Is anyone driving today? I was just wondering.
I think my van is driving itself around because I go no where,
and yet my tank stays nearly empty ...
I have cut back on my insurance.
Then I got a new phone service.
Then I cut back to basic TV cable.
I have to have connection for work on-line, so I have cable for that.
I even quit my garbage service,
and am recycling plastics, cans, cardboard, and more.
But oh my garage is crying!!!
Lady, what are you doing to me?
Now I am thinking where can I cut on the grocery bill?
But I do like my coffee, and I do like my milk.
I guess I like to eat too much. Ha!
Now even my poor little birds outside are on "hold" waiting for bird seed.
I know we are all feeling this burden tremendously.

Here's a news story that you're going to love!
A woman in Ocala, Florida,
had a man arrested for trespassing
after coming home from work and finding him in her house.
That's the normal part.
Here is where it gets strange.
When Lisa Bess came home from work,
she found Tom Wilkerson sitting on the toilet in her bathroom.
In her clothes.
He even had her underwear on.

War is wrong.
Hunger does not have to exist.
Love always wins out over hate.
Revenge will steal your soul.
No one should die alone.
We are all brothers and sisters, fashioned from the same dirt.
No religion is better than the next.
Violence is a spiritually weak response.
Justice was never meant to be bought.
A public servant should be just that.
We should treat the Earth like we would our mother.
In the end, it will not be fame or fortune that sustains you,
but family and friends.

 

Why are we wasting our time on
‘Bittergate’ and ‘God Damn America’ when
2008 gives us a limited window to blast
the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history?
Yeah, I want revenge
for how their insatiable greed has hurt my family ...
Why do I have to pay three-times more for health insurance
than I did in 2004 for one-third the coverage?
Why is food at my supermarket
now more expensive than eating out?
Why does filling up my gas tank cost more
than a family dinner at a four-star restaurant?
Touchy Subjects by Mokie Joe

IN THE LIFE

And the workplace is the most popular place
to find the flowering of language.
Perhaps you've just received word that your office
has been transferred to
that area just outside the loading dock.
The good news:
You have a lot more space to work.
Your new office is roomier and much larger.
The bad news:
It’s out in the parking lot.

I spend a lot of time talking about the ‘good ol days.’
Yeah, Yeah, I know;
they (the good ol days) weren’t all that good,
after all what’s good about
wars, great music, draft resistance, drugs, booze, women, booze
and all that stuff.
Hmm ... five out of seven
(you do the math)
ain’t bad.

He (husband) has been THERE.
Not just doing something nice here and there to get a favor in return.
He is THERE. And it feels good.
We have been having these lovely talks...
and LISTENING to each other.
It only took almost 19 years of marriage to get to this point.
But it is so GREAT! I hope it doesn't stop.
I truly hope we have started not just a new chapter...but a new book. 

I went looking through everyone's blogs on my list of blogs I like
yesterday and this morning and all I can is say is
DANG! How many had been deactivated!!
This really threw me for a loop on some of them
because they had been here before I ever joined
and
I didn't think they would ever Not be here. 

AnExplorer weaves quite a tale.
It starts at Oprah's house ... who said ...
"No, I'm just being gracious and letting you down easy. This is as stupid an idea as I've heard in a long time." The Oprah's face turns to one of suspicion, "This isn't one of George Clooney's practical jokes, is it?"
Then ...
Somehow she had come into contact with a denizen of Blogstream and was torn between two impulses. She either wanted to offer all members of the 'stream free psychological services for having to tolerate this Anexplorer person or buy them all a free car ...
She called in Dr. Phil who said:

Somehow, AnExplorer and Tall Pockets end up getting a spot on the Oprah Show ...
"Today," she is telling the audience,
"We will be traveling to a very strange place that I, for one, never knew existed.
It is not a geographical location, more a state of mind.
A very diverse and unusual community known as Blogstream.
Our first guest for the evening is the creator of that community, Pioneer."
The audience responds warmly.
Pioneer, looking even better looking in person than his photograph,
walks confidently forward, waving to the crowd.
He takes Oprah's hand and settles comfortably on the couch.
"Tell me Pioneer," Oprah begins, "Why do you never respond to e-mail any more..."
~  ~  ~  ~  ~
Forty minutes later the show is nearing its conclusion.
Seated with Pioneer are Taylor and Whispered Promises
wearing identical dresses,
Gloria is delivering letters of appreciation to the audience,
several staff members are chasing Dalpha's Major Danes around the studio,
the FBI are escorting Whit to a back room for interrogation
after he made the embarrassing mistake of being truthful on air,
LaLePop is demonstrating how to ride a bike
and paint at the same time,
Sherry is sharing cat photos with Oprah,
Celtic Mist is shearing a sheep,
Rubble is teaching dance moves to a member of the production staff,
Sinann is responding to a question from Dr. Phil,
Crone is casting a spell for the woman in the audience with warts,
Katie is answering a reporters questions back stage
on white nose disease in bats,
Hawk is standing in the balcony, white robes flowing,
his wand pointed threateningly at
HeatherScott trying to remove Bry's twenty year house hunting curse,
while Bohemian just seems to be looking for some place to hide.
"I have one final guest for this evening and then a special announcement to make ..."
Read the ending at ...
View From The Bluffs by Anexplorer

Ice and I made a trip to Branson, Missouri
two weeks ago with them and had a wonderful time ...

We saw the Mickey Gilley show while we were there also,
and took a tour of the "Titanic" which wasn't there the last time
we were in Branson.
But the best part was spending time with my family and,
of course, my wonderful husband.
Life With Schnauzers by -Pup-



I was just looking at the doggie Orvis Catalog
and it has a special collar you can buy that when a dog barks
it automatically dispenses a spray of eucalyptus,
which distracts him from what he was barking at and so he stops.
And leaves a pleasant smell in it's wake,
not a bad deal.
 overthemoon by n. lynn

 

TENDING OUR GARDENS

JUST FOR FUN

When was the last time you visited the library?
Probably when you quit college
in 1990 something for the third time,
oh no, that's me.
Lucy. by Lucy.




ANONYMOUS ONE'S EXPERIMENTS by ANONYMOUS ONE (AO)



Lewis Grizzard on BBQ:
"In North Carolina, they put cole slaw on barbecue.
In Georgia, they'll cut you for doing that."
(You'll get the same treatment in Alabama)
 INSIDE THE FLAME by ^BELLE^  



I am insane.
That is all.
Girl and Dog in the City by Night Bug



As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials,
scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day,
at the end of the year we would have absorbed
more than 1 kilo
of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces.
In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
Remember: Water = Poop  and  Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of shit.
Lou's World by Miss Lou



Blogging, just like life, is exactly what WE make of it.
How about YOU? What are YOUR dreams?
Where do YOU want to go?
What do YOU want to bring to the party?

Are YOU interested in poetry?
Stop and Say HI!

Are YOU interested in current events and politics?
Maybe you'll find this interesting.
He won't bite

Do YOU want to hug a Polar Bear?
OOOOOOO Teeth, LOL

Do YOU want to slay a dragon?
The Home of the Scaly Tailed one.

Do YOU want to be Overheard and Seen?
She HUGGGGGGGGZ

Do YOU need something for the Soul?
The Milk of Christian Kindness

Do YOU love cats and humor?
SHHHHH! Librarians Rock.

Do YOU want to share the joys of life and motherhood?
FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do YOU want to run with the Big Dogs?
REALLY Big Dogs

Do YOU love American Idol?
David! David! But WHICH one?

Raindrops Make Things Beautiful by Sherry'sCherries




If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
ANONYMOUS ONE'S EXPERIMENTS by ANONYMOUS ONE (AO)







INSPIRATION




My life as it is by john24871



Bookworm always posts early for Saturday Night,
whereas I procrastinate.
As many of you know, or may not be aware yet,
his wife was hospitalized with a heart issue last night,
and he ask that we all continue to pray for them.
So, stop by over there and keep the positive energy
and prayers flowing here on the Stream,
bloggers, for L.Cat (aka Bookworm) and his wife.
To get there click here.
It is a great honor to have such greater supporters and friends here,
and we all know what a great friend Bookworm is to many of us.
Much love your way, my friend. 
Bella's Gotta Brand New Blog-2 by Bella




Echoes From The Tomb. by Scratch



Today is a beautiful day.
The sun is trying to peek out from behind the clouds.
A quiet calm has settled over my little part of the world.
The only sound is the ticking of the clock.
It reminds me that life is slipping away very quickly.
Slipping away so fast that sometimes it frightens me.
I think about my life and what I have done with it.
Have I made a difference in someone's life?
Shug's Place by Shug



 
MacKenzie's Inner Fire by Mackenzie90



"I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through,
listen to this music."
Hafiz
Lucy. by Lucy.











SO LONG - FAREWELL - AUF WEIDERSEHEN - ADIEU
(This Week's Parting Thoughts)




The White Lodge by John, the Squabbler





Every week, I try to link to 65-70 bloggers on OVERHEARD.
If you want to be included but we haven't met,
don't wait for me to find you,
INTRODUCE YOURSELF !!!