Author: MichelleMcHatton

I'm a writer. I'm also a wife and a parent who works too much and lives too little. In addition to writing I also love to read, listen to music, travel, cook, I enjoy looking for bargains at flea markets or thrift stores, Christmas, football and of course writing! How did I come up with the title of my blog? Two things: 1. I live in New England (duh) and 2. Canadian singer Alan Frew once arrogantly told me to "get a New England life"--again--DUH! I already HAVE one!
What a bunch of flakes!

What a bunch of flakes!

by MichelleMcHatton

Speaking of selling stuff on E-bay…right out of the “weird stuff on E-bay column” comes two sisters who are attempting to sell a Kellogg’s Frosted Flake that looks like the state of Illinois.  Sure, why not?  People have tried to sell potato ships that look like Hawaii, a piece of cheese that looks like Florida, lint that formed to shape the state of Texas.  Why not a Frosted Flake?

Of course E-bay pulled the auction because you can’t sell food on E-bay.  So now the two have re-listed the auction, selling the Flake as a “coupon”, which entitles you to the flake.  And bidding is up to $255.00.  Well, that doesn’t surprise me.  Everybody needs a Frosted Flake shaped like the state of Illinois!

Now I’m going to skim through my box of Total to see if I can find one that looks like George Washington’s head….

Getting a divorce? Why not sell your life on E-bay?

Getting a divorce? Why not sell your life on E-bay?

by MichelleMcHatton

That’s just what this gentleman in Perth is planning to do in June.  He is recently divorced and apparently has no need for all the toys that he has:  a spa, a motorbike, jetski, $400,000 house, car, big screen TV; the package includes a two week stint at the carpet shop where he works and an intro to his friends.  It does not include his name.

“This is part of cleaning out the old and on with the new,” the seller named Ian states.  Someone best for buying the auction would be an individual with an adventurous spirit, as that is what Ian is like.

I wonder what the bidding will start at?  I could use an adventurous life….

Prescription drugs in our water? Then we should be the healthiest nation around!

Prescription drugs in our water? Then we should be the healthiest nation around!

by MichelleMcHatton

It seems that in doing some testing, drugs from sex hormones to Viagra have been found in America’s drinking water.

On the surface, this does seem kind of scary; however, the Associated Press investigation states that the drugs have been found in miniscule quantities.  Phew!  That makes me feel a WHOLE lot better!

I’m more concerned with how these drugs got there in the first place–through waste water.  Guess all the contaminants aren’t getting out in the plants.  And bottled water isn’t any safer (nor are the plastic bottles safe for the environment).

Here are just a few of the drugs found in the water and their locations:

anti-anxiety medications were detected in a portion of the treated drinking water for 18.5 million people in Southern California. – well, it IS California

Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commissiondrinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and found a metabolized angina medicine and the mood-stabilizing carbamazepine in drinking water.- nothing against New Jersey, but considering that there are allegedly seven smells of New Jersey, I’m surprised this is all they found in the drinking water

A sex hormone was detected in San Francisco‘s drinking water. – well, it IS San Francisco…need I say more?

The drinking water for Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas tested positive for six pharmaceuticals – you know how much those politicians lobby for the drug companies–it doesn’t shock me to find results of it in the water!

I’m not trying to make light of what could potentially be a very dangerous situation.  Okay, so traces of prescription drugs have been found in America’s water supply.  So have all kinds of bacteria and harmful chemicals.  For years.  One wrong move at the water treatment plant and a whole town’s water supply can be harmed.  It happened not too long ago in  a neighboring town of mine.  What difference does it make if we drink a few regenerated Tylenols or Zolofts now and then?