March Madness Revisited

It's been a while since the last awards ceremony; however, that is not to say that there hasn't been incidents and/or individuals who should be dubiously honored! In fact, with all that has been transpiring of late, there is a 'bag full' of goodies to distribute! And without further ado. . .

LILACS: To those honorable men who, regardles of rain, sleet, hair or snow, guard those unknown fallen servicemen at Arlington. Even though almost all government offices were closed during the recent snow storms in the Washington, DC area, these wonderful individuals continued to guard the graves of our Nation's unknown with honor and pride.

LEMONS: To those in the House of Representatives who recently voted in favor a health reform bill that promises nothing less than higher taxes, penalties, and socialist medicine. Did you not see your constituents protesting with vigor against this bill? Don't be surprised when they use their 'vote' to oust you out of office in the upcoming elections!

LILACS: To Roger and his staff who are turning my 1948 Chevy pickup into a true show car, and to my husband who is paying for it all!

LEMONS: To the service folks at British Airlines. Shame on you! You are one, if not the highest, paid airlines in the world. Greed is a terrible trait; not to say how many passengers, because of your actions, are experiencing lss than satisfactory service.

LILACS: To my husband, who although he was a recent 'victim' of such service and has not yet completely recovered from jet lag, has taken the time to design and build a floral rack for one of my many projects. The man is amazing!

LEMONS: To those individuals who cannot give instructions. "About" and "near" are unacceptable, as are insensitive remarks and attitudes. I don't care if you are relatives. You guys are a bunch of flakes!

LILACS: To our dog groomer, Laura, who although she works alone and is SUPER busy, always manages to make our yorkies look their best. (And that isn't easy 'cause these little ones have BIG attitudes!)

LEMONS: To women in countries outside of the U.S. who, through email and online dating services, take advantage of men to get a 'free' pass and/or meal to get into this country, then milk these men for all they are worth. You know who you are and, trust me, nothing is free . . . and Karma is eventually a real bitch!

LILACS: To some of my second and third cousins who have been working with me on our family tree. Because of their hard work, we've been able to trace one side of my family six generations back to the late 1600's! How exciting is that!

LEMONS: To those organizations who promise you 'thrills and chills' - - - well, in this case 'some exciting surprises' and come through with less than expected. D23 event organizers, please try a little harder (or at least don't charge such high fees for so little!)

LILACS: To my daughter, who went with me to the event and left early because there wasn't as much as we thought there would be. I did get a few rare photos, though . . . like Main Street all lit up with no people! Too cool!!!