What's Happening

I've been really sick so I haven't felt like writing, doing email, etc. Bill has chemo on Tuesday so the first part of the week will be hectic. Just wanted you to know I'm still here and will get to things as soon as I can.

Now I've Heard Everything

It would seem that the government is seriously considering taxing assets acquired from online games like Everquest and World of Warcraft because they could have a "real world" value. Apparently gamers are "selling" some of their virtual items on Ebay for real world dollars. Because of this, the government is considering whether or not these items have taxable value - even if you don't sell them. Should you die with a munificent amount of virtual assets, your heirs could be taxed real dollars.

Do you think perhaps - just perhaps - virtual tax wouldn't be necessary if the government did something novel like, oh.. maybe making the uber rich pay their fair share in taxes?

Insane. Absolutely insane.

I Went Sky Diving

Well, not yet. I'm considering it. Bungee jumping or sky diving. Doesn't that sound exhilarating? About a year ago I made my FuManchu list (see the lyrics below) and I have checked off a few things but because of the craziness in my life I haven't marked off many. It's time to revise the list and start checking things off again. I'm going to list a few things that will be a little easier to accomplish this time given time constraints but still things I really want to do. I don't want to live a life that is so busy that I'm too busy to live my life. That probably doesn't make any sense, but it does to me.

So... by the end of the year, I'm recording a song in a studio a friend owns. That's number two on my list. No, I can't sing. No, you can't hear it. I'm doing it for me :) He keeps telling me that it'll sound great so we'll see. I don't care if it does - I just want the experience of singing and recording in a studio.

Do you have a FuManchu list? Hope so - and I hope you'll keep adding to it til you're old and gray.

Soft kisses on the cheek for the fellas and hugs for the ladies,

Lady J

Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw (Click on link to listen)

He said I was in my early forties
with a lot of life before me
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays
Talking bout the options
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be the real end
how's it hit you when you get that kinda news
man what'd you do

and he said
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

He said I was finally the husband
that most the time I wasn't
and I became a friend a friend would like to have
and all the sudden going fishin
wasn't such an imposition
and I went three times that year I lost my dad
well I finally read the good book
and I took a good long hard look
at what I'd do if I could do it all again

and then
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about
what'd you do with it what did you do with it
what did I do with it
what would I do with it?

Sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I watched an eagle as it was flying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying

Ever Apologizing

I've been looking back over my blog(s) and I'm always apologizing. Is that a sign that I'm a wimp or just always stressed out? This week has been really tough. Aside from being sad because I miss Rook so much, I've been really sick again. It's a constant refrain I know. I don't even want to write it so I know you don't want to hear it. I'm always apologizing for not writing back to people or not calling or for not doing something. So.. here's the deal. You all know I've a chronic illness, my patient and my father have cancer, and my Mom has a chronic illness. If you're my friends, I want you to know I love you to pieces and want to do so much more than I can, but I can't keep on with this refrain of explaining and apologizing every time I get behind when I'm always behind. I worry I will hurt the feelings of someone who is important to me or miss something really important going on in your lives. Just know I'm doing the best I can.

This and That

This is chemo week so I've been a bit busy. I think (I pray) Bill's doing better with this new chemo. He's not nearly as sick as he usually is after receiving the meds. He ate a bit of lunch today and that's unheard of for him on the day after chemo. He is, however, incredibly tired - way past what he should be. He had some tests run and we'll know more on Wednesday.

My parents have both been ill this week so I've been running around trying to take care of all three. I'm not complaining, but it does leave little time for anything online. Tonight, in fact, we're staying overnight with my parents so that I can keep an eye on both Bill and my Dad. My folks (like many people who are almost 70) don't believe in spending money on unnecessary things. So, there's no high speed internet connection here. I'm using a backup dialup connection that I have.

Why tell all this? Well I feel as if I'm out of the online loop :) I never realized how long it takes blog pages to load when they're filled with images. It's just impossible to read them for now. I'll be catching up later on in the week so if you're reading this, be sure and right something truly naughty for me to read over the weekend ;)