Sticking your nose in it

My husband's employer asked him yesterday to check a box that was on his original application form (from three months ago) that asked if he had ever been convicted of a crime. I do not believe it was intentional for him to have ignored the box, even though he has. Over 18 years ago my husband did something stupid with a group of "friends" that gave him a raw deal. My husband explained this to his employer and then asked if he would be fired over it. His supervisor said, "I do not know."

Okay, what is the point here? Why in the world would it make a difference after you have been working for an organization over three months? It sounds pretty shifty to me. We have already decided that if my husband is fired, we will be contacting an attorney. As my husband said, would you punish a 12 year-old dog for something the dog did when it was a puppy? It is a pretty good analogy and I don't understand why now, after three months, would his nose need to be pushed in it?

The Birthday Song

This was forwarded to me in an email. I thought it was rather interesting to see what song has been popular on all of my "birthdays". I really despise the song that was most popular the year I was born.

DECEMBER 4
The #1 song in the U.S.A. on this date in history, according to Billboard magazine.- Click on a song to hear a portion of it in iTunes; you must have that software installed to listen.- If the song is not available in iTunes, the link will go to Amazon or somewhere else.- You can purchase more detailed historical data from Billboard research services or from Record Research.- Return to the main page.
THE 2000s
2007 ... "No One" by Alicia Keys
2006 ... "I Wanna Love You" by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
2005 ... "Run It!" by Chris Brown
2004 ... "My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys
2003 ... "Stand Up" by Ludacris featuring Shawnna
2002 ... "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
2001 ... "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige
2000 ... "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child

THE 1990s
1999 ... "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
1998 ... "I'm Your Angel" by R. Kelly & Celine Dion
1997 ... "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/ Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John
1996 ... "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton
1995 ... "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1994 ... "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men
1993 ... "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf
1992 ... "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
1991 ... "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
1990 ... "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B

THE 1980s
1989 ... "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
1988 ... "Look Away" by Chicago
1987 ... "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle
1986 ... "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
1985 ... "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
1984 ... "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall & John Oates
1983 ... "Say, Say, Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
1982 ... "Truly" by Lionel Richie
1981 ... "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
1980 ... "Lady" by Kenny Rogers

THE 1970s
1979 ... "Babe" by Styx
1978 ... "Le Freak" by Chic
1977 ... "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
1976 ... "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart
1975 ... "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention
1974 ... "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
1973 ... "Top of the World" by The Carpenters

Blasphemy!

I am sorry Lord, but this did make me laugh. Thanks, Noelle!

Getting to know your neighbors

When Mike had lost his job back in March, I thought I was going to lose my mind. My husband, although I love him beyond belief, has a difficult time staying gainfully employed for an elongated period of time. Because he lost his job, we needed to find another place to live. My in-laws were wonderful in helping us with this task and they provided us with a home to live in (only five miles from where we were living) and buy from them on a contract-for-deed basis. It is not my dream home by any means, but it is a home and it is filled with family history (the home once belonged to my husband's grandmother).

Since moving, I have been trying to become more acclimated with the area in which I live. Most of the streets have numbers for names, which is very confusing to me. To make matters worse, I live in an area in which there are two roads named "Fourth" and one is an avenue and one is a street. I think you get the point of what I am explaining here! :)

Yesterday morning I had to bring Brody to the doctor for his never-ending bout of eczema. As I approached the turn lane for 494, I saw a Ford Focus dart right in front of my car. The streets of 5th and 7th are intersecting and also a gateway to many people running into cars trying to make it to 494. I got on to the freeway and managed to get behind the Focus again. It only took a minute before I realized who the driver of the Focus was. It wasn't difficult to figure out when I saw a frame that looked uncomfortably stuffed into the front seat of the vehicle. Yes, it is true--not only did my ex-husband almost side swipe my vehicle, but he lives in the city I do.