Now this is what I call a damn good lookin man!
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Posted:Jan 5, 2006 7:10 pm
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If you look like this...(w/out the wing's of course--but still an "Angel" of a man in some manner)
I would loooove to meet you!  {=}
**course there's a certain mountain man I think is awfully cute and wouldn't mind havin also! **
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~~ UPDATE ON...TIRES...~~
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Posted:Jan 2, 2006 10:55 pm
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carebearluv2 carebearluv2
Posted the following in regards to our dear
titsandtirestitsandtires [post 189963]
However... I have heard from him and he's ok...I've rec'd an email from him yesterday... 01/01/06...he's just very busy with some things he has to do for his work.
I'm sure he will appreciate everyones concerns and I will make sure he know's how much you all cared.
Actually, I did just a little bit ago send him an email with carebearluv2 entire post copied and pasted including comments to him.
Anyway....Here's a part of what he had to say...
"this last week or two have been busier than normal. I haven't been able to visit blogland much. I have 42 honda tests to take on-line to retain my master certification. each one takes about 45 - 70 minutes, and I want to finish them by the 15th. so that's where most of my on-line time has gone to."
**This message brought to you by the Mystical Mistress network**
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Ok..2006 is here...now let's see where we go...
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Posted:Jan 1, 2006 10:54 pm
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2006 has arrived...
and in fine style I might add.
I was fortunate enough to be able to spend quite a bit of time on offsite chat with 13+ other fine Blogland citizens.
It was, I have to say, just as grand a New Years Eve party as one could've imagined.
Lot's of good cheer, lot's of well wishes..plenty of words of encouragement and support. Ton's and ton's of humor.
I think last night's New Years Eve...was probably one of, if not the absolute best one I've ever had.
I'm Buddhist...and in Feb. this new year... I will have been practicing for 20 years.
Each year on New Years Day...we have a huge meeting/celebration and I guess you could sortof call it a "Kick off" to start the new year with.
We start out with our morning prayers...which is verbal...we all say it at the same time. Actually, what it is, is chanting...ok.
Then someone will read a message of encouragement for the new year from the President of the lay organization.
There will be experiences shared by several different members. Sometimes these experiences are very emotional, sometimes they are hilarious...but the main message of the experience is to show actual proof of how they used the tools of Buddhism to overcome obstacles in their lives.
Then usually theres some sort of leadership appointments or updates on events coming up.
And then...there's entertainment. Which is always good and always fun.
I feel very fortunate in many ways because not only do I have my family...I have my Buddhist family and my Blogland family for support, guidance and a helping hand when I need it.
Some of you may have noticed I at times mention the number 3 as being a mystical number...(this is in terms of the Buddhism I practice...not in any other term or other beliefs).
Well...for me.. 3 is mystical...because I have 3 famlies...how cool is that?
I would like to share with you the Buddhist daily guidance for January 1, 2006
Those who wake up each morning with work to accomplish and a mission to fullfill are the happiest people of all. Each day is one of supreme purpose and satisfaction. For each day is New Year's Day. Please exert yourselves vigorously with the determination to live each day to the fullest, so that you may compose a golden diary of life.
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~~Auld Lang Syne~~
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Posted:Dec 31, 2005 7:10 pm
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Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?
Chorus
For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes
And pu'd the gowans fine
But we've wander'd mony a weary foot Sin' auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl't in the burn Frae morning sun till dine
But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin' auld lang syne.
And surely ye'll be your pint stoup
And surely I'll be mine
And we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
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~~ Happy New Year 2006 ~~
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Posted:Dec 31, 2005 1:26 am
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Happy New Year!!!
2006
and many, many more...
~~ Slide ~~ {=}{=}{=}
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Wanna know what I wanna see happen for 2006?
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Posted:Dec 29, 2005 6:06 pm
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Wouldn't it be awesome if... someone who know's someone...who know's someone...could/would point that SOMEONE in the direction of
SJ365 SJ365 ....get them there to read all of her stories. She's got talent out the ying/yang.
This is her latest post Isn39t There A Kitten Stuck Up A Tree Somewhere
I don't know anyone, but I wish I did cuz I think if anyone deserves a chance, then it ought to be SJ...because she obviously loves to write.
I think it would be so cool...if she were to be "discovered" right here in our very own Blogland.
If your new to the blogs...please go and read her post's. This woman has incredible talent that shouldn't go to waste... she needs to be read by the entire world.
** SJ.. you really are an awesome writer...
and I'm a "blurter" too.
I really sincerly hope to see your book on a shelf some day soon. Happy New Year! **
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More stuff to ponder.... for 2006
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Posted:Dec 29, 2005 10:37 am
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1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this In mind if you are one of those grouches
3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain get idle.
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
4.. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and Lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself. LIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
I f it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
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Ten Thoughts to Ponder for the new year
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Posted:Dec 28, 2005 11:11 pm
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Ten Thoughts to Ponder for the new year
Number 10 - Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8 - Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Number 6 - Some people are like a Slinky...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Number 5 - Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 4 - All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Number 3 - Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?
Number 2 - In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2006 - We know exactly where one cow with mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration
This post was my 80th...20 more to go til I hit the 100 mark.
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Lessons on Life
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Posted:Dec 27, 2005 11:40 pm
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There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.
My Mom sent me this in email this evening...it's a great message and makes a lot of sense...but I'm feeling pretty down, so it's hard to empbrace the concept. I find it easier sometimes to encourge others to not give up and things will get better... night turns to day, winter turns to spring....all those analogies to share with this person or that...in an attempt to be supportive. When it comes to my own periods when I'm having a difficult time...like right now...and not feeling like there's much hope.
I made a lot of mistakes this year....mostly having to do with my job. Everything else isn't a cause for what is going on with me know...it's all completely related to bad decisions job wise. I don't know how to be "unemployed" .... and I have been worrying almost 24/7...it's no wonder I'm not sleeping good....and bedtime these days are closer to 3 or 4 am....when it really ought to be closer to midnight....same with not eating...just not hungry...at all. I guess if your reading this it means I hit the add button. I wish I could turn the hands of time back to the 24th of Feb last year...and start over from that day onward.
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"Git er done!"....
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Posted:Dec 27, 2005 1:37 am
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Dear Cooter,
Me an Sue Ellen's divorce is final and the judge gave her the double wide and the pickup.
I done like the court order said and took the truck to her yesterday. I took a pictchur fer proof that I took it to her. I put it where she would be sure and find it when she got home!!!
How's yor day going? See ya later,
Your Buddy,
Bubba
"Git er done!"
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12/26/05 Revised ~~ Tracing family history...
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Posted:Dec 25, 2005 7:28 pm
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** revised 12/26/05 **
I goofed big time on a butt load of these dates, and I should be spanked...hehe.
<~~~~ This picture is of my Great Grandparents. Homer and Dora Mae Clark
Anyway...
Yesterday when I looked thru these pages I was both excited and in a hurry, because we were all goin to my sisters.
Then when I got home and posted this blog....I was still quite excited and going on hurried memory.
I've been back to my mom's today and just spent a little over 3 hours counting how many pages there were and this time taking notes.
So...new info will be in this color...
I apologize for my inaccuracy and hope that everyone understands and forgives me for...well, being so excited and wanting to share stuff so cool....and also how's about we just call it a "BLONDE" moment....?? OK?
Today my Mom was so excited she could hardly contain herself.
And it's my great grandfathers family that my mom had been hitting dead ends with....
Anyway....
My mother has been tracing our family history for years now...and she spends anywhere from an hour a day to 10 hrs a day, searching and searching. She's actually become very, very good at it and the more she finds the more she digs.
She loves it.
One area of the history that has been very frustrating for my mom was trying to find information regarding my great, great grandfathers history.
My great Aunt Mary, who is 93 and still very much alive, has never known anything about her fathers side of the family. Nothing.
Yesterday, my mom received a package and in it was well over 100 pages from Government archives pertaining to the Civil War that a 2nd cousin of my mom's was able to find and get access to.
It was actually 208 pages
In it was all of the documentation of when he had filed for his military pension for serving in that war.
His name was Oscar Clark...and he was born
on 03/02/1841
He enlisted in the "Grand Army" on 01/22/1862
His rank was... F 61 ILL Inf.
He was injured 08/10/1863 and was discharged 02/08/1864 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Then he re-enlisted as a Vet 02/09/1864 and he was discharged from service on 09/08/1865
He started trying to get his pension 11/03/1888
He passed away on 12/26/1921 He was 81 yrs, 9 months and 21 days old.
(I think I have his discharge date right, I'm going on memory here...but it's close enough for this post).
keithcancook You were right, I did have those dates for the Civil War wrong.... and he did enlist and then re-enlisted.
Anyway... my mom was so happy and so excited because she knew my great Aunt...her Aunt.. would be happy to finally know something about her grandfather.
So, my mom called her and briefly told her a little about him (only because she hasn't read it all yet) and my mom said she was so "moved" by it that Aunt Mary couldn't sleep. She was so happy to finally know when he was born, that he was in the Civil War...what regiment he was in...how, why and when he was discharged and when he passed away.
These are things shes lived 93 years without ever knowing...these were things she had always wanted to know.
I saw the papers myself today...and got thru about 30 some odd pages....and each page I read, the more "emotional" I became....and all I could think about was how awesome this find was and how happy both my mom and my great Aunt was over this new found information.
Just from what I read he had an awesome story that needs to be told.
My sister...thinks I should write something...all though I don't think I can do it justice.
Actually her words were "you should write a screen play about this"....and I'm like...huh? Right...me.. Slide...write a screen play.
Hell, I don't have a clue how to go about something like that.
It is an interesting story...and an interesting thought about a 93 year old woman never knowing anything about her fathers side of the family and now after all these years....here it is.
Several years ago, before my mom took up interest in tracing our family history a distant relative, who none of us knew had traced part of my grandmothers history back to 1664.
The lineage was from REES-JONES....and they sailed from Wales to America on the ship Vine.
The ship VINE was from Liverpool and it arrived in Philadephia July 17th, 1684
It was William Penn....not Thomas Paine (I knew it was someone famous from back then) who established a "haven" in Pennslyvania for the Quakers...known as "Friends of Jesus" and also the area was known as "the Merioneth Adventures" and this was in 1682
They were Quakers...and they knew WILLIAM PENN had set aside land for all of these people coming from Wales and when they arrived in Pennsylvania in July of 1684 they were all given this land.
We have a copy of the deed and a copy of the page it was recorded in.
DEED BOOK C, I 234
on July 21,1684
This was what started my mom's quest for more history. My told my mom that she intends to continue compiling and writing the history when my mom can no longer do it or has passed on. Which choked my mother up and that is not an easy thing to do... my mom is a ROCK... and I honestly can only remember seeing her cry once...and that was last March when she had half of her left lung removed.
She only told me...she said, as her eyes filled with tears.."promise me...if ever you need to do this...you'll do it.. If I can do it...you can do it"... what she meant was if I ever needed to have surgery of any nature to save my life... she wanted me to do it.
That was the first time I've ever seen that side of her....just 9 months ago.
I want to share more of this history of my great, great grandfather, the Civil War and my great Aunt Mary and I've asked my mom to send me an outline of the timeline and names, dates, events..etc. because I want to try and do something with it.
I had an awfully hard time putting the papers down once I started looking at them and kept thinking to myself how awesome this is.
~~ So far my mom has gathered ~~
28,861 names
10,530 recorded marriages
64 years and 6 months is the average life span
1590 is the earliest recorded birthdate
and there are 4,404 sir names.
Have any of you ever traced your histories?
How far back have you gotten?
Did you find anything really cool that happened to a distant relative?
I'd love to hear it...if anyone would like to share a little of it.
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