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"NO" means "NO" Dec 29, 2007 10:40 am
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I haven't seen my neighbor since our date. We haven't exchanged phone numbers. I'm uncomfortable with getting involved with someone who lives right next door.

Well, yesterday I came home from a party dressed in a long dress and my long hair on. I felt pretty.

As I was taking my shoes off, I heard a knock at the back door. My son answered thinking it was me. He said, "I'm in the bathroom Mom".

I opened the back door and there he was, looking at me. He always calls me "beautiful". I don't know why he says that....

But he told me he had been thinking about me. I told him that might not be the wisest thing to do.
When he asked me why, I told him that it could take us to a place I don't want to go. I've only been with him two times.

Then I couldn't talk. I told him that I just didn't know what to say. I felt at a loss for words and he just kept looking in my eyes. I almost felt scared.

Finally I gave him a light quick hug to end this whatever it was, so he could go home and I could close the door.

He then stepped up on the stair bringing him up to my height. Then he kissed me.

As far as I'm concerned he's moving too fast. I don't feel I really know him. Now I feel very awkward. I had told him initially that all I wanted to be was friends. To which he agreed.

I told him "NO", to the kiss. Then he teased me crossing one forefinger over and over the other saying , "No,No, No, means, Yes, Yes, Yes". I told him "No" meant just that, "No".

It's important for people to understand "No". Love, Pollyanna
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The fruitcake from H............... Dec 29, 2007 10:16 am
Mood: amused, 407 Views
My mother's fruitcakes were always home made. She used candied citron. It was the only fruitcake I ever ate that I truly enjoyed. Even my son's grew to look forward to when I baked it.

Once I sent one of my fruitcakes to a friend in Seattle. I asked him if he liked it. He said, "well, you've got to put fruit in it first". I was dumbfounded.

Well, my sister sent over a big hunk of fruitcake she had purchased. When I tasted it, I knew what my friend had meant. It was real candied fruit with lots of nuts and a sweet goodness that made me feel addicted to it's luscious taste.

I asked her to buy two of them for me. She bought them from Costco.

This morning when I check my glucose level it was at 206. But I headed straight for that fruitcake to have with my morning coffee. I don't know if it's the fruitcake from Heaven or the other hotter place, lolol. Love, Pollyanna
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If women "ruled" the world....... Dec 28, 2007 9:23 am
Mood: contemplative, 548 Views
Maybe I'm wrong in my feeling that a man who is assassinated for his political stand is more acceptable than having a woman die for the same cause.

Benezira Bhutto has made me stop and consider. What if Hillary Clinton were President and she was assassinated. I simply cannot bear the thought.

I think men are driven to compete for dominion and power.

The majority of women want peace, love, and hope for each new day. I do not see war as a part of a NATO meeting with women doing the job of finding resolution to world problems.

In my research when I was trying to find my faith again, I learned that once women did hold the highest positions in ruling their domain.

They were considered Goddesses. Men became jealous of the power of women, and ever since then, men have done everything possible to prevent women from achieving that kind of power again.

Even the canonization of the Bible by Catholic men in power worked to remove any inclination that women just might be considered equal in the religious scheme of things.

They have been held down, beaten, reproved and ridiculed for centuries, by most faiths.

Truly, if women ruled the world, it would be a better place. Just my opinion, Love, Pollyanna
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My heart aches for "Bhutto" Dec 27, 2007 9:33 am
Mood: sad, 627 Views
I don't know great deal about her stand on political issues in Pakistan. But the picture I have seen of her shows not only her beauty but the lack of malice or desire to injure others.

Women are the bringers of life. Men are the bearers of power which ultimately protect the bringers of life.

What she accomplished politically in the face of the status of women, generally in the area, is a remarkable feat.

I pray for her today, and all the women who pray and work for peace. Love, Pollyanna
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My date with Mr. Wonderful Dec 24, 2007 9:02 am
Mood: amused, 740 Views
After he asked my son's permission to take me out, no communication occurred between us.

Yesterday morning I was having my coffee with the morning news. He came over and knocked on the back door.

There I sat in my "mumu" dress with no hair upon my head. I quickly assessed my options, talk to him through the door, say, "just a minute" and run and put my wig on, or brazingly go "au natural". I opted for the au natural. I thought if he were to run away yelling, better now than later. I asked him how he liked me with no hair. He took off his baseball cap and said, I don't have much either. We both laughed.

So Yesterday he came and opened the door of his car standing to the side while I entered. He then closed the door in such a gentlemanly way and we were off.

We went to train museum, of which he is a member. We went on a train ride and a trolley ride. Both were very interesting.

Then we walked the grounds while he showed me different trains explaining what he knew about each of them. I asked if we could hold hands because I was used to holding hands with Marshall and also my sons. Also it helps us stay in sync so far as walking at the same pace. He liked holding hands,lolol.

I told him I was hungry and we went to a local Coco's Restaurant where we had the senior top sirloin dinner. All thoughout our time together we laughed and laughed.

At Coco's he was handed the bill. He then went through a shaking moment looking like he had been hit by lightening. I knew he was teasing and I laughed and laughed. He was so funny.

I told him I thought we had a good basis for a real friendship. He knows about my health issues and neither one of us want to go through the severe pain of losing another. His wife passed from cancer 5 years ago. So that was my date with Mr.Wonderful. Love,Pollyanna
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I'm beyond the fear of dying.(smiles)...... Dec 22, 2007 9:49 am
Mood: cheerful, 562 Views
Our Red Hat Ladies met for a Christmas party at one of the girls homes.

We had an ornament exchange and also a gift exchange that is played by each person having a chance to pick up a gift and trade it for another's gift. It's a fun game and most everyone who wanted to keep their gift was allowed to.

We then participated in a potluck lunch, and then we sang.

Our Queen Mum has cancer. She's a very very large woman, and she enjoys "ruling" in her position. She has become short tempered and is frequently demanding. But what touches my heart is how our sisterhood of women understand what she is going through and how they lovingly extend their love and compassion toward her.

Both she and I share the same issue of chemo that did not work.

She brought her Kareeoke(?) unit to the party and sing the song made so popular by Frank Senatra, "I Did It My Way". She wanted to sing it because she felt it so described her life.

I wanted to sing "Amazing Grace". It is the heart of my life's salvation on all fronts.

We began a light discussion about what we wanted in Memorial Services. I told her that my son's probably wouldn't even know where to begin that for me. She said, "Well, the Red Hat Ladies will want to do something for me".

It was an interesting experience to be discussing this topic at all on this day.

It gave me joy to realize that the Red Hat Ladies would want to do the Red Hat Ladies service for me.

I feel so wonderful and alive, I just couldn't really get into it.

I laugh about my cancer. I laugh and tell everyone I'm not afraid of dying. The looks I get from those listening are incredible. I am so blessed because I'm so truly unafraid.

I know I will be here until God decides it's my time.

I have gotten beyond the fear of death and life is wonderful. Lovingly, Pollyanna
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Why are our young people killing each other and themselves... Dec 22, 2007 9:33 am
Mood: contemplative, 506 Views
There seems to be a lot of banter going on as to why young boys and men are giving in to black feelings of death and killing, i.e., school shootings.

There is a constant recruitment for policemen and sheriffs to fill the growing demand for them to "control" crime and heartless acts upon innocent people from outside sources.

Even in the war zone areas the belief is that somehow people can be controlled from the "outside" rather than from what is lacking on the inside.

The people advocating the withdrawal of spiritual values and beliefs, which must live within the people, just don't understand that it's what is on the inside that influences what we do and how we act.

When I was in Junior High School, I remember that one hour per week was given to students to approach their religious excersizes at a church off campus or at class Bible studies or prayer for those participating in the program. Those students who didn't want to participate did not have too.

For the purpose of placating the ACLU and those few who hate other's beliefs, the young people of this time don't even have a concept of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit within them.

Our society is focused on only what it on the outside. The best of which is attained by a few lucky ones.

Our children are spiritually empty. The Bible says, "without a vision, a people perish". I say a vision that focuses on the worst of society will cause the people to perish also.

I'm sorry for my redundency on the subject. We are in a crossroads struggle for the faiths we carry. I would say to anyone with even a shread of belief to step forward with those among us who are trying to maintain what has kept our society at peace and in progress. Teaching the hearts of our young the values and decency we once enjoyed.

Love, Pollyanna
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I'm blown away........ Dec 20, 2007 1:42 pm
Mood: cheerful, 568 Views
A neighbor, who is a widower, just came over to ask my son's permission to take me out for dinner and a Trolly ride on Sunday. He told my son he would treat me with the utmost respect and dignity.

Isn't this old fashioned Chivalry at it's best?

I'm blown away......yes, I will go. Love, Pollyanna
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"A Christless Christmas", they've finally done it........ Dec 20, 2007 10:02 am
Mood: sad, 525 Views
My sister and I took a bus touring trip to San Diego. We had a wonderful dinner at Tom Ham's Lighthouse. Then we went to the Hotel Del Coronado for seeing the beautiful lights there and shopping in the gift shops.

The final part of the trip involved going through an extensive line of animated lights which were set up on the race track at the Del Mar Fair Grounds.

As the bus entered, a sign said, "Xmas entrance here". Then we went around the race track and saw Santa and reindeer in sleighs and participating in golf, basket ball, fishing, and much more.

I kept looking for a Nativity Scene". Through the whole trip and excursion, there was no reference to the real meaning of Christmas.

I should have known by the sign at the entrance when it said "Xmas". Well, it looks like the "Grinch has truly stolen Christmas". I left the lights feeling very sad. A Christless Chrismas. I couldn't believe it. I didn't purchase any Christmas cards or gifts this year. I refuse to support businesses that are too "Weak, called politically correct" to truly acknowledge the reason for the season. If they're going to deny my Jesus, I'm going to deny their corporate greediness.

I did really enjoy my sister time though. That was the best. smiles, Pollyanna
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A new Social Security notice....... Dec 18, 2007 9:18 am
Mood: aggravated, 496 Views
"If you were under full retirement age all year in 2007 the earnings limit was $12,960. We must deduct $1 from your benefit for each $2 you earned more than $12,960.

If you reached full retirement age during 2007,we must deduct $1 for each $3 you earned more that $34,440."

For those of you who have not fully retired, depending upon Social Security, you need to contact the Social Security Department.

The games have only begun. The way these people can change the laws at a drop of the hat is scarey.

The 401Ks will be played with too. I couldn't choose the amount I wanted to receive. It was determined by the government. Also, the 401k's run out. They are not paid indefinitely, unless you have a whole lot of money invested in them.

Sorry for the news, but I love ya, Pollyanna
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