Sunday, March 18, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
A Warning to Women of Any Age
In the mood for a Snakesssssong..?
The author Oscar Brown Jr: very funky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxVymZxekEw&feature=related
Al Wilson: ssssmooooth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiSeWXvN1fw&feature=related
On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
"Poor thing," she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"
"Take me in tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
She wrapped him all cozy in a comforter of silk
And laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk
She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taken to had been revived
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died"
She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
"I saved you," cried the woman "And you've bitten me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
"Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
“Come on in you pretty snake…
Come on in, yeah, come on in you pretty snake…
Al Wilson: ssssmooooth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiSeWXvN1fw&feature=related
On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
"Poor thing," she cried, "I'll take you in and I'll take care of you"
"Take me in tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
She wrapped him all cozy in a comforter of silk
And laid him by her fireside with some honey and some milk
She hurried home from work that night and soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taken to had been revived
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
She clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried
"But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died"
She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight
Instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
"I saved you," cried the woman "And you've bitten me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I'm going to die"
"Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.
"Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in, tender woman," sighed the snake
“Come on in you pretty snake…
Come on in, yeah, come on in you pretty snake…
Commercials
There are commercials we hate. Some I hate so much that I refuse to go to that store, establishment, restaurant EVER just because I hate their commercials. I think this mostly happens with commercials who have dumb people in them. I take them to mean that dumb people go to their stores, etc. And I'm afraid someone might see me going in them and say behind their hand to their BFF, "Look how dumb she is, she goes to the dumb peoples store!"
Right. So an example:
SONIC: A man (I base that on short hair and the type of his shirt, not on what I would deem manly qualities) is insulting the woman in the car with him with comments of how studly he is and how people think her sweater looks like something his mother would wear and thus no one would ever think the two of them were "together". There's more, but I have no interest in repeating it. But I do say, "DON'T eat at Sonic. EVER." I don't care that they no longer are running that commercial. If they think we are dumb enough to eat at their fast food place by watching a commercial like that, then we prove them right!
So what kind of commercials are acceptable? Ones with kitties and babies and nice and kind people. Like Dari-Queen. How can you resist a grown man blowing bubbles with kittens in them? And then he catches them so they can't get hurt when the bubble bursts. Really cute kittens. The fact that I LOVE Heath Bar Blizzards has nothing to do with me checking online to see what time they close. (It's early, so be aware.)
I have more, I may or may not follow in this vein on the next post. But I definitely would like to have anyone share their favorite and/or hateable commercials.
I know this puts a lot of pressure on the four of you out there. But I'm counting on you. I have seven sisters and not one of them is following me. Isn't that beyond sad?
Right. So an example:
SONIC: A man (I base that on short hair and the type of his shirt, not on what I would deem manly qualities) is insulting the woman in the car with him with comments of how studly he is and how people think her sweater looks like something his mother would wear and thus no one would ever think the two of them were "together". There's more, but I have no interest in repeating it. But I do say, "DON'T eat at Sonic. EVER." I don't care that they no longer are running that commercial. If they think we are dumb enough to eat at their fast food place by watching a commercial like that, then we prove them right!
So what kind of commercials are acceptable? Ones with kitties and babies and nice and kind people. Like Dari-Queen. How can you resist a grown man blowing bubbles with kittens in them? And then he catches them so they can't get hurt when the bubble bursts. Really cute kittens. The fact that I LOVE Heath Bar Blizzards has nothing to do with me checking online to see what time they close. (It's early, so be aware.)
I have more, I may or may not follow in this vein on the next post. But I definitely would like to have anyone share their favorite and/or hateable commercials.
I know this puts a lot of pressure on the four of you out there. But I'm counting on you. I have seven sisters and not one of them is following me. Isn't that beyond sad?
An Untimely Post
A friend just sent me notice of a blogpost via FB. Of course I thought of my neglected blog and decided to start a thread that had come into my head last night. So of course I expect all FOUR of my followers to chime in and read and PARTICIPATE!!!
I was shocked to find out that it has almost been a year since I last blogged. Amazing how fast time passes when you are so BUSY!!! And having fun, too. Of course since I have such overwhelming response to my blogs, it makes it hard to ignore them. But I manage. <enter snarky, sarcastic voice here.>
Ah well, away I go. I will progress on to my next post which is the real post...
Michelle
I was shocked to find out that it has almost been a year since I last blogged. Amazing how fast time passes when you are so BUSY!!! And having fun, too. Of course since I have such overwhelming response to my blogs, it makes it hard to ignore them. But I manage. <enter snarky, sarcastic voice here.>
Ah well, away I go. I will progress on to my next post which is the real post...
Michelle
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Time in a Bottle
I was sitting in my very large, old, creaky wooden rocking chair. It fits me well, but the more industrious the rock, the louder the creak. Eli and I had just come in from our car ride, a ride just not quite long enough to put him thoroughly into the land of nod. I had watched him briefly wiggle and squirm, much more like one of the worms than of the ducky he resembled in his soft yellow jammies with the golden webbed feet. He stretched once more and I lifted him up in my arms, looked 'round and decided the dishes could wait yet again, while the two of us took a break. So I settled in my old chair, old in style as well as wear and rocked as gently as I could to prevent or at least to muffle the racket the old chair made as it moved back and forth.
The little wiggly body softened as we moved, then relaxed. A little pudgy hand released it's fist on the upper arm of my sweatshirt. Eli's soft downy head held in my hand slowly sunk onto my shoulder until I was no longer supporting it with my hand, instead it was supporting me with it's warmth. We rocked 'til the chair began to sing, so I slowed and the chair quieted. The little worm in Eli began to emerge, so I rocked a little faster and the chair sang louder. Baby ducky once again laid his head upon my shoulder... until I could no longer hear the little baby sounds, only the melody of the old rocking chair.As I sat rocking, the creaky chair carrying me off with it's lullaby, my mind wandered off and I began to wonder at the absolute peace of a baby. A deep rush of emotion came over me and a vow I have made to many babies before became a promise to Eli as well; To the best of my ability baby grandson of mine, I will always be here for you. I promise.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sistos
When it comes to the Terrazas girls, you mess with one bean, you get the whole burrito. ~ Ursula Terrazas
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li
A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~Marion C. Garretty
Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister. ~Alice Walker
Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life. ~Charles M. Schulz
If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child. ~Linda Sunshine
You can kid the world. But not your sister. ~Charlotte Gray
I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness. ~Emily Dickinson
Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood. ~Louisa May Alcott
Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five. ~Pam Brown
In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ~Catherine Killigrew
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. ~Toni Morrison
Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply... ~Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814
What's the good of news if you haven't a sister to share it? ~Jenny DeVries
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~Margaret Mead
Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister. ~Katherine Mansfield
A sister smiles when one tells one's stories - for she knows where the decoration has been added. ~Chris Montaigne
More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good. ~Linda Sunshine
My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time. ~Linda Sunshine
I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. ~James Boswell
How do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara Corpening
If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. ~Pam Brown
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ~Author Unknown
There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me. ~Mary Montagu
I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones. ~Author unknown, attributed to a 4-year-old named Lauren
In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. ~Author Unknown
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ~Pam Brown
The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. ~Clara Ortega
Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other. ~Carol Saline
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow. ~Benjamin Disraeli
When mom and dad don't understand, a sister always will. ~Author Unknown
Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! ~Charlotte M. Yonge
A toast once heard: "To my big sister, who never found her second Easter egg until I'd found my first." ~Robert Brault,
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James
To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara Ortega
The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend. ~Cali Rae Turner
An older sister helps one remain half child, half woman. ~Author Unknown
An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~Pam Brown
There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you. ~Author Unknown
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. ~Susan Scarf Merrell
I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ~Maya Angelou
A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. ~Marian Sandmaier
Our roots say we're sisters, our hearts say we're friends. ~Author Unknown
Our siblings push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago - the baby, the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider.... It doesn't seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we've traveled. ~Jane Mersky Leder
Our siblings. They resemble us just enough to make all their differences confusing, and no matter what we choose to make of this, we are cast in relation to them our whole lives long. ~Susan Scarf Merrell
Sibling relationships - and 80 percent of Americans have at least one - outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty and distrust. ~Erica E. Goode, "The Secret World of Siblings," U.S. News & World Report, 10 January 1994
Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring - quite often the hard way. ~Pamela Dugdale
Sisters share the scent and smells - the feel of a common childhood. ~Pam Brown
A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. ~Author Unknown
Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers. ~Pam Brown
Between sisters, often, the child's cry never dies down. "Never leave me," it says; "do not abandon me." ~Louise Bernikow
It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on! ~Author Unknown
Sisters don't need words. They have perfected a language of snarls and smiles and frowns and winks - expressions of shocked surprise and incredulity and disbelief. Sniffs and snorts and gasps and sighs - that can undermine any tale you're telling. ~Pam Brown
One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself. ~Betsy Cohen
We know one another's faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortification, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar. We have been banded together under pack codes and tribal laws. ~Rose Macaulay
Sister to sister we will always be,
A couple of nuts off the family tree.
~Author Unknown
We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory. ~Evelyn Loeb
We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school. ~Charlotte Gray
Whatever you do they will love you; even if they don't love you they are connected to you till you die. You can be boring and tedious with sisters, whereas you have to put on a good face with friends. ~Deborah Moggach
You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories. ~Deborah Moggach
It's hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own. ~Pam Brown
She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child. ~Barbara Alpert
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li
A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~Marion C. Garretty
Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister. ~Alice Walker
Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life. ~Charles M. Schulz
If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child. ~Linda Sunshine
You can kid the world. But not your sister. ~Charlotte Gray
I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness. ~Emily Dickinson
Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood. ~Louisa May Alcott
Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five. ~Pam Brown
In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ~Catherine Killigrew
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. ~Toni Morrison
Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply... ~Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814
What's the good of news if you haven't a sister to share it? ~Jenny DeVries
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~Margaret Mead
Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister. ~Katherine Mansfield
A sister smiles when one tells one's stories - for she knows where the decoration has been added. ~Chris Montaigne
More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good. ~Linda Sunshine
My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time. ~Linda Sunshine
I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. ~James Boswell
How do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara Corpening
If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. ~Pam Brown
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ~Author Unknown
There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me. ~Mary Montagu
I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones. ~Author unknown, attributed to a 4-year-old named Lauren
In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. ~Author Unknown
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ~Pam Brown
The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. ~Clara Ortega
Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other. ~Carol Saline
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow. ~Benjamin Disraeli
When mom and dad don't understand, a sister always will. ~Author Unknown
Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! ~Charlotte M. Yonge
A toast once heard: "To my big sister, who never found her second Easter egg until I'd found my first." ~Robert Brault,
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James
To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~Clara Ortega
The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend. ~Cali Rae Turner
An older sister helps one remain half child, half woman. ~Author Unknown
An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~Pam Brown
There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you. ~Author Unknown
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. ~Susan Scarf Merrell
I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ~Maya Angelou
A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. ~Marian Sandmaier
Our roots say we're sisters, our hearts say we're friends. ~Author Unknown
Our siblings push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago - the baby, the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider.... It doesn't seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we've traveled. ~Jane Mersky Leder
Our siblings. They resemble us just enough to make all their differences confusing, and no matter what we choose to make of this, we are cast in relation to them our whole lives long. ~Susan Scarf Merrell
Sibling relationships - and 80 percent of Americans have at least one - outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty and distrust. ~Erica E. Goode, "The Secret World of Siblings," U.S. News & World Report, 10 January 1994
Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring - quite often the hard way. ~Pamela Dugdale
Sisters share the scent and smells - the feel of a common childhood. ~Pam Brown
A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. ~Author Unknown
Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers. ~Pam Brown
Between sisters, often, the child's cry never dies down. "Never leave me," it says; "do not abandon me." ~Louise Bernikow
It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on! ~Author Unknown
Sisters don't need words. They have perfected a language of snarls and smiles and frowns and winks - expressions of shocked surprise and incredulity and disbelief. Sniffs and snorts and gasps and sighs - that can undermine any tale you're telling. ~Pam Brown
One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself. ~Betsy Cohen
We know one another's faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortification, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar. We have been banded together under pack codes and tribal laws. ~Rose Macaulay
Sister to sister we will always be,
A couple of nuts off the family tree.
~Author Unknown
We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory. ~Evelyn Loeb
We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school. ~Charlotte Gray
Whatever you do they will love you; even if they don't love you they are connected to you till you die. You can be boring and tedious with sisters, whereas you have to put on a good face with friends. ~Deborah Moggach
You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories. ~Deborah Moggach
It's hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own. ~Pam Brown
She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child. ~Barbara Alpert
Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Mommy Blues
A few weeks later we celebrated our wedding anniversary and (you are getting the drift, aren't you?) Tara presented us with a small, lightweight, beautifully wrapped box. What do you suppose was in the box? Of course, two tickets to the Moody Blues who were playing at the University of San Diego. Tara said, "Mom, that is what I spent my babysitting money on!" I am crying yet again at the retelling of this story. One, that my 15 year old was so unselfish (as she was supposed to be at that age). And two, that I still forget at times how wonderful she is and how lucky I am to have the children that I do. As I said, not my finest hour. My finest hours have been the ones spent with them.
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