It's Tuesday, but it feels like...Monday

                    

Well, I'm back at work today.  Tomorrow was a day spent during errands and having cramps--which I am still experiencing today.  Cramps and sore boobies..  Being a woman is such a joy...isn't it? 

We went to the DMV to get that ID card my daughter desperately needs.  It wasn't too bad, despite the fact the place was packed.  I've never seen such an organized Department of Motor Vehicles..  I was impressed.  We sat in our blue plastic chairs, and waited for the automated female computer voice announce my daughter's number.  The place had lighted blue beams, and was all decorated in blue and white.  I felt like I was waiting for a ride at Disneyland, in Tomorrow Land.  All that was missing was Mickey Mouse--but he wasn't too far.  Nicholas was pretty well behaved too.  He kept entertained by playing with my cell phone, and watching Mickey and the Giant on Andrew's video Ipod. 

Liz is going to have to wait 4 weeks for her ID to arrive--so I guess she won't be opening a checking account anytime soon.  She got a book for a driver's permit.  I hope she studies it, and finally takes the plunge and gets serious about driving.  I don't want to pressure her to do it, but, it would be nice for her to drive.  She uses the lightrail and the bus to get to school, and after taking her to school yesterday, I think she is pretty lucky she doesn't have to attempt to park her car in that parking lot.  I had to drive through it, and the place is packed, and most of the drivers are young, and frankly cannot park!!  If she drove she would also have to get a parking permit, and a car, and car payment, and insurance, gas..  May be light rail and the public transit isn't that bad afterall, BUT..come on, Liz...driving can be good!  As soon as she is behind the wheel I know I will worry..  But, that isn't knew..I worry about everything.

I don't think I can watch the news anymore.  Another disturbed man has made another personal vendetta against more children.  Seems like no child is safe anymore--even a peaceful Amish one room school house.  Insanity.  We live is such an uncertain world.  Where I work, I have to come across a lot of people that I normally would not associate with.  These people have many problems.  Some of them are psychological,  some are physical and others our fighting out their addictions.  These people are known to our criminal court system--but there are so many that aren't. They are living out there, carrying out with their lives with us--unseen, unknown; just waiting to blow up. 

Sometimes I feel like we have all turned into strangers in cars, zooming by eachother on the highway, being oblivious to the other until one cuts the other one off.  We exchange obsenities, angry faces, and rude finger gestures to one another.  Road rage--I'm having a bad day, and you just cut me off, so I'm going to follow you and make sure you see me flip you off.  Now, what if we did that at the grocery stores?  Oh, I'm going to bang my grocery cart into him because he cut me off at the frozen foods and didn't even bother to say "Excuse me!"  I'm right, you are wrong!  You made my day bad, so I'm coming after you!  You took the last box of frozen peas on sale!  Insane. 

I am going to practice random acts of kindness today.  I'm going to go out of my way to be kind, polite, and I will smile at people, and look at them in the eye when I speak to them.  I am going to practice my best PollyAnna atitude--no matter how sickenley sweet that may sound; I will try as best as I can--and I will not fake a smile.  We need a little be more joy, love, and concern for our fellow man.  I will count my blessings, and try and do the right thing.  Things have to change.  Are you with me? 

Have a good day!