Can you spare a dime?

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Today I am going to write about a time that is burn in our family's memory: Aquarius epoch.

Every year is the same thing: Abi, Greg, Me, Luis and Eli. In that order in a week spanned. All of us must come up with about $200 cash to cover these birthdays. What were the odds?? I know I am part of the group but I still need to cover 4 others and after Christmas, really??

We tried many things to alleviate the situation but nothing works. We tried the single party, the birthday truce, the “I didn't know it was your birthday” excuse but we always return to the same place, happy freaking birthday. This year we are trying the breakfast thing and we individually pay our food, let's see how that goes.

What were the chances that my brothers would marry into the Aquarius ring of fire and that my other sibling's first born would be one of us?? Christmas is already rough on all of us and just when you think your coming out PAFF! Yup, every year the same thing. I feel sorry for my mother. She has to come up with about $1000 every year just to cover the Aquarius bdays and this year I will probably get more because of my MS...I think everyone should do the same, right?? Guys?? MS?? Hello??

I am sure that all families have something similar but 5 within a week’s time?? Maybe there should be a law against it or something like that. Or, or, maybe I should change religion. I heard that the Jehovah's don't celebrate bdays! Yup call me Brother Carlos from now on. Brother C for short.

Aquarius or not we have a beep load of bdays in our clan: 4+4+5+6=19. 19!! Only on the brothers side. Then we have to add my mother and other people. We are about 25 all in all. But this time of the year is always a reckoning with everyone's wallet. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But seriously? We should abolish this pagan ritual of birthdays.

Maybe I can convert some of my brother to Jehovanism. I know, it's not even a word, but I can try!

Ring ring

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Yesterday I went to have my wheelchair repaired and adjusted. Wow! Everytime I go to this place they have the coolest toys. If I had cash, I would buy some of the same gadgets these people have. From the latest in lifts to the latest in wheelchair technology passing by electronic beds and I dunno what else that's cool. This place has it all.

So I went there because they had to repair my foot rest, replace my tail lights (3ed time) and fix my tilting device. Once I got there they brought me to a room where I had to be transfered over from my chair to another one.

The lift

They got the V4 model. A beautiful lift that has a directional motor; it doesn't only bring you up or down, it can bring you left or right. Ever since I first used it, I've been in love with this device. I remember that when they were trying to lift me up, my seat belt was still on me so I told the person who was using the device that the lift was not going to work (the combine weight of the chair and me is 700pounds). He laugh and told me the V4 could lift about 850 pounds. 850! The machine I have at home, a V3, can lift 450. I was I M P R E S S E D. Santa was going to get a letter from me that year.

Wheelchair

The last time I was there they sat me in a normal wheelchair. After 30 minutes I was ready to fall. So this time I asked for a wheelchair with a tilting device or the electric bed. They had a wheelchair waiting for me. It was a smaller version of my chair and it had a tilting device. What a device. It could tilt up and down PLUS the back cushion could push itself in or out. It was a very satisfactory chair. It could also turn on a dime, my chair I have to adjust myself to be at a 90 degree angle with the door so that I don't brake the door frame. My doors are all screwy dewy because of this. Got to get me a chair too.

Electric bed

Another magical wonder of technology. If the chair that they had for me wouldn't have cut it, they have an electric bed that would have done the trick. Up/Down, tilt and I don't know what else.

These are machines I have dealt with so far but they have lots of gadgets to make their job and my stay a comfortable one.

But out of all the tools that I saw that day, the one that I have to say left me speechless was the bike bell. I saw a kid in a wheelchair that had added a bicycle bell to his wheelchair so that he could warn people about his coming. I have to yell at them to move out of the way and most of the time they can't hear me. It's amazing how such a small artifact can make a major difference.

So what do you think I'll get this year??

Post JC

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I know, the title sounds very religious, right? Well don't you worry your pretty little head about it. I choose this title because when I go to my blog I got a toolbar that allows me to go to next blog; and for some freaking reason next blog -next thousand blogs- is related to religion -they all are.

I got nothing against religion, I was brought up in it. Every first Saturday of the month was prayer time, follow by Mc Ds afterwards. We also use to go to different cities and attend religious services that would last hours. I think this was the agent provocateur that lead me to the doors of priesthood. Funny enough, it was the same lady that brought me there that also dragged me away at the last minute. Ouuff...that was close! I am not complaining, it was a growing experience. I think we all have our moments in childhood that makes us who we are today. Some goo, some bad.

I just don't like the fact that in 2010 there are still people trying to convert you into their religion that is much better than yours. I get them every Saturday around 10:30AM. In my case I don't open my door, if it was important, they can call my cell, twitter me, face book me...smoke signals for all I care, but people who want to reach me can do so via different ways these days; and this is the same principle I have for God & company. Getting in touch with the big guy can be done so in different ways. Chose the method that you best like, just don't try to sell it to me. I got my own.

I believe that JC listens to all of us we are his creation and therefore he loves us no matter what. I know some people will say that I'm gonna go to hell for a number of reasons. I personally don't believe this. I can't conceive someone denying their sons or daughters because they didn't do what was ask of them. I know I know...What about the bad guys?? Only God in his infinite wisdom can judge them, right??

All I know is that I got this one life and I have to live it to what I think is the fullest; and if I should go to hell is my business and I will blog about it so that other people can be saved.

What I can say is be and let be. You only got one life, enjoy it.

Guess the blog did have a hint of religion, didn't it?