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01/24/2012 19:47 #55978

Sad
I'm still so sad that our cottage was washed away. It turns out that my Grammy is dying too. I feel really bad that a good friend of mine won't talk to me anymore. I'm also really sad that another good friend can't find work and is risking losing everything, and I also know someone close to me that was made to go from full to part time status. Another dear friend needs to leave her home of 46 years...

There is a lot of good stuff too, but right now I am sad for the things that make people sad.
ladycroft - 01/29/12 05:19
(((hugs)))
tinypliny - 01/27/12 11:52
hmm. you are really in a rough patch.

COMMENTS
I said
To lilho:
I have to say, I really, really, hate silver. ...
To tinypliny:
I hate apply flavored anything with a passion. ...
tinypliny - 01/26/12 21:39
Lib, things always get better! Maybe you are better off without someone who makes you feel like crap.
libertad - 01/26/12 20:54
Thanks everyone for very kind words and thoughts. I'll be alright but I just feel bad because of these reasons. I'm not sure that things with my friend will work out between us, and that doesn't feel good at all. It is awesome to have all you in my life though, i'm so fortunate.



lilho - 01/25/12 20:29
i'm sending out a hug, i'm sad too for some similar reasons... but it will get better. ;0)
flacidness - 01/25/12 16:58
I'm so sorry to hear that babe. That's a really bad turn of events. Keep your head up, it's always darkest before light.
libertad - 01/25/12 07:55
I feel better now. I even texted my friend and it seems like we might be able to work things out. Thanks peeps.
paul - 01/24/12 22:52
Sorry.
metalpeter - 01/24/12 20:21
Wish I was of some help..... The ugly answer is that sometimes it is good to be sad... If these things didn't make you sad then something would be wrong with you.... I'm not going to go as far as to say embrace the sad and watch those animal abuse ads or find sad songs to listen to.... But for some people that does get the sad out and 4 hours or 8 hours later they feel better.... Again I don't encourage that it works for some... But if it might make things worse don't try it....
tinypliny - 01/24/12 19:48
Feel better soon!! Sending good wishes your way!

01/09/2012 19:37 #55878

hahahahaha!

"That woman can't seem to find good "wood" anywhere."



paul - 01/09/12 22:50
That is pretty witty.

01/09/2012 14:39 #55877

Sorry Elin Nordegren
Looks like I jumped the gun with my last journal. Turns out she had termites and her mansion wasn't up to hurricane codes either. So she is going to build something similar which I still think is incredibly wasteful but not as bad as demolishing a building just because she could. At least she let habitat for humanity take what they want.

Last week, we brought you the story of Elin Nordegren's curious-at-the-time decision to knock down a $12 million mansion. It seemed, at first glance, a rather conspicuous display of wealth -- I've got so much money I can demolish a mansion and build a new one! A divorce from Tiger Woods, it seemed, was the gift that kept on giving.

Well, turns out that there was a pretty good reason for razing the estate: termites. A report in People magazine indicated that the 1920s-era mansion fell short of current hurricane safety codes, and combined with a termite infestation, that was enough to warrant blasting it down to the sand.

Also of note: Nordegren offered a local Habitat for Humanity chapter a month to take whatever it could from the mansion before demolition. (No, don't go all, "Oh, so generous, donating termite-infested wood!" on Elin. It was a nice gesture.)

Still, as you can see from the pre-demolition photo, that was a good-lookin' little shack there, regardless of what evil lurked behind its walls:

Courtesy of Pacific Coast News

Apparently Elin thinks so too, because she's filed plans with the Palm Beach County Department of Planning, Zoning and Building that seem to indicate that the new mansion will look a whole lot like the old one. There'll be nine bedrooms, two kitchens, two Jacuzzis, a pool cabana and a three-bedroom guest house.

Tiger Woods, meanwhile, will somehow manage to suffer through his day-to-day life in his meager $50 million-plus bachelor pad.


paul - 01/09/12 22:50
and I just want to rebuilt a bathroom.
lilho - 01/09/12 19:45
I read the news last night and saw that... She actually did some good...oops!
metalpeter - 01/09/12 17:16
Interesting but does the Cabana come with a Cabana Boy?

01/07/2012 17:17 #55867

Elin Nordegren's disgusting waste
To start, I couldn't even throw away our Christmas tree today. Mike and I missed the day the city came out to come and collect the trees for re-use. We could have just left it at the curb and they would have land-filled it but I insisted on going out, buying some rope, strapping it to the top of the car and bringing it to Shoshone Park so it could be re-used as mulch. To me this just made so much more sense than the easy way, so I am completely disgusted with Tiger Woods' disgruntled ex wife who bulldozed her $12 million dollar home.


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I'm far from perfect in many ways, but I would like to believe that no matter how much money I had, I wouldn't do what she did. If I had 12 million dollars, I would never dream of wasting it just because I had 100 million more. Money is power, but not happiness, good luck to her if this is what she thinks will fill her void.

libertad - 01/09/12 14:40
I jumped the gun and apologized here. :::link:::
tinypliny - 01/08/12 10:21
I am not saying that this was not a ridiculous and completely insensitive thing to do, but on the bigger scale of things, rich people waste a lot more than 12 million everyday and this is just an example that is highly visible. This is nothing compared to the completely unnecessary zillion-billion war to kill random innocent people around the world and forcibly take away whatever meagre homes they had to start with.
metalpeter - 01/08/12 09:36
good point. What the crazy part is I'm sure if say you didn't say like the house and thought it was tainted or what ever I'm sure the stuff the house is made of is worth tons of money .... It is tiger so things like oak floors and Marble counter tops.... All that can be taken out and reused..... Or call of tye you know that crazy extreme make over guy.... I'm sure they would be glad to take all that stuff some companies might even pay you or use that to off set the cost.....
lilho - 01/07/12 19:09
I agree with you whole-heartedly. What a waste of tons of money and what was I'm sure a beautiful home. What bothers me is the fact that, that money could have been used for something productive.

12/26/2011 18:22 #55801

Coopervision recall
I got these disposable contacts over the summer and the eye doctor told me that they would be more comfortable than my old ones. They really are not and are making my eyes feel more and more uncomfortable. As soon as I get back from Florida I am going to put in the old ones I had previously (I found a box of them).

Coopervision had a recall on lenses but it doesn't include the ones I am wearing. The problem was that they had a silicone residue on them after the manufacturing process. I feel convinced that mine should be on the recall list and am going to go to find a new eye doctor when I go back. This really will put me out of a lot of money to have to get a new supply of contacts that my insurance won't cover.

This is the lot number of my contacts that I think should be included on the recall list: 508305000316