Second Class Citizens

It's All Right Here

Renee Stahl

You could travel halfway 'round the sun,
Or try to bat a thousand'n'one home runs
Never really feel like you are loved by anyone

You could be a famous astronaut,
Or even a poet laureate
And never really know just what you've got

You are the one that I adore,
I couldn't love you any more
You know that you don't have to look so far, my dear
It's all right here

You could read a hundred million things,
You could travel to and from Beijing
Never really feel like you've accomplished anything

But you are the one that I adore,
I couldn't love you any more
You know that you could have most anything, my dear
It's all right here

And if you need to go away
You know that I will make you stay
And know that everything you need is near
It's all right here

Cause you are the one that I adore,
I couldn't love you any more
You know that you don't have to look so far, my dear

Cause you are the one that I adore,
I couldn't love you any more
You know that you could have most anything, my dear

It's all right here
It's all right here
It's all right here
It's all right here

Stay

Safetysuit

Walking out the door this morning
Wondering what it is that's going on with you on with you
Thinking of a way to say I'm sorry
For something that I'm not sure I do sure I do

So come on baby let me in
And show me what this really is

'cause something must have made you say that
What did I do to make you say that to me?
Something must have made you so mad
What can I do to make you say come back to me?

Hoping for a moment that I turn around
And you'll be coming after me after me
'cause all that I can say is that it's obvious
It's obvious you're all I see all I see

So come on baby let me in
And show me what this really is about
'cause I can't read you
Come on baby let me in
And show me what this really is

'cause something must have made you say that
What did I do to make you say that to me?
Something must have made you so mad
What can I do to make you say come back to me?
Come back to me

And I'll be here in the morning if you say stay
If you say stay to me oh
And I'll be here in the morning if you say stay
If you say stay to me oh
And I'll be here in the morning if you say stay
If you say stay to me oh

Something must have made you say that
What did I do to make you say that to me?
Something must have made you so mad
What can I do to make you say come back to me?

Something must have made you say that
What did I do to make you say that to me?
Something must have made you so mad
What can I do to make you say come back to me?

When You Got A Good Thing

Lady Antebellum

Everybody keeps telling me I'm such a lucky man
Lookin at you standin there I know I am
Barefooted beauty with eyes that blue
The sun shine sure looks good on you
I swear

Oh I can't believe I finally found you baby
Happy ever after, after all this time
Oh there's gonna be some ups and downs
but with you to wrap my arms around
I'm fine

So baby, hold on tight
Don't let go
Hold onto the love we're making
Cause baby when the ground starts shakin
You gotta know when you got a good thing

You know you keep on bringin out the best of me
And I need you now even more than the air I breathe
You can make me laugh when I wanna cry
This will last forever I just know, I know

So baby, hold on tight
Don't let go
Hold onto the love we're making
Cause baby when the ground starts shakin
You gotta know when you've gotta good thing

We got a good thing, baby, woah
So hold on tight
Baby, don't let go
Hold onto the love we're making
Cause baby when the ground starts shakin
You gotta know, oh you gotta know
Oh you gotta know, you gotta know
When you got a good thing

We got a good thing baby
Woah, woah, woah, woah

Your dog is not a teacup or a tiny toy.

I'm not sure if the person this is aimed at even reads my blogs. But it needs to be said. And she is not listening to me. I will not name names, or dog breeds. This will be an open letter to anyone that thinks they own a "teacup" or "tiny toy" dog.

Your dog is not a "teacup" anything. No dog breed comes in a teacup size. There is a toy group. Your dog is in the toy group, as is my yorkie. But they are not toy dogs. They are standard dogs. There is one breed standard for their breed.

Yorkies come in one size.

Chihuahuas come in one size.

Pomeranians come in one size.

Malteses come in one size.

(Yes, poodles are different, they come in three sizes, however none of them are teacup or tiny toy.)

Saying your dog is a toy is still incorrect. Your dog comes in one size. Stop promoting bad breeding practices by pretending your standard dog is anything other than that. I'm so sorry you didn't do your research and bought your dog for far too much money from a god damn puppy mill. Am I surprised that your dog has already had health problems? Of course not! And to top it all off, you want to feed your dog some crap food. Do you care about your dog at all? You tell me you are an animal lover, and yet you perpetuate the stupidity of poor breeding practices and all that that means for the unfortunate females and unhealthy puppies. So you can agree with me all day long, but actions speak louder than words. And know that I am so very disappointed in you. You have listened to me SCREAM about puppy mills and backyard breeders and nasty dog food since the huge recall of 2007. Have you learned nothing? So you call me whining about the vet bills and fees you've had to pay. I don't care!!!! It serves you right. I don't feel bad for you. I feel bad for your dog. I feel horrible for your dog. And yes, I roll my eyes when you talk about your tiny teacup runty mutt. I'm sorry you cant see it over the phone. Your dog is not a purebred, it cant be when you DON'T HAVE PAPERS and you buy it from a very unsavory source. And yes, I pointed this out as much as I could just to piss you off.

I'm done talking to you about this. You know it pisses me off. If you truly love dogs, do your fucking research and stop whining about the mess you created for yourself. You now have a small life in your hands. Pay the damn vet bills and feed your dog a high quality food, or surrender your animal.

http://www.barkrescue.net/teacup.htm

http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dogs/tea-cup-yorkies.aspx

http://www.myyorkiesecrets.com/teacup-yorkie-puppies/the-truth-about-the-teacup-yorkshire-terrier.php

Mother's Day

Me and my mom

Sad Post

Joe's grandma, Betty, died last night. She had been in the hospital for 3 weeks with many complications. Please keep Joe's mother and sister in your thoughts.

If you're going to say something stupid, don't get offended when someone calls you out on it. Stand by your foolishness! OR think before you speak! - from my deliciously snarky friend, Sara M.

Age

Age is just a number, not a measure of maturity or intellect.

Graupel

I learned a new term on Twitter the other day. And was able to experience it today.

To learn more about graupel click HERE.

Graupel (also called small hail, soft hail, or snow pellets) refers to precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake, forming a 2–5 mm ball of rime; the snowflake acts as a nucleus of condensation in this process. Graupel is the German word for this meteorological phenomenon.