• Today was an alright day, I guess. My kids had appointments with their general doctors, but I totally spaced ‘em out. Way to go, Mom! Now I need to reschedule the appointments. Hopefully they’ll be able to get ‘em in fairly soon!

• I’m drinking some Newman’s Own Lemonade right now. Pretty acidic, but very, very tasty! Too bad I don’t drink anymore. It’d be really good with some Tequila in it. Oh well. Drinking Tequila isn’t worth losing everything I have.    

• I’m using Microsoft Office OneNote© to write this. Lonnie talked me into it…and I’m thrilled he did. What happened was that a couple hours ago I had written an entire edition of Random Randomness©. I’d gotten about 3/4 of the way done when my Opera browser crashed.         Needless to say, I was very upset. I’d lost everything I had written. Lonnie talked me into firing up OneNote©. I’ve owned it forever, so I might as well use it, ya’ know? Besides, it saves my work as I go, so even if there’s a power outage, my shiznit will be saved!

• My Mom bought me some new acrylic nails from Sally Beauty Supply the other day. I can’t even tell you how much I love them!! They’re the perfect thickness, length, and the white area falls EXACTLY where I want it. I should take a picture in a bit.

• I’m SO happy that Yahoo! Messenger has stealth settings. I love those things!

• I almost forgot to mention that the nail glue my Mom got me from Sally is amazing, too! Holy crap! I swear you could glue the bumper on a car with that shiznit!   

• I’m listening to Alice In Chains now…again. I’m pretty sure they’ve continued to make music after the death of Layne Staley. I wouldn’t know…nor do I care. I find the thought alone to be verging on disrespectful and blasphemous.     :(     Layne Staley has a place in my heart that very, very few people get. Especially people I’ve never even met. As far as that goes, he is the only one who I can say that about. Long story…many emotions attached.

• Speaking of long and emotional stories, I’m considering writing the story of my ex who committed suicide. I mentioned it to a couple people….Conor being one of them. He thinks it’s a good idea and is anxious to read it. I don’t think he’s anxious to read it from a nosey point of view. I think it’s just so that he can gain a better understanding of what happened, what I’ve been through, and everything that goes with it. So yes…I’m about 85% certain that I will write the story. I’m also about 85% certain that I will post it for others to read. You never know - perhaps it can help someone somewhere.

• BTW - for those of you who don’t already know Conor, I highly suggest you change that fact. He may only be 13 years old chronologically, but I’m tellin’ ya’ - the kid’s a genius. He writes stories…but generally speaking, he’s so intelligent. He’s got great conversational skills and he’s just a funny guy. Add him to your list…get to know him. You won’t be missin’ out!    

• Oh goodie…I just shed a tear…or four. The song “Don’t Follow” by Alice In Chains yanks at my heart strings like you’d not believe.

• Sunnabiotch! The Build-A-Bear Workshop just emailed me again. They gotta leave me alone! I feel stalked…by bears! We made the mistake of building a bear there once about a year ago. Now we get weekly emails begging us to come back!   

• I don’t think I’m going to make Opera Gingerbread Men this year. I think I’m going to do cupcakes. Yeah…and decorate them all individually. Gingerbread men are just SUCH a pain in the keister. Really. I mean, everyone is worth it, but damn. That’s A LOT of work!

• I got new slippers. We really could not afford it, but they were only like ten bucks and I really needed new slippers. I adore them. They are pink, cozy, and perfect. My feet are totally stoked!

• Now I’m listening to “La Sexorcicisto” by White Zombie. I like this album quite a bit…makes me miss my bass. I’ve been missing my bass A LOT lately.

• My neck is hurting SO much right now. I hate this. Luckily, my doctor’s getting me in with a pain management clinic. I’m not sure how they help you manage it, but I’m up for whatever. I asked him about Accupuncture, but he said they wouldn’t do that. I’m thinking it’s probably mostly done with medications…which doesn’t make me happy.

• I guess I’ll shut up and go do that SEO learning now. I cannot wait to gain a new skill. I love feeling skilled! w00h00! Thanks for taking the time to read my shenanigans. I love you guys!

This might not mean to much to you young whipper-snappers, but legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, and talent made him one of Hollywood’s top actors over six decades, has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer.    (Sorry for the immense run-on sentence)

Paul Newman believed in sharing his good fortune. He created Newman’s Own Foundation, a private independent foundation, to carry on his commitment of donating to charity all profits and royalties he earns from the sale of Newman’s Own products. Paul Newman and the Newman’s Own Foundation have donated more than $250 million to thousands of charities worldwide.

I suppose that’s really all I have to say on the matter. I’m honestly quite upset over the death of Paul Newman. I was just telling my bud, Matthew, that I didn’t even realize how fond of Newman I was until I learned of his death. I mean, I knew I liked the guy a whole lot, but while I was looking through different sites in preparation for this post, I found myself getting all teary-eyed. It’s just so sad…death is depressing. At least we know that he is no longer suffering, though. I know that’s a pretty cliché thing to say, but it’s true.

I just found out that Jinxy died yesterday. I’m beside myself. He was so healthy. Such a happy cat when we had to give him up. Apparently, he went into a pit of despair and depression when we handed him over to our friend back in Montana prior to moving to Oregon. The guy didn’t tell us that Jinxy was never the same after that.

Apparently, he had been getting more and more depressed…constantly hiding. He got to the point where he wouldn’t purr anymore or anything. All he did was mope and hide.

He was only 3 years old. No health issues. Current on all his shots. The friend walked into the bathroom yesterday morning and saw Jinxy laying there. He thought he was asleep…’til he didn’t move. Jinxy never woke up.

I believe he literally died from a broken heart…which breaks my heart. He went from a totally healthy cat that you see in the picture…a cat who was VERY affectionate and playful…a cat who would purr at the drop of a hat…very carefree, healthy, and happy…to death in less than a year’s time. With no explanation.

The reason we had to hand him over to a friend was that Jinxy had jealousy issues. He kept attacking our smallest cat…who ended up having to get a huge hole on her side stitched up from him bullying her. He wasn’t an aggressive cat normally…only towards her. He was jealous that Lonnie paid so much attention to her. We tried everything would could to keep him. We even kept him on one story of the house and the other cats on the other story so he couldn’t attack anyone. He snuck back to the other cats and beat the little one up again.

It broke our hearts to hand him over. All four of us cried and have thought about him almost daily. We all considered him family…he WAS family. If only he had been less aggressive to the little one.

Anyway, he’s gone now. I cannot believe it. I love him so much…always did and always will. I’m so sorry he had to go through such crap. I wish the friend would have told us about Jinxy’s emotional state all along. We would have done SOMETHING. I don’t know what, but something. Even if we ended up taking him back, getting him declawed…whatever it took. This entire time, we were under the assumption that Jinx was totally healthy and happy…just as he was the last day we saw him.

I’m so, so sad. Finding it impossible to enjoy this holiday. I’ll be back tomorrow…and hopefully a little less mournful. Take care, everyone. Happy Easter to you & yours…and for those who don’t partake in Easter, have a terrific Sunday. :cry: