Monday, June 15, 2015

* GOOFY MONDAYS *

 
IT'S TIME FOR GOOFY MONDAYS!
 
 
 
I posted my first "Goofy Mondays" on June 1st, saying "I will attempt to be consistent with these posts." It turns out, I totally forgot about it last week! So, once again, I will attempt to remember to be consistent!
 
 
In my part of the world, we've become another area that is being deluged with rain. There is no flooding near my home, but some nearby areas are having problems. Rain, rain....please go away....go to the dry and parched regions that NEED it so desperately.
 
 


I know why this is happening. It's ALL my fault. I've been anxious to use the pool in our little subdivision, because it's been so hot and humid. But my one and only suit from the past many years, finally refused to "fit." It declared in no uncertain terms that it was tired of looking like a bulging piece of blue and yellow sausage. It actually squealed as I tried to squeeze myself into it, and I finally realized the time had come to buy a sort-of "matronly" suit. So, last Saturday, June 13th, I bought one. It was an eye-opening (and closing!) experience.
 
Anyway.....I think Mother Nature doesn't even want to see me at the pool....thus, all the rain. But even as I sit and type this, the sun has come out, the sky is blue, with a few white, puffy clouds. Do I dare try? I already have enough excuses for today. It will cloud up soon. It will thunder and lightning. I have lots of housework to do. I still have lots of going through stuff in my office to do, AND I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO WRITE! My muse has been slowly showing itself again.
 
So, I leave you with some "Goofy Mondays" funnies, from Aunty Acid!
 
 
 

 

 


Happy Goofy Monday, Everyone!


Sunday, June 14, 2015

* NOSTALGIC SUNDAY *

 
It's Time Again for Another Nostalgic Sunday
 



Something I wrote in yesterday's post filled me with nostalgia ~
those three little words: "Fill 'er up!"
 
 
 
Remember in the movie, Back to the Future, when all the Texaco gas station attendants come running out to wait on the customer?! I don't remember that actually happening to me and my family in real life, but no matter where my dad stopped for gas, at least one guy would come out and see what was needed. He'd pump whatever amount of gas my dad told him, clean ALL the windows, check the water and oil, and maybe the tire pressure. It all went quickly and then, Swoosh, we'd be off on our way again. (1950s)

 
 
I think I was in my mid-to-late twenties when companies began to modify their gas stations into Self-Serve, and I guess I was at the right age, because it didn't bother me very much. (1970s)
 
 
I've proclaimed for the past couple of years, though, that the oil companies NEED to offer at least ONE Full-Service gas pump! I truly believe LOTS of people would take advantage of it, even paying a little more for gas, just for the convenience:
 
 for instance ~
Moms with little kids or babies in the car
People who have some disabilities but are still able to drive
Older adults with or without health issues
Business women, dressed nicely and on their way to work
Drivers who want to feel safe, knowing things under the hood have been checked.
Oh, and what about during inclement weather?
 
 
Also, with people living longer, the population of older adults in the US keeps increasing.  
 
 
I would definitely use a Full Service pump sometimes.
 
What about you? Would you pay a little more?
 
 
 
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Saturday, June 13, 2015

* HAPPINESS IS........*

The Ronald appreciates the joy I have for the smallest of things. I'm not a woman of "fashion," who must have lots of shoes and purses, or getting my nails "done."


* When I hear a particular song I love................that is happiness.
* When I receive a phone call or letter from a friend or relative.....that is happiness.
* When The Ronald brings me a bouquet of flowers from the grocery store......that is happiness.
* When I get hugs......that is happiness.


Something quite insignificant happened the other day that brought me great joy. I actually had enough money to fill the tank of my PT Cruiser, BEFORE the price went up by 40 cents! I noticed a couple of gas stations with the lower price, and as I drove farther East, I noticed some were 40 cents higher, so I pulled in to the next one with the lower price......and if it had been back in the Good Old Days....I would've said to the attendant, "Fill 'er up with regular!"



Friday, June 5, 2015

* I WONDER *

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER "I WONDER"
 
 
 
The Ronald had a medical test done yesterday morning (nothing serious) and he needed someone to drive him home, so I drove to and from. It was a crazy, rainy, windy day....but very scattered. We didn't see any rain until we were almost there. On the way home, it was dry for a few minutes, and then a deluge, and then dry again, etc. I love being in a location, looking across the horizon, and seeing exactly where the rain is pouring down from the clouds.
 
The clouds in the photos below are obviously NOT those kinds of clouds, though!
(You can click on each photo to see them larger.)
 
 
I am always in awe and wonder when I look at clouds. 


 
 
 
I found these clouds particularly interesting because of the dark and light "waves." And does anyone also see a couple of white, thin clouds, that slant down at the bottom of the "waves"? (I'm not even sure how to explain it!)
 
These aren't good photos, that's for sure, but I took them with my cell phone from inside my car!
 
 
 



Monday, June 1, 2015

THE FIRST "GOOFY MONDAYS *

 
IT'S TIME FOR GOOFY MONDAYS!
 
 


Since I've been posting "Nostalgic Sundays" and "I Wonder" posts for quite a long time, although inconsistently, I decided I'd like to add a new recurring post: "Goofy Mondays."

For many of us, Mondays are BLAH, especially those "rainy days and Mondays," because they sure do get us down! (As it is doing here today.) I will attempt to be consistent with these posts J .

So, without further ado....

"The important thing in acting is to be able to laugh and cry. If I want to cry, I think of my sex life. If I want to laugh, I think of my sex life." - Glenda Jackson

Thursday, May 28, 2015

* I WONDER *

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER I WONDER
(which I haven't written in a LONG time!)
 
 
 
 
I wonder how many people (adults and children alike) still look up at clouds and find joy in "seeing" various things: animals, objects, faces, etc.
 
I've enjoyed doing that for many years and I believe it's one of my favorite simple pleasures, but I had no idea there is an actual word for it: Pareidolia: (par-i-DOH-lee-a) Seeing Faces in Unusual Places.
 
Various websites can easily be found, explaining more about it, and it really is an interesting subject, to me, anyway!
 
So, why am I writing about Pareidolia in my "I WONDER" post?
 
WELL, this afternoon I washed out Vern's food and water bowls with an SOS pad, and then instead of throwing it immediately away, I put it aside on top of a paper towel. Then I finished rinsing and drying, and put the bowls back on the floor.
 
When I looked back at the used SOS pad, I laughed out loud, because this is what I saw:


From this angle, I see a cute, little animal face, like a baby seal.  
 
 
 
 
From this angle, I see a scary face: scary eyes,
 and a screaming mouth.

* I promise I did not touch the pad or change it in any way. I just took the top photo from an angle and this one I took straight on.
 
 
  I wonder.....what do YOU see??


Monday, May 25, 2015

* A MEMORIAL DAY RE-POST *

Every Memorial Day I take time to remember what this day is really about. Many years ago, it was known as Decoration Day. That's because it was the day families and friends laid wreaths and other patriotic decorations on the graves of loved ones....those who died in wars.

Some men come home from wars, but many others do not. I am alive today because of one man that did not come home....my mother's first husband. He was killed during WWII, and that was heartbreaking for her and her two young daughters. A few years later, though, she met and married my dad, and so when my brother Mike and I were born, we already had an instant family....one that consisted of two teenage sisters for us!
 
During our barbecues, picnics, and parties that celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer, let's remember that in spite of our country's problems, we are free, and we owe so much to all our veterans of wars....deceased or still living.





photo taken by Becky Sept 2011 at our friends' lake house
 

I don't write a political blog, but I will say this, if you've never been to Washington, DC and seen Arlington Cemetery and/or the Vietnam Wall, you've missed out on a couple of extremely powerful sights. You will surely have chills......

 ~~~
 
"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, 'Mother, what was war?' " ~ Eve Merriam


"Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?" -- Holly Near

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

* YOGI BERRA IS 90 YEARS OLD! *

Yesterday was Yogi Berra's 90th birthday! What an amazing man he was and still is. Although I never really saw him play baseball, (partly because of the years he played, but mostly because my family always watched the St. Louis Cardinals' games), I know he was extremely talented. And he IS from St. Louis, ya know! The Hill.

 
Below are some of the "Yogi-isms" I came across that aren't all that well known...at least to me, and you know what's the funniest thing about them? They all make absolute sense to me!
 
“Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.”  
 
“I usually take a two hour nap from one to four”
 
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.”  
 
“Never answer an anonymous letter”
 
“We made too many wrong mistakes”
 
“The future ain’t what it used to be”
 
“If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be”
 
“If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them”
 
“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”  
 
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” 
 
“Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded”  
 
“90% of the game is half mental.”  
 
“I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.”  
 
“Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.”  
 
“I never said most of the things I said.”  
 
“Okay you guys, pair up in threes!”  
 
“I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.”
 
“You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.”
 
“We're lost, but we're making good time.”  
 
“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”  
 
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”  
 
“I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.”
 
“If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.”  
 
“You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.”
  
“It ain't the heat, it's the humility.”
 
~~~~~
 
And I'll end with the following:  “If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.”
 
AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!  
 
 
Thanks for all the memories, Yogi. You're a class act. Always have been. Always will be.