Snow, update on Back Forty and Nancy Grace....

Hello everyone! I meant to type to all of you sooner but lo and behold, I get online, and suddenly I'm one popular chick! 2 nights in a row I conversed with 5 people simaultaneously...by the time I'm done its time to go to bed. I love the conversations though..for this chick out here in the boonies can get a mite lonely and wanting for a bit of company, and my conversations have been very enlightening. Kudos to Sugarfoot..an awesome conversationalist, and an intelligent person to boot! Plus, one whom I now consider a "kindred spirit" in this crazy world we live in.
Anyhoo...we have a bit more snow blowing about, which is a change from the slush/dirt/gravel mix I'd been slogging through, and the temperatures have finally dipped to close to -20C. However..looking at everyone elses forecast in the rest of the Great White North, I have to say that North Ontario has had some pretty good weather. Almost the middle of January, and though it may be a tad cold for some, this Stranger can handle with utmost ease. I feel bad for my pal JD..hes had some nice big shitstorms out in BC as of late. Hey JD..haven't heard from you in a few..hope all is well..and post another chapter to your blog already! Alberta is in the deep freeze, and to my pals out there..V and K, N and J, Zinky..stay warm eh? And don't forget to don the long johns if need be. I still use my fall coat, which is nice, mostly cause I'm a bit lazy in trying to dig the superwarm winter coat out of the back of the closet. Oh well.
In other news,Sunday I went to work out at the gym..could only manage to walk on the gerbil run, because I noticed a bit of muscle tightness in the left hip again. Next morning, I wake at 6:30m...not because I had to pee or anything...no..I had pain. Yes Ladies and Gents, that freakin hip went out again. So I got up and went to the restaurant insanely early to prep for the day because I knew if stayed in bed it would get worse. It got worse anyways. Kinda discouraging, but today I went to the chiropractor and he popped that fucker back in place. Damn I need a new line of work pronto. Get this..last year I spent over $200 just to pop my hip back in. Seriously. It blows, but what can you do? I mean just imagine how bad I'd be if I never went at all...you'd see the Stranger drag racing the coffin dodgers down Huron Walk in my top of the line motorized scooter. Hell, if I was confined to one of those contraptions I'd totally make it worth my while...drag race for scooter pink slips..come on..don't tell me you wouldn't pay good money to see that! I know I would! Toast the winner by spraying tubes of Ben Gay all over him or her. There'd be fun times had by all I'm sure. Hell, I gotta laugh at all this..well..now that I'm not in pain right now I can laugh. I think I'll go in again Monday and Wednesday for a tune up just to be sure. In the meantime my chiropractor told me not to get too discouraged if I can't do too much at the gym, but to keep trying. So I will.
Anyhoo...I have a show I gotta comment on because I just love it. Yup, Nancy Grace. She is someone I (and Pizzaslinger) admire because she isn't afraid to speak her mind, and its nice to see someone on TV who does give a damn about those who are victims. The other night she had a segment about a baby that was left on the doorstep of a nursing home facility, and when the newborn was discovered, the towel she was wrapped in was wet, and there had been a bit of blood loss because of the umbilical cord. Considering that 47 states in the US have a law where you can walk right into a hospital, and physically hand your unwanted baby over to a health care professional, no questions asked, there is no excuse for leaving your newborn on the steps outside in the cold. Apparantly the baby suffered hypothermia, with her body temperature dropped down 15 degrees below normal. But thankfully the baby is fine, but the cops are looking for the parents. You know, I've heard over the years how people give birth and kill their babies and throw the bodies in a dumpster, or even like that highschool prom queen who had her baby in her high school bathroom and killed it and threw the baby in the trash, then went back to the party. Sick. Heres my thoughts on the subject...I understand that a woman, especially if she's young will tend to be in an extreme emotional state when she discovers herself with child. However..if the end result is having a newborn unceremoniously dumped in a dumpster like so much trash, then the woman would have been better off having an abortion in the 1st trimester. Funny how in high school they teach people about the proper uses of various birth control, hell even give out the option of being abstinent, and teenagers are still getting pregnant. Yeah I know..this kind of education doesn't make an impact on youth...well, some youth..the ones that don't care about the consequences, or think it won't happen to them. Its kinda ironic you know..that there are many women out there who would love more than anything in the world to be a mother, and would be terrific moms, yet can't have children, and ones who can have children throw the baby in the trash. Perhaps I shouldn't be too harsh on the woman who deposited her baby on the doorstep..perhaps she was afraid that people would ask questions. I think she had a bit more common sense, but still when you ask moms everywhere..you'd get the answer that the woman should have brought the baby indoors. Anyhoo..Nancy Grace was pretty vocal about her disapproval of the act, and I liked the fact she had no problems expressing her opinion, and to hell with what anyone else thinks. I've been watching Nancy Grace with more frequency as of late, but I just love the show, what can I say? That and now on the Food Channel they've been showing reruns of "Hell's Kitchen". I love Chef Gordon Ramsay..drops the f-bombs with ease..and can strike fear in the heart of any seasoned chef. He had another show on the same channel called "Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares". Another good show to watch. Though I do admit, i is hard to look at all that fantastic food without feeling super hungry. Hell, just talking about it is making my stomach growl. Grr.......
Anyhoo...I'm gonna wrap up this chapter. Blogger questions...yup I have several...1) Where the heck is everyone? 2) Anything good happening in your neck of the woods? 3) What is your favorite shows on television and why? and 4)What was the first ting you saw when you looked out a window today? Cheers! Until later....