Shadow Shot Sunday!

 Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hi Everyone! I just had an incredible surprise and early Christmas present! My oldest daughter, Robyn, whom I haven't seen in seven years, just showed up to spend Christmas with me!!!  So I may be a little late getting around to your sites, but I will! Needless to say, I'm thrilled silly!!!

We had one wonderful day of sunshine and I managed to get a couple of shots before it disappeared! And I got a few from around the house!
Hope you've all had a wonderful, joyful, Merry Christmas!

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 post title and sign up to play with us! We did have one afternoon of glorious sunshine and my son took me down to the harbor to take some shots! I think it was definitely worth the trip!
Hi Everyone! I just had an incredible surprise and early Christmas present! My oldest daughter, Robyn, whom I haven't seen in seven years, just showed up to spend Christmas with me!!!  So I may be a little late getting around to your sites, but I will! Needless to say, I'm thrilled silly!!!

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

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

When you possess light within, you see it externally.  ~Anaïs Nin

Sky Watch Friday!

Hi Everyone! I just had an incredible surprise and early Christmas present! My oldest daughter, Robyn, whom I haven't seen in seven years, just showed up to spend Christmas with me!!!  So I may be a little late getting around to your sites, but I will! Needless to say, I'm thrilled silly!!!

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. Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas with lots of love and laughter, beautiful music and delicious food!!
Thank each of you for being such a wonderful part of my life, each and every day! And here are some of our magnificent skies from the past week in spite of the rain, and the gray, there always seemed to be a break before the day ended! And, of course, what is beauty without some wry chuckles courtesy of
Will Rogers.

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
Will Rogers

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
Will Rogers

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
Will Rogers

A fool and his money are soon elected.
Will Rogers

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
Will Rogers

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
Will Rogers

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
Mark Twain

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.  Don't clean it up too quickly.  ~Andy Rooney

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
-- Carl Sagan

Keeping a Straight Face!!

IT CAN BE HARD  KEEPING A STRAIGHT FACE AS A COURT REPORTER

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. 

ATTORNEY:  What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS:     He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
ATTORNEY:  And why did that upset you?
WITNESS:     My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY:  What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS:     Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY:  Are you sexually active?
WITNESS:     No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS:     Yes.
ATTORNEY:  And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS:     I forget.
ATTORNEY:  You forget?  Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY:  Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS:     We both do.
ATTORNEY:  Voodoo?
WITNESS:     We do.
ATTORNEY:  You do?
WITNESS:     Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY:  Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS:  Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY:  The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS:      He's 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY:  Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS:     Are you serious?
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ATTORNEY:  So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS:     Yes.
ATTORNEY:  And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS:     Getting laid
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ATTORNEY:  She had three children, right?
WITNESS:     Yes.
ATTORNEY:  How many were boys?
WITNESS:    None.
ATTORNEY:   Were there any girls?
WITNESS:      Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY:  How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS:     By death.
ATTORNEY:  And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS:     Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY:  Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS:     He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY:  Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS:     Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
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ATTORNEY:  Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS:  No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY:  Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS:     All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY:  ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS:     Oral..
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ATTORNEY:  Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS:     The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY:  And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS:     If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY:  Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS:     Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And last:

ATTORNEY:  Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS:     No.
ATTORNEY:  Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS:     No.
ATTORNEY:  Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS:     No.
ATTORNEY:  So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS:     No.
ATTORNEY:  How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS:     Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY:  I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS:     Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

 

ABC Wednesday - W!

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!

Whoo hoo!! Wake up!! What are you Waiting on? It's the W Day! Ready to go on a Walkabout? Well climb on the Wagon, don't forget your Wallet and your War bonnet and a Warm, Wool  Wardrobe! It's Winter, you know! Lots of cold, Windy, Weather ahead! We're going to need lots of Wood in the Woodpile so be prepared to Work for this one! And now lets see What kind of Wild, Wonderful World we can Whip up!! And here are my W Words for the  day!  W is for Wave, Waffle, Wagons, covered and otherwise! W is for Weeping Willows, Winter,Welsh Corgi,  and the main W of all today!  WINE!!!

Except for the dreary Winter shot from Washington, the other photos are courtesy of the magnificent Google!!

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?  As the end of the year draws closer (and the weather remains crappy) I've looked back at some of the really fantastic views of my world!! AND I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Live, Love, Laugh and Enjoy!

Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.

Will Rogers

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Will Rogers

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Will Rogers

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
Will Rogers

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father."
Will Rogers

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
Will Rogers

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 link under the title 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 the day!

Through the woods to Grandma's house! Yeah, and no computer, no
Worlds of Warcraft games! What kind of fun Christmas is that?
Old Fashioned!

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!!

So, when is Santa coming??? Mojo and I have been looking and waiting all week! Isn't he supposed to be the guy that brings all the good dogs lots of toys and treats???  SO?? We're the best! And we're WAITING, Santa Sir!!

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!! And, you guessed it, a week of rain!!! Hope you have fun looking back -- again!

Shadow owes its birth to light.
John Gay

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 post title and sign up to play with us! And, yes, still another week of  GRAY! So, let's see what I managed to dig out of the files for today!

Long on the wave reflected lustres play.
Samuel Rogers

Live in rooms full of light.   Cornelius Celsus

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.  Confucius

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. Can you believe that Christmas will be here in nine days!!!!  Ah, well, time flies whether you're having fun or not!! We've had a few HOURS of sunshine and blue skies this past week and I'm not exaggerating! Ah, but what we had when we had them they were wonderful!! So, I went looking for them as I gnashed my teeth over the current politics! Hard to believe that Will Rogers and Mark Twain are not here today!  Their quotes are amazingly current or perhaps politics have always been the same game????  

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
Will Rogers

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
Will Rogers

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.
Will Rogers

Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
Will Rogers

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
Will Rogers

There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
Will Rogers

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
Will Rogers

Another New Illness to Watch Out For!!

 Anal Glaucoma

A woman calls her boss one morning and tells him that she is staying home because she is not feeling well. 
"What's the matter?" he asks. 
"I have a case of anal glaucoma," she says in a weak voice. 
"What the hell is anal glaucoma?" 
"I can't see my ass coming into work today."

Can You Say "I love you" Any Better?

What  Love means to a 4-8 year old . . Slow down for three minutes to read this.  It is so worth it.  Touching words  from the mouth of babes.  A  group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8  year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got  were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.  See what you  think: 'Love  is what makes you smile when you're tired.'  Terri - age  4 'Love  is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before  giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'  Danny - age  7 'Love  is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you  still want to be together and you talk more.  My Mommy and Daddy  are like that. They look gross when they kiss'  Emily - age  8 'Love  is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents  and listen.'  Bobby - age 7  (Wow!) 'If  you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you  hate,'  Nikka - age 6  (we need a few million more  Nikka's on this planet)   'Love  is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it  everyday.'  Noelle - age 7   'Love  is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even  after they know each other so well.'  Tommy - age  6   'During  my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the  people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.  He  was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy  - age 8   'My  mommy loves me more than anybody  You don't see anyone else  kissing me to sleep at night.'  Clare - age  6   'Love  is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of  chicken.'  Elaine-age 5   'Love  is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer  than Robert Redford.'  Chris - age  7   'Love  is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all  day.'  Mary Ann - age 4   'I  know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and  has to go out and buy new ones.'  Lauren - age  4   'When  you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out  of you.' (what an image)  Karen - age  7   'Love  is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's  gross.'  Mark - age 6   'You  really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it,  you should say it a lot. People forget.'  Jessica - age  8   And  the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a  contest he was asked to judge.  The  purpose of the contest was to find the most caring  child.  The  winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly  gentleman who had recently lost his  wife.  Upon  seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard,  climbed onto his lap, and just sat  there.  When  his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy  said,  'Nothing, I just helped him  cry'

ABC Wednesday - V

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!

Viva the V Day! Are you ready to Vacate the TV and Videos, stop Vacillating and staring into space with that Vacuous look in your eyes? You don't live in a Vacuum you know! You're not a Valet or  a Vagabond hunting in Vain for something of Value to Validate your life! You are Valuable! So, start adding to your Vocabulary, use your Voice for a new Venue! A trip to Vienna, some rich, purple Violets, some Vintage Vino and Vermouth .... and maybe even some Vodka! Those should help you let your Voice be heard -- they certainly do mine!! And here are my Valued V words for the V as in Victory Day!!  V is for Veggies! Lots of them for you Vegans! And V is for Valley, Vase, Volunteers, a Viable View, and Violets

Oh, and all the photos except for the Volunteer sign and the Valley are mine! Enjoy your week!

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?  Wish I could say that we've had lots of sun and warm temps, but I'd be lying if I did! So, as with some of the other memes I participate in, I'm having to look backwards for the beauty of My World!! And, of course, a little wisdom from Will Rogers!! He and Mark Twain did manage to see Our World with great clarity and humor! We could all use that!    

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
Will Rogers

The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
Will Rogers

Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
Will Rogers

 

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 link under the title 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 the day!

I'm dolled up, doing laundry in the yard for this guy to take pics for
for a special edition -- of what? Little Woman's Day on the Prairie?

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And from my wonderful friend in Mumbai, how about this take on the pic of the day!!

"Don't be fooled by my smile.. as soon the fellow clicks, whoever threw this grater into the soap water is going to get a shower of soap suds."