Cleveland Wastes More Money

So as if it wasn't bad enough last week to hear that my beloved city of Cleveland is spending 10 million to build a walkway downtown now I hear they are spending 32 million on Public Square. Yes, I know something needs to be done to Public Square. Something seriously has needed for years to be done to the areas before you enter downtown already. But, for years all we hear is there is no money. Well all the sudden there are millions. Instead of taking care of the areas around town and redoing Hopkins Airport areas they are wasting it again for downtown.

This has disgusted me for years. People have to travel through the areas that look like slums before they get downtown. Don't you think they would do something about that? No that would to them be a waste because instead of thinking about the people who live in Cleveland they care more about the high class and the money makers who come to town.

What about the residents who live here? Seriously, the ones who work downtown are the ones who most benefit. I haven't been to Tower City in years now.  I don't go downtown unless I need to for something.

They aren't improving it for anyone but themselves at the point. Money is better spent on a few new homeless shelters, deal with the boarded houses, fix the store fronts, clean up the dumping grounds. 32 million on Public Square when the money needs to be spent elsewhere. Elsewhere where the money is "needed" not because it is wanted.

Cleveland has a big problem putting the "needs" before the "wants" I don't think that will ever change.

Winter in Cleveland

You know when I was growing up in the 70s we had snow like the 8-10 they are forecasting in this snow storm. It was common and it was great. The snow was beautiful.

When I was little we went up to Canada and the next morning the snow was up to the windows. It was the best thing I ever saw.

When I was little I loved to sled ride. Much to my Dad's dismay I loved sledding down the front stairs with my sister. I also loved when we would go out to Mentor Headlands in Winter. Lake Erie was frozen over. She resembled a beautiful dazzling ice skating rink from nature. The sand dunes were covered under the mounds of sparkling snow. The Headlands lighthouse was breath taking, amazing, mystifing all at the same I would look at her covered in the snow and ice and tell her Spring would come soon and she would be normal again. I love her covered in ice and snow.

I don't know if she was the reason I am drawn to lighthouses. The Marblehead lighthouse and the Headlands one my both be the reason.

I loved the Blizzard of 78 it was marvelous. No visibility. Snow all around wind. I can close my mind and hold it to memory.

Then growing up less and less great snow storms. We didn't live in the snow belt but on the Westside of Cleveland. They got more we got less.

To me and my husband growing up like that unless it is at least 3 ft to me and him it is a powder. People say that is 3 inches. I say well have you heard of the Blizzard of 78? That was snow.

I miss that type of snow I miss that type of nostalgia that the memories bring. The sledding, the playing in the snow making snowmen and snow angels.

I love watching people panic when it gets like this. I looked outside before I crashed and we had about 2 inches. My husband asked about it...still a powder I said it has one more inch then it won't be. :-)

Personal Space

Normally when my husband comes home he never brings his work home with him. But three years ago that changed when he started working at the market.

The employees don't have any concept of personal time. They call my husband all the time to talk about (really whine) about there day. Oh he yelled at me, he upset me, I had a bad day there. Well seriously you don't like it quit your job. Stop leaning on my husband for support. He isn't your therapist, or someone you need to be leaning on. If you people are so codependent go see a shrink. Stop calling him to talk it out so you feel better. You are invading my personal space and time. As well as taking time away from us because you can't grow up and just quit instead of constant whining day in day out. I get in the car and we have another whiner oh I had a bad day. Well since he has been working there and you people call daily with your sob stories every day is becoming a bad day.

The sad thing is that you don't see how pathetic you are or you sound when you are talking to someone else's husband and the wife is listening about your pathetic problems. Go cry to your Momma. Or grow up already. Find another job and stop being so emotionally dependant on my husband or how about this instead of calling my hubby and talking about your boss and those you work with behind there backs why don't you just say it to their faces. Really you have all the time in the world to invade my personal space. Why don't you open your mouth and tell your boss what you tell my husband.

My advice for now though get yourself a therapist because  you have invading my space long enough if I get a hold of the phone your horrible day will get worse trust me on that.