Random Thoughts Tuesday: The ranty but proud to be American edition

Let's be honest. Many of my posts are rants, but this one is extra ranty. "There is no charge for rantynes. Or good looks." If you know what the original saying was from, I heart you big time. :) Let's get on with the rants randomness.

*Indy is weird. Every morning for breakfast he wants a sandwich. A cream cheese, turkey and broccoli sprout sandwich. For breakfast. It's good sandwich, don't get me wrong, but for breakfast? Oh and he wants a side of blueberries. He calls it his "power breakfast." Weird.

*Yesterday I was listening to the news on AFN in the car. Unfortunately I wasn't paying close attention at first and didn't hear who said this, but someone (I'm pretty it was Chavez) said that the Americans need to cooperate more with the international rescue efforts and quite trying to "secretly" occupy and take over Haiti. WTF? If it was you Chavez, suck it. Heck, even if it wasn't you, suck it. I don't like you.

*I'm trying to hold on to the beauty that is winter, but it's hard when all the stores are putting out their pretty spring stuff. Manipulators! Can't we just enjoy one season before you start throwing another one at us?

*The founder of Taco Bell, Glen Bell, Jr. died on Sunday. How sad. Poor college students all over the US owe a lot to him. He's also one of the reasons I'm on the stair stepper so much.

*I love living in Europe and would happily spend the rest of my days here, but I love being an American (except when around other obnoxious Americans). While there are many (MANY) flaws to America (as a military spouse, I'm one of the first to gripe about them), one of the things I most appreciate is the fact that no matter what is going on in our own country, economically, politically or otherwise, if another country is in trouble, the US is going to help them out. Many people see us as invaders (I'm looking at you Chavez) trying to spread American ideals at the detriment to other cultures (again, still looking, Chavez), but if a country is in need and/or has a serious natural disaster, America is going to be there, offering aid and that is awesome.

*They played a clip on the radio yesterday of Haitians chanting "USA! USA!" after American rescue workers freed several members of a Haitian family from the rubble of what had once been their house. It warmed the cockles of my heart.

*What are the cockles of your heart? Anyone know?

*A while back another blogger posted a how to on making a replica of the Pottery Barn Typewriter Keys wall hanging, but now I can't find it. Can anyone give me a link or tell me who it was? It's driving me crazy.

*Something is going on with my house plants. Normally they're good, but for some reason they're all dying. WHY? They get water and sunlight and love. Indy thinks it's because Mr. HH keeps looking at them. He has a notorious black thumb.

*I'm typing this while working on my stair stepper (buns of steel here I come) and from this height I can see the dust on top of the wardrobe in the living room. It's terrible. Somebody should clean that off.

*I hate Monday holidays. It blows my whole week.

*If I write down my random thoughts all week and then post them, do you still think that makes them random?

*Finally, our funny sign of the week:


Now, go visit Keely for all the other random goodness.

EDITED for grammar. I can't believe I wrote "their" instead of "they're." It's one of my biggest pet peeves! Why didn't someone tell me? I'm so embarrassed. {hanging my head in shame}