July 22, 2004
Two Random Thoughts Today
When you get in your car and head out to the open road, do you ever wonder who's driving beside you? Or in front of you or behind you for that matter? I do and watching how some people drive and how others walk (and bump into me) at the mall actually scares me if I think about it for too long.
Okay, I thought that when you are typing, that it is one space after a comma and two after a period. Apparently this is no longer so. I received a nice email from one of my editors telling me this. Darn that grade nine typing class. Old habits die hard and while I am trying I know that even right now, as I type, I am forgetting. Practice makes perfect right?
July 17, 2004
Saturday, Saturday, oh, I love my Saturday. Two-thirds off long distance every Saturday. You can call Saturday don't wait for Sunday (come on, sing a long if you know this old Bell Canada jingle). I love my Saturdays, to call my friends who've moved away and when I dial myself, that's not all, two-thirds off on every call. Saturday noon 'til Sunday at six......Okay, I am feeling silly and nostalgic! Thanks Rob! Rob is a friend who often writes about great things gone by.
Check him out at http://emptybeach.typepad.com/emptybeach/
Oh, remember the Levi commercial from way back?!? Here's the song which really needs the music for full effect. I bought a pair of Levi's they've really been around. They've been to school so often, they're nearly smart as me and after years and years of wearing my Levi's in and out, I couldn't help but notice that the knee wore out so I sewed on a patch, a flower here and there and they look so good and grand I can wear them anywhere. I'm using them as cut-offs and I'm flying through the air. Now I really think it's time that I bought another pair. You can live in Levi's-song over. Okay, the commercial was really cool at the time. Models on tarzan ropes swinging back and forth through different stages of their lives-always wearing Levi's. I'm still looking for the ultimate pair of Levi's!
July 12, 2004
"There is so much you can accomplish that will contribute to a better and happier life, so don’t give up or let things get you down. You have what it takes this year to turn your dreams into a reality. Have confidence that you can turn any negative you are faced with into a positive. Your numbers are 2, 7, 16, 25, 34, 43."
What an awesome horoscope and it's mine, my birthday horoscope. It seems like only yesterday that I was being born early one morning on a hot summer day, Orangemen's Day no less. And while I am not totally up-to-date with the Orangemen/man movement, I do know that they are not Catholic and that they didn't really like Catholics. I was baptized Catholic way back when, within months of my birth. Now don't get me started on a religious debate because I am the first to say that I am not a fully practicing Catholic and like all clubs, religions and even this game of life, there are rules and beliefs in the Church that I don't agree with.
Life is good. I truly can't complain. My family is healthy and for the most, I think, happy. I am pursuing my writing and having lots of fun and enjoying some mild successes. I have even started to take yoga. What a positive adventure this has tended up being. What started as a writing assignment with a local paper has turned into something much more. You will soon be able to read about my yoga adventures under the 'works' section of this website.
So as I blow out the candles yet again this year, I am reminded that life is too short and I make a mental note to enjoy more of what it has to offer! You should too! Cheers!
June 24, 2004
It's the end of a lot of things - the school year, committees, spring sports, enforced bedtimes, daily routines and packing lunches. Yippee! But it is also a time for new things - bonfires and smores, late nights under the stars, patios and martinis, summer gardening, strawberry picking, drive-ins, bike rides, skinny dipping and more. Hurry up and celebrate summer before the days get shorter again!
June 11, 2004
Today is my 11 year wedding anniversary. 11 years is a long time (especially for someone as young as me-ha-ha) considering that I was never getting married, having children or 'staying home' to raise them. Well, never say never because I have done all three of these things and don't know what my life would be like if I hadn't. Okay, I do. The ruts, not circles under my eyes, would not be there, I would read more books, go to more movies and probably play more tennis. But these are just things and as a good friend once said to me (Scottie, that's you in case you don't remember), "things don't last but people do." Well said:)
June 10, 2004
Someone had their ears pierced today. She didn't cry a bit, but I did. My little girl, as part of her birthday gift, finally had her ears pierced after asking for two years. She's only four! She was so brave and honestly, there were no tears on that stool. But right beside it there were a few to fight back. Thank God for the lollipop after. It made us both feel better. Now I have a 'fancy' girl walking around in beautiful ruby red earrings! Like Dorothy said, wearing her ruby red shoes, "there's no place like home, there's no place like home."
Tonight's another Canadian Idol must watch! The last cuts will be made and the final 32 singers will start a brand new competition. These cuts are being made after the crucial group numbers and frustrations, emotions and different styles are evident throughout the performances. Last night we saw a few groups that blew the crowd away and we also witnessed a few that just fell apart and the pieces should just be swept under the red carpet.