QUESTIONS 200-301! I'M GETTING UP THERE

201. Put these creatures in order from what you would least like to be reincarnated as (1), to what you would most like to be reincarnated as (10) assuming reincarnation ended up existing AND you were given a choice.
1. male, I’m familiar with the plumbing
2. female human
3. house dog
4. wild dog
5. dolphin
6. manta ray
7. oak tree
8. vulture
9. rock
10. caterpillar

caterpillar, house dog, wild dog, vulture, male human, female human, oak tree, rock, manta ray, dolphin

202. What do you feel unworthy of?

love


203. Would you rather be remembered for having done something for humanity or being a really nice person?

doing something real nice for humanity


204. Which do you value more: science or intuition?


science in an intuitive way`


205. Your best friend and your significant other are in the hospital at the same time with the same ailment. Who do you visit first?


if I don’t go see the friend first I’ll get q/a from the wife


206. Does the universe revolve around human beings?

Naa, it a scientific intuitive thing


207. If you are no longer a virgin, do you wish you still were?

NO WAY! But I never really studied music.


208. Who is your favorite poet of those who are alive right now?

Yogi Bear


209. What is your favorite song from the 90's?

Waterfalls by TLC

210. If you were in alphabet soup what letter would you be?

the O

211. Do you believe in fairies, ghosts, aliens, angels, dwarfs, elves, etc.?

Yes, in context.

212. What makes you want to be someone’s friend?

Christ and the need to be loved

213. Do you troll around the Internet harassing people anonymously for fun?

Harassing …..? No.

214. Have you ever seen the movie A Man Who Fell to Earth?

NO, but I would like to. The original novel was timely and is a book that I have grown to appreciate what it says and what it expresses about the human condition through an inhuman perspective.

215. What is your favorite line from a movie?

“FREEDOM!”

216. What's your favorite video game?

I DON’T DO VIDEO GAMES.

217. Have you ever taken something that wasn't yours?

Yes

218. What is one phrase people say that irritates you?

“I can’t”

219. You allow strangers to read your diary, but would you let your parents read it?

any one who thought it offered something

220. Hot steamy bubble bath or quick in and out shower?

Bubbbbbbbbbbbble bath

221. Are you allergic to anything?

Compecine

222. What is your favorite Terminator movie?

T2, “no problemo”

223. What is your favorite fast food?

Ice Cream

224. What would someone have to do to get you to never speak to him or her again?
Die

225. Would (or have) you ever whip someone or be whipped by someone in bed?

Yes, both

226. Have you ever said 'I hate everyone' and really meant it literally?

NEVER HATE, MAYBE DIDN’T LIKE BUT NOT HATE

227. Why do some people want to get more money than they could ever spend?

INSECURITY! No faith.

228. Have you ever won a carnival fish?

Yes, died.

229. Did it live more than a week?

nope

230. What's the best sounding accent a person can have?

“Brit”

231. What's the most boring thing you've ever read?

School law

232. Do you prefer buttons or touch screens?

Depends on the device. I can break both pretty easily

233. Do you think there is a lot of similarity between the Harry Potter books and the Lord of the Rings series?

NO! Harry is more understandable.

234. Would you consider yourself to be naive?

NO!

235. Which of your friends is most likely to go to jail?

Sonny

236. What is the smallest amount of money that could be in a public toilet that would make you reach in and grab it?

You did say money right? $10.00

237. Would you ever wear real fur?

Sure i would but probably not. it is too PIMP.

238. Arachnophobia or Eight Legged Freaks?

Arachnophobia

239. What are your feelings about police officers?

Most good but some bad.

240. what is your favorite line from a song?

“You are worthy”

241. Is fifty dollars a lot of money?

Oh yea!

242. Do you like the band Front 242 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_242)?

NO!

243. Would you rather have fame, money, or self-satisfaction?

self-satisfaction is very dangerous but very desirous

244. What's your middle name?

Robert

245. What is the absolute limit, the craziest thing you would do for a million dollars?

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246. Are you good, evil or neutral?

Good

247. Should ebonics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics) be considered a language?

Only if it is recognized as part of a culture that is resistant to organized civilization

248. What color is your bedroom?

Sorta tanbrownish

What color would you like it to be?

blue

249. When are you planning to move to a new home?

never

250. If you added up the cost of everything in the room with you, approximately what would it come out to be?

which room? Bed room? office? You need to think through your questions better.

251. Do you blow your nose in public?

Sure

252. Do you want to follow in your parent's footsteps?

No!

253. What is the coolest web site you know of?

The best is yet to come.

254. Which cartoon would you most like to see turned into a movie?

B.C.

255. Of the following, which word best describes you: enthusiastic, fair minded, generous, helpful

fair minded

256. Can you eat with chopsticks?

Yes

257. Could you tell real money from counterfeit?

Maybe, if I had one of those little pen/marker things.

258. What do you think about school uniforms?

Yes, with guidelines only. Size, fit, etc…

259. What ancient civilization would you most like to visit?

American Indian

260. What would make a great new Crayola color?

Flakes of gold

261. If an art project is created with the intent of getting rich and famous, does that cast doubt over its significance as a work of art?

No, creation is heart, mind, and inspiration.

262. If you became president, whom would you invite to sing at your inauguration?

ANNA Johnson

263. Who is the greatest philosopher of your country?

Philosopher, that means thinker, right? Murphy Martin

264. If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go?

TAXES

265. Is it as easy to make you happy now as it was when you were a child?

NO no NO!

266. Who knows more...you, or your parents?

ME

267. What instrument would you like to be famous for playing?

Piano

268. Children fill its lungs completely with air. Adults breathe in a more shallow way, not filling their lungs completely. Why the change?

Kids run more, adults bodies have larger lungs

269. Would you have sex with a stranger for one million dollars?

NO

270. Are you completely in control of your body?

Never

Are you completely in control of your mind?

Never

271. Which is more romantic: an expensive, glittering bouquet OR flowers that were hand picked as they grew beside the parkway?

Flowers hand picked

272. Do you know yourself well enough to understand why you feel the way you do?

No way, I don’t think I will ever understand me.

273. Which do you do more often: let movies, songs and books put your feelings into words for you or put your feelings into words by yourself?

I might copy something from something else but mostly just say what I feel.

274. Do you believe celebrities when they are endorsing a product?

NO, see is not believing.

275. What kind of movies do you wish were made more often?comedy with no profanity

276. Does fashion matter to you?

only on TV, not in what I wear

277. Should politicians be held to the same legal standards as everyone else?

Same standards for all. SAME!

278. What do you get in trouble for the most?

Not communicating what I mean to communicate.

279. Should parents spank their kids?

Yes if needed, but not abuse and never in anger

280. What is your worst daily habit?

Eating at night

281. If you had your choice which one TV show would you have canceled?

"Ellen" for sure! GOOD GRIEF! QQQQQQQ!

282. Do you like the taste of sweet or salt?

Whatever my body craves.

283. Are you very precise about what words you use to describe your feelings and thoughts?

I try but emotions are hard to express in words.

284. What do you feel the most guilty about?

Not speaking better when I had opportunities to speak for my LORD

285. Do you meditate?

If you mean day dream, YES, if you mean study memorize recall naaaaaaaa.

286. Can dreams be visions, or do you feel they are always random images?

Dreams had definite meanings but are confusing too. we should not depend on dreams to enlighten us. only the Word of God.

287. Do you try to write/say what you are feeling in a true and simple way?

More difficult to be simple than one might think but I try to always be simple in all things

288. The thief _______ that everyone steals.
What verb would you fill in the blank with?
Covets

289. What's the most incredible experience you ever had?
Leading someone to Christ

290. Are you ever afraid to write/say/think how you feel?

Until a few years ago I would have said absolutely all the time now I say very little of the time.

291. Do you write/say/think it anyway or become intimidated and try to avoid it?

Not really, but I am more aware that I may have to justify what I write or say after I have said it.

292. What is one thing you can't do?

Fly

293. Do you like movies starring Charleton Heston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleton_Heston)?

YES! He got those commandment things right and published them.

294. Are you gentle?

I think I am. I try to be.

295. When do you feel the most raw and vulnerable?

When I’m depressed.

296. Are you trying to find yourself?

Always wanting to learn more about the "whys" of my life but I’m hard to miss.

297. Where are you looking?

I the heart of GOD and my mental shadows.

298. Are you sometimes afraid of being honest because you are afraid of hurting people's feelings?

That would depend on the person. Some people want you to lie to them to help them justify their lies and not face the real truth. Other need the truth to go further in their personal journey.

299. What would make you a stronger person?

If I could recall scripture from memory better and a cure for diabetes.

300. What book would you like to read sometime soon?

Landmines by Charles Stanley

301. List 5 things you have not experienced that you would like to experience before you die.
A. See my daughters happy and married to men of GOD

B. See my grand boy go to college

C go on a cruise

D dive in blue water

E preach to more than a thousand people at one time


302 is coming!! Your turn.

Friday Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHO'S WHO NOW?

I received an e-mail from a friend about ABC news baning USA label pins. Couldn't believe it! then I thought ....................... OK, first this is what i got.

ABC NEWS BANS FLAG LAPEL PINS

Barbara Walters said that this was going to hurt ABC bad. As you know she works for ABC.This should make your blood boil...it DOES mine! ABC NEWS BANS FLAG LAPEL PINS! YESTERDAY THE BRASS AT ABC NEWS ISSUED ORDERS FORBIDDING REPORTERS TO WEAR LAPEL PIN AMERICAN FLAGS OR OTHER PATRIOTIC INSIGNIA. THEIR REASONING WAS THAT ABC SHOULD REMAIN NEUTRAL ABOUT 'CAUSES'. SINCE WHEN IS SUPPORT FOR PREVENTING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION SOME SORT OF A 'CAUSE'? SINCE WHEN IS PATRIOTISM TO BE DISCOURAGED? I URGE YOU TO BOYCOTT ABC AND ITS SPONSORS AND AFFILIATES. WE ARE SLOWLY LOSING EVERYTHING OUR COUNTRY STANDS FOR AND EVERYTHING OUR MEN AND WOMEN FOUGHT AND DIED TO PRESERVE! PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY AS YOU CAN.

THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED THROUGH: http://www.snopes..com/rumors/noflags.asp

OK, We have stepped in the World's "pile." When we weren't watching we put our big foot right in the middle of a big "pile" and now we are saying to all ourselves "I smell something, do you?" If ABC was owned by the USA then they wouldn't be worried about what other folk think. NEUTRAL, GOOD GRIEF! Being neutral is like saying I quit! Like saying I don't care who wins! Like saying absolutely nothing!

Haven't we learned our lesson about saying nothing? NOT YET!? Try and tell the millions of Jews killed by the Nazis. Oops.

I'd like to say to ABC, build a pallet on the sand and get a box to pack for you move.

I'd also like to say to those who work at ABC, I understand you got to eat and send kids to college but there comes a point where you either stand up or squat. It's going to be hard for me to see or hear you while you squat behind those desks made in China.

Who are you, ABC? Or should I say WHO'S are you?

Life Experiences Lead To Greater Life Experiences

I have an old friend, Fred, who has be a hero to me for a very long time. The kind of guy you want your daughter to married. Good looking, fun, athletic, loves God, loves others, and is purposeful.

Fred lost his wife a few years ago. It broke my heart when I heard about it. Things like that shouldn't happen to people like Fred, but when they do there is always a reason, so after reading this e-mail from Fred I knew i must share it with all. It's content didn't surprise me.

From: Fred Davis /fdavisff@embarqmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:15:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Life's lesson

Today on the way home I stopped by the supermarket to pick up a few items needed for the house for the rest of the week. As I was putting them in my Jeep I was approached by a man who said that he used to work there and had lost 50 pounds due to chemotherapy. He did look rather thin, and my heart went out to him because I know the effect that chemotherapy had on my wife Vickie as she went through chemotherapy 3 years ago. He finally came out and said that he was hungry and I knew that he needed a few bucks to get something to eat. I always keep a $5 bill in my glove compartment in case I see a homeless person on the side of the road that has a sign saying "Homeless and Hungry" (etc.). Who knows, they might be, but it's not for me to judge. So I gave the guy the $5 and went on my way not knowing whether he was truly hungry or just wanted to buy some beer.The point is if he was truly out of work due to the hard economic times and being on chemotherapy he reverted back to where he felt comfortable - at the place where "he used to work". Quite often we do that - revert back to a place or situation where at one time we felt comfortable. I know that since my wife passed away I've never felt more comfortable than when I go to the gym and work out or play racquetball because growing up I was so into sports that is where I felt the most comfortable. If we ingrain ourselves to revert back to our true comfort (in my case it's the scriptures that I learned as a youth) then we feel comfortable in times of crisis. Please don't misinterpret this as bragging but rather as a confession what I've relied on the past several years to get me through the nights, weeks and months of tough times since Vickie passed away. My hope and prayer is that through this maybe someone can take comfort in the fact the we all resort back to what truly makes us feel comfortable and secure - and for those of us who are Christians it's the fact that no matter what, everything is meant for a purpose (even though we can't see or don't know why) as expressed in Romans 8:28.

Fred


Thanks Fred!

TAGGED BY KATIE

Instructions:
1) Answer five questioins with five answers.
2) Tag five other bloggers.
Questions:
1. Where were you 10 years ago?- IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI, AT WORK AT THE "OLE BM", WRITING A SUSPENSION FORM, AT MY DESK, AT A STATE "MENTAL CONSTAPATION"

2. What is on your to-do list for today?- NOT ALLOW THE CRAP TO SUCK THE LIFE FROM ME, TAKE A NAP, WRITE A LETTER TO A RELATIVE, CALL MOM, WORK ON THE GARAGE

3. What five snacks do you enjoy?- BITES OF ICE CREAM, BITES OF CAKE, SOFT COOKED COOKIES, BEFF JERKY, KEETLE COOKED CHIPS

4. Where are five places you have lived?- Valley Rd, "The Meat House" MSU, Briarcliff Circle in Jackson, MS- Old Spanish Trail in Jackson, Waters Drive

5. Name five things you would do if you were a billionaire:- provide fresh water wells for countries that don't have fresh water, build a camp for troubled kids, give my girls 7.5 million each, finance C.A.R.A. (animal shelter), take care of my mom

tag:1. Abe 2. George 3. Thomas 4. Jimmy 5. Ronald

VIDEO FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

Been a while but here I am, sitting writing to you with the Friday video. I hope you enjoy.

Big laugh, get ready.

SORRY LIB!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year.. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel or have them put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.

I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.

I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking ones nose (although cell phone usage may be taking the number one spot).

Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of Trans fats I have consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.

I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing. ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason..

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's Novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers..

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

THANKS TO YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains. I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.

I no longer use Saran Wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.

AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face.. Disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS..

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise. I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan ...

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe. THANKS TO YOU

I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.

AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!

I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the brown recluse and my hand will fall off.

And I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because water splashes over 6 ft. out of the commode.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ABDUCTIONS, THIS IS A TRUE THING

I got this from a women friend who is trusted. I have known her for a long time and have noticed the changes in her. These occurrences are confined to just females but I've noticed it more in females than males. THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

THESE ARE HER STATEMENTS: "You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys removed by black-market organ thieves. My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up with someone else's thighs. It was just that quick. The replacements had the texture of cooked oatmeal. Whose thighs were these and what happened to mine? I spent the entire summer looking for my thighs. Finally, hurt and angry, I resigned myself to living out my life in jeans.

And then the thieves struck again..My butt was next. I knew it was the same gang, because they took pains to match my new rear-end to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier. But my new butt was attached at least three inches lower than my original! I realized I'd have to give up my jeans in favor of long skirts.

Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched. One morning I was fixing my hair and was horrified to see the flesh of my upper arm swing to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush. This was really getting scary - my body was being replaced one section at a time. What could they do to me next?

When my poor neck suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a turkey neck, I decided to tell my story. Women of the world, wake up and smell the coffee! Those 'plastic' surgeons are using REAL replacement body parts - stolen from you and me! The next time someone you know has something 'lifted', look again - was it lifted from you?

THIS IS NOT A HOAX. This is happening to women everywhere every night.WARN YOUR FRIENDS!

P.S. Last year I thought some one had stolen my Boobs. I was lying in bed and they were gone! But when I jumped out of bed, I was relieved to see that they had just been hiding in my arm pits as I slept. Now I keep them hidden in my waistband

Thank God for friends who are welling to speak up to their experiences and warn us all!

What You Want In A Man!

(for those girls with a realistic mentality)

Original List:
1. Handsome
2. Charming
3. Financially successful
4. A caring listener
5. Witty
6. In good shape
7. Dresses with style
8. Appreciates finer things
9. Full of thoughtful surprises

Revised List (age 32)
1. Nice looking
2. Opens car doors, holds chairs
3. Has enough money for a nice dinner
4. Listens more than talks
5. Laughs at my jokes
6. Carries bags of groceries with ease
7. Owns at least one tie
8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal
9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries

Revised List (age 42)
1. Not too ugly
2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car
3. Works steady - splurges on dinner out occasionally
4. Nods head when I'm talking
5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes
6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach
8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids
9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down
10. Shaves most weekends

Revised List (age 52)
1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed
2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public
3. Doesn't borrow money too often
4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting
5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times
6. Is in good enough shape to get off the couch on weekends
7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear
8. Appreciates a good TV dinner
9. Remembers your name on occasion
10. Shaves some weekends

Revised List (age 62)
1. Doesn't scare small children
2. Remembers where bathroom is
3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep
4. Only snores lightly when asleep
5. Remembers why he's laughing
6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself
7. Usually wears some clothes
8. Likes soft foods
9. Remembers where he left his teeth
10. Remembers that it's the weekend

Revised List (age 72)
1. Breathing.
2. Doesn't miss the toilet.

GOD IS...

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well? [ ...... and he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen ! ... ]

EXPLANATION OF GOD: '

One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'

'God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'

'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'

'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista ... At least there aren't any who come to our church.'

'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God.. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.'

'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'

'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.' '

You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God! Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.'

'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'

'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And...that's why I believe in God.'

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5. Make time to pray.

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. Sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes’ walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

1. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

2. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

3. Don't overdo. Keep your limits.

4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

6. Dream more while you are awake

7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

13. Smile and laugh more.

14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

1. Call your family often.

2. Each day give something good to others.

3. Forgive everyone for everything.

4. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

5. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

6. What other people think of you is none of your business.

7. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

1. Do the right thing!

2. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

3 . GOD heals everything.

4. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..

5. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

6. The best is yet to come..

7. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

EVER HAD THAT FEEELING BUT YOU WERE QUIET SURE WHAT IT MEANT...

KIDS, THE TRUTH COMETH

I GOT THESE FROM AN OLD FRIEND, I MEAN A FRIEND THAT'S OLD AND WANTED TO SHARE.

While I sat in the reception area of my doctor's office, a woman rolled an elderly man in a wheelchair into the room. As she went to the receptionist's desk, the man sat there, alone and silent. Just as I was thinking I should make small talk with him, a little boy slipped off his mother's lap and walked over to the wheelchair. Placing his hand on the man's, he said, 'I know how you feel. My mom makes me ride in the stroller too.'.

***** As I was nursing my baby, my cousin's six-year-old daughter, Krissy, Came into the room. Never having seen anyone breast feed before, she was intrigued and full of all kinds of questions about what I was doing. After mulling over my answers, she remarked, 'My mom has some of those, but I don't think she knows how to use them.'

***** Out bicycling one day with my eight-year-old granddaughter, Carolyn, I got a little wistful. 'In ten years,' I said, 'you'll want to be with your friends and you won't go walking, biking, and swimming with me like you do now. Carolyn shrugged. 'In ten years you'll be too old to do all those things anyway.'

****** Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to children. One day I entered the examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her needle. 'No, no, no!' she screamed. 'Lizzie,' scolded her mother, 'that's not polite behavior.' With that, the girl yelled even louder, 'No, thank you! No, thank you!

****** On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting, my grandson asked my son the question. 'Dad, I know that babies come from mommies' tummies, but how do they get there in the first place?' he asked innocently. After my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson finally spoke up in disgust. 'You don't have to make something up, Dad. It's OK if you don't know the answer.'

***** Just before I was deployed to Iraq , I sat my eight-year-old son down And broke the news to him. 'I'm going to be away for a long time,' I told him. 'I'm going to Iraq .' 'Why?' he asked. 'Don't you know there's a war going on over there?'

*****Paul Newman founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children stricken with cancer, AIDS and blood diseases. One afternoon he and his wife, Joanne Woodward, stopped by to have lunch with the kids. A counselor at a nearby table, suspecting the young patients wouldn't know that Newman was a famous movie star, explained, 'That's the man who made this camp possible. Maybe you've seen his picture on his salad dressing bottle?' Blank stares. 'Well, you've probably seen his face on his lemonade carton.' An eight-year-old girl perked up. 'How long was he missing?'

*****God's Problem Now.His wife's grave side service was just barely finished, when there was a massive clap of thunder, followed by a tremendous bolt of lightning, accompanied by even more thunder rumbling in the distance. The little old man looked at the pastor and calmly said, 'Well, she's there.

Back again, still no cigar!
I've been out of school for a week thanks to the Federal government and broken water pipes. Coming back to the school after that long is not refreshing by any stretch of the imagination, but it would be an eye opener. Of course this calls for a list.

Surprises after being out of school for a week:
1. SOS - Same Old Stuff
2. SOS - Same Old Stuff
3. SOS - Same Old Stuff

Why should any thing change? Remember the definition of "insanity", doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. Why should people change? It's just to hard to develop the habit. It takes 21 days to develop a new habit or break an old one.
Why should processes and procedures change? It takes to much effort to make a different. I think most people are afraid that someone else will either take credit or give them the blame. Either way it just takes too much effort.

You know how a chef will say "it needs something" to get that "just right" taste. Maybe some special peppers or salt. Take a chance of that special seasoning providing a spppppecial taste that makes life a little more lively. In other words it may be time to change something to make life more lively. Wear pink.... naaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Well, make a suggestion! What do you think a person should add to their life now, right now, to make it more lively? RESPOND IF YOU DARE.

OK, OK! I've been delinquent but I have started seveal entries and I will finish sometime but today is FRIDAY VIDEO!!!!!!

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE! I DID. I DECLARE IT A CLASSIC!

NOW I GET IT OR DO I??

I've ranged from the joker to the preacher in my blogging career but this may just be a confession or something close to it. It's difficult to decipher what you are experiencing until all your senses kid in. I'm told that in education the more of the senses you can involve the greater retention you will have. In other words sometimes it takes something extreme to teach you the absolute truth.

Not to long ago I found myself in a situation that I've experienced before but this time there was something different, an extreme. An extreme that made a world of difference . The mission was to replace a battery for a person that could not do it themselves, among many other things. It was some what inconvenient for me because of the extreme weather, bad cold, and it occurred at the end of a hard work day that started 11 hours before. The task took a long time considering I had preformed the task of replacing a battery myself and knew how long it should take. I keep my patience generator running full speed as the salesman worked to put this particular battery in.

OK, now you have a picture of what's going on so I can get to the meat. I had been waiting inside the parts store for quiet a while but decided I might help the guy installing the battery or at least urge him on some. Perhaps you have heard the phrase "colder that a well digger's ..." or " colder than a witch's ...", enough said. I have been cold before but after standing in this cold cold cold we had made some headway with getting this battery installed. As I took a step to get into the car to crank it, I almost busted my butt. MY FEET WERE DEAD, NO FEELING! It was like my legs were chopped off at the knees. After grabbing the car to assist me I made it in, cranked up, and waved goodbye. Needless to say I had an experience I'd never forget.

I'm sure you are comparing me to an old woman with loose teeth with my running off at the mouth but there is something important here.

I returned the car to the owner and then headed for home. I was hungry, it was dark, it was cold, cold, cold and I was aggravated at having to do something for someone who should have done it for themselves.

Now normally I "get off" on helping others. I mean it is a real "turn on" for me and the Holy Spirit of God will grab me and direct me to help folk even when I don't think about it, but at that time my spirit was rather dull and rebellious. As I was driving the highway north home, I was thinking about how my feet and lower legs had just gone dead from the cold. Ahead I could see a man walking the highway facing me and as it does a lot, my mind went to prayer of thanks for my home, my wife, my family, the meal I would have when I got home, and that God's blessing would be on that guy. There have been times when I have actually stopped to help someone and they have refused or maybe just didn't need any help but I can't say anything about that guy because I didn't stop............ I didn't stop! The cold was so bad I couldn't take it and he wasn't dressed much better than I for the weather. I knew how cold it was... I knew it because I had experienced it just a few minutes before.

It takes around 20-25 minutes to get home and this occurred about 15 minutes away from my door. The rest of the drive was a rush of shameful excuses as I tried to block out my lack of action for the concern of a human being with a need, but even more how I had failed my deepest felt mission in my life and the person that had set the pace for my life and shown that I am worthy of what He had done for me.

I cried.

"When did we see you LORD and give you water..."

"When did we give you food... or cloth you..."

"When you do this to the least... you have done it to ME."

I get it but I didn't. That incident has impacted me EVERYDAY since that moment of I 55 north bound when I saw "Mr. Least" and did nothing. Farther forgive me. Create in me a willing spirit to be cold, hungry, wet, hot, what ever you would will.