Fun With Photos

I have found that even the worst of my old photos can be made interesting by some careful and fun editing like this one. The style is a good fit for the "me" of the time.

MM

"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." Marilyn Monroe

I found this wonderful quote and can really relate to what she was saying. True friends, those who profess to love us, should be able to standby when we are at our worst. They may not enjoy being around us during some of the out of control times but they should be able to understand and be waiting for us on the other side.

Kisses

"According to U.S. statistics, an American woman would kiss an average of 80 men before she gets married."

I found this little bit of trivia on a site and found myself wondering if I lost count somewhere along the line because I can't for the life of me remember this many!

Where Did The Years go?

The cute little guy on the left is now "grown up" and a writer of Sci-fantasy. The ghoulish photo was from his birthday celebration, which happens to fall on Halloween. To his mother, however, he remains the cherubic child of my heart.

Oh, Sure, the British are better

25/05/2009 - 10:10:39
A new poll has found that Irish people spend almost 9.5 hours moaning each week.

The figure adds up to more than 20 days a year.

Bad weather tops the list of daily groans, followed by tiredness, traffic and work.

The poll found that only British people moan more than the Irish.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eykfcwkfsnmh/#ixzz0Gkm8Jm7v&B

Thoughts on Life from great minds

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost


All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson


All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Henry Ellis

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. Anton Chekhov

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Mark Twain

Memorial Day

When I was a kid (many,many years ago) Memorial Day was always the 30th of May. Then some bureaucrat decided to propose that the date be moved to a "floating" date to allow government employees to enjoy a 3-day weekend to start off the summer. Other holidays have been treated the same way and it seems as if the meaning behind the holiday no longer matters as long as folks can get a long weekend.

In addition to everything else that is on my schedule, I have once more started with Avon. The funds, as in the past, earmarked for vacations, entertainment, etc. And this year it will go to help fund my son on his bike ride across the country. He is planning on riding from Madison, Wisconsin to Portland, Oregon with stops along the way with friends from school and from the web. He is looking for sponsorship as well as folks who are interested in riding along with him for a few miles.

So Avon Calling...

How to describe myself...that has always been a question that I dreaded, whether it be during a job interview or simply friends asking the question. For me, the answer to that question would depend upon the current frame of mind. There are days when I still think of myself as the shy, somewhat nerdy high school girl who chameleon like was able to blend with the group of people I was with at the time. Then there was the college years and the personality changed to a surprisingly sophisticated co-ed. After college I went through a few years of rebellion before settling into the role of career woman and mother. And now, years later the person is once more changing as I find myself a single woman once more.