John & Kate… Who CARES!!
I’m frustrated today. After a great morning with my networking group and then getting some much needed errands done, I thought today was gonna be a great day. And then I turned on the computer to get some work done. I’m stoked… ready to get to work. But first, let me check a couple of my typical news sites that I like to read to make sure I didn’t miss something important in the world today.And there it is. All over the place. I can’t escape it. It’s on every single freakin’ site out there: “John and Kate + 8.” Some ridiculousness about this family of who the hell knows and how their marriage is falling apart, the husband is a philandering creep and child labor laws. Holy crap people! Do we have anything better to do than to worry about this stupidity and what goes on with this “media whore” couple?C’mon already. How are these idiots news-worthy? I don’t get it. I really don’t. I can’t get over that people honestly follow this stuff and have opinions on it. It simply amazes me…Another amazing thing: I read today that Mayim Bialik (”Blossom”) thinks she’s special because she’s raising her kids using the “Attachment Method.” What the hell is that, you ask? Oh, she doesn’t have a nanny or child care. The poor thing! She must be exhausted. However does she do it?Ummm, welcome to the real world, lady. It’s how most of us non-Hollywood kids are raised. It’s not called “Attachment Method Parenting.” It’s called, “Having a normal childhood.”


Whenever she sees a cat, she starts yelling, “Ba ba ba.” Okay, okay… she’s only 10 months old so she hasn’t figured out the correct word yet. Anyhow, we spent the weekend looking for little stuffed cats for her to play with. My 9 year old niece ended up finding 4 little buddies at the local toy store and since then, Charlotte has been out of her mind playing with these little stuffed animals. Have you ever seen such a happy kid?!?!?

Each time we visit, we stay in this adorable little town called
Sometimes in these little towns, you’ll see large companies. Take for instance, Canajoharie, NY. Not much to see, but the home to Beech Nut Foods. Who knew? It’s a tiny little town that looks like something out of The Outsiders. But right smack dab in the middle, is the Beech Nut factory.As we exited the Thruway and followed 20A through more small little farm towns, we were struck with a vision that we haven’t seen before during our many trips. Windmills. Lots and lots of windmills. As far as the eye can see in both directions, there were wind turbines pumping continuously over the Western New York skyline. As we got closer and closer, these behemoths grew larger and grander until we were driving right next to them. What a sight!! I was absolutely mesmerized by them.So I decided to do a little research on these bad boys and share it with everyone. Interesting stuff, I tell you. From what I saw, each farm had 2-4 on their properties. And from reading up on this project, each windmill can bring in between $5,000 - $10,000 per year. This helps the economically challenged upstate farmer purchase new equipment, products and even college educations for children while providing a renewable resource. Wind turbines are huge! They’re approximately 320 ft. high (the height of Big Ben or Giants Stadium football field). Absolutely gigantic! From what I’ve read, these 230 MW wind turbines generate enough electricity to power 68,000 homes for a year. Wow!!I’m just in awe. They are stunning. I’m sure that a lot of people probably look at them as eye sores and cutting into their view of pastures and vistas. But for what these incredible things can provide, I think they’re so worth it. Not only as being a positive impact on the environment, but because they bring in more revenue for the folks that have leased out their land to these wind turbine companies. 

