Pinchers Crab Shack
Kelly's Fish House
I guess I should preface this posting by saying that I love calamari. Every time and I really mean every time I visit a restaurant and they serve calamari I MUST try it. So now I've decided to blog about the calamari I've tasted and the best and worst places to get it. Keep mind I'm no food critic so I'll mostly use words like yummy, not yummy, fried, oily, grilled, etc. Please don't expect too much.
My dad and I were in Miami earlier this week and decided to drive down to Naples for the night. Such a quaint little town. They were in their off-season which is what I think I really liked about the place.
For dinner the first night we went to Kelly's Fish House and it was the most awful experience ever. The wait staff was nice but the food was horrendous. My dad ordered salmon and thought he was getting fresh salmon but it was the same thing you'd get if you ordered it at Outback or TGIFridays. I'm not necessarily slamming those places but we expected more from a seafood place right on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. I felt that it was worthy of a mention because of how bad it was. I got the calamari, oyster, shrimp and grouper platter. Everything was quite average. Nothing I consumed was memorable. The location was great and the tabletop was quite interesting. I'm not going to slam the restaurant itself because the location and ambience of the restaurant was quite appealing but the food just completely lacked flavor. I'm sure you could have fun there if you just went for drinks or something.
Pinchers Crab Shack was where we had lunch the next day. I'm insanely happy that we went to lunch there. It made up for our dining experience from the previous night. My calamari was just regular fried calamari but one noticeable and memorable thing about it was that it wasn't very oily. It was crisp and yummy without being drenched in oil. My dad had that Mahi Mahi and although I was against trying it I finally gave in and had to admit that it was delicious. It was worthy of a mention because of how awesome (thanks to E for getting that word stuck in my head) it was.
So that was my attempt at being a food critic and bringing information to you on calamari. I know I strayed a bit but I just had to mention how good and awful the other dishes were. For my three followers I hope this helps one day. Ciao ciao.
August 21, 2009
June 17, 2009
Hey pops,
Hey pops,
Rafting was amazing this weekend. We rafted The New River in West Virginia. Due to all the rain the river was 9ft higher than it normally is. It made for incredible rafting though (which of course mom was concerned about. Concerned = freaked.) Everyone who did this trip in the past kept talking about how amazing it was this time around. Even our guide said this was one of his most favorite trips.
Initially everything was going wrong. We arrived Friday night around 10:00 (I left at 1:30). It was such a hellish trip. There were accidents, traffic, rain pelting down so hard that I couldn’t see and keep in mind I was driving in the mountains up and down some very steep, two lane roads. When I had a quarter tank of gas I decided to try and find gas. I didn’t find a station until I had driven for 15 miles after my empty light came on. I had to backtrack a half an hour to find a station which just wasted an hour of my time. Everything that could go wrong went wrong but that’s alright because the next day made up for it. We rented a tent from the outdoor adventure company and for $20 it was already set up and three of us shared one tent. It was such a bargain especially since it was raining, muddy and I was exhausted and irritable after having driven for about 8 ½ hours. The next morning it was overcast and foggy and I was having second thoughts about it. Plus I didn’t feel well but I’m sure it was all psychological. So our group (my friends Kate and Steph and Kate’s friend Dawn and her boyfriend Ben) went down to breakfast (really great breakfast by the way) and got our briefing before rafting and then got outfitted and headed down to the river with our caravan. I was so nervous and I had this awful headache from being nervous. Things got better after we got there though. This is really random but I went to college with our rafting guide. We were both history majors and we took a couple of classes together. I remembered him just because I remember everyone. :) I’m like an elephant.
There were 10 people in our raft. 5 of us from one group and we got hooked up with another 5 person group. They actually camped in the lot right next to ours. They were a really cool group and we had so much fun with them. So rafting down the river we initially hit Class II – III rapids. About halfway through we had lunch and they provided an awesome lunch. My friend Kate who has been rafting at least 10 times said this is the best she’s ever eaten during a rafting trip. After lunch we headed out and that’s when we hit up all the upper level rapids. The waves were humongous because the river was so swollen from all the rain and there were a couple times when I thought I was going to fall out because of the sheer force of power behind those waves. One time the guy in front of me got hit from a really bad direction and I thought he was going to fall into me and we’d both fall out. It wasn’t scary though unless there were rocks in the vicinity though. We went down all types but my favorite rapids were the Class IV and V rapids. They had these crazy huge waves coming at us from all sides. I did not fall out of the raft (unless it was on purpose.) There were a couple of times where they let us jump out and swim around and then practice getting back into the raft. When I jumped out I thank God I did because I realized my helmet was loose (got it fixed afterwards) and my water shoes were dragging me down. I had to duck down and take them off and then swim back to the raft with them in my hands. Krav Maga and Jiu-jitsu have really prepared me. I wasn’t sore at all. My muscles were ready for the challenge. The food was awesome as well. They fed us really well for breakfast, lunch, dinner and breakfast the next day.
I’ve included the terms and definitions for Class I – VI rapids so you can understand it a bit better. I’m not sure if you know exactly what I mean so I thought a little reference guide might be in order. Sorry for this long email but seeing as how it’s so expensive to talk when we finally do get to talk to each other I thought this would be the best thing. My next email will detail my adventures during the filming of the new Angelina Jolie/Liev Schreiber movie at my job. Spoiler: I saw them both!!!! :)
Love you daddy-o,N
Reference guide:
Class 1: Very small rough areas, requires no maneuvering. (Skill Level: None)
Class 2: Some rough water, maybe some rocks, might require maneuvering.(Skill Level: Basic Paddling Skill)
Class 3: Whitewater, small waves, maybe a small drop, but no considerable danger. May require significant maneuvering.(Skill Level: Experienced paddling skills)
Class 4: Whitewater, medium waves, maybe rocks, maybe a considerable drop, sharp maneuvers may be needed. (Skill Level: Whitewater Experience)
aClass 5: Whitewater, large waves, possibility of large rocks and hazards, possibility of a large drop, requires precise maneuvering (Skill Level: Advanced Whitewater Experience)
Class 6: Class 6 rapids are considered to be so dangerous as to be effectively unnavigable on a reliably safe basis. Rafters can expect to encounter substantial whitewater, huge waves, huge rocks and hazards, and/or substantial drops that will impart severe impacts beyond the structural capacities and impact ratings of almost all rafting equipment. Traversing a Class 6 rapid has a dramatically increased likelihood of ending in serious injury or death compared to lesser classes. (Skill Level: Successful completion of a Class 6 rapid without serious injury or death is widely considered to be a matter of great luck or extreme skill)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater
Rafting was amazing this weekend. We rafted The New River in West Virginia. Due to all the rain the river was 9ft higher than it normally is. It made for incredible rafting though (which of course mom was concerned about. Concerned = freaked.) Everyone who did this trip in the past kept talking about how amazing it was this time around. Even our guide said this was one of his most favorite trips.
Initially everything was going wrong. We arrived Friday night around 10:00 (I left at 1:30). It was such a hellish trip. There were accidents, traffic, rain pelting down so hard that I couldn’t see and keep in mind I was driving in the mountains up and down some very steep, two lane roads. When I had a quarter tank of gas I decided to try and find gas. I didn’t find a station until I had driven for 15 miles after my empty light came on. I had to backtrack a half an hour to find a station which just wasted an hour of my time. Everything that could go wrong went wrong but that’s alright because the next day made up for it. We rented a tent from the outdoor adventure company and for $20 it was already set up and three of us shared one tent. It was such a bargain especially since it was raining, muddy and I was exhausted and irritable after having driven for about 8 ½ hours. The next morning it was overcast and foggy and I was having second thoughts about it. Plus I didn’t feel well but I’m sure it was all psychological. So our group (my friends Kate and Steph and Kate’s friend Dawn and her boyfriend Ben) went down to breakfast (really great breakfast by the way) and got our briefing before rafting and then got outfitted and headed down to the river with our caravan. I was so nervous and I had this awful headache from being nervous. Things got better after we got there though. This is really random but I went to college with our rafting guide. We were both history majors and we took a couple of classes together. I remembered him just because I remember everyone. :) I’m like an elephant.
There were 10 people in our raft. 5 of us from one group and we got hooked up with another 5 person group. They actually camped in the lot right next to ours. They were a really cool group and we had so much fun with them. So rafting down the river we initially hit Class II – III rapids. About halfway through we had lunch and they provided an awesome lunch. My friend Kate who has been rafting at least 10 times said this is the best she’s ever eaten during a rafting trip. After lunch we headed out and that’s when we hit up all the upper level rapids. The waves were humongous because the river was so swollen from all the rain and there were a couple times when I thought I was going to fall out because of the sheer force of power behind those waves. One time the guy in front of me got hit from a really bad direction and I thought he was going to fall into me and we’d both fall out. It wasn’t scary though unless there were rocks in the vicinity though. We went down all types but my favorite rapids were the Class IV and V rapids. They had these crazy huge waves coming at us from all sides. I did not fall out of the raft (unless it was on purpose.) There were a couple of times where they let us jump out and swim around and then practice getting back into the raft. When I jumped out I thank God I did because I realized my helmet was loose (got it fixed afterwards) and my water shoes were dragging me down. I had to duck down and take them off and then swim back to the raft with them in my hands. Krav Maga and Jiu-jitsu have really prepared me. I wasn’t sore at all. My muscles were ready for the challenge. The food was awesome as well. They fed us really well for breakfast, lunch, dinner and breakfast the next day.
I’ve included the terms and definitions for Class I – VI rapids so you can understand it a bit better. I’m not sure if you know exactly what I mean so I thought a little reference guide might be in order. Sorry for this long email but seeing as how it’s so expensive to talk when we finally do get to talk to each other I thought this would be the best thing. My next email will detail my adventures during the filming of the new Angelina Jolie/Liev Schreiber movie at my job. Spoiler: I saw them both!!!! :)
Love you daddy-o,N
Reference guide:
Class 1: Very small rough areas, requires no maneuvering. (Skill Level: None)
Class 2: Some rough water, maybe some rocks, might require maneuvering.(Skill Level: Basic Paddling Skill)
Class 3: Whitewater, small waves, maybe a small drop, but no considerable danger. May require significant maneuvering.(Skill Level: Experienced paddling skills)
Class 4: Whitewater, medium waves, maybe rocks, maybe a considerable drop, sharp maneuvers may be needed. (Skill Level: Whitewater Experience)
aClass 5: Whitewater, large waves, possibility of large rocks and hazards, possibility of a large drop, requires precise maneuvering (Skill Level: Advanced Whitewater Experience)
Class 6: Class 6 rapids are considered to be so dangerous as to be effectively unnavigable on a reliably safe basis. Rafters can expect to encounter substantial whitewater, huge waves, huge rocks and hazards, and/or substantial drops that will impart severe impacts beyond the structural capacities and impact ratings of almost all rafting equipment. Traversing a Class 6 rapid has a dramatically increased likelihood of ending in serious injury or death compared to lesser classes. (Skill Level: Successful completion of a Class 6 rapid without serious injury or death is widely considered to be a matter of great luck or extreme skill)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater
May 19, 2009
Yummmy tapioca
I'm eating my tapioca pudding this morning at my desk and then all of a sudden I start singing "tap tap tap tap tapioca." Why you may ask yourself? Thoroughly Modern Millie is why! I <3 that movie!
"Everybody tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tapioca, Everybody, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slapioca.If ya got the dap, dap, dap-dap-dappier flappers flap-flap-flappierEveryone is happier when the do the tap tapioca.When they do the flap flapioca.Tap, tap, tap, tapioca,Slap, slap, slap, slapioca,Tap, tap, tap, tap the tapioca.Let's pretend we've got a bowl, we're gonna have some sport.Ha!Add trumpled licks and a rag-time beat, let's say about a quart.Yeah!Ya stir and stir it with your knee, adding a bump or two.Ya heat it, mash it, beat it, smash it, if there's a lump or two.Don't let the temperature drop to many degrees,Or you'll wind up with what is called the frozen tapioca freeze!Everybody, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap tapioca, everybody freeze!Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap slapioca everybody freeze!"
"Everybody tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tapioca, Everybody, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slapioca.If ya got the dap, dap, dap-dap-dappier flappers flap-flap-flappierEveryone is happier when the do the tap tapioca.When they do the flap flapioca.Tap, tap, tap, tapioca,Slap, slap, slap, slapioca,Tap, tap, tap, tap the tapioca.Let's pretend we've got a bowl, we're gonna have some sport.Ha!Add trumpled licks and a rag-time beat, let's say about a quart.Yeah!Ya stir and stir it with your knee, adding a bump or two.Ya heat it, mash it, beat it, smash it, if there's a lump or two.Don't let the temperature drop to many degrees,Or you'll wind up with what is called the frozen tapioca freeze!Everybody, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap tapioca, everybody freeze!Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap slapioca everybody freeze!"
April 15, 2009
April 12, 2009
April 10, 2009
April 9, 2009
Turbulent Sea
Darkness lives inside me
A secret that I hide
The light that comes from all the rest
Is lost upon the tide
A touch of lightning – magic
Has left me marked and cold
I want…I need…I crave for me
A love that sells my soul
Like a turbulent sea
Pulling at me
I’m drowning in passion and fear
With all that I am – or ever will be
I must fight for what I hold dear
And I fight
For what is right
But shadows follow…
Me into the night
I sing and I cry and I scream at the night
To change an unchangeable fate
The wave crashes
In my heart
Darkness follows
Light departs
Like a turbulent sea
Pulling at me
I’m drowning
-Sheila Clover English
A secret that I hide
The light that comes from all the rest
Is lost upon the tide
A touch of lightning – magic
Has left me marked and cold
I want…I need…I crave for me
A love that sells my soul
Like a turbulent sea
Pulling at me
I’m drowning in passion and fear
With all that I am – or ever will be
I must fight for what I hold dear
And I fight
For what is right
But shadows follow…
Me into the night
I sing and I cry and I scream at the night
To change an unchangeable fate
The wave crashes
In my heart
Darkness follows
Light departs
Like a turbulent sea
Pulling at me
I’m drowning
-Sheila Clover English
April 1, 2009
Happy April Fool's Day!
Best prank ever! My girl officemates and I pranked the dude in our office today. We stole his badge and ransomed it back to him for food. It would have been fantastic but he was already pranked out because it was our third one for the morning. See the pictures below and you'll understand it a bit better. :)
March 22, 2009
Undo send
Thank you Gmail! It's obvious why Microsoft Outlook has the recall message function. In the business sector sometimes emails go out that are no longer pertinent, sent by mistake or whatever the millions of reasons are for wanting to retrieve that mistake of a message. The problem is that the mistake also happens in the private sector too. As in, yeah I send angry messages to my ex-boyfriend because I want to rant but I don't really want him to read it. Unfortunately I can't take it back once I've sent it and then it requires another email explaining why I sent it and that it should be disregarded. Why oh why can't I just recall the message?!?! Thank you for listening Google!!!!!!
Google's Undo Send, I can tell we're going to become very close and intimate friends. I'll use you often but know that I have only your best interests at heart and we'll be together forever as long as you're around. :)
Google's Undo Send, I can tell we're going to become very close and intimate friends. I'll use you often but know that I have only your best interests at heart and we'll be together forever as long as you're around. :)
Once again I've changed my mind about what I want to do with my life.
At first I was doing biology and going for medicine because my parents wanted that. Then I changed my mind to and decided to do law. Inever felt passionate or excited about that and decided to put it off for the time being. Maybe in a couple of years I'll think about it again. Then I decided to pursue a MA in History and Museum Studies and it's something I was quite happy about but I always had my reservations. Where would I get a job, how much would it pay, would I be secure, were all questions that plagued my mind.
This weekend I spoke with a friend of mine who told me that a MA is Public Health or a MPH might be a great path for me to take. I want to help the health care system but I know that I would not be able to cut bodies up, inject people, touch dead bodies, etc and therefore medical school is not the place for me.
It's not only the health care system but it's the way people are educated about diseases and the way to protect themselves and the millions of little things that plague our society and our world and the little ways one person can make a difference. I know that if I can help one person that'll make all the difference in the world. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish this.
At first I was doing biology and going for medicine because my parents wanted that. Then I changed my mind to and decided to do law. Inever felt passionate or excited about that and decided to put it off for the time being. Maybe in a couple of years I'll think about it again. Then I decided to pursue a MA in History and Museum Studies and it's something I was quite happy about but I always had my reservations. Where would I get a job, how much would it pay, would I be secure, were all questions that plagued my mind.
This weekend I spoke with a friend of mine who told me that a MA is Public Health or a MPH might be a great path for me to take. I want to help the health care system but I know that I would not be able to cut bodies up, inject people, touch dead bodies, etc and therefore medical school is not the place for me.
It's not only the health care system but it's the way people are educated about diseases and the way to protect themselves and the millions of little things that plague our society and our world and the little ways one person can make a difference. I know that if I can help one person that'll make all the difference in the world. Hopefully I'll be able to accomplish this.
March 10, 2009
Myself
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye.
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
and hate myself for the things I've done.
I want to go out with my head erect;
I want to deserve all men's respect.
For here in the struggle for fame and self
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
I'm bluster, a bluff and an empty show.
I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
-"Author Unknown"
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye.
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
and hate myself for the things I've done.
I want to go out with my head erect;
I want to deserve all men's respect.
For here in the struggle for fame and self
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
I'm bluster, a bluff and an empty show.
I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
-"Author Unknown"
March 9, 2009
Lunch aka Operation Stalk Angie
Ang and Liev Schreiber are filming a new movie called Salt and I walked by all the action today. This is a little blow by blow:
1) My friend Megan and I walked out to "lunch" which was just codename for Operation Stalk Angie.
2) We turned left and walked down to 18th St (which is how I came to work this morning) and were told by a crew member that there was shooting going on at that moment on that street and that we couldn’t walk down that way at the moment. I was bummed because I really wanted Sbarros today but I couldn’t get to it.
3) We turned and walked back down D St and decided to cut through the Red Cross building because they’re filming on the other side. I took two pictures (for you) with my camera but couldn’t do much because 1) my camera is so jacked up right now and 2) there wasn’t much to take pictures of. I took them of the people milling around and of the cameras but that’s it.
4) We watched some of what was going on around us on E St between 17th and 18th but we couldn’t really see anything.
5) We left to go to lunch at Cosi’s and sat there for a while.
6) When we came back there was still a lot of filming going on but they were meaner and stricter than before. We couldn’t even stand on street to watch what was going on. It’s not like a car would have hit us because the streets are all blocked off!
7) I’ll try to leave early just in case they block off all the streets and I can’t get to where I’m going.
8) Ang will be back in June to film more at Memorial Continental Hall. I’ll be EVEN closer to her because that is right downstairs!
9) She is supposedly filming in the wind tunnel at Constitution Hall today but there is no possible way to get over there without me potentially losing my job. I love her but she’s not worth it.
xoxo,
Nadine
1) My friend Megan and I walked out to "lunch" which was just codename for Operation Stalk Angie.
2) We turned left and walked down to 18th St (which is how I came to work this morning) and were told by a crew member that there was shooting going on at that moment on that street and that we couldn’t walk down that way at the moment. I was bummed because I really wanted Sbarros today but I couldn’t get to it.
3) We turned and walked back down D St and decided to cut through the Red Cross building because they’re filming on the other side. I took two pictures (for you) with my camera but couldn’t do much because 1) my camera is so jacked up right now and 2) there wasn’t much to take pictures of. I took them of the people milling around and of the cameras but that’s it.
4) We watched some of what was going on around us on E St between 17th and 18th but we couldn’t really see anything.
5) We left to go to lunch at Cosi’s and sat there for a while.
6) When we came back there was still a lot of filming going on but they were meaner and stricter than before. We couldn’t even stand on street to watch what was going on. It’s not like a car would have hit us because the streets are all blocked off!
7) I’ll try to leave early just in case they block off all the streets and I can’t get to where I’m going.
8) Ang will be back in June to film more at Memorial Continental Hall. I’ll be EVEN closer to her because that is right downstairs!
9) She is supposedly filming in the wind tunnel at Constitution Hall today but there is no possible way to get over there without me potentially losing my job. I love her but she’s not worth it.
xoxo,
Nadine
March 4, 2009
10 Charities Overpaying their For-Profit Fundraisers
These 10 charities are not living up to their missions. Each spends more than 50% of its budget paying for-profit fundraising professionals to solicit your hard-earned money. They are ranked by the percentage of their total functional expenses spent on professional fundraising fees. As a result, very little of the charity's spending is directed towards its programs and services.
| Rank | Charity | Program Expenses | Professional Fundraising Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disabled Veterans Associations | 2.3% | 96.4% |
| 2 | The Committee for Missing Children | 10.2% | 88.1% |
| 3 | Children's Charitable Foundation | 10.3% | 87.8% |
| 4 | Disabled Police Officers of America | 11.4% | 85.9% |
| 5 | American Veterans Relief Foundation | 7.1% | 83.6% |
| 6 | Children's Charity Fund, Inc. | 5.4% | 82.9% |
| 7 | Firefighters Charitable Foundation | 11.0% | 82.8% |
| 8 | Coalition Against Breast Cancer | 12.7% | 80.6% |
| 9 | Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center | 18.2% | 78.0% |
| 10 | Foundation for Children with Cancer | 17.0% | 77.9% |
March 3, 2009
Weeki Wachee
There are moments in life that take you by surprise. While perusing my favorite website I usually run across an image or two that for whatever reason takes my breath away. You know that moment when you see a picture and wish that you had taken it, wonder about the moment, who the people are, what the situation was? I don't know why I love this picture so much since others find it scary and depressing but I hope it does something good for you like it did for me.
February 20, 2009
What I wish I could say to you...
It's been the longest winter without you. I didn't know where to turn to. See, somehow I can't forget you after all that we've been through.
Who's there? No one. I thought that I deserve it but now I realize that I really didn't know. If you didn't notice you mean everything to me. Quickly I'm learning to love again. All I know is I'm going be ok. I thought I couldn't live without you. It's going to hurt when it heals too but it'll all get better in time. Even though I really love you I'm going to smile because I deserve to. It'll all get better in time. I couldn't turn on the TV without something there to remind me. Was it all that easy to just put aside your feelings? Since there's no more you and me it's time I let you go so I can be free and live my life how it should be. No matter how hard it is I'll be fine without you. Yes I will.
I learned the hard way that they all say things you want to hear. You are not what I thought you were. Hello to high and dry! Make me think that I need you. I’m trying to make you hear me as I am. I believe there’s a way because I say.
I love you but I got to stay true. My morals got me on my knees. I’m begging please stop playing games. I don’t know what this is but you got me good just like you would. I don’t know what you do but you do it well. You got me begging you for mercy, why won’t release me? I said release me. Now you think that I will be something on the side but you got to understand that I need a man who can take my hand, yes I do.
In the night, I hear them talk about the coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road, she lost her soul to a man so heartless...How could you be so heartless? You need to watch the way you talking' to me. I mean after all the things that we've been through. I mean after all the things we got into. I know a lot of the things that you ain't told me and I did some things, but that’s the old me
I've been awake for a while now. You've got me feeling' like a child now because every time I see your bubbly face I get the tingles in a silly place. You make me smile please stay for a while now. Just take your time wherever you go. Every time you hold me in your arms I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth. It starts in my soul and I lose all control. When you kiss my nose, the feeling shows, because you make me smile. Baby, just take your time now holding me tight. Wherever you go be safe.
L is for the way you look at me
Who's there? No one. I thought that I deserve it but now I realize that I really didn't know. If you didn't notice you mean everything to me. Quickly I'm learning to love again. All I know is I'm going be ok. I thought I couldn't live without you. It's going to hurt when it heals too but it'll all get better in time. Even though I really love you I'm going to smile because I deserve to. It'll all get better in time. I couldn't turn on the TV without something there to remind me. Was it all that easy to just put aside your feelings? Since there's no more you and me it's time I let you go so I can be free and live my life how it should be. No matter how hard it is I'll be fine without you. Yes I will.
I learned the hard way that they all say things you want to hear. You are not what I thought you were. Hello to high and dry! Make me think that I need you. I’m trying to make you hear me as I am. I believe there’s a way because I say.
I love you but I got to stay true. My morals got me on my knees. I’m begging please stop playing games. I don’t know what this is but you got me good just like you would. I don’t know what you do but you do it well. You got me begging you for mercy, why won’t release me? I said release me. Now you think that I will be something on the side but you got to understand that I need a man who can take my hand, yes I do.
In the night, I hear them talk about the coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road, she lost her soul to a man so heartless...How could you be so heartless? You need to watch the way you talking' to me. I mean after all the things that we've been through. I mean after all the things we got into. I know a lot of the things that you ain't told me and I did some things, but that’s the old me
I've been awake for a while now. You've got me feeling' like a child now because every time I see your bubbly face I get the tingles in a silly place. You make me smile please stay for a while now. Just take your time wherever you go. Every time you hold me in your arms I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth. It starts in my soul and I lose all control. When you kiss my nose, the feeling shows, because you make me smile. Baby, just take your time now holding me tight. Wherever you go be safe.
L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore
Love is more than just a game for two and two in love can make it.
Love is more than just a game for two and two in love can make it.
February 19, 2009
"Getting older isn't optional but growing up is."
Why does it seem that every guy I've ever dated subscribes to this philosophy? They also seem to all hide it so well right up until it jumps out at you and punches you in the gut. Even the guy who seems so confident in himself and ready for marriage and you think "wow, you're different" really isn't. It's lurking deep down in him and somehow I'm the one that manages to make it manifest itself. Great job Nadine!
February 6, 2009
Wall Street greed...
Last Friday, Sen. Claire McCaskill took to the Senate floor and said what I imagine (I hope) a lot of us have been thinking about Wall Street lately: "They don't get it. These people are idiots. You can't use taxpayer money to pay out $18 billion in bonuses...What planet are these people on?"1
Sen. McCaskill was reacting, and rightly so, to the $18.4 billion in bonuses that Wall Street bankers took home in 2008. $18.4 billion going to the people who crippled our economy with their recklessness and greed and then took $700 billion of our money.2
Yesterday, President Obama took an important first step, limiting pay at companies taking bailouts going forward.3 But Congress is considering going even further, applying the limits retroactively and even taking back some of the most extravagant bonuses at firms that took taxpayer money.4
Wall Street's defenders make all kinds of excuses about why the bonuses were justified. They say that bonuses are an accepted part of compensation packages on Wall Street, that those receiving bonuses weren't the ones who lost their firms billions of dollars, and that they need to pay bonuses to retain top talent.6 Those arguments are outrageous. If automatic bonuses are a part of Wall Street culture, that culture has to change—a firm that's still afloat only because of huge taxpayer bailouts shouldn't be paying bonuses. And while tens of thousands of Wall Street employees are losing their jobs, it's hard to believe that those still employed will go looking for new positions because they didn't get a bonus. Sen. McCaskill showed courage standing up to the status quo.
A huge public outcry will give them momentum and push them to real action and one of my favorites sites, MoveOn.org is sponsoring a petition and by signing it you can add your name and urge Congress to act now to rein in Wall Street greed.5
http://pol.moveon.org/bonus/o.pl?id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=3
Sources:
1. "McCaskill Proposes Compensation Cap For Private Companies Getting Federal Dollars," Senate Newsroom, January 30, 2009 http://mccaskill.senate.gov/newsroom/vid_013009.cfm
2. "What Red Ink? Wall St. Paid Fat Bonuses," The New York Times, January 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/29bonus.html
3. "Obama Outlines Limits on Executive Pay," The Washington Post, February 5, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51145&id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=5
4. "Despite Treasury's New Rule, Senators Aren't Giving Up Their Push to Cap CEO Pay," TPMDC, February 4, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51146&id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=6
5. Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action
6."'Meet the Press' transcript for Feb. 1, 2009," MSNBC.com, February 1, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28964188/page/5/
Sen. McCaskill was reacting, and rightly so, to the $18.4 billion in bonuses that Wall Street bankers took home in 2008. $18.4 billion going to the people who crippled our economy with their recklessness and greed and then took $700 billion of our money.2
Yesterday, President Obama took an important first step, limiting pay at companies taking bailouts going forward.3 But Congress is considering going even further, applying the limits retroactively and even taking back some of the most extravagant bonuses at firms that took taxpayer money.4
Wall Street's defenders make all kinds of excuses about why the bonuses were justified. They say that bonuses are an accepted part of compensation packages on Wall Street, that those receiving bonuses weren't the ones who lost their firms billions of dollars, and that they need to pay bonuses to retain top talent.6 Those arguments are outrageous. If automatic bonuses are a part of Wall Street culture, that culture has to change—a firm that's still afloat only because of huge taxpayer bailouts shouldn't be paying bonuses. And while tens of thousands of Wall Street employees are losing their jobs, it's hard to believe that those still employed will go looking for new positions because they didn't get a bonus. Sen. McCaskill showed courage standing up to the status quo.
A huge public outcry will give them momentum and push them to real action and one of my favorites sites, MoveOn.org is sponsoring a petition and by signing it you can add your name and urge Congress to act now to rein in Wall Street greed.5
http://pol.moveon.org/bonus/o.pl?id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=3
Sources:
1. "McCaskill Proposes Compensation Cap For Private Companies Getting Federal Dollars," Senate Newsroom, January 30, 2009 http://mccaskill.senate.gov/newsroom/vid_013009.cfm
2. "What Red Ink? Wall St. Paid Fat Bonuses," The New York Times, January 28, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/29bonus.html
3. "Obama Outlines Limits on Executive Pay," The Washington Post, February 5, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51145&id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=5
4. "Despite Treasury's New Rule, Senators Aren't Giving Up Their Push to Cap CEO Pay," TPMDC, February 4, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51146&id=15503-10017720-TzPCyZx&t=6
5. Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action
6."'Meet the Press' transcript for Feb. 1, 2009," MSNBC.com, February 1, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28964188/page/5/
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