Still nothing much to say...

Hubby and I stayed up really late last night then got up early this morning to go to breakfast. Now, I'm trying to stay awake...the change from CST to DST always screws me up for a few days. Ugh.

Finally took down my Christmas tree/decorations today. Heh.

I'm working the "late shift" this week which is 10:45-7 officially. But I'm going to try to work some overtime by coming in at my usual 9am each day. We'll see how long that lasts. I want to make some extra money on my last check of the month which is one of two during the year with no SF deductions taken out. Need to make the extra to pay my share to the IRS...we owe $650 this year...racka fracka.

My step-brother is in the hospital again. Keep him in your thoughts for me, please.

Baby Max does have a middle name, I'm told, but I still don't know what it is. I have been refraining from calling my daughter because with a newborn in the house, I'm not sure what her sleep cycle is like and I'd hate to call and wake her up. I'll be seeing them all in a couple of weeks, so that'll be great. Check out some new pics.
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It was a beautiful, mild sunny day today here in Middle Tennessee. I'm looking forward to spring.

My friend Holly has started her own business--selling leather goods. Check out her site: North Georgia Leathers

I can't really think of anything else. Gads, my life is dull.

Thanks for reading.

I DO have something else to say today. A Rant.

So, I'm watching the NASCAR race today (my fav driver, Jeff Gordon, came in second-WOOT!) and a commercial comes on for AllState insurance. This commercial. Watch it, go ahead. I'll wait.

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Did you see that? Did you? Did you see that big corporation encouraging sexual harassment of NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne? Not only that, but sexual harassment by a POLICE OFFICER abusing her power?

I wonder what the cops think about that?

I was horrified after I watched this commercial. I don't know how long it's been playing, but it was the first time I'd ever seen it. I sat there with my mouth open for several minutes, then I went to the AllState website and sent them an email telling them how offensive I found that ad. I also told them I wished I had their insurance so I could cancel it.

I have been queasy about their NASCAR commercials with Kasey Kahne for some time. He's cute (if you like that type) but the four women just seem too ooky to me in their oogling of the 26 year-old young man. (He was 24 or 25 when the commercials began.) They just seem too old for him.

And, before anyone calls me a hypocrite, if I had met my husband when he was 25 and I was 36 nothing would have come of it because he would have been too young for me. He was 32 and I was 42 when we met. In my view, that's a world of difference.

I know that Kasey Kahne's sponser is trying to present him as NASCAR's next "pin-up boy", however, they should be able to find another way to do that, or better yet, allow it to happen naturally--which it would, if young women feel "that way" about him. (Which I have not really seen, btw. Hey, he is, by all appearances, a very nice young man and a talented driver. He has gorgeous blue eyes. But a sex symbol? I doubt it. His sponsers seem to be trying to push that aspect and it's troubling.)

Anyway, the point is, that commercial seems to glorify sexual harassment with the help of the police.

Sexual harassment is offensive no matter who the harasser or harassee is--and even though the commercial is played for "laughs", it was not funny to me (a victim of sexual harassment and abuse) AT ALL.

If anyone reading this is as offended as I am, please go here to the AllState Insurance "Contact Us" page and let them know.