Godfather Teri - - I Eta Pi

This is a picture of Teri who is godfather of our sorority – I Eta Pi. I love the picture – she’s smiling as if she has a secret, and she probably does about her plans for the sorority. Or could it be she’s turning into Glenn Close on “Damages?” She’s looking like Glenn does on the show. Wow! Should we be scared of the godfather? Anyway, she’s moving to New York next week and has been shipping her pets back already. Angie and Lizzie, two of the cats, went back with Mark and Harry over the weekend. Teri and Steven, her colleague at work are taking Willie, the dog, and Slim, another cat, to the airport Thursday. And Teri will take Fuzzy, another cat, with her when she moves. Come to think of it, Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) has a dog on “Damages” that she loved, sort of like Teri with her animals. Now I am getting a creepy feeling!

I watched “Damages” last night and this morning I watched it again, even giving up the first hour of the “Today” show – I never watch more than the first hour. They were going to re-hash the republican debate from last night and also talk about potty training babies as soon as they are born! Now why in the hell would I want to watch that? I didn’t watch the debate last night as I can’t stand any of the republicans, and I don’t think my daughters need potty training anymore. So I settled in with “Damages.” I must say that show has kept me on the edge of my seat since the first episode. My only complaint is there are too many commercials and they last too long. Also, I wish it could be presented maybe every night? Or if not, possibly every other night? A week is too long to wait between episodes. Last night it jumped back and forth between the past and present which are becoming one and the same. There were a lot of surprises – I never know what’s going to happen. The last scene was a shocker – I’ve never seen that done quite that way. I hate to see it end, and hope it’s back next year. Please make it happen!

I read an article in the paper a while back that said fewer people are washing hands in restrooms. It stated: “In a study sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology and the Soap and Detergent Association, 77 percent of adults washed their hands in public restrooms – a 6 percent decline from a similar study in 2005.” The part of the article that really got me was when they said that Harris Interactive (what is that?) watched 6,076 adults in public restrooms and RECORDED whether they washed their hands! How can this be happening? It mentions the cities, and fortunately mine wasn’t on it. All the results were released the week during National Clean Hands Week. Was there another holiday I missed or did we get mail during that time? Were there parades?

I also saw in the paper where Larry Craig was picked by the nonprofit Idaho Hall of Fame Association to be inducted into that group. They said, “Larry Craig has made a great contribution to Idaho over the period of 20-some years. At the time it was considered, this other matter had not come up.” What other matter? I hope they clear it up so the general public will know what’s happening.

I’ve written about the Volvo Teri gave me and the trouble I had with the “check engine” light coming on and freaking me out. Well, I’ve been seeing a certain commercial on TV with Kelly Ripa driving a big, beautiful car with someone that talks to her in the car – is that On Star or something? Anyway, she’s driving along, and all of a sudden she screams, “My check engine light is on!" And I yell, “YES!” back at the TV. I feel vindicated now that people know it’s happening to others. I am not alone out there with a red check engine light glowing. She gets hers fixed by magic or whatever her big beautiful car does, but at least I know for a few minutes she had the same problem as I.