Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb



When people are laughing, they're generally not killing each other. ~Alan Alda



A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb



Seven days without laughter makes one weak. ~Mort Walker



A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~Mary H. Waldrip

Flight Crew Announcements

I have an 87 year old friend here in Seattle who sends me much of the funny stuff I share with you here and this is the latest

There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane.

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United Flight Attendant announced, 'People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!

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On landing, the stewardess said, 'Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have.'

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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile and give them a 'Thanks for flying our airline.' He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, 'Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?' 'Why, no, Ma'am,' said the pilot. 'What is it?' The little old lady said, 'Did we land or were we shot down?'

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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 'Whoa, big fella, WHOA!'

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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, 'Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.'

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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: 'We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.'

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Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!'

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'Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them home with our compliments.'

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'As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses....except for that gentleman over there on the next aisle.'

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Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City - The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 'That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt.'

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After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on with, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.'
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: 'We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of U.S. Airways.'

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Heard on a Southwest Airline flight - 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em.'

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( THIS IS MY FAVORITE) A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!' Silence followed and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!'
A passenger in Coach yelled, 'That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!'

Sky Watch Friday!

Time to share your skies! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team - Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself. Click on the icon and sign up to share your beautiful skies along with the over three hundred people from all over the world that participate each week!


We had our usual amazing variety of skies this past week.



The sun, the moon, and the stars would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands.
~Havelock Ellis



You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.”
~Henry David Thoreau



There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
~G. K. Chesterton



There seems to be so much more winter than we need this year. ~Kathleen Norris



A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all--he's walking on them. ~Leonard L. Levinson

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ~Albert Einstein



A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. ~Ingrid Bergman



Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one's breath. ~Eve Glicksman



We're all kissed by angels but some of us never think to pucker. ~Amethyst Snow-Rivers



Lips that taste of tears, they say,
Are the best for kissing.
~Dorothy Parker



Friends are kisses blown to us by angels. ~Author Unknown

Can you tell it's getting close to Valentine's Day?

Never Tick off Your Nurse!

A big shot attorney had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his staff. None of the hospital staff wanted to have anything to do with him.The head nurse was the only one who could stand up to him. She came into his room and announced, 'I have to take your temperature.' After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down, crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

'No, I'm sorry,' the nurse stated, 'but for this reading, I can't use an oral thermometer.' This started another round of complaining but eventually he rolled over and bared his behind. After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce, 'I have to get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT until I get back!' She left the door to his room open on her way out. He cursed under his breath as he heard people walking past his door, laughing. After a half hour, the man's doctor came into the room. 'What's going on here?' asked the doctor. Angrily, the man answered, 'What's the matter, Doc? Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?'After a pause, the doctor confessed..... 'Not with a carnation.'...

In Case You Missed it on 60 Minutes,

-- this is what
Andy Rooney thinks about women over 50.

As I grow in age, I value women over 50 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 50 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think.

If a woman over 50 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.

Women over 50 are dignified.. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 50.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 50 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest.. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 50 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 50, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Andy Rooney is a really smart guy!

And while we're talking about old women ......

Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, you're going to smile when you think of this:

A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old woman, was nervous, so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves.

'Do you know how they make these gloves?' he asked.

'No, I don't,' she replied.

'Well,' he spoofed, 'there's a building in Canada with a big tank of latex, and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry,
Then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes of the right size.'

She didn't crack a smile.

'Oh, well. I tried,' he thought.

But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing.

'What's so funny?' he asked.

'I was just envisioning how condoms are made!'

(Gotta watch those little old women! Their minds are always working!)

How Dinosaurs Became Extinct.

The very first "senior moment."

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Four things you can't recover:

The stone........after the throw. The word.........after it's said..

The occasion........after it's missed. The time.........after it's gone.



Smile, breathe and go slowly. ~Thich Nhat Hanh



Breath is Spirit. The act of breathing is Living. ~Author Unknown



I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am. ~Sylvia Plath



It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. ~Frederick Douglass



The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. ~Joe Houldsworth



One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination. ~Sam Levenson



The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart. ~Mencius, Book IV

ABC Wednesday - D!

How are your ABC's? ABC Wednesday is hosted each week by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt and is always fun! Click on the icon and sign up to show us what you know about the alphabet!

The letter for the day is D! And surprise, surprise! Around here D is primarily for Dogs! Meet Mojo the Most!



And now, Sam Schnauzer



D is for Daughter!



A Dancing Daughter at that!



And D is for David the Drummer! That's his night job -- during the day time he works at the University of North Texas.



I know, I know, you've seen them before, but what can I say??? They fit the day and I do love my kids!!

Life is never
Black and White;
The man
in the
black and white outfit,
so blinded
by
life's bursting colors
amidst
the crash and boom
rumbles away
on his drums;
a background score
to a
graceful lady
smiling
as she tangoes
away,
facing up,
stretching a thought here,
kicking a trouble there,

And someone
in Seattle,
clicks,
pours a coffee,
sits back,
smiles, and says,
D for "Dear"....

Aren't they ?
Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over The Hill at February 9, 2010 7:50 PM

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. ~Jean de la Bruyere



What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. ~Sigmund Freud



A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. ~Rachel Carson



My childhood may be over, but that doesn't mean playtime is. ~Ron Olson

That's My World - The Harbor

That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself. Each week more and more people are sharing the beauty of their worlds with us. Click on the icon, sign up and share yours! Please do read and follow the instructions before signing in. Thank you!

Last week I began showing the parts of my world that are closest to home. Those of you who have visited my blog know how much I love the harbor where I get so many great sunset captures. I thought I'd share a little more of that lovely place today. There are actually two locations -- all within five minutes of our house. One is a small park above the harbor and the other is down on the beach. We had some beautiful sun yesterday so I went to both places, camera in hand. The Kayakers were having a great time! Do click on the photos to embiggen and see more details!



There were lots of sailboats on the water as well.



Lovely blue skies!



The Cascade Mountains in the distance!



Changing colors!



Sunset from above the harbor.





The beach in summer time to look forward to!



An ever changing view -- how could you ever tire of the beauty!

Microfiction Monday

Susan at Stony River Farm hosts Microfiction Monday. She posts a picture and you compose a story in 140 characters. You can click on the icon to get further instructions. To help you along she has posted a wonderful link that counts your characters for you! How great is that! You can get the counter at Design 215.

This meme is easy and it's fun! Thanks, Susan for hosting.

And here's the picture for this Microfiction Monday!



What do you mean this is a better, easier way to spend time together? You want me
to cuddle a phone? You're both antiques! I'm out of here.

The Simple Things

I found this wonderful opportunity to help the people in Haiti in a beautiful way on my dear friend, Thom's site.
Chris from Enchanted Oak is doing the Simple Things Challenge, an easy way to keep your blessings flowing to Haiti. From her blog:

“Today and Sunday, I’d like to celebrate the simple pleasures of life with you. For each person who participates with a list, a poem, or a prose piece about the joy of simple things, my family will donate $2.00 to Heartline Ministries for their medical clinic and other programs in Haiti. The Heartline Ministries blog by John McHoul will tell you more about what they are doing.

Click on Chris's site and join us in sharing the beautiful things in our own lives as well as helping people who are in such need. Post your piece this weekend and include a link to Chris's site. Then stop by her blog to say you’ve posted your “Simple Things.” Post by midnight, Pacific time, Sunday, and don’t forget to link with Chris and to notify her that you’ve posted. You can borrow the “Simple Things” photo. If you don’t have a blog, a comment on her blog will count too if you tell her so.
Let’s keep those blessings flowing!

1. My four children
2. Our dogs, Sam and Mojo
3. Music and books
4. A beautiful sunrise/sunset
5. Living near the water
6. Photography
7. Waking up each morning to a new day
8. The smell of bread baking
9. The mountains
10. Sunlight pouring through the windows
11. Love
12. Laughter
13. Wonderful friends

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. ~Bob Hope

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward