Thought for the Day

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Michelle]

I love the saying today I for some reason needed to read those today..
thank you for sharing that...

it made me think and for some reason helped with some harsh feelings I have been feeling....

nice very nice

I guess it helps to read something when you have nobody to talk to....:confused:

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Iris]

I really appreciate your posts as they are always so positive. Some of the others' posts, not so much. Glad that you are out there! :)

[Ironhorse]

Thank you Iris! I find that these quotes make me think about things a bit more, and make for a more positive outlook on life. No matter how bad my day may be, someone else out there is having a worse one, LOL, and I always have tomorrow to look forward to, it's bound to be better.

Besides, I adore the Rottweiler, LOL!

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

BTW, anyone can jump in and add to this thread. It's so much more interesting when other people share their thoughts too.

[Celticsoul]

I adore the Rot pictures. Where do you find them? With a smile and through my tears I recall my rot/sheperd mix, "Maxx" who redefined the term, "unconditional love"; he was my companion and champion defender for 13 years. His back and hip problems, and the pain in his face were more than either he or I could endure, and we had to say goodbye. Anyway.... keep the pics coming!

[Ironhorse]

I get the "Rotti" pics from a site for e-cards, Castlemountains.com. I subscribe to it and get an e-mail everyday. It's fun, not only do I find some really cute e-cards to send to my friends, but there's a word search puzzle, jig saw puzzles (both of which I am hopelessly addicted to), a calender of Special Days for the month (like today was Peanut Butter Day), but then there is "Rotti" and "Thought for the Day". I love Rotti because he reminds me of the Rottweiler that my parents used to have, Bear. He had to be put to sleep about 2 years ago, cancer. He was my brother's best friend and when we lost him, it was like losing my brother all over again. But the expressions on Rotti's faces remind me so much of Bear that I can laugh, I can just imagine him telling me this stuff. Silly I know.

[Ironhorse]

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[falconer]

Life's tough, but it's tougher if your stupid!! At least thats what my Dad always used to tell me!!

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Michelle]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Patagoniamaniac]

To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" you can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."

Jack handey

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[GypsyGirl]

Hey ironhorse...I'm new to this site..just wanted to say I love your thoughts of the day, and the pics..we all need to be reminded of them all..have a great day!

[Ironhorse]

Hey ironhorse...I'm new to this site..just wanted to say I love your thoughts of the day, and the pics..we all need to be reminded of them all..have a great day!

Thank you karnes58! Welcome to the board and enjoy. Don't be shy, post away!

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Iris]

What a lovely thought...

[Ironhorse]

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[Chem101]

To Paraphrase the above:

NEVER TRY TO TEACH A PIG TO SING
IT'S A WASTE OF YOUR TIME
AND ANNOYS THE PIG

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Sandman]

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him. ~Leo Aikman

and

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. ~Author Unknown

[beautiful_mess38]

Speak when you're angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret

[Newcomer]

If you want the job done at all you gotta do it yourself.

Yell if you want to be heard, speak calmly if you want to be listened to.

(Newcomer 2007)

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

With Christmas on its way and all the commercialization, I thought this was a good thought to remember...............

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[Newcomer]

http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/today.asp

Changes every day

[Ironhorse]

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving.”
Woodrow T. Wilson

[Ironhorse]

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[Newcomer]

Here is todays Deep Thought

http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/today.asp

[beautiful_mess38]

If your going thru hell...keep going

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[jakobscalpel]

Being sick is irritating.
Everyone in the family being sick is painful.
Everyone in the family being sick over a week vacation during a holiday and scheduled birthday party is unbearable.

[Ironhorse]

Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.

Dick Gregory

[Ironhorse]

You don't have to fool all the people all of the time; you just have to fool enough to get elected.
~ ~ ~ Gerald Barzan

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
~ ~ ~ Josh Billings

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

"Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display-so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow. It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again."
-- Anonymous

[Newcomer]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[beautiful_mess38]

The right time to show your good character is when you are pestered by somebody weaker than you.

[Ironhorse]

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[beautiful_mess38]

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily.

[jakobscalpel]

I need to borrow Ironhorse's sig, with a slight modification. "Some seconds you're the pigeon, some weeks you're the statue"

[Ironhorse]

I need to borrow Ironhorse's sig, with a slight modification. "Some seconds you're the pigeon, some weeks you're the statue"

Well, I might be persuaded to share it with you, but it's actually my daily life, LOL.

[Ironhorse]

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
-- William Arthur Ward

[Ironhorse]

Wherever you go, whatever you do...
May your Guardian Angel watch over you!

Never go faster than
your Guardian Angel can fly!

[Ironhorse]

The best mirror is a friend's eye.
-- Gaelic Proverb

Never look for a worm in the apple of your eye.
-- Langston Hughes

[Ironhorse]

OBSTACLES


It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of man’s hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith.

Donald Douglas (1892-1981)
Founder of Douglas Aircraft Company


If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire--then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

Robert Fulghum
Writer

[Ironhorse]

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[beebs]

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
-- William Arthur Ward

I'm fairly new to the area, I'm new to this site and still quite inexperienced in communication via blogs and forums, but I've been following many of the streams posted here. Where does gratitude come in, you may ask? I am very thankful for all who post here. I haven't met many people in the area yet and after reading all your thoughts and opinions, I don't feel so alone.

So thank you, all of you who post, communicate and share your ideas and feelings for all to read. Sometimes it's hard to express what's in your head or your heart, but I can see that's done a lot here. I think I've found a place where I can do that now too.

And that is my expression of gratitude for the day. Far be it from me to keep that perfectly wrapped present from being given!

[Ironhorse]

I'm fairly new to the area, I'm new to this site and still quite inexperienced in communication via blogs and forums, but I've been following many of the streams posted here. Where does gratitude come in, you may ask? I am very thankful for all who post here. I haven't met many people in the area yet and after reading all your thoughts and opinions, I don't feel so alone.

So thank you, all of you who post, communicate and share your ideas and feelings for all to read. Sometimes it's hard to express what's in your head or your heart, but I can see that's done a lot here. I think I've found a place where I can do that now too.

And that is my expression of gratitude for the day. Far be it from me to keep that perfectly wrapped present from being given!

Welcome beebs, glad to have you here. Questions, ask away, someone will answer you. Want to vent/rant, rant/vent away, as you can see, people listen and someone most always responds. Want to share some information, this is a great place to do it. Need business recommendations, you can get some good information here too. Have fun, post lots and make friends. I'm not able to participate because I'm usually not in town, but sometimes some members get together for lunch once a month or so. Sandman, the head honcho can give you details on that. I was able to make a get together when I first joined and was able to put some faces to names. Lots of friendly people, lots of funny people and lots of passionate-about-what-they-believe people.

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

"Some mornings its just not worth chewing through the leather straps??!!!!???

:rofl: I loved this one!!!! Its a keeper !

[only1alphafemale]

" ConTrol " - is a funny little imaginary thing we like to think we have...

:grin:

[Ironhorse]

"Some mornings its just not worth chewing through the leather straps??!!!!???

:rofl: I loved this one!!!! Its a keeper !

Believe me, that's how I look this week. The engine "blew up" on my car.

[only1alphafemale]

Oh No Buzzard ~! :eek: So sorry to hear that !!! I hope you weren't too far from home when it happened !

[Ironhorse]

Oh No Buzzard ~! :eek: So sorry to hear that !!! I hope you weren't too far from home when it happened !

Actually I was fortunate, I was in my son's driveway. I guess there's a silver lining to most things. When the transmission had trouble in November, it was coming down Deadwood. Now THAT was an interesting ride! Currently, Ford Lithia and our auto insurance are fighting over whose going to pay for this. The car is only 5 years old, with less than 60,000 miles on it.

[only1alphafemale]

Oh wow, No tranny coming down Deadwood?? not a good ride ~! Several years ago, I was coming down Deadwood at night, when all of a sudden I lost my headlights, for a just few seconds, but it felt like an eternity.... :o

I hope that Ford and your insurance make it a "fast" fight, (We are currently down to one vehicle and not having my van is driving me nuts!!!! lol )

" Its a carefree day when you can walk away". ~~~..... Thought this was fitting, so there it is !!! lol

[Ironhorse]

Oh wow, No tranny coming down Deadwood?? not a good ride ~! Several years ago, I was coming down Deadwood at night, when all of a sudden I lost my headlights, for a just few seconds, but it felt like an eternity.... :o

I hope that Ford and your insurance make it a "fast" fight, (We are currently down to one vehicle and not having my van is driving me nuts!!!! lol )

" Its a carefree day when you can walk away". ~~~..... Thought this was fitting, so there it is !!! lol

LOL, some days you can "walk away", but ~sigh~ sometimes it's so danged hard to hide. I can relate to your eternity on Deadwood, that particular area is in my nightmares at times. It's why I won't drive in snow or ice.

[beebs]

Wisdom from Maxine

I guess I didn't do the attachment process the right way. It was supposed to be a Maxine cartoon that read "My idea of the SuperBowl is a toilet that cleans itself". I just love Maxine Wisdom.

[only1alphafemale]

The snow and the ice are definately NOT a good mix for me neither, especially on Deadwood. I wont consider taking it if its snowy or icy after my "lights out" event....to darned many things that could go wrong, like how many times have you passed someone who was MORE than over the line, in your lane of traffic? Just for one example ! More times than I like to remember!!! Thats one thing about living here in NF now. I dont have to deal with Deadwood crossings most of the time if I head down to the valley ~ :)

[Ironhorse]

Wisdom from Maxine

I guess I didn't do the attachment process the right way. It was supposed to be a Maxine cartoon that read "My idea of the SuperBowl is a toilet that cleans itself". I just love Maxine Wisdom.

Ooooo, Maxine is my heroine!!!!! I just love her.

[Ironhorse]

The snow and the ice are definately NOT a good mix for me neither, especially on Deadwood. I wont consider taking it if its snowy or icy after my "lights out" event....to darned many things that could go wrong, like how many times have you passed someone who was MORE than over the line, in your lane of traffic? Just for one example ! More times than I like to remember!!! Thats one thing about living here in NF now. I dont have to deal with Deadwood crossings most of the time if I head down to the valley ~ :)


I know what you mean. Summer is bad enough with the idjit drivers up on Deadwood, in winter? Fugidaboudit!!!

[only1alphafemale]

Me too!!! Maxine fan for life here !!! :thumbsup:

[beebs]

especially on Deadwood.

So where exactly is Deadwood? Is it an area or a street? Haven't yet had much opportunity to drive around in snow or ice around here except for yesterday and I didn't have to leave the house, but I'm thinking it can't be any worse than Cheyenne, WY where I moved from. Of course then I had 4-wheel drive. Are there any roads in particular that get closed quickly if it does start snowing heavily? So far the winter here for me has been a treat!

[beebs]

I'll try to find my file of Maxine wisdom and get some of my favorites posted. We can always use a grin from the old gal!

[Ironhorse]

So where exactly is Deadwood? Is it an area or a street? Haven't yet had much opportunity to drive around in snow or ice around here except for yesterday and I didn't have to leave the house, but I'm thinking it can't be any worse than Cheyenne, WY where I moved from. Of course then I had 4-wheel drive. Are there any roads in particular that get closed quickly if it does start snowing heavily? So far the winter here for me has been a treat!

Deadwood is the hill you come over as you enter Oakhurst from the valley on 41. It doesn't bother my dad either, but he grew up in Nebraska. I was always a valley girl till I moved up here, combine icy roads/snow with the curves up there and the idjit drivers, and yep, I get scared. Curvy roads during day are bad enough, at night I feel myself tightening up even more. It's the price I pay for living up here, that's fine, but during winter ice/snow, I just prefer to avoid it and sit home when I can and enjoy the view of the snow from my livingroom window. (Yeah, I know, some people are just cowards, LOL, of course others would say I know my limitations!) I don't have 4WD and wouldn't be able to put chains on by myself, so that would limit me enough even without the fear. But would I move, nope.

[Ironhorse]

I'll try to find my file of Maxine wisdom and get some of my favorites posted. We can always use a grin from the old gal!

I'll have to start digging mine out too.

[Ironhorse]

Here's a few:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/buzzard_03/Maxine/image003.gif http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/buzzard_03/Maxine/MAXINE.jpg

[only1alphafemale]

LOL....make me three ! Its always a good day when you get at least one smile from Maxine !!! and she never fails to provide ! :) Now I just hope I can find where I have them saved............

[only1alphafemale]

http://images34.fotki.com/v1125/free/f75ba/1/1286445/5847046/superbowl-vi.jpg?1201375357

I havent tried to upload a pic here for a very long time, so I hope this works~!

OK it didnt work....:( , what am I doing wrong?............No wait I think I remember....here goes nothing ~

[beebs]

Deadwood is the hill you come over as you enter Oakhurst from the valley on 41.

AhHa! I know where you mean. I can imagine those corners could get pretty squirrelly when the road is slicker than snot. And you're right...it's one thing to be a safe driver, but you can't control what the other guy is going to do, or not do.
The one really big difference between here and S.E. Wyo and Neb. is that there the roads are all straight, here they are curvy, curvy, curvy. When I first moved here I would get a little dizzy every time I'd drive around. (It was a good excuse for awhile anyway for when I did really dumb things).
I suppose I ought to invest in some chains for my car. But like you said, small price to pay to live here.
Drive safe!

[beebs]

Speaking of the road.....

390

[only1alphafemale]

Yea, the curves.....There are alot of those around that have earned ominous reputations too ! for either being coverred with black ice, or that fact they remain coverred under packed snow ~ yup, winter time driving up here can be an experience, and chains are a cheap price to pay for the pleasure of living here :grin:

[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

AhHa! I know where you mean. I can imagine those corners could get pretty squirrelly when the road is slicker than snot. And you're right...it's one thing to be a safe driver, but you can't control what the other guy is going to do, or not do.
The one really big difference between here and S.E. Wyo and Neb. is that there the roads are all straight, here they are curvy, curvy, curvy. When I first moved here I would get a little dizzy every time I'd drive around. (It was a good excuse for awhile anyway for when I did really dumb things).
I suppose I ought to invest in some chains for my car. But like you said, small price to pay to live here.
Drive safe!

Even with chains I don't care to learn to drive in those conditions, but then I'm retired and don't HAVE to be anywhere until I get there (a blessing most of the time). If the weather is bad, I can stay at my son's in the valley if I'm down there. If I know bad weather is coming, then I go down early enough to avoid to snow and ice. It works out nicely. Not everyone has that option, I'm lucky that I do. And I don't worry so much about my driving, it's the idjits on the road that scare me, when they come around those curves, they're in their lane and MY lane too!

[Ironhorse]

http://images33.fotki.com/v1118/free/5d885/1/1286445/5847046/Recall-vi.jpg?1201459647

If I find your snow tires when I'm looking for my glasses, I'll let you know! ROFL

[beebs]

I just followed this thread all the way to the beginning. Man, there's a lot of inspiration here! I want to copy all those sayings down on cards and throw them in a hat. Then, every day, pull one out and read it. Did you ever notice how sometimes what you really need to hear comes your way? I bet that's how it would work with the hat.

391

Don't forget your umbrella today, and better stick some rocks in your pockets so you don't blow over!

[only1alphafemale]

beebs I bet it would work that way with the hat too ~ :) You should give it a try !
The rains pouring down and the winds blowing... looks like a wild night for us here ~ :yes:

[only1alphafemale]

" Never judge a day by its weather. Sunshine is uplifting; rain, nourishing; wind, exhilarating; snow, cleansing; hail, stimulating. Any weather is better than none !" - unk

[beebs]

" Never judge a day by its weather. Sunshine is uplifting; rain, nourishing; wind, exhilarating; snow, cleansing; hail, stimulating. Any weather is better than none !" - unk

Couldn't agree more. Without a day of unruly weather, we wouldn't appreciate a calm day and without a dry spell we wouldn't appreciate the rain. And about the hat, I know it works. I have a book called Until Today by Iyanla Vanzant. It's one of those daily message books. I don't read it every day, but on the days I do it's always right on. Thank heavens for everyday philosophers!:yes:

[Ironhorse]

As you slide down the banister of life,

may the splinters never point the wrong way!

[only1alphafemale]

This is my most favorite Maxine to date~ I cleaned up the mild language used and just had to share her ~~ :D

http://images32.fotki.com/v1092/free/27e7d/1/1286445/5847046/Vegetativestate2-vi.jpg?1201566736

[Ironhorse]

ROFL at only1alpha, I haven't seen that one before. Gotta love Maxine!

[beebs]

This is my most favorite Maxine to date~ I cleaned up the mild language used and just had to share her ~~ :D



This is a great one. I have a sister just like that sooooo........I wonder, does that make me Maxine?!

[only1alphafemale]

I think a little Maxine lives in ALL of us beebs ~! :thumbsup:

[Ironhorse]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/buzzard_03/Maxine/maxineconsultant-1.jpg

[only1alphafemale]

Lmbo, I have never seen that one before~ and oh how true it is !!! lol - loved the sparkly bear btw ! :)

[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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I remember reading something similar to this years ago by Erma Bombeck...
( am I dating myself here??? LOL )

She said she kept her purse and a jacket by the door, so if an unwanted guest showed up she could grab it and act like she were just "leaving"...... :p

[Ironhorse]

LOL o1af, I just read the other day about someone who kept a hat by the door for the same reason. Before she answered the door, she put the hat on, then could pretend she was leaving if she didn't want to talk to the other person.

[only1alphafemale]

LOL o1af, I just read the other day about someone who kept a hat by the door for the same reason. Before she answered the door, she put the hat on, then could pretend she was leaving if she didn't want to talk to the other person.


LOL!!! I keep my sun hat by the door....but never considerred using it for that...:D Guess I just havent felt that kind of need before....??? Hmmmmm
must re-think that one.... ~ :grin:

[only1alphafemale]

Stewardesses - is the longest word typed with only the left hand

Lollipop - is the longest word typed with your right hand.

No word in the English language rhymes with - month, silver, orange or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)

A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!) :grin:

[only1alphafemale]

Just a few thoughts for the day ........

" An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind " -- Gandhi

" Buy land. They've stopped making it. " -- Mark Twain

" A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. "
-- Winston Churchill

:grin:

[Ironhorse]

" The way some people find fault you would think there was a reward." ~unknown~

[Dodgergirl]

" The way some people find fault you would think there was a reward." ~unknown~

:rofl::rofl::rofl::yt::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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I havent even thought about "mooning" anyone in years.....leave it up to Maxine ! lol.... ~

[Ironhorse]

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[Dodgergirl]

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/buzzard_03/Maxine/maxinecalmdown.jpg

...:yt:...

[only1alphafemale]

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Truer words were never spoken...:D ! lol

[only1alphafemale]

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[beebs]

450
She has an answer for everything!

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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I was sooooooo able to relate to this one....lol....and the "tantrums" my "inner child" pulled too ~ lmbo :cool:

[only1alphafemale]

Captioned ~ " As our eye sight fails "

http://images31.fotki.com/v1100/free/d9b0f/1/1286445/5847046/AsourEyesightfails300-vi.jpg?

:rofl:

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

I have asked myself that question many times ~ and still dont know the answer~ guess I'm still learning about "me" ~ :)

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

http://images34.fotki.com/v1150/free/314a8/1/1286445/5847046/39_99plussh-vi.jpg?1203543118

LOL !

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Dodgergirl]

Like I told someone today, "I've been in worse places and in much better places, and ya know, I'll be in both again, so just relax and let today be today"

[only1alphafemale]

How true ~ :yes:

"~ Positive anything is better than negative nothing ~" - Elbert Hubbard :grin:

[Sandman]

The power of a man who has faith in God is stronger than the power of Satan and all his minions.

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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Aint it the truth !!! ha!
One thing I think that they ARE good for is to put them in your sock drawer, (they work like cheap/free sachettes !!) ( or in suitcases being stored etc...) :) lol...better than a fabric softner sheet anyway :D

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

"Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them (Adlai E. Stevenson)."

[only1alphafemale]

" If you don’t push yourself beyond your boundaries, beyond your comfort zone, you can’t grow. Growth is spurred by challenge, not by complacency" - unk

[only1alphafemale]

Positive anything is better than negative nothing - Elbert Hubbard

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.
-- Swedish Proverb

Ask God's blessing on your work, but don't ask him to do it for you.
-- Dame Flora Robson

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[beebs]

:daisy:Thursday, March 20 marks the Spring Equinox:daisy:



I invite everyone to open your mind and heart and take a moment to celebrate the arrival of Spring.


As this season sprouts new life and renewal into the world around us,

may it also revive your Spirit and fill your days ahead with splashs of sunshine and color.



Best wishes for a rejuvenating Spring!

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Michelle]

this will maker you smile

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[only1alphafemale]

giggle....yup it sure did ! lol :)

[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

ROFL at Michelle and o1af!!

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Hover Dogs!

[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"

-Robin Williams

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l35/buzzard_03/spring/hummingbirds.gif

[Ironhorse]

He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning.
-- Danish Proverb

He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
-- Samuel Smiles

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

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[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

Blessed are they who heal us of self-despisings. Of all services which can be done to man, I know of none more precious.

William Hale White (1831-1913

[Ironhorse]

Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

-Mary Tyler Moore

[Ironhorse]

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[Ironhorse]

He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
-- Arab Proverb

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
-- Emily Dickinson

[Ironhorse]

Many waters cannot quench love; neither can rivers drown it. If a man tried to buy love with everything he owned, his offer would be utterly despised.

The Bible


Love is the salt of life.

John Sheffield (1648-1721)

[Ironhorse]

You will be happier if you will give people a bit of your heart rather than a piece of your mind.

Author unknown


Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.

Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806)

[Ironhorse]

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[only1alphafemale]

ooooh! me *snagged* the wolf BUZZ !!! :grin:

[Ironhorse]

O1af is a thief!!!!!! ROFL


Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.

-Thomas Fuller

[only1alphafemale]

O1af is a thief!!!!!! ROFL


Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.

-Thomas Fuller


lol ~ Its NOT stolen if I tell ya I *borrowed* it http://deephousepage.com/smilies/devil10.gif....~> permanently.....:rofl: (evil chuckle ) lol

[Ironhorse]

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we have become.

-Bishop Westcott

[Coldwolf]

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people." G.K. Chesterton

[Ironhorse]

You understand human nature when you are never surprised by anything it does.

Vernon Howard (1918-1992)
Author and spiritual teacher


You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.

William Henry Hudson (1841-1922)
Naturalist and writer

[Ironhorse]

Old birds are hard to pluck.
-- German Proverb

I haven't asked you to make me young again. All I want is to go on getting older.
-- Konrad Adenauer

[Ironhorse]

If all the pessimists of the past had been right in speaking of their society’s running out of creative possibilities, or going to ruin, civilization would indeed have ground to a halt long ago.

Sissela Bok
Educator and writer


A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative, he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
Cleric and writer

[Dodgergirl]

'Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though
Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway.'

[Ironhorse]

"Habits are like comfortable beds; they are easy to get into, but difficult to get out of." -- Denis Waitley

"Nothing needs reforming so much as other people's habits." -- Mark Twain

"Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding." -- Harvey Mackay

"You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'." -- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

[Ironhorse]

If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.
-- Russian Proverb

Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!
-- R. E. Shay

[Ironhorse]

HAPPINESS

"A good laugh is sunshine in the house." -- William Makepeace Thackeray

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it." -- William Feather

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts…take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature." -- Marcus Aurelius

"Will and I could hardly wait for the morning to come to get at something that interested us. That's happiness." -- Orville Wright

[Ironhorse]

A people without history is like wind on the buffalo grass.
-- Sioux Proverb

The history of things that didn't happen has never been written.
-- Henry Kissinger

[Ironhorse]

HUMOR

"The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for 5 seconds and think for ten minutes." -- William Davis

"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." -- Bill Cosby

“No man who has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irreclaimably bad.” -- Thomas Carlyle

"The saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities--a sense of humor and a sense of proportion." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

[Ironhorse]

"Loyalty is something you give regardless of what you get back, and in giving loyalty, you're getting more loyalty; and out of loyalty flow other great qualities." -- Charles "Tremendous" Jones

"Promises should not be lightly given unless we want them to be lightly received." -- Denis Waitley

"No pleasure philosophy, no sensuality, no place nor power, no material success can for a moment give such inner satisfaction as the sense of living for good purposes, for maintenance of integrity, for the preservation of self-approval." -- Minot Simons

"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful." -- Samuel Johnson

[Ironhorse]

"Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime."
-- Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart

[kellieflan]

"Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!"
Old Middle Eastern saying

[Ironhorse]

From a fallen tree, all make kindling.
-- Spanish Proverb

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche