Memes

I think that the memes that I have been reading lately are great. They give you a tiny portal in which you get to know a little bit of your fellow bloggers. As a matter of fact, they probably know more about you than some of your friends. Under the guise of anonymity, do we feel free to let our guards down, or just enjoy the pleasure of being ourselves? In all the blogs that I have visited, there is nothing but support and best wishes offered. It's like a www support group. I love the bloggers and I love them sharing their thoughts, whether it be poems, short novels, photos, or life situations. I consider them all to be a gift. Thank You.


Speaking of memes......this is not planned, I just found it.

1.Grab the nearest book.
2.Open the book to page 123.
3.Find the fifth sentence.
4.Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5.Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what’s actually next to you.


On my nite table, behind me.


He has grown so accustomed to that old picture that he scarcely sees it anymore.

The Dress Lodger, by Sheri Holman.

It Takes A Thief

Meme Stolen from Ur-Spo

1.Your oddest craving?
Frozen french fries, odd because I like them frozen.
2. The forbidden food?
Cheesecake, I like it but.......it makes me sick.
3. A dish that makes you queasy?
Creamy sauces.
4. Your least favorite food vegetable?
Parsnips .
5. Your worst cooking disaster?
Making a new dish I hadn't tried before. I have FINALLY learned not to do that!
6. A Cooking exercise you don’t do well?
Cooking steak. It's either too rare or like leather. (Stovetop)
7. Food that arouses the most suspicion?
Fast food.
8. A drink you used to drink but no more?
Scotch.
9. Least favorite fast food chain?
McDonald's, I call their burgers, sawdust burgers.
10. When in doubt, eat….
Pasta.
11. A restaurant faux pas that would get you to speak up?
The dressing on my caesar salad.
12. Is there something spoiled in the fridge right now?
Probably, more than likely.
13. Food you can’t buy as your spouse/partner won’t allow it in the house.
N/A
14. Food your spouse/partner likes that you don’t like.
N/A
15. Your least favorite type of cuisine?
French, too rich.
16. I food you hated as a child but now love?
Vegetables.

SURPRISE

I'm going to start off tonite in a kinda' negative mood.

Sometimes.... wouldn't you love to say these things to some people:


Wipe your mouth, there's still a tiny bit of bullshit around your lips.

Shhhhhh.......that's the sound of nobody caring what you think.

Life is to short to dance with ugly men. (Mean I know, just call me Cruella).

Don't let your mind wander......it's too small to be left out on its own.


Whew, now that that's over.........

If you have been reading my blog, you know that I have an affinity for angels.

Not all the knicky knacks, but the paintings of the ethereal.




On the positive side, here is my SURPRISE after this boring post.
































Something to dream about. :) Have a great week!!

Be Careful What You Ask For..... :)

I belong to a "community" blog in my old neighborhood in Toronto. It's a great way of catching up with everyone and what's happening in the 'hood.

One of my favorite people posted an article on "oral sex".


Recent studies in Creation Science show us that oral sex can be extremely dangerous! We know this to be a fact. For those of you young people who have not yet been to Bible College, and are reading this article, "oral sex," means the placement of a hoochie or a tallywhacker into a human mouth. Creation research indicates that Satan is using the human tongue to infiltrate the soul by way of the vagina, anus, and hole in the tip of the penis (enormous penises have bigger holes, allowing for a greater number of demons to gain entrance, which is why black men commit so much crime). Creation Scientists have not yet determined exactly how thousands of tiny little demons extract themselves from human semen and vaginal excretions, but they are convinced that the human tongue is being used as their makeshift nest. "It is on the palette where the devil's minions spawn and reproduce like a swarms of tiny red maggots." says Landover Baptist Creation Scientist, Dr. Jonathan Edwards. "Once enough of them are bred, an army is assembled. They exit the nesting area and enter the throat. It is at this point, you are infected, and the battle for your soul begins."


I found this very amusing but another reader didn't. He posted a response......


"What the hell is next, the mating habits of the grasshopper in singapore?"


I couldn't help but respond to his comment.



Short-Horned Grasshopper species(06/13/2005) Locust ?

Hi, Any idea what this might be ? It was photographed in Singapore on a 9th floor apartment. I suspect it may be a locust ! Thanks FL















Hi FL,

Not being familiar with Asian insects, we can tell you it is a member of the Short-Horned Grasshopper Family Acrididae. This includes the Locusts, Lubber Grasshoppers and Bird Grasshoppers. We are not inclined to believe this is one of the swarming locusts and will say so with confidence
Mating habits themselves are highly specialized. The short-horned grasshopper has a strange method. The male feeds a lobe of his spermatophore to his mate while the rest of it is being inserted elsewhere and the sperms are finding their way to her eggs.

Out of The Mouth of.......A Pug

Rosey is much cuter than this pug......but you get the picture.






(Reasonable Facsimile)
















Every day when I come home, Rosey is so very excited. She can't wait for me to take off my coat so I can pick her up and cuddle her.

I pick her up and hold her under her bum in my right arm, with her wrapping her front paws around my neck and resting her chin on my shoulder. I sing?? or hum a song and do a little dance with her.


Well.......today I was humming( da,da,da,da,da,etc) a song by Midnight Oil. And guess what???


She started crooning along with me. No shit!!!
I thought I was going to crack up it was so amazing.


Cute AND talented. Does American Idol take dogs??
Don't answer that!!! I know what you're thinking. :)

I know for a fact that she is better than a lot of the contestants.


Ahhhhhh, Friday...............

"R" RATING

Spo suggested we post outrageous stuff when we are feeling blah.

I think this goes beyond the boundaries to what he was suggesting but.......



Definition of outrageous:
Being well beyond the bounds of good taste.







Well, here goes....................

On a much "lighter" note...........

Marriage

A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day.

One day, he motioned for her to come nearer.

She sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.

When I got fired, you were there to support me.

When my business failed, you were there.

When I got shot, you were by my side.

When we lost the house, you stayed right here.

When my health started failing, you were still by my side...You know what?"

"What dear?" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.

"I think you're bad luck, get the fuck away from me."

Tomorrow's TGIF!! YEAH!!!!

Have a great week-end.

Blogger's Flu

I think a few people are suffering from this lately and I am one of them. I don't have anything of interest to post about so ...........

Weird Things


Sam, the ugliest dog in the world. Poor Sam met his demise Nov. 22/05.

















Some weird things about moi.

1) I only have half of my right eyebrow.(The outer half I have to fake it).

2) I don't pluck my eyebrows, I trim them. They are perfectly shaped(except the right one).

3) My fingernail beds are pushed way back because when I was a teenager, I had a nervous habit of running a safety pin underneath them.

4) I shaved my arms when I was ten, it never really grew back.

5) I can't go to dinner and a movie. When I go to the movie theatre I have to eat popcorn and licorice allsorts, so there's no room for actual food. Before or after.

6) I have small toes, but I can cross my baby one over it's neighbour.

7) I save receipts for years. You NEVER know.

There's lots more, but I think I've bored you enough. :)

On a lighter note.......

Wedding Anniversary Gift.

Ed was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 seconds.....

AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!"

The next morning Ed got up early and left for work. When his wife wokeup she looked out the window and sure enough there was a boxgift wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.



Ed has been missing since Friday.

This one's for you kid

Like you, I will try to be as honest as possible.

1. Home theatre or movie theatre?
Movie theatre
2. Hardwood or wall-to-wall?
Hardwood definitely
3. Pencil or ballpoint pen?
Pencil
4. Digital or analog?
Analog (preferably Mickey Mouse)
5. “Wet” or dry? (and I’m not talking shoo-fly pie here. *wink*)
N/A
6. Hardback or paperback?
Hardcover fur sur
7. Gasoline or electric?
Electric
8. Photograph or painting?
Photograph
9. Mountains or shore?
I grew up on an island! Shore.
10. Curtains or blinds?
Curtains
11. Shower or spa tub?
Shower
12. Blu-ray or HD DVD?
HD DVD
13. Paint or wallpaper?
Paint
14. Thoroughly cleaned and prepped or go with the moment.
Prepped
15 “Ties” or “loafers” (slip-ons)?
Ties.
16. Stick shift or automatic?
Stick
17. Saturday or Sunday?
Saturday
18. 15% or 18%?
Depends,
15% if I'm giving
18% if I'm getting
19. Football or soccer?
Football
20. Lands End or L. L. Bean?
N/A

Loved Ones

Our mother died four years ago. I took it very hard at the time. Mainly it was quilt that I hadn't been home or seen her for two years. This was so out of character for me as I used to go home twice a year. I was sick and in a very unhealthy relationship.
My brother picked me up and by the time we reached home, mom had gone into a semi coma.

She died 2 days later.
I didn't get a chance to say good-bye.
I was like a piece of china, fragile and oh so vunerable.

Walking around the house alone, everyone else had gone to the funeral home to make arrangements, I came across a wrapped Christmas present from the year before sitting on a table upstairs. It had my name on it, written in my mother's handwriting.

I believe in signs, I don't wait for them but I believe in them.

I opened my gift.

My mother was telling me she will always be in my heart.

Dinner

I always ask for females. I love the roe!!!!

I also love the tomalley in lobsters.

It's friday, what the hey.........!!!

Have a great week-end!!

Would You Recognize This Person In A Line-Up

Yup, it's me. I left home this morning and it was -20 degrees Celsius, -30 with the windchill factor. Brrrrrrr!!!!!!

I bought this jacket at American Eagle two years ago and man it's fantastic. It has so many bells and whistles, I found a couple of new ones today. Those buckles hanging on the side of my face are supposed to be buckled to straps in the back. Who knew? :) I also find a new pocket every time I put it on.

Poor Rosey, taking her out in this weather to go to the can is just downright wrong. But........you got's to do what you got's to do.

The only thing I'm jealous of about men is that they can pee anywhere. They can just whip it out and away they go. The same thing pertains to male dogs.....all they have to do is cock their leg. The poor female doggies have to sit and squat on that freezing snow and ice. :(

Trivia quiz

See if you can identify the tartan of my scarf. It's my last name. :0)

SHARING

We were all taught as children to share, so....... I'm sharing Kostyantyn Voynov with you. :0)

He belongs to The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. Not bad, EH!!! He's straight though, but I didn't think that would matter.......

'cause he's just so good to look at.

I had the lady in today that travels with the company that attends to their costumes and whatnot, and she told me to definitely look him up. Well I did .........and I can't say I'm disappointed. I think I will have to see her at work on a professional level. Ha Ha!!

Cheating Again........

I'm feeling melancholy these past few days so here goes, a blast from the past.

Thursday, June 29, 2006

I could read this how about you?

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs?
Olny 55 % plepoe can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

The really scary part is that I didn't hesitate anywhere, just read along like I normally do. :)

Holidays

Heading down to The Cape tomorrow, Breton not Cod, for two whole weeks. Yeah!!
Just to be fair, Cape Cod is lovely, it actually reminds me of Cape Breton. The drive to Hyannis is route 6 from Sandwich I think, and in Cape Breton it's route 4. They feel very similiar, quiet, beautiful and untouched.
It was weird driving down that road, knowing that JFK drove down it many times to go home.

You can go home again, it's just not the same.

My father died when I was very young and our (6 siblings) mother was all we had. She was our matriarch, our anchor. We lost her almost four years ago and things will never be the same.

Memories are all we have, and she left us wonderful ones.
It really makes you realize the fragility of life when you lose someone that is such an important part of your being.
Remember, every day you make memories for someone and that's all they will have of you when you are gone.

Oh yeah, holidays, sorry I got melancholy for a bit. :(

We have a few rules, one of which is no computers allowed. DVD'S ARE!!! YEAH!!
It's so funny, we all get up at different times and the early birds usually watch a movie in our jammies, before breaky, in the den adjoining the kitchen.

When the stragglers start to arise and want to talk, all they get is SHHHHHHH!!!!!!
It totally pisses them off and it's always the same ones. Needless to say, I am not one of them. :) It's usually the kiddies and the kids at heart that are up early.

Then we get on to doing really boring stuff like going to the beach all day, swimming, windsurfing, waterskiing, scuba diving, boat cruises, building sand castles.
Then coming home to eat lobster, steak, veggies(we have a few vegetarians), bar-b-que whatever, drink gallons of wine and beer.

It's rough I'll tell ya!

You can't go home again to what it was but you can go home and make the best of what it is.

Everyone, enjoy all your holidays. :)

Old Folk

I don't know if the "Older Generation" are like this in your city, but they sure are in mine........


They feel that because they are old, they have a right to be..... obnoxious, overbearing, rude, and totally self-centered. Also, it seems that the more money they have, the cheaper they are.
That's another story!

For some reason they feel that they have to assert themselves because we, the younger generation, are out to screw them. :-)

Today I was at the grocery store, it was very cold out so I waited inside for a taxi. One older lady(sweet) was complaining that she was waiting thirty minutes for a taxi. After a few minutes one rolled up, I knew it was mine but because my spidey sense is not always on, I didn't go out and check. I let her take it. (you have to give a name to the driver) Besides, she was sweet and old, I would have given it to her anyway. Hah! She must have lied though! (The driver usually calls out your name).

Well, after fifteen minutes I called them again and sure enough, someone else had taken my cab. In the meanwhile, two old people (one with a cane) had called also but they were waiting outside. A taxi drew up and I wheeled my cart outside and sure enough it was for me. I knew the anger I was feeling from the oldies and when I looked back at them as we drove away, let's just say "if looks could kill", I'd be dead.

It was so cold out I didn't care. I did my good deed for the day.

PS I always thought that when you retired and got older, you had more time and tolerance.

Guess I thought wrong!!

Previous Posts

When I enjoy a fellow blogger, I sometimes go back and read their earlier posts. Especially when they first started blogging. Ur-Spo was commenting about a post he had written awhile ago so I looked it up. I realized after starting, that I had read it before. Great post by the way, Spo.

It got me to reading my old posts. I kinda' like this one.
I was a virgin blogger. ;)


April/2006

Had a bad/good day............who you gonna call?
No one...........Blog!

That's the beauty of blogs, you can bitch and complain. Get it out of your system without actually hurting anyone. A lot cheaper than a therapist and no time limit. (sorry spo)

The tag "blog" has to be a pseudonym for "hey, what about me". Think about it, there is so much stress in our lives nowadays, we need a place to vent.
Our friends are wonderful but they can only take so much, just as we can only handle so much from them.

BLOGGING.......... the answer to all our frustrations. From sharing memories, troubles at work, life in general, or wonderful things that have happened to you.
It's like a daily journal that you happen to share with others. Now, some people use it for their own morally righteous opinions, but that's okay too, it's their thing. (I just don't read them)

Personally, I enjoy a blog that is light and makes me laugh. After work, I like a light read, not War and Peace. :->

Happy Blogging

A Blessing Or A Curse

A couple of years ago I went to a well known local psychic. My Spidey Sense was in overdrive and I wanted to do something about it. I asked him how I could get rid of it. He said,"you can't, you have to embrace it". That was not what I wanted to hear.

It's not as bad as it was but it's definitely still around. I'll give you a couple of examples.

One female patient had just returned from Europe and her parents had recommended our office to her. "I'm glad they came and brought you home", I said. She was very upset and asked who told me. (She was in a very bad relationship with her husband) I knew none of this information.

Another patient wanted to buy a special electric toothbrush. I innocently said,"I know you don't like Walmart but........", "who told you that", she exclaimed. I had to think fast there.

Today I was waiting outside a medical building and a man came up to me and asked if I was Ruth. No, I said, that's her inside. He looked at me and said,"you're joking, right". No I said, look, that's her on the phone right in there. (I had never seen this woman before).

These are only simple examples that come to mind. It's the emotions that are the most difficult to deal with. Especially the angry ones.

I don't see things, I just know things.

STUFF

The Wikipedia defines it as....

Stuff is any number of things and is a word used when someone wants to talk about some or all of those things. People say "stuff" sometimes when they do not know the real name of something.


It is things that you think are(were) important to you.
Material things, that you had some attachment to. Be it, some chair that you bought, a picture you liked at the time, a great but outdated jacket, your lucky shirt. :) etc., etc., etc., I could go on and on.

Really it's just stuff that is cluttering up your life.

For example:

When I left Toronto, I had very little time and space to take anything with me. My brother was picking me up with his truck. I was never going to be able to retrieve anything I left behind.(Another story). What did I take with me?
I had previously packed a box in the event of this situation. In it was pictures and mementos of my daughter growing up, my mother and father, and my family.
Very few clothes(favorite jackets and boots), books I love, and I guess that's about it.

In lieu of all this, I guess I'm just saying that material stuff can always be replaced.

Now the mental stuff.................that's something else I have to work on.

Death

Do what the Buddhist do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?' "

I don't know how accurate this is, maybe Tiger can enlighten me. But I can't imagine living my life and every day asking a little bird, "is today the day". That just seems so morbid to me.


How would you spend your time if you had only twenty-four hours to live?

Serious thinking here. Wow, okay, here goes....................

Be with princess, that's a no brainer.
Tell her she will be strong and I will always be with her.
Say good-bye to my sisters and brothers.
Go to Cape Breton and say goodbye.
Sit in my mother's kitchen, look out on the the Bras d'Or lakes and think about all the wonderful times I had as a child.
Sleep in my mother's bed.
Forgive anyone that has done me harm and ask forgiveness of anyone that I have harmed.
Be buried next to my mother. (Cremation of course, I don't like bugs).

Sorry, no exciting things for me. I would just want peace of mind.

What would you do?

I Borrowed This Meme From Tiger and Steve

In the hopes that it will tell a little about me.........

1. The phone rings. Who are you hoping it is?
Wrong #. I don't like the phone.
2.When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Always(I'm a Catholic, guity as charged) :)
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Depends if I'm drinking or not.
4. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Fur sur! I'm a survivor.
5. Do you like to ride horses?
Yup, "giddy up".
6. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
Yes. That was when I realized I was a vampire. I got bit by a mosquito and immediated started to suck the blood from the bite. :) Everyone looked at me weirdly.
7. What was your favorite board game as a kid?
Chinese checkers.
8. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was taken what would you do?
Ask him how his girlfriend/wife was doing.
9. Are you judgmental?
No.
10. Would you date someone with different religious beliefs?
Depends on how fervent they were about their religion. I like things in small doses.
11. Are you continuing your education?
No, but I plan on doing so.
12. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
No, guns scare me.
13. If your house was on fire, what's the first thing you'd grab?
My sweet Rosey.
14. How often do you read books?
What a question. When do I not read books would be easier.
15. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I try not to think . But the future is creeping in thank god.
16. What is your favorite children's book?
Grimm's Fairy Tales.
17. How tall are you?
5'6"
18. Where is your ideal house located?
Cape Breton .
19. Last person you talked to?
Princess, my daughter, in Houston.
20. Who was your first kiss?
Bobby Gardiner, I was thirteen.
21. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Five years ago.
22. What are your keys on your key chain for?
Three keys for my apartment, one key for my mailbox, one key for work .
23. What did you do last night?
Walked Rosey, read some blogs, wrote my blog, read some, watched CSI.
24. Where is your current pain at?
Let's not go there, read my previous post. :)
25. Do you like mustard?
Nope, Nope, and Nope.
26. Do you like your mom or dad?
I loved them both very much.
27. How long does it take you in the shower?
Depends if I'm shaving my legs or not.
28. What movie do you want to see right now?
Dreamgirls.
29. Do you put lotion on your dog or cats?
I put polysporin in her ears because she scratches them so much they bleed.
Does that count? (I also have drops for her ears that the vet prescribed).
30. What did you do for New Year's?
Watched a movie, drank champagne, ate lobsters and snuggled up with Rosey. I haven't felt so peaceful in a long time.
31. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
Is that a movie? Never heard of it.
32. Do you own a camera phone?
No.
33. What's the last letter of your middle name?
R.
34. Who did you vote for on American Idol?
I'm Canadian but I really liked Chris and Bo.

PS I added # 20 because it was missing. ;)

Who' da Thunk It?

Something so simple as changing your shoes could cause so much pain. I have been in SO much pain for the past few months. It was even in my hips when I moved. Sometimes I thought my hip joint was displaced when I would get up or turn around.

I have been wearing ankle boots with a 2 1/2 inch block heel all week and guess what?

No pain. Crazy! I have also noticed that when I wear a high heel I take long strides and I swivel my hips. (I walk with one foot placed in front of the other). With flat shoes I take short steps beside each other.

The only problem I foresee is .............what do I do when I'm old?
A little old lady with high heels? ;)

Maggie, you got some 'splainin' to do.........

Yesterday's post was a rant.
This blog is not called Den Of Iniquity for nothing.

I was told if someone had to describe me, they would say I was sweet. I can't be sweet all the time, that would be unnatural. And there is a lot of anger and angst under this facade. So......... I use this blog to rant when I'm not feeling so good. If I ever upset anyone with one of them, I apologize. Don't take me seriously, just say, "oh, maggie's ranting again, she'll be okay tomorrow".

And I am.


PS Here's hoping that as my tree grows, so will I. And my rants will grow .........

smaller, smaller, smaller, smaller, smaller....

until I have none.

How Cool Are You?

I received this test from my brother today......

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/general/2002/cool_test.htm


Onward and Upward

Into the New Year that is. My resolutions are few, my reservations are plenty. But it is a new year and we fill our heads of a being a better and more productive person.

There are some resolutions that should be banned. eg.

1) Quitting smoking

2) Joining a gym

3) Going on a diet

4) Stop drinking(alcohol)

These are commitments that should not be made on New Year's. To do so is asking for failure. It's too much pressure and the average person is not prepared for the determination it takes to follow them through. They have good intentions but unfortunately it takes a lot more than that.
Some do succeed but alas only a few.

Here's to the few that do....

Bliadhna Mhath Ur

This says, Happy New Year, for those who don't understand Scottish Gaelic :)

Japanese Maple Tree

acer palmatum heptalobum rubrum






I planted my tree of forgiveness today. I figured I might as well plant my favorite and "kill two birds with one stone". Figuratively speaking of course. :)
As this was not a long planned out event, I was just lucky that the best time to plant this tree is between October and December. Fate stepped in once again to aid in my resolution.

I hope that all is well in blog land and that everyone survived the arrival of 2007 in good cheer.

Here's To 2007 and All It Might Entail !!