I'm back!!! With a short rant and an explanation and other random thoughts

Well now, it has been 18 months since my last post.  Sounds like the start to a great confession, doesn't it?

I was feeling like I had nothing of value to say or to put down in black and white, so I just didn't.  I missed the process and there were many times I would come across some topic and think "oooh, great blog material" but I just couldn't make the leap to actually opening up the blog and getting to it.  Don't get me wrong, it wasn't laziness or lethargy but more like a feeling of that I needed to learn to express myself better.

So, here's my rant for today.

Quit describing food as "to die for" or as "crack".

Just stop.

There is not one food out there that is good enough to die for.  And even more so, there is not one food I would want to ingest if you describe it as a drug that will make me lose my family, my home, my teeth, my self-respect and my desire for all those things.

Whew!  That has been bothering me and I feel better just getting it off my chest.

Today is the 7th anniversary or sobriety birthday of my first-born child and what better day to tell people to stop trivializing crack?  It's not funny, it's not cute and it just needs to stop.  Can you imagine people saying "Hey, try this lip gloss.  It's so good it's like shooting heroin!"

Also, it is almost the birthday of my sister who committed suicide so when you say "this cake is to die for" I don't find that appealing.

So, please, just stop with that shit.

Now that I have THAT out of my system I want to tell you something so cute that I read in the obits recently.  There was an older man who passed whose name was Burl Lester, which is a great name all on its own.  BUT!  It gets better because Burl Lester has a twin sister by the name of Pearl Lessie. Now, how flipping cute is that?  I guarantee you I would love their mama so much for just being that clever.

I have an uncle whose father was named Earl and he had a twin sister named Pearl too.  Anyhoo, I had a list of the most popular names by state from the Social Security Administration and they also compiled a list of the weirdest name by state and now I can't find it.  I WILL find it and post it soon. You won't believe the horrid shit people are naming their poor innocent offspring.

So, happy to be back and I will try to get to this on a somewhat regular basis and as always I appreciate any comments or input.