Wandering Voiceless

Okay, so this is outrageously early. It is in fact Friday… MORNING (as in very late Thursday night). That’s because if I catch you before you go to bed, or before you go to work, I might entice you to wear blue for Dress in Blue Day in support of folks fighting colon cancer. I have a friend fighting now. In Linda’s own words:

As a colon cancer survivor, I’m one of the millions who have been affected by this disease.  In support of the Colon Cancer Alliance’s 5^th National Dress in Blue Day and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I’ll be wearing blue on Friday, March 1, to promote a future free of colon cancer.  I invite you to join me by dressing in blue and spreading the message that colon cancer screening saves lives.  We need to share this information because colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States (lung cancer is the first) and it is up to 90% preventable!!!

Here is the link so you can get more info: 2013 Dress in Blue Day. If you’re feeling especially adventurous, share your pictures of you dressed in blue… Go!

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Here’s an oldie but goodie from Frances… a gentle reminder of how NOT to use 9-1-1:

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Of course, we can’t have a FNL without a good kitty video:

Thanks, Christina!

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Hey, back to the issue of gay marriage, Sara and her mom Sue both shared this:

… and then I found this:

Both are hilarious!

BTW, I am firmly in support of gay marriage. That’s how I roll.

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In the THIS IS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE DEPARTMENT, we have a safety warning: “Flame jetting can severely injure or kill.” Don’t know what “flame jetting” is? It’s a relatively new phenomenon created by a nearly empty gas can being poured over an open flame. Watch the video; it will open your eyes… kudos to that family for sharing their story. My heart goes out to them.

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March 1st also marks the start of Tastefully Simple’s Spring/Summer catalog. Yum yum! Can you say DRINK BUCKET? There are FIVE flavors in this season’s catalog. Here are several uses for empty drink buckets…

Pens and pencil holders:

Composting:

Old batteries waiting to be recycled:

… of course, you have to drink ‘em up first!

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I also want to take a sad moment to acknowledge this week’s loss of two fine police officers in Santa Cruz.  (Actually, it seems like we’re losing an officer daily in these United States and that’s an officer a day too many.) LaRae dug out a Paul Harvey tribute in their honor. I like the images in this one:

As dispatchers, we never for a minute take our officers’ safety for granted, and our only goal each shift is that everyone gets to go home at the end of the day. My prayers to Santa Cruz, and to all officers’ families (blue and blood) that have lost a loved one in this line of work.

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Finally, we’re gonna wrap up with another tear-jerker, this one bringing happy tears of joy. Have I mentioned we love Disneyland? I believe I have. That makes this video that much more special:

Christina and her MIL Joyce both get credit for that one. Thanks, girls. As always, good timing. (Christina, I’m gonna have to give you a byline on this series pretty soon!)

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Well, that was a bit of a roller coaster ride wasn’t it? Thanks for sticking with me this week. Have a great weekend, and remember: Be safe out there.

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