Entitlement & My Empty Fridge

Just got through tossing all the stuff in my fridge that was questionable due to the power being shut off for 24 hours. It made me very sad. I'm not sure why people have to be so cruel and unusual. I feel like I've been personally attacked though, and I don't even know the person attacking my house, etc. It makes me angry, because I just started working full time again and am getting back on me feet financially, and I now have to replace I don't know how many $$ worth of groceries because someone wanted revenge for no good reason. And I just feel sorry for her that she has to stoop that low just to feel good about herself and her life.

The Phoenix

My whole life has been nothing but a series of trials by fire, the burning deaths of dreams, and re-births when hope came back to me again. And every time I rise out of the ashes once more, I promise myself I'll never dance too near the flames again....

Top Ten Signs a Major Snowstorm Has Hit Chattanooga

10) There are more than two snowflakes piled on top of each other.

9) The governor asks people to stay home and off the roads, and a state of emergency is declared.

8) Your car bottoms out/high-centers on the snow ruts in your driveway.

7) There's actually enough snow in your yard to form a snowman.

6) People actually listen and stay home instead of causing accidents on the roadways.

5) Your neighbors and friends who grew up in the North (i.e. me) are actually impressed by the accumulation.

4) You come home to find an ambulance stuck in the snow at the end of your driveway.

3) The mall closes, and fast food restaurants close as well.

2) Southern closes due to weather conditions - TWO days in a row! (They never once gave me a snow day in the entire five years I attended there.)

1) The US Postal Service doesn't even deliver all of the mail.