Freaky Friday. What's your rant and rave?
 

my rant, That ex gov. and US Rep from South Dakota got only one month in jail for killing another motorist when he ran a stop sign.

rave, all my bills are paid \:D/

Actually at least 100 days in jail, $5750 in fines, loss of license and probation for three years, and community service. He could have seeen 11 years. He hit a motorcyclist, while speeding and running the intersection. He surrenders February 7.

Rant:

CRAP YELLOW JOURNALISM 'stories' make the newspapers and television news with frightening frequency. Almost nothing positive is reported on, anymore.

Rave:

My husband has less than six months to go for his bachelor's degree, YAY! (He's almost 40, and had almost decided he was too old to go back to school. I am very proud of him!)

Rant: I want to travel, but money's low...
Rave: This site that lets me keep daydreaming!

Rant.......I wasn't in Iowa for the Dean PepRally
Rave.......I wans't in Iowa for the Dean PepRally

The BRRrrrrr cold here! The icy sidewalks!!

Rant: It's *insanely* :( cold here in NYC. Rave: Go home, sit in front of the fire with a few good friends and a few good bottles of Barolo.

michelleNYC, what is Barolo?

rant: insanely cold here too (Edmonton Canada)
rave: going to NYC for the first time in May!!!

In case she's not here, It's an Italian wine. Oh Michelle, I have the wine, but no fire.

Thank you for explaining re: Barolo (wine)! Well, even if you don't have the fire, I would crack open a bottle and slllllowly enjoy. Who needs the fire?

Dreyers/Edys Ice Cream! Yes it still LOOKS like a half gallon, but they've taking out a whole half-pint from each container! And raised the price!

Ok... bigger rant: the wind chill has now dropped to zero. I'm afraid to leave my office!!!

Rave: My sympathy for those of you in the chill-so here's a little sunshine story for you all:
Played 'hooky' yesterday and trekked out to Pt.Reyes (Natn'l Seashore in Marin County,CA) to check out whales migrating from Alaska to Baja and to enjoy 55 degree weather and SUN! The lighthouse stairs were open, so we walked down the 300 steps (noting the warning at the top that the return trip was akin to ascending stairs to the top of a 30 story bldg.-I have no idea how they figured that out!) The park ranger let us into the actual lighthouse and gave as a terrific talk about the 130 yr.old, all original parts,working Fresnel lense-just like being
in a giant prism with rainbows! Spent about 45 mins. enjoying the views and
the multitude of sea lions playing in the water below. Breathtaking!

Rant: The return trip UP those 306
steps (they are numbered) was, well...
BREATH TAKING!
:-))
R5

Rant: This freakin cold weather.

Rant: Seagull poop on my deck.

Rant: Donald Trump's hair.

Rant: My mother calling my cellphone like I have unlimited calling.

Rant: My mother-in-law calling my cell phone like I have unlimited calling.

Rant: Howard Dean's Iowa rant.

Rant: Rush ranting about Howard Dean's rant.

Rave: I finally found the bird documentary I have been wanting!

Rant-Booking a trip to Vegas with friends only to find out that "O" is dark that weekend

Rave-Bumping into a hs/college bf at Starbucks ...he looked amazing.....which could also be a rant I guess

Rant: It's Friday night and my husband's not home from work yet.

Rave: I started the wine without him and a pizza's on the way!

Rant: razzledazzle's hookie story--I am jealous! I'll take 55 deg. any day.
Rant: Snowing 2" tonight, another 5" predicted for Sunday.
Rant: The Prada bag I won on Ebay isn't here yet--and no, I will have no idea if it is authentic or not--but it does come with a card that says it is, that's all I care ;)
Rave: Having a new XM Radio unit installed tomorrow
Rave: Unit takes several hours to install, which means shopping and lunching while waiting :)
Rave: The good news about snow on Sunday is a possible 2 hour delay on Monday
Rave: CNBC replayed the episode of The Apprentice at 9:00PM that I missed last week..that's almost worth two raves
Rave: I think I have more Raves than Rants this week ;)

rant-still thinking about the starbucks encounter

rave-still thinking about the starbucks encounter

Razzle........what a GREAT idea. Thanks for the tip.

Rant: It was 55 degrees here today. It's winter...it should feel like winter!

Rant: The diabetic test strips I won on Ebay for my DH aren't here yet. Won them over a week ago. CRAP!

Rave: Only 12 weeks left to go in this pregnancy...woohoo!

rant: The Martians captured Spirit and held it incommunicado for a period of time.

rave: They let it go when they found out it was not a WMD.

Rant: The vet says our 15 year old golden retriever has a brain lesion and her days with us are quite nearly over.

?: Does anyone get an MRI for a dog to confirm a terminal diagnosis?

Rave: 14.9 great years.

Rave: Ani only has 12 weeks to go before babyhood!

Rant: I have a code in the nodes :-[
Rave: A cup of tea with rum makes the code feel better :-]

obxgirl - I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. More often than not, I like canines better than humans. Enjoy every remaining moment and every last memory.

rant: malpractice lawyers, liars and the lying liars they represent

rave: It's official, no more Bennifer 24/7

obxgirl, take your dog to another vet or if you can, take the dog to State in Raleigh. They have one of the best vet programs in the country. Get another opinion.

Rave: Forgot Bennifer is over! Whoopeee!!!! What a cluster.

Thanks, Iregeo and GoTravel. We were told to wait up to 3 weeks to see if there is any improvement in her motor abilities before we put her through more tests.

Rave: She's improved slightly this morning.

Rant: Using keyboard while keeping fingers crossed for good luck is not easy!

Thanks Obxgirl! Sorry about your doggie!

obxgirl-I know what you are going through. Our Shepherd had a tumor removed on the backside of his leg down near his paw and lab reports confirmed soft tissue carcinoma. The vet said she could not get it all because of blood vessels etc. down there. She suggested radiation treatments. The downside is they have to knock him out for radiation and they can't guarantee the results. Plus his age and size are a factor. He is 10 and about 130 lbs. Big boy. He hates the vet and has to be tranquilized every time he goes.

Razzle-I went up to the top of the Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie this summer. You have to go up metal steps which are very narrow then through a narrow door. Alot of people chickened out going up when they saw the spiral with those steps. But the view was incredible!

Rant-The weather.
Rave-3 months to vacation.

Obxgirl: Keeping fingers crossed here!
Ghopper:Let me know how many whales you see!
Buckmom: That sounds like our Pt.Arena lighthouse-could you see thru
the stairs as you went higher?! I had to keep looking up on my way down!
But, the view was worth it!
R5

Razzle-Yup, see through stairs spiraling all the way to the top. I would hate to be a "large" person trying to go up them. Marblehead is the oldest, continuous lighthouse on the Great Lakes and IMHO one of the prettiest. I love lighthouse! :-) Here's a url if you want to check it out: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/marblehead.htm