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!

I'm still depending on my archives, but I'm not the only one weary of our weather -- a big event every spring is the Tulip Festival in the Skagit Valley and it usually begins in late March with fields and fields of gorgeous tulips of every color. This year they've rescheduled three times and have already given notice that there may not be a festival this year -- there are NO tulips!!!  Forty-one days straight of rain and below normal temps is discouraging to tulips as well as people! So my reminder is a quote by Aristotle!

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle

 A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Lou Holtz

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
Rabindranath Tagore

 

 

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sky Watch Friday!

Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren and me. Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the post title to be taken to the SWF website where you can sign up.  

First let me give you an update on my move. I'm still waiting for all the tons of paper work to be processed -- since this is housing for seniors they want to make damn sure you're who you say you are, you're as old as you claim and that you haven't robbed or murdered anyone -- on purpose!! So, hopefully, next week will see everything in place and we can get on with it!! Do hold good thoughts for me -- I'm really tired of living out of a suitcase!

Now for today's pics! After a gray, grumpy, cloudy, cold, windy day, about six o'clock the skies began to clear and this was the glorious way we ended the day! It was worth waiting for! Enjoy!

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Anne Frank

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Emma Goldman

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
Charles de Gaulle

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain

And from my dear friend in Mumbai .........

Green prayers
under an
erstwhile blue sky;

Dark clouds
gather,
bursting at the seams,
outrageously
hiding
the good,
the bright
and the shining.

Whether
it's
a semicircular dome,
a temple top
or the
faithful pair ,
praising the Lord,
hands
raised to the heavens,
something says,
that
the black
will soon pass
revealing
the peaceful,
smiling
all encompassing
blue
sky behind.....
Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over the Hill at April 7, 2011 8:43 PM  

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Rabindranath Tagore

Lost time is never found again.
Benjamin Franklin

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

 

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
William James

 

Government Job Hours

A guy goes to the post office to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, "Are you allergic to anything?" He replies, "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee." "Ok, Have you ever been in the military service?" "Yes," he says, "I was in Iraq for one tour." The interviewer says, "That will give you 5 extra points toward employment."  Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?" The guy says, "Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles." The interviewer grimaces and then says, "Okay. You've got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and plan on starting at 10:00 am every day." The guy is puzzled and asks, "If the work hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 PM, why don't you want me here until 10:00 am?" "This is a government job", the interviewer says.  "For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in you coming in for that."                                            Awww...so true

Mathematics -- Try These Numbers!!

This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud. This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint..it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then : H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%    And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.   A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%   So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, its the Bullshit and Ass Kissing that will put you over the top. Now you know why some people are where they are!

ABC Wednesday - L!

Got your dictionary out? You ready to play with the letters? It's that time again! ABC Wednesday is hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt and the ABC team: Denise, Annelie, Leslie, Nathalie, Joyce, Donna, Helen, Roger, Troy, Jay, Barb, Gattina and me! And guess what? It's that day again!
 

Oh, Lord! It's the L Day or in the case of ABC Wednesday participants, L is for Labor day! And there is no Lack of L words for the day - don't you Love it!! Don't Lag behind, the Laundry can wait! For you gals, Let's make Like a Lady, put on something Lacey and show a Little Leg! Do watch your Language though and don't get into a fight with your Landlord today. Grab your Laptop and Let's head for the Lake or the Lagoon and you can bring your Lap dog if you Like!! And it's all right if you're a Latecomer because you had to do the Laundry at the Laundromat! You can still be the Liberal,  Leading Lady, the Landlord or the Lovable Lamb! And you gentlemen can roar Like a Lion in the Lobby while we wait for our Loan! Then we can Linger under the Lush, Leafy trees, enjoy Lunch and some Literature before we have to meet in the Lobby to share our Language and demonstrate just how Literate we are when it comes to the ABCs!! And here are my Ls for the day and they're all mine!! Lion, Lavender, Lovely Light, Lattice, Lap dog, Lace and Llama!!  Now, Lead on!!

That's My World!

That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and me. Join us and share your world with others from all over Our World! Just click on the post title, read the rules, sign up and play with us! So! How is your world this week? Have you taken time to see the beauty there? What is it about your world that makes you smile or laugh or feel grateful for?  I do think I'm down to the last few days of waiting to move! Just one more piece of paper to prove that I'm not a dangerous, crazy old broad -- well, at least not dangerous!

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin

This shot and the next two were taken on the usual gray day at the Arboretum, but these old, twisted trunks were so interesting to me. I look forward to going back once the sun returns and sit for a while and enjoy the beauty -- the sun will return won't it????? 

Her neck
wiry translucent
with
the lines
of a golden age,
light
wisps of
baby leaved twigs
falling
across her crown,
in anticipation
of an imminent spring,
she reaches out
to the
different
young branches
off
her life.

A touch here,
a call there,
a smiling email,
and
she brushes
a light hand
across her neck,
as she gets up.

Although
she thinks
she is moving
elsewhere
she still
remains
anchored
firmly,
below
to
the same land
with the same memories .

Posted by Ugich Konitari to Sylvia From Over the Hill at April 5, 2011 7:52 AM 

 Politics have no relation to morals.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
John F. Kennedy

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
Cal Thomas

Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.
Milton Friedman

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

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

Time moves in one direction, memory in another.
William Gibson

 

Pet Pride!

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! We'll be waiting for you!!

I'm hoping this is our last weekend here!!! Mojo's Dad has been gone and will be until Tuesday and so where does she come to sleep??? That's right! In the middle of Moms bed -- my bed!! There's not room for us because she stretches CLEAR across the bed!! Mom says I'll miss Mojo once we move --- me?? not a chance!! I'm sure glad I have you guys to talk to every weekend!!

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!!  I think all the paper work for my new apartment has been taken care of -- the older you get the more papers you have fill out!  Anyway, I'm hoping next weekend will find me in my new home!! Still gray, rainy and cold and the hunt for shadows has become even more challenging! But here we go for today! Have a great weekend everyone!

 When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
Albert Einstein

Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.

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! Knowing you have to be as tired of my whining about the weather as I'm tired of listening to me, I have chosen some lovely reflections and wise words from ones much wiser than I!

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates

The doors of wisdom are never shut.
Benjamin Franklin

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Saint Augustine

Sky Watch Friday!

Time to share your skies, the beauty over your world, the clouds, the colors! Sky Watch is hosted each week by Klaus and the Sky Watch team of Klaus, Sandy, Wren and me. Join us and the many people from all over the world who share theirs with us each week! Click on the post title to be taken to the SWF website where you can sign up.  The skies for today are to help me remember what blue skies in Seattle look like!!  Oh, I know! There I go whining about the weather again!  Well, not another word from me, I promise -- not another one today, but tomorrow is another day!!

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Harry S. Truman

America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.
Warren G. Harding

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
William E. Simon

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
John Stuart Mill

 

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
Emma Goldman

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
Doug Larson

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.
Bern Williams

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

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

 

Another Walmart Husband!!!

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to WALMART.


Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local WALMART:

Dear Mrs. Harris,


Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our  store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:


1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.


2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.


3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away' This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.

9.. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least:

15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

Some Humor for Wednesday!

FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW TO A HAPPY LIFE:                     1.. It's important to have a woman who helps at home,  cooks from time to time, cleans up,  and has a job.   2. It's important to have a woman who can make you  laugh.    3. It's important to have a woman who you can trust,  and doesn't lie to you.    4. It's important to have a woman who is good in bed,  and likes to  be with you.    5. It's very, very important that these four women  do not know each other. COWBOY TOMBSTONE Headstone of Russell J. Larsen in the Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Utah! I wonder if he died knowing he won the 'Coolest Headstone' contest?

ABC Wednesday - K!

Got your dictionary out? You ready to play with the letters? It's that time again! ABC Wednesday is hosted by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt and the ABC team: Denise, Annelie, Leslie, Nathalie, Joyce, Donna, Helen, Roger, Troy, Jay, Barb, Gattina and me! And guess what? It's that day again! 

Know what today is? What a Kick in the pants! It's the K day! Practice your Karate, get out your Kimono and we're going to sail off in a Ketch or a Kayak and we'll go enjoy some Kabuki theater! But first we stop for some delicious Kabobs at a place I know of! Keep your car Keys handy, take the Kids to the Kindergarten, the dogs to the Kennel and  put the Kittens in their bed by the Kitchen door. And don't forget to practice Kindness wherever you go. Use your Knowledge wisely and don't get your tail in a Knot -- oh, that's the Kittens tail, sorry!  Hopefully we won't encounter any Kinky Kings claiming to be Kindred spirits!! And no Kissing in public unless he's your Knight or you're likely to find a Knuckle under your nose!! And, yes, you can bring your Knitting -- I Know how much some of you like that.

Okay! You agree that we're Kindred spirits on this alphabetical K Day and we can all profess great Knowledge of the letter K!  And here are my K words for the day! Kinfolks,  Kids, Kindergarten, Kayak, Ketch, Kennel! All mine, but I did hide behind the door when I thumbed my nose at Sir -- Whatshisname???

That's My World!

That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and me. Join us and share your world with others from all over Our World! Just click on the post title, read the rules, sign up and play with us! So! How is your world this week? Have you taken time to see the beauty there? What is it about your world that makes you smile or laugh or feel grateful for?  Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll finally be able to get moved -- didn't realize it would take so long to get all the info together that is needed. But they're dealing with us old guys and gals and government -- doesn't get anymore paper laden than that! Anyway, I can't wait to share pictures from my new "world" with you, but thought today that I'd look back over some of the places that I will miss!!

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.
-- Elbert Hubbard

Even when standing in the deepest, darkest valley, one can still see the stars.
-- David L. Weatherford

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
-- George Bernard Shaw

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
-- Margaret Fuller

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson