Reality Chick's blog: "Random thoughts."

I used to hang vinyl siding for Sears. Back then I could run a bead of caulk that didn't need touching up. It was perfect. I guess that's a skill you lose over time without practice. I just re-caulked my shower. What a mess! LOL. There was caulk everywhere. All over the bottom tiles, all over me. I had to go back and re-touch every line with my finger. Yuck. But, at least I know it is done right and will last until we move out of this apartment. I wish the boy weren't sick so I could have showed him how to do it. Ahh well, I still have to caulk the tub once this is dry. Perhaps then.

So someone got offended over my fighting on the internet and I'm not a racist blogs. Sent me a message and let me know. No problem, I didn't put them up there thinking that everyone would just lap dog up and agree with me. I even thanked him for his honesty. He then messages back telling me exactly what was on the blog that had offended him and why it offended him. Also no big deal. But then he gets all butt hurt because I told him that both of them were quoted, not actually stuff I wrote. Where did that go south? Because I am willing to quote things that either tickle me or says better than I can what I am trying to get across? Or was it because I wasn't willing to take credit for someone else's work? Time to get a life. Better yet, if I offend you, stop frigging reading the blog. Hell, it says right on my homepage that my blogs can get offensive. What was your first clue, Sherlock?

Got the kids done with one stop at Toys "R" Us. Ordered obscure movies for hubby online. Got gag gifts for my brother at www.stockroom.com. ("Woof" and the wiggly rubber dog tail are the best gag gifts to date.) Also picked out a Christmas surprise for hubby there. Now I get to clean. *Notice this is me stalling.* Guess I could make some cookies.

I turned in a work order in October in order to have the work done before my family gets here for Christmas. I have a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment with @ 1300 sq. ft. Here we are at the beginning of the 4th week of actual work being done and they aren't even halfway finished. They had to regrout a shower 3 times and reseal the grout twice. They are going to have to recaulk it at least one more time. They have agreed to do one room at a time, yet they have started 4 rooms and not one of them has been finished. At this point, my kitchen, dining room and the living room are going to have to wait until after the New Year. I can't have everyone getting high on paint fumes and having to dodge workmen during Christmas dinner. The worst part is, if they had just done the work right the first time, this whole place would be done by now. If I had planned on it taking this long, I would have done it myself. At least that way it would have been done right the first time. But having to send them back to do it right the second and third time has dragged it out to the point that I am ready to have a screaming fit. Now I have to have my family dinner in a half construction zone. I just don't grasp the concept of not doing a job right the first time around.

I found this in another blog and I agree. So, this is a repost. Call me what names you like, he made a point. This is so true You call me "Cracker", "Honkey", "Whitey" and you think it's OK. But when I call you Kike, Towelhead, WOP, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Gook, nigger or Chink you call me a racist. You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live? You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day. You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day. You have Yom Hashoah You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi You have the NAACP. You have BET. If we had WET(white entertainment television) ...we'd be racist. If we had a White Pride Day... you would call us racist. If we had white history month... we'd be racist. If we had an organization for only whites to "advance" our lives... we'd be racist. If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships...you know we'd be racist. In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights...you would call us racist. Did you know that some high school students decided to make a club for only the white students because the other ethnicities had them... they all got sent to court for being racist but the african-american, latino, and asia clubs were not even questioned. You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists. I am white. I am proud. But, you call me a racist. Why is it that only whites can be racists? Repost if you agree. Now watch, I'll be a racist for posting this so watch no one will repost this for fear of being called racist?

I am sick of hearing from people that have not experienced having a child with ADHD mouthing off about how it's just an excuse for parents to drug their children and thus not have to parent. Having had two children with ADHD, I know that's bullshit. I don't want to have to parent less, I want my children to feel more normal and be able to fit in with their peers better. If they can't complete their school work because they can't keep their minds on it, that's a problem. Where in the hell do these people get off running someone down who wants to help their child. If there was another way to help them, don't you think I would or have tried it? My youngest has a much milder form and thus doesn't take his medication when he is out of school. His problems occur only in school and so he only takes it when he goes to school. Half the parents in his class have asked me if I can teach their kids the manners my son has so I must not be doing that bad a job of being a parent. For anyone that doesn't understand ADHD, go read Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell A. Barkley, PhD. Get a clue before you open your mouth.

My husband's sister started a whole war over property that they inherited when their mother passed away. She then turns around and lies to the whole family so that they will ride my husband's ass. I have all the paperwork to prove she has lied and big time. So, my question is, does it make me a bad person to post all the documentation for any family member who wants to know the truth to see? I will of course post a warning on the opening page to not read unless they really want to know the truth. Comments on this one will be really appreciated.

My brother, Robin, told me the other day that I am the only person he knows that is just as comfortable walking into a 10 million dollar mansion as I am walking into a 1 thousand dollar mobile home. I had to sit down and think about that one. It really says a lot about me. I am just not impressed by money. I like people for who they are, not what their income might be. Personally, I have found that most people of higher income levels are more stuck on it than I will ever be. I am glad I have maintained my earthiness even when I was earning a 6 figure income. I would hate to be a snob. Of course I miss the income, but I hated the job. Now I make less, but love the job. Happiness rules!

Someone once told me that. "Fighting on the internet is like competing in the special olympics. Even if you win, you are still retarded." (Before anyone gets upset, it's a quote and I don't mean it as a slam against the special olympics which is a wonderful organization. Jesus, quite sad when you have to clarify so much in a free speech society.) I have seen many people fight on the internet. It's pretty stupid. I mean how does anyone win when everyone else can't tell which one is the idiot? Again, if you are so involved in the internet that you can't stand to hear one thing said against you, it's time to shut off your computer, step out your door, see what else the big wide world has to offer, and get a real life.

Got a letter from my sister-in-law's idiot, errrrr lawyer. It seems that he considers an accounting discrepancy of $50,000.00 that mysteriously appeared in her personal account a trivial discrepancy. How in the hell is that trivial? That's a pretty big accounting discrepancy. And then she wonders why we are asking her to provide documentation to back up her accounting? I think she just proved our case right there. It is much better to have someone think you are stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.