I know I lead an unusual life. While we are not wealthy, we are comfortable. Like many of you I have to work, but I love my work. I get to set my own hours and am guided by the knowledge that things have to be done in a timely manner, rather than by a time clock. I have the pleasure of working from my home, so I don’t have the commute, or the need for an office wardrobe. In general, I’m a very lucky woman!
66 years…
…..from the Wright brother’s first flight, to sending a man to the moon. Isn’t that the most incredible statistic you’ve ever heard? Man has been around for millennia! It took all that time to get us to the point were we could fly, and just another 66 years took us off planet, past the atmosphere and to the moon. We could never have done it without the Wright brothers.
I’m a day late to send my nod of recognition, but it’s too important a date to let it slide by unacknowledged. I wish I could have been among the people watching the attempt to recreate the flight in North Carolina.
It’s not easy being green…
I get back to reading blogs, and the first thing I come across is this test. Billy borrowed it from Tilesey, and I couldn’t resist. Kermit and I must shop at the same stores….
You are Kermit the Frog.
You are reliable, responsible and caring. And you
have a habit of waving your arms about
maniacally.
FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS:
“Hi ho!” “Yaaay!” and
“Sheesh!”
FAVORITE MOVIE:
“How Green Was My Mother”
LAST BOOK READ:
“Surfin’ the Webfoot: A Frog’s Guide to the
Internet”
HOBBIES:
Sitting in the swamp playing banjo.
QUOTE:
“Hmm, my banjo is wet.”
What Muppet are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Dinner out
There are days when I think there is nothing nicer than to have the chance to dine out.
Last Friday we had the opportunity to have dinner with old friends. We are all so busy that we only have the opportunity to get together a couple of times during the year. They picked us up at 7:00 Friday and drove us to a seafood restaurant that’s about half an hour east of us.
The service was superb, the meal was exceptional. We dallied over dinner and then went to the bar for a last drink. Had we stayed for a second we would have closed the bar.
Long Time No See…
Hi, all!
I really didn’t mean to be away so long. We seem to have hit the busy time, getting ready for the Holidays, and before I knew it, a week had passed without an entry. I want to thank those of you who sent me notes and made entries in the comments, asking after me.
What kind of girl…
am I??
I thought I’d like this kind of test better. Some of it hit the mark but I don’t think ANYONE would call me timid. *G*
I found this via Jamie, who got it from RedEagle, who got it from……
Tests…
Not the fun ones we do here on-line, but a few at the doctor’s. Tomorrow they are taking away my blood. I’m going to have a fasting blood draw.
Why is it, when someone tells you that you MUST fast for a mere twelve hours, that all you can think of is food??
Three Strikes and you are IN…
….for 25 years to life.
This evening, one of my nieces and her two sons came to dinner. Her oldest boy is in eighth grade and he has been given an interesting assignment. The Language Arts teacher has instructed his students to find 20-25 resources on the subject of the Three Strikes Law in California. They are to prepare a paper about it, and be ready to argue either the pro or con side of the issue.
Man’s Best Friends
The following post is an e-mail I received today. I have no idea who the editor is, but I want to thank them for amassing so many great quotes about dogs.
THE BEST THOUGHTS ABOUT BEST FRIENDS
============================
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead
of his tongue. — Anonymous
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are
wonderful. — Ann Landers
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where
they went. — Will Rogers
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
— Ben Williams
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves
himself.
— Josh Billings
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
— Andy Rooney
We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can
spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has
ever made.
— M. Facklam
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people,
who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
–Sigmund Freud
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I
have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
— James Thurber
I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing
in his water bowl.
— Penny Ward Moser
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around
three times before lying down.
— Robert Benchley
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird
religious cult. — Rita Rudner
Dogs need to sniff the ground. It’s how they keep abreast of current
events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of
late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are
often continued in the next yard. — Dave Barry
Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
— Franklin P. Jones
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3 a can.
That’s almost $21 in dog money. — Joe Weinstein
Outside of a dog, a book is probably man’s best friend. Inside of a
dog, it’s too dark to read. — Groucho Marx
Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back
from a grocery store with the most amazing haul — chicken, pork, half a
cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth! — Anne Tyler
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea.
— Robert A. Heinlein
N.B. Dear Husband’s favorite quote is probably the one by Grouch Marx, and mine is the one by Heinlein.
Weekends
I was visiting at Gut Rumbles a while ago, and Acidman commented that although he posts on weekends, the visits to his blog drop off dramatically. I suspect that is universal; I know it happens at my blog, too.
When I first started my blog, I hoped to make entries every day, but it became clear early on that my style is to post a group of entries every few days. Lately the time between entries has lengthened as holiday preparations have taken up more time. It seems that I get more posting done on weekends than on weekdays, so Acidman and I are bucking the trends.
If I comment on your blog days after you’ve made an entry, it’s just that I’m trying to catch up. Fotr a little hole in the wall blog, I’ve had more than 5,000 visits since the end of April. Thank you all, for stopping by!