Today’s Thoughts (5/18/10)

It has been one month since I did a Today’s Thoughts posting so it is way over due:

–        I hear that the couple that crashed the last state dinner at the White House wants an apology from the White House.  HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, (deep breath), HA, HA, HA, HA, HA… sorry to laugh so long and loud but that is just too funny.  They were TRESPASSING!!!  Despite what they may say, they did not have an invitation.  Invitations to the White House are actual invitations.  They aren’t like e-mailing or calling a friend to invite them over for a barbecue.  This was a very formal event and the invitations were formal invitations.  They didn’t have that therefore they were trespassing. How do I know for sure they didn’t have an invitation?  The hairdresser who was doing her hair the afternoon of the state dinner asked to see her invitation and, after hemming and hawing about it she said she must have left it in her car or somewhere.  If I had an invitation to the White House, I would keep it someplace very safe and know exactly where it was at all times.  One last note on this: I also like that they are demanding this apology just as their new reality show is coming out.  They are still after cheap publicity.  So sad.

–        I have started avoiding the coverage on the growing oil slick in the gulf. It is just so depressing.  It also makes me incredibly angry.  These are companies who deal with oil all the time.  Why are they finding it so difficult to plug up this hole?  I know, I know, there are logical reasons why what they have tried so far hasn’t worked.  I just wish they would work faster at it and solve the problem before this completely destroys all sea life and all jobs related to sea life in the Gulf of Mexico and up the eastern seaboard of the US.

–        I received an envelope from my doctor’s office today with my name and address handwritten on the front.  My guess was that it contains the results of my mammogram.  But that information usually comes in the form of a little blue post card.  So, this is new and therefore a little unnerving.  Is it bad news?  Well, I would think they would call me if it were bad news.  But why the change in how to send the information?  I sat and stared at the envelope for a few minutes trying to discern what was in it.  I held it up to the light but couldn’t see what it said inside.  Finally I took a deep breath, slit open the envelope and took out the paper inside.  It was a form letter saying that the test I had, with the mammogram line checked, was satisfactory.  Satisfactory.  That must mean no lumps or other abnormalities in my breasts.  Phew…what a relief.  I didn’t think they would find anything because I do self-breast exams and I didn’t feel anything but that doesn’t mean there wouldn’t be something there that is too small for me to feel.  I think that the next time I go to the doctor I’m going to mention that it was a scary way to get the results of my test and maybe they need to go back to the little blue post cards.  Or maybe cover the envelope with smiley faces so I would know it is good news.  Yeah, that is better!

I think that is it for today.  I have other thoughts roaming around my head but I think they deserve postings all their own rather than being lumped in with these random thoughts. Hope everyone is having a good week!