SHOES: A women's affair

I just had to share an observation of mine that has served to entertain me for a life time. I get a kick out of what women will do to have fashionable feet.

Girls will buy anything that is offered without thinking about whether or not the shoe is going to last long enough to pass the store door, and of course Carol and Marilyn say "90 days and the style is out." I mean "style"? Good Grief!

List time. Observations related to women and their shoes:

1. There are really only a few styles of women's shoes. The difference is the junk that is glued on them and that is not limited in any way. Then you got your high heel, not so high heal and the "flat". Then you modify the heal to the wedge, spike, boxy, geometric, "death pointy", and the "grand ma's." Any variety of this will work.

2. Women have no regard for safety when selecting shoes. Some of these shoes should carry a warning label because of the height of the heal or sole.

3. Women have no regard for the way their feet look in some shoes. I mean when your toes run out the end of the shoe a good 1 1/2 inches where your foot looks like a Golden Temple monkey's foot gripping the shoe, it's time to let those babies good or it's time to confess that you were under the influence of the shopping gods when you bought them.

4. It is possible to determine the price or comfort of women's shoes by the noise they make when a women walks. Whether it is a "slap" or a "slappy dap", girls please!

I'm not sure because I'm one of those people who wear things out, shoes included, but there seems to be a lot of shoes boxes in every girl's closet to justify a movement to give some to those children in foreign lands who are without shoes... that is if they would wear them.

Frustrated? #%@$#&!

Seems as I look back on my life that it's filled with frustration and and being dumped on. Well, I guess it really depends on where I am standing when you are looking back that makes the difference. It's that old "half full or half empty glass" thing. In my Christian walk it depends on whether I'm up to the challenge or not. Key word there being "I."

It wasn't till I got to college that I discovered that the Christian life is impossible to live and my frustrations were because I was fighting to live it on my own. Impossible, yes, because only one person has ever lived the Christian life, Billy Graham. No not Billy, it was Jesus. That is because he is God. Sinless God. The sadness, frustration, and depression in my life all were centered in my failure to grow and learn and apply what was available to me because of the same sacrifice that brought me eternal life in Christ. The book of Galatians talks of the fruits (results) of the Holy Spirit of God, but even those results are only evident when we are dependant on the totality of God.

The Christian like life is hard to live. "THAT'S DA FACT JACK!"

Time for a list. These are things that are certain in the Christian pursuit of the abundant life:
1. God loves you and has a plan for us all. Special UNIQUE plan for us individually.

2. God will get glory in all He does in our lives and through our lives.

3. Satan does not want you to follow Christ therefore he will do everything he can to frustrate you and derail you in your path to glorify the father. Satan will attack you in every area of your life especially your family (loved ones), your body (physically), and emotions (love, hate, etc...)

4. This too shall pass.

Let me share with you a short note that I read today that really is "uping".

BY THE WAY I'M INVENTING A NEW WORD! IT IS THE WORD "UPING". No it doesn't have two "Ps". It is spelled 'U' 'P' 'I' 'N' 'G'. Defined as something worth mentioning that bring your spirit up from where ever it has been. As in the sentence: I was feeling down because my bank account was short my needs till I was remind that God still loves me by reading an article that was "UPING".

If God Really Loves Me...Then Why Do I Suffer?
The worse this planet becomes, the more people ask that same old question... "If God Really Loves Me...Then Why Do I Suffer?" It's the basis for all kinds of attacks against the God of the Bible and His teachings. It's even used to attack the evidence of His existence and the legitimacy of the Christian faith. The response typically given to "Do You Believe in God?," is almost always the same. If there is a God and he loves me then he wouldn't do that, he wouldn't cause this, he wouldn't allow this to happen, and on it goes. Is there a purpose in my suffering? Is God truly Sovereign? Is there a purpose in all things, even my death or someone else's? Why do these things happen to me!?

"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."(Psalm 119:50)

You might not get it but for me the answers were pretty uping, yes? Of course yes!

KEEPING UP WITH THE KATIE!

#801-#925

801. How often do you change your mood in a day?
as few times as possible and as much as needed

802. When you ask people how they are doing you actually care about their answer or is it just polite?
YEA, SURE.

803. Would you consider yourself to be very polite?
Yes sir

804. Do you like movies and books that involve nuclear holocaust?
Yes

805. Have you ever had a lucid dream (a dream in which you knew you were dreaming and had complete control over what happened in the dream)?
Of course, this is all a dream. You all are part of my dream!

806. Have you ever had a flying dream?
Who hasn’t.

807. Have you ever had a lucid flying dream?
Yes, but not as a dog.

808. What's the oddest law you ever heard of?
No spitting.

809. What is the ultimate way to connect with another person?
prayer

810. Can you be intimate with someone without touching him or her?
Yes but I’ve known some people who couldn’t.

811. Can men and women ever really be 'just friends' with no interest in anything more?
NO WAY! You always have to be interested in more… wait you mean the sex thing …. Then my answer has to be Maybe.

812. ??????

813. Are you addicted to this survey like drugs?
NO!

814. If your significant other wanted to wait for marriage could you hold out or would you leave them (or would you cheat)? Is that the sex thing again?
marriage is not about sex, it’s about making a super life and that takes two Christ center people.

815. What's the longest sentence you can make using only words that start with the same letter as your first name?
Better be big bigger biggest because being biggest be better.

816. If you had a theme song what would it be?
maybe the theme to "ROCKY" song, as good and any

817. Are you cranky?
Depending on my battery charge.

818. Which group generally annoys you more, people older than you, or people younger than you?
young with old minds

819. Do you refer to older people as old farts?
“I B ONE”

820. Do you refer to younger people as the kids? Yes, and little .......

821. Which is better: Poems that everyone can relate to or poems that are intensely personal to the author?
The ones that I don’t have to read or interpret!

822. Is it worse to be too hot or too cold?
Depends on the season of the year or how hot or how cold, I think hot

823. Are you so flexible that you can put your feet behind your head?
I’m flexible but I still use a calendar. STUPID! Why would someone want to put their foot behind their head??

824. Would you enjoy reading fairy tales written about robots?
Of course who wouldn’t like to read fairy tales

825. Is smoking a turn on or gross?
it’s a lighting up

826. What is the one way you wouldn't want to die?
SLOWLY!

827. Which would look sillier on you: A cowboy hat or a Rasta hat?
Depends on whether I was naked at the time.

828. Would you rather have a job doing something indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors, in the shade.

829. Would you rather learn more about human nutrition or meteorology?
Meteorology, I’ve always wanted to know about meteors in case one were to crash into the earth near my house

830. Have you ever taken honors courses?
Yep, wasn’t my choice but did, got an “A”

831. What do you think of crop circles?
I’m not sure, but they keep going round in my head, seriously, a topic that is to be discussed but not answered

832. Where do they come from?
Who?

833. When was the last time you screwed up big time?
Couple of years ago. I forgot that I was worth "being."

834. You have a choice. What do you eat: turkey dog with the works 2x
A veggie burger
A turkey dog
A cheese sandwich

835. Do you get a lot of random instant messages?
no

836. Do you have a paper journal also?
sorta

837. VHS or DVD? Why be limited?
Both and the new 3D too

838. Vinyl, cassette tape, or CD?
YES YES YES! What ever has the tune.

839. Have you ever seen the video/heard the song Days Go By, performed by Dirty Vegas?
No and don’t care!

840. MTV: should it play morel videos or more shows?
They will what they will.

841. Name a band:
rubber… sorry Beatles
Do fans of that band tend to share any characteristics with each other?
Naaaaaaaa na na na naaaaaaaaaaaaa

842. What does the expression 'touch and go' mean?
Touch the object and go away. Kinda like hit and run in a kinder sense

843. Caffeine or alcohol?
Caffeine

844. Betty or Veronica?Roni

Archie or Reggie or Jughead? daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

845. What book are you reading right now?
Land Mines by Charles Stanley

846. Is the news too depressing?
YES,

847. Would you rather have a stuffed lion, elephant, pig or duck?
LION

848. Are you late for a very important date?
NO

849. Ever use star 69?
NO NO NEED

850. Is everyone as smart as you?
NO… they all have the potential just not the desire.

851. Have you ever seen the musical Annie?
On TV, didn’t have a choice

852. Sheets: silk or satin?
Satin

853. Bath: soap or bubbles?
bubbles

854. Your best color: blue or red?
blue

855. What's your favorite candy?
Jelly beans

856. Can you sing?
Of course, everyone can sing, just not good and depending on the song

857. It's the end of the world, as we know it. How do you feel?
That’s an everyday thing, an every moment thing. I’m going to be with Jesus and my loved ones

858. You take your little sister (she's 12) shopping for school clothes. Mom gave you the money to hold. She picks out a skimpy top emblazoned "Hottie" and hip-hugging pants that leave at least two inches of skin north and south of her navel exposed to the wind. She insists: If she doesn't have these clothes, she'll look awful, the other kids will tease her, and she’ll feel like a nerd.Do you think she should or should not wear these clothes?
She’ll wear what mom wants her to wear or what mom said to buy, the little ho!
Do you buy them for her?
NO

859. What do you think is the most annoying cliche?
“and I thought you were a Christian”

860. What band is underground right now but will one day get really popular?
“the gas band”

861. Of the following which word best describes you: versatile
versatile (flexible):
wonderful:
x-tra special:
your own best friend:
zany:

862. What does BYOB stand for? Be Your Own Boss

863. Who is sexiest: Marilyn BUT SHE IS DEAD SO …..
Marilyn Monroe
James Dean
Elvis
Jim Morrison
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper???????? GOOD GRIEF!!!!!

864. Do you always do what's expected of you?
I’D SAY I’M PREDICTABLE BUT I WOULD BET ON IT

865. Do you believe everything you hear on the news?
NO WAY!

866. Would you prefer a $100.00 gift certificate to Hot Topic or Abercrombie & Fitch (assuming neither store gives change, so you'll have to spend the whole thing)?
Either because neither would have what I really wanted so I would spend it on my girls.

867. Have you ever won a competition?
Yes,

868. Who looks sloppier when they are over weight, guys or girls?
Sloppiness is a choice, being fat is mostly a choice so choose.

869. At what age do you become all grown up?
grown up is a state of mind and is completely dependent on the situation you are in

870. Have you ever written graffiti on anything?
yes

871. Can you remember what you wrote?
nope

872. Are you a force of nature?
If you mean am I earth, wind, fire or ice I choose wind, …. I have made my share of wind in my time.

873. What do you think of blue eye shadow?
It looks blue like.
How about gold eye shadow?
kinda shiny

874. Would you ever wear any of the following Halloween costumes:
Flapper? Is that a fish?
Hippie? Do you mean hippo?
Disco dancer? NO

875. Should birth control be taught in high school?
It’s not? Oh you didn’t say practiced did you? Only Catholic schools.
How about in jr. high or elementary school?
OH my LORD! It should be a mama daddy thing.

876. Would you consider yourself a genius?
It depends on the time and day.

877. What did you think of the movie Solaris?
mostly

878. Which is usually better movies or books?
Depends of the subject. Mostly movies.

879. Do you think The Hobbit will be made into a movie?
It hasn’t been?

880. Do you research which brands use sweatshops to make their clothing before you shop?
No just size

881. What gives you a magical feeling?
the Spirit of God in a song, the voices of my loved ones, my Libby’s touch

882. Have you ever pulled apart a Christmas cracker?
What is a Christmas cracker?! You made that up.

883. Would you rather watch basketball or play basketball?
Play of course. But I hate basketball.

884. Do you think that everyone makes his or her own problems?
Some do, some are

885. Do you often consider how your actions will affect other people?
All the time.

886. Are J-Lo and Ben Afleck interesting to you at all?
no

887. Do you use bad grammar or hate bad grammar?
yes

888. Make up a tabloid headline:
Obama Admits WRONG, Gives life to Christ, America back on track, Muslems go to hell.

889. Do you like to learn new things? Yes, useful things

890. What's more important, fame or personal accomplishment?
Accomplishment bring worth

891. Sweet dreams are made of this.... What are they made of?
good awakenings.

892. Two trailer park girls go round the outside...Round the outside of what?
The water tank.

893. Are you wearing a piece of jewelry that means a lot to you right now?
Yes,my wedding band

894. If someone was going to inscribe a message on a ring and give it to you what would you want it to say?
you make a difference in me

895. Guys who are losing their hair:
let it go
Should they shave their heads?
Get implants?
Or let it go?

896. Do rock stars work hard or lead the easy life?
Doing what you love is not hard work, it’s fulfilment

897. How much water do you drink every day?
Not much water but diet soda, 2-3 liters

898. Are you driven or kinda apathetic?
Driven, but it depends on whos driving and the destinations

899. Who do you turn to when you are down?
My LORD

900. Would you ever wear seran-wrap?
Sure, why not, of course not over my face, daaaaaaaa!

901. Would you rather have a candle scented like blueberries and creme or butterscotch pecan pie?
blueberries and creme

902. Which ones are fruits and which are vegetables:
Banana - fruit
Cucumber - veg
Tomato - fruit
Apple -fruit
Carrot - veg
Eggplant - veg
Cherry - fruit
Pumpkin - veg

903. Does it annoy you when people talk loudly on their cell phones in public?
All the time!

904. Is love a commitment to one person, or can you love more than one person at the same time?
Love? Many, commitment in marriage? Only ONE! And that be the opposite sex!!

905. Cover or original: WHO CARES!Smooth Criminal; is it better by Michael Jackson or Alien Ant Farm?
Blue Monday better by Orgy or New Order
I Want Candy; Is it better by Aaron Carter or Bow Wow Wow?
Love Song; Is it better by 311 or The Cure?
It's My Life; Is it better by No Doubt or The Talking Heads?

906. What is the most uncomfortable feeling?
WORTHLESSNESS
907. Do you like Maroon 5?
???????????????????????

908. Would you ever go on a blind date TV show?
NOT SINCE I’M MARRIED, BEFORE … OF COURSE!

909. How much of your wardrobe is dry clean only?
I LIKE ALL MY CLOTHES DRY AND CLEAN.

910. Who's arms would you like to crawl into?
JESUS OR LIBBY, IN THAT ORDER.

911. What the hell is your problem?
FAT AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED

912. Look around you. What is the most beautiful thing you can see?
PICTURES OF MY FAMILY

913. What is the most beautiful thing you can't see?
THE OCEAN

914. Take a deep breath. Yawn deeply. Do you appreciate the things most people take for granted, like breathing?
YES, BUT I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT SOMETIMES

915. Do you appreciate breathing more when you have a cold and you're all congested and can't breathe right?
NO

916. Is congestion a positive thing because it helps you to appreciate breathing?
NO WAY, THAT’S LIKE SAYING HAVING YOUR PANTS BURNING MAKES MORE APPRECIATIVE OF ZIPPERS

917. How is your life like a work of art?
THERE’S ALWAYS A CLEAN UP AFTER THE WORK IS DONE

918. Do you feel that your life influences and is influenced by many other lives?
YES, BUT THERE COULD BE MORE

919. Has a smile ever made all the difference in the world to you?
OF YEA, A SMILE FROM MY BOY WILLIAM, MY GIRLS, … IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN LIVING OR NOT

920. Have you ever looked at a tree and considered how the roots could be miles long, trailing and entwining with other roots underground, all of them holding the soil together?
NO, EXCEPT WHEN THE ROOT IS IN THE WAY OF A COMFORTABLE NAP.

921. Do you notice the little things in life?
YES, BUT NOT ALL

922. Do you feel, as Jung did, that deep down, underneath our individual personalities we are all the same?
NO, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT IN THE WAY GOD MADE US AND THE MISSION BEFORE US

923. Do you feel a great oneness with the universe?
NO, ONENESS… IS A KINDA SELF CENTERED THING.

924. When was the last time you decided to really enjoy yourself?
CAN’T REMEMBER, IT’S USUALLY WHAT OTHER NEED TO BE HAPPY

925. When was the last time you set your self free and acted without caring at all what someone else thought?
I DON’T KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE DONE WHAT I WANTED TO BUT ACTING FREE… THERE ARE ALWAYS CONSEQUENCES

GIVE ME A BREAK! OR NOT!

Hot story today is about the flight attendant that got feed up with a passenger and released the emergency exit and said "outa here". The guy slid down the exit, got in his car and went home. I say... sign of the times. I don't know what the passenger did but couldn't he have just done what he was suppose to do. GOOD GRIEF! What ever happened to folk just doing what is right. Day's pay for a day's work. I think somebody removed the you courtesy from the dictionary of life. The only thing i might have done differently would have been to fill my pockets with those little bags of peanuts before i jumped down the slide.

Some how we've got the idea that we are owed something. What ever happened to that more blessed to give than receive??? It's till around just not on the minds of a lot of folk.

Second point today is Native American. I'm proud to say that i actually have Native American blood in my family. Great great grand mother thing on both sides I'm told. Thus my understanding of and the actuate interpretation the "TV Indian" language as I have. Things like "speaks with forked tongue" "they went that away" are right up my alley.

And that brings me to my second point of the day, the real message behind "speaks with forked tongue" is "you are a two faced person" that brings crap into the good lives of others.

I have to claim a Gump for not saying anything else on that. you know Forest Gump, "and that's all I have to say about that."

BACK WITH A REASON

Well, you are probably wondering what prompts the old fart to return to the Walden World Blog. Right, of course right. Got this from my mail and just had to comment on it since it seems that so many folk want to discuss a boy from Oregon moving to Mississippi. Now I will admit that it is not a ride I’d make but there has to be a reason for this ride.
HERE'S THE ARTICLE-
Pimps still rock the SEC ask Houston Nutt"
You’ve just embraced a law-breaking, bad seed quarterback who was dumped from the Oregon program for a few things that really don’t reflect the rah-rah spirit of college football. Jeremiah Masoli pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor burglary charge in March and was booted from Oregon after a marijuana possession charge ended with a guilty plea. But hey, there are plenty of third chances to be had at the University of Mississippi. Masoli hooked up with Ole Miss a few days ago. “I spent a great deal of time with him,” Nutt told SI.com’s Andy Staples. “I really feel that I can help him and he can help us.” Could it be that Nutt was in a pinch because he only had two quarterbacks after highly-touted quarterback Raymond Cotton decided to transfer

Did you think we’d get far without a list? Of course NO.

Reasons “Duck” Masoli is moving to Oxford Mississippi:
1. The girls are better looking that “ducks” in Oregon.
MAYBE
2. To experience the southern exotic foods. Grits and BBQ.
AGREED
3. Security is not as tight at fraternity houses at Ole Miss.
TBA
4. Better weather.
Oops, the index today was 109.
5. The uniforms at Ole Miss are sharper than Oregon’s.
NO WAY!!
6. Personal relationship with a man of character like Houston Nutt.
????
7. Chance to spend “lots of time” with a person of high morals like Houston Nutt.
??????
8. Chance and certainty of being HELPED by Houston Nutt.
????????
9. Chance to get away from the bad influence of those old friends living in northwest United States.
AGREED
10. Traded Jason Cotton a lap top computer for the QB position.
OOPS!

Let’s be real, why would this kid come to Mississippi from Oregon unless it’s to play professional football. He could play ball at dozens of schools between MS and Oregon. He comes to Ole Miss, right, they get a chance to win a few more games than they would have and “Duck” gets noticed by playing in the SEC, the world greatest football conference. That’s the bottom line.

Now next to the bottom line is that Houton Nutt screws the pooch. You gotta ask the question when do you honor and respect those that honor and respect. How about those guys who pay the price and live the life. The ones those little kids want autographs from because they want to be just like them. on the field and OFF. The ones that have been through those days with indexes of 109 before.

Good grief Houton, why did you leave the “razorbacks”, I forget. The point for me is that you draw a lot of negative press for Mississippi, the state that is. Do me a favor, move to New Jersey or better Mexico.

To me there’s just something about someone having to pay for their mistakes. Something about a lesson learned. Jeremiah, you got your undergraduate degree for free by playing football at Oregon. Then you just screwed up. It doesn’t appear to me that you’ve pay you dues for a poor decision and maybe a few others. Do you have some surprises for us?

Lastly I should say shame on all of you that are keeping the real secret to why poor Jeremiah is coming to Mississippi and Houton Nutt is sacrificing a degree of the integrity of the Ole Miss Football program. The real reason for such a this long ride is to WIN football games and nothing else. WIN at all cost!

Good Grief!! What has happened to college athletics?