Lorraine Morris

With all the talk in recent months of a recession, I was struck by how many people were at the department store today.  Granted, this is a time of year when commercialism is usually at its peak.  But with all of the recent financial hardship and economic downturns, I didn’t expect to see a crowd.  I had wondered if people would take this time to cut back on the gifts and really focus more on spending time with loved ones. 

But commercialism will live on it appears.  The crowds were thriving and I could really not make any distinction to any other year.  It appears that even in the face of hardship, people will make an effort to celebrate the holidays in the same fashion they always have.  Hopefully this could be a bit of a boost for the rest of the economy, but only time will tell. 

So gas prices are at levels where a fill up doesn’t require heart medication and personal loans. So how long do you think that is going to last? Not long the Arabs will shut down some wells and the price will creep back up. So what is the solution?

Well iIve been thinking , what if we send some folks and tell them we are playing by the same rules they play with. Just guys , look we need oil and by the looks of your farm land you are going to need some food. You cant grow anything out here. So her is the deal , we are raising the price of a bushel of corn to 300.00. How does that feel Shiek Crude Pumper? or we can trade straight up

One thing that is certain is, men and women have very different ideas on communicating.  But who knew the misunderstandings could be amusing?  I was recently having a conversation with a man and discovered this fact.  The nature of our discussion is not that important.  I said something to the effect of, “If you wanted to change that then I’m sure you could make it better”, which he took as “You didn’t do it right, you suck!”

That left me scratching my head and wondering if I had been speaking English.  That wasn’t what I said.  Ladies, don’t think we aren’t guilty as well.  Just later on that day he said that a plan I had was a “very unfulfilling goal.”  Which I took to mean, “Wow, what a loser.”  Again, not what he had intended and not even remotely close to what was actually said.  What happened to taking someone at his or her word?

If I didn’t know any better I’d say we were not even speaking the same version of English at the other.  I suppose I need to brush up on my translating skills, just to be on the safe side.

My dear freind is on the verge of filing bankruptcy in Florida and she is sick about it. Her husband of 30 years is a drug adddict and they have pretty much gotten in debt they will never be able to repay becasue of it. it is amazing what drugs and alcohol can do to a family. I have known thenm since high school and they were voted the most likely to succeed in out class. This is really painful for her. From having anything she wanted to filing bankruptcy is just amazing. She cant even afford the cost of the bankruptcy