Money, Money, Money

I was rather bored today, so I decided to look up which countries had the most billionaires. As you can tell, this was a rare morning where I had plenty of time on my hands. I normally don't, so I guess that was why I was even online. Anyway, without further ado:
1. USA
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Canada
6. Switzerland
7. France
8. Hong Kong
9. Mexico
10. UK

There you go. Although I personally do not know any billionaires (or millionaires for that matter) it does not surprise me that we were number one. I had just assumed that the UK would have been higher on the list. I just thought that you would enjoy this little bit of trivia.

It has come to my attention that people aren't really as aware to their surroundings as they imagine they are. I have been walked into, stumbled over, and unintentionally ignored quite a bit. I have been known to repeat the same question to a person several times before they realized that I am talking to them. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence. I have literally had days where my voice goes hoarse just from repeating myself over and over.
Now my voice is not exactly the loudest in the universe, but it is no mouse squeak either. Even if I speak up, it doesn't always work. Or they just think I am yelling at them when I am not. Most of the time, people have this surprised look on their face and ask if I was speaking to them and then apologize. Happens all the time. But occasionally someone will have been deliberately ignoring me and will be offended when I persist. Of course these people come into the store with a chip on their shoulder, so I know it is not my fault. I usually ignore them, because they obviously do not need any assistance.
Anyway, that was my thought of the day. By the way, the Book of the Month for May is Scourge of God by William Dietrich. It is a novel about the Roman Empire and Attila the Hun.

Ah, Spring...Nature's bipolar season

It has come to my attention that I should expect nothing this time of year. Just as I brace myself for a vertical river produced from the charcoal clouds above me, they move on and the sun actually brings some warmth to my skin. But should I make the mistake of taking down that umbrella, I would be met with a very cold shower that I was not expecting.

Am I whining? I'm not sure. I am definitely not expecting much, which means that my hopes are often raised by the solar rays. I actually have a tan, which was brought about by the more frequent sunny days. Although the fact that I am making this announcement will only bring about certain waterworks. At least there aren't any thunderstorms...Yet.

What is the blog entry really about, you may wonder. I do not mention the weather much here and it is not entirely about the weather. For there are other aspects of it that make it nature's bipolar season. The grass, for example, will not stay down no matter how many times you mow it. Sure there are plenty of flowers about, but how many of them are weeds that you are going to have to extract from the ground? Life in general becomes more chaotic this time of year due to things you might have put off and other things that you weren't expecting. Then there's baseball. Never, ever bet on baseball because it's about as predictable as the weather.

I guess that is my real complaint here. I am a baseball fan. It is easily my favorite sport. And yet the home team in which I root for, which SHOULD be doing good, is in fact, not. Why? I haven't a clue. They are about as trustworthy as the temperature. But, like the skies above us all, I have zero control over the outcome.

Anyway, I've ranted long enough. May your days be warm and your lawn be short.