Shadow Shot Sunday!!

Come play with us and the shadows!!

Your hosts are:
Magical Mystical Teacher
Rose (chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Benjamin Franklin

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
 Mark Twain

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
 Margaret B. Runbeck

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!

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
Henrik Ibsen

You are not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor should you feel the world must live up to yours.
F. Perl

Nothing improves the memory more than trying to forget.
Unknown

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 and I. 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!
We have it up now, but you may have to sign in again!!
It does look as though we may be seeing the end of our extended sunny, warm weather! Lots of gray yesterday and rain has returned to the forecast, so a last look at some of our lovely early Fall skies!  Hope all of you have a beautiful weekend filled with love and laughter!!

Autumn's the mellow time.
William Allingham

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!1

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.
Charlie Brown

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.
Carl Sandburg

Life is too short, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly. Author Unknown

PUNS FOR EDUCATED MINDS

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

 2. I thought I saw an eye-doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian


 3. She was only a whisky-maker, but he loved her still.

 4. A rubber-band pistol was confiscated from an algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

 5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. A hole has been found in the nudist-camp wall. The police are looking into it.


10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
13. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

Where there is love there is life.
Indira Gandhi

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
Reba McEntire

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman

A Fun Reminder for Mental Health Day -- Whenever!!!

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots.
Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito.
I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane.
They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.

I have also been in Doubt.
That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense!
It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart!
At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!

I may have been in Continent, but I don't remember what country I was in.
It's an age thing.

Now you can celebrate one of the many National Mental Health Days throughout the year.
You can do your bit by remembering to share this with at least one unstable person. My job is done!

Our World!!

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/ 
Help is on the way!!! Hooray! everything should be up and running again soon!! Thanks for your patience!!
And the awesome weather continues and has broken all the records for days without rain!! Amazing! Mind you, I'm not complaining! You can almost watch the colors change, however slightly every day!  Hope all of you have a wonderful week! Look for the beauty in your world!!

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Author Unknown

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!!

Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens

Life is nothing without friendship.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.
David Carradine

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! I'll be waiting for you!!

How much longer before we go to see Mojo and Stella?  What??? Six more weeks?? How long is that in "doggy speak"!!  Or maybe I don't really want to know!!!

Shadow Shot Sunday!!

Come play with us and the shadows!!

Your hosts are:
Magical Mystical Teacher
Rose (chubskulit)
Gemma Wiseman

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus

 The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.  Oliver W. Holmes

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I've ended up where I needed to be.  Douglas Adams

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!

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

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.   Will  Rogers

Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.
Bill Copeland

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 and I. 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!

 More wonderful weather and lovely skies this week!! Amazing, but delightful!  We even had a rainbow across the the entire sky day before  yesterday at six-thirty in the morning!!!  My shots aren't that good, not the best light and too big to get the entire rainbow in one shot, but here is a sample! It was awesome to watch!!

Hope each of you has a wonderful weekend! Enjoy!

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

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!

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

 The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.   Henry David Thoreau

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller

An Amazing Look Back!!

1911 Ford Model T    THE YEAR IS 1911 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! ************ ********* *********** The year is 1911  --- One hundred and one years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1911: ************ ********* ************ The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower . The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year .. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at home . Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars... The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30!!! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.  There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, Regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!"  Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help .... There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! I am now going to share  this you without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD - all in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 101 years.

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

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
William Cullen Bryant

Church Ladies With Typewriters! They're Back!!

Always happy to have those Church Ladies back!! Wonderful church bulletins and church ladies with typewriters! These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services.

1. The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals!
  (my favorite way to fast!)

2.  The sermon this morning:  Jesus Walks on the Water.
     The sermon tonight: Searching for Jesus.

3.  Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale! It's a chance to get rid of those things
    not worth keeping around the house! Bring your husbands.

4.  Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone
    who is hard to love. Say "Hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you!

5.  Don't  let worry kill you off -- let the church help.

6. Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure 
   to the congregation!

7. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

8.  Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir.  They need all the help they can get!

9. Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in church. So ends a friendship 
   that began in their school days.

10. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow!

11. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?". Come early and listen          to  our choir practice!

12. Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to     the  deterioration of some older ones.

13.  Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

14.  The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility!

15.  Potluck supper on Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

16.  The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They maybe seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

17.  This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket  and come prepared to sin.

18.  Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. is done! 

19. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday!

20.  Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door!

21.  The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement on Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy!

22.  Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church.  Please use the large double door at the side entrance.

23.  The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: " I Upped My Pledge -- Up Yours!!"

Our World!!!

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/ 
Such an amazing Fall we are having!! Still no rain, lots of sun and mild temps!! We must be living right in Seattle!! But the colors are beginning to show, the leaves are turning! Lots of beauty to enjoy, but not enough to take many photos of, so in the meantime it's back to last year! But soon -- I'm sure!!

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.  Albert Camus
How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days.  John Burroughs

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty!

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.  John Allen Paulos.

 How you do one thing, is how you do everything. Be aware.

Happiness always sneaks in a door you did not think was open.  Anonymous

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!!

Hey! Mom got a new bed for us!! Pretty cool, huh? And I do look good right in the middle of it, don't I!! My favorite place -- right in the middle of EVERYTHING!!!