HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Thanks for your patience, understanding and always being there when I needed you the most. Even though we've both been to Hell & back, I still love you.

Happy 1st Anniversary sweetheart!!!

Awwww...Isn't he cute?!

Saddam's Kitty

No warm thoughts necessary

Was a balmy 72 degrees yesterday here in Eastern Pennsylvania. Dandelions and pansies were poking their heads through the tepid soil during a walk yesterday. On Friday, we are leaving for a cruise to the Western Caribbean. Hell, we might as well stay home and save some $$ since it's almost as warm here. Global warming, El Nino, who knows. All I know is that I can get used to this!

Want vs. Need

We have all heard it. The world revolves around money. Money makes the world go around. Money is the root of all evil, etc. How many things do we buy each day that we truly do not need, but rather, want? Corporate America has led us to believe with their creative marketing that we need so much more than is necessary. What would happen to the economy if we pushed greed aside and only purchased those things that we needed? My friend Dorman had eluded that life was so much simpler when he was stationed in Iraq. He reflected back and took an inventory of what he had, and came to the conclusion that most of those things he did not need. If we only bought what we needed to survive on a daily basis, credit card debt would be close to nonexistent. Mortgage foreclosures would virtually be eliminated as well, as people would live in homes that were practicle. Not these huge homes they cannot afford so they can have large aesthetic rooms that are never used. One large home building company uses a slogan that they are 'building hope'. I like to think of it as hope that one can make that mortgage payment.

Corporate America's marketing tactics would have to drastically change in a society of need. They need not worry though, because greed has it's death grip on our world. It's all about 'how much can I get'. A group in San Francisco has attempted to simplify their lives S.F. group enjoys shopping sabbatical. So the next time you go to buy that soda at the convenience store, that song on iTunes, that iPod, that vacation, that large LCD flat screen TV (yes, I'm guilty of that one), that new blouse or jeans; ask yourself this, 'do I need this or do I want this'?