i want my $1.25 back and other random thoughts

it's not even MY $1.25 this time.  my cousin teri posted something on FB about how at a certain ballpark, the small beer and the large cup hold the same amount of beer.  the large cup is $1.25 more.  what the heck?  and then, as teri pointed out, this is probably not the only place to do such a thing!  my question to you - were you aware?  and a follow up question - if you were aware, did it make you stop buying large drinks?  in a setting like that, i mean.  at the kwik shop, there is a small cup, which is 22 oz, and a larger cup which is 32 oz.  but is it really?  now i'm all wondery.  of course, now that i think about it, i probably put the same amount of soda into a 32 oz. as a 22 oz, because i like ice.  *laugh*  


anyway, the whole point aside from the shock i felt at the fact that's happening at all, is that i'm shocked at how pervasive cheating is in our society!  it's just another example of how the morals some of us grew up with are being stripped away from our children.  does that scare you?  it scares me.  all i can do is try to instill those morals into my nieces & nephews, and to share with them, and you dear readers, there is a RIGHT and a WRONG.  now, we won't always agree about everything.  sometimes, what's RIGHT for me could be WRONG for you, and that's okay when it's only affecting you.  


but when you're rude?  that affects me.  when you lie, cheat, steal?  you're affecting me again.  and why should your right to do what's WRONG affect my right to live with integrity?  sounds logical to me... 


it wasn't only teri's video bringing up these thoughts.  you know how yesterday i was singing the praises of the chick fil a?  well, then today i caught up on a couple blogs, one of which was the bitchy waiter.  and he recently has decided to boycott the chick fil a because of their support of christian organizations which support the sanctity of marriage.  (is what they call it - i happen to agree with his assertation that straight ppl have all but destroyed any sanctity marriage has a long time ago.  britney spears anyone?  love the girl, but she was allowed to get married for ... 55?... hours w/ no repracutions.  (which, according to the dictionary is not an actual word?  usually i go to dictionary.com  when i don't know how to spell something, because i can spell it weird & the site will tell me the real way.  this time - nada.  *boggle*  ohh...wait... it's actually re percussion.  okay.  i feel better now!)  (and now back to the point of the post... )  


so, marriage doesn't guarantee anything.  we'd like it to - all of us, gay, straight, whomever.  but it doesn't.  people are people.  and ppl choose to break their vows.  ppl choose to cheat, and lie, and steal. 


what irritates me on both sides of ... well, both sides of a lot of things!... is that one side doesn't listen to the other.  or, doesn't let the other side be.  or doesn't even TRY.  with this whole chick fil a thing, i totally understand the feelings, but disagree w/ the implementation.  to boycott something you love because they support something you hate... it's not something i think i would do - but i'm not sure. sometimes i think i would, but what would be my line in the sand?  because, in a way, for me, i think boycotting would be hypocritical.  unless you live on a commune and are completely self-sufficient (and truly), you're in some way supporting something you're against.  


i shop at WM.  i don't want mom & pop shops to be destroyed, but WM is convenient, and i love it.  


i eat meat.  i know that it's not all happy-go-lucky for the animals before they're dinner, but i like meat.  and honestly, as long as i haven't met them, i just don't think about it.  


i can't really think of anything else at the moment, but you get the idea? 


i'm not going to stop reading bitchy waiter, and i'm not going to stop eating at chick fil a.  


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so, wow, all that!  i am so thankful this week is over & it's the weekend & i get to SLEEP IN for two days!  this week was rough, and long, and part of me wants to go in tomorrow just because i know next week is going to be just as long and at least 1/2 as rough... and another 8 hours to get stuff done would be great, except i'm sick & tired & need rest!  


have you had eggo waffle cereal?  i love it!  especially mixed w/ some fruity pebbles.  : ) 


bret invited a friend over to watch a movie tonight.  i was NOT in the mood.  i was supposed to hang out w/ erin tonight, but cancelled because i just wanted to come home & rest.  so, i put the kibosh on the having of the company - but i didn't want him to feel bad about it, so i treated him to a movie (or that was the plan, but they ended up just going for coffee w/ his friend's brother, which was fine w/ me, whatever, just so there weren't ppl in the house so i could RELAX!)...


i watched the last 4 episodes of Caprica & am really sad that yet another sci fi show has apparently bitten the dust.  irritates me that shows like family guy are still on the air & quality writing/acting/storylines keep getting the boot.  (no offense if you like family guy, even if i think it's rubbish.  and NOT appropriate for children.)  


what else was i going to write about today?  idk, but since the last episode of caprica is over, i think it's time to sleep.  i hope your friday went well!  : )  ttfn!