Yoders and Vegas

So Thursday June 25, 2009 I had surgery to remove my Gallbladder. It was also the same day that Michael Jackson died. I was super medicated that day so I wasn’t totally aware of the situation during that Thursday or Friday. The days passed and I see all of these MJ tributes and videos … his music has been all over the radio. It’s just another person who died, right? I mean, I never saw him in concert or anything. Never really had anything of his other than a CD and my dad’s old vinyl. I’ve been going about my business just like a regular working person. Another celebrity died. We’ll remember him for a while … I guess. No big deal. I didn’t realize how much of an impact a man whom I’ve never met had on my life and my memories. I did record the VH1, MTV & BET shows that showcased and highlighted his music videos and career from the Jackson 5 to current. I went to iTunes and out of the top 10 most downloaded songs on iTunes … 4 of them are of M. Jackson. Wow … So I download so

It't the 4th of July! Yay, a day to celebrate our freedom ... a day to say I AM AN AMERICAN AND PROUD OF IT. A day that we declared our freedom!!! We are free and we will fight to stay that way! AMEN!! Then ... have you ever had too many people doing too many things on the 4th of July? We rarely have too many things to do or places to see or people to visit on the 4th, but we've always managed to do something with someone. Can I say that I hate to fight to see the fireworks? OMG ... it is redunkulious! Is that even a word? It is now. Holy cow ... to sit in traffic for hours and hours, then to fight to get parking, then to sit for hours just until the fireworks start. Then to have to sit in the heat until it was time for the show to start. Ugh ... what if you have to go potty? I am not a super huge fan of the port-a-potty. I go and hover like there is no tomorrow. For some reason I feel like the icky stuff on the seat is jumping off of it to stick to my backside. ... m