This is part and parcel of my journey through life, as seen through my eyes, heart and mind. Scary I know!!- Hopefully this Blog will allow us to Learn & LAUGH, as well as to THINK and QUESTION: Who we are, Where we are heading and Who we are becoming- Join in on my journey?....... Or Not!
GOD BLESS AMERICA; AMERICA, BLESS GOD!
AS WELL AS ALICE IN WONDERLAND FOR INPIRATIONAL POETRY! (Link in sidebar)
also
One of my longest and dearest blogging friends,
Scarlet, Lil Red, aka: Ily
has so inspired me to learn Spanish in case I ever get to stalk....MEET HER, I have been practicing diligently! Here are some words I wanted to show of with to her!
GO TO MY FIRST LINK--LIL RED HARE: YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT!
1. *Cheese*
The teacher told Pepito to use the word cheese in a sentence.
Pepito replies: Maria likes me, but cheese ugly.
2. *Mushroom*
When all my family get in the car
There's not mushroom.
3.. *Shoulder*
My fren wants 2 become a citizen,
But che didn't know how to read,
So I, shoulder.
4. * Texas *
When I'm not home,
My fren always Texas me,
Che wonders where I am!
5. *Herpes*
Me and my fren ordered pizza.
I got mine piece
Then che got herpes..
6. *July*
Ju told me ju were going to tha store
But ju went to see sum guy,
July to me! Julyer!
7... *Rectum*
I had 2 cars
But my wife rectum!
8. *Chicken*
I was going to go to the store with my wife
But che said chicken go herself.
9. *Wheelchair*
We only have one enchilada left
But don't worry wheelchair
10. *Chicken* *wing*
My wife plays the lottery so chicken wing..
11. *Harassment*
My wife caught me in bed with another women.
I told her, "Honey, harassment nothen to me.
12. *Bishop*
My wife fell down the stair
So I had to pick the bishop.
13. *Body wash*
I want to go to the club
But no body wash my kids.
14. *Budweiser*
That women has a nice body,
Budweiser face so ugly?
15. *Choose* I wanted to wear them, but the choose are to tight!Choose:
16. * Sofa King* I wanted to mow the yard today but i was Sofa King tired!
17 * Raisin Bread* You would never know it to look at eem, but Ray's Inbred!
THINK ABOUT THEM.....TIC:TIC:TIC: BOOM!!!! JOKE BOMB, SOME WILL GO OFF LATER IN THE DAY!
We had an F2 Tornado that was on the ground for 7 miles and 200 yards wide within 2-3 miles of our house. This is winds over 125 mph, and major structural damage on the Estimated Fujita scale- hence the EF2 name.
One of my best firends for 25 years and her familys, home was destroyed. They had just settled down to go to sleep when it hit. It ripped the roof off of the house, and as they ran to get their two chidren aged 6 & 7 who were already asleep, a window blew in and Stef covered her Girl so the glass wouldn't get on her. It cut her nose. Larry, the husband had to reach through 1 to 1 1/2 feet of insulation to pick up their son. We saw them on every news cast all day long!
They were leaving Monday to go on Spring Vacation but you could not recognize their camper at all. The Van was taken from under the Garage and thrown 50 yards away. (Saved on Gas!) Nervous laughter to keep from crying-since they are OK). In true Southern tradition their house and yard were swarming with Church Family and Neighbors already helping them clean up and start saving what they could.
Needless to say I was worried and at the same time Praising God for sparing theirs, and ALL lives in the path. No ONE was seriously injured.
It is a rural area, and one Horse was killed.
I was sitting here starting to post and she IM'd me!!!
Here is a copy:
REMEMBER WE ARE GREAT FRIENDS:
.
This is the chat at Midnight Thirty!!!!!!!
Stefanie: hey dude.
SURPRISED AND SO HAPPY I WAS BLINKING BACK TEARS!!! OF JOY!
me: OMG HEY R U OK!!!!!>?????? really long pause...
U there?
Stefanie: yeah we are all good, and homeless. Did you see us on the news?
me: 100 times--been praying all day but I didn't figure you had access to get in touch with you!!
Stefanie: yeah I have it on my phone and I have my laptop here and desk top too. I have not hooked my desktop up yet. I have been up at our house all day long. We are exhausted.
me: I'll bet--is it too soon to Joke!
Stefanie: oh no way
me: LOL just kidding....how r u really?
Stefanie: Really, we are good. Hey we may be building together. haha
me: LOL!! He** no—I’m not building beside YOU!!!!
Stefanie: oh come on. It will be fun to compete.
me:I can't imagine what it was like for you!-esp with the Kids!
Stefanie: It was very scary. The kids are traumatized.
me: I was going to ask, how they were or if you got them through it OK???
You looked GREAT on the news--seriously, you did us proud! (SHE DID AN AWESOME INTERVIEW!)
Stefanie: thanks man. I wanted to blacken one of my front teeth and talk real gaston like. But then I knew too many folks new me.
me: LMBO!!!!!
I Love you guys!
Stefanie: I had to take Sarah down to UC tonight. I accidentally smashed her fingers in the hinge side of the door. (UC= Urgent Care where we worked together, and I also trained her in Dr's office in her first job in medicine 20 years ago!)
me: Oh No- HEADLINES: GIRL LIVES THROUGH TORNADO: Killed by Mom in House Accident Later!!
Stefanie: LMBO. You are a true nut. And true friend
me: How do you think they will do with next Storm?
Stefanie: oh, we will all be in the closet the first sound of thunder. hehe
me: We do that too- we have a battery TV, water, the whole deal--
Stefanie: in the dang closet?
me: Yep--I finally came out though!
Stefanie: you are funny. I needed that. Uh oh, the warden is saying it is bed time. I can see us being kicked out of this joint soon. We are staying with my parents.
me: Ok God Bless You!!! I know he did!!!!! --Give my Love to everyone CALL IF U NEED US!!
WE ARE FREE!!!!
Stefanie: I hear ya. I better go and cut off lights now. I will talk with you soon. Keep us in your prayers please.
me: Night Young Lady BIG Hugs!!!!!!
You always are!!!!!
Stefanie: nite. Luv yall.
me: bye
JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOUR DAY CAN'T GET ANY WORSE!!!!!
a tornado hits your home and you instantly have nowhere to live!
LET'S COUNT OUR MANY MANY BLESSINGS!
FROM WISTV 10 NEWS STORY
LEESVILLE, SC (WIS) - Lake Murray is calm now -- a far cry from the wind swept chaos early Monday morning when a tornado touched down in Leesville causing an estimated $1 million in damages to homes in the area.
Clean up efforts began at day break, when residents got their first glimpse of the power of the storm. The National Weather Service estimated the tornado to have been spinning at 125 miles per hour.
Jean Parker woke up to find her neighbor's 70-foot tree on top of her home. She described the damage as "like what you would see in a war."
Like the sights, you could also compare the sounds of the storm to war.
"It sounded like somebody scraping a chalkboard," said Spencer Hancock, whose home was barely touched. "When the hail hit and the tornado was like a loud roar."
Stefanie Amick and her husband Larry had just crawled into bed when the tornado hit.
"I kept seeing it lightning and it was just rolling thunder, one after another after another and I couldn't close my eyes and all of a sudden we heard the whistling through the house and I heard -- sounded like the roof coming off," said Stefanie.
The Amicks rushed to find their 6-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son.
"The kids were already asleep and we heard it coming and we both got up and we ran into my daughter's room," said Stefanie.
That's when Stefanie says the windows exploded. She reached for her daughter and her husband went for their son.
"I leaned over the bed to cover her, keep the glass from coming over her and the glass came straight at me," said Stefanie.
Forty homes were damaged in the storm's wake. The Leesville storm's wrath spanned six miles and over 200 yards wide.
The National Weather Service says three other tornadoes spawned due to the same storm in Fairfield, Edgefield and McCormick Counties.
In the coming days ahead, the residents of Leesville will take time to reflect on what happened and pull together to help each other rebuild proving once again that there's always a tomorrow.
Copyright 2010 WIS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
I'M SO SORRY I RUINED MY WIFE'S 40TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, BUT SHE WAS SO GRACIOUS ABOUT IT! AS IF SHE WOULD EVER BE ANYTHING ELSE! I WAS TRULY TOUCHED WHEN I SAW HOW MANY OF HER CLASSMATES, THAT WERE ALREADY DOWN THERE, SUPPORTED HER WITH WELL WISHES AND PRAYED FOR ME.
I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT- THAT IS WHY I'M FEELING SO MUCH BETTER SO FAST!
GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME;
ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD.
THAT IS SO HARD FOR ANYONE GOING THROUGH TRIALS, STRESSES, LOSS, TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, LONELINESS, ETC., TO BELIEVE. IT IS SOMETHING I'VE MULLED OVER MANY TIMES IN MY HEAD. BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT IT;
WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE, ETC!
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE. FOR SOMEONE GOING THROUGH IT TO HEAR WORDS LIKE THOSE IN BLUE ABOVE!
I DON'T CARE IF GOD HAS ALL THE ANSWERS, SEES THE BIG PICTURE, KNOWS WHATS BEST, AND ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER, AND KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, AND MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE, AND PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, AND TAKE NO THOUGHT OF TOMORROW, AND I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS, AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU-----
BIG BREATH!!!!!!!!
PAIN, LOSS, TRAUMA, TRIALS:
STILL SUCK!
VERY CHRISTLIKE , YES? NO, BUT VERY HONEST!
BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND IN MY OWN LIFE: ALL THE ABOVE TO BE TRUE. I DO BELIEVE IN HIS WORD TOTALLY, AND LOVE HIM AS MUCH AS I, HUMANLY CAN!
I CERTAINLY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS OF ASKING HIM FOR A RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S A LIFELONG JOURNEY.
TIME ALWAYS REVEALS HIM TO BE RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH TO ME IT SUCKED.
I WILL CONTINUE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, BECAUSE OF THE PROFOUND CHANGE HE DID INSIDE ME SOME 29 PLUS TEARS AGO. THAT WORK WAS REAL TO ME! THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE. IT CHANGED JOHN....FOREVER.
TO QUOTE FROM A RECENT MOVIE:
"THE CLIMB IS TOUGH!"
"BUT THE VIEW IS MAGNIFICENT!"
(HANNAH MONTANA-I THINK)
I ALWAYS HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT, AND BESIDES, EVERYTHING I TRIED UP UNTIL THAT POINT HAD FAILED MISERABLY, TO FILL THE VOID IN MY HEART-SOUL!!!! OR TO MAKE ME HAPPIER!
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SEW! AN ILLUSTRATION IN FAITH
THE RESULT OF MY LABOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRISH CLOVER: A BEAUTIFUL PLANT WITH AWESOME COLORS AND THE MOST DELICATE PALE PURPLE FLOWER YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
THIS WAS LAST SUMMER: IT WAS WHAT I SOWED IN THE FALL. IN DIRT! WHEN I SOWED IT, I DIDN'T SEE IT- BUT I HADFAITH I WOULD IN TIME. AND ONLY BECAUSE THE SEED PACKET HAD THIS PICTURE ON IT AND SAID IT WOULD COME UP IN LATE SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER.!
I HAD NO OTHER ASSURANCES...IT'S KINDA LIKE GOD'S WORD, SAYING OR GIVING US CERTAIN PROMISES. I SURE DON'T SEE THEM YET, BUT IF I SEW (BELIEVE, KEEP IT WATERED, DARE TO BELIEVE, IN SPITE OF WHAT I SEE????...I WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN?
YUK!
THIS IS THE SAME POT TAKEN A WEEK AGO. NOT LOOKING AS GOOD AS IT DID LAST SUMMER, HUH? DANG, I WONDER IF I SHOULD GIVE UP ON IT AND DUMP IT???
CIRCUMSTANCES, SEASONS, TIME HAD CHANGED AND THIS WAS THE RESULT!
BUT THEN: I REMEMBERED....... IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THIS, THIS TIME THE YEAR BEFORE, WORSE THAN WHEN I FIRST SEWED THE SEED. AT LEAST THE DIRT LOOKED GOOD! BUT, IN SPITE OF APPEARANCES, I ONCE AGAIN HAD FAITH IT WOULD RETURN, EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T LOOK TO PROMISING!BUT THIS TIME I HAD SEEN PREVIOUS RESULTS, SO IT WAS A LITTLE EASIER TO BELIEVE!!
WHAT I EXPECT: HOPE FOR: BELIEVE IN
AND SURE ENOUGH.....IT WILL COME BACK. HOW DO I KNOW? BECAUSE THIS IS THE 10TH YEAR, AND IT HAS COME BACK ALL 9 YEARS BEFORE IT....SO WHY SHOULD THIS SUMMER BE ANY DIFFERENT?
I'LL TAKE A PICTURE IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS!AND LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT HAVE I GOT TO LOSE?
I PLANTED THESE THIS SPRING!! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES UP.
WITH MY LUCK IT'LL BE TIGER WOODS AND HE'LL SLEEP WITH MY WIFE!
HERE ARE 3 PICS , TWO OF A BEAUTIFUL WATER SNAKE, AND ONE OF A BLACK SNAKE THAT I FOLLOWED ALL SUMMER LONG BY A SMALL POND BESIDE A FIELD. ALSO THERE IS A VIDEO OF WHAT WAS PROBABLY A PET THAT GOT LOSE AND WAS FOUND NEAR A WATER PLANT NEAR MY HOMETOWN IN FLA. WARNING- HE IS A BIG FELLOW--PROBABLY A PYTHON OR BOA.
ON A TREE BRANCH- HE CLIMBED UP IT! AND WAS AT MY HEAD LEVEL
BEAUTIFUL & VERY HELPFUL NON-VENOMOUS SNAKE. HELPED ME CHANGE A FLAT TIRE ONE DAY
STRIKING HUH?
AND NOW FOR THE VIDEO- CLICK LINK BELOW AND OPEN WITH WINDOWS MEDIA OR DEFAULT MEDIA PLAYER. TURN VOLUME UP JUST SLIGHTLY TO HEAR BIRDS SO YOU'LL KNOW IT'S REAL
NAP TIME!!!!!!
the theme continues.................
SADLY- WE HAD TO MISS SANDI'S 40TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. TURNS OUT THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE AWFUL AND I AM A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER. WHY DO WE SAY THAT--AREN'T WE ALWAYS UNDER THE WEATHER? DUH!
SAY A LITTLE PRAYER OR SEND UP GOOD THOUGHTS FOR ME. I'LL RECOVER QUICKLY! YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD JOHN DOWN. WE ARE GOING TO GO ON OUR OWN PRIVATE HOLIDAY SOON. I MAY TAKE HER BACK TO THE GULF COAST OF FLA. WHERE I GREW UP. THE LAST VACATION WE HAD WAS THERE (INDIAN ROCKS BEACH- NEAR TAMPA).
I GREW UP AND STAYED EVERY SUMMER IN MY GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE THE ENTIRE SUMMER! HEAVEN OR WHAT? AND SHE LOVED IT! BEST VACATION I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. THAT'S WHEN I WOULD CHECK OUT TEN LIBRARY BOOKS AND READ THEM ALL AND GO BACK AND RELOAD. ALL THE TOM SWIFT, NANCY DREW, AND ALL SCIENCE FICTION I COULD GET MY HANDS ON! I LOVE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK--ONE LAST POST FROM THE WONDERS OF ALICE!!! HER LINK IS HERE & IN MY SIDEBAR. VISIT FOR A GREAT READ, AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE TIME THEME!
FROM ALICE:
IT'S CALLED 123 AND HERE ARE THE RULES:
I pinched this idea from BLEAH BRIANN, and I thought that it was quite clever, so I'm doing it as a post, although the rules may have changed slightly!
Now the post is called “Pages 123”, and the idea is to choose three books, I did it totally randomly, as long as they are novels, it doesn't really matter. Turn to page 123, move down five sentences, then write out the next five sentences. Simple!
Now remember these are novels, not car manuals, text books or comic books.
Remember to leave the name and the author and pass it on to five others on your blog list.
FROM JOHN:
MY FIVE ARE:
#1
LEAVES ARE EDGED WITH CREAMY WHITE. NEEDS SOME SHADE FROM STRONG SUN. SHINY GREEN LEAVES ARE UP TO 8 " LONG (SNICKER- NOT IN BOOK). PANICLE, 2-5 INCHES LONG, HAVE SMALL OLIVE COLORED BLOSSOMS IN EARLY SPRING. BRIGHT RED FRUITS (FEMALE ONLY), LAST UNTIL SPRING.
Didn't know Gardening was so erotic. Readers Digest: Guide to Illustrated Gardening. Tons of Authors
#2 "YOU CAN'T DO MUCH BETTER THAN CLAIRE", CLAUDE REMARKED. "YOU KNOW HER"?, TRACEY ASKED. "VERY WELL", CLAUSE SAID, "YOU'RE LUCKY IT'S HER ROTATION, SHE TAKES CARE OF ALL MY KIDS". "FINALLY SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE GOING RIGHT". KIM SAID.
TOXIN BY, ROBIN COOK
#3 GOD'S WORD WANTS YOU TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU DECIDE TO GO ALL THE WAY WITH HIM. YOU CAN EXPECT ANY OR ALL OF 3 REACTIONS. 1. YOU WILL BE REJECTED. 2. YOU WILL BE CAST OUT. 3. YOU WILL BE STONED
HUNGRY FOR MORE OF JESUS BY, DAVID WILKERSON (THE CROSS & THE SWITCHBLADE)
I pray you have an awesome week & weekend! NOW LEAVE ME BE!
We are heading to the reunion at Myrtle Beach, SC tomorrow, so I probably won't post- (unless i can sneak it in on the Lap-top) until Saturday or Sunday!
&
I'LL PROBABLY FALL OFF THE
SINCE I HAVEN'T HAD BUT PROBABLY 10 DRINKS IN 18 YEARS: SEE MIGRAINE POSTS--LOL!
HOW COULD WE HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS:
I'LL CLOSE WITH IT TODAY..BUT KEEP THE THEME GOING IF YOU WANT!
Dancing at the Speed of Light. No Idea what is was! Probably a firefly! or Ghost!
If you were traveling at the speed of light in a car and turned your headlights on: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
Is the speed of Dark--- 0 ????
WE MUST CONTINUE OUR THEME OF TIME: NOW IT HAS BLED INTO MOVIES AND PETS!
I WAS TALKING TO MY BEST BUD, BANDIT--WHO HAS CEASED TO EXIST IN OUR TIME ZONE, AND I SAID,
Pup Pup, We called Him Pup Pup; "Before you ceased to be at 17.5 years old, did you know you were going to die.?"
He said "I was 122.5 years Old?"!!!! NO WONDER I FELT LIKE CRAP !"
I said, "You have to quit thinking in Dog years!".
He said, "OH, ALLRIGHT DEN", in his best Carl, in Slingblade Impression! He was good doing Carl.
He said, "NO, thankfully I have no concept of time and dying. That's only a Cross people have to bear. Knowing you are going to die at some point and time. That must be a bummer! Say, is that why you go to Church? Trying, hoping, to see if there is something else after---well, you know.? ALWAYS WONDERED THAT... see, I live totally in the moment. Why do you think when you go to the mailbox and come right back, I freak as if I haven't seen you for days?"
I said, "I didn't know, I always thought you were just "Different"--in a god way!
"Nope, just lived in the moment, and for several MOMENTS, you were gone. I was just excstatic to see ya when you got back. How long were you gone?, as if I would have any idea how long you were really gone! Don't answer that, I'm just messing with ya!" "PSYCH!"
So I said, "When I held you in my lap, and the Vet, Dr Amy, gave you that medicine in your arm- were you scared"
HEr looked up at me with those awesome liquid eyes for the last TIME, and said,
"My Buddy, I have no idea what you are talking about. All I know is that I hurt in all my joints, I can hardly walk up two steps, or breathe...I mean I was 122....sorry, 17.5 years old: whatever that means; or so you kept saying",
He "paws ed", too long for my comfort, and then continued, "I just knew I was feeling better second by second...is that time frame correct?"
I nodded.
Then He was gone.
IT WAS HIS TIME!
And I cried it seems like forever......and I still cry to this day.
I can't forget, nor do I want to:
THAT LAST MOMENT. WHEN HE HURT NO MORE!
Whew! While I was typing this my Lab Hope was outside. She had been out for no more than 30 minutes. She NEVER stays out that long..she's a spoiled brat inside dog, unless I take her Squirrel Hunting! OK, so only twice now- inside the fence for like 10 minutes..moments, whatever!, and now all she wants to do is go out, and re- Live That Moment! But how does she remember "THAT MOMENT" after days have passed? Especially if she only lives in THE FREAKIN MOMENT!?? I never knew she would Love it so much, or remembered it.
Anyway--she ran past my wife (after a cursory hello and quick lick), bolted into the spare bedroom to me, and licked and licked and licked my leg. I gently patted her head, scratched her behind the ear, and immediately she lay down and went to sleep!
PLEASE SEE YESTERDAY'S POST AND COMMENTS. I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME MORE INPUT. I'M GOING TO LET THIS ONE STEEP FOR A DAY OR SO:
ALSO: SINCE MUSIC IS SUCH A POWERFUL HISTORICAL RECORD, AS WELL AS EXPRESSION OF THE ARTISTS:
HOW MANY SONGS CAN YOU NAME WITH "TIME" IN THE TITLE or CONCEPT ?
Here are 4 only, for starters. Since I don't get many visits or comments, (NO COMPLAINTS-IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBERS)....... BUT IF YOU DO STOP BY: at least THINK about THESE LAST FEW POSTS & COMMENTS, and or, send someone by to contribute: if they have the time!
1. TIME: PINK FLOYD 2. STONES, (WE HAVE BEEN ON A STONES ROLL-(HA HA) LATELY-- TIME, IS ON MY SIDE. 3. IF I COULD SAVE TIME IN A BOTTLE: JIM CROCHE 4. CAT'S IN THE CRADLE: HARRY CHAPIN (POWERFUL SONG ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF TIME.)
THESE ARE JUST STARTERS- I STOPPED HERE INTENTIONALLY.... I MAY JUST GOOGLE, TIME AND SONGS AND SEE HOW MANY HITS THERE ARE!
I took this picture one day and later that night it was gone. The next day it was back! I watched this for a week! (I MADE the time!) But to this spider- I wonder what time means, if anything. Everyday; building, catching, eating.....rebuilding, catching, eating, re-.................... and Time marches on.
My wife is working frenziedly on her 40th High School reunion to be held at a Beach in SC. A lot of people surprisingly are coming. Is this a sign of the TIMES? I wonder; from some of the posts on her Facebook page: the theme of the passage of time seems to be a major factor for a lot of people coming to this one! Time marches on.
Recent posts to live in the Moment have buoyed my attitude! Thank you my new friend--"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" How apropos from Alice in Wonderland! Hugs to Alice form across the pond for reminding me of moments!! Still: Time marches on.
The dates above our Blogs, the pressure to get one in every day...for some. MONDAY--a day dreaded by some: oh my, where did the time go? But these are only LABELS WE put on Time, to quantify it, to try to CONTROL something we cannot: The passing of time. Time marches on!
I am going to EXIST forever--let time march on! But I'm going to LIVE in the moment!
Next month: WILL IT BE:
TIME APRIL'S ON? YEAH, I KNOW--- SILLY ISN'T IT? WHERE'S THE SPIDER NOW?
WEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!! (pic not mine-unknown source)
TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY !!
WHY- BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MAKE IT ONE. I HAVE THAT CHOICE.
"But you don't know what tomorrow will bring", some may say. TRUE DAT- (trying to be cool)! But whatever it brings, "I" have the ability to choose how I accept, treat, manage, handle, EACH AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE THROWN MY WAY!
IT'S ALL IN THE ATTITUDE!
I'M GOING TO PRETEND I'M A CAT- EL GATO!! FOR ONE DAY. I SLEPT ALMOST 16 OUT OF THE LAST 24 HOURS--SOME KINDA WEIRD BUG-- I'M USUALLY 'UP" 16 -18 HOURS! MAYBE I WAS EL GATO TODAY!
SO TOMORROW I'M GOING TO LAY IN THE SUN-(IT'S SPRING!) AND LICK---SORRY--GROOM MYSELF! GOTTA GET USED TO CAT SPEAK!
We all have a choice of how we are going to face every day. Making that choice early, and NOT LETTING ANYTHING, change that initial choice is very hard to do- it takes practice, will, Prayer, friends, family, CATS & DOGS: all are an important ingredient:
but mainly it takes your commitment and resolve!
Any little thing can change that initial positive attitude- but learn to not let it- roll with the punches, and make the best out of everything.
I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THE SQUIRREL IN THE PICTURE IS NO LONGER WITH US. HE DIED EARLY THIS AM BY LED POISONING FROM AN IED-G.
I EMPTIED DE-GUN!
We have 15 to 20 right around the house and another 30 in the woods. This one has been getting under the house and into the walls and chewing Lord knows what. I let our Lab- Hope get him and he bit her on the nose and cheek.
They bonded so well! Now all I have to say is hunt- and she runs over to the .22. All I used to say was Squirrel and she would run out and bark and scare them off. Well after 5 years or so they got used to it!
NEW AND IMPROVED SQUIRRELS THAT REALIZE THERE IS A FENCE BETWEEN THE BARK AND THE BITE- CALL FOR NEW TACTICS!
IED-G's!
I started to take pictures- but after some thought I spared you the gory details. De-Tail was about all that was left. SEE PICS ABOVE!
Gross I know- but part of the CYCLE OF LIFE!
HAKUNA MATATA!
I PRETENDED IT WAS JESSE JAMES, AND AFTER HE HURT MY SANDRA BULLOCK, IT WAS EASY TO DO! I HUNTED ALL MY LIFE, BUT I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYTHING FOR SPORT IN 7-10 YEARS. DEER ARE JUST TOO PRECIOUS!
About 7 years ago I shot a Doe for meat- I Love it in Chili and Burgers it's so lean. We have far too many Deer and they cause Millions in crop damage and Thousands if not more including losss of life in vehicular homicide! I think it's their way of comitting suicide!
Anyway I walked up to that Doe, stared at her and sobbed, I mean cried my eyes out for 30 minutes! I have never shot another deer even though I have been hunting with friends and had the opportunity many times. Funny how we change isn't it.
THE CAMERA IS NOW MY WEAPON OF CHOICE- (mostly). PLEASE SEND SYMPATHY POSTS FOR ME HAVING TO KILL THAT SQUIRREL, I FELL SOOO.......NAH-!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER MIND- IT WAS WORTH IT TO SAVE THE HOUSE AND SEE THE DOG HAVE FUN AND GET BIT!
J
OH, Why don't I trap them and let them go? Because our Landlord traps them at his house and lets them go here! I truly could NEVER begin to trap all these Squirrels! If I have to kill anymore- I will definitely eat them. They are truly delicious:
THEY DO NOT TASTE LIKE CHICKEN AND FRY UP WONDERFULLY!
