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Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore |
I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Shadow Shot Sunday!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Weekend Reflections
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henri Matisse |
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sky Watch Friday!
The middle of September already???? Where did summer go???? Time does seem to fly whether you're having fun or not!! Fortunately, I always have fun! And the skies are always beautiful at sometime of the day!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend with lots of love and laughter! Enjoy!
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one. John Lennon |
| Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa | Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa |
| Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. Ralph Waldo Emerson | Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom? Khalil Gibran |
Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven. John Lubbock |
Two Old Ladies Having Fun!! Yep, One of Them is Me!
So many of you have asked why my friend from India and I don't put all of the wonderful headers she has designed for me in a book of some kind -- well, she has done better than that! We now have a blog of headers where you can see them all!! The blog is called Headers From Over the Hill!! And here is the web address! http://indouscooperations.blogspot.com/
Who said you stopped having fun when you got old??? Obviously, that doesn't apply to the two of us!!
I do hope you'll stop by and share the fun!!
Who said you stopped having fun when you got old??? Obviously, that doesn't apply to the two of us!!
I do hope you'll stop by and share the fun!!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus |
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin |
Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. Rabindranath Tagore |
How About a Laugh to Start the Day?
A New Priest in Texas A new priest, born and raised in Texas, comes to serve in a city parish and is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older priest to sit in on his sessions. The new priest hears a couple of confessions, then the old priest asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions. The old priest suggests, "Cross your arms over your chest, and rub your chin with one hand and try saying things like 'yes, I see,' and 'yes, go on,' and 'I understand.' The new priest crosses his arms, rubs his chin with one hand and repeats all the suggested remarks to the old priest. The old priest says, "Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee and saying, "No shit, what happened next?" |
Monday, September 12, 2011
Our World Today!!
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| 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/ Can't believe it's the beginning of another new week!! The older I get, the quicker the time flies -- not complaining mind you, flying time is better than the alternative of "no more time"! And after the anniversary of 9/ll yesterday, it was easy to find the wonders of my part of Our World!! We have such beautiful beaches and mountains, wonderful parks where you can walk, run or just absorb the beauty! And we have some of the most interesting malls! This one doesn't look like a mall at all! I mean, how many of you come face to face with a large, cocky rooster like this guy on any of your shopping trips??? And, of course, there's Mt. Rainier, mysteriously wrapped in clouds! May your week be a wonderful one with lots of love and laughter and beauty! |
Time moves in one direction, memory in another. William Gibson |
Be happy. It's one way of being wise. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette |
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. Lionel Hampton | |
| If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living. Gail Sheehy |
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou |
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schweitzer |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Evening, Wisdom and Beauty
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. Carlos Santana
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa |
In Memory of 9/ll
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Hopefully a new day, a new year, a new world!
Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Shadow Shot Sunday!
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| Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward |
Friday, September 9, 2011
Weekend Reflections
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. Stewart Udall |
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir |
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. Elbert Hubbard |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sky Watch Friday!
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. Laurence J. Peter |
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. Robert Brault |
Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life. Michael LeBoeuf |
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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 |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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.
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I'm interested in almost everything. Use to like to travel, but it's too expensive now. I take Tai Chi classes, swim, volunteer in a Jump-start program for pre-schoolers. I'm an avid reader and like nearly everyone these days I follow politics avidly. I'm a former teacher and Special Projects Coordinator for a Telecommunications company, Assistant to the President of a Japanese silicon wafer manufacturing company. Am now enjoying retirement -- most of the time. I have two daughters, one son-in-law and two sons scattered all over the country. No grandchildren.








