Normal People

Today is cold....

2009-10-17T11:52:00.002-04:00

Well, the title says it all!!! Today is cold, as it has been for the past week or so. I don't like it. I'm not a snow bunny. Also, I now pay utilities, yikes!!! Well, sometimes you have to take a chance, and I have, so utilities.....here I come!!! Anyway, all things considered, things are going well. Everyone out there try to stay warm and enjoy the day. Bye for now.

2009-07-02T19:19:00.000-04:00

Hello,

I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!!

Sincerely,

Marsha

Fw: Hey Gorgeous

2009-05-01T23:34:00.001-04:00

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net> wrote:

From: Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net>
Subject: Hey Gorgeous
To: Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 10:09 AM

Today is National
'HOLYCOW, YOU'RE HOT' Day!
Share this with someone gorgeous,
but don't send it back to me,
I've been getting this message all freakin' day!!!

Fw: Twisted murder mystery....God works in mysterious ways????????

2009-05-01T23:11:00.000-04:00

--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net> wrote:

From: Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net>
Subject: Twisted murder mystery
To: Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 2:11 AM

Subject: Twisted murder mystery

This is bizarre!

For those who have served on jury...this one is something to think

About..Just when you think you have heard everything!! Do you like
To read a good murder mystery? Not even Law and Order would attempt to
Capture this mess. This is an unbelievable twist of fate!!!

At the 1994 annual awards dinner given for Forensic Science,

(AAFS)President Dr. Don Harper Mills astounded his audience with the
Legal complications of a bizarre death. Here is the story:

On March 23, 1994 the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald
Opus, and concluded that he died from a shotgun wound to the head. Mr.
Opus had jumped from the top of a ten-story building intending to commit
Suicide. He left a note to the effect indicating his despondency.
As he fell past the ninth floor, his life was interrupted by a
Shotgun blast passing through a window, which killed him instantly. Neither
The shooter nor the deceased was aware that a safety net had been
Installed just below the eighth floor level to protect some building workers
And that Ronald Opus would not have been able to complete his suicide the
Way he had planned.

The room on the ninth floor, where the shotgun blast emanated, was
Occupied by an elderly man and his wife. They were arguing vigorously
And he was threatening her with a shotgun! The man was so upset that
When he pulled the trigger, he completely missed his wife, and the pellets
Went through the window, striking Mr. Opus. When one intends to kill
Subject 'A' but kills subject 'B' in the attempt, one is
Guilty of the murder of subject 'B.'

When confronted with the murder charge, the old man and his wife
Were both adamant, and both said that they thought the shotgun was not
Loaded. The old man said it was a long- standing habit to threaten his wife
With the unloaded shotgun. He had no intention to murder her. Therefore,
The killing of Mr. Opus appeared to be an accident; that is, assuming
The gun had been accidentally loaded.

The continuing investigation turned up a witness who saw the old
couple's son loading the shotgun about six weeks prior to the
Fatal accident. It transpired that the old lady had cut off her son's
Financial support and the son, knowing the propensity of his father
To use the shotgun threateningly, loaded the gun with the expectation that his father
Would shoot his mother.

Since the loader of the gun was aware of this, he was guilty of the
Murder even though he didn't actually pull the trigger. The case
Now becomes one of murder on the part of the son for the death of Ronald
Opus.

Now for the exquisite twist... Further investigation revealed that
The son was, in fact, Ronald Opus. He had become increasingly despondent
Over the failure of his attempt to engineer his mother's murder. This
Led him to jump off the ten-story building on March 23rd, only to be killed
By a shotgun blast passing through the ninth story window. The son,
Ronald Opus, had actually murdered himself. So the medical examiner closed
The case as a suicide.

A true story from Associated Press.

All good things.....

2009-04-25T15:36:00.000-04:00

Well it is indeed a sad time. A close friend of my sister's family, and someone I regarded very highly, as she did everyone she met, has passed on after a battle with cancer.
Of course she never smoked, was health conscious, since she was a nurse and worked in the health care industry, and she was one of the, "good guys".
I'd like to take a moment to pass her name about and ask that all who read it, say it when saying a prayer of comfort and guidance for those she left behind. She loved truly and was loved truly. She always will be loved and remembered. Sincerely a wonderful person whom we all would have been bless to know. Her name is Susan (Fulytar), she was 54 years old and brought much love, guidance and care into this world to whomever crossed her path. She will always be missed. God bless you and yours, Susan.

Sunshine....

2009-04-17T22:08:00.000-04:00

Ah, There was indeed sunshine out there today!!! Tomorrow is suppose to be even nicer, however, come Tues. there is suppose to be a chance of snow!!! Wow, from the 70's to snow. I really don't have much to say, but I will update a few things. I recently had to do some clothing shopping since I put on about 25 pounds!! I wanted to put on a little weight, but I think enough is enough. I really can't afford to buy more clothes. Well, anyway, I'm trying to eat more healthy. Not so much bad fat, and not so much sodium. So, that's about all that is currently going on right now. Hope everyone has lots of fun in the sun.

Still Cold

2009-01-18T16:11:00.000-05:00

Well guess what? Yep, it is still cold (I mean teeth chattering, cold) outside! It's suppose to warm up here in my neck of the Ohio woods though in a couple of days and today is, in fact, in the double digits above freezing. My sister lives in Marion, Ohio and has been experiencing highs in the -17 and -18 degree temperatures. She's well though. She and her husband and their home have survived the temperatures thus far without problems, although her husband has caught a cold. Hope you feel better soon, Roy!!! Usually my apartment has temperatures in the low 60's. I don't control the thermostat and while others boil, I freeze. Go figure!!! Seems to be my lot in life lately, my last apartment was the same way!!! However, since this really cold weather, it's pretty toasty (comparatively speaking) in my apartment. I'll never figure this place out!! I am not complaining at all though-in fact, I'm thrilled. Well, I hope all you out there in the real world are doing well. Bye for now.

Fw: Missing 15 year old from PA

2009-01-13T19:38:00.001-05:00

--- On Tue, 1/13/09, Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net> wrote:

From: Joann Hart-Swartz <hartofohio@adelphia.net>
Subject: Missing 15 year old from PA
To: Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 12:29 PM

Subject: Missing 15 year old from PA

If this was your child

you would want ALL

the HELP you could get !

Do the right thing

HELP this FAMILY !

Thank You

This boy's mother works in HR at the Upper Perkiomen School District .
Please look at the picture, read what his mother says, then forward this message on.

My 15 year old son, Evan Trembley, is missing.
He has been missing for now two weeks.

Maybe if everyone passes this on, someone will see this child.
That is how the girl from Stevens Point was found by circulation
of her picture on tv. The internet circulates even overseas,
South America , and Canada etc. Please pass this t o everyone in your address book.
With GOD on his side he will be found.

I am asking you all, begging you to please forward this email on to anyone and everyone you know, PLEASE.

It is still not too late. Please help us. If anyone
knows anything, please contact me at:
HelpfindEvanTrembley@yahoocom

I am including a picture of him.

All prayers are appreciated!

I t only takes 2 seconds to forward this.

If it were your child missing, you would want all the help you could get; please pass this on!!

Margie Rullman
Human Resources Assistant
Upper Perkiomen School District
(215) 679-7961, ext. 2463

Ahh...Sundays

2009-01-12T00:42:00.001-05:00

Well, yesterday and today have been big snow days. Most everything got closed down for both days. It was nice to have an excuse to just lounge around the house. I did just that and not much else.

My son's plane to Texas still left out of the Erie Airport and although he got there safely, thank you God, his luggage did not. He is still hopeful that he'll get it. I hope so. He was sent there by the company he works for. Still, I hope he can experience a little bit of Texas before coming home. It's awesome that he is clear across the country!!

Soon I'll be getting the converter box for my TV. I hope I can still use my VCR to record shows. I'll have to do some research to find out. Well all for now!!!

Whew....

2008-12-28T17:28:00.000-05:00

Well, well, well!!! So much has happened this year that I can hardly bring it the attention it may deserve on this posting, but I'll try to hit the highlights.
First and foremost, can you believe that another year is already gone? It seems to go so slowly, but then it's over.
Let's see...I think the last post was around Thanksgiving of 2007, at which time I was still healing from my broken jaw. Ah, getting older!!
Well, after that, I moved the beginning of Feb. '08, as did my son, Jaeson. As a matter of fact he, along with the help of his cousin, Jimmy, moved me one weekend and then the three of us moved Jaeson the next weekend. Actually, it was probably the other way around, but still a hell of a month.
For the next four months nothing to extraordinary went on until the beginning of June. Just about exactly one year after my quitting smoking, perhaps to much for the old girl (me). Anyway, hello!!! It's time to shake things up with a Subarachniod Hemorrhage, otherwise referred to as a form of stroke. It involves bleeding of the brain for no apparent reason (no injury to the head, etc.), at least in my case. As is evident with this posting, I survived!!!! One heck of a outcome since 50% of suffers don't survive long enough to attain medical help. Although I appreciate the outcome, I certainly hope not to do that again!!!
More good news in or about Sept. for my son, he has a new relationship with a local girl in his new home town and that not anything to sneeze at!!!
Thanksgiving this year was spent together with my son, Jaeson and his girlfriend and her family in Pennsylvania. It was a very nice time.
Christmas is now past, and the new year is only days away. It doesn't seem possible. Another year gone. Let us all count our blessings!! I'm sure we have more than enough to rejoice in!! May God bless us all and may we be a blessing to all we touch!!!

Hump day....

2008-09-17T19:01:00.001-04:00

Well, it's Wednesday and soon the weekend will be here. Hurray!!! My oldest son is on his way with a co worker to Texas for his job and I will be o my way to Kentucky to attend a hair show with my sister who is a cosmetologist. I'm only going to get away and to keep her company since I'm not a cosmetologist. Well, I just hope things are somewhat back to normal in Texas, they got hit hard by a hurricane recently, I think 'Ike' was it's name. A lot of electrical outages and flooding and other problems , too. We here in my part of Ohio got a lot of damage from high winds left over from "Ike". A lot of people still without electric since Sunday. Lucky me thought got my electric back on Monday.

Been a long time.....

2008-08-25T16:39:00.000-04:00

Well It has been a long time since I've added a post to my blog. I doubt anyone even checks it anymore, but It might prove to be a stress reliever, so here goes.
June and July this year were mostly used to regain some type of normalcy in my life. I suffered a subarachnoid hemerage, (that's not spelled right, but it's close enough) commonly known as a form of stroke, at the beginning of June. It just came out of nowhere and took me totally down. I am so blessed to be here at all and especially with seemingly no long term side affects except that I poop out way more easily.
Well, that pretty much the meat of the update. I am back at work and doing ok, I'm just pretty tired when I get home. All things considered, everything is going well. I also got a different schedule of hours at work, which I like better. In part due to my stroke. So, sometimes good things due come out of bad ones.

Mom's

2008-05-10T01:40:00.000-04:00

Today I saw people and heard from people that bring me joy. Just 'cause they exist, it makes my life happier.
I saw my 'sister friend', Shelly. She's so sweet and inspiring. She always has a smile for everyone, but somehow when it's your turn to receive one, it sure makes you feel special.
I heard from my friend, Bobby, who is somehow always able to convey to you that you are important. Just as important as anyone in this world. She always has time to help anyone who needs it. And, shes good at it, too!!
Yesterday I heard from another friend, one that I've known for a long time. Patty is a wonderful person who certainly has had her share of downs, but finally, she has found someone who recognizes her goodness and things are looking up.
One thing we all have in common is that we are, of course, all women, and moms, too! I would like to take this moment in time to say to all of us, Happy Mother's Day!!! I love us all!!
Of course, not everyone who brightens my life simply because they exist are mom's, or even female. My son, Jaeson, a.k.a. Paul J, also is in that special group!! And I heard from him, too!! He always makes me feel happy to be alive when I hear from him. I'm so blessed, and so proud of him!! And, I love him, too, of course!!!

What else is new???

2008-05-07T02:43:00.000-04:00

Well, we've all been there!! Somehow, although everything seems to be rolling along just as it always does, it isn't!! I've been trying to decide whether my Ford, Tempo (4 cyl./1987) is worth putting new ball joints and wheel bearings on , or not. I thought this was my only decision, however since the news of the ball joints and bearings, she's developed a leak somewhere that causes me to have to replace break fluid about every two weeks when the break light comes on. Also, she has decided to only allow left turn signals to be given. And now, the newest, she has decided to not even try to start, yes I mean, no noise, effort or anything indicating any hope of an engine starting, to be her newest response to my wanting her to take me somewhere!!! I think, perhaps, after much research, that she may need her neutral safety switch replaced, or adjusted, and/or, likewise, her selector linkage. Oh, well!!! Perhaps, this is the fates telling me that it's time to let her give up the ghost and be laid to rest! Or, perhaps, it's a test!! Well, I'll investigate, and ponder for a while longer, and eventually, I'll come to a decision.

Once again...

2008-04-17T23:51:00.000-04:00

You know how sometimes we can delude ourselves into thinking one of those ,"If only" or " I can't wait until" thoughts, and just know how great it would be?? What I mean is when you say to yourself, "If only I had the day off, I could get so much done." then when you have the day off, it somehow doesn't work out that way at all. Well, anyway, once again another Thursday has pretty much come to an end and I haven't really accomplished much of anything. Thursday's I get off work at 8 pm instead of 10:30 pm. I always look forward to Thursdays 'cause I think how great it's going to be since I'll be able to get things done after work before the stores close and get to watch some tv, too, since I'll be home earlier in the evening. I don't have cable, so I find it a treat to get to see something besides the late, and late, late shows. Once again though, I didn't really get anything done and I didn't get home before 11 pm. Oh well, I'll keep on try'n! At least I did get to get outdoors for a while. It was a beautiful evening to be outside. At around 8 pm it was a pleasant 70 degrees. Hope for a bunch more days with like weather.

Just laz'in

2008-03-11T23:46:00.000-04:00

Here's just a normal day in the life of the kitties, George (Orange and White) and Sissy (Gray and Black and White). They do have a difficult time of it putting up with their roommate, but they try hard to be fair.

Out and About...

2008-03-02T12:37:00.000-05:00

Here I am again in Erie at my son's place. He's only been here since January of 2008, so he's still getting used to the place and the surroundings, too. I think he's going to better off where he is now. He misses the solitude of his place in Conneaut, Ohio and, of course, he misses being an Ohioian, though he always will be in his heart. But, all things considered, he's moving on up in all the right ways and I'm proud and happy for him. He's worked very hard at attaining whatever goals he's set for himself, and it's paying off. I know it sounds like just the opinion of a typical mother bragging about her son, but this boy only got less than an 'A' one time from kindergarten, through five years of college. So, it's not just mom's opinion. He's very intelligent, but, not a genius, so he has always given more than a 100% effort to obtain his goals. I don't know where he gets his drive from, but I certainly can't take credit for any of his accomplishments. They're due to his dedicated drive, and his courage to follow through. You go, babe!! I feel privileged to watch you grow. Anyway, I am so glad to be able to spend time with my son. I hope we will always stay close and an active part in each others lives no matter what comes our way in the future. I'm sure we will!!!

I'm learning!??

2008-02-24T15:51:00.001-05:00

Well, maybe not. I was just thinking I had figured out one mistake, and I made another. Well, that's how many things are learned, right, through our mistakes!! In that case I should be a master at this blogging thing really soon!!
I spell checked my last blog and corrected everything, I thought, but when I looked it over after a successful posting, all my spelling errors were still there. So back to find out where I may have gone wrong and I decided that I probably should have hit the save now button after correcting the blog and then published it.
Well, if your viewing my blog,I'm sure you can see my most recent mistake...oh well, let's see if at least I'm right about the spell checking. Here come some on-purpose spelling errors which I'll correct and see if I can keep them that way. I hope so. But, I'm not sure. Here goes!!

New Attitude

2008-02-24T15:21:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm going to try this again. I'm finding it really frustrating try to find my way around in computer and blog land. I've been out of the realm of computer ease for too long and boy am I rusty, not to mention there's been a lot of new stuff added in the last few years. Well, here goes. I just hope it goes where I intend it to, since I have no idea where my last blog has gone to. Perhaps the russians are having fun trying to decipher it as it creeps across their computer screen in some desolate, god forsaken part of Russia. It could happen I suppose!
Anyway, I am just now trying to figure out if it's possible for me to find my way around blogging. Here goes!!
My title says it all pretty much. I'm bound and determined to find a new attitude towards life in general. I'm an old geezer, and probably I should have figure a lot of things out way before this, but better late than never, I guess. As I've grown older I've realized just how little control we truely have over our lives. Pretty hard to believe that I never saw how true this is. For so long I have tried to figure out what I was doing wrong because things just didn't seem to be going the way I felt they should. Oh, boo-hoo!!! Well, not that I'm boo-hooing, in fact all things concidered, I've had a very good life. I'm just pretty dense about somethings. I really thought that because things weren't the way I felt they should be going that it was something to be depressed about, because certainly it was something I should have been able to better control the outcome of, or I should have done something different and then it would have staved off the bad times. But, I now realize, that try as we may and should, we often have very little control over the most hurtful and scarey things that come our way in life. And it's not something that we can control. It's only how we react and how we let it affect us that we have a hope of controling and then in a very real sense we control the quality of our lives. I don't know if any of this is making any sense to anyone, and I doubt that it comes as news to those who do understand what I'm trying to convey, but hey, it something I going to lend a bit of attention to, and see if I can master how my attitude towards life is. Hopefully, it will mean less days of being depressed and more days of enjoying each day of life I'm given. Anyway, writing this was something I wanted to share in hopes that others out there might also find a way to have a new attitude, and a better outlook on life. Good luck all!! Bye for now.

LIFE

2007-12-28T21:21:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm sure most people have heard of the saying, ' Just another day in paradise', and it's opposite, 'Just another day in hell'. Of course, everyone gets their share of troubles and of joys, too. It's still a bummer though when the troubles come.
I know a number of people facing some major life changing situations this year. Although, there's always ups and downs, it just seems that 2007 has been a year for major ups and unfortunately, downs for a lot of people known to me. I'm hoping that 2008 is a much brighter, happier year for everyone. Let the pains be gone!!! I have faith that it is often darkest just before the dawn.
Here's wishing everyone out there a very happy new year!!!!!!!

Family....!

2007-11-24T00:20:00.001-05:00

Well, I got to spend some quality time with both my sons on Thanksgiving. All went nicely,except for my oldest son got trapped at my home due to bad weather conditions. I'm still healing from breaking my jaw, so I just ate the soft (no need to chew) stuff. It worked for me. Unfortunately, the turkey breast I bought was not a favorite with the boys ( Honeysuckle White Tenderloin), oh well! It was eatable and I had made chicken breast just in case the tenderloin wasn't enough. It all worked out. All in all, it was a very nice Thanksgiving. Bye for now.

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Just finding my way again....

2007-11-19T20:10:00.000-05:00

Well, it's strange how soon I forget how to do something if I don't do it on a regular bases. It's almost Turkey Day and I think my last posting was in Sept. It took giving up and going back to my wonderful son's blogging info that he E mailed me to figure out how to post on my blog. I still don't remember how to post right on my blog. I'm going to Email this post due to a link my son set up for me a long time ago, which by the way, I forgot was included in the Email my son sent me until I'd tried all kinds of stuff while looking at my blog and couldn't figure out how to post to it.

Well, enough about my posting problems. I'm sure given time I'll get better at this. I was subjected to an injury to my jaw (and at least one molar) when I tripped over an upraised piece of sidewalk during a night time walk. I broke a molar and my jaw. I'm healing (I'm in my fourth week since the injury), my doctor says it'll be about 6 - 8 weeks before all is well.

Of course, today is Monday and the nicest day (temp wise) that we've had in a while. I'm hoping for a few nice weather days so as to not put off my shopping for Christmas. It get harder every year for some reason to know what to buy for everyone and to get my shopping done. I used to have everything bought and wrapped and stored away before Thanksgiving. As we all eventually say, 'Those were the days !' Well, that's all for now. Happy Holidays everyone!!!

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Thanks

2007-09-26T20:02:00.001-04:00

I graduated high school with high honors, being forced to sit on stage
with an embarrassing gold medal around my neck. But I was proud of
myself. I worked hard to get that far, and it was largely due to the
encouragement I had.
I graduated college with two degrees and high honors. I had that same
encouragement.
I became an automation engineer, network administrator, and now a
controls engineer….all with the same encouragement as before.
So with the greatest challenges yet still ahead of me, I look back to
the things I accomplished and understand the reasons behind them. One
of the largest reasons is the encouragement I have always had.
There has never been a time in my life that I can think of that I have
not known that kind of support to be there.
And I wanted to thank you for that. I have the ability to be me because
of your continued support and encouragement.
Thanks mom.
--
Paul J.

Day Out !!!!

2007-09-23T13:09:00.000-04:00

Well, this is really more than a day out, but.... I worked Friday until 12:30 am, (actually Saturday morning). I left work and drove approximately 60 miles to go to my son's place in Conneaut, OH, (I live and work in Warren, OH). I arrived and we planned that Saturday we would return to Warren so my son could help replace a washing machine pump on our washer that he needs up in Conneaut, ( his new enviro since August when he moved there and started a new, better, job). This would get me out of town, which I desperately needed. and conserve gas and mileage on his vehicle, which gets enough miles just going to work and back every day since he lives in Conneaut, OH and works in Erie, PA. I arrived safely and around 1:45 pm on Sat. we head first to the area library to return a book he had that was due and then to Warren, OH to work on the washer. We didn't quite get it all done, but , we're on the right track. Two more errands and we headed back to Conneaut, OH, where my son has to find a golf course his immediate boss expects him to arrive at on Sunday by 11:30 a.m. He not only has never golfed before, but he's never been to where the golf course is located before, either. It in Venago, PA. About 55 min. away. Well let's just say that this is where the day took a big detour towards the bad. There was darkness, fog, bad directions and roads that weren't suppose to dead end, but did. All in all, it was stressful for everyone involved. All went well, however, on Sunday. The course was found easily, and hopefully all remained good. I have to wait to see how it all turns out myself. Well, more that's enough for now. Bye.

What's been going on.

2007-09-21T15:53:00.000-04:00

Well, another weekend is in sight. Ya Hoo !!!! There's a lot to do. There's a lot to get done. But.......! Well, the weather is excellent and the sun is calling, so perhaps a little enjoyment will have to be a priority. A ride on my motorcycle, maybe a picnik, a visit to a friend or two, ect.... Work is always a part of life, and I'm making an effort to make sure that enjoyment is just as big a part of life. After all we all get only one.

Soon as I have time to figure it out, I've got some pictures I want to add to my blog. For now this small addition will have to do.

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