Saturday Komeekz and Viral Shark photo

People want to save me, presumably from slipping off the edge and out of " the one and only Church".

But, really, we all want the same things:

1. To calm down and be better, kinder people
2. To rest in the Arms of our Creator when we die
3. To know that all of the Universe wishes us well, if only we could stop killing each other and the planet.
4. That someone will remember us when we are no longer here

So, though I have no mantra, I thought this cartoon was very fun.  So, "Squeak" shall be my mantra.  I'm so glad I don't have to actually chew on a rubber bone, though, since I, like the doggie, can also "think" the word, "Squeak". 

Eat or be eaten:

It was taken in South Africa, and really spectacular!  So, it's save to go back into the water now.  It's eaten.

Hearts for June

If you haven't heard, there is a very sick little girl who loves heart shaped things.  Her name is June and her story is HERE

Her parents want to be able to surround their three and a half year old daughter with hearts, 20,000 of them by June 1st.

4x4 sized hearts, decorated in whatever way you would for a little dying girl, and send them to this address:

  June Rudd, P.O. Box 992, Anoka, MN 55303.

 Pass it on.  Let's get her those hearts.

Good night!  Sweet Dreams!  Take care!

Thank you to Pina... ♥♥♥♥♥  I love you Pina!

Friday, May 24, for Blog Every Day in May...

I've been trying to do this, blog every day, but this is the first time I actually got it right and went to the webpage for instructions!

My three worst traits:

1.  I'm messy.  I used to be very organized and neat, and then I (gasp!) started a business that literally ate the house.

2.  I overdo EVERYTHING.  I jump in with both feet and a crowbar!  I'm working on this.  Gilding Lilies?  No problem!

3.  I never throw anything away:  I keep things because I see possibilities in the most mundane things, like brown paper bags.  Why?  Anyway, I've started letting go of the real detritus because, since last June, I know I'll just never get to make all the things I thought I'd make.  This includes big welded sculptures.  Yes, I have an industrial welding setup and wanted to make really BIG Objects for the garden, ones that also moved in the wind. 

When I asked DH about this little meme, I started suggesting things to him, like, "I scuff my feet".  He said, "No, I actually like that one because it lets me know you are coming."

Thankful Thursday...

I'm thankful for kind suggestions from readers!  This is something I never knew before.

"Hey there, I think your site might be having browser compatibility issues.
When I look at your blog site in Firefox, it looks fine but when opening
in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up!
Other then that, superb blog!"

Dear Anon.  Thank you for your nice comment and the IE helps. 

I looked at IE, and found a tool at the top that can cure overlapping for narrower or smaller monitors.  It looks like a torn in half page along with other icons on the top left hand side of the page.  It's called "Compatibility View".

Also, to make any page bigger or smaller, there is always Contrl+ or Control-.

Thanks again!

Small Dog in Rubble struggles out to it's owner...

This is amazing.  I'm sure you've seen it.  Poor Oklahoma....



This horrible storm was more than a mile wide.  My grandmother, who had lived through several tornadoes, was always watching the skies during storms.  She was so afraid of them.

Not a wordless Wednesday, again..... Flowers and some political stuff if - you can call Warmongering political.

I'll hit you with the Ugly later.  I would like to apologize for not reading all your blogs. Since I've been handicapped by an inability to read them on the netbook, my blog reading has fallen into the scupper.  Though there is a new log-in system in place, it only works for one computer.  So, I've had to figure a work-around to use the systemon the netbook. There is also a very naggy Google Connect that I'm not sure I want to let through the door quite yet. It seems like something very cool to use but then it just might be a little like opening the door to Godzilla.

First things first: here is a  "May You Walk With Beauty All Around You" part:

I found a tiny flower from the garden, the sweetness of which I wanted to share with all who read here. 

The flower is no more than 3/8th of an inch wide.
You can make it bigger to see details.
It is a work of Tiny Perfection.

Also, I would like to report that the blue eyed grass is making a lot more headway along the verges of the lawn at the rec center.  I'm just so happy to see it there!  I have no idea, besides from the friendly help of the birds, how it got there.  I'm collecting seeds again this year in order to scatter them ever farther.  They are the cutest little devils.  So tiny!  Smaller than those above.


Now cometh the "Big Ugly" Part:  Ahem!

As you know, I've been reading the new book, and it has made me wish I'd started reading the more "political" books earlier in life and had never stopped!

However, there were twins, which I never regretted but can you see me balancing a baby on each knee while reading heavy, wrist breaking, head splitting Tomes filled with footnotes?

The Big Sisters were readers, and, of course, they read to their Little Sisters.  I might have had more time to read if I'd thought to stay locked into the bathroom with my books, yes?  No, it wouldn't have worked.  There was Life to Live and a sweet family to raise and to Love!  They were the happiest of times.

Now, as an old Crone, (read Harpy?) I can read the "Big Ugly" stuff again (and swirl my brew with a cackle!?).

About the book, The Armies of Ignorance : It's heartbreaking to read because it answers some questions (in my mind) that needed to be answered.  The first being, why did we drop two different bombs on the Japanese, when they hesitated to surrender, when they were still negotiating to surrender?  And, why did we choose to terrify the population in Germany and Japan with an "unconditional surrender" policy when none of the Allies were informed about it, nor had yet agreed to it, when it was presented by FDR at the Casablanca Meeting as a done deal?  General Eisenhower - who knew better than anyone in Washington, DC what really worked -  had tried ( unsuccessfully) to have such a policy stopped or at least modified.  He knew it would cost a lot more lives. As everything unfolded, it is clear to me what the objective really was.

The book was written in 1977, by a man who was both a Military man, and a Scholar. 

Reading is the only way for me to stay informed and mentally alive.  I'm so glad we have the first amendment, and that it is almost still fully operational.   I feel it is one of the greatest blessings IN the Bill of Rights.  Thank you  James Madison!  (Yes, that link is a Wiki.. sorry..)

I get to stay home and rest today.  I think I'll keep my jammies on all day and KNIT!  I need to knit!