First official entry

Ok, I've just returned from lunch and have a few things I'd like to get off my chest/put out there.

1. I abhor those people from any political campaign/Greenpeace/save the whales etc. You know, the ones who are always trying to get you to sign petitions/save the world on your lunch hour... exactly. I have a lunch 1/2 hr. and do NOT want to waste a single second being bombarded by their pamphlets. Yes, I do pretend to talk on the phone or give the "talk to the hand" pose when I pass them. I am a well informed/educated/voting woman and I may agree 150% with their cause, but I swear if they try to get in my face I simply tell them I dont vote etc. If its important to me, you can rest assured I will pro actively do something about it. *

*the only exception are the people giving away free things, like the M&M ice cream people yesterday who not only handed out delicious treats on hot day, they also gave me a coupon!

2. To the cadre of 20ish men and their 30ish male coworkers who see fit to walk the busiest street in Philly during lunch smoking your big, smelly cigars, WTF?! I do not smoke and am pregnant. I do not wish to be stuck behind you and breathe in your air... and really, who likes going to back to work smelling like you just bathed in a new cigar cologne? If you'd like to smoke, please feel free! I will not stop you, but have some courtesy! There are lovely parks in Philly where I will not be stuck behind you on a crowded street, there are stores devoted cigars where you can smoke till your heart's content etc. etc.

PS. Just because you smoke a cigar and walk with a bunch of other guys does not make you cool. You just look like a poser, brat pack wannabe. Go to the gym. Trust me, your body needs it that more than that cigar.

3. The golden rule... If you dont have something nice to say, dont say it at all.

I'm not sure when people forgot this rule, but I think it may have been somewhere around 5th grade. I've recently discovered how pregnancy gives other people sudden cases of diarrhea of the mouth. Seriously, when did it become okay to tell a pregnant woman she used to have a great figure, but now just looks huge? This also extends to the random strangers who think that just because you have a beautiful pregnant belly they can touch you. Excuse me, but would it be alright if I touched another woman's breasts because they are bigger than mine, or a man with a santa belly and just touched it cause I wanted to see if he really was santa? I think not. I'd be sent to jail for harassment. Exactly.



My intention wasn't to be Debbie Downer, but I do feel much better! I hope everyone is having a great day!!