tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78969746988156067052024-03-05T00:23:05.367-06:00Imperfectly perfecta blog about anything and nothing. random acts of mind regurgitationBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-67692694371949825672012-03-16T12:19:00.000-05:002012-03-16T12:19:39.011-05:00I spy something.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg02ZVKEp6_JhYXY0tHuUxMX8M0GudJ8vtzh_6gUt_hIpFwTsre6iJMid_CFyORhw4305x1HLfSMqnh_Ky1WJxD0Pxc7XOIpJ171ujo3R4cDvHywJSDwyx8hf6j_Zz3kLck4VFRfza0G9/s1600/nearsighted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg02ZVKEp6_JhYXY0tHuUxMX8M0GudJ8vtzh_6gUt_hIpFwTsre6iJMid_CFyORhw4305x1HLfSMqnh_Ky1WJxD0Pxc7XOIpJ171ujo3R4cDvHywJSDwyx8hf6j_Zz3kLck4VFRfza0G9/s1600/nearsighted.jpg" /></span></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm a little near sighted. Actually a lot near sighted. If I don't wear my glasses everything is blurry. I can make out shapes and assume what it is I think I am seeing. I have had this condition all my life and it makes for some interesting situations at times. Take last night for instance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went to take a quick shower to cool off after my 2 mile walk. During the soapy lathering phase, I glanced down and noticed a big black dot at the bottom of my shower curtain. Dear God! I was in the shower with a cockroach! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trying not to panic I tried to rationalize what it was. Could it be the magnets that were on the bottom of the curtain? Perhaps the curtain had just flipped over on itself and that dot was just one of the magnets. I double checked the curtain (from a far) looking for the magnets that are on both ends of the curtain. Nope, those were still there. This was a new dot. This was a roach. A roach that was seeing me butt neckked (That's how we say naked in Texan by the way).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A cold sweat breaks out across my forehead. Good thing I'm in the shower. Trying not to panic, I think of my options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1) Stand in the shower all night and hope it crawls out of the shower. (I couldn't last that long in a stand off with a roach).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2) Man up and just kill the monster (that's too gross; I'm not a man; I would probably end up having to buy a new bathtub because roach guts would be smeared on it and beside I didn't have anything to throw at it).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3) Make a leap out of the tub, hopfully passing the roach without him pouncing on me. (This is the option I chose).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So there I stood in the middle of the bathroom, butt neckked looking like a teletubbie covered in bubbles. I heard laughing. Looking over my shoulder I see it was one of my killer roach assassins at the door way watching me; Bailor, the killer kitteth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got mad and told him he was slacking on his job, allowing a vile creature into my inner most sanctum. He mumbled something about having foster kittens in his house for nearly three months and sauntered off. I guess he hasn't gotten over that yet. What Ever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Regrouping, I marched myself into the kitchen flinging soap suds all along the way. I grabbed a broom and returned to the bathroom to see what I should do next. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the broom handle, I carfully peeled back the shower curtain. I made sure to stand close enough to the doorway should I need to flee for safety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking inside I could see that the killer attack roach was actually a third magnet on the shower curtain. In the last six months since I have had that curtain I never knew there were three magnets to hold it in its place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Disaster averted...sort of.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-42084661995962658092012-02-17T16:46:00.000-06:002012-02-17T16:46:46.293-06:00So long little friend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I had to drop off Little Lid (also known as Theodore Tumbles...Acrobat Extraordinaire) back at the shelter. I have had him since December so I think I may have leaked a few tears in public when I dropped him off. Not a pretty sight, I can assure y'all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">His little leg has healed and may have a slight limp when he walks but he is quite the character. I think who ever adopts him will be very surprised at his charming personality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Its the weekend so this is the best time for him to be at the shelter. Tons of people come in Saturday and Sunday. I just hope someone nice and kind adopts him so he doesn't have to wait too long for a home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lordy! These tears just keep leaking. I better drink more water to replace whats coming out.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-17365557071461579122012-02-15T06:57:00.000-06:002012-02-15T06:57:39.882-06:00I have an Ouchie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduV9SDZLskeVs5eLobPfKBFSuWUNT9lRcDITt2MlCV_H8Br7fsy7tbkhXKg7DeKY2tk6C9kHIbNx0gF-SNO6-JnjkkFmvdOegOqlbP7d37eWK-m6hD-RJXmuQE-OyKXMIKl7a9QdNdZkc/s1600/tennis+elbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduV9SDZLskeVs5eLobPfKBFSuWUNT9lRcDITt2MlCV_H8Br7fsy7tbkhXKg7DeKY2tk6C9kHIbNx0gF-SNO6-JnjkkFmvdOegOqlbP7d37eWK-m6hD-RJXmuQE-OyKXMIKl7a9QdNdZkc/s400/tennis+elbow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I have tennis elbow. It hurts. I use to make fun of people who complained about having it because it sounded so lame. Though when you think about it, it is lame since it makes you lame. You really can't use your arm without writhing in pain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was peanut butter so I needed to go above and beyond the normal to achieve my goal. Now if only I could just apply that same philosophy to other areas of my life.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-10279465201895020592012-02-14T10:30:00.000-06:002012-02-14T10:30:53.149-06:00I kinda cheated...<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well I didn't kinda cheat...I actually did cheat. I watched The Grammy's. I needed to see Adele win and perform.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lived life fine without the tube. In the evening, around 7ish, I turned on the radio, laid on the couch and read one of my books from a stock pile. Around 11ish that evening I woke up after having fallen asleep some time after the first few pages. Was wide awake for several hours, so I cleaned out the closet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Am I cheating if I surf the net instead of watching TV?</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-51675666137777597352012-02-05T16:29:00.001-06:002012-02-05T16:33:24.371-06:00I Pledge Not to Watch TV....<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><u>Day One:</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Waking on Saturday, I grabbed my diet Dr. Pepper and headed to the living room where I plopped on the couch and turned on the TV. After about ten minutes a commentator came on to speak about the election. Then it dawns on me....I haven't anything good for breakfast. As I sit there wondering what to eat, the commentator drones on and on and on. Then I remembered my pledge. I turned off the tube and didn't know what to do. Perhaps I can only think of what to have for breakfast while the TV is blaring. I go back to bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What did the pioneer folks do before TV? How did they figure out if it was a good day to ride into town for supplies? Never the less, I will continue on with my pledge. No TV. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">CRAP! Today is the Super Bowl! How am I to watch the funny commericals?!</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-33418307566829738192012-02-03T07:12:00.000-06:002012-02-03T07:12:15.889-06:00I Pledge....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ZwNiUeKDlDMPulpuBpWry6rvVxKPu2VleYkKJDpAdk31CVCUQpfnyL6xZMc4Oes_AJZTsA06iIYrDyf2EXp4JOKhqi-0u9Wfq3Hl5-hIFmMYhfNTxwMh1vdHM47FNaDODRRHMZiSUw8/s1600/tv+watching.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ZwNiUeKDlDMPulpuBpWry6rvVxKPu2VleYkKJDpAdk31CVCUQpfnyL6xZMc4Oes_AJZTsA06iIYrDyf2EXp4JOKhqi-0u9Wfq3Hl5-hIFmMYhfNTxwMh1vdHM47FNaDODRRHMZiSUw8/s400/tv+watching.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's political season again. YAY! I haven't gotten over the last one and that was pretty brutal. It felt like it lasted two years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, every time I watch TV all I see is an update about who is running; what who said about whom; who paid the most taxes and who slept with whom. I really don't care. I know I should and I should be involved in the election process but it all seems so juvenile. The name calling, the insulting, the posturing, and that's just from me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every candidate talks about what's wrong and who is doing wrong but they just don't seem to say "how" they will fix it, or "how" they would do better. They speak that politico speak that says everything yet nothing all at the same time, cloaking their ambiguousness about any given topic so they never really make a commitment to one thing or another. Just thinking on all this is raising my blood pressure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I have decided to make a stand. I pledge to stop watching the boob tube for at least a month ( I should really stop until the election is over but I'm thinking about all my season finales I might miss. I'll just play it by ear. Hummm...I kinda sound non-committal, like some of those politicians I am trying to hide from.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instead of watching TV, I will read a book, garden, vaccuum, do laundry...wait...I might need to re-think this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NO...I will do it! NO TV for a MONTH.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-76923390002566588512012-01-23T07:57:00.001-06:002012-01-23T07:58:43.272-06:00A Sign from God<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BTaL4s9D8je6uuhk0if-XCefIT61Vc7k5s8nMDbZVwtteorSqE3lHyThG9fNkpsJUUkr2zsuNDd17sKoyAtk1KakTsT4z9nPc4lx5gPARXC0q_mMJc5QYveX5V1HrqR23oMsc2BYN989/s1600/chocolate+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BTaL4s9D8je6uuhk0if-XCefIT61Vc7k5s8nMDbZVwtteorSqE3lHyThG9fNkpsJUUkr2zsuNDd17sKoyAtk1KakTsT4z9nPc4lx5gPARXC0q_mMJc5QYveX5V1HrqR23oMsc2BYN989/s400/chocolate+cake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday while eating lunch with my Mom, she asked why I hadn't made that chocolate cake I use to make all the time. She was hoping I would make it again soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then this morning I was reading a comment about my last post from Daddy P and he had pointed out his word verification was a derivative of "gateau" (a cake) and that it was a sign (about exercising). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After noting that, I went to check my email and received a note from a friend who wanted me to read this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I decided God must want me to make a chocolate cake! I pulled out my recipe for the cake my mom requested. It's called a Black <strong>Devil's Food</strong> Cake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hummm....something to ponder.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-70297872985996113532012-01-22T18:34:00.000-06:002012-01-22T18:34:15.858-06:00Exercise dilemma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xfBralGu7KBaNhph1XKVh2pVKzFPslJVMr0Eh2D2IyJ0V5BBx4I9iu4iRSSZre3DRLSxU26VdTYCbitI-yzLGvG7wJo7KLBzoxNTN4CDCBAtvjoTJYxXCLHhURqYQpXHOKMkJiSk4AKQ/s1600/exercise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xfBralGu7KBaNhph1XKVh2pVKzFPslJVMr0Eh2D2IyJ0V5BBx4I9iu4iRSSZre3DRLSxU26VdTYCbitI-yzLGvG7wJo7KLBzoxNTN4CDCBAtvjoTJYxXCLHhURqYQpXHOKMkJiSk4AKQ/s400/exercise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Go bowling for 5 hours - That's fine but what about all the cheese nachos and beer I consume? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Climb stairs for 2 - Nope. Heard a nasty story once about walking up stairs so I couldn't do it. It had to do with boogers on the hand rail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I will be glad when January is over and they stop talking about all the New Year's <strike>delusions</strike> resolutions tips and start telling us which chocolate is best for Valentine's Day! </span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-82220411427926656052012-01-20T08:57:00.000-06:002012-01-20T08:57:46.434-06:00One man's trash is another man's treasure<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"It's still good" he said as he piled it up on the back patio. Of course it was horrifying for me; my Dad the garbage collector. If my friends ever found out that the dirty man in the VW van was my Dad, my social life would be ruined!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As all us kids grew up and moved off, he still collected trash but now he had an army of friends who would call to tell him about a "great find" down the road. He had "eyes" all over the city looking for him. How lovely.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Years ago when I bought my house my Dad would come over and help me get settled. One of the things I lacked was furniture so Dad always kept his eye open for me. YIKES! There were some stinkers, literally.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One day he called to say he had found a dresser for me. He had been driving through <em>my </em>neighborhood on heavy trash day (yay me) in his still working hippy van and found a find! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"It's in the garbage for a reason Dad. Just leave it"<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought he was going to cry. It was embarrassing enough to be seen talking to a grungy old man next to a beat up VW van digging through garbage, but for him to cry! I sighed, and then helped him load it into his van. I surmised I would just donate it somewhere once he was done with it. IF he got done with it.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Usually its after I eat a box of Oreo Chocolate Double Stuff cookies. YUM YUM!</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">So when I need inspiration to "move it" I listen to these guys....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I don't know why. I guess the answer is blowin' in the wind.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-31234260812856260702012-01-12T07:24:00.000-06:002012-01-12T07:24:22.576-06:00Are you a Weirdo?<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 350px;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Perhaps there is something wonderful, good and just what my heart always desired buried in there somewhere if only I'd give it a chance.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-21051725950685448452012-01-09T14:12:00.001-06:002012-01-09T14:23:43.080-06:00Theodore Tumbles: the gimpy foster kitteth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJUWXW6wyQnYCAAgxiXi3HJ9sAwLKoVPzuYBjGET39uamKgQ3VXjrr03tMxE38n7jGbOunTErkCDQNaYmp18pvqG6wqBch734IVbTKf0T7dUyIJkmj-5zB7KwIB22Q-42Pf51X-HkE_1D/s1600/theo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJUWXW6wyQnYCAAgxiXi3HJ9sAwLKoVPzuYBjGET39uamKgQ3VXjrr03tMxE38n7jGbOunTErkCDQNaYmp18pvqG6wqBch734IVbTKf0T7dUyIJkmj-5zB7KwIB22Q-42Pf51X-HkE_1D/s320/theo2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is Theodore Tumbles, my new foster baby. Not really new, I have had him for about two weeks now. He is approximately 6 months old and has a broken leg. He will be staying with me until:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">b) its determined his leg may not heal and will need to be amputated which will require a longer stay with me until he fully recovers. So sad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you may remember, I'm not that into New Year's Resolutions. You would think my friends remembered that but alas, they don't. This is a conversation I had the other day with a friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me: "Not to have any."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: "What!? Why!? Everyone needs to have a goal. A plan. You should have one."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: "You really should have one. Don't you want to improve your life?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: "I have some. To exercise more, to lose weight and to eat healthier."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me: "Then can I have your french fries?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: "Starting next week I am going to change my whole routine. You should at least exercise."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: "No you don't. What veggies do you eat?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me: "Candy Corn and Jelly Beans."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friend: (Rolls eyes). "Maybe I should add <em><strong>make new friends</strong></em> to my resolutions."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To be kinder to myself. Honestly, if I had a friend that spoke to me the way I speak to myself , I know I wouldn't be friends with them for long. If I won't tolerate that behavior from others why do I tolerate it from myself? If I can't be kind, compassionate and respectful of my Self then why should anyone else?</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-86638221114624787762012-01-01T21:47:00.000-06:002012-01-01T21:47:46.416-06:00Wish upon a star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1MItG0o5v7XwFrB08rJOHtJUt_mf9HiRdWH3nX-Evyh47_JP-w6VDa_lDSPRVgEE9daVDQNUn94QNoVq4gsiVfEYgHp6vtj4ebFVof3MEd9D8HgWRgHhoF3dS4uZAmufiof44flXD2KQ/s1600/stars1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1MItG0o5v7XwFrB08rJOHtJUt_mf9HiRdWH3nX-Evyh47_JP-w6VDa_lDSPRVgEE9daVDQNUn94QNoVq4gsiVfEYgHp6vtj4ebFVof3MEd9D8HgWRgHhoF3dS4uZAmufiof44flXD2KQ/s400/stars1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally! The holidays are over and now we have moved on to the New Year and all the resolutions people are making. Yippee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't make resolutions. I think they're stupid and a waste of time. But I am an underachiever so what do you expect from me? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well this year I have decided to try to put some order into my life and I will be making a list of "desires". Not "goals". Not "wants". "Desires".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Interesting note. Do you know the origin of the words "goal" and "want"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><u><em>Goal</em></u></strong> - <span class="rom-inline3"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1275–1325;</span> </span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">Middle</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">English</span> </span><span class="ital-inline2"><span id="hotword"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">gol</span> </em></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span id="hotword">boundary,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">limit;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">compare</span> </span><span class="rom-inline3"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">Old</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">English</span> </span></span></span><span class="ital-inline2"><span id="hotword"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">gǣlan</span> </em></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span id="hotword">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">hinder,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">impede</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><u><em>Want</em></u></strong></span> - <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">1150–1200; Middle English </span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">wante </span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">< Old Norse </span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">vanta </span></i></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to lack</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">No wonder people have a hard time achieving what they are looking for. The words are all wrong. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Example:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">"A goal for 2012 is that I want to make more money."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Translation:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">"I want to be impeded as I lack more money."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Interesting what words really mean isn't it. You know what "desire" originally meant? <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><strong><em><u>Desire</u></em></strong> - early</span><span style="color: black;"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">13c.,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">O.Fr.</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">desirer,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">L.</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">desiderare</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">"long</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">for,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">wish</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">for,"</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">original</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sense</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">perhaps</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">"await</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">what</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">stars</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">will</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">bring,"</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">phrase</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">de</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sidere</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">"from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">stars,"</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sidus</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'">(gen.</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sideris)</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="cursor: default;">"heavenly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">body,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">star,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="cursor: default;">constellation"</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">(but</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'">see</span> </span></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consider"><span style="color: #255f9a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">consider</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span id="hotword"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">). <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">Noun</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">sense</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="return hotwordOneClick(this);" onmouseout="this.style.color='#333333';this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseover="this.style.color='#0055bb';this.style.cursor='pointer'" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">of</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span>Here's wishing that you receive all your hearts desires for the coming years.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-24311603966799601792011-12-13T07:45:00.000-06:002011-12-13T07:45:46.363-06:00I hate Roaches<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I had an interview and while waiting for my appointment I noticed a roach in the lobby crawling its way along the wall...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">towards </span>me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hate roaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hate them so much that after I kill them I won’t pick them up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have actually called my mom to come over to my house and pick them up for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t do that any more. Now I use a vacuum cleaner to suck up their nasty, dead carcasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emptying the container is another ordeal but I manage.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">In the past when I killed roaches I use to use one can of Raid for one roach. You just need to make sure they are dead. I mean, if they can survive a nuclear bomb explosion then you just need to be sure, that's all I'm saying. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I don't use Raid anymore because I have two kitteths now. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I don't want to exterminate them in the process. Anyway, the kittehs like playing with these nasty ass things until they are dead, which is fine by me. I have my own roach assassins. Purrfect. Except for the times when they leave the carcass on my bed. I actually had to throw out two blankets that were on my bed because they left their "gift" right there. I'm breaking out in a cold sweat just thinking about it now.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I don't use shoes to squish them either because then I would have to throw out the shoes. Why would anyone want to walk around with roach guts smeared on the bottom of their shoes. That's just disgusting.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone once told me my fear was irrational and that they can’t kill me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well duh! Yes they can!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could have a heart attack from the fear of just seeing them or I might try to run away, slip and conk my head on the floor and slip silently into a coma (probably with a roach crawling all over me while waiting for someone to discover my body).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Irrational my ass!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">These things are nasty and ugly and scary looking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thing is these are tree roaches, not the tiny roaches that live in your house cause your dirty. They come in side your house during the hottest time in summer cause they discovered we have air conditioning. They also come inside during the coldest part of the year because we have heat. I could dump a bunch of toxic chemicals around and inside the house to keep them out but again its my kitteths i worry about.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">But I digress. So I was waiting for my interview and see this roach crawling towards me. Trying not to panic and cause a scene I get up and go to the restroom. After a few minutes have passed and thinking the roach has made its way out of its trajectory of heading towards me, I return to the lobby. Just as I am walking in, the man I am to interview with is in the lobby. Seeing the roach, he steps on it and immediately afterwards wants to shake my hand. For the next hour I am sitting in a interview with a man that has roach guts on the bottom of his shoe and that's the only thing I can think about.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over a week ago I dropped off Maddie the foster dog at the shelter (who by the way did get adopted rather quickly) and as I was walking out the door I was flagged down and asked to take in Max the Toxic Foster Cat. He needed extra help getting over his cold that the shelter couldn't give. With the "sucker" burning bright on my forehead how could I say no? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every time he sneezed a snot tsunami came raining down. I got a face full of it a time or two. That's just gross. Well after a week of meds and a vaporizer he is now all better, no need for a hazmat suit. He breathes through is nose and sleeps in my lap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having trouble sleeping? According to reports people who stretched 15 to 30 minutes a day helped cut back on sleep problems by 30%. The stretching helps to relieve stress and muscle aches making it easier for you to drift off to sleep.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess Stretch Armstrong was in a perpetual state of coma given his line of work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Happy dreams.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-14212387618586597552011-11-28T15:07:00.000-06:002011-11-28T15:07:25.828-06:00Eye see you now!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maddie the foster dog and I made it through the holiday! Yesterday she went back to the shelter to be spayed and get the rest of her hair cut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was Maddie before:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this is after:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Holy Cow, she has eyes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a couple of days Maddie will return to the shelter so she can take part in the big Christmas adoption campaign at Neiman Marcus. I know someone will snatch her up in all her cuteness. I sure am gonna miss her though. But I must say, I learned a lot from her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I mentioned before, Maddie was a cruelty case. She was rescued from a bad situation and in spite of all she has gone through she still loves people, she still loves life. She doesn't lay down and wallow in self pity and cry over where she came from or what she went through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each morning she gets up and has this big grin on her face and a wag in her tail. The day is met with enthusiasm. She does the dance of joy when she is fed dry, crunchy kibbles. She is over the moon with squish hugs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why is it the human race is considered the smartest of all the species yet most of us can't manage to look at life the way Maddie the foster dog does?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Funny, I got another foster pet because I was feeling down about my situation; wallowing around in the self pity and self loathing. And here comes this dog to teach me a lesson about living life now.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896974698815606705.post-72468113286336486092011-11-23T13:48:00.001-06:002011-11-23T13:52:45.336-06:00Karma...its a .....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0w_urIgYHcVl9EVE5gNGx-OXqq6_zOKCjnxsLtEoqZjgf_hwm7haeIduqIekJBivOx_667QOLigYROQ6T0WmjNILg4gBVXiFBkI8Z4P9zcgAp2jd7rKXgDilEEi1S5FgTB4XtazJL8GL/s1600/bad+karma.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0w_urIgYHcVl9EVE5gNGx-OXqq6_zOKCjnxsLtEoqZjgf_hwm7haeIduqIekJBivOx_667QOLigYROQ6T0WmjNILg4gBVXiFBkI8Z4P9zcgAp2jd7rKXgDilEEi1S5FgTB4XtazJL8GL/s320/bad+karma.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tscardiff.smartemail.co.uk/">tscardiff.smartemail.co.uk</a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The other day I was reading a post by a blogger i like to follow. He told a story about how he almost killed himself at the gym. Well, I laughed. He is a great story teller and he painted a really great picture but I think a part of me knows deep down I have a warped sense of humor and tend to laugh at peoples pain. Sad to admit but true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last night I was out walking Maddie the foster dog when I slipped in mud and fell face down in middle of it. Not once. Twice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully all my neighbors were outside and witnessed my face planting. Both times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That karma will get you every time.</span>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151886326543298504noreply@blogger.com0