Random Ramblings

[d_a_r_a]

Gas is $2.13 here - most places. So on the way home from worship practice tonight I said. "Look, it's only $2.04 there!"...What's wrong with that statement. It's ONLY $2.04? Geesh! That's exactly what THEY want us to think - $2.04 seems cheaper after it's been jacked up to $2.13. Who THEY are, I'm not sure - but I'm pretty sure it involves aliens and a government cover-up. *smiles*

I am suffering from pretty bad pain in my right heel - sometimes the pain shoots up the left side of my right foot into the ball of the foot. Yeah, that's not good. Maybe I should go see a doctor - but not until I have tried everything I can think of to try to fix it on my own. Doctors are expensive after all. I picked up some stretches and other suggestions from a web site to see if I can't heal myself. I also was anointed with oil and prayed over at church tonight. Not sure what I think about that since it's not a practice I grew up with - it just seems weird/different. I'm not sure what the purpose of it is since it doesn't seem like they expect me to be miraculously healed - the pastor said right in his prayer for God to give me wisdom to go see a doctor if I need to and for the doctor to be able to figure out what is wrong and make it better if I do end up needing to see a doctor. I know that anointing with oil is something that they did in the Bible, but I've never really studied it. Perhaps it is something I will look into.

Other than that life is going pretty well. I feel appreciated at work. I'm starting to feel understood at home - both by _blackhawk_/Rick as well as by myself. Yes, sometimes I don't understand myself. Yes, I realize that makes it VERY unfair of me that I expect Rick to understand me. But nobody ever said life was fair. ;)

Rick works this weekend so I'll have tons of alone time - I can be introverted to my hearts content! Not sure what I'll do. Probably will spend *some* time alone at home - but I'm actually feeling a bit extroverted and up for seeing some people/hanging out. Not a TON of possibilities in this area, as most of my friends live elsewhere, but maybe I can find something to do with someone. :)

Comments

[jesterstear.livejournal.com]

I managed to get gas at $1.94 a gallon tonight, but I had to wait in line at the station for about 15 minutes.

Sheesh... I remember when I was bitching about it breaking $1.50.

Hell... I'm an old man, I remember bitching when it went over a buck a gallon.

[d-a-r-a.livejournal.com]

I must be getting old too then because while I don't remember complaining when it went over a buck I do remember a time when it would hovered around a buck and occasionally drop below it. I also do remember when $1.50 seemed so freaking expensive we all wondered how we would afford gas at such a price.

Have you heard about the don't buy any gas on May 19th thingy? Someone is trying to stick it to the oil companies by trying to get everyone to stop buying gas for one day. I'm not sure what good that will do - they seem to think that no one buying gas for one day would have some impact, but wouldn't that just mean more people would be buying it on other days of the week?

[jesterstear.livejournal.com]

they seem to think that no one buying gas for one day would have some impact, but wouldn't that just mean more people would be buying it on other days of the week?

Exactly! :-)

They tried this same thing last year, and I think the year before that. And just as you've mentioned, I was screaming to them that they HAVE to get gas sooner or later, and the companies know it.

If you really want to protest, find a way to ride a bike everywhere for a week. If you can somehow get enough people to do that (good luck), then you might demonstrate something.

[aprilia27.livejournal.com]

It's good to understand yourself. I think it's a life long process you know? And god yes, the gas prices make me cry. I put in $5 today because I was determined not to spend any more than I had to and it only got me 2.3 gallons. *SOB*!

Anyway I hope you have a wonderful weekend whatever you end up doing. : )

[d-a-r-a.livejournal.com]

Yes - definitely a life long process. Sometimes I get a bit frustrated with that. And I'm so sorry for your traumatic experience at the pump. Makes me think fondly of the days when you would get almost as many gallons of gas as the numbers of dollars you spent. Sadly those days seem to be behind us.

*a moment of silence please*

Hope you have a wonderful weekend too.