Is it REALLY that bad? - or otherwise known as - Sucks to be you

Whine ..Grumble ... Yeah, My "online Family" I visit everyday via social media such as facebook, twitter, Google+ whines.  Some have legit complaints and we all have jumped to social media to vent out frustrations.  But some, I read their stream and think ... reaaally...

The I feel bad singers
You know this type - they are often heard singing .. " I feel bad .. nananana... like I knew that I would" I know some have real illnesses - and serious ones - but some NEVER seem to be well - they have a cold, allergies,stubbed their toe, got a hangnail and always seem like they have one foot in the grave.  I read their ailments and think of friends that are battling serious illnesses ... my daughter whom just went through a series of tests for cancer ( luckily all came back negative) ... my Dad battling COPD whom still gets out everyday... a friends nephew whom came back from Iraq in a wheelchair....and a few friends whom are very sick and the Doctors havent a clue what is wrong so the trail and error testing goes on.

The Drama Llama riders
I swear, some live for the drama.  And if none is readily available, will come and llama spit on your whoo hoo posts. They ride the wave of anger, and if not copping a "woes me" approach , will be sporting a "you suck" attitude.  Someone not saying hi is a major crisis.
I think of those in abusive relationships, dealing with crazy exes or going through messy divorces, those battling addiction, trying to hold families together and parents of teenagers (TOTAL Drama time!)

The LOOK AT ME swat team
You know this type - often shooting out posts rapid fire like machine gun Kelly -  often about what they are selling, (EVERYTHING they sell), pictures of their kids, their pets, themselves, and love using foursquare, like anyone cares they are at the local Starbucks.  Often tags EVERYONE in their pictures which causes you to have pics across the top of your Facebook profile of their Auntie May and her cat Rosco sleeping on the coach drooling.

The Chronic Complaint Crooners
Its too hot! Its too cold! Its too rainy, sunny, cloudy, snowy.  Why am I awake? Its too early, late, I had five minutes left before the alarm.  Facebooks sucks, Twitter sucks, work sucks, YOU suck!
Ya know ... "Whatevah people!"
I think of those still struggling to rebuild from tornadoes and floods,...those whom are running on little sleep due to sickness or having to work overtime to make ends meet.  I think of our soldiers braving the elements and lack of sleep protecting us.

Now for the equally annoying -

Sunshine and Lollipops Crowd
They repost the pretty .. ஜ۩۞۩ஜ♥▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬●▬▬ஜ۩۞۩▬▬●▬​ ▬ஜ۩۞۩  "You are Awesome!" Repost on five friends pages and if you get back two you are loved. "
Enough of them and your stream and the stream of your friends get overloaded.
Rarely do they say - I feel your pain but often toss you the rainbows and unicorns.
Good to be optimistic - but really, some of you are holding out with the good drugs.
Like a friend once told me - It is not all sunshine and lollipops ..

Surely everyone has their own pet peeve on the Social Media crazies - whats yours?
For more fun .. Read The Help! .... There are Fruit Loops in My Social Media Bowl

Our Family Traditions are set in stone

Two Generations - Mazzola's

Brothers are special.  If you have one, you know what I mean.  If you don't then you miss out on the joy of hearing the famous words of "Because, he is the boy".  I only have one.  A precious little brother named Andrew, aka AJ.  AJ came along finally after our parents tried for 21 years to have a son, after two girls, they finally had the crowned prince - five years after my sister and 10 years and two months to the day after me.  Being spaced out five years apart was not planned, but it did raise some eyebrows, like they only had sex every five years or so.
Somehow, being a boy and the only son grants them special treatment.  "Why doesn't AJ have to do dishes?"  Because he's the boy.  How come AJ gets to drive the riding mower? Because he's the boy. How come AJ gets to stay out later than I did at his age? Because he's the boy.  How come AJ gets the family business?  Because he's the boy.

Am I envious?  Hell yeah,  I have always loved the business and hoped to be one of the few women in the profession.  But am I proud of little brother? Very much so.  He stepped into some pretty big shoes when he stepped into the Business started by our Grandfather, then passed onto our Dad.  It is a hard job, one that requires 'bull work', artistic ability, and strong people skills.  It take dedication to maintaining the standard of excellence two generations before us set. And it takes a sense of pride in Family Traditional values to keep at it and strive to take something so good and make it better.

Can he do it? Hell yeah.... after all .. he is the boy.

Congratulations  little brother - keep up the good work, Big sister is proud of you.

Norwood Monumental Works Inc.: Third generation continues monumental feats

Family Business - Norwood Monumental Works

 

NORWOOD —

It’s a Thursday afternoon and A.J. Mazzola is on a mission to pick up something precious - a granite stone. This also happens to be the foundation of his family business.
Stone selection is just one of the many tasks that Mazzola, who runs Norwood Monumental Works Inc., performs. It is also the first step in getting the final product: headstone or grave marker. Each finished grave marker is roughly 24 inches by 12 inches and lays flat in the ground. Every precut stone goes through a four-step process before it is finished. The entire process is all done right at the Washington Street shop.
And it all started with his grandfather.

Read more:  ( full article)

 And Visit : www.norwoodmonumental.com

Help! There are Fruit Loops in my Social Media Bowl

People are probably the strangest critters God has created. Some are fighters who with argue with a fencepost, others stand there with their fingers in their ears screaming "La-la-la-la I cant hear you" , still others curl up in the corner, sucking their thumb crying " Woe's me". You see them and real life every day, and on the internet the menagerie of these strange creatures is huge.

Now we all have had those times when life simply sucks. And yes, we have taken the fact it does to the warm and cuddly world of social media where you will find someone to give you hugs and a cookie. We all have been engaged in some sort of confrontation online too, butting heads with someone whose opinions differ from our own. And we all have met those who seem to have nothing else better to do with their lives than hang on Forums, FaceBook or Twitter dragging their Drama Llama behind them. I have discovered many fit into one or more of the following:

Its a Fact Jacks
They blow in, state something and declare it to be Gospel. They will agrue with anyone who questions them. Usually starts off friendly enough, but often ends with them resorting to creative name calling like 'Doo-Doo-head'.
The Kumbaya Choir
Live in their own world of sunshine and lollipops. They cant understand why everyone can't get along. Fun and upbeat, tossing out flowers hearts and love at you until you say something they disagree with, then the song becomes La-La-La ... I can't hear you - sung often with fingers in ears.
The Chihuahua pack
Caution! They nip at anyone. Usually run in packs, but have been known to go rabid by themselves. Sneaky puppies, often wait till you are asleep to yap and bite. Not housebroken, so usually there is a mess to clean.
The Blues Brothers (and Sisters)
Never happy, except when you are having a bad day. Easily spotted with their 'Woes Me' and often heard singing 'nobody loves me, everybody hates me .. think I'm gonna eat a worm' Let you post that you are having a bad day, they will inform you their life sucks worse .... or they become part of the Kumbaya Choir tossing you rainbows and unicorns.

For the rest of the world, these people are colorful, comical at times and we tolerate them and often love them, for differences make the world go round. As long as they dont go crazy.
But for those who choice to play these games, here in the south with have some advice for you....

• If you cant run with the big dogs, stay on the porch
• Put your Big girl Panties On And Deal With It
• If you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
• Suck It Uuuuuuup ....
• My cow died last night, I dont need your bull

If you see yourself here ... Well bless your heart ... it is teetotally unintentional.

Southerners have a genius for psychological alchemy...If something intolerable simply cannot be
changed, driven away or shot they will not only tolerate it but take pride in it as well.

The Shadow

Once again the shadow visits
rolling in like fog - slowly until it wraps around me like a heavy wet blanket.
Its fingers drive through my chest - squeezing my heart
Like smoke, it stings my eyes .. labors my breathing
engulfs me so tightly only darkness is seen ..... only sorrow and pain is felt

I suffer in silence - for no one else can see the shadow

Renagade - 3/5/11