tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90612734144671370392024-03-08T02:19:20.633-05:00tabbikat's thoughtsLive Like A Child ~ Dance like no one is watching ~ Sing like no one is listening ~ Live like there's no tomorrow ~ Love like you've never been hurt!triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05403300460038006661noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-49273556881877654572008-08-10T21:05:00.001-04:002008-08-10T21:06:17.055-04:00This blog has movedThis blog can now be found at <a href="http://tabbikatsthoughts.us/">http://tabbikatsthoughts.us</a> .triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05403300460038006661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-75065594132845302032008-08-07T11:06:00.004-04:002008-08-07T11:35:42.525-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #15<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><b>13 Things You Probably Never Wanted to Know About Emperor Penguins</b><br /><ol><li>Emperor Penguins live in Antartica where it is so cold there are no trees, flowers, or grass.</li><br /> <li>Emperor Penguins are the largest of all the penguin varieties, they grow to be about four feet tall and weigh 48–82 lb.</li><br /> <li>Emperor Penguins are flightless birds.</li><br /> <li>Emperor penquins can swim very quickly, and dive as deep as 1,755 feet below the water's surface.</li><br /> <li>Emperor penguins can stay under water for up to 20 minutes at a time.</li><br /> <li>On land Emperor penguins waddle on their strong webbed feet, hop, and use their beaks and claws to climb up hills. They slide down the hills on their tummies, the same way kids slide down hills on sleds.</li><br /> <li>Fish form the bulk of the Emperor Penguin's diet, which can include crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid.</li><br /> <li>Like all birds Emperor penguins lay eggs, but they do not build nests because there are no twigs and grass for them to build nests with. Instead after the mother penguin lays the egg she passes it to the father who keeps it safe and warm by resting it on his feet and covering it with a flap of skin called a "brood pouch".</li><br /> <li>Emperor penguin chicks weigh less than a pound and are covered with grey and black fuzz.</li><br /> <li>Baby Emperor penguins eat partially digested food that their mother regurgitates (throws up) for them.</li><br /> <li>Emperor Penguin chicks will stay with their parents until they are about 6 months old and have their adult feathers.</li><br /> <li>Young Emperor Penguins stay in the water or on the water's edge for 4 years after they leave thier parents, then they travel inland and lay eggs of their own.</li><br /> <li>Emperor Penguins are serially monogamous. They have only one mate each year, and stay faithful to that mate for that year. However, fidelity between years is only about 15%.</li></ol><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-43761567317032140972008-07-31T00:01:00.001-04:002008-07-31T00:07:31.981-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #14<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><b>13 Places I'd Love To Go!</b><br /><p>I decided just to list these alphabetically since it was too hard to put them in a most to least type list...</p><br /><center><br /><ol><li><img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5401/caribbeanuk4.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Caribbean Sunset"><br>Caribbean<br>anywhere would be fine with me</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5246/chinahw4.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="China"><br>China</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/228/franceyz0.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="France"><br>France</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1892/grandcanyonvw0.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Grand Canyon"><br>Grand Canyon, Arizona<br>I went when I was 5 but I don't really remember it and I don't have pictures</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7876/hawaiimc1.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Hanauma Bay"><br>Hawaii</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/551/indiatx4.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Taj Mahal"><br>India</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9195/irelandcl9.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Parke's Castle"><br>Ireland</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2606/miamizx9.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Miami Skyline"><br>Miami</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8341/mountrushmorejv1.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Mount Rushmore national Monument"><br>Mount Rushmore National Monument, Keystone, South Dakota</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6064/sanfranciscodj9.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="San Francisco Skyline"><br>San Francisco</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2702/waltdisneyworldba7.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="Fireworks at Disney World"><br>Disney World</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2475/washingtondccs9.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="DC Nighttime Skyline"><br>Washington D.C.</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6898/yellowstoneoq5.jpg" width="350" height="262" alt="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6898/yellowstoneoq5.jpg"><br>Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming</li></ol><br /></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-41237805342504507692008-07-24T13:28:00.004-04:002008-07-24T13:45:17.315-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #13<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><b>Randomness Reigns</b><br />Below are 13 questions from a myspace quiz and my 3 word answers to them...<br />1. Where is your cell phone? on the table <br /><br />2. Your hair? brown straight boring<br /><br />3. Your favorite thing to do? laugh with daughter<br /><br />4. When is the last time you laughed? earlier this morning<br /><br />5. Your favorite color(s)? blue pink purple<br /><br />6. The room you’re in? bedroom/office/grey<br /><br />7. Who did you hang out with last night? mother daughter pets<br /><br />8. Muffins? cranberry orange nut<br /><br />9. One of your wish list items? a good job<br /><br />10. What are you wearing? shorts shirt wristband<br /><br />11. Your pet? dog three cats<br /><br />12. Your summer? long hot fun<br /><br />13. Your relationship status? very very single<br /><br />Go ahead and try it, it's fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-49007055153423406982008-07-12T17:46:00.003-04:002008-07-12T18:09:57.421-04:00Happy 6th Birthday Miss Andreia!<center><img src="http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8038/andreias6thbday4ne0.jpg" alt="the Birthday Girl's purple tongue" title="the Birthday Girl's purple tongue"></center><br /><br />So, 6 years ago at 7:14am I gave birth to a sweet, innocent baby girl! I could never have imagined then the wonderful, wild, smart muffin she turned out to be.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4450/andreias6thbday8xq1.jpg" alt="the presents" title="the presents"><br><img src="http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4398/andreias6thbday12dm0.jpg" alt="opening just one" title="opening just one"></center><br /><br />She loves presents, well who doesn't, and couldn't wait to open one. She had a hard time waiting until after her party to open the rest, but somehow she managed.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7124/andreias6thbday13uv7.jpg" alt="Andreia's Chocolate Creation" title="Andreia's Chocolate Creation"><br><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4590/andreias6thbday14ap5.jpg" alt="Andreia's Vanilla/Butter Creation" title="Andreia's Vanilla/Butter Creation"></center><br /><br />This year she was very hands on for the cakes and decorations. She frosted and decorated both cakes by herself and did much of the decorating, dictating what she couldn't actually do herself.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5883/andreias6thbday18wq1.jpg" alt="the mailbox" title="the mailbox"><br><img src="http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4412/andreias6thbday20ou9.jpg" alt="Birthday Princess" title="Birthday Princess"><br><img src="http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4387/andreias6thbday22jq7.jpg" alt="decorated screenhouse" title="decorated screenhouse"><br><img src="http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6325/andreias6thbday25hx6.jpg" alt="Andreia gets a Bratz Cat" title="Andreia gets a Bratz Cat"></center><br /><br />Our one neighbor has 7 children, and we absolutely love them all. For Andreia's 1st birthday they were the only children we invited, and today Olga and I reminisced about the fact that her 5th & 6th are now about the same ages as her 1st & 2nd were at that first party.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/9438/andreias6thbday26fk2.jpg" alt="Anthony & his balloon" title="Anthony & his ballon"><br><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7813/andreias6thbday28hv4.jpg" alt="Anthony & his balloon" title="Anthony & his ballon"><br><img src="http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7251/andreias6thbday31mg0.jpg" alt="Mr. Anthony" title="Mr. Anthony"></center><br /><br />Sweet little Anthony is #7 and was just as chipper at the party as everyone else. He had a small love affair going with a ballon Andreia blew up for him. I have my suspicions about the attraction, but I'll keep them to myself. The older kids had fun with the balloons too; first they popped all the ones we had blown up, then they blew up and popped the rest.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5656/andreias6thbday39zc9.jpg" alt="Andreia & Amanda open presents" title="Andreia & Amanda open presents"><br><img src="http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9196/andreias6thbday42mw6.jpg" alt="Andreia & Amanda open presents" title="Andreia & Amanda open presents"><br><img src="http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8151/andreias6thbday46uo7.jpg" alt="Andreia & Amanda open presents" title="Andreia & Amanda open presents"></center><br /><br />Andreia finally got her chance to open her presents, and she was kind enough to share the experience with Amanda! Not bad for an only who has always lived in a house full of catering adults. I think Amanda was more impressed with some of the gifts than Andreia was, who knows what lurks in the minds of little girls?!?<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7878/andreias6thbday48wx1.jpg" alt="Oooh, a one!" title="Oooh, a one!"></center><br /><br />So, that's pretty much the end of the birthday story except to note that we really need to work on her understanding of money. When she opened the card from her Great-Aunt & Uncle she exclaimed, "Oooh, a one!" as the twenty fluttered to the floor. That and score for Mom with the penguin birthday card that got the biggest reaction of anything from our girl today.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4500/andreias6thbday52su5.jpg" alt="a PENGUIN card from Mommy" title="a PENGUIN card from Mommy"></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-89757084833417656212008-07-09T23:13:00.008-04:002008-07-10T01:05:16.280-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #12<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3>13 Craft Items My House Is Never Without</h3><br /><p>Arts & crafts are a big thing in our house, someone is always making something. We have gone so far as to stretch our crafting in to the digital age and even my 6 year old knows how to use paint shop. So in a house of crafters here are 13 kid friendly crafting supplies we are never without.</p><br /><center><br /><ol><li><img src="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7126/constructionpaperoj0.jpg"><br>construction paper</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/1236/paintij0.jpg"><br>paint</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/9398/brushesrb3.jpg"><br>brushes</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/8193/crayonsjq8.jpg"><br>crayons</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6874/copypaperqm6.jpg"><br>copy paper</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3569/gluepb8.jpg"><br>glue</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/1236/scissorsce8.jpg"><br>scissors</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4321/beansandseedssn4.jpg"><br>dried beans & seeds</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6051/feltqo0.jpg"><br>felt</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1506/tarttinsrv1.jpg"><br>aluminum tart tins</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/1737/yarnsf7.jpg"><br>yarn</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9272/claypv0.jpg"><br>clay</li><br /> <li><img src="http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5382/markersfz9.jpg"><br>markers</li></ol><br /><b>Bonus:</b><br><img src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9059/modgepodgebi9.jpg"><br>modge podge</center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-18426304962239720452008-07-09T09:11:00.008-04:002008-07-09T11:27:10.177-04:00Writer's Wednesday #12Well, the writer is stumped so...<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7975/andyskibfg5.jpg" width="450" height="338" alt="Andy Skib" title="Andy Skib"><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/SnMNud2Of8/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/SnMNud2Of8/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/XgOHung/music/wFQLHSBg/to_have_heroes_the_story_of_your_life_mp3/">The Story Of Your Life</a> <br /><b>Andy Skib ~ To Have Heroes ~ The Pearls ~ MWK</b></center><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/756/davidcooksm8.jpg" width="450" height="338" alt="David Cook" title="David Cook"><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/ULJbLJD12P/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/ULJbLJD12P/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/rhojmusic/music/kOOzOWRm/david_cook_fall_back_into_me/">Fall Back Into Me</a> <br /><b>David Cook ~ American Idol S7 ~ MWK ~ Axium</b></center><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9758/robthomaswk5.jpg" width="450" height="338" alt="Rob Thomas" title="Rob Thomas"><br /><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/jsz6QLCiAf/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/jsz6QLCiAf/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/rockmusic4/music/La1uFhCK/rob_thomas_streetcorner_symphony/">Streetcorner Symphony</a> <br /><b>Rob Thomas ~ Matchbox 20</b></center><br /><br />Thank goodness these guys don't seem to have my problem!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-43366972072828550182008-07-04T12:22:00.004-04:002008-07-09T10:01:35.346-04:00Happy Independence Day!<center><img src="http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9703/july4thrr3.gif" /></center><br />Well, celebrations in our neck of the woods got off to an early start with fireworks in the nearby town of Villa Rica. It was their 3rd fireworks display and the largest gathering of people in Villa Rica ever. I know why so many people were there - these people know what they are doing. There were plenty FREE things to do with the kids, lots of food and drink vendors, lots of great seating areas, plenty of changes of entertainment, lots & lots of bathrooms and pit stop potties, and one of the best & longest firework displays I have seen in years.<br /><center><img src="http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2658/july3rd35bih7.jpg"></center><br />Festivities were to start at 6pm and when we arrived at 5:45 everything was in full swing. We staked out a spot to sit and at our supper. After a spectacular air jumper display including the National Athem as the American Flag drifted down with one of the jumpers, we took a walk to check out the booths. Free fans, free ballons, cheap trinkets, fundraising t-shirts, and some photos of the hot air balloon later we headed off to the inflatibles. The line seemed long but the teens running them kept it moving and we were in line for less than 5 minutes.<br /><center><img src="http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2715/july3rd36bkb8.jpg" /></center><br />At 7pm a band started playing and except for a short intermission they played until just minutes before the fireworks started. I'm not a huge fan of country but they were great and had a fabulous mix of songs that kept the crowd entertained. Much to Miss Andreia's embarassment her mom kept singing along - badly. It was lots of fun.<br /><center><img src="http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6629/july3rd54ig0.jpg" /></center><br />They played the National Athem again and the fireworks started on the line "the bombs bursting in air". They played several patriotic songs, marches, and military songs and there was a mini-finale at the end of each song. Finally, the music stopped and the real finale came and it just kept going. I was disappointed that my camera picked the end of the night to misbehave, but the display was truly enjoyable. We will definately go back next year.<br /><center><img src="http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9800/july3rd47bwr1.jpg" /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-47704852016122989122008-07-03T00:02:00.004-04:002008-07-08T12:20:50.319-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #11<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3>13 First Lines</h3><br /><p><b>Rules:</b> Okay below are 13 first lines from novels. All of them on this list are books that I have read. If you know an Author, a title, or both just post your answer in a comment. I will put correct answers up with credit to the person giving the correct response first. Have fun!</p><br /><ol><li>As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. ~ <u>The Metamorphosis</u>, Franz Kafka ~ 1915 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>All children, except one, grow up. ~ <u>Peter Pan</u>, J. M. Barrie ~ 1904 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. ~ <u>Paul Clifford</u>, by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton ~ 1830</li><br /> <li>It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. ~ <u>Pride and Prejudice</u>, Jane Austen ~ 1813 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. ~ <u>Anna Karenina</u>, Leo Tolstoy ~ 1875 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ... ~ <u>A Tale of Two Cities</u>, Charles Dickens ~ 1859 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>Call me Ishmael. ~ <u>Moby Dick</u>(Carol), Herman Melville ~ 1851</li><br /> <li>Call me Jonah. ~ <u>Cat's Cradle</u>, Kurt Vonnegut ~ 1963 (Kat)</li><br /> <li>I am a sick man ... I am a spiteful man. ~ <u>Notes from Underground</u>, Fyodor Dostoyevsky ~ 1864 (Kat)</li><br /> <li>Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. ~ <u>One Hundred Years of Solitude</u>, Gabriel García Márquez ~ 1967 (Kat)</li><br /> <li>The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. ~ <u>2001: A Space Odyssey</u>, Arthur C. Clarke ~ 1968 (Kat)</li><br /> <li>If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. ~ <u>The Catcher in the Rye</u>, J. D. Salinger ~ 1951 (Journeywoman)</li><br /> <li>"To be born again," sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, "first you have to die." ~ <u>The Satanic Verses</u>, Salman Rushdie ~ 1988 (Kat)</li></ol><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! 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K. Rowling" title="Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling"><br /><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u>,<br />J. K. Rowling</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9946/iknowthismuchistruegk5.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb" title="I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb"><br /><u>I Know This Much Is True</u>,<br />Wally Lamb</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3243/achristmascarolaq1.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens" title="A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens"><br /><u>A Christmas Carol</u>,<br />Charles Dickens</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8986/thecolorpurplepw8.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="The Color Purple by Alice Walker" title="The Color Purple by Alice Walker"><br /><u>The Color Purple</u>,<br />Alice Walker</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8899/whatlookslikecrazyhe3.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage" title="What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage"><br /><u>What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day</u>,<br />Pearl Cleage</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6013/thegreenmiledu3.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="The Green Mile by Stephen King" title="The Green Mile by Stephen King"><br /><u>The Green Mile</u>,<br />Stephen King</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4719/thesorcerersstonetn8.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" title="Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"><br /><u>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</u>,<br />J. K. Rowling</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7614/theclientby7.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="The Client by John Grisham" title="The Client by John Grisham"><br /><u>The Client</u>,<br />John Grisham</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/5470/wheretheheartisku9.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts" title="Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts"> <br /><u>Where The Heart Is</u>,<br />Billie Letts</center></li><br /><li><center><img src="http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3103/thegunslingerpb5.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="The Gunslinger by Stephen King" title="The Gunslinger by Stephen King"><br /><u>The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)</u>,<br />Stephen King</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2273/ataleoftwocitiespg9.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens" title="A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens"><br /><u>A Tale of Two Cities</u>,<br />Charles Dickens</center></li><br /> <li><center><img src="http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8011/thesecretgardenjs2.jpg" width="185" height="279" alt="The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett" title="The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett"><br /><u>The Secret Garden</u>,<br />Frances Hodgson Burnett</center></li></ol><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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It's my favorite and plays at least once a day in the car.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />The World I Know<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/rhojmusic/music/8y7cwm3U/david_cook_the_world_i_know/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/kmJDXXeRtD/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/kmJDXXeRtD/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="David Cook - Analog Heart" height="300" alt="David Cook - Analog Heart" src="http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/322/davidcookanalogheartso8.jpg" width="300" /><br />I bought this from Amazon before it was pulled (yeah me!) and have listened to it over and over, even my daughter likes this one.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />Don't Say A Word<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/hammirocker/music/ISdHps4C/david_cook_dont_say_a_word/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/SGwDNebaqv/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/SGwDNebaqv/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Collective Soul" height="300" alt="Collective Soul" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2285/collectivesoulvz1.jpg" width="300" /><br />This album has been a favorite for a long time but hadn't been in the car in ages, thanks to David Cook for reminding me how much I love it.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />The World I Know<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/xcaitlin16/music/0PfoJwMN/collective_soul_the_world_i_know/"><object width="300" height="80"><param value="http://media.imeem.com/m/eClpfsWRAW/aus=false/" name="movie"/><param value="transparent" name="wmode"/><embed width="300" src="http://media.imeem.com/m/eClpfsWRAW/aus=false/" height="110" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="U2 - The Joshua Tree" height="300" alt="U2 - The Joshua Tree" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9916/u2thejoshuatreekh7.jpg" width="300" /><br />This album has been in my car for years and years, it gets more use than any other cd I own.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />In God's Country<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/elfyie/music/hAVp6ydx/u2_in_gods_country/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q56JCfR6fo/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q56JCfR6fo/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Creed - My Own Prison" height="300" alt="Creed - My Own Prison" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3411/creedmyownprisonyw4.jpg" width="300" /><br />This is one of those cds that I seem to search out when things go wrong, hence the multiple copies floating around the house and cars.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />One<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/dwk1/music/2iKTavt3/creed_one/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/7nyK4tL-9w/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/7nyK4tL-9w/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself" height="300" alt="Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself" src="http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8576/imogenheapspeakforyourspf1.jpg" width="300" /><br />I don't remember where I first heard this or when I bought it but it is a favorite for traffic jams and other need to relax moments.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />Hide and Seek<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tomato6/music/d6oAyy6-/imogen_heap_hide_and_seek/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/V5MdxW-H3x/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/V5MdxW-H3x/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Axium - The Story Thus Far" height="300" alt="Axium - The Story Thus Far" src="http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8437/axiumthestorythusfarkd6.jpg" width="300" /><br />This is another DC addiction, I bought it at the start of the Top 12 and it has been in constant rotation since.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />Incarcerate<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tiaaaaaa/music/6j9VOgYq/axium_incarcerate/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q3jynZGZrD/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/Q3jynZGZrD/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="U2 - War" height="300" alt="U2 - War" src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2662/u2warqv2.jpg" width="300" /><br />This album has been in car rotation since college, which was a long, long time ago.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />Sunday Bloody Sunday<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/starlightgoodnight/music/_xS1ciHI/u2_sunday_bloody_sunday/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/nWszD9-I-P/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/nWszD9-I-P/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Creed - Human Clay" height="300" alt="Creed - Human Clay" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7117/creedhumanclaydw3.jpg" width="300" /><br />This has been in and out of the car over the last several years, I like to sing along and the kid even knows a few.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />With Arms Wide Open<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/memami/music/5pb1BtBC/creed_with_arms_wide_open/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/IuT9xdMUi1/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/IuT9xdMUi1/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape" height="300" alt="Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape" src="http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3144/foofightersthecolourandqv3.jpg" width="300" /><br />This was a gift from a former boyfriend, he's long gone but the music remains.<br /><b>Favorite Song...</b><br />My Hero<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/_DTtnT/music/gqZ2IzRK/foo_fighters_my_hero/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/4qdBGmWPBU/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/4qdBGmWPBU/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="High School Musical 2" height="300" alt="High School Musical 2" src="http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1290/highschoolmusical2hq6.jpg" width="300" /><br />This is my daughter's favorite, and let me tell you it isn't really a step up from Backyardigans & Dora the Explorer.<br /><b>My Favorite</b><br />Gotta Go My Own Way<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/B3oHMN/music/ZZ6Itqiu/vanessa_hudgens_gotta_go_my_own_way/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/0_aq6_La6m/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/0_aq6_La6m/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a><br /><b>Daughter's Favorite...</b><br />Fabulous<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/KYUVDiL/music/oI41v9ao/lucas_grabeelashley_tisdale_fabulous/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/0i28waDd2k/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/0i28waDd2k/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="Hannah Montana 2" height="300" alt="Hannah Montana 2" src="http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/420/hannahmontana2td0.jpg" width="300" /><br />I honestly can't believe that I listen to this, but my daughter loves it so...<br /><b>My Favorite...</b><br />See You Again<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/dreaming-in-colour/music/M6_JEzAJ/miley_cyrus_see_you_again/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/fNiqhEXsb6/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/fNiqhEXsb6/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a><br /><b>Daughter's Favorite...</b><br />Nobody's Perfect<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/mileycity/music/Hz_quRsI/hannah_montana_nobodys_perfect/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/94OTHuUt8g/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/94OTHuUt8g/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li><br /><li><img title="High School Musical" height="300" alt="High School Musical" src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1725/highschoolmusicalwj8.jpg" width="300" /><br />The last of the kid friendly albums in the car, I try to avoid this if possible; but sometimes a mom has got to do what a mom has got to do.<br /><b>My Favorite...</b><br />Breaking Free<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/r-AjFL/music/lzKZ22y7/high_school_musical_breaking_free/"><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/G87qzpHvgV/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/G87qzpHvgV/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a><br /><b>Daughter's Favorite</b><br />What I've Been Looking For<br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/marionmanaloto/music/VoHP34FJ/ashley_tisdale_and_lucas_grabeel_what_ive_been_looking_for/"><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/cvZnZrOr4_/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/cvZnZrOr4_/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></a></li></ol></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" target="_blank" rel="tag" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-9996969044601024322008-06-18T12:52:00.000-04:002008-06-19T12:52:20.303-04:00Writer's Wednesday #9<b>GONE</b><br />Morning arrives<br />And you're not here<br />Alone I face the world<br />Emptiness envelops me<br />Invades my soul<br />Looking ahead I wonder<br />How I will make it<br />Even through this second<br />When my single reason<br />To carry on<br />Is gone<br /><br /><i>written January 1994</i><br /><br /><br />So-<br />you're leaving<br />going somewhere, anywhere<br />out of here - away<br />far<br />Lonliness-<br />envelops me<br />traps me, keeps me<br />here - alone<br />scared<br />Why-<br />must it happen<br />this way, or anyway<br />leaving is so painful<br />but<br />Staying-<br />being left behind<br />not being able<br />to follow, is<br />worse<br /><br /><i>written February 1994</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-75287343426614153992008-06-13T14:10:00.003-04:002008-06-13T14:13:37.144-04:00Friday the 13thIn honor of Friday the 13th my daughter and I made a middle of the night trek to the emergency room. It was just one of those moments when you know something is wrong with your kid, you just don't know what. Well after much waiting and a spiking of her fever to 103.3 we finally got some help and she was diagnosed with of all things a UTI. Not what she was complaining of at all but at least the antibiotics seem to be helping. Now all we have to do is get some sleep!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-58865046102961337692008-06-12T07:30:00.002-04:002008-06-17T18:20:36.810-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #8<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3>13 Photos of My Daughter Andréia</h3><br /><ol><li><img src="http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7005/andreianewbornws2.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia & I (5 days)" title="Andréia & I (5 days)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2448/andreia6mzq0.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia 6 months" title="Andréia 6 months"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/854/andreia1ycq6.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia's 1st Birthday" title="Andréia's 1st Birthday"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5400/andreia18mab1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia at Creative Discovery (18 months)" title="Andréia at Creative Discovery (18 months)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1272/andreia2yoo5.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia's 2nd Birthday" title="Andréia's 2nd Birthday"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/863/andreia30mdw9.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Ballerina Beauty (2 1/2 years)" title="Ballerina Beauty (2 1/2 years)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4020/andreia3ygx8.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia's 3rd Birthday" title="Andréia's 3rd Birthday"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/913/andreia312yxp4.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia on the Pink Pig (3 1/2 years)" title="Andréia on the Pink Pig (3 1/2 years)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6607/andreia4yuu1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia's 4th Birthday" title="Andréia's 4th Birthday"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1148/andreia412yvu3.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia decorates the tree (4 1/2 years)" title="Andréia decorates the tree (4 1/2 years)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4974/andreia5ypt9.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Andréia at Summer Reading (5 years)" title="Andréia at Summer Reading (5 years)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3366/andreia512yfh8.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Princess Pop Star (5 1/2 years)" title="Princess Pop Star (5 1/2 years)"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5851/andreia534ysm2.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Bye-Bye Baby Tooth (5 3/4 years)" title="Bye-Bye Baby Tooth (5 3/4 years)"></li></ol><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-71763292762034465332008-06-11T07:30:00.000-04:002008-06-12T19:58:08.920-04:00Writer's Wednesday #8<b>Silently you smile</b><br />Offering a helping hand<br />A gift of joy and happiness<br />Lifts my spirits higher<br />Than I ever dreamed<br />The limits of joy<br />Stretched beyond<br />All hurt and pain<br />Life appears before me<br />As endless possibilities<br />A chance to touch perfection<br />the will to try again<br /><br /><i>written March 1, 1994</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-30056904706851160942008-06-05T07:30:00.003-04:002008-06-17T20:50:48.240-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #7<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3>13 Things To Do On A Rainy Day</h3><br /><ul><li>read a book</li><br /><li>walk the dog</li><br /><li>scrapbook</li><br /><li>craft with my daughter</li><br /><li>jump in puddles</li><br /><li>go for a drive through the woods</li><br /><li>go to the beach</li><br /><li>bake (bread, cookies, cakes, anything really)</li><br /><li>watch movies</li><br /><li>cruise the internet for new and different sites</li><br /><li>sit in the window and watch the rain</li><br /><li>have a daylight pajama party with friends</li><br /><li>sleep</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" mce_href="http://technorati.com/tag/thursday+thirteen" rel="tag" target="_blank">View More Thursday Thirteen Participants </a><br /></center><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-89550806318287756022008-06-04T07:30:00.000-04:002008-06-12T19:52:45.029-04:00Writer's Wednesday #7<h3>Love's Cast</h3><br /><br />A peaceful shadow<br />across a moonlit room<br />your presence stirs my soul<br />Waking that which has lain dormat<br />since before my time began<br />Wakefulness a blessing and a curse<br />my heart's desire<br />a step outside my grasp<br />Taunting, teasing, never fulfulling<br />wants-desires-needs<br />plead for completion<br />for that which never comes<br />Searching all directions<br />my heart breaking; soul shattering<br />realization of impossibility<br />I let go -- ye, holding on tightly<br />that elusive word<br />set within my grasp<br />My hand and love's hand<br />clasped<br /><br /><i>written May 20, 1994<br />updated June 3, 2008</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-70946531023458326722008-05-29T07:30:00.004-04:002008-06-17T20:51:05.820-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #6<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen2.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3>13 Photos of My Pets</h3><br /><b>Pepeu</b><br /><ul><li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8240/freshlywashedpepeuhy5.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Freshly Washed Pepeu"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9130/babypepeuzl1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Baby Pepeu"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5884/mrpatheticqz1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Mr. Pathetic"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5171/pepeuandhiscakeon3.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Pepeu And His Birthday Cake"></li></ul><br /><b>Abbie</b><br /><ul><li><img src="http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/645/abbieandchristmastreecc4.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Abbie by the Christmas Tree"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8826/abbieinthewindowpj7.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Abbie In the Window"></li></ul><br /><b>Clarkie & Lucyfur</b><br /><ul><li><img src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9198/andreiawithclarkieandluwx0.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Baby Clarkie & Lucy with Andréia"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4007/2petuniasinanonionbaskepp6.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="2 Petunias in an Onion Basket"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6481/clarkieandlucyfurmv1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="The Fat Twins"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2651/fattyku1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Fatty Clarkie"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3613/lucyfurinsunshineaa7.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Lucyfur with Her Electronic Sunshine"></li><br /> <li><img src="http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4195/fraidycatzg7.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Fraidy Cat Hiding From the Thunderstorm"></li></ul><br /><b>Mr. Dubbie ~ Gone but not forgotten</b><br /><ul><li><img src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5876/dubbieflatcatno1.jpg" width="288" height="216" alt="Mr. Dubbie Plays Flat Cat"></li></ul><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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I have always loved the messages and believed in them; but, the older I get the more I understand just how true it all is...<br /><br /><center><b><u>"ADVICE, LIKE YOUTH, PROBABLY JUST WASTED ON THE YOUNG"</u></b><br />by Mary Schmich<br /><i>June 1, 1997 Chicago Tribune</i></center><br /><br /><strong>Wear sunscreen.<br /><br />If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.</strong><br /><br />Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.<br /><br />Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.<br /><br />Do one thing every day that scares you.<br /><br />Sing.<br /><br />Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.<br /><br />Floss.<br /><br />Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.<br /><br />Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.<br /><br />Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.<br /><br />Stretch.<br /><br />Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.<br /><br />Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.<br /><br />Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.<br /><br />Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.<br /><br />Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.<br /><br />Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.<br /><br />Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.<br /><br />Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.<br /><br />Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.<br /><br />Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.<br /><br />Travel.<br /><br />Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.<br /><br />Respect your elders.<br /><br />Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.<br /><br />Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.<br /><br />Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.<br /><br /><strong>But trust me on the sunscreen.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-88615902683867065722008-05-22T05:30:00.009-04:002008-06-17T20:51:50.008-04:00Tabbikat's Thursday 13 #5<center><img src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.tabbikatsplace.com/thoughts/images/thursdaythirteen1.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><h3 align="center">13 Fav Performances from AI7</h3><br /><center><ul><li><h4>13 - Love Is A Battlefield - Brooke White</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EB4xp05ENRs&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EB4xp05ENRs&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>12 - Eleanor Rigby - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXGPHay31bQ&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXGPHay31bQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>11 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bah4umJfgHg&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bah4umJfgHg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>10 - In My Life - Ramiele Maluby</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E3r2wj5U9AQ&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E3r2wj5U9AQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>9 - Hallelujah - Jason Castro</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qkKhILGV-V4&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qkKhILGV-V4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>8 - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - David Archuleta</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AosUJBnfHxM&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AosUJBnfHxM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>7 - Let It Be - Brooke White</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUgeTB5NskM&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUgeTB5NskM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>6 - Hello - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/StYCly6NyP8&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/StYCly6NyP8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>5 - Imagine - David Archuleta</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NIuMcL4Kz44&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NIuMcL4Kz44&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>4 - Billy Jean - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_aiawC-9aM&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_aiawC-9aM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>3 - Come Together - Carly Smithson</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHKnSNCzIfQ&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHKnSNCzIfQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>2 - Always Be My Baby - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rM4Ct-64PGk&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rM4Ct-64PGk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li><br /> <li><h4>1 - The World I Know - David Cook</h4><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1LLuq0HjbRQ&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1LLuq0HjbRQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br></li></ul></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" mce_href="http://thursdaythirteen.com" target="_blank">Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!</a><br /><br /><br />The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. 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I am even tolerating the magic rainbow skittles song Cook has to sing, he almost makes it sound like something I would want to listen to on a regular basis.<br />Now, I just have to find something to entertain myself until the next season of American Idol.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061273414467137039.post-52405133743212586012008-05-21T11:22:00.001-04:002008-06-12T20:44:24.128-04:00Writer's Wednesday #5<h3>Love Hold My Heart</h3><br /><br />Loving you is something<br />I did not chose to do<br />love tapped me on the shoulder<br />bound my broken heart to you<br /><br />Now loving is more painful<br />than what I had before<br />and my mended heart is tearing<br />as you walk out the door<br /><br />Is there nothing I could do<br />to bring your love back to me<br />knowing it's our togetherness<br />that brought peace back to me<br /><br />Please release my aching heart<br />or hold it more gently to you<br />because loving you is something<br />I did not choose to do<br /><br /><i>written March 1994<br />updated January 2004</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0