George Michael is making a comeback!

Michael has announced his first North American tour in 17 years. It kicks off June 17th in San Diego. Visit www.georgemichael.com for tour dates and locations. He will release a new retrospective record "25" on April 1st. It's a 29 song set featuring music from his solo career and his days with Wham! as well as several new songs, including duets with Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige. A DVD of 40 of Michael's videos will also be released on April 1st. How exciting! He's gonna be at Phillips Arena in Atlanta July 31st.

A nice dinner in Las Vegas

So, we decided since we were in Las Vegas and we had opted not to spend the money to see a show, we would spend the money on a really nice dinner. We chose to make a reservation at Steakhouse 46 at The Flamingo. There were 8 of us. The restaurant was beautiful and the food smelled incredible. So we sit down and peruse the menu. I picked my chin up off the table after a minute of telling myself I had decided to have a nice dinner and it was okay to pay for a $40 steak. I ordered an $11 bowl of lobster bisque to start. It was amazing. Words cannot describe it. It was worth every penny. for dinner I ordered blah-blah fancy name scallops. they were $34. Quite good. Nothing to write home about, but they were good. Allright, so all 8 of us are happy and having this wonderful experience until our sassy Drew Carey look-a-like waiter drops ONE check in the middle of the table. I instantly said "um...excuse me, but did you seperate that?". I assumed he was smart enough to realize we were all couples and would require seperate tickets. HA! How silly of me. He said "no, we don't do that". Well, let me tell you, my redneck side kicked in. I wanted to leap out of my chair and smack that boy right across his smug face. But I didn't. I am a lady. My mother would be so ashamed if I behaved in such a manner. I said "well, we all need to pay seperately". He said "just write out names and totals of what you want on each card". I said "oh, okay". He walked away, then came back and said "oh, by the way, we only accept up to five credit cards". I said "okay". So my friend/cousin Gwen began seperating everything out. What a pain right? What happened to customer service? While we were having to go through and figure out who ordered what, add totals, taxes and tip the waiter and the manager both walked by huffing and pacing like we had put them through SUCH an ordeal. I was so upset. Mostely humiliated and disappointed that they had sent our wonderful meal and our wonderful experience right down the tubes. Finally, we got it all figured out, he ran the cards and we all left in a huff. A couple people at the table were saying "oh, most restaurants don't seperate the checks". I was like "what????!!!!!" I was a waitress for four years in college and we ALWAYS asked if they would like seperate checks. We live in the south. We all work hard for a living and when friends go out to dinner, they don't typically pay for each others meals. Then I thought to myself. That stinkin' waiter added 18% gratuity to our tab. Now, tell me this. If they are such a high fallutin' snooty restaurant that won't seperate checks, how is it they feel the need to ADD gratuity? All in all...the food was wonderful, the the experience goes in the books as a huge thumbs down. No food is worth all that aggravation and being made to feel ignorant. I'll never go back there again.

On a lighter note...it was a beautiful evening in Las Vegas. After dinner, we walked to the Bellagio and watched the cool water show. ;)

Viva Las Vegas!

So, last week I went to las Vegas for the 3rd time. Again...I had a blast! Again....I did NOT see a show. Again...I spent too much money. They don't call it "Lost Wages" for nothing! So we flew out of Nashville on Saturday, March 15th. You know, when the tornadoes hit Atlanta? Well, it wasn't just the south that was affected. There were storms out west too. As the plane began it's descent towards las Vegas, we went thru some storms and I really thought I was going to die. This was not just turbulence. This was plane shattering, mind-altering turbulence. The plane was lurching and bouncing. Oh my goodness. I really thought I was going to die. There were two small rays of light during that horrible experience. The airline attendants laughing and telling everyone to raise their hands in the air like we were on a roller coaster. And...the baby that was screaming thru the first hour of the flight...was laughing as she was being bounced about. I swore I would never fly again after we landed. But nicer weather and common sense kept me from driving home. All is well.

Crazy drivers!!!!!!

UGH!!!!!!! Yesterday as I was leaving work, I was driving down the narrow road that leads to broadway. This old fool comes blazing around the corner and didn't even slow down. He came within an inch of hitting me. This poor old guy. I was having such a bad day yesterday. If he HAD hit me?????????? I just don't know what I would have done. Nothing violent, don't get me wrong, I'm not a mean person physically, but I would have seriously hurt him with my words. I think he was drunk. People just make me so mad.

Wow...I really love this blog. It's a way to get stuff off your chest. Fire back! Come on! Get it off your chest! What's on YOUR mind???????????

Wearing seatbelts in the car

Isn't it amazing how many reports you still hear about car accidents involving fatality because the driver was too stupid to put in his/her seatbelt? Honestly, isn't it the first rule of thumb for driving that you wear your seatbelt? I get so angry when I read that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt. This whole "that won't happen to me" concept that we all go through? Yes, I remember it well. Prevent your teens and younger drivers from making a fatal mistake. Make sure they understand how important it is to wear a seatbelt!!!!!!