I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Hi Gals,

I used to watch the Good Wife ... lost interest in it about a year ago.  I don't watch much regular TV ... too impatient with all the commercials.  Mostly, I just watch the movie channels.

Spent another morning in tears.  Geez ... ever since my meltdown Friday, the damn tears just fall out whenever they feel like it. It makes it hard to transcribe my reports this morning!  I've done a lot of investigating about my tooth problem this morning, including trying to find a dental college.  The closest one to me is about 4 hours away and would require three visits (consultation, root canal, follow up), so that's not really an option.

At this point I'm scheduled to have my tooth pulled this Friday.  Have to wait that long to get through a course of antibiotics first. Just called the dentist to get a refill on the pain meds.  It's amazing that it costs $1,000 for the root canal and $155 to pull the tooth.  They both take about the same amount of time to perform!

Mr. Tim wants us to get married.  And then I will be covered by his insurance for medical, dental and vision.  We've been together 8 1/2 years already, but marriage seems kind of scary to me.  I've already had a few husbands and they didn't work out. We've talked about it in the past, but he's really pushing for it now.  I did find out that a marriage license is only $30.  Weird, huh.  $30 bucks to get married, but $1,000 to fix a tooth.  They don't have a clerk at the court house that can marry you.  And we don't have a church. They did say they had a list of people who can perform the ceremony. I wonder if they also provide the witnesses too.

Oh well ... way too much to think about right now ... need to take another pain pill and get back to work.

love and hugs,

Bren

PS .. Carrots ... I heard about the shutdown in Indy ... I hope our friends living in the area are safe and warm inside.

ADORED Brideshead.  Agree with Blue, love the time period, but really think DA is too much of what c4c has described, pure marketing.  I know, I know, "commerce" rules, and the problem (IMHO) with so much of the world is how "Americanized" it has become - really, how many McDonalds, KFC does the world need?  So much about what is pretending to be news and/or culture in the States today is just someone SCREAMING "LOOK AT ME" - "I am famous for being, well, if you keep paying attention to me, famous."

UGH. I only see it online, and that's when I literally stumble upon it, don't know who most of the people are, but couldn't miss someone named Miley Cyrus - OMG, just wanted to have someone tell her to BRUSH HER TONGUE. Seriously, looked so coated and unhealthy!

So much for my being a cultural critic :-))))))   Don't know the "Murdoch" you are referring to, only read Iris Murdoch, and loved love loved her.  Who am I missing?

Loooove Downton (Dame Maggie Smith just makes it).  Never saw Brideshead.  Haven't seen Murdoch. Does anyone remember "Poldark?" It was on PBS in the late 1970s (I graduated from college in 1979).  High-class soap opera it was!  Oooh, and I love Doc Martin as well.

Bren - run out and get married quickly and then get your tooth fixed I didn't realise you two weren't married and couldn't understand why you had no dental when Tim works.

I don't think Downton is skewed for an American audience - I love it - goodness knows when the new series will air here. I usually buy the DVD set from the UK and see all of it before they finish screening here.

Bren, I agree with Suzie! Besides by 81/2 years you know the two of you must be very compatible! 

that sign is fantastic.  Positive statement of how to move forward.

Blue - love your Pope graphic.  Just about explains everything vis a vis Fox News.

Jackie - Constitution - thank you.

So many posting at nearly the same time - a certain person's WEDDING didn't get enough attention...

WEDDING - BREN - YES, YES, YES....just a "legal" convention, which means YOU get health care ( which you deserve), dental care( which you deserve AND NEED) and well, it's a piece of paper, parts of society deem, well, useful, meaningful?  whatever - really DOES seem loving and PRACTICAL.

And as dear ole Oscar Wilde is noted to have said "marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."

I VOTE FOR HOPE, and Mr. Tim.  Yeah, Bren.  Put on yer Nikes, and "just do it."

Good Morning Girlfriends!

It's a beautiful sunny, but very cold, morning.  We're down in the single digits with a high forecast for 18 degrees.  Not used to such cold temps in this part of Virginia.  I turned the furnace down last night and it's taking forever for it to warm up in here. 

Sunnyflowers ... You are a romantic at heart!  So is Mr. Tim.  Me, not so much.  I'm the practical one who thinks way too much about every little thing.  I did check into getting a marriage license and it's only $30.  The problem is there is no Clerk of the Court or JP to perform the ceremony.  They did tell me they had a list of folks who were legally able to perform a marriage.  Guess I would have to look into that as we don't have a church we belong to.  Tax-wise it would be a huge benefit to Tim if we did get married.  Just something to think about.

PiP ... I do remember Konakat and her love of the mounties.  My favorite picture of Elizabeth is the one where she has on the bright pink wig and is sitting on the back of a Harley with John.  She had such a great love of life.   And chocolate cake too!

Blue ... Love the graphic of the Pope.  He seems like a wonderful man ... for all people to love and admire, not just the Catholics.

Time to get busy around here ... my fingers are freezing ... maybe some nice hot water while I do the dishes will warm them up!

hugs to all,

Bren

PS ... Sunnyflowers ... loved what you said about "I vote for HOPE."  I'm letting a little bit in at a time ... don't want to go too crazy with the concept!