"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just
sit there. " Witty Will Rogers gives us a good reason to turn off the
TV, stop remaining in an unfulfilling job and start doing something.

If you have a plan, if you have goals, work toward them. If you are
without a plan and have no goals, start doing something, anything
(Well, anything good). Help somebody. Go for a walk. Plan a trip. Call
a friend.

Whatever you do, don't just sit there. Move.

Do you guys believe in Karma? or do you believe many people don't pay consequences...do you believe that there is something that pays back our actions in the near future...just curious since the majority of ppl I know justify leaving issues to karma

I have the perfect fix for the Golf of Mexico's oil spill.

All you need is 1.3 trillion Shamwow's.

I have a bag of six of them and will gladly donate them to help.

My daughter is back home again. It seems that her boyfriend was not exactly what he seemed. I found out that he was mentally and physically abusing her. She also told me that he had started drinking a lot and thinks that he may be on drugs. She said she was not sure what kind. She was afraid and heartbroken at the same time.

She had gone to a friends house yesterday when he came over. He wanted to know where she was. I told him that we needed to talk then he goes into this 'I've tried everything to get her to work with me but she won't. I'm at my wits end and tired of it. She refuses to take my advice on anything, she needs to grow up, etc, etc, etc.' I asked him if he was abusing her and drinking again [found out from one of his neighbors that he used to do drugs and was a heavy drinker], which he yelled,'she's a f- -king liar, I never touched her!' Her bruises told me otherwise, but with his outburst basically told me the truth. He would also wake her 3 or 4 times a night to start an argument and tell her he wanted a piece of ass. Said it was his right because he was taking care of her. Bull, my husband and I pay her car payment, insurance, medicine, and buy food. He never gave her money for anything. She drives him everywhere cause his vehicle has been broken for months.

It seems that she had warned him that she would leave if he didn't stop his abuse and get help. She told him that until he did, she would not allow him anywhere near her or her babies. So he decided to call the doctors office to find out what was going on with her appointment yesterday, which by the way she had to cancel because of a lawyers appt.. They told him that they could not discuss it with him because he was not on the privacy sheet, at which time he became abusive and yelled that he was the father. So the nurse told him to hold on and one of the doctors in the office spoke to him. The doctor told him that they would not talk to him about her or the babies unless she agreed and to set the record straight, since he and my daughter was not married, he legally had no rights at this point and time, that when the babies were born he could request a DNA and if they were indeed his, he could ask the court for visitation, however, the doctor told him that if he continued stressing her out, putting her and the babies in danger, they would aid her in getting a restraining order to prevent him form contacting her. The POS cursed the doctor and yelled 'I am the father' at which time the doctor said, 'No sir, at this time, you are only the sperm donor!' Kudos for the doctors office!

She has been here with me for the past 3 days, has gained weight and has not thrown up, just a little nausea. The babies are fluttering about. We know one is a girl but haven't figured out the other yet. That is what the ultra sound pic said. This grandma is getting excited. I think grandpa is too.

I am sorry this post is so long, but I needed to vent my frustration and I know my friends will give me sound advice and comfort for each of us. Besides, you are internet aunts and uncles, right!

Blessings and Peace

Whats a pod Someone is getting congratulated for it

No body likes me
Everybody hates me
think i'll go eat worms
great big fat ones
tiny little skinny ones
see them wiggle and squrim,
bite their heads off
suck the juice out
throw the skins away
how do you expect a old man to live on worms three times a day!



God Bless,Peace!

I fear, sweet people, that there will be some of you who, with a raise of an eyebrow, question the validity of my recent posts and my sanity. The roller coaster that HD and I are trapped on is not yet slowing down.
I was told Tuesday it would be 2-3 weeks by one doctor and another said by Easter. Wednesday, they assured me my release would be Friday, later changing that to Thursday! Jumping up and down in eager anticipation, my E arrivd with bells to retrieve me only to be told we would have to wait until Friday......or Monday. Tonight, I am running a fever so perhaps there is a reason for this juggling act. I feel assured that I will be out before the snow falls.

With tiptoeing optimism, we had hoped that HD would return home today but alas! there is a section of the bubble-wrap lining of his lung that is smushed down and is resistant to popping back up again. So they have called in the big dogs and they will be working their magic on him tomorrow (Friday).
Local family dock/hoist crew in dire need of seasonal workers, beginning immediately. Any takers? Mrs. Hippie got 34 calls just yesterday from people who want their docks & hoists in. Gonna be tough to keep him down.
We will continue to follow the yo-yo brick road until we are again TRIUMPHANT!

Have a peaceful and introspective Good Friday. For any of you who might be interested, there is a YouTube video, "The Revelation" by Phillips Craig and Dean - there are some still versions, look for the movie version. I found it very renewing and powerful.
Hugs to you all.

Kentucky is headed back to their old Kentucky home.

Obviously I'd like to write things everybody likes but I understand that'll never be the case.
I think the option to hide disagreeable posts is enough but, at the risk of giving Essex more work, I'd like to thank anyone that clicked "hate it" on my last post
To me, the ability to skip over a post without saying anything negative is a very good quality and it speaks well of a person's character.

....whoever you are , thanks for that.
Love and peace.

A British soldier who lost his sight in Iraq is being taught to 'see' with his tongue, using a revolutionary new device.

Craig Lundberg, 24, who was blinded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack three years ago, is the first British soldier to test the BrainPort system.

The device consists of a high-tech 'lollipop' that rests on Craig's tongue. It converts images from a video camera, that he wears on a pair of glasses, into signals that stimulate electrodes on the lollipop.

The $A16476 device works on the principle of sensory substitution. The brain recognises that the signals stimulating the tongue have nothing to do with taste, and re-routes them to the visual centre of the brain for processing.

The brain is able to interpret the image, giving Craig rudimentary vision.

He described the device as 'absolutely fantastic'.

'Whatever the camera is looking at, I can feel the image on my tongue,' he said.

The system has allowed him to make out the top letters on an optician's eye test.

He said, 'I could feel with my tongue that the first letter was an A, and then I moved on to the next one. It was amazing.

'Then I walked down a corridor and I could make out the doorways, the walls and people coming towards me.'

Mr Lundberg's BrainPort system has been jointly funded by the Ministry of Defence and St Dunstan's, the charity for blind ex-servicemen and women.

'I am a realist,' he said. 'I know this isn't going to give me my sight back, but it could be the next best thing.'

This is AMAZING news, can you imagine what this will do for a lot of blind ppl in the future, I mean this bloke is only 24 and now will have better quality of life, he's still using his assistance dog tho at this time.
I was blown away by this, VERY clever ppl in this world