Where is the LOVE???

Where is the love North Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, Mississippi and Alaska????? Where???

At least one person from every other state in the Union has visited me....according to Google Analytics. But not you five.

What's up with that?

Ten Reasons Why Super Bowl Sunday means nil at our House

1. My husband is not a big sports fan. Sports of any kind.
2. Although I do enjoy an occasional college ball (Go University of Utah!!) game I do not care for professional sports.
3. Especially if they are on the television. I can see the fun of actually going to a game and enjoying the "ambiance" that is there but watching it on tv is boring to me.
4. Much of this stems from my youth and in having only one tv on in the house and Sundays it was football....all. freaking. day.
5. I grew up back in the day when they had the instant replay for every. single. play. And it seemed like one football game took seven or eight hours to play. Gah. It could have been more than one football game and my seven year old self wasn't aware of that but it seemed like they were interminably (am I using that word right? off to Google....yes, I am) long.
6. It's on a Sunday. Not that all we do is sit around singing hymns and reading spiritual things on Sunday. Far from it. I just dislike that it's on the Sabbath. (Hypocritical much?)
7. I have a fairly low regard for professional athletes in general it seems like they sell their souls to be able to play a game for money. And in doing so they think this elevates them to the status of Gods and they can do whatever they please. Can you say O.J. and Tiger?
8. The cheerleaders wear far too little clothing.
9. I eat too much junk food as it is. I don't need another reason to have a table full of chips, cheese balls and soda to put in my mouth and add to my already sizable girth.
10. Wardrobe Malfunctions

I do enjoy the commercials but now with YouTube I can enjoy them the next day. So I'm not missing out.

Why I will most likely never read another Stephen King novel

I used to love Stephen King! Loved reading Christine, Pet Cemetery, Cujo. I found them terrifying and intriguing at the same time. I haven't read anything of his for years and years though, until this past week.

I saw something about his most recent book "Under the Dome" and thought it sounded interesting so I put my name on the list for it at the local library. It came in, I picked it up and set to reading...ready for a good thrill. What I found was completely different.

What I found was horrible language and even more horrid situations. I guess I should have realized that "times have changed" but I was floored at the language that was in this book. I'm pretty sure I live a VERY sheltered life because I wasn't aware that there were people out there that actually speak with such vulgarity.

I also should have remembered that he is a "Horror" writer. I did finish the book because I did want to find see how it ended but I probably won't be picking up another one of his novels anytime soon.

My husband asked me what I thought of it and I told him that I was grateful that Mr. King has found an outlet for all of this horror in his writing because if he hadn't I wouldn't want him out in society. He's has a very frightening mind. I feel the same way about Quinton Tarantino and his movies.

I know that there are people out there that enjoy Mr. King's writing and Mr. Tarantino's movies but they are not my cup of tea. Not at all.