Stars and their stupid acts

I read People.com every morning on my Google homepage (as well as the NY Times headlines and other more intellectual things). I must admit I was surprised and yet sad at the headlines today - Sandra Bullock (and for the most part, Jesse James) adopted a little baby boy....Sandra Bullock files for divorce. So many thoughts in my head...It's hard to be faithful to only one person for many in this world - that's why there are so many divorces period but...even harder when your life is under the public microscope all the time. Tiger Woods and Jesse James were just "plain dumb". They had to know in the back of their little brains that some fame seeker would leek the news that they had slept with them - come on, how dumb can they be? It leads me to believe they really wanted to get caught. And Jesse, you have this wonderful, beautiful adoring wife and you pick a woman who, in my mind, does not look pretty on the outside or seem pretty on the inside - that's certainly thinking with the wrong part of your body! Because you and Sandra Bullock seemed so different, I almost felt as though you could make it but...I guess when I think about the fact that you have been married before, maybe that wasn't to be the case. And yes, you hurt those closest to you but, since you are in the public eye, you also disappointed your fan base. It's too late to go back but, hopefully this will be something you think about in the future....and because, I am a romantic optimist, do I hope you and Sandra will someday put your collective lives back together - yes, in a way I do.

On a different note, when it comes to babies, we are getting more and more organic and natural products for babies and toddlers at www.giftsfromadistance.com. You will see our Babies, Toddlers and Kids of All Ages expanding in the next few weeks. Be on the lookout for a special coupon....and Sandra - Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy your little boy!

Al Gore, where is the global warming? I am cold!

With all this talk about global warming, I am cold...and I live in southern CA. I am concerned with the fact that the earth has changed its axis by milliseconds and combined with global warming, that may be changing our climate in strange ways. This morning when we walked our dogs I could see my breath...and it is almost MAY.

From an article called Climate Changes Due to Global Warming by Nathanial Fiset in 2007: "How global warming brings climate change and what it means to us The earth's climate has always been changing, although not at an abrupt rate. There had been periods of warming and cooling in the earth's 4.65 billion-year history. Strange as it may sound to some, this is the reason why life became possible on this planet millions of years ago. Unfortunately, not all of the changes in climate brought about by global warming may be beneficial to many of us." And he goes on to say, "Spring may be experienced earlier and temperatures during night time and in winter will rise. The world will experience a more humid atmosphere since sea water will have a higher rate of evaporation. With greater humidity, rainfall is expected to increase on average.
Storms will also occur with more frequency and intensity. Ironically, water in the soil will evaporate faster, causing dryness between rains. Regions that are already considered dry will experience more dryness. Some semi-arid regions in the African continent, for example, may suffer more while areas that depend on their region's mountain snow packs for irrigation will not benefit from earlier melting between growing seasons.
With warmer weather, some hurricanes will be more severe and winds are expected to blow stronger. It is also possible that wind patterns may shift. Extremely cold periods may be experienced as well." (Maybe that explains our weather!!)

Is there a way to get our good weather back? If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them.

On a different note, we are running a Mother's Day coupon at http://www.giftsfromadistance.com/ this month. Type in "mom" at checkout and receive a 10% discount on your entire order.

Have a great day today!!

terry

I hope Spring has finally sprung

We live in southern California...sunny, warm southern California...well...not quite....March came in like a lion and went out the same way - what happened to the lamb? And...so on to April....We experienced a decent, rolling earthquake last weekend - always a good wake up call. My baby car was rear-ended, not once but twice by the same truck and went into the body shop for the first time in its 14-year lifespan....That was definitely a bummer and another good wake up call! I connected with a good friend of mine whom I hadn't talked to for years. The daughter of another friend of mine was married in Mexico. I remember Sam when she was 4 1/2 yrs old. Our wireless network at our warehouse for www.giftsfromadistance.com went down for almost an entire day this past Monday definitely putting the brakes on all of our shipping for that day....and so, after a minor spill, I fill my cup half full again and express gratitude to my husband, Hal, for his patience - my step-daughter, Sandy, for working part-time for me and allowing me to get some other things done and to my customers who make having an online gift business worth all the time and energy it takes to keep it going. With that being said, we are gearing up for Mother's Day and have created a wonderful, little coupon at www.giftsfromadistance.com. Type in "mom" at checkout and see what your discount will be! It's a surprise, and it will be on your entire order!

Well, on to get ready to get the carpet cleaned~

Namaste and hugs for all,

Terry