From Sai

Sharing Words and Emotion.
Here is a short poem I wrote about summers end.
I think the change of season is so beautiful and I
welcome it. Let the fall begin...
Sai

Its salad time

Don't forget this brand of fresh lettuce, folks. What probably happened is, the water the lettuce was washed in contained polliwogs and these became fresh new frogs, right in the packages. So if you're looking for salad fixins with a little more body, then be sure and try this brand. Don't forget, it's the extra care that Mexican companies take that makes the difference.

what is love?

There is the love for my family and friends. Its a comfortable feeling, like slipping into a warm dressing gown and a good pair of slippers. Its heartwarming like the smell of fresh baked apple pie on Christmas morning. It brings a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

Then there is the love of a new person. This, for me, is the love that grows and changes the most over time. Starting off as flame that at times is almost too much to tolerate. Sometimes begging you to cool things off and put out the fire. For the strong-hearted you might see that flame eventually simmer down to something that is more lasting. Something similar to the love of family and friends, but more intense, more exciting and at times invigorating. This love can leave you smiling a goofy grin at the craziest moments, and forcing everyone around you to shake their heads in wonderment at what in the world you find so darn amusing about choosing quality asparagus!

Its a love that sets your heart free and at the same time binds it tight to your beloved. Its a love that brings forth the invigorating feeling of breathing in the smell of freshly fallen rain, and will also leave you feeling cozy and warm like being curled up in your favorite blanket. It'll make your heart beat fast, and your brain move slow. Its an emotion of contradictions, and its wonderfully addicting.

Old Chinese Proverb

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.

If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.

If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.

If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.

If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.

If you plant hard work, you will reap success.

If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.

If you plant faith, you will reap miracles.

So be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap tomorrow. The seeds you now scatter will make life worse or better for you or for the ones who will come after you. Someday you will enjoy the fruits or you will pay for the choices you make.

Beautiful Tribute

As I Mature

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have a big willy or huge boobs.

I've learned that you shouldnt compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place!

I've learned that 99% of the time when something isnt working in your house, one of your kids did it.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.

Camels in the Desert

CAMELS IN THE DESERT The following is a picture taken directly above these camels in the > desert. It is considered one of the best pictures of the year. Look closely, the camels are the little white lines in the picture. The black you see is just the shadows!!

Im a Bitch

When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.

When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.

When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts, or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.

Being a bitch entails raising my children to be strong people who have a solid sense of personal and social responsibility, who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in and who love and respect themselves for the beautiful beings they are.

Being a bitch means that I am free to be the wonderful creature that am, with all my own intricacies, contradictions, quirks and beauty.

Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart. It means I live my life MY way.


It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.


When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak up against it, I am defined as a bitch.

The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.

I am proud to be a bitch! It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I "should" be.

I am outspoken, opinionated, and determined. By God, I want what I want, and there is nothing wrong with that!


So try to stomp on me, try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me. You won't succeed.

And if that makes me a bitch, so be it. I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.

I love this, I can call myself a bitch now and not feel bad about

Where does the money go

At first I thought this was humorous............then I realized the awful truth of it.

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me
To my doom..."

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal income tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax,
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense
Inventory tax
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road usage taxes
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License
Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
And, don't forget Inflation; it's a tax too!

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What in THE hell happened???? My own opinion is that Congress shouldn't have created a Central Bank (The Federal Reserve) and given over the minting of our money to them so they can give it back to us plus interest. A central bank is one of the planks of the Communist Manifesto! Did you know that the Federal Reserve is not Federal? It is a private bank owned by 12 families. It's Incorporated in Delaware....how do you like that? Don't like it? Well, be careful who you vote into the U. S. Congress...they're the ones that did it to you.

Fall Class Schedule

FALL CLASSES FOR MEN AT
THE LEARNING CENTER FOR ADULT MALES


REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED BY Monday, September 30, 2006
NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM.

Class 1
How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays -- Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.
Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.




Class 2
The Toilet Paper Roll -- Does It Change Itself?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 3
Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and
Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub? --- Group Practice.
Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.


Class 4
Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor --
Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 5
After Dinner Dishes -- Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink?
Examples on Video.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning
at 7:00 PM

Class 6
Loss Of Identity -- Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other.
Help Line Support and Support Groups.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 7
Learning How To Find Things -- Starting With Looking In The Right Places
And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming.
Open Forum.
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 8
Health Watch -- Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health.
Graphics and Audio Tapes.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 9
Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost -- Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined.

Class 10
Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks?
Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 11
Learning to Live -- Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife.
Online Classes and role-playing.
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined

Class 12
How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion
Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours ! beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 13
How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy -- Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late.
Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.


Class 14
The Stove/Oven -- What It Is and How It Is ! Used.
Live Demonstration.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Upon completion of any of the above courses,
diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

as we grow

As we grow up, we learn that..........

even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.

You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time.

You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.

You'll fight with your best friend.

You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.

You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Ever notice

Evian (bottled water) is NAIVE spelled backwards? brings to mind all sorts of questions relating to our laziness to just put some water in the fridge, our gullability in believing that bottled water is better, etc. ad nauseum.

funny from an eq friend

funny from an eq friend
Current mood: amused


we were talking about her meeting her husband online and she comes out and says this - with all seriousness... cracked me up!

"nice thing about meeting guys on the internet when you get sick of them you turn them off rofl

they become idiots you put them on ignore

in rl you give them your address they screw up your month, day, year "

One of those days....

Shamelessly pirated quote from Nan.... (need to find where you find these profound quotes Nan -- FEED ME!)

"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." E.L. Doctorow


and absolutely, you wouldnt believe the speed of which these personalities race round my wee brain... jostling for a foothold to get themselves down on paper. Yes, these thoughts I give respect as personalities, for what am I without them?

So many numerous little beings all screaming at once inside this shell that houses those neurons and networks that operate my fingers to purge the especially painful, and sometimes, yes, the most blissful experiences that my wretched life consists of ... yet, what am I without them?

To know me, and, to love me is to revel in these quirks and idiosyncrasises and accept them, and nurture them as you would a rare and precious flower, not hinder them.... for again, what am I without them?

The Love Letter

anyone seen this movie? its interesting... but what i found most provocative was the letter, let alone the author and recipient...

Dearest,

Do you know how much in love with you I am? Did I trip? Did I stumble? Lose my balance? Graise my knee? Graise my heart?

I know I'm in Love when I see you, I know when I long to see you, I'm on fire. Not a muscle has moved. Leaves hang unruffled by the breeze. The air is still. I have fallen in love without taking a step.

You are all wrong for me, and I know it, but I no longer care for my thoughts unless they are thoughts of you.

When I am close to you, I feel your hair brush my cheek, when it does not. I look away from you sometimes, and then I look back. When I tie my shoes, when I peel an orange, when I drive my car. When I lie down in bed each night without you, I remain, forever yours.

Some quotes

a civil war soldier writes home...
"if I do not return to your side, do not mourn me dead, for when my last breath escapes me on the battlefield, it will whisper your name"

~ a thinning gene pool is a terrible thing to witness

~ civilization's crowning achievement, cocktail hour

~ Nice BOD! Well, I mean, I hate to objectify you, but historically it IS my turn. Nice pecs, Nice abs, hows it feel to be an object BABE?

~ enemies trying to sabatage Pucini the night Casca premiered... when the curtain went up the audience was filled with late arrivals, so the curtain had to come down - and his happened over and over because Pucini always insisted everyone had to see it from the beginning to the end...

No matter how many times the curtain goes up and goes down, I'm not leaving my seat because I know when this finally gets started its gonna be great.

Those we love

"Whenever you feel the need or wish to cheer yourself, think about all of the good qualities of those who are around you -- the energy of one, for instance, the modesty of another, the generosity of a third, and some other gift of a fourth. For nothing is ever so cheering as the images of the qualities shining through in the character of those who live with us.... Have these images then ever before your eyes." -- Marcus Aurelius

Learning to Pause

"Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune. When somehow we're able to strike the right chord - to balance the expectations of our families and our responsibilities in the world on the one hand with our inner needs for spiritual growth and personal expression on the other.... Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we need most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to think, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better.... Learn how to pause." ---- Sarah Ban Breathnach

PETA

I think I'm gonna be sick... I'm trying really hard not to cry after watching this video and I dont want to watch it again- so sorry for the laziness in not providing the correct embedded code or whatever... just copy the addy below into ur browser and it will pop up an external player and show you.

mms://a805.v9135e.c9135.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/805/9135/0029/peta.download.akamai.com/9135/downloads/fur_farm_med.wmv

oh yeah - this is a Fur Farm

/now going to empty the meager contents of my stomach

The Living Will

Last night, my husband and I were sitting in the living room and my husband said to me, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."
I got up, unplugged the TV and threw out his beer.
I'm such a BITCH !

cant even find the word...

Found a new artist... Sai Collins... and i cant even find the word to describe it... at this point he's just so totally singing my soul and what i'm brewing on in my little head... his sound is incredible, soothing and heart wrenching at the same time, so moving, so full of message ... im ordering this album and holding my breath til his new one comes out in december!

here's lyrics

Scarlet Butterfly ...

Pining over times in my life
Choosing all the wrong things I knew weren't right
Wishing for the things I know I can't have
And having all the things that will leave me without any hope

I promised myself I wouldn't end it this way
But now my skies they fade to deep shades of gray
Nobles say I should want what I have
But my heart tells me that I should have what I want...

But one day something changed I dream of butterflies
This ones not the same I write between the lines
She gives me wings restores my breath & resurrects my life
No this ones not the same she's a scarlet butterfly

She lives another day with no hope left for change
No matter how she tries her feelings still stay the same
Bleeding in her pain with no tears left inside
Praying for the gift that would bring her soul back to life

But one day something changed I dream of butterflies
This ones not the same I write between the lines
She gives me wings restores my breath & resurrects my life
No this ones not the same she's a scarlet butterfly

mo chuisle = the beat of my heart

well, as a couple of you know, i've been going through some crazy stuff here - and i dont mean the crap with the neighbor or being sick, work, school. i mean emotional, mind bending, soul searching, heavy headed, heavy hearted, bittersweet misery and bliss. I've gleaned a few things, and still have many others to figure out. But figured i'd share a few words of wisdom in the form of some quotes ... might throw a spec of light in the endless abyss that is my wandering mind.

"Life is only as good as the memories we make"

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."

"People come into our lives and walk with us a mile, and then because of circumstance they only stay a while. They serve a need within the days that move so quickly by, and then are gone beyond our reach, we often wonder why. God only knows the reason that we meet and share a smile, why people come into our lives and walk with us a mile."

"don't like to be around negative people or in negative environments I think I have reached that point in my life where I have realized what is truly important to me. That is to love life each and everyday and live each and everyday like it is your last. Life is too short to be caught up in drama and unhappiness."

"Never explain yourself. Your friends dont need it and your enemies wont believe it."

" Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul"

"It's not where you are but who you're with"

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend."

"A friend is one who knows all about you and likes you anyway"

and remember, i didnt say i have it all figured out yet, dang i wish i did. but im trying to use these as my guidelines, my motto so to speak.

"Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away."

"Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides; and following them, you will reach your destiny."

lots more to come- more mind bending thoughts and stuff... but its 230 am and i need to go cuddle with my boyz and have a nap before i have to get up and start today's production ;p

le gra godeo = with love forever

awww... i'd want a man to say this to me

Girl: Do i ever cross ur mind

Boy: No

Girl: Do you like me?

Boy: Not really

Girl: Do you want me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you cry if I left?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you live for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you do anything for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Choose--me or ur life

Boy: my life

The girl runs away in shock and pain and the boy runs after her and says...

The reason you never cross my mind is because you're always on my mind.

The reason why I don't like you is because I love you.

The reason I don't want you is because I need you.

The reason I wouldn't cry if you left is because I would die if you left.

The reason I wouldn't live for you is because I would die for you.

The reason why I'm not willing to do anything for you is because I would do everything for you.

The reason I chose my life is because you ARE my life.