Letting Crazy Take a Spin

4.05.2008

Husbands are just too much work

I saw this yesterday on MSNBC:

Having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, tying the knot saves an hour of weekly chores.

“It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford, an economist at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men tend to work more outside the home, while women take on more of the household labor.”

He points out individual differences among households exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said.

Overall, times are a’ changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are pitching in more, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.

Stafford analyzed time-diaries and questionnaires from a nationally representative sample of men and women over a 10-year period between 1996 and 2005. The federally-funded study showed that, compared with the single life, marriage meant more housework for both men and women.

“Marriage is no longer a man’s path to less housework,” Stafford said.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most — about 21 hours a week.

4.04.2008

Round Robin Photo Challenges: Captioned

The Round Robin this time around was to do
your one perfect scene with a caption.

I know I am early.

I am here Friday night and the posts go up Saturday.

But I am going to be too busy to do this tomorrow.

For days I have been driving by this empty lot.
It is crazy wild with flowers.

But there is a chain link fence around it,
so I figured it would not work.

Then I remembered a lovely saying I saw on a card.

Bloom where you are planted.

Which just goes to show you can find beauty
anywhere if you look at things the right way.

Then the problem became choosing just one flower.

I could not do it.

So my perfect scene is a collage.

Have a beautiful day.

Linking list:

1.Carly - POSTED! Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

2. Lisa - POSTED!Lisa's Chaos
http://lisaschaos.blog-city.com/

3. Karen - POSTED!Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

4. Wammy - POSTED!The Ellis Family Cincinnati
http://theellisfamilycincinnati.blogspot.com/

5. MarthaPerception
http://journals.aol.com/lifes2odd/perception/

6. Jan - POSTED!The Prytz Family

http://theprytzfamily.blogspot.com/

7. TJTJ's Photo Expressions
http://tjexpressionsblog.blogspot.com/

8. NancyNancy Luvs Pics
http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix/

9. Swampy - POSTED!Anecdotes, Antidotes, & Anodes
http://anecdotes.typepad.com/

10. Janet - POSTED!fondofphotography
http://www.fondofsnape.com/

11. Monica - POSTED!Family Affair Photography
http://familyaffairphotography.blogspot.com/

12. MariePhotographs & Memories
http://journals.aol.com/mariebm56/PhotographsAndMemories

13. VickiMaraca
http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

14. Jennifer Robin - POSTED!Robin's Woods
http://robinswoods.blogspot.com/

15. Jill - POSTED!Letting Crazy Take a Spin
http://lettingcrazytakeaspin.blogspot.com/

16. KivaEclectic Granny
http://eclecticgranny.blogspot.com/

17. Suzanne RLiving . . . Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

18. MollyReturn of the White Robin
http://returnofthewhiterobin.blogspot.com/

19. Kim - POSTED!Nekked Lizard Adventures
http://nekkedlizardadventures.typepad.com/

20. Steven(sometimes)photoblog
http://sometimesphotoblog.com/

4.02.2008

Life, as I know it

I've been pretty tired lately.

I need to get off my big ass and move more.

I know that if I get up and go for a walk in the morning it will eventually lead to more energy.

Not to mention a smaller ass.

But I am tired.

Someone said I have no life because I blog too much.

I always feel guilty when I think I am not blogging enough.

Why is that?

It's not as if I owe anyone blog entries. It's not as iff I am getting paid to do this.

I just kind of like blogging. It's an outlet.

Why is seen as not having a life?

If I was sitting in front of the computer writing poetry would that be better?

Fuck 'em.

It's my life, I will blog as much as I want to.

3.22.2008

Photo hunt: Metal

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I have not done this photo hunt before,
but I liked the topic.

I like photographing metal things.

Here are some from the Evergreen Aviation
Musuem outside Portland, Ore.

They are all parts of airplanes.

Round Robin: First Signs of Spring

The challenge this time around over at
Round Robin was First Signs of Spring.

I don't want to say we don't get spring in Los Angeles.
But it's really not that dramatic a change
going from season to season here.

But there is one thing that does change here in spring.
The daffodils come poking through.

And they just look so happy,
stretching toward the sun.

This was a bit of a lazy effort for me.
I will try to do better next time.

Here we have a daffodil in my yard.

Daffodil Lament - The Cranberries

Holding on, that's what I do since I met you.
And it won't be long. Would you notice if I left you?
And it's fine for some 'cause you're not the one,
You're not the one there... There...
there... there... there... there...
All night long, laid on my pillow,
These things are wrong. I can't sleep here!
So lovely, so lovely, so lovely.

I have decided to leave you forever.
I have decided to start things from here.
Thunder and lightning won't change,
What I'm feeling
and the daffodils look lovely today,
And the daffodils look lovely today,
Look lovely today.

Ooh, in your eyes I can see the disguise.
Ooh, in your eyes I can see the disguise.
Has anyone seen lightning?
Has anyone looked lovely?

And the daffodils look lovely today,
And the daffodils look lovely today,
Look lovely today...

Here is the linking list:

Nan
Life is Like A Lunchbox
http://shawnanigans.net/

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes)photoblog
http://sometimesphotoblog.com/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

Lisa - POSTED!
Lisa's Chaos
http://lisaschaos.blog-city.com/

Gattina
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Suzanne R - POSTED!
Living . . . Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

Janet - POSTED!
fondofphotography
http://www.fondofsnape.com/

Kiva
Eclectic Granny
http://eclecticgranny.blogspot.com/

Sandra
Strong Chemistry
http://strongchemistry.blogspot.com/

Martha - POSTED!
Perception
http://journals.aol.com/lifes2odd/perception/

Jan - POSTED!
The Prytz Family
http://theprytzfamily.blogspot.com/

Monica - POSTED!
Family Affair Photography
http://www.familyaffairphotography.blogspot.com/

Momma
Sandcastle Momma
http://sandcastlemomma.blogspot.com/

Kim - POSTED!
Nekked Lizards
http://nekkedlizardadventures.typepad.com/

Chrissie
Chrisseas-corner
http://chrisseas-corner.tripod.com/

Celeste - POSTED!
Ragracers
http://ragracers.blogspot.com/

Vicki - POSTED!
Maraca
http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

Whammy - POSTED!
The Ellis Family Cincinnati
http://theellisfamilycincinnati.blogspot.com/

3.18.2008

A face for radio

Do I have an accent?

As a native Californian, I think I do not.

And no, I do not sound like a Valley girl.

Apparently, according to yet another useless but fun Internet quiz, I sound like I am from the Midland.

Wherever the fuck that is.

Good thing to know I have a voice suited to TV. Too bad I have a face suited to radio.

Ha. Just kidding. Just a little joke at my own expense. My face is OK for TV, it is my big fat ass they would find problematic.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
The West
North Central
The South
Boston
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

3.08.2008

Round Robin: A Nice Place to Sit

The challenge this time around at
Round Robin is "A Nice Place to Sit."
I am lucky enough to live in a place where we have many
nice places to sit outdoors pretty much all year long.
So I headed toward the water.

All the pictures were taken Thursday, March 6, 2008.

The following two pictures were taken along an area in
Redondo Beach, Calif., known as The Strand.

The next two photos were taken
at The Neighborhood Church
in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

I don't go to this church for services.

But they have such a nice garden and this
beautiful seawall built into the bluffs.

Sometimes I just like to go here to wander around,
have a sit and think for a bit.

It is quite peaceful during the week
when no one is around.

On my way to work Thursday I decided on take the
scenic route through Long Beach, Calif.
I was driving past the art museum there
and decided to stop in for a look.
I was in no hurry to get to work anyway.
I found that they have a lovely little cafe with patio dining.
It was a beautiful day.
If I didn't have to get to work,
I would have stayed a while longer.

I do like my new dining room set.
And the chairs are pretty comfy.
Apparently George, my behemoth cat, thinks so also.
He likes to hide on them, tucked under the table.
He also loves to sit in the window and watch the world go by.

Finally, I leave you with the last place I sat
Thursday night before heading home for the night.

I met some friends and former colleagues
at a dive bar in Torrance, Calif.
At the end of a long day, it was most
definitely a nice place to sit.
With a pint.