You mean I will finally get Honeycomb on my Tablet?!?!?

Seems Samsung announced it will be rolling out Android 2.3 (aka: Honeycomb) to all 7 inch tablet users sometime this month.  Gee that's great.  As long as my apps are supported on the new OS I'm perfectly cool with updgrades.

In other news.  I'm not feeling well, but I HAVE to clean my house today.  I just HAVE to.

That's all for now.  No news on the Tony front.  No word about changes or anything yet.  But it's still early in the week.

Who is Lady Gaga?

I'm watching this HBO special she did at Madison Garden and she rocks!  She's one heck of a performer and she really can sing.  Her shows are like theater.  It's brilliant.  Now I'd never go to one of her shows because no one ever sits down.  But it looks fun if I were that type of person.  I just appreciate her voice and the showmanship.

On to other things that are less inspiring.  Today Tony had a breakdown in his car.  He darn near parked it.  Now I know why he was angry and I don't blame him, but for him to have the hissy fit in his car today that he had just was totally not like him.  I've never seen him shut down like that before.  And I mean he shut down.  Took two hundred laps for him to snap out of it. 

Hopefully it doesn't carry over in to the coming weeks.  The team needs to regroup and figure out what is going on.  Maybe Tony needs to take a trip home to see his family or something.  De-compress or something, but this is obviously the culmination of several bad weeks of racing and maybe he just needs some time away.  Who knows.

Anyhow, that's about all the commentary I have today.  The race itself wasn't very exciting, attendance was way down and slightly disappointing.  Oh well I guess.


"I'm beautiful in my way 'cause God makes no mistakes! I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way."

Usually I Get Letters About These Things....

7:30am I was jarred from sleep because obviously there's something going on at the park across the street from me.  Normally the city notifies residents of these things but this is the second event in two months I did not know about.  It would be nice to just know I'm going to have to listen to loud music early in the morning.

Now I'm just laying here waiting for the race to start.  Fun stuff.  I may do a race recap today for Tony if I feel like it.  We'll see.

Haven't posted in a while.....

I don't know why, I just haven't been in the mood.  I don't have much to say right now either but I'm typing.

I could take up a Nascar cause, but there's not much drama other than boys being boys.  Not men being men.  Tomorrow if it doesn't rain it should turn out to be a good race.  I hope Tony does well.

Word on the street is that he's close to proposing or has proposed to Jessica.  If he is or has I'm glad.  He's been so much more calm and happy these days.  And he sure looks more healthy.  Doesn't have the dark circles under his eyes or just the tired eyes.  Check out what I'm talking about below. 

 

So if she's making him look this good then Yay for him and Yay for us that think he's eye candy.

Otherwise, my daydream world has sucked lately.  I'm just not in to music anymore.  LOL!  Its like I don't have time for singing along anymore.  Hacking and being sick isn't helping any I'm sure.  I'm tired of being sick.

I was thinking though.  This is the best I've felt in a while.  I'm not depressed or anything.  It's weird to be ok but I am.  Other than fighting being sick all of the time, I'm not saddened or anything.  So I'm happy about that.  I haven't figured out why I'm feeling ok but as long as it doesn't change it's all good.

I'll try to blog more often.  I think I just haven't been doing it because I haven't been on my computer much.  I use my tablet a lot more than I do my computer.  Maybe in the coming days you'll get more commentary on NASCAR and College Softball.  

Commentary like this:  Jordan Taylor has a wicked curve ball.

Ok all done!  Goodnight!!

Getting my hair done

Hopefully it comes out well.  It's getting busy here.

Sigh

So today was Bristol and needless to say that endeavor just didn't turn out well.  Tony finished 19th.  Not a good day at all.

Otherwise I am bored.  I watched The Grudge 2 yesterday and Legion.  Both weren't as good as people said they were.  Not sure what I'll watch today but channel surfing just isn't entertaining.  I could do some work but that's not my idea of a good time on a Sunday.

Only a three day work week for me next week.  WOOO HOO!!  Thursday I'm going to do laundry and get ready for the race weekend.  It's supposed to rain, not much, but rain nonetheless.

I don't know what else to say, don't have a lot of commentary today.  It's raining, I like the sound of rain outside.

Here's your picture for the day.

Made Some Changes

Just felt like making it almost impossible for you to read this blog.

I got a new keyboard today.  It's stiff because it has never been used.

My tickets for the race came today along with my hard card and pit pass.  I've very disappointed.  They didn't print them on special commerative paper this year.  So they're just plain.  Sad.  We only get one race and they decide to start skimping on how our tickets look.  It better be worth it.

Otherwise I must work from home again tomorrow and go watch the baby because she's running a fever.  Sad.

That's all folks.

Weird dreams

I had a dream last night that my mom and stepdad had had a baby when we were younger and given him up for adoption.

So it started with us playing a game of softball with all of the coaches from kaylee's tee ball league.  Then one guy got in a fight with another, we kicked him out of the game and then went back to playing.  He then came back and took the ball because it was his and he wanted to leave.  So game over.

So we went home and were watching the oscars when mom got a call and she was yelling at someone.  Then Pam tells me some guy died, like I know what she's talking about.  I had no clue.  I tell her I don't know what she's talking about, mom comes back in the room and says she's going to have the test done, I say what test?  And they stay all cryptic on me and I eventually figure it out.

End of dream.

Now you have to understand how totally implausible this whole thing was just because my mom can't have babies and couldn't years ago anyways, she was done when we were born.  Same goes for Nick. 

So what does it mean?  Other than I wanted to have a dream about being angry?

Weird stuff.

Off to softball today.  Then who knows what.  Off weekend for Nascar so no races.

On the weird dream front...

I thought this was weird and wanted to post it.

My dream last night had me, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Tony in it. 

I think also Jimmie Johnson was in it too, but I'm not quite sure.

What I remember is it was obviously a championship ceremony but more like the oscars or something.  Faith was on stage thanking people for their support of her team, so obviously she owned the team that won.  Then they went in to the audience and Tony was thanking people for supporting the team.  So the conclusion that I came to in the dream was that Faith and Tony had a partnership in a team that had won a championship.  But while Tony was talking all I could think was: this shows my mom how good of a man he is.  Then the end.

What the heck is up with that dream?  Lol!

Patti needs to blog more often

When I decided to do this I must have been less busy.  Maybe that was right when Pam was starting her job and I hadn't realized how time consuming picking a child up from daycare could really be.

Its like shell shock right now for me though.  I'm just not used to being around my family so much.  I went from seeing them like once a week or so to now seeing them every day.  I'm still adjusting.

The baby is learning so fast. She was saying baby today in the car on the way home.  Kaylee is getting better at softball.  We found a batting stance that works for her so hopefully her hitting will get better.  Got her to run properly too.  Now if she can find first base we'll be set.

Been watching this stuff on Japan and it can be quite depressing.  Crazy when things like this happen.  hopefully the death toll isn't too high.  Hopefully we're not next here in good old socal.

No Nascar this weekend.  So here's your fix to get you through the week.

I NEED YOUR HELP! (A post from my sister)

We're trying to get this out and about and get as much support as possible.  So please spread the word and contact the representatives listed below.

Here is my sister's story in her own words:
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As you may or may not know my daughter has a disorder called Hyperinsulinism. Because of the events of late 2010 and early 2011 I had to put the kids on Medi-Cal in order for them to have medical coverage. Medi-Cal claims (at least on the letters I’ve received over the months) to cover Kaylee 100% for her medical care. Oh wait here’s the actual wording:

As of 02/01/2011 your child is eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits without a share of cost under the 133% program for children one to six years of age.
Under this program, Kaylee’s Medi-Cal benefits will provide full Medi-Call Benefits.

Sounds wonderful huh? Well they lie. In February I tried to fill her medications under Medi-Cal. I knew each would need a TAR (which is like a proof of it being needed) because they aren’t standard medications you see given to children. Her main medication, the one she takes to keep her alive, is called Proglycem (also known as Diazoxide). This medical costs $165.00 per 30mL bottle. Kaylee’s prescription for Proglycem is for 180mL. This comes out to six bottles being needed to cover her needs.
Due to shortages in manufacturing the amount of bottles you can get per order is limited to three bottles. So we have to order every 15 days or so to cover her prescription. What does six bottles of Proglycem cost out of pocket? $990.00. We’re lucky, our local pharmacy gives us a discount and lets us purchase it at cost. Not every pharmacy is so nice. Costco for instance will only mark down their total price (for three bottles) by $20.00.
So you can see how impossible it would be to buy Kaylee’s full prescription every month, pay for daycare, school, rent, and utilities when I make $33K a year. Luckily in a few months (May or June) I will have medical benefits for the kids and myself (right now I’m totally uninsured).
So why am I giving all this info?
Remember that TAR to get the medication approved? They denied it.
Yes folks, they denied it. Why? Well at first the pharmacist told me it was because the medication cost too much. I said I wasn’t surprise to hear that. Then in what I assume was a “opps” moment for the pharmacist, she told me that Medi-Cal had determined that since the medication my daughter takes is typically only given to children with severe disabilities, that Kaylee must be severely disabled and thus eligible for another state program. I don’t for the life of me remember what that program is though.
I called my case worker asking her what we could do. She was stunned about the denial and got more information. She said that my daughter must be severely disabled to be taking her medication. I asked what severely disabled means (cause I already know but I wanted to know what their standards are). She said having severe retardation, autism, developmental delays, or needing constant care.
I told her that no one would know Kaylee has a medical problem unless I told them so. Kaylee is by all means a normal, healthy, 4.5 year old. She goes to school. Excels at school. Plays sports. Uses a computer better than Grandpappy. The only real thing I can see “wrong” with her is her ability to run is a bit off and her small motor skills (like using scissors) are not fully developed. She’ll catch up though, she always has.
But her language skills are above her age level, and she’s just eager to learn.
Plain and simple, Kaylee is not severely disabled.
Medi-Cal made a decision, based solely on what her medication is typically used for and the typical severity of the disorder and applied it to Kaylee. They didn’t bother to consult with her doctor, who would have laughed at them calling her disabled, because that’s exactly what he did when I told him. They just made the decision without gaining any knowledge of her medical history. And I believe it’s for the reason that pharmacist first told me. The medication costs a lot of money.
I asked my social worker what the process was to get it appealed. She said I could apply to the other program (which would take 30 days itself), get denied. Then submit an appeal to Medi-Cal which could take up to six months to process and get done (you have to have hearings).
So that’s six months of paying out of pocket. And that’s exactly what we’ve been doing.
So I need your help. I’ve looked up my local state representatives and I need you to send them emails/letters (whatever you feel appropriate) about this. I’m a newly single mother, who just started a new job, is getting little to no monetary support from their father, and I have not enough to cover the total cost of the med. We’re slowly but surely draining my mother’s savings to pay for the medication and I feel that it’s utterly wrong for Medi-Cal to make this sort of determination and deny a life saving medication to a child all because it cost too much.
I’m not sitting on my butt, not finding a job. I found one. I’ve been working for 3 weeks now. Sadly insurance won’t kick in for a few months. But working doesn’t mean I can pay that much. I make $2300 net income a month. Imagine paying $990 and then paying the nearly $700 for Kaylee to go to school and $690 for Annabelle. I wouldn’t even have enough to do that.
These programs are supposed to be there when you need the help. And I needed it and they denied my child. I’m not planning on using Medi-Cal long, hell I’m paying out of pocket most of the time for them to see the doctor anyhow. All I wanted was that safety net to cover her medications and they pulled it out from under us and that’s not right.
What happens when the money runs out? Does Medi-Cal believe that having a child in the hospital having her blood sugar maintained by a Dextrose Drip (IV) will be cheaper than just providing us the medication? Where’s the logic.
So I would like everyone to copy and paste this blog entry, or write your own email to my local representatives in the hopes that they will help us out. For anyone who wants to help me out please leave a comment that you would like to and leave a working email as well (I believe you can link it to your name).
I’ll send you my contact information so that you can put it in your email to our representatives.
Here are the folks we need to contact:

Senate
Strickland, Tony
http://cssrc.us/web/19/contact_me.aspx
Assembly Members
Smyth, Cameron
http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/38/?p=email
Gorell, Jeff
http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/37/?p=email

Thank you so much for any help you can give. I also have a letter written up if you would like to use it.
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So please, please help in any way you can. 

Thanks!

How long are they going to freeze us out?

So the building I work in must be ancient or something because the darn thing has a boiler that does it's heating.  Well, the way it works, which I don't quite understand, is that every now and then the building pumps in fresh air from outside.  Now, in the spring and summer that's no biggy because it's warm.  In the winter, when the outside temp is 50?  Now that's a problem.  So the room temperature is probably somewhere around 62 to 64 on any given day instead of a comfy 72 degrees.  Hell I'd settle for 70.  So we bundle up.  Now for those of us who sit under the air vents, it's hell.  It's always cold and our hands and feet are always frozen.  Lately it's been so cold it is actually bothering my back.  That's just damn near the craziest thing.

Otherwise, I had a twitter war with a reporter for Nascar today.  Just not a fan of the fact that he was like the first person to point out something and did it on Twitter and then picked a fight with anyone and everyone who chose to feel differently than he did.  I think it was very unprofessional to air his grievance on Twitter, he seems to think it was ok, but cheering in the press box?  No that's worthy of burning someone at the cross.

People these days just think it's cool to air out whatever they want on Twitter because it happens.  He literally told me that.  It happened, what did you expect?  That you act like an adult about it.  That's what.  He still didn't get it.  Still doesn't get that I, as a non-credentialed fan, do not have access to the activities happening in the press box.  So until someone who is privy to that activity points it out I am totally oblivious.  I don't know there's bias because I CAN'T SEE IT.

But no, this reporter just decided it was his job to point out supposed bias by other members of the media.  That wasn't his job.

Now we have bloggers who want to be legitimate members of the media once they finish school who are worried that because they express their opinions now they won't be hired later.  Because they're worried it'll become so black and white in the media that there will be no room for journalists who do both reporting of the facts and commentary on the facts separately from their straight forward reporting of the facts.

Pete Pistone said, as long as they stay professional they'll be ok.  I think the same.  Also, as long as they maintain integrity, don't blur the lines between fact and fiction, and manage to maintain that line between journalism and commentary theyll be fine.  But what we're seeing all too much these days are reporters who claim to be journalists but often inject their opinions in to their stories.

Some are good at drawing that line.  They report stories on one place, comment on them on another place.  This helps the fan understand when they're looking at a statement of fact versus an interpretation of that fact.

In the end this whole mess has taken away from some good beginning of the year storylines and I hope everyone just moves on. 

Yeah we get it, NO CHEERING IN THE PRESS BOX!

BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHEER!!

Shouldn't forget to blog....

Did I mention TV these days sucks? 

So while the race itself was good I ended up disappointed because Tony did not win.  They just made the wrong call.  It would have been a great call had it not been for the caution that came two laps after the pit stop.

Someone said Tony's mastered the drop like a rock on the last restart this year.  I hope it doesn't turn in to that type of year. 

Only a month until the Fontana race.  I'm excited.  There will be so much to do. 

Hopefully I can get prioritized tomorrow at work.  I'm not overwhelmed by any means but there's this one project that is just new to everyone so we're all struggling and I'm concerned I'm going to fail miserably at it.  Hopefully not.  Having medina two times a week just to get it done.  Hopefully we can.  Then there's just regular old monthly stuff.  But that I can handle.  We'll see how this month goes.  Got to get back to the gym too.

I'm paying for it so I might as well go. 

Anyhoot.  That's all folks.

I didn't post last night..

I was tired.  I got home and just went to bed.

I've got to clean out my netflix queue and send back my most recent movie.  Today I have to run to the store and then clean up after the kitties.  Fun stuff.  Also plan on getting the nationwide race in sometime.

I had a dream about Pamala, Stefan, Cameron and Jennifer last night.  Pam was tring to move desks at work because she had been told she was going to.  Then she was told by Stefan that they couldn't because they had to save money.  So she freaked out.  Then we figured out the had ipod docking stations at each desk that really were meant to hack in to users personal accounts like emails and whatnot.  Then I woke up. 

I'm falling back asleep doing this so I'm going to get more rest.

Erase, erase, erase..

If you know what that title is all about then you rock!

Otherwise, not much to talk about today.  I stayed home from work.  Got too much sun, did too much yesterday and did not eat nor drink enough.  So I woke up all sick.  Now if only I could get this whole not burping thing to settle down I'd be much happier.

So I'll be going in to work tomorrow because I've recovered. 

They say this storm that's coming is supposed to be real cold.  Like snow at 1000ft.  That would be cool.  It is higher than our elevation here.  So it's just going to be 43 and COLD!!!

So yesterday I found out that Auto Club Speedway changed their drink partner from Pepsi to Coke.  With that comes the Coke Track Walk at 9am the day of the race.  That will be fun.  I'm looking forward to that. 


Anyhoot.  That's it for today.

Long Day

I'm glad I went though.  I needed a day off really.

So today I headed down to LA Live to see Trevor Bayne.  He was a cool guy.  Very intelligent and has a wicked smile.  He stayed and signed autographs afterward too so I got one.  I took the train out there and getting to Union Station and back from Union Station is nothing, but riding the metro trains in an experience.  Makes you wanna work down there.  At least there's always something going on.

So today I was just purusing Twitter and there are a few journalists still arguing about cheering in the press box.  To this I say "GET OVER IT."  There are some high and mighty people out there.

Otherwise, I did get to ask Trevor about God and what he would say to the nay sayers in the crowd and he said that he just doesn't believe that God had nothing to do with it.  That he knows God gave him the opportunities he's taken and guided him along the right path.  Very smart kid and very smart answer.

In other news.  Mickey's team got fined for the spoiler falling off on the last lap of the truck race at Daytona.  Some say he should lose the win.  I still understand why they don't take it away, it makes for some serious messes when it comes to everything.  But they were right to fine him.  I found out that Nascar does not issue the truck teams the spoilers.  They approve them, but they are built by the team.  Therefore Nascar cannot be held accountable for a parts malfunction and the team must be.  They had to have done something wrong in order for it to break as it did.  So the penalty is warranted.

I wondered out loud if this had happened with 10 or 20 to go in the race what Nascar would have done.  The consensus is that Mickey would have been black flagged.  So they would have made him fix it because there's a clear aerodynamic advantage to having no spoiler.  So I also then wondered if the team had rigged it to be that way.  I thought that it would have been a brilliant plan, but probably improbable.  There's just no way it'll go according to plan.

I had fun today, got some sun and now I'm going to relax.  My foot hurts, it's been a while since I've done that much walking.  My back doesn't hurt though so that's a good thing.

Until tomorrow!

YAY!!

I got auto-post to work on Facebook and Twitter.  Now whenever I post a blog it'll post to both places.

I forgot my Tony picture in my last post.

I can't say it enough...

Honest to God I love Harry's Law so much.  Just don't know why.  Part of it is Kathy Bates the other part is the dude who plays Tommy Jefferson.  I dunno.  I just think it's a totally cool show.  I'm going to google the ratings to see how it's doing.  I'm sure though it will get cancelled.

So a couple of things have been happening with regards to NASCAR.  I mean no one can really complain about the race as ratings were up and it was really interesting.

First thing's first.  Looks like some media members cheered when Trevor Bayne won.  Some other media members did not appreciate that as they are supposed to be unbiased and objective observers of the event.  I understand the sentiment, but I see the other side of it too.  To me it seems that somewhere along the line you find that this is your investment, these journalists who only report on NASCAR, and when you see something that benefits your sport, your livelihood, you celebrate it.  Uncontrollably too.  I wasn't stoked Tony wasn't going to win the race but I couldn't help but be thrilled to see this kid, in his first Daytona 500, win the race.  He ran an exceptional race too.  So I could see where people might just get caught up in the moment and get caught celebrating what this means for the sport.  NOW!  The pressure is on for Trevor, just to remain true to himself, God and continue to grow and be successful.

The second thing is that Trevor said something to the effect that God was responsible for his win.  And man oh man did that trigger a backlash.  People all over the place saying that God had nothing to do with it.  (This actually is something I'm going to ask him about.)  Why people feel the need to shoot someone else's beliefs down is beyond me.  I don't know about God anymore, I don't do the church thing, I don't do religion, but I'm not going to second guess what that boy believes.  He believes that and if it gives him joy and comfort, then so be it.  Who am I to say he's wrong?  I'd like to see his response to those people.  I wonder how a 20 year old kid would handle that question.  Probably better than those people who had the nerve to say God had nothing to do with it.

Otherwise, vacation day tomorrow.  Going down to LA LIVE to see Trevor and do a Q&A session.  Riding the train down there.  Work is good.  Have lots to keep me busy.  Can't get my rater to work right, I'll have to have my boss look at it.  Obviously I'm not seeing it.  Otherwise, this weekend will hopefully be good.  Opening day for Kaylee is Sunday, race at noon, so I can do the parade and get home in time for the race.  Priorities, priorities.

Well I'm off for the night.  Had a little more commentary for today.  Hopefully you enjoyed it.

Today, today, today.....

So I went to bed around midnight last night and forgot I have an alarm on my tab set for 5am, so it went off.  But in all reality that didn't matter, I was ready to get up.  So I just chilled for a while and then got up.


I went and saw Unknown today.  I guess I was expecting something more similar to Taken but I was disappointed.  It was a good movie, but I guess I biased myself expecting something like Taken.  He didn't go all super kick ass dude until the end of the movie.  So that was kind of lame.

Then I went over to mom's and just sat around.  Played with Kaylee and then had Annabelle sit on my lap. 

Didn't get anything else done today.  Should have done laundry and changed the cat littler.  That'll be my thing for tomorrow because Wednesday will be spent down at LA Live at the Trevor Bayne appearance.  I hope that's fun.  Would have liked Tony to have won the 500, but that kid did a good job on Sunday and deserves it.  I hope he continues to do well in the Nationwide Series and in his remaining Cup starts.  He has a new fan in me.  I like to see new talent come up through the ranks. 

So I guess that's all for now.  This isn't very exciting, I have no opinions for the day.  Hopefully in the coming posts I will have an opinion or two about things.  Maybe tomorrow I'll write a novel on something political or whatever.  The 500 was so good there's nothing to complain or argue about.  First time in a long time following a race where there hasn't been some sort of complaint.  Ratings were up, the coverage was as good as it was going to get, and the racing was great.  What more could you ask for?

WARNING!! EXPLICIT MATERIAL NSFW

I just think this funny.

Again this is not safe for work.

F*cked Her In Love

Starting my new blog...

I'm sure this won't be real interesting, but maybe someone will like it.  I'm going to post about life.  I'll post about my feelings, thoughts and hobbies.

I wonder if I can hook this up to post to Twitter?

So I think we will see a plethora of things here, from rantings about work to rantings about kids and finally most of all commentary on the current happenings in Nascar.

I look forward to doing this.