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What am I thankful for?

My family, my friends, my Gianni, my health, 75 degree days, medical advancements, warm soft blankets, my kitties, the ability to travel, my education, warm baths, crunchy leaves, pools, good movies, soft socks, my pillow, good meals, the roof over my head, blogs, photos, dancing, laughing 'til it hurts, email, phone calls from old friends, snail mail, music...the list goes on! Even though it is getting colder and colder outside...my heart stays warm because of people like you. Thank you for your friendship--none of these things would matter without all of you. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

Guinness Book of World Records and its Impact on My Life

I love World Records. That's all there is to it. I does not matter what the record is, I am in total and utter awe of these record holders. It fascinates me to no end. Why do I care about a man with the longest ear hair or some other strange mutation? I have no idea. All I know is that I love it. Can't. Ever. Get. Enough. Even as a kid I would sit up all night turning page after page in my Guinness Book of World Records books. I must say, the book lacked in the photo department. Maybe it was just because I was a kid, but the only ones that made a true impact on me were those that had a photo attached to the record. I love to analyze each picture and just imagine myself living in the world's largest limo with a pool and helicopter landing base. We need more pictures Guinness writers! This book was such a quick read and totally supported my ADD lifestyle. I could just read little snippets about strange people and worldly things. There was a good period of time that my Mom would just automatically buy me the new one that came out annually and I loved knowing that I had my 5 inch thick record books all lined up nicely in my bed stand bookshelf for easy retrieval. (Just the thought of this today brings a smile to my face) These books have even played a part in my adult relationships. John and I have had quite a few laughs about some records that we remembered as children.

I am sad that I put this interest on the back burner. I have no idea what took its place. Growing up? Homework? Late night phone calls? I am also kinda ticked that since I haven't been a loyal purchaser of these books in the recent years that they will not be stacked nicely in my bed stand. If I start buying again, I will have this huge gap of years in my collection. Gap of information. Gap of necessary facts for my life.

I've been browsing the website and it is quite enjoyable. It's a lot more interactive than the book--kinda like a modern version of my books. The crazy-long-haired-ear-man even provided a quote to react to his record. Radhakant Bajpai, yes that is his name and he is from India, stated:

Making it to Guinness World Records is indeed a special occasion for me and my family. God has been very kind to me.

Globalization is crazy. I personally know that a guy in India has the longest ear hair and how he feels blessed. I wish the records website was a little more accommodating and would allow me to copy pictures so I could easily share my research--especially because I just came across something totally freaky. I don't want to ostracize these people, but I am totally shocked. I just clicked on Human Body, then Body Beautiful, then get ready--Hairiest Family. Please go check out this picture. It's gotta be Michael J. Fox in Teen Wolf. The article says 98% of their body is covered in hair and they suffer from hypertrichosis or "werewolf syndrome." It's been carried through the generations. Wow. I feel a lot different now about my eyebrow waxing.

I gotta at least write about one more. Largest Dog Show. (I need the SNL clappers) This picture makes my sides hurt. How could this dog win a real dog show? It looks like the funniest dog, but I don't know about the best. Anyway, this dog, "Danny", beat out almost 23,000 competitiors! Lotta dogs. I wonder if the qualifications are to win. A striking resemblence to a dog that looks like it has been electrocuted? Crazy mouth area that you can't quite make out? And finally a requirement of 97% fur, 2% fang/tongue, and 1% dog? Eventhough I include one here, you must go look at Danny's picture on the website. (Damn this site, it doesn't change its web address within the webpage so follow these instructions: Natural World, Fantastic Pets, and Largest Dog Show.

Okay, that was a short record--let's do another. (See how fun it is? I wanna curl up in bed with the computer monitor in my lap or run out to a 24 hrs Borders and buy the latest and greatest copy) Oooh...I found another good one. Farthest Human Cannonball Flight. Yes, human. David "Cannonball" Smith launched himself over 185 ft at speeds of 70 mph. Sheesh. (Seriously-what does one think when he is flying? "Oh shit, where can I land?" I don't think I would enjoy being a human cannonball unless I had a huge parachute to catch me-and they make no mention to how the land. Maybe that is why "Cannonball" does not have a comment to make about his record) This cuckoo has 8 children, 5 of which also explore cannonball opportunities. I did a little web search on this and found out more about the family of flyers. The day "Cannonball" made this record, him and his son, Dave "The Bullet," simutaneously launched themselves in the air. Cannonball landed a littler further from The Bullet and broke the record. Hmm.

So I just need to do something totally crazy and original and try to make my way into the record books and join this elite club of crazy people and worldly things. I drove a Ford Tempo that was totalled twice from the '80s, can pop my hip out, I could lick stamps and envelopes for days, and people say I have strange ear lobes, but I don't think either are extreme enough to be published. Guess I will have to settle for being ordinary in a world full of record makers and breakers. Yeah...I'll just stick to that story because when I figure out what my record could be, I'm not going to tell anyone so it can't be stolen. It will debut in Guinness Book of World Records 2022--and I am demanding a picture.

Klein out of Line

I have to update from my TomKitten blog...I came across this ridiculous article about "Kate's" ex, Chris Klein. Basically, this guy's remarks make anyone look good (maybe even Tom). One brilliant quote I extracted is:

I try to treat all women with respect whether they're pretty or ugly. I want to be nice and be like, 'Wow, thanks for the attention. But get out of my face.'

Read on only if you think your computer monitor can survive the beating.

I Need A Laugh, Maybe You Do Too

Kyleigh's Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard

It's only been a few days and I miss Tasha & Kyleigh so bad! It was great to seem them & be together for a few days. We had a lot of laughs, "Just try it on" (a Spanglish quote that requires the accent), celebrated Tasha's Birthday, and spent a lot of quality time together. I hate that a few of my best friends live across the country--how did that happen? When I start bringing home some bucks, I will be sure to be booking some flights!



Okay, Kyleigh requested that she become a blog topic because she looks fabulous, but there was no need for her to request this because I willingly want to share how amazing she looks! I was shocked when I first saw her last weekend & it took me a few days to get used to it. Tasha and I cried and just stood there when we saw her and Ky said, "Well, aren't you gonna hug me?" I was in shock & I am sure when I see her at Christmas I will feel the same again! I am so happy for her & she looks amazing. She looks so young and freakin cute. One the first things she did was march into my room and scan it for some cute clothes to stuff in her suitcase. (I drew the line there!) I tried one of her shakes that she drinks & I thought it was pretty gross. Each time she made one, I still asked for a sip and I'm not sure why. Maybe it could work some magic on me? Kyleigh really likes them, so I think she is brainwashed...but that is good because she has to drink them all the time! I am so happy that she has such a support network as she makes this lifestyle change. She told me that when she lost 60 pounds all the staff at her school wore Hawaiian Leis to celebrate her feat! That makes me so happy that I could cry again...














Thanks for all the well wishes for my interview. For the most part it went well. When I arrived they informed that I had about 25 mins to give my presentation and chat before they had to leave to make a conference call. I was told I would had a flexible amount of time between 45mins-1hr, so that pretty much made me sweat bullets. I felt like the whole thing was in fast forward. I must have been moving pretty fast getting before my presentation because I returned home only to learn my skirt was on backwards. Yeah....awesome.

sowwy

Don't fret, I am alive. Some people have voiced their concerns about my lack of blogging and I apologize. I have just been really busy lately & I will try to catch you up (hopefully on more than TomKitten) in a few days! I had a wonderful long weekend with Kyleigh and Tasha and I am so sad that they are gone now. I will write about it later this week when I have more time...it makes me too sad to know they aren't here right now. :(

P.S. C-ville internet sucks and is not conducive to blogging.