Susan Boyle

In this time of trouble, fear, the bad economy, cutbacks and lay-offs and just a general feeling of doom as we try to struggle out of this recession, comes a ray of sunshine the likes of which we haven't seen in a very long time.

I'm not a huge fan of reality shows, I'm not a huge fan of television for that matter. Seems like the only things I do watch are sitcoms like 2 1/2 men, reruns of comedies from the 80's and 90's, Judge Judy and what not to wear lol

I never watch reality shows cos I find them the lamest tv I've ever seen.

Reality sucks all on its own. We sure don't need to see people being publicly humiliated, having their dreams smashed, or being screamed at by nasty little Prima Donna chefs. Do we really need to see people's lives being torn apart by the press as in Jon and Kate? Is it like a train crash we just can't look away from?? It must be cos the ratings are high.

I've never watched American Idol or You Think You Can Dance. Being on this side of the Atlantic, I've never seen an episode of Britain's Got Talent show. However, I, like everyone else has heard about the sensation that is Susan Boyle.

I read about her and decided to go to you tube to see for myself what the hoopla was all about.

O. M. G. I was completely blown away by this woman's voice!!!!

This frumpy , middle aged, downright hideous looking woman made me cry listening to I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. I couldn't breathe listening to her, tears pouring down my face and my heart just pounding as I listened.

Yesterday, again , it was on the news that she made it to the finals. I immediately went to You Tube to hear her do Memory from Cats.

Again, totally blown away!! Again with the tears. I've listened to it over and over and I can't seem to get enough of her voice. Even if god forbid, she doesn't win, in my mind, she is a winner and will go on to do great things. She is an inspiration for every middle aged, less than attractive, frumpy women in their 40's.

Appearances SHOULDN'T matter. The people who laughed at her claim that she'd like to be like Elaine Page, should be ASHAMED of themselves!! As they say, no ones laughing now.

In a world filled with trouble and trials and tribulations, this woman's voice is like a balm for the soul, and a reminder that we CANNOT judge a book by its cover.

If you haven't heard the sensation that is Susan Boyle, I strongly urge you to go to You Tube and listen to her sing. I guarantee you will walk away from the computer a little lighter in your soul.

For every woman who has been made to feel less than attractive, for every woman who's been made to feel inferior, for every woman who has felt the sting of nasty laughter and snide remarks, for every woman for whom the ideal will never be possible, Susan Boyle redeems us all. BRAVO Susan! You deserve every accolade that comes your way!!!!!


P.S. Since I am new to this blogging and I still don't know how to add a link for a website, I will simply say, go to You Tube, type in Susan Boyle and sit back and enjoy, you wont regret it!!!

Cathy

Oink Oink, it isn't the pigs spreading the disease!!

I've never been the type to panic over the type of fear-mongering that is going on right now with this out break of swine flu. I'm healthy, I eat right, I exercise regularly, drink plenty of water and somehow by the grace of god, I managed to avoid completely any illness this past winter.

That's not to say that there haven't been times when some people have tried to FORCE it on me with their lack of manners.

Case in point today. I went to the curves gym and there was a woman coughing and barking constantly. I look up to see her cough and a wad of phlegm flies out of her mouth and lands on one of the cushions on the machine...O . M . F. G !! She goes and gets a tissue, wipes it up, does NOT use the disinfectant we have there for cleaning our mats with, and the horror of horrors, I watched her put the wadded up ball of phlegm soaked tissue on the CD player!!...

Ummm, right, well I won't be touching THAT cushion, and when I did have to use that machine, I elbowed the cushion off. Used the machine and when I was at the recovery station, I hear her talking and shes saying to me that, and I quote here people, "Proper etiquette means putting the cushion to the side for the next person".

I just looked at her and toed the cushion back toward the machine. There wasn't a chance in hell I was gonna touch it lol

I said NOTHING...10 years ago, I would've ripped a strip off her right then and there cos after what I just witnessed, I would've lost it. Either I'm growing up and understanding that there are always people like that or I just can't be bothered by the drama. People like that don't see their own flaws but they can't wait to point out others.

I did tell the girl that was in charge today about it, pointed out the tissue, laughed about her having the nerve to say anything to me about etiquette after what she did and the girl says to me " I don't understand, shes a very religious, church going type of person". I just looked at her blankly, thinking, what the hell does THAT have to do with someone being a pig? Obviously in this woman's view, cleanliness is NOT next to godliness. That much is clear lol

I slathered my hands with sanitizer to the wrists and even wiped some of it around my mouth and nose, just in case. I'm not a germaphobic obsessive going around continually washing but good grief people, a little common sense here.

I think the worst part of what she did was the assumption that someone else wouldn't mind picking up a revolting dripping tissue cos she couldn't walk 8 feet to the garbage can. The nerve astounds me.

The pigs that go around spreading their germs and diseases willy nilly with no regard for anyone else are unfortunately very much of the HUMAN variety.

Sad isn't it that people are so lacking in common sense when it comes to not spreading germs that viruses spread so quickly. After that little display today it's no wonder.

Cathy