Probation???

Quick updates. It has been a while since I have written about some

of my gal pals, so time to do a quick summary. Michelle is still

ruling at the cell phone retailer she works at. Good news and bad

news with her....she is NOT seeing the bozo that has mistreated

her so much in the past.....bad news is that for some reason, she is

still not over him. Let us bang our heads against the wall in unison

now.....AAGGHH! Oh well, other than that, she is in fine fettle. As

for Sandra, she is still at the job she landed last summer, while 

occasionally doing her stand-up comedy routine....and yes, still

single. Someone who is kind of sort of seeing someone is the one 

and only Francesca. She dropped by the other night after being

AWOL for a couple of months. She is still with the same boyfriend

(yes, we are ALL shocked about that one!), but as she put it, he is

on "probation". Apparently he has misbehaved lately. Furthermore,

her parents can't stand him (nor can her sister, friends, etc....maybe

a hint hint hint for Francesca?), so until he meets with her parents

and things improve, probation it is. She did state that since being

put on this probation, boyfriend is actually opening doors for her!

She has also quit one job, and is on the verge of quitting her other

one should this travel agency gig that she applied for comes through.

Francesca is really hoping for that, more for the discount airline

tickets and hotel rooms! Last, but certainly not least, Lola is still in

Seattle, but maybe for not much longer. No viable job has come

through for her, and unfortunately, no relationship has cropped up

either, although there may be one in the works. However, a return

to Alaska is very likely in the early spring if things don't turn around

soon. I tell ya', keeping up with the adventures of these gals is one

thing, understanding what is going on inside their heads another!

Lady

Here it is, way overdue, a picture of our big,

beautiful, baby girl, the one and only LADY,

just the best dog ever! Witness her in relax

mode, (trust me, a RARE event!) chilling on 

the sofa! Good girl, love you!

Frustration and Fun

With the Benazir Bhutto assassination 3 weeks ago, and the 

subsequent fallout, I neglected to wish my friends and readers

a very Happy New Year....so Happy 2008! Personally, it could

have started off a little better. My beloved Dallas Cowboys, 

who had the best record in the NFC and held home field advan-

tage throughout the playoffs with a first round bye, blew it by

losing to the N.Y. Giants, a team Dallas had beaten twice this

season. I know it is tough to beat the same team 3 times in the

same season, but after the year Dallas had had, and the advan-

tage at hand, it could - SHOULD - have been a victory. Yet we

Cowboy fans have to suffer through yet another year without a

playoff victory, a streak that reaches over a decade now. Very

frustrating.  :(  On the positive side, we got our first real snow

fall of the year, much to the delight of my dollbaby puppy Lady!

(yes, she is still a puppy, despite her having reached 60 pounds

recently!) The Siberian Husky side of her definitely came out

with the cold white stuff; she was bouncing and prancing around

in it, attacking the snow balls I was throwing, sticking her nose 

in mounds of snow and tossing masses of it about. Lady enjoyed

the snow so much she was hesitant to come in when I called her,

taking her sweet time while looking back over her shoulder 

almost lustfully! The fact that most of the snow melted away the

very next day was, I am sure, rather disconcerting to my big gal!

Bhutto Assassination update

I have spent these days since the lamentable assassination of

Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan in a state of mournful sorrow, yet

with a twist of amusement, but not in the funny, ha ha sort of

way. No, I have been 'amused' by the Pakistani government's

(ie. murderers) explanation of the events on that tragic day.

Apparently, according to the government spokesman, Bhutto

did not die from gunshots or the bomb explosion. No, the

sunroof killed her! Yes, you read correctly. Bhutto, as you all

know by now, was waving and saluting her adoring public 

as she stood in the open sunroof of her vehicle. When the

deadly commotion started, she quickly tried to re-enter her

vehicle (according to the government version), and in doing

so, hit the lever of the sunroof with the back of her head,

fracturing it and causing the fatal injuries. That's right,

death by sunroof is the version they are trying to sell. I just

want to know when the entire world became blonde, or

were born yesterday. It is just an insult to even offer up 

such a pathetic fantasy; who in their right mind would even

for a moment consider such an excuse? A harried videotape 

taken during the dreadful episode has surfaced, and despite

it not being of the best quality, it is still very clear that 

Bhutto was shot first, as you see her buckle and begin to

collapse, then the light of the explosion from the suicide

bomb follows almost immediately after. So now the red-

faced Pakistani government, trying to present some

semblance of propriety, has invited Scotland Yard investi-

gators into Pakistan to assist in discovering exactly how 

Bhutto was killed and who was responsible (again insulting

our intelligence, as if we didn't know....sheesh). Further-

more, a few days ago, the government announced they 

would delay the elections until February, due to the exces-

sive protests and violence after Bhutto's death. It would 

not surprise me in the least if the elections were delayed 

again, or not even held. And if they do ever take place, it 

will be ridiculously rigged, so it will all be moot. But 

nothing, not Scotland Yard, not any mournful protest by 

Pakistani citizens, will bring Benazir Bhutto back. Sad.