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July 24, 2024

Name Challenge: Band or Artist

Using the letters of your name, list band or artist for each letter.
S = Slipknot
H = Heart
A = Aerosmith
N = Nirvana
N = Nine Inch Nails
O = Outkast
N = Nickelback

February 18, 2024

Sunday Stealing: Music

This week's Sunday Stealing was stolen from Pinterest.**Links to each song provided. Just click the title for the link.**

Name a song that...

1. You enjoy, in another language:

Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone

2. Recently introduced you to a new singer:

American Horror Show by Snow Wife

3. You listen to to energize:

Weekends by Skrillex

4. Is your favorite song from a musical:

Hakuna Matata from The Lion King

5. Reminds you of an old love:

Every Light in the House by Trace Adkins

6. Make you think of one of your children:

Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey (This reminds me of my son. It is the last song he sang to me. We both cried the entire time)

7. Makes you smile when you hear it:

Sound of Pulling Heaven Down by Blue October (My and my husband's song)

8. You love but is quite unknown:

Civil War by Guns N Roses

9. That annoys you:

Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt (or by anyone else that sings it)

10. That your parents used to listen to:

Funny Face by Donna Fargo

11. From your early years of childhood:

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

12. That has a color in the title:

Back in Black by AC/DC

13. That needs to be played loud:

Paradise City by Guns N Roses

14. That is perfect for a road trip:

On The Road Again by Willie Nelson

15. That reminds you of yourself:

Mad World by Gary Jules

February 3, 2024

Sunday Stealing: Compassion

This week's Sunday Stealing was stolen from Compassion Intl.

1. What three words best describe you?

Kind, caring and tall.

2. What makes you unique?

I have never thought of myself as unique and cannot think of anything that makes me unique. I am just me.

3. Who is someone important in your life?

If my dog counts, then my answer is my dog, Riley. Otherwise, my mother-in-law is my answer.

4. What is something that always makes you laugh?

Funny animal videos

5. Who is someone who can always cheer you up?

My co-worker, Megan.

6. When was a time you were really proud of yourself?

When I graduated college with my Associates Degree. I was a single mother at the time and was working full time, going to college full time and raising two children.

7. What is something that is difficult for you?

Trying to understand why people have to die. Questions such as: Why did my husband die when he did? Why did cancer kill my son only 31 days after he was diagnosed? Why do I have to die?....keep me up at night and causes me to have panic attacks.

8. What three places would you love to travel to?

Ireland, Hawaii and Australia

9. What is a fun memory you have with your best friend?

Riding the Pep Bus to basketball games was always fun.

10. If you could have dessert for breakfast, what would you eat?

I would have a ice cream sundae, with chocolate ice cream, pecans, chocolate syrup, cherries, and whip cream.

11. If you published a book or wrote a movie, what would it be about?

I would like to publish a book on how I have made it through life. I have been through quite a bit in my 53 years. I doubt anyone would read the book but that is ok.

12. Which is easier, math or English?

English

13.What three things make you the happiest?

My dog, the smell of lilacs and waking up each morning.

14. What is an event in your life that has shaped who you are today?

Oh goodness....so very many events have made me who I am today. The biggest one that shaped me, is surviving being molested (which happened from as young as I can remember to around age 13).

15. Which is more important, being kind or being honest?

This is tough to answer because I think we should always be honest, however, sometimes being honest is not the kindest thing to do. So, honest first then be kind.

December 23, 2023

Happy Festivus 2023

Festivus was conceived by author and editor Daniel O'Keefe, the father of TV writer Dan O'Keefe, and was celebrated by his family as early as 1966. The word Festivus in this sense was coined by the elder O'Keefe, and according to him the name "just popped into my head." In the original O'Keefe tradition, the holiday would take place to celebrate the anniversary of Daniel O'Keefe's first date with his future wife, Deborah. The phrase "a Festivus for the rest of us" originally referred to those remaining after the death of the elder O'Keefe's mother, Jeanette, in 1976; i.e., the "rest of us" are the living, as opposed to the dead.

In 1982, Daniel O'Keefe wrote a book, Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic, that deals with idiosyncratic ritual and its social significance, a theme relevant to Festivus tradition.

The English word festive derives from Latin "festivus," an adjective meaning "excellent, jovial, lively, which in turn derives from festus "joyous; holiday, feast day."

It is now celebrated on December 23, as depicted in the Seinfeld episode written by the younger O'Keefe.

Read More about Festivus at the following links:
http://festivusweb.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

From Seinfeld...The Story of Festivus

May 6, 2023

Sunday Stealing: Songs

This week's Sunday Stealing was stolen from SwapBot.

1. a song with a food name.

Peaches by The Presidents of the United States of America

2 a song with an animal in it

Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf

3 a song about a bird

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

4 a song about a dog

Feed Jake by Pirates of the Mississippi

5 a song mentioning a cat

Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent

6 a song listing a character from wizard of oz

If I Were King of the Forest

7 a late night driving song

Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses

8 a song from a movie

Footloose by Kenny Loggins

9 a guilty pleasure song

Cotton Eyed Joe by Rednex

10 a song about friends

I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts

11 a song that is about summertime

Summertime by D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

12 a song that needs to be played more on the radio

The Sound of Silence by Disturbed

13 a song about drugs or alcohol

Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue

14 a song you would sing at karaoke

Paradise City by Guns N Roses

15 a song from year you were born in

Let It Be by The Beatles

September 5, 2022

Happy Labor Day 2022

Happy Labor Day everyone!

Thank you for your tireless work.

"Forty Hour Week " by Alabama

There are people in this country

Who work hard every day

Not for fame or fortune do they strive

But the fruits of their labor

Are worth more than their pay

And it's time a few of them were recognized.

Hello Detroit auto workers,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line

Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line.

This is for the one who swings the hammer,

Driving home the nail

Or the one behind the counter,

Ringing up the sale

Or the one who fights the fires,

The one who brings the mail

For everyone who works behind the scenes.

You can see them every morning

In the factories and the fields

In the city streets and the quiet country towns

Working together like spokes inside a wheel

They keep this country turning around.

Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line

Hello West Virginia coal miner,

Let me thank you for your time

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

Just to send it on down the line.

This is for the one who drives the big rig,

Up and down the road

Or the one out in the warehouse,

Bringing in the load

Or the waitress, the mechanic,

The policeman on patrol

For everyone who works behind the scenes.

With a spirit you can't replace with no machine

Hello America, let me thank you for your time...

February 6, 2022

Sunday Stealing: Colbert's Questions

This week's Sunday Stealing are the the 15 questions that Stephen Colbert asks his guests.

1. The Best sandwich:

Bologna, cheese, plain potato chips and mustard on fresh white bread.

2. Something you own that you really should throw out.

I have a griddle that does not heat very well and has a corner that is broken off. I really need to throw it away and get a new one.

3. The scariest animal:

A hungry lion.

4. Apples or oranges:

Of these two choices I choose apples.

5. Have you ever tried to get an autograph from someone?

I have and succeeded.

6. What happens when you die?

When you die, you close your eyes forever. I want to believe there is an afterlife, but I don't. I think when you are dead, you're dead. There is no fanfare, no existence. There is only nothing.

7. Favorite Action movie?

Twister

8. Window or Aisle?

Aisle

9. Favorite smell

Fresh lilacs

10. Your most popular app on your phone.

The app I use the most on my phone is the Facebook app.

11. Least favorite smell.

Skunks

12. Cats or dogs?

I prefer dogs. Dogs make me happy.

13. If you can only listen to one song over and over for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses

14. What number am I thinking of? (I will answer honestly)

You are thinking of the number 5.

15. The rest of your life in 5 words.

Work, Sleep, Eat, and Live.

January 23, 2022

Sunday Stealing: LEP = 2

This week's Sunday Stealing was stolen from League of Extraordinary Pen Pals.

1. Would you rather be the guest or the host?

I would rather be the guest. I am terrible at planning and host.

2. What do you like to wear when you feel fancy?

I like to spruce up what ever shirt I am wearing with a coordinating scarf.

3. How often do you try something completely new?

Not very often.

4. Do you enjoy weddings?

I do not enjoy weddings. I find them to be exhausting.

5. Have you ever had something customized?

I have a car decal that was customized in memory of my son. It has a drum set, his full name, his birth date and date of death listed on it.

6. Do you cook spontaneously or meal plan?

I cook spontaneously. I tried to meal plan when my kids were growing up but it never seemed to work out.

7. Books you like to read over and over:

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell is the only book I can read again and again.

8. What are you really good at?

I feel that I am really good at my job....not 100% perfect but that is to be expected.

9. Do you sleep with windows open or a fan on?

I sleep with a fan on.

10. What is the easiest recipe you know?

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies...four ingredients. Super easy to make and bake. I have the recipe posted on my blog at www.momentsofintrospection.com/2018/12/easy-peanut-butter-cookies.html

11. Are you comfortable starting conversation with strangers?

I am not comfortable starting a conversation with a stranger. I have never been comfortable doing so.

12. Do you prefer quiet, or ambient noise when you relax?

It really depends on what I am doing to relax. I have found that over the years I like to have some noise in the background (like the tv on or a radio). Doing so keeps my mind from wandering and I can relax easier.

13. Who is your most adventurous or exciting friend?

My co-worked Megan. She inspires me!

14. What do you eat when you can’t decide what to eat?

I usually eat junk food. Especially chocolate or Cheetos.

15. Do you have any funny pet stories?

My dog, Riley, has some funny dance moves!

November 26, 2021

Riley Sees A Puppy On TV.

Riley sees a puppy on her tv!!!!

October 27, 2021

Wordless Wednesday: All Play and No Work

Taken on 26 October 2021

May 26, 2021

Wordless Wednesday: Incoming!

Video shot on 25 May 2021

This post is linked to Wordless Wednesday.

May 13, 2021

Riley And The Seahorse

Today, FedEx delivered a plush seahorse for Riley.

Her daddy was able to get a photo of Riley and the seahorse before Riley had a chance to beat it up.

15ish minutes after this photo, Riley had the squeaker out and some of the stuffing.

So, she and I went outside to play. Well, actually, Riley played and I filmed her....

May 8, 2021

Riley the Squeakasaur

Riley doing one of the things she loves....

September 2, 2020

Stuck In My Head: "Hold on to Memories" by Disturbed

Listen, everyone

The time will come when all of us say goodbye

Feel that aching in your heart

Leaving you broken inside

But we're never really gone

As long as there's a memory in you mind

So now go do the best things in life

Take a bite of this world while you can

Make the most of the rest of your life

Make a ride of this world while you can

Take the ones you love

And hold them close because there is little time

And don't let it break your heart

I know it feels hopeless sometimes

But they're never really gone

As long as there's a memory in you mind

So now go do the best things in life

Take a bite of this world while you can

Make the most of the rest of your life

Make a ride of this world while you can

And hold on to memories

Hold on to every moment

To keep them alive

The world's greatest tragedy

Souls who are not remembered

Cannot survive

So now go do the best things in life

Bring the fight to this world while you can

Make the most of the rest of your life

Shine your light on this world while you can

And hold on to memories

Hold on to every moment

To keep them alive

The world's greatest tragedy

Souls who are not remembered

Cannot survive

And hold on to memories (Hold on)

Hold on to every moment

To keep them alive (Keep them alive)

The world's greatest tragedy (Hold on)

Souls who are not remembered

Cannot survive

August 25, 2020

Stuck In My Head: "Running Away" by Hoobastank

I don't want you to give it all up

And leave your own life collecting dust

And I don't want you to feel sorry for me

You never gave us a chance to be

And I don't need you to be by my side

And tell me that everything's all right

I just wanted you to tell me the truth

You know I'd do that for you

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

I did enough to show you that I

Was willing to give and sacrifice

And I was the one who was lifting you up

When you thought your life had had enough

And when I get close you turn away,

There's nothing that I can do or say

So now I need you to tell me the truth

You know I'd do that for you

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

Is it me? Is it you?

Nothing that I can do

To make you…

July 16, 2020

Stuck In My Head: "Pull Me Under" by Dream Theater

"Pull Me Under"

Lost in the sky

Clouds roll by

And I roll with them

Arrows fly

Seas increase

And then fall again

This world is spinning around me

This world is spinning without me

Every day sends future to past

Every breath leaves me one less

To my last

Watch the sparrow falling

Gives new meaning to it all

If not today nor yet tomorrow

Then some other day

I'll take seven lives for one

And then my only father's son

As sure as I did ever love him

I am not afraid

This world is spinning around me

The whole world keeps

Spinning around me

All life is future to past

Every breath leaves me one less

To my last

Pull me under

Pull me under I'm not afraid

All that I feel is honor and spite

All I can do is set it right

Dust fills my eyes

Clouds roll by

And I roll with them

Centuries cry

Orders fly

And I fall again

This world is spinning inside me

The whole world is

Spinning inside of me

Every day sends future to past

Every step brings me closer

To my last

Pull me under

Pull me under I'm not afraid

Living my life too much in

The sun

Only until your will is done

July 9, 2020

Hail and Lake Front Property

This morning it was hailing and this afternoon it is flooding.

The lot between my house and the neighbor's house is flooded.

We have lake front property!! LOL

July 6, 2020

Rest in Peace Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels passed away on July 6, 2020.

The following song is one of my favorites from him.

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the

Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections.

The devil went down to Georgia

He was lookin' for a soul to steal

He was in a bind

'Cause he was way behind

And he was willin' to make a deal

When he came upon this young man

Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot

And the devil jumped

Up on a hickory stump

And said, "boy, let me tell you what

I guess you didn't know it

But I'm a fiddle player too

And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you

Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy

But give the devil his due

I'll bet a fiddle of gold

Against your soul

'Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said, "my name's Johnny

And it might be a sin

But I'll take your bet

And you're gonna regret

'Cause I'm the best there's ever been"

Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard

'Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia, and the devil deals the cards

And if you win, you get this shiny fiddle made of gold

But if you lose, the devil gets your soul

The devil opened up his case

And he said, "I'll start this show"

And fire flew from his fingertips

As he rosined up his bow

Then he pulled the bow across the strings

And it made an evil hiss

And a band of demons joined in

And it sounded something like this

When the devil finished

Johnny said, "well, you're pretty good, old son

But sit down in that chair right there

And let me show you how it's done"

He played Fire on the Mountain run boys, run

The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun

Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough

Granny, does your dog bite? No child, no

The devil bowed his head

Because he knew that he'd been beat

And he laid that golden fiddle

On the ground at Johnny's feet

Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back

If you ever want to try again

I done told you once you son of a bitch

I'm the best that's ever been"

He played Fire on the Mountain run boys, run

The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun

Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough

Granny, does your dog bite? No child, no

May 27, 2020

Stuck In My Head: "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim