The Real Barbie at 50!

This is a Barbie I can Relate to!

Happy Birthday Barbie! You are my kind of Gal!

My best friend sent this this me in an email a few days ago. I laughed so hard, the kids ran in to see what was so funny. I thought, ‘finally, a Barbie doll I can relate to’.

Barbie and I have a long history together. We were "born" about the same time. I grew up with her. My earliest memories were when I was a toddler about 2 or 3 and my older, sophisticated next door neighbors (who were about 7) would let me play with them and their Barbies. They had so much Barbie paraphernalia, I was in 7th heaven! There was Barbie and her friends, Ken, Midge (bet you don’t remember her), Midge’s boyfriend, I think his name might have been Alan, her little sister Skipper, her car, loads of clothes, her house and the vinyl case where she lived with all her clothes when she wasn’t being played with.

I remember thinking I would grow up to look just like her. HA! Boy, was I in for a rude awakening. When adolescence hit, I did get a small waist and long legs like Barbie. But I sure didn’t get her boobs! And my legs and waist weren’t as perfect as Barbie’s. Looking at her now, you can tell it would be almost impossible to have a body like that. It would even look odd. But all I remember was feeling like I was somewhat less than a woman with my average sized chest.

I’m not one of those mom’s who thinks we should ban Barbie. My girls played with her when they were younger. But I tried to make it clear to them, that Barbie was an exaggeration of what a woman should look like. And that they looked great just they way they were.

Barbie has gone through many changes in her 50 years (as so have I). I don’t think she needs to morph into the Barbie in the picture above (although that would be a refreshing change). But it would be nice if Mattel (is that who makes Barbie? I don’t remember. Hey give me a break, I’m 50!) would make Barbie’s body a little more realistic.

Life Tip: Do your kids sometimes forget to use a coaster on your wood furniture? To get rid of the rings left behind, squirt some non-gel toothpaste onto a cloth & rub into the water rings. Let it dry for several hours, than wipe off with a slightly damp cloth. Finish off with a quick buff with a dry cloth.

Quote for the day: "Although fate presents the circumstances, how you react depends on your character. "

Technology Hates Me!

Forgive me Technology for whatever I did to Piss you off!

I have a love/hate relationship with technology. On one hand, I cannot imagine my life without the internet. I have many friends on here! The first thing I do in the morning is check twitter (http://twitter.com/CathyBend if you want to follow me!) and my email. My ipod is permanently attached to my ear! The few times I have gone without internet service, I felt like I was going through drug withdrawal.

But I have come to the conclusion that technology hates me. I always suspected it. At my last "real" job, a few times a month, I was forced to work on the dreaded Remittance Processors which were giant 20 foot monsters that processed checks and did all sorts of other technical stuff. That machine knew I was afraid of it & waited til I had to work on it to break down or do something screwey.

Now, I am again getting the feeling that these computers have it in for me. Passwords that should work, no longer do. Twitter says they have been trying to contact me by email and the email addy is no longer valid (it should be, I use it all the time!). A payment came out of my paypal account for something I KNOW I didn’t buy. My google calender is not showing me things I know I put on there. Several affiliate programs that I’m involved with, have messed up my payments. One has even lost all record of me ever having signed up with them. Today, I got a notice that I was overdrawn on my bank account and charged a $30 fee. When I checked, I couldn’t figure out why since the money was in there to cover the check. So I called the bank, & the lady I talked to couldn’t understand it either. But I understand why. It’s all a sinister plot of technology to get me!

I love Sci-Fi and this all reminds me of an old episode of "Tales from the Darkside", a cheesy knock off of  "Twilight Zone" from the 80’s. I can’t remember all the details but it was something about how this electric typewriter helped a screen writer become famous with scripts that the typewiter actually wrote while the guy was sleeping (told you it was cheesy). Well the typewriter got mad because the guy took all the credit for the scripts (in his defense, who would believe him that a typewriter did it all by itself?).

Anyway, the typewriter, got all the other technological machines and appliances to turn against this guy. The answering machine broke up with his girlfriend when she called, the microwave blew up his dinner, the TV tormented him constantly, etc.

Let’s just say, I’m beginning to understand how this guy felt! 

by mattroilan2008

Today’s Quote: Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts! Winston Churchill

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Jerky Anyone?

 Product Review-Pineapple Jerky

One of the perks of having a blog is that sometimes you get to do product reviews. I have yet to do one for pay but I do get to try the products. And I’m always honest in my reviews, telling the good and the bad.

Doug over at Jerky.com offered to send me some jerky to try. They have all kinds. Some really weird ones too (one in particular, is a new one I’ll tell you about in a minute).

All I have ever heard of was beef jerky. My eyes were opened to the world of different kinds of jerky. Jerky.com has flavors like Turkey, Elk, Buffalo, Ostrich, Venison and Bacon. The Turkey and Bacon sounded interesting but then he said they had Pineapple. That was the one I wanted to try!

The day the Pineapple Jerky came in the mail, I was on my way out so I just stuck the packages in my purse to try later. But I couldn’t wait. I had to try one while I was in the car. YUMMY! It’s kind of like sugared dry fruit, without all the sugar. But it was sweet enough on it’s own. It also had a chewey texture to it. I could definitely get addicted to these! I’m thinking they would make a great natural snack for kids too.

And mentioning natural, guess what the ingredients are? Pineapple, and honey. That’s it. No preservatives or chemicals.

So yes, I’m a fan.The only negative thing I can say about it is that it’s a little on the pricey side. So it would have to be an occasional treat for me. Maybe I can get the kids to buy me some for Mother’s Day.

Oh, I was going to tell you about the brand new jerkey that is making it’s debut today April 1st. It comes from a very rare animal. I’m almost afraid to even mention it so I’ll just give you the link and you can check it out yourself: Rare Jerky

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Quote of the Day: "In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in awhile that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently." Anthony Robbins