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Have a wonderful weekend all!

Peace

Crazy 8 Divided by 2 Meme

Got tagged by Patti some time ago with this one. I'm just getting around to it....
Quoting from Patti (Late Bloomerboomer) who was quoting from Linda:
The "Crazy 8's" meme is from Debbie Dolphin of New England Lighthouse Treasures. Linda decided to make it the "Crazy 8's Divided by Two" meme. Sounds good to me.

Claudia, Out on a Limb also tagged me with this one a while ago. So here we go:

Crazy 8's Divided by Two Meme

8 ÷ 2 things I’m passionate about:
1) Doing the best I can with what I've got
2) Clothes, shoes, handbags, jewelry (I can't help myself)
3) Staying in the moment
4) Laughter, fun.

8 ÷ 2 things I say often:
1) Oh well.
2) Hey!
3) Whatcha doing?
4) Are you kidding me?

8 ÷ 2 books I’ve read recently:
1) Next, by Michael Creighton

2) Why Girls Are Weird, by Pamela Ribon

3) The God Delusion, by Ricahrd Dawkins

4) The Alchemist, by Paul Coelho

8 ÷ 2 things I want to do before I die:

1) Visit or possibly live in Tahiti

2) Buy a Porche

3) Live in a big wide open-spaced house with panaramic views of mountains, ocean, lakes, sand. (or just renovate the house I have now)

4) Keep laughing and being surrounded by good friends.

8 ÷ 2 Songs I Listen to Over and Over Again

1) The soundtrack to Les Meserables

2) "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

3) Soundtrack from Happy Feet

4) Soundtrack from Schrek

8 ÷ 2 Things that attract me to my Friends

1) Sick sense of humor.

2) Comfortability

3) Loyalty

4) Fun/laughter

8 ÷ 2 Things I Learned This Year

1) To worry less and lose the anger

2) To realize that "it's just not that important"

3) To watch where I'm walking (since I sprained my ankle three times!) ;-)

4) To love more.

Peace

Achmed

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." Victor Hugo

This is one of my favorites. It's a little long, but sooo worth it.

Peace!

A NEW YEAR, A NEW BEGINNING

I dicided to forego my dip into the Hudson River with the Polar Bear Club (haha) and spend my day inside relaxing.

Here's a fun meme for the new year. Got this from Reflecting Pool who got it from Rachel of Lessons Learned. The idea is to post the first sentence from the first post of each month. Enjoy, and please do feel free to use it too.

Here's my first sentences from the 12 months of 2007:

A new year, a new beginning. Thank you Pickled Olives for passing along this meme. So far, so good, another green light day. Tahiti, na huh, it was only foolery in my mind. "Start every day with a smile and get it over with" (w.c. fields). Have a great weekend all and don't forget to move it, move it, because I sure won't. Hey all, guess what? Who's on first? Two cannibals are eating a clown. I'm still waiting for Mondays to be fundays. I've got to go to an all day seminar today. Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room.

Not to be outdone by Snot Dog's Resolutions:

1. Have a torrid one-night stand with a street mutt.
2. I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.
3. Circulate petition that Leg Humping be a juried competition in major dog shows.
4. Call PETA and tell them what that surgical mask-wearing freak does to us when no one is around.
5. Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.
6. Hamster: Don't let them figure out I'm just a rat on 'roids, or they'll flush my ass.
7. Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.
8. Get out of the castle more, maybe swim counter-clockwise this year.
9. January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock! January 2nd - December 31: Re-live victory over the sock.
10. I will NOT chase the damned stick unless I see it LEAVE her HAND.
11. I will NOT wear a red hoody under any circumstance!


A happy and peaceful New Year to All.

A Look Back On Happy Monkey Monday

Happy Monkey New Year's Eve Monday!

Here's to you, my fellow blogging buddies. Wishing you your best year yet! I'm not one for making resolutions but there are some big things on the horizon for me this year and are bound to make life a little better. A Happy, Peaceful and Loving New Year to All!

Summary of my year on the computer:

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the email about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000.00 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special email program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a waterbuffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking a man along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put, "Under God" on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face... Disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial anumber for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore and Uzbekistan.

I no longer have any sneakers - but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

Thank you too for all the endless advice Andy Rooney has given us. I can live a better life now because he's told us how to fix everything.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't ever pick up $5.00 in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

Oh, and don't forget this one either! I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!

If you don't send this email to at least 47,000 people in the next 47 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:47 p.m. this afternoon and the fleas from 47 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next doorneighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's Cousin's beautician.

Have a wonderful day...

AND a scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain and sexual activity read their email with their hand on the mouse. Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late. ;-)

Peace

Studly Spud

Here's "studly" Spud in his new duds.......

Santa left under the tree.

Now this is a coat that a man should wear

Not that red hoody, said he.

Thank you Santa, you're real sweet,

For leaving me this great treat.

I can now walk with my head up high

And not look like I want to die!

All the girl dogs will look my way

As they pass me by they'll yell Hey Hey!

Look at that Spud, he's such a stud

Let's take him for a roll in the mud!

(In case you can't see the detail of the jacket....it's an army jacket with Sgt's stripes and three stars! Very, very cute. Given to the Snot dog by a really sweet friend of mine, but don't let Snot dog know there is no Santa!!!)

Peace

Happy (Slow) Dance Friday!

Happy Dance Friday!
(One of my all time favs!)


Peace

55 Flash Fiction Friday on Thursday

On Thursday

I was asleep when it happened......
I awoke suddenly...sitting straight up in my bed!
The noise came from the living room.

My heart pounding,
grabbed the baseball bat kept by the bed.
Looked down the hall.
The noise getting louder!

Lifting the bat, getting ready........
Slowly peaking around the doorway

Santa was eating cookies!!!!


Peace

The Day After.

Aarrgghh!

One thing I got for Christmas is a damn old cold. I think it was because I forgot to hang the stockings by the chimney "with care"...I kinda just threw them up there and hoped they'd stay.

Oh wait, I don't even have a chimney! Hmmm...I wonder where those stockings are???

Anyhoo...I did have a nice holiday in spite of it. Hope yours was wonderful too. My best present was a GPS system!!! (I did get jewelry and "other girlie stuff" too, which I loved equally as well but I can't wait to play with the GPS) What was your best present?

Peace

Desiderata

My all time favorite poem, and my wish to all. Hope everyone's holidays are filled with nice memories and happiness...I'm not sure if I'll be posting until after Christmas....I'm going to be at a dial up location so I may not even be able to read you guys...So have a wonderful weekend....Hope Santa makes your wildest dreams come true! ;-)

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann c.1920
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly to the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann c.1920

Peace

Happy Dance Friday

Happy Dance Almost Christmas Friday!

Peace


(See below for 55 Flash Fiction)

55 Flash Friday

(I know it's Thursday, but I'm posting this today so as not to interfere with Happy Dance Fridays)
Springtime in the park.
Eyes opened wide in alarm
as they rushed at him!
They pushed him down into the wet grass.
He screamed,
in delight.
And even though it was rough, it actually tickled.
They kept pushing.

He was rolling now, but giggling.
What could he do?

"Mom, can we keep all the puppies"?

I'm a Flake!

Lois of Lowdown from Lois, has a big heart and was kind enough to "flake" the blogosphere, for our uniqueness.

I quote from her generous offering:

"Each of us are like those snowflakes. We bring to the blogosphere different gifts, viewpoints, and experiences. Sooo......I'm dedicating this award to YOU, my fellow bloggers. Take this badge and wear it well. All I ask is that you pass it on and refer to this entry as a short award description. When you award this badge to someone, please take a moment to mention what makes him/her unique. Spread the love...There is no one more precious or unique as you!"

It would be unfair to single out certain readers that are deserving of this, when you all are. Each and every one of you that I've gotten to know over the years and very recently are precious and each one of you have touched my heart or my funny bone in so many ways....so I offer it to all of you....take it and as Lois says, pass it on. Tis the season...............

Peace

What I Need to Carry With Me Everyday Meme

I mentioned the other day that my doctor advised me to stop carrying so much to help alliviate the pressure on my spine.

Ok, I'm starting a meme called "What I Need To Carry With Me Every Day" Meme and I'm tagging everyone on my blog roll. The rules are this: Just list the items you carry with you everyday be it in a hand bag (man or woman bag), a brief case, a plastic bag...etc.

I weighed my hand bag yesterday......5 lbs (I thought it would be more).

Here's what's in it:

1)Two wallets....one long with my money, credit cards, business cards, (actually it more like a little filing cabinet). The other is small and just carries my license and registration.

2) Makeup: lipstick and blush

3) Two sets of keys

4) Comb

5) Gum

6) My blackberry

7) ID's for work...(different ones for different places I go).

8) Check books 2 (mine and Mom's)

9) Calander

10)Hand sanitizer (a must when I get off the subway)

11) Pens

12) Cough drops

13) Lose coins at the bottom.

14) Tissues

Everything one needs, every day and cannot do without. I don't know how I'll lessen the load!

:-)

I also usually carry a light leather briefcase, which I carry on my shoulder. If I don't have work files in it, I stuff it with more "essentials". My vitamins are in there. Some mail and bills, umbrella, recharging wires for phone, my book that I read on the train, the newspaper.

And I wonder why I have back problems. I'm going to try real hard to eliminate some "stuff".

So tell me, what do you carry?

Peace

It's Monkey Monday

HAPPY MONKEY MONDAY!

Where the heck did the weekend go? Did I even participate in it? Didn't want to get out of bed today. It flew by and I don't know what the heck I did. Oh I did make the beef stew yesterday and it was great!!! Afterwards, I had rice pudding. Took a nap.

I lead such an exciting life.

This may be why the Snot Dog doesn't like the snow. Ya think?

Peace

A Little Ice

The nor'easter didn't hit that badly here. We had some snow, some ice, winds. The only damage I had was the garbage can lids were across the street. The streets are slushy and it's supposed to rain all day. It's really biting cold tho, with the wind. I had to carry the wuss, Snot Dog, out to the trees because he refused to move off the porch!

I'm planning on making some beef stew later. It seems like that kind of day!

Have a relaxing Sunday!

Peace

Tiny Needles Yin Yang

Yin and Yang back together again......"....reunited and I'm feeling good......"

Needles. Tiny needles. Not pine needles, but tiny, shiney needles. Stuck in me from the bottom of my spine trailing down my leg to the top of my foot. With heat and electric stimulation! Sounds kinky, doesn't it. No, that's a story for another day. ;-) My sciatica is acting up again and acupunture is my salvation. I get immediate relief. Had a session on Wednesday and am going now for another one. My yin and yang are getting their groove on!

I've also been advised not to carry so much "stuff". I have a briefcase and a handbag that I usually "lug" back and forth to work. I'm sure if I weighed it would be close to 40 lbs. of crap.

Well, the handbag can't go. It carries all the essentials that a woman needs! Ok...so I don't carry my briefcase...therefore, I can't get work done. That sounds like a good thing!

I think a meme about what a woman carries in her handbag would be an interesting one. Maybe I'll start one next week!

Enjoy your Saturday!

Peace

55 Flash Fiction/

Two Falls


He had invested all his money.
Hi-tech stocks all the way.
After all, they still had three girls to send to college soon.
The plunge came. Bad.

What would he do now?

His wife called him at the office that day, worried.
The secretary answering "I'm sorry, he just stepped away".


And out the window.


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Peace

Cartoon Time ;-)

Busy day today...this is all I got...Enjoy and have fun, in spite of it all.......

There's supposed to be a snow storm later, not a lot here, but up to 10 inches northwest of here. I just hope I don't get caught in it driving home...;-(

peace