What's for Dinner???

Presentation is the key INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR ASSEMBLY Chicken Wings, Hush Puppies With A Dash Of Ketchup and       Asparagus served On A Bed Of  Lettuce. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.  Life's too short to be anything but happy.

Remember to Cancel Your Credit Card!!!!

Cancel your credit card before you die.......(hilarious – in a rather sick, sad way!)  Now some people are really stupid!!!! Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die. This is so priceless, and so, so easy to see happening, customer service being what it is today.. A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00 when she died, but now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank.  Here is the exchange : Family Member:  'I am calling to tell you she died back in January.' Citibank:  'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'  Family Member: 'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections. ' Citibank: 'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'  Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'  Citibank: 'Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'  Family Member: 'Do you think God will be mad at her?'  Citibank: 'Excuse me?' Family Member: 'Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her being dead?' Citibank: 'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor'  Supervisor gets on the phone: Family Member: 'I'm calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.'  Citibank: 'The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.' Family Member: 'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'  Citibank: (Stammer) 'Are you her lawyer?' Family Member: 'No, I'm her great nephew.' (Lawyer info was given)   Citibank:  'Could you fax us a certificate of death?' Family Member: 'Sure.' (Fax number was given )   After they get the fax : Citibank: 'Our system just isn't setup for death.. I don't know what more I can do to help.'  Family Member: 'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. She won't care.' Citibank:  'Well, the late fees and charges will still apply (What is wrong with these people?!?) Family Member: 'Would you like her new billing address?' Citibank: 'That might help....' Family Member:  ' Odessa    Memorial   Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69.' Citibank: 'Sir, that's a cemetery!'  Family Member: 'And what do you do with dead people on your planet???'  (Priceless!! )                                  You wonder why Citibank was going broke and needed the feds to bail them out

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

 A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Elbert Hubbard

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle 

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. Max Frisch

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Henry Ellis

How About a Laugh to Start the Day?

This is an oldie, but it still makes me laugh out loud! If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not!!! We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake.

Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience.

There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!

She said it was midwinter...Snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City , Utah .

It was a  day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon.

They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. ! ! They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while.

Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point here she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.

They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.

 Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation.  As  she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold.

 Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance!  He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem.

Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.

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 As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants  down'. And you thought your first date was embarrassing. Jay Leno's comment... 'This  gives a whole new meaning to being pissed  off.'

Oh and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.

Our World Today!!

Time for "Our World" again! This is a wonderful way to find the beauty, the fun, the good and even the bad things about Our World and to share them! Hope you will join us! Click on the link  to go to the Our World site and sign up!!
http://ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com/


This week -- as I'm still nursing my sun poisoned shoulders -- I decided to take an overview of my wonderful world to share with you today! There's  beautiful Seattle and the Space Needle, breathtaking Puget Sound, the incredible sunsets, four of my wonderful five children -  counting my wonderful daughter-in-law to soon be! I have a hard time getting photos of my oldest daughter in Michigan -- unlike her sister, brothers and mother, none of whom object to having their picture taken, she's usually the one behind the camera -- rarely in front of! But one of these days I'll catch her!! And lastly, there are the fun, delightful things that wonderful friends bring into my life to make me smile and this sign did just that! Have no idea how he did it, but I love it!!  And now some laughter to go with the beauty!!

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
George Bernard Shaw

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
Claude Pepper

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. Bill Cosby

Are you paying attention CONGRESS!!!! 

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Jim Carrey

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. Mark Twain

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.  Nido Qubein

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Dr. Seuss

 

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

A heart makes a good home for the friend.
Yunus Emre

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
Henry Ellis

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness. Han Suyin

Pets Forever!

Hey guys, get up off your tush and lets go see Bozo over at his pad in Mumbai! It's always a fun time when we all get together and talk about what's been happin', Bro! You know? Get your human to click on the Post Title, that'll take them to the website where you can sign up! I'll be waiting for you!!

No more photos!! And stop looking at my tummy -- I just ate, what do you expect????
Yes, I'm being grumpy! I'm nearly ten years old, it's been a long day and I've earned the right to speak my mind!!

Hey, I sound pretty tough, don't I?

Shadow Shot Sunday!

Get out the magnifying glass, get into your best sleuthing clothes and start prowling your environment looking for those wonderful, but sometimes elusive shadows. This fun and challenging meme is hosted each week by Tracy over at Hey Harriet! Click on the link under the blog title and sign up to play!!

As many of you know, I've been pretty much house bound due to sun poison, but it is much improved. Even so I haven't gotten out a lot as I do want it to heal and go away!! A real pain in the whatever!!  So, I dug up some older shadow shots, hope you enjoy them!  For those of you in the States -- have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend and may all of you enjoy a beautiful one!

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
Langston Hughes

Weekend Reflections

Weekend Reflections is hosted by James each week beginning Friday at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time. It's another wonderful way of opening your eyes to new and different kinds of beauty. Click on the web address under the blog title and sign up to play with us! 


Due to my bout with sun poison this past week, I haven't been able to get out with the camera, but I've prowled through files and found some reflections to share with you today. Hope all of you  have survived the unbelievable weather we've experienced this summer and that you're ready for a great Labor Day weekend -- here in the states and a terrific weekend wherever you are!!

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn

The power of imagination makes us infinite. John Muir

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Aristotle Onassis

Sky Watch Friday!

Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by  the Sky Watch team of  Sandy, Wren and me. And this week as every week, we remember Klaus and know that he joins us in spirit! Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the address under the post title to be taken to the SWF website where you can sign up.

I have been so enraptured with my view of the western skies from my desk and the 364 degree views from our roof garden, that I just recently discovered that I only had to walk a few steps from my front door to the deck here on the fifth floor to be able to see some breathtaking sunrises as well!! Earlier this week I began and ended my day gloriously!! Doesn't get any better! Hope you enjoy!!

And this was how it began!

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! John Muir

And these are how it ended! What a day it was!

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton

Fun and Beauty for Wednesday!! It's Not Hard to Find!!

This is really a priceless video!  It does make me wonder why different species of animals -- very different species, can get along, then what is wrong with us "brilliant????" humans???? It isn't a long video, but it is delightful!! 

The best shelter from the rain!!

Forgive me Father for I have sinned!!

Maybe you should brush your teeth!!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Leo Buscaglia
 

Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.

 James Thurber

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Mother Teresa
 

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

 

Hans Selye

A Brief Break and Some Early Humor for the Week!

The last ten  days have been really busy to the point of being frantic, plus I discovered yesterday that what I thought was a just a bit of sunburn from my time at the beach ten days ago is actually sun poisoning hence all my discomfort lately. So, I'm taking a break today -- will be back with an ABC post next week and today I'll share some humor and funnies that one of my good friends keeps me supplied with.

Two comments that I've heard about the recent earthquake felt in Washington DC:

1) Some scientists in the Obama administration have now labeled the
earthquake "Bush's Fault".

2) Many other scientists are theorizing that it wasn't an earthquake
at all...simply all of the Founding Fathers rolling over in their
graves simultaneously. 

 And speaking of  the Founding Fathers!

There should be a new rule: Limit all  U.S. politicians to two terms:

One in office

One in prison.

Illinois already does this.

• Cowboy: 

A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates…. 'Have you ever done anything of particular merit?', St. Peter asked.   'Well, I can think of one thing,' the cowboy offered. 'On a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. So, I approached the largest and most tattooed biker and smacked him in the face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground. I yelled, 'Now, back off or I'll kick the s - - t out of all of you!' St. Peter was impressed, 'When did this happen?' 'Couple of minutes ago.'

And the blonde joke of the day!

A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. She tells the Mechanic it died.  After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly. She says, 'What's the story?' He replies, 'Just crap in the carburetor' She asks, 'How often do I have to do that?' Hope all of you have a wonderful day!