In September I will be spending a significant amount of the month in Europe Namely I will be in Spain, Italy and France with a few side trips to make life interesting Everyone has a traveling style that is different than anyone else As for my style I insist on having hotel, flights and transportation completely mapped out ahead of time and after those choices are made and booked then I look at what I want to do in each place I usually book a few stellar things to do like theater tickets and tours so I have sort of a plan but I like the rest of the trip to be spent fairly loose sleeping late or enjoying the lazy discovery of wandering into a simple vineyard or nursing a cup of milky sweet coffee at an outdoor cafe That to me is the beauty of travel
What is it about Americans in particular that we feel the need to tell everyone EVERYTHING ? Whatever happened to the phrase ''its none of your business'' ? I know for myself I am regaled with too much information about my friends and family that I'd really prefer not knowing and in turn I absolutely get tired of having to ferociously guard the few things I don't want known world wide either
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It was a fairy ordinary day in a fairly ordinary neighborhood until I went to bed We'd noticed Maggie McTavish the Naughty Scottie seemed rather interested in something under our bed She in typical Scottie fashion refused to listen when she was commanded to GO TO SLEEP so, I lay there and pretended to snooze and Wes oh-so-dutifully went down 2 flights of stairs to grab a flashlight As he shined the light under the bed I suppose he hadn't expected to actually find something until his light hit upon 2 glowing eyes 'OHHHH MYYYYY GOOOOODDD'' the poor guy was shocked to discover a monster under our bed Amazingly, I was able to not only wake up in time but to race down the hallway into the guest bedroom clutching a blanket and my cell phone shoving the door closed so fast the hinges rattled I could hear scuffling and a few expletives and I managed to stick just my lips out the door and shout out instructions such as ''can't you just taser it?'' and ''let's call a cop....or something'' (I'm pretty helpful like that) but despite all my aid Wes was able to corner the critter and put it into one of my clear shoe boxes (which will NEVER hold shoes again, by the way) I snapped a few pictures of it I think I will hold back the one photo where Wes is naked grasping a broom and a bucket with a horrified expression since I needed a good shot of him in our 2010 Christmas newsletter but I'm happy to show you the monster under our bed Oh, and we're pretty sure the naughty Scottie brought this creature into the house and up 2 flights of stairs since this would be the 5th ''baby'' possum she's tried to mother... ~UGH~
In keeping with the lists going around on the Internet I decided to post this one. The premise is that I write down 25 random things about myself. Here goes...
1. I changed my middle name legally about 8 years ago 2. Unlike most of the population...I have the active gene to taste PROP, a chemical. It's so strong it makes me vomit, in fact. 3. I have no problem with polygamy or polyandry, as long as everyone is an adult and agrees 4. I am actually on the shy side and I have fight it on a daily basis 5, I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want it to hurt or be embarrassing 6. I am uncomfortable around alcohol or out of control people 7. I hate baby talk 8. I am currently learning how to play the harmonica and to juggle 9. I swim like a fish and am most comfortable around water 10. I always wanted to learn to knit, but I don't think I have the patience for it 11. City Slickers, Ever After, UP! and Fried Green Tomatoes are my favorite movies 12. Best childhood memory is probably all of it..I had a great childhood 13. I judge restaurants on how good their blue cheese salad dressing is 14. I have very dark brown eyes, but in the sunlight they have a lot of green in them 15. The word ''underpants'' makes me laugh every time 16. I fall asleep too easily and too often in random places 17. I flunked my first driving test when I was young (nerves) 18. I donate heavily to provide birth control in third world countries 19. I think people should study all religions and spirituality before choosing one (or none) 20. I don't know how to turn on my own TV (6 remotes...ugh!) 21. I have learned more from my failures than from my successes 22. I think it's ok and healthy to have a life separate from your spouse 23. I get frustrated when people think they ''know'' me based on appearance or a couple of chats 24. I don't have inkable fingerprints. They have to use special equipment to read them 25. This blog has over 1,000 readers a day, which freaks me out a little
Have you ever thought about the energy you expend in worrying about what someone else thinks? Or being bothered about how someone else behaves? I started thinking about this today and I seem to spend an awful lot of time on exactly that subject I'm thinking in the future I will work hard on spending that same energy on uplifting others working on my own issues (yep, I have them) and trying to stay more positive One of my most favorite sayings is ''Never wrestle with pigs...you get dirty and the pig likes it'' and so I will make a conscious effort to not be drawn into negative thinking from now on and save my much needed energy for the things that are more worthy
One of the definitions of insane is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results I've been thinking that one over for a while and I have to agree I guess I need to change a few things around try to figure out different angles and ways of doing something if I can ever hope for a different outcome
On my way home from a recent judging we stopped off in a little diner called ''Tommy's'' There We were greeted like family told to sit anywhere we pleased handed gallons of iced tea and had our backs slapped a few times while the waitress called me ''hun'' (which I typically loathe) Watching this lone 40-something waitress dish up her magic was nothing short of miraculous patron after patron were treated to the same greetings and semi-sarcastic jokes that I knew had been uttered a thousand times before but yet she managed to make each person feel special She let everyone know she had had a few troubles with her car but she wasn't whining about it as she matter of factly scooped butter onto toast fielded menu questions got the cook something to drink (without being asked) commiserated with an elderly woman about whole milk vs. skim milk and flirted shamelessly with a man in his 80's I have to say the decor and ambiance wasn't the most inspired my patty melt and salad weren't the best things I've ever eaten but I can assure you I can't wait to go back
