It's been a while...

Well, it's been some time since I posted. Sorry. I wanted to post on a weekly basis but I took some time away to have a surgery and then the beginning of the new semester came along and before I knew it...well, here I am, 3 weeks later.
I have had quite a bit of "down time" since my surgery. Watched T.V., did some reading, and got some sewing done...more about that later. But I have noticed a trend in the past couple of years regarding T.V. and the ads companies put out. It seems like anything is acceptable now. Many ads are just disgusting and some just make me grind my teeth.
The ad that first comes to mind is the one I have seen repeatedly for Gain Detergent. It starts with a man, Bob, getting dressed in his bedroom in the morning. He is joyous as he puts on his clean shirt, smelling it all over. The announcer comes on and says, "Bob couldn't have it much gooder..." and then the announcer goes on to tell how fresh his clothes smell, etc... Really? Gooder? Maybe it's just me, I do teach English, but don't these companies know that there is no such word as "gooder"? Please! What moron in that advertising agency, not to mention the announcer himself, the company ad exec that approved the ad, the copywriter and a host of people listening to the ad BEFORE it ever got to T.V. didn't know that there is no such word? I can hardly believe that NO ONE noticed it. Do they know how stupid it makes them sound? Do they think the American public is stupid? That we wouldn't notice? Please, again!
So. I don't buy Gain Detergent now, but if I was in the market for a new detergent I wouldn't buy for a company that assumes I am too stupid to notice the ridiculous flaw in their advertising. Judging from the fact that it has been running quite a time, they have no intention of fixing the problem.
I shudder to think it is because no one has noticed????...hmmm. Maybe I need to write a letter. It would be a "gooder" thing to do, and save my blood pressure!
BTW...as I spell checked this post the only word that came up wrong was "gooder" and there was NO suggestions...gee.

Well, I guess I CAN create a blog...

Hello!
My name is Jody and I have been talking about creating a blog for years. I have been writing for most of my life and originally wanted a place to post my writing for any one who's interested. But as the years have gone by I have branched out into other interesting parts of life and now I just want a place to , not only post some of my writing , but talk about quilting, my family, my experiences as a teacher, Jerome, my spoiled cat and anything else that comes to mind on a daily basis. You will probably see some rants, I am familiar with a soapbox, and thoughts on my past, especially people and places from my childhood.
My children have finally convinced me I can do this, all rather simply, on line with a blog. As you can see I am in the construction phase of this thing but hope to conquer the technology of it all so that others will not find it too tedious.
I hope whoever will read this will enjoy it and feel free to post comments as desired.
Welcome to my life!