Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Mood: Happy
As a journalist by degree, I've always taken deadlines very seriously. I don't mess with them, ask for extensions, or miss them. Ever. But I can't help but wonder about the person who wrote this:
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." --Douglas Adams
Now there's a fellow with a sense of humor! (...but maybe not a job...)
Friday, October 24, 2008
Something to lift your dayTime
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Mood: Chillin'
Late here in the middle of America. What time is it where you are? What's the weather? What's new?
Just a quick quote to lift your day:
Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
--Alexander Pope
(1688-1744)
In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, be merciful. Offer that person with children in tow your place in line. Let people stuck in the wrong lane in traffic safely pull in front of you. Yes, you may give up a minute or two, but you will have done your good deed for the day. You may never know how much your kindness means to someone, but it may echo like the pebble on the water, fingering out like splinters of lightning as others follow your example.
I wish for you a day filled with kindness!
Mood: Chillin'
Late here in the middle of America. What time is it where you are? What's the weather? What's new?
Just a quick quote to lift your day:
Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
--Alexander Pope
(1688-1744)
In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, be merciful. Offer that person with children in tow your place in line. Let people stuck in the wrong lane in traffic safely pull in front of you. Yes, you may give up a minute or two, but you will have done your good deed for the day. You may never know how much your kindness means to someone, but it may echo like the pebble on the water, fingering out like splinters of lightning as others follow your example.
I wish for you a day filled with kindness!
Sunday Musings
Date: Sunday, December 16, 2007
Mood: Chillin'
Quiet here--well, at least right now. I called the low-cost spay-neuter folk Friday (shh--don't tell the twin 'Meses). Ever heard a Siamese talk? In heat? In stereo? Chung (the Himalayan) and I are clinging to our sanity. Cass and Pol, thankfully both indoor kitties, too, will have a surgical surprise awaiting them in the new year.
Ready for a daily gem? This is from a card my mother and dad brought back from Ireland and gave to my children, affectionately known as Miss A and Mr. C:
"If nobody smiled and nobody cheered,
And nobody helped us along,
If each every minute looked after himself,
And the good thinks all went to the strong;
If nobody cared just a little for you,
And nobody thought about me,
And we all stood alone to the battle of life,
What a dreary old place this would be."
Amen! Thanks to each of you who are "encouragers" to those you meet during your walk in life each day. Bravo!
Better Watch Out!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Mood: Happy
Merry Christmas! (Season's Greetings, if you are a 'bah humbug' sort.)
It's celebration time, as I have both of my children adults here for Christmas. Hooray!!!!
Here's something to ponder as you enjoy/endure the season:
First Corinthians 13 - Christmas Version
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing homes and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties, and sing in the choir's cantata, but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child. Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse. Love is kind, though harried and tired. Love doesn't envy another's house that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but the gift of love will endure.
Author Unknown
Remember the reason and enjoy the season!
Mood: Happy
Merry Christmas! (Season's Greetings, if you are a 'bah humbug' sort.)
It's celebration time, as I have both of my children adults here for Christmas. Hooray!!!!
Here's something to ponder as you enjoy/endure the season:
First Corinthians 13 - Christmas Version
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing homes and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties, and sing in the choir's cantata, but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child. Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse. Love is kind, though harried and tired. Love doesn't envy another's house that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way. Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but the gift of love will endure.
Author Unknown
Remember the reason and enjoy the season!
Robert Burns
Monday, December 31, 2007
Subject: Robert Burns
Mood: Hopeful
Happy 2008! We have Robert Burns to thank for the nostalgic Auld Lang Syne, penned in 1788:
Should auld acqaintance be forgot, And never brough to min'?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne!
That song's such a part of our New Year's Eve celebration. As the old year fades and the new year rises, I want to share another quote with you:
How wonderful that memory can capture every scene
of very special times gone by and keep them ever green. (Author unknown)
So I raise a cup o' kindness to each of you who are reading this. I wish for you all the blessings and your heart's fondness dreams to come true this New Year's Eve/Day and throughout the new year!
Subject: Robert Burns
Mood: Hopeful
Happy 2008! We have Robert Burns to thank for the nostalgic Auld Lang Syne, penned in 1788:
Should auld acqaintance be forgot, And never brough to min'?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne!
That song's such a part of our New Year's Eve celebration. As the old year fades and the new year rises, I want to share another quote with you:
How wonderful that memory can capture every scene
of very special times gone by and keep them ever green. (Author unknown)
So I raise a cup o' kindness to each of you who are reading this. I wish for you all the blessings and your heart's fondness dreams to come true this New Year's Eve/Day and throughout the new year!
How's your January?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Subject: How's your January?
Mood: Ecstatic
I'm dancing around the house, celebrating the elevation of The University of Memphis Tigers basketball team to the #1 rank in the country! It is so well deserved! If you've not seen them on television this season yet--why not? There have been several nationally-televised games (at least two more to come during the regular season) and I think all the others on CSS-TV. If you're a college basketball fan, you won't want to miss seeing this team. The depth of the talent both of starters and the entire bench is amazing, as well as the whole team's unselfish attitude. It's refreshing.
Here's a quote I'd like to share with you:
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind won't matter and those who matter won't mind. --Dr. Seuss
Of course, please remember to take into account that truth delivered even to those we hold most dear should be tempered with kindness. Only young children can be excused for blurting out hurtful observations, even if what they say is true. Adults know how to tell the truth in a kind way.
Have a great Tuesday.
GO TIGERS!
Subject: How's your January?
Mood: Ecstatic
I'm dancing around the house, celebrating the elevation of The University of Memphis Tigers basketball team to the #1 rank in the country! It is so well deserved! If you've not seen them on television this season yet--why not? There have been several nationally-televised games (at least two more to come during the regular season) and I think all the others on CSS-TV. If you're a college basketball fan, you won't want to miss seeing this team. The depth of the talent both of starters and the entire bench is amazing, as well as the whole team's unselfish attitude. It's refreshing.
Here's a quote I'd like to share with you:
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind won't matter and those who matter won't mind. --Dr. Seuss
Of course, please remember to take into account that truth delivered even to those we hold most dear should be tempered with kindness. Only young children can be excused for blurting out hurtful observations, even if what they say is true. Adults know how to tell the truth in a kind way.
Have a great Tuesday.
GO TIGERS!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Subject: Beatin' The Heat
Mood: Thoughtful
Mid-Summer and the living is easy? Not from the people I talk with--the living is tough. Many are experiencing the effects of the shrinking dollar, the sour job market, and the expanding prices of every item under the sun. I hear ads for those suffering from depression and wonder "who isn't, to some degree?" with this economy, the seemingly endless wars the USA is currently involved to various degrees around the world, the daily "bad news". Hard to look for the positive. During another war time there was a popular song:
"Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile."
I don't know exactly what a "kit bag" is--maybe a duffle bag? I think I'll just pack mine in an envelope and send them FedEx to Tasmania to keep their little devils company. ;-)
I'm off into the hot, Hot, HOT here to mow the back grass and weeds--er, lovely lawn. Hope you are comfy and can beat the heat of the economy wherever you are.
Subject: Beatin' The Heat
Mood: Thoughtful
Mid-Summer and the living is easy? Not from the people I talk with--the living is tough. Many are experiencing the effects of the shrinking dollar, the sour job market, and the expanding prices of every item under the sun. I hear ads for those suffering from depression and wonder "who isn't, to some degree?" with this economy, the seemingly endless wars the USA is currently involved to various degrees around the world, the daily "bad news". Hard to look for the positive. During another war time there was a popular song:
"Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile."
I don't know exactly what a "kit bag" is--maybe a duffle bag? I think I'll just pack mine in an envelope and send them FedEx to Tasmania to keep their little devils company. ;-)
I'm off into the hot, Hot, HOT here to mow the back grass and weeds--er, lovely lawn. Hope you are comfy and can beat the heat of the economy wherever you are.
Moving Day(s)
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008
Mood: Tired but triumphant
Just got the message that AOL Journal is closing shop Oct. 31, so I've been working (unsuccessfully) to move stuff over here. Naturally, the link provided to assure a smooth transition didn't work. Arrrrgh! Why can't things in life be simple?!
Anyway, hope you're enjoying life wherever you are at this moment. It's mid-50s-cool here and Fall is definitely here. We may see the 70s a few more times, but it looks as if we're in for a cooool winter. Maybe even some snow? Rare stuff indeed here. It always seems that our rain days are the ones that turn into potential snow days--granted, the conditions must be right, but it just seems there's a snow pattern. So, right now it looks that Thursday is strong. I can't recall whether we've had more rain on Mondays or Tuesdays--should be able to remembeer since we haven't had much rain.
Well, I'm off to see if I can move my AOL Journal here. We'll see.
Later--
PS: Hooray! When in doubt, fall back on cut-and-paste. ;-)
Mood: Tired but triumphant
Just got the message that AOL Journal is closing shop Oct. 31, so I've been working (unsuccessfully) to move stuff over here. Naturally, the link provided to assure a smooth transition didn't work. Arrrrgh! Why can't things in life be simple?!
Anyway, hope you're enjoying life wherever you are at this moment. It's mid-50s-cool here and Fall is definitely here. We may see the 70s a few more times, but it looks as if we're in for a cooool winter. Maybe even some snow? Rare stuff indeed here. It always seems that our rain days are the ones that turn into potential snow days--granted, the conditions must be right, but it just seems there's a snow pattern. So, right now it looks that Thursday is strong. I can't recall whether we've had more rain on Mondays or Tuesdays--should be able to remembeer since we haven't had much rain.
Well, I'm off to see if I can move my AOL Journal here. We'll see.
Later--
PS: Hooray! When in doubt, fall back on cut-and-paste. ;-)
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