Sunday Stealing: The Unknown Author Questions

1. if someone wanted to really understand you, what would they read, watch, and listen to? 

Listen to a wide variety of music from AC/DC to Garth Brooks to ZZ TOP; read a variety of books and watch a variety of movies.  

2. have you ever found a blogger who thinks just like you? if so, who?  

I have found several bloggers that think like me on a few issues but none that think exactly like me on all issues.

3. list your fandoms and one character from each that you identify with.

Gone With The Wind - Scarlet O'Hara
Firefly - Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Scorpion - Happy

4. do you like your name? is there another name you think would fit you better?

I like my name and cannot think of any other name that would fit better.

5. do you think of yourself as a human being or a human doing? do you identify yourself by the things you do?

I think of myself as a human being.  I try to identify myself by being kind, loving, caring and helping others.

6. are you religious/spiritual?

I am not really religious or spiritual.

7. do you care about your ethnicity?

I can about my ethnicity to a certain point.

8. what musical artists have you most felt connected to over your lifetime?

None that I can think of.

9. are you an artist?

I am not an artist.  I can be a little creative now and then but that is it.

10. do you have a creed?

I do not have a set in stone type of creed.  I just try to live a kind, happy life.

11. describe your ideal day.

Sleep in as late as possible, wake up to clean house and a steak dinner.

12. dog person or cat person?

Dog person (but I don't hate cats)

13. inside or outdoors?

The older I get the more of an inside person I am.  The are too many people outdoors.

14. are you a musician?

I am not a musician.

15. five most influential books over your lifetime.

None that I can think of.

16. if you’d grown up in a different environment, do you think you’d have turned out the same?

I think it is possible I would have turned out a bit different. 

17. would you say your tumblr is a fair representation of the “real you”?

I would not say that.

18. what’s your patronus?

A White Siberian Tiger.

19. which Harry Potter house would you be in? or are you a muggle?

I am a muggle and would love to be in Hufflepuff.

20. would you rather be in Middle Earth, Narnia, Hogwarts, or somewhere else?

Narnia would be a neat place to live.

21. do you love easily?

No, not any more.  I use to but was shit on too many times. 

22. list the top five things you spend the most time doing, in order.

Working, Typing, Reading, Eating, Sleeping

23. how often would you want to see your family every year?

At least once, more if possible.

24. have you ever felt like you had a “mind-meld” with someone?

Not that I can think of.

25. could you live as a hermit?

Yes, I could live as a hermit.

26. how would you describe your gender/sexuality?

I am a female and straight.

27. do you feel like your outside appearance is a fair representation of the “real you”?

I think for the most part my outside appearance is a fair representation of the real me.  

28. on a scale from 1 to 10, how hard is it for someone to get under your skin?

In the past that number would be a 2 or 3.  In the last year or so, that number is a 8 and can hit a 10 on some days.

29. three songs that you connect with right now.

"You Should Be Here" by Cole Swindell
"Mad World" by Gary Jules
"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd

30. pick one of your favorite quotes.

“We are never very far from those we hate. For this very reason, we shall never be truly close to those we love.”

“Cold Skin” by Albert Sanchez Pinol © 2002; </Translated by Cheryl Leah Morgan © 2005

Camera Critters: Relaxing with Shelby

Photo (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

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Stuck In My Head: "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles

"A Day In The Life"

I read the news today, oh boy

About a lucky man who made the grade

And though the news was rather sad

Well, I just had to laugh

I saw the photograph

He blew his mind out in a car;

He didn't notice that the lights had changed

A crowd of people stood and stared

They'd seen his face before

Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords

I saw a film today, oh boy;

The English army had just won the war

A crowd of people turned away

But I just had to look

Having read the book

I'd love to turn you on

Woke up, fell out of bed

Dragged a comb across my head

Found my way downstairs and drank a cup

And looking up, I noticed I was late

Found my coat and grabbed my hat

Made the bus in seconds flat

Found my way upstairs and had a smoke

And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

Ah I read the news today, oh boy

Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

And though the holes were rather small

They had to count them all

Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

I'd love to turn you on

eCard of the Week #189: Delusional Unicorn

A friend told me I was delusional.

I almost fell off of my unicorn!

Flash On! Flash Off! Yeah, yeah yeah!

Shelby with the camera flash on.

Shelby with the camera flash off....crazy eyes!

Photos (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

Stuck in My Head: "Authority Song" by John Mellencamp

They like to get you in a compromising position

They like to get you there and smile in your face

They think, they're so cute when they got you in that condition

Well I think, it's a total disgrace

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid

I've come out grinnin'

I fight authority, authority always wins

So I call up my preacher

I say: "Gimme strength for Round 5"

He said: "You don't need no strength, you need to grow up, son"

I said: "Growing up leads to growing old and then to dying,

And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun"

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid

I've come out grinnin'

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid

I've come out grinnin'

I fight authority, authority always wins

Oh no

Oh no

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid

I've come out grinnin'

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I fight authority, authority always wins

I been doing it, since I was a young kid

I've come out grinnin'

I fight authority, authority always wins

Sunday Stealing: The Money Time Questions

1. What are five passions that you have? (If you have less than five, tell us where you do have an interest.)

My interests include hanging out with my dog, playing video games, watching movies, sleeping and working.

2. List up to ten random facts about yourself.

- I love dogs.
- I count my steps (an OCD thing).
- Most people annoy me.
- I do not like small talk.
- Commercials sucks!
- I think people that abuse animals and children should rot in hell...or jail.
- I scratch at scabs and zits on my body and face.
- Sometimes I just need to be left alone.
- I like to take naps.
- I don't sleep well.

3. List five people (personal, historic, living or dead) who have had a major impact on your life or the way you think.

Both of my children, my mother, my father, and my college mentor.

4. List 5 things you'd tell your 15 year-olds self, if you could.

My 15 year old self played basketball, was a cheerleader, was too tall, talked too much and had a very low self esteem.

5. What is a major strength that you have? (You can list more than one. Staying with our no rules approach.)

Being kind, open minded and caring.

6. What is a major weakness that you have? (You can list more than one. STILL staying with our no rules approach.)

Same as my strengths.

7. Describe the family dynamic of your childhood versus your family dynamic now.

Quite a bit different but I don't want to go into details.

8. What popular notion do you feel that the world has most wrong?

A few things but just because I think they are wrong does not mean much.

9. Name three things that always cheers you up when you are down.

My dog, music and a nap.

10. Name three things would you like to be remembered for?

Being kind, open minded and caring.

Earth Day 2017

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.

Earth Day 1970 achieved a rare political alignment, enlisting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, city slickers and farmers, tycoons and labor leaders. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

The Earth Day theme for 2017 is Environmental & Climate Literacy. Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs.

Source: http://www.earthday.org/

Every Dog Needs a Peace Bandanna

 

Photos (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

eCard of the Week #188: Spring Break At My Age

At my age, Spring Break means taking my 

full 30 minutes for lunch!

Sunday Stealing: The Place for Pumpkin Questions

1. If "happiness" was the global currency, what kind of work would make you a gazillionaire? Rescuing animals.

2. Would you break the law to save someone you loved? And, if so, how far would you be willing to take it? None that I can think of.  Hopefully nothing like that ever comes up.  I am not willing to take it very far, but who knows.

3. Is it possible to really know the truth without questioning it first? Sometimes.

4. Do you remember that one time . . . oh, about 5 years ago or so . . . when you were really, really upset? Does it really matter now? If not now, then when? At the time it greatly mattered but in a different way than it matters now.  Now, it just makes my heart and soul ache more.

5. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil? Sometimes.

6. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? Nothing I can think of.

7. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? More work I enjoy doing.

8. Would you rather be an anxious genius, or a tranquil fool? An anxious genius.

9. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things? Doing the right things.

10. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 80!

Happy Birthday Vickie

Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter, Vickie.

No matter how old you get, you will always be my baby girl. The miles may separate us but I think about you every day. Today I am remembering how small you were and rejoicing in all that you have grown to be. Having you as my daughter has been one of my greatest accomplishments.

My wish for you is a better tomorrow that is full of promise and hope. My wish for you is that you will never give up and that your inner strength will help you when you feel you’re at the end of your rope.

My wish for you is happiness and that you get a taste of all good things. And my wish is for you to have a wonderful life and all that it shall bring!

I hope you have a wonderful birthday.  I miss you more than you will ever know!

I love you to the moon and back a million times, and a million times more.

Tomorrow is Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

"You Should Be Here" by Cole Swindell

"You Should Be Here"

It's perfect outside. It's like God let me dial up the weather.

Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.

It's one of those never-forget-it-better-stop-and-take-it-in kinda scenes.

Everything's just right, yeah, except for one thing.

You should be here, standing with your arm around me here.

Cutting up, cracking a cold beer, saying cheers, hey y'all it's sure been a good year.

It's one of those moments, that's got your name written all over it.

And you know that if I had just one wish it'd be that you didn't have to miss this

You should be here.

You'd be taking way too many pictures on your phone.

Showing them off to everybody that you know back home.

And even some you don't, yeah

They say now you're in a better place

And I would be too if I could see your face.

You should be here, standing with your arm around me here.

Cutting up, cracking a cold beer, saying cheers, hey, y'all it's sure been a good year.

It's one of those moments, that's got your name written all over it.

And you know that if I had just one wish it'd be that you didn't have to miss this.

Aw you should be here.

You'd be loving this, you'd be freaking out, you'd be smiling, yeah

I know you'd be all about what's going on right here right now.

God, I wish somehow you could be here.

Oh, you should be here.

Yeah, this is one of those moments that's got your name written all over it

And you know that if I had just one wish it'd be that you didn't have to miss this.

Aw you should be here.

You should be here.

eCard of the Week #187: Do Not Wear Flip Flops If....

Please do not wear flip flops if your feet 

look like they could swoop out of the sky 

and snatch your dinner from a lake.

Stuck in My Head: "There's A Zombie On Your Lawn"

Sunflower
One, two, three!

There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn

I know your type: tall, dark, and dead
You want to bite all the petals off of my head
And then eat the brains of the one who planted me here
I'm just a sunflower but see, me power an entire infantry
You like the taste of brains we don't like zombies

[Football Zombie]: I used to play football
[Conehead Zombie]: Road cones protect my head
[Screen Door Zombie]: I have a screen-door shield
[All]: We are the undead!

There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn

Maybe it's time to reevaluate
I know you have a lot of food on your plate
Brains are quite rich in cholesterol
You're dead so it doesn't matter, instead we'll use this solar power
To make a lawn defense at any hour

[Digger Zombie]: I like your tricycle
[Zombie]: There's buttter on my head
[Dolphin]: I'm gonna eat your brains!
[All]: We are the undead!

There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn

Happy National Pet Day 2017

Happy National Pet Day!

Ways to Celebrate National Pet Day!

Adopt a pet from your local shelter or pure breed rescue organization.

Volunteer at your local shelter and offer to care for the animals.

Donate blankets, food and toys to a favorite animal welfare organization.

Organize a peaceful demonstration in front of your community pet store that sells pets from puppy or kitten mills.

Assist an ill, elderly or a financially struggling neighbor or friend by purchasing pet food, hay or needed items for their pets.

Buy your pet a fun new toy.

National Pet Day: www.nationalpetday.co/

Adorable Deck Dog

Hanging out on the deck with Daddy.

Being adorable!

Peeking at the cars going by.

Photo (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

Sunday Stealing: The Sassy Questions

1. If you could say anything you wanted to say to Donald Trump, what would you say? Only one question.  That one question would be: "Why?".  He can take it from there on how he wants to answer and what he wants to discuss.

2. If you had to be the mother of Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, who would you choose and why? Britney Spears...she seems a bit less crazy than Lindsay Lohan.

3. You get to be Queen for a day. The kids are all taken care of, and you can spend as much money as you want. What do you do all day? Sleep.

4. Is there a song that brings tears to your eyes every time you hear it? If so, which one? What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts

5. A fairy taps you on the shoulder and tells you that you can either have a perfect face or a perfect body for the rest of your life. Which do you choose?  A perfect body.  I am tired of being fat.

6. If you could live any place in the world and money was no object, where would you live and why? I am happy where I am for now.

7. What is your biggest regret in life? Not being with my son when he died last year.  I was 12 hours away.

8. If you could go back and visit one person in your life who is now dead, and ask one question, what would that question be and why would you ask it? No one I can think of.

9. If you had the choice to age forward (like we are now) or aging backwards (think Benjamin Buttons) which would you choose and why? I would like to age backwards.  Getting old sucks.

10. What will the epitaph on your headstone say? Hopefully something nice.

Cow Says...Go Away! LOL

Today I got a new cow for the front deck (outdoor decor).

The sign she is holding has "go away" on one side 

and the other side has "welcome".

Photo (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

Flashback Friday: Colt...I Miss Him So Much

A collage of photos of my son, Colt.

I miss him so very much.

Today I caught myself reaching for my phone to send him a text. 

My heart aches just as much now as it did the day he died. 

I love you son, forever and always

Collage made at piZap.com

Photos (c)Shannon G. Wamsley

eCard of the Week #186: Stupid Auto Correct

Stupid autocorrect.  You always end up 

posting some thong you didn't Nintendo.

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

April is designated as Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month by the ASPCA. The ASPCA website contains checklists of how to report and recognize animal cruelty. This month, take the ASPCA pledge to make all animals in your community live happy and healthy lives.


Support your local animal shelters and animal rescue organizations!

Report any type of animal abuse!

National Autism Awareness Month

April is National Autism Awareness Month!

Don't forget to "Light It Up Blue"!

Read more about autism at the following links:

http://www.autism-society.org/

http://www.autismspeaks.org

Sunday Stealing: The Cannon Fodder Questions

1. Is there someone you'd like to be kissing right now? My husband

2. When you're being extremely quiet, what does it mean? It means a lot of things, such as I am focused on something important, or I just want to be left alone, or I just don't feel like hearing about any drama.

3. What are you listening to right now? The Rifleman on TV.

4. Are you a big fan of thunderstorms? Yes, even though I get a little scared, I still find thunderstorms fascinating.

5. Do you believe in perfect? No.

6. Are you a jealous person? No.

7. What was the first thing you thought this morning? "I don't want to get up yet!"

8. What do you think about when you are falling asleep? Everything!

9. Are you satisfied with what you have in life? For the most part

10. Do people ever think that you're either older or younger than you actually are? Growing up people always though I was older than I looked and acted.  But now I am the age I am.

11. Do you think men truly understand women? No.

12. How about women understanding men? No.

13. Did anybody ever call you handsome or beautiful? Beautiful but not handsome.

14. What is one fact about the last person that called you? He is very handsome (my husband).

15. Other than your current one, tell us about the longest relationship you have had either a romance or a particular good friend. I have been best friends with two people for over 40 years.

Camera Critters: Up Close and Personal

Photo (c)2017 Shannon G. Wamsley

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