3′s posted this time of year.   If you just look around.  This is not a sponsored post, nor is this any sort of affiliate link.  I just thought I’d share this with you.  I got quite a few neat little Christmas mp3s for free last year from Amazon.  And while you do have to sort through some crap to find good freebies, there are good ones on there.

I liked this version of Silent Night, by SixPence None the Richer.  That one song I linked directly to, off that album, is free right now.  I’m not sure how long that will last, but it is free at the moment.  And free is good right?  ;)

Right now it’s 19 degrees outside, snowy and windy.  I can’t help but think about the two veterans I spoke of in my earlier post.  My husband went out to check on them again today.  He said the road to where they are camping out is rough and it didn’t look like anyone had been up it today.  But someone had brought them a load of firewood since he was last there.  And they weren’t out of the bottled water or canned food yet.  My husband took them some more meat for their fire today.

We wanted to make sure they weren’t out of propane yet, since those little canisters they are using to heat their tent don’t last long.  But they were doing ok.  Their spirits seem good, in spite of their circumstances.  I’m not going to share too many of their personal details here, because I haven’t asked permission to do so and it just wouldn’t feel right.  But they talked about how much they appreciate the people in this area and how much the local community has done to help them.  They are on a list for housing, but the waiting list is long.  They said some members of a local church chipped in and got them a cell phone with a few pre-paid minutes, that way they could call out if they have an emergency, and keep in contact with the VA.  My husband talked to them for a little while, but he didn’t want to keep them out of the tent for long since it is so cold out.

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This morning…

June 23, 2010 — dorkydeb

This morning I decided to go back to bed and snuggle up to my husband for a bit.  I tucked in beside him with my head on his chest.

husband:    ”Awww   Nice.”   And he wraps his arms around me.

a minute later:

me:  giggles

him:  ”What?”

me: “Your chest hair smells like waffles.”

:)

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You’re a Grown Man

June 23, 2010 — dorkydeb


It’s rare that I find a blog that I like as much as You’re a Grown Man.  Ok, I know – I’m a gal.  And a dorky one at that.  So I am admittedly not the target audience.   But I LOVE the blog.

If you haven’t seen it (you really should), essentially the dude gives men tips on being grown men.  Or as he puts it, “I believe men are inherently good creatures who are in need of some council on living up to their potential.”  However you chose to describe it, it is a blog that is striking a really nice balance between educational and fun.

And before any of my male readers get their tighty whities in a bunch, I am not a over-the-top feminist here, promoting a blog that tries to wimpify the men of the world.
Trust me, it’s not that kind of blog.

It’s kind of sad that there is a need for a Grown Man blog.  But without a doubt there truly is a need.  I live in a part of the U.S. where most of the things that he speaks of, are (thankfully) still the norm.  But I see the changes all over other areas.  And even here, especially on trips to town.

Myself being a woman who is really not into the whole metro sexual trend,  I have found his blog to be a breath of fresh air.

I like the blog so much that I find myself scared that it will get ruined somehow.  Like when they try to make a sequel to one of your favorite movies, and you don’t know if it is going to be amazing or just plain suck.  I get that type of feeling of apprehension.  I enjoy reading You’re a Grown Man so much that part of me fears logging on someday and he’ll have a new post titled, “Yes Men, it’s ok to put clear gloss over your mani-pedi”  or something equally horrifying. But so far no such horrors have greeted me.  :)

I’m convinced that the dude that runs this blog should give a structured class in grown manhood.  A class that men could graduate from, if they choose – kind of like a driver’s license – for manhood.   :)

And when men graduate, they get a card.  A Grown Man Card, if you will.

I created this post on a whim with all of about 5 seconds of thought, and then it occurred to me that there could be tiers the classes.  Start out with Grown Man 101.  And move up.  Because let’s face it, some men have it down well enough they could clep many or even all of the classes.  But we all know a few men that could truly use a very basic starter course.

Dating sites, Facebook pages, etc. could reflect a man’s “Grown Man” status.  It could be listed in Facebook under “Education”.

….  Yes, the class part of this post is partly in jest.  But honestly it wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Oh and Mr. Grown Man – I see a book deal in your future.

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