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Love come softly, brush against my heart
Yearning for its closeness, not ever to depart
In God’s Infinite Wisdom, I place my life,
And trust for tomorrow, what be, what might
Whatever path this love may go
It carries with it the willingness,
to let it go
And hope that one day, it will again, brush against my heart ....
To stay forever.
Karen A. 05/30/06 
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| NIGHT GAMES |
Sep 3, 2008 8:09 pm
120 Views | I love the sound of kids playing. I'm sitting here with my bedroom window open and I can hear some kids off in the distance. It's getting dusk and I'm sure they will soon be called in for bed soon.
It made me think of my childhood and the many evenings we would go outside to play after dinner. My memories are strongest of the times when my cousins would come to visit. We had several games we liked to play, in addition to the make-believe games of cowboys and Indians, or cops and robbers. There was hide and seek, Red Rover, and freeze tag to name a few.
It seemed that we would have our most fun after the sun went down and it was beginning to get dark. When Mom would call out to us "kids, its time to come in" we'd all shout in unison "oh, Mom, just a little bit longer, please?" She would usually give in.
I don't hear the kids anymore. I guess their Mom has called them in for the night.
What a wonderful time that was.
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| MY GAME BUDDIE |
Sep 2, 2008 9:01 pm
144 Views |  | I have a friend that I play on line games with. Our favorite is the point and click escape the room games and Super Sneaky Spy Guy games. These are usually games where we have to find items, and solve puzzles which take us to another room, looking for keys and jewels and codes. We are two spy guy gals out to solve one puzzle after another.
She and I began to IM back and forth a couple of years ago on occasion and then one day we discovered we both were set up on an application called Skype where we could phone through the computer and talk to each other. We would then find a game to play and ever since we've been off and running.
It's been fun. We have shared our personal life and gained, at least I feel, a trust with each other.
Sometimes, when the evening is quiet, and I'm sitting here at my computer with nothing much to do, she'll pop up on my screen "are you there?" and I think "how did she know I was itching for a point and click game?"
To people who pooh pooh making friends over the internet, I say "you just don't know what you are missing."
Thanks for your friendship HoneyB0404. I am blessed.
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| MESSAGE FROM SASSYSOUTHERNGAL |
Aug 31, 2008 9:30 pm
233 Views | I received the following message from Sassy this evening and thought I'd pass it on to those who would like to know how she is.
"Thank you so much for your prayers. The surgery went well and I'm going to recover completely. It'll take several months but I'm already feeling a little stronger each day.
I appreciate the sweet comments but don't have the energy to respond right now. If you want to, feel free to let everyone know you've heard from me and I'm doing well. I'll post a blog in a couple of weeks.
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| ANY NEWS ABOUT SASSYSOUTHERNGAL |
Aug 30, 2008 7:19 pm
284 Views | Has anyone heard how Sassysoutherngal is doing? She was scheduled for surgery this past Tuesday? Don't know what the surgery was for, but hopefully she is doing well. If you know, can you share?
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| OKAY HERE'S PROOF ~ I'M A DANCIN FOOL |
Aug 29, 2008 11:52 pm
270 Views | The picture below was taken this past Thursday. What a fun night it was. The band that played was called Los Pinguos. A group originally from Argentina, now residing in Los Angeles, CA.
I hesitated posting this picture because, (1) my hair is sticking out all over the place! It was hot, and it did what it wanted to do., and (2) I look like I am in pain. Really I'm not though. I was having a lot of fun. This was one where I'm out there dancing by myself. My friend got asked to help out taking pictures that evening, so that left me to my own devices. 
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| NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING |
Aug 28, 2008 10:59 am
255 Views | I'm sure everyone is getting p-r-e-t-t-y exasperated about the problem with the blog front page. I know that we can go to the "view all" but its a pain in the arse. I don't know about the rest of you, but I've noticed a decline in the number of views I am getting to my blogs. Maybe its me?  So, here I am blogging about nothing again.  I've been uninspired lately about writing anything that isn't more than just what's going on in my own back yard.
Another thing I'm battling right now is feeling a disconnection. The atmosphere around here is not fun. We need to do something to perk things up. Many of our old bloggers are not coming around much either, and I miss them.
In the meantime, I have a joke to share.
Monkey In A Bar....
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He
orders a drink and while he's drinking, the monkey jumps all around the place.
The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and eats them. Then he grabs some sliced limes & eats them, then jumps onto the pool table, grabs one of the billiard balls, sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's amazement, somehow
swallows it whole.
The bartender screams at the guy, 'Did you see what your monkey just did?'
'No, what?'
'He just ate the cue ball off my pool table...whole!'
'Yeah, that doesn't surprise me,' replied the guy, 'he eats everything in sight, the little bum. Sorry. I'll pay for the cue ball and stuff.'
He finishes his drink, pays his bill, pays for the stuff the monkey ate, then leaves.
Two weeks later he's in the bar again, and has his monkey with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again.
While the man is finishing his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it. Then the monkey finds a peanut, and again sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it. The bartender is disgusted. 'Did you see what your monkey did now?' he asks.
No, What?
'Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry and a peanut up his butt, pulled it out, and ate it!' said the bartender.
'Yeah, that doesn't surprise me,' replied the; guy. 'He still eats everything in sight, but ever since he had to pass that cue ball, he measures everything first.'
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| THE WIND AND THE FIRE |
Aug 27, 2008 9:16 am
243 Views |  | Yesterday morning I was up earlier than usual. The morning was one of those perfect ones, sun up, sky blue and a nice soft breeze, not too cool, not to warm.
My Mom, aunt and I took off for Sacramento to visit their brother (my uncle) who had surgery on Monday. A tumor had invaded his bladder and he had to have his bladder removed. The surgery went well, and the doctors were happy to find that my uncle was in better shape than they had anticipated. He has quite an adjustment ahead of him, but I think he will be okay.
Since Sacramento is about a 2 1/2 hour drive one way, we were gone most of the day, and therefore I missed quite a bit of excitement in my own neighborhood.
I've written a blog or two about the Sundial Bridge here in Redding. It is not too far from where I live. Crossing the Sacramento River, it is situated in a fairly woodsy/brushy area. A wildfire started and burned about 130 acres, coming about 20 yards from the bridge, and an evacuation was called for residence living close by. The street I live on and the one west of it was closed and no one allowed access.
I had two public announcement messages on my phone telling me I had to evacuate. However, by the time I got back and heard the messages, the fire had been contained and people were allowed back to their homes. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and no buildings were lost.
This part of California is known for its serious summer fires, but I've not given much thought to the possibility of a fire sweeping through the heart of this town. Kind of a wake up call to be sure all my "ducks are in a row" as far as important documents and such that I might need to secure elsewhere.
I know that if I were to lose my "stuff" I could start all over. The only things I would be upset about would be pictures and special family mementos. Those can never be replaced.
Of course, it goes without saying that life is more precious than anything else.
The picture is one taken yesterday by someone at the Sundial bridge. That red spot is a helicopter, and it's smoke, not clouds, there at the left of the bridge.
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| I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT ........... NOT!! |
Aug 24, 2008 6:41 pm
328 Views |  | Oh what a fun day I had yesterday. I attended an all day concert in the park. It was put on to raise money for the local animal rescue, and to help with the building of a "no-kill" animal shelter in the future. A good cause indeed.
The event was appropriately called "Woof Stock."
There were six bands in all that performed, each one with their own unique and talented style. I enjoyed them all, but I did have my favorites.
We arrived at the beginning of the event, and the first band began playing around 11a.m. My friend, his son and I, found a shaded place, but as the day progressed, and the sun moved across the sky, we found ourselves moving quite a few times. It was a very hot day!! There were a few brave souls that got out and danced during the hottest time of the day, my friend being one of them. The cemented dance floor was way too hot for the barefooted dancers, and they quickly moved off to the side to dance in a grassy area. When he came back to sit, sweat was pouring down his face, but he was smiling from ear to ear. It appeared, nothing would stop him from dancing, not even the heat.
By the time my favorite group (Gator Beat) showed up, it had cooled down and I was ready to boogie. This group played at Market Fest a couple of weeks ago and I knew I was going to get up to dance for sure. (Borrowing from their web site: "They combine Cajun, Zydeco and New Orleans Funk rhythm." ) They are from the Bay Area. If you ever get the opportunity to hear them, you won't be disappointed. The last entertainer was an acoustic guitarist by the name of Monte Montgomery. He was really good. I enjoyed him mostly though when it was just him, without his band.
I managed to dance a little more last night (my stamina is building) but boy am I paying for it today. My knees and my ankles hurt! It was so much fun though. Next year will be even better! I pointed out someone to my friend who was moving around on the dance area so light footed. I told him that next year I would be doing the same thing. I'm going to put a big sign up on my fridge with just one word...... "DANCE." to remind me of that goal.
There was some doubt, by my friend and his son (but not by me), that I wouldn't be able to make it through the whole event, which lasted till shortly after 9pm. I don't know, you'd think they thought I had one foot in the grave or something.  Well, I proved to them I could. I was not going to give them any reason to give me a bad time, no way. This time last year, they might have been right.
I am going through a plateau period right now. That is, I haven't lost much for a while, but at least I am maintaining the weight that I have lost. In order to keep from getting discouraged, I continually remind myself of all the changes that have taken place because of the success I have had so far.
Next year I just may dance all night.
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| IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? OR, IS IT WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID? |
Aug 24, 2008 11:17 am
364 Views |  | I am not going to bring up specifics, but I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
It is a good feeling when differences can be resolved without mud slinging. I recently experienced that. A misunderstanding of communication that was dealt with in a private manner has hopefully created a more congenial feeling between us.
It's been said more times than to count, and it will continually be a topic on this site, this is not the easiest venue for communicating accurate thought. Even using the smiley faces doesn't always project what the blogger and/or commenter intended to express. Many times, when we read something, we come away with our own interpretation of it anyway, and it may not necessarily be an accurate one.
So, I say. If ever you have a situation between another SFF'er that has caused (possibly) discord. THE BEST way to resolve it is privately. That way, no one else's opinions get in the way. Usually those opinions are stated without knowing all the facts anyway. There is always two sides to a story, and some will also say, there are three .... "theirs, yours, and what really happened"
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