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This is on my calendar:

"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave."  - Native American Proverb

In my way off-center way, I wanted to drop stuff in the pool hole for future generations  :crazy:

Great idea, Janet - you shoulda done that! I think I will just leave things under the bed... easier than actually digging, but with the same overall effect...

And may your caring footsteps be emulated by others, Carol.

Today's Thought:

"When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane." 

 :2funny:

 :goodone:

been there!  :2funny: Thanks.

or you are going the wrong way on a one way street.  ;D

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating;
there is no such thing as bad weather, just different kinds of good weather.
- John Ruskin (1819-1900), British poet, artist

A favourite quote of my Dad's, when I complained about the weather!

Anne C. (Toronto, ON Canada, eh!)

Tought for Today:

"If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side."

In other words....
Stopping complaining and DO something about it!  Of course, you are far more diplomatic than I  ;)

Thought for Today:

"A day without sunshine is like, well, night!"

Morning, Janet!
I so respect The George Carlin Outlook on Life!!  :notworthy:
His words of wisdom were truly that and the man always told the truth!! :2thumbsup:

Anne in Toronto

Thought for today:

You can't have everything...........where would you put it?

Heard or read the following recently when Zsa Zsa Gabor (some will remember...) was taken to the hospital. She said (apparently):

"I want a man who is kind and considerate. It's the least you can ask of a millionaire..."

Have you heard of Hoarders?  :scaredblue:

I can't watch that show.  :o

Neither can my husband, (it makes him Ill), I watch it cuz I just can't believe it! Makes me clean mine better.

Why would I want it?  Where is the challenge??  What do you have to look forward to??

Thought for Today

We could learn a lot from crayons...Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull.  Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

AND....
Some melt when the heat is put to them  :devil:

 :laugh:

Thought for Today

"I am in my own little world.  But it's ok, they know me here."

Another good one, Carol P. Keep 'em coming!

It's a good world - I spend a LOT of time in mine, too!   ;)

Getting a bit crowded in there??

Nope!  My world is perfect for me and I sure that Carol's is perfect for her  ;)

 :wave:   It's fun to come out and play once in awhile!    :yes: :gum:

Yeah, come out and play in "OUR" crazy world....it's fun!

The Voices in my Head won't let me out!   :devil:

 :silly:   Don't listen to the voices.  Do the bird!    :hahaha:

 :devil:  I do Every Day - usually in traffic  :devil:  :devil:

 :rofl: :2funny: :rofl: :hysterical: :rofl:

here we call that "flippin"

Here, too  :devil:  Just trying to keep things clean  :devil:

Thought for Today

"Never take life seriously.  Nobody gets out alive anyways."

  :happy:    So true Carol.   'Tis better to laugh through life. Besides laughing burns more calories than being serious!     :laugh:

Well, I need to get laughing then!  Have to burn those calories!   :lol: :laugh: :2funny: :rofl: :hysterical:

There is a reason that Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Thought for Today

"As you slide down the bannister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way!!"

 :scaredblue:  Yiks!  :hurt: Ouch!  :scaredblue:

OK, I'm in a mellow mood this morning.

Thought for Today

"Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you only have one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do."

Of as my mother said, "it's my life and I'll do as I damn well please"!

Thought for Today

"Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over?"

 :yes: :gum:

Thought for Today (and since it's raining here in Rochester, very appropriate)

"Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

After Carol P's uplifting thought for today (we always dance in the rain here...), I thought I would lower the tone with the following. Cannot remember how much of it is someone else's quote and how much I have modified... anyway... I will share:

"When we humans have finally ruined pretty much everything, the only things left on Earth will be wood lice, earwigs and Barry Manilow records."

And we Rochester falcon watchers near and far should be dancing rain or shine for we have 2 pair of beeeautiful Peregrine Falcons! :dance1: :yahoo:

and Stink Bugs.
Carol
<running for cover>

You, too?  Man, we are under assault right now.  :scaredblue: Of course it is hot enough that I shut the windows and put the AC back on, so that should help keep them out.

One landed on me yesterday...they are all over and YES we have our AIR back on too. Tomorrow 87!  (http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww173/prestonjjrtr/Smileys%20Summer/summer_30.gif)

My sister has stink bugs in Arkansas too! We don't have them here in western NY that I know of.  I took my air conditioner out of the window for the year last weekend. Hope I don't regret it. High of 87 here too tomorrow. Yikes! :gum:

You sister's stinkies are the native kind - the ones that are driving us crazy in the Mid-Atantic (and in the Pacific Northwest) arrived in packing material from China!  WooHoo!  Another invasive species!  Although these guys aren't on the scale with zebra mussels or asian carp, but they haven't wiped out our crops yet.

We have the zebra mussels in Lake Ontario but I don't think the Asian Carp have invaded yet. I hope they don't cuz it would change the lake/s forever.  :scared:

Thought for Today

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.  The important thing is not to stop questioning."

What are stink bugs? Guess I have been away too long, as I do not remember these... tho I have heard that bedbugs (now, that really is a "Big Ick") are thriving... peeeee-yuuuuuu!

Bed Bug epidemic going on here right now. NY is giving away beg bug kits. How awful is that?

Little Stinkers....bad boys! STINK BUG!!

Most of you know I work at Home Depot (my "retirement" position, haha).  I'd say that AT LEAST 60% of the people who come in the door the past week or so are looking for something, ANYTHING, that might get rid of them.  The whole town stinks.  I keep a snack size Pringles can in the house, and every time I spot one, in it goes.  Apparently they have no natural enemies.  A friend says her dog EATS them.  Imagine what the dog smells like now!  Another friend says her cat plays with them, and now the cat stinks too.  Thank Goodness my cats ignore them.
Carol

Wow, from Thought of the Day to stink bugs.  How did that happen?   :confused:

I love seeing how quickly things go off topic.   :laugh:

Have I got this right? A bed bug IS a stink bug??

I ain't closing my eyes when I get home!

Let's get out Super Sleuth on this one...

We're bad huh?

Bobbie a bed bug and stink bug are two different insects. Both are pests! :gum:

When I was a kid (45+ years ago!) I remember having stink bugs around in central NY in the Rome area, but I haven't had the pleasure of running into one since then.  I was hoping maybe they were extinct!

No, their STINCT alright! There's one on my screen right now! YUCK!

Bobbi - see above about the stink bugs and we are under attack in Maryland!

The Asian Carp are at the gates of Chicago waiting to invade the Great Lakes.

The Asian Carp are at the gates of Chicago waiting to invade the Great Lakes.

 :no:  Say it ain't so.   :o

it is apparently absolutely so.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/06/23/128064879/asian-carp-found

"We don't have them here in western NY that I know of."
Actually we do have them and I saw one the other day on Dans car. At the time we didn't know what it was. Now we do!   :gum:

Thought for Today

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."

 :devil:

Truer words were never spoken! :gum:

Rules??? What are rules? I've broken a few!  :-[ :harhar:

Heck!  We can't get on this board without going off topic and breaking the rules!   :devil:   :devil:

Exactly Janet!

Yes and look at all the fun we have doing it! ;D

Thought for Today

"Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge.  Others only gargle."

And some of us just like the drinking!   ;)

Can't gargle - I spit on myself  :harhar:

 :rofl: :2funny: :rofl:

Thought for Today (Keeping in the same spirit!)

"Alcohol doesn't make you fat....it makes you Lean....on tables, chairs & random strange people."

Spirit or Spirits?   :2funny:

Thought for Today

"We don't stop laughing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop laughing."

 :laugh:

AND that is the truth!

 :rofl: :lol: :rofl: :laugh: :rofl: :2funny:  :rofl: :hysterical: :rofl:
Wow, I feel younger already! :gum:

Thought for Today

"The mighty oak was once a little nut that stood its ground."

 :donut: minus "do"

The Moody Blues - intro to Ride My See Saw -"  ... the strength of the oak, who's deep in the ground" ...

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Good one!

Thought for Today

"The road to success is always under construction." 

 :clap: I like that one!

This is the subtitle of my autobiography.

:ditto:  Me, too!

Thought for Today

"The road to success is always under construction." 

And 8 out of 10 people at each construction site, are just standing around waiting for something to happen...  The 9th one is holding a STOP sign...  The 10th is digging away diligently...

Anne in Toronto

Ain't that the truth! ;D :gum:

Thought for Today (A day early) - This one's for Janet  ;)

"I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast."  Steven Wright

 :hahaha: Good one Carol. I don't know if Janet follows the open wheel cars  :indycar:      but we sure do like NASCAR! :nascar:  #14

I watched the Indy 500 start to finish this year :)  Ready?  Jim Neighbors (Gomer Pyle) sang "Back Home Again in Indiana", MY Indy Driver - #10 Dario Franccitti won (his owner, Chip Gannassi won the Daytona 500 AND the Brickyard, which makes GMS the Triple Crown Winner in Motor Sports).  

As for going fast at Indy, 140 MPH was about the average for the NASCAR cars (190 MPH for Daytona and Talladega the 2 other Super Speedways) because Indy is flat - I think the Open Wheels hit about 180(ish), but don't quote me on that.  

This weeks "Race for the Chase" is at 1PM on ESPN from Kansas Motor Speedway.  Yes, I have it bad!  :)

Thanks Carol AND You Can Never Go Too Fast!

MY Thought for the day...
Rubbin' is Racin' :nascar:

Thought for Today

"A compromise is an agreement whereby both parties get what neither of them wanted."

 :devil:  Sounds like...  begins with a "c" ...  :devil:

Thought for Today (Appropriate for a rainy day in Rochester!)

"When life rains on your parade

.....bring out the slip'n'slide!"

I walked into a store yesterday (during the rain) and did my own Slip N Slide! I don't normally do "splits" but can NOW! Ouch!

One of my sisters and I - the Old Cougars! - are besotted fans of Rafael Nadal (He lets us call him Rafi). Whenever he has had one of his injuries, we always offer to "kiss it better". We are not making that offer this time - but DO hope you recover from those splits, Donna! (Is there a place for you on "Amerca's Got Talent", perhaps?)

Oh! First thing I should have said (I heard this somewhere and howled...) - You lawyered-up yet??

PahLeese....
No more litigation! 

Thought for Today

"Out of my mind.  Back in five minutes."

I hear that nycbird! ;D

:ditto:  ;)

Thought for Today - This just got me thinking. 

Fly Away
John Denver

All of her days have gone soft and cloudy
All of her dreams have gone dry
All of her nights have gone sad and shady
She's getting ready to fly

Fly away, fly away, fly away.

Life in the city can make you crazy
For sounds of the sand and the sea
Life in a high-rise can make you hungry
For things that you can't even see

Fly away, fly away, fly away.

In this whole world there's nobody as lonely as she
There's nowhere to go and there's nowhere
That she'd rather be.

She's looking for lovers and children playing
She's looking for signs of the spring
She listens for laughter and sounds of dancing
She listens for any old things

Fly away, fly away, fly away.  

Outstanding, Carol. You have us all humming... and having a wee sniff.

Thought for Today

"Experience is the worst teacher.  It always gives the test first and the instruction afterward."

Au contraire ;)

Janet, how you can be so spunky at this hour of the morning is beyond me! 5.15am for you - here, it is 10.15 and I am still yawning... :sleepy:

I get up at 3:00 and am in the office by 5:00 AM.  I will only put up with one commute from hades per day, so I leave early to avoid two of them ;)

My Circadean Rhythms are hurting... BIG time!

 ???  Circadean rhythms?   :stupid:

A circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes of living entities!!  :o

Oops! Sorry! I've been at the Oxford English again.

 :surprise:   Alrighty then!    :silly:

Thought for Today - From one of the rescued miners.

"I think I had extraordinary luck. I was with God and with the devil. And I reached out for God," Sepulveda said as he awaited the air force helicopter ride to a nearby hospital where all the miners were to spend 48 hours under medical observation.

AND that is something we all need to do more often  :clap:

AND that is something we all need to do more often  clap

 :yes:   Agreed!   :pray:

Thought for Today

"Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else."

Some are a bit TOO Unique  ;)

Thought for Today

"Be who you are and say what you feel....
Because those that matter...
don't mind...
And those that mind... don't
matter."
 
 
 

I like it! :2thumbsup:

 :clap: Good one Carol.

:ditto:

Boy, Carol -- you sure have that right!  I have found this out this past week!  Thank goodness for real friends, who are always with you, even if they think you are a bit strange!  :hysterical:

Anne in Toronto

Thought for Today

"The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory".

I was gonna make a comment there but... uhhh... I forget...

 :stupid: :silly: :laugh:

:confused:   I don't forget, I just have senior moments.

Thought for Today - This one is for my friend K who I have not heard from in a very long time. :wave:

"Duct tape is like the force.  It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together."

Here's one... did anyone know that duct tape will get rid of warts? Seriously! Apply a new chunk every day to the offending item and watch 'em disappear!

 :thumbsup: Great tip Bobbie, if I ever get another wart I'll give it a go! I had 26 of the buggers when I was 8 yrs. old on my hands,feet and a couple under my bottom lip. My dad took me to this old doctor on East Ave. every Saturday morning to have acid put on them. His hands shook and I have scars from it! Gives me the creeps just thinking about it! Sorry Carol, kinda got off track on you, tho' I like your thought!  :gum:

Hey, MAK! That old doctor sounds like our childhood dentist!

Really, tho - that duct tape does work! Rod read about it, tried it - and there ya go!

Just like common sense!   ;)

I think K crossed over to the Duck side.

Yes!

Thought for Today

"The Peregrine is definitely a celestial bird. The Egyptian sun god Horus, whose name means the distant one', had the head of a falcon, possibly a Peregrine, and the Eye of Horus was considered a symbol of great power. He united the upper and lower kingdoms and gave divinity to the pharaohs, who were thought to be his representatives on earth. As well as Horus, the falcon could be associated with Menthu, a god of war, and with Ra, go sod the sun. In Norse mythology, the chief god Odin often took the form of a Peregrine when he visited earth, and in China it was a symbol of war, and so was ambivalent. The Japanese Ainu thought that it was a helper of humanity, and in Native American culture, it was heralded as a symbol of war and was the younger brother of the eagle."   :falcon2:

Thank you Carol. Even though I never got into mythology I found this information interesting! :2thumbsup:

Πολύ δροσερός :clap: Thanks!

"and in Native American culture, it was heralded as a symbol of war and was the younger brother of the eagle."

After seeing Kaver flying higher and faster and kakking his displeasure to all that would listen, then seeing why he was so angry.  An Eagle flying through his territory.  A massive bird compared to the brave, little Tiercel.  Size did not matter in this case.  The Eagle could not escape quickly enough.  Seems younger brother was not pleased to see his older, bigger brother!

 :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: HIM, that QTP2T

It's all good!   :clap:

I was just thinking that myself...

  ???  What the heck does that mean?   :stupid:

REAL COOL in GREEK!!   :wave:

   ;D  That's real cool!  :devil:  It's all greek to me!   :harhar:

GROANNNNNN   :hysterical:

Thought for Today

"He who laughs last didn't get it."   :2funny:

 :laugh:

 ;)  Bingo!   :harhar:

 :wave: :harhar:

Thought for Today

"What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists?"

Ok Carol, now you're starting to concern me!   :silly: :crazy:  You may have to beam her up Scotty! :harhar: :rofl:

Beam my up Scotty - there is no intelligent life here  :harhar:

Thought for Today

"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on."   :hyper:

  :devil: I know who!   :vamp:

Thought for Today

"If it were fun, they would not call it work!"

 :bravo:

Good one Carol!

 :yes: You got that right!  :gum:

PS

Thought for Today

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

 :yes: Oh yeah!  ;D

That's what kids are for!  :D

Or some of us adults who insist on behaving like 6-year olds  :harhar: ;)

OK, here's my thought from 2006, as I watched Rhea Mae flying around the gorge, grabbing leaves and talon tagging with her sister and brother.

Thought for Today

 :heart:  "Born of Matriarch, Named for Matriarch's, Matriarch to be."   :heart:

Good one and true!  (http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/denistephenson/smileys/smiley%20characters/0002047C.gif)

Little known facts about Rhea Mae.  I considered naming her Mae Rhea instead of Rhea Mae, but it sounded too much like Mariah.   :wave:

Mark Nash calls her Ray May.   :laugh:

Back in 2007, I received an email.  Bad news about Rhea Mae.  She was in really bad shape at the Toronto Zoo's rehab center.  A really bad case of bumble foot.  I and the other Watchers were ready to drive up to Toronto ASAP.  Not that we could have done anything.  By the end of the day, I found out it had been a case of mistaken identity.  Thankfully it wasn't Rhea Mae, but another juvenile Peregrine, who very sadly passed away.   :(

Rhea was the first Peregrine I had seen close up.  I was mesmerized.  She was sooooo gorgeous!  I had my picture taken with her that day.  She passed away of old age shortly after that.  I cherish that picture.

Amazing and wonderful Carol. Thank you. Poor Rhea, I'm sure you'll treasure that moment.  :(

In the Halloween spirit.

Thought for Today

"There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people, religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin."

 :halloweeen1: :halloween2:

- Linus from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

 :thumbsup: :vamp:

Speaking of the Count.  Someone needs to post some pics of Count Kaver.   :happy:

The Great Pumpkin  :halloweeen1: is the ONLY one I don't talk about  :devil:

Thought for Today

"You only live once, but if you work it right; once is enough."

.....  which means to live every day as if it is your last  ;)

Thought for Today on this Election Day (in the US)

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
~John Quincy Adams

 :thumbsup:

Amen! 

Thought for Today

"The rich, sweet smell of the hayricks rose to his chamber window; the hundred perfumes of the little flower-garden beneath scented the air around; the deep-green meadows shone in the morning dew that glistened on every leaf as it trembled in the gentle air: and the birds sang as if every sparkling drop were a fountain of inspiration to them."
~Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

Lovely, calming, inspiring...

Thanks, Carol!

Anne in Toronto

My friend and co-worker Kim brought this to my attention.

Thought for today.

With extreme pride, we wish a happy birthday to all Marines past and present.
May your shelter half never leak.
May your sleeping bag always be warm.
May your feet always remain dry,
and may all your jouneys be downhill.

Happy 235th Birthday Marines!

OuRah!

Thought for Today

"A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep."

It's no wonder I dream about Mariah a lot!   :wub:

:clap:  ;)

Kaver for me!  :snore:

Still miss them.... :heart: :heart:

 :clap:

I love the month of November! My father (87 this year) and I both have birthdays and Thanksgiving is celebrated with friends and family. No birds? I love looking out the kitchen window every day  to see the Juncos, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chicadees, Sparrows, Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Mourning Doves, etc feeding at our feeder and drinking from the heated birdbath. While driving the 490 to Rochester last week, we saw 7 RTH on various trees and signs in the median looking for a meal and there were huge flocks of Canadian Geese gathered by Market Place Mall. And lastly-my Thanksgiving Cactus is blooming and our garage is full of Box Elder bugs (that I'm not so happy about)! So from my perspective, November is pretty special!

That's perfect!  I really don't much like November because it means winter's coming, and I REALLY don't like that.  Also, my book club has a poetry dinner each December.  Each member brings a dish to share and also must bring a poem and read it to the group.  I always do short ones because I'm not such a big poetry fan.  I'm reading NOVEMBER this year!  Thanks, Anne!

Jan in CT

I agree with Kris, there's plenty of birds out there in November. My only beef with this month is that it tends to be gloomy.  ;D

Thomas Hood
Born in London, England in 1799.  Died in 1845 at the age of 45.

"November in London is usually cool and overcast, and in Hood's day subject to frequent fog and smog."

I think this explains why he wrote this poem about November.  He probably didn't see many birds in November.

Learn more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hood


Nice thought for the day Anne.
Carol P.

A Bird

A bird came down the walk,
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.
And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass,
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass.

by Emily Dickinson

Very cool! I like it!

Thanks, Carol, for the additional information, clarifying where the poet was coming from.  Guess I should have thought of that...  I'll remember next time.
Anne in Toronto

That's what's nice about this group.  There's always opportunity to learn something new.   :happy:
Carol P.

Goodbye Whitey the Squirrel.

You were different than the other squirrels, but they learned to respect you.  I'll miss you.   :(

Carol P.

Easy for Melody to say. She's not the turkey.

 :thanksgiving:

 :clap:  Very nice Carol!  :yes:
               :thanksgiving:

Thought for Today

Ted Striker: Surely you must be joking. Dr. Rumack: I never joke. And don't call me Shirley.

One of my all time favorite lines from a movie.

Thank you for all the laughs you gave us.  The world was a funnier place because of you.  You'll be missed Leslie Nielsen.  RIP.   :'(

A great man and funny...love the Airplane movies. RIP Leslie.

Kevin and I loved Leslie Nielsen's humour and we always of proud that he was a Canadian.  He had impeccable delivery!!  And, yes, Carol, "And don't call me Shirley", peppered our everyday conversations for years!!  It's a nevermiss for a grin!  Thanks for reminding me!!  Mr. Nielsen gave us a lot and had a good run with the public.  I'm sure he will be remembered for a long, long time!

Anne in Toronto

Rumack: You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.
Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it?
Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.

I'd forgotten he was Canadian.  Thanks for the reminder Anne.   :happy:
Carol P.

Thought for Today

"I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December."
- Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing

Oliver Herford (1863 - 1935)
British born (but American), a humorist writer, illustrator, who is as well known for his poems and quotes as for his artwork for books and slicks. For the latter, a long run in both the Mentor (Jill and Tobey) and Ladies' Home Journal. Usually signed his art "OHerford." Nicknamed "The American Oscar Wilde."

I had to include this other quote by Oliver Herford:

“Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.”

Ah, that's a much nicer poem about December than the one I put in for November!!  But then again, December is always nicer in my neck of the woods, than November is!

The Cat Quote -- how very, very true!!  I've always considered cats to be The Masters!!  :rofl:

Anne in Toronto

Interesting...November is much nicer here; our fall color doesn't usually peak until the first week of November, so it's usually very pretty.  Even now, on December 3rd, many of the oak trees (and our sweetbay magnolia) are holding onto their leaves.  I hate the dark of the early winter, however...

"I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't wanna know. Some things are better left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you those voices soared, higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free."
~Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding - From the Shawshank Redemption.

Carol P.

I love that quote and love the movie...thanks.

Thought for Today

“Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.” ~ Alice M. Swaim   :rose:

 :thumbsup:

Thought for Today

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. ~William Blake

Hey, that's in my siggy.  Thanks.  (see, I do still visit here occasionally)

LOL Bonnie!  Glad to see you.   :wave:
Carol P.

Thought for Today

The sky is high.
The ground is low.
Inbetween is where the
the birdies go!

~ Unknown

TWEET! TWEET! ;D

Really good advise, Carol!  I always carry in-the-shell peanuts in my coat pocket for any squirrels or pigeons I happen upon.  The other day, when I was buying some new earbuds for my MP3, the salesman looked startled, when I pulled the actual MP3 out and it was covered in peanut "dust"!  I explained and he looked thoughtful for a minute and decided that that was a good idea ('though, he still looked at me as if I was a little loopy!  :rofl:)  It's a good idea to tell other people about Carol's advise!
Anne in Toronto[\]

What a wonderful vision, Carol P.! Love it!

Good one, especially today in R!

Yeah, I'm kind of on a Snow Kick!  lol

Thought for Today (Keeping with the snow theme, since Rochester WILL be breaking it's record for most snow in the month of December!)

 :snow2:

"An avalanche begins with a snowflake."

Thought for Today

"Tinsel is really snakes' mirrors."

~Stephen Wright

 :snake2: :snake:

Should have kept with the snow theme.   ;)

 :scaredblue: Yuck!!!(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/Zuricica/Animations/snake2.gif)

 ;D  That's a slippery slope!  :gum:

PS

Yessssssssss (http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff190/maxikat361_2007/snow_animated_exsm.gif)

 :laugh:  I had to change it up a bit.  and besides, I knew it would get your attention Donna.   :rofl:

Uh yup, ya sure did! (http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l55/dschrader44/smile%20faces/smiley_emoticons_steinwerfen.gif)

OUCH!    :confused:

Thought for Today and a Question

Can anyone guess where this quote came from and who said it?

"Just before they went into warp, I beamed the whole kit and kaboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no tribble at all."

Scotty? Star Trek??

Very good Bobbie!   :clap:

Now name the episode. 

The Trouble with Tribbles!  1967, glad hubby's home today!  :devil:

Good job Donna's husband.   :rofl:

He knows them all!

Mr Donna, you sure are something! Imagine knowing that!

 :rofl: I call him Mr. Ed and he calls me bird brain!   :rofl: :gum:

A horse is a horse
of course or course ...

Thought for Today

The Winter winds blow through the fair city.
Falcons stoop and soar overhead.
Soft, warm creatures, you know, a kitty.
It's time to sleep, to hibernate, to go to bed.

~Unknown Author

Thought for Today

Strangers can walk into your life and become good friends.  I am very thankful to you all.   :heart:

 :ditto: :flowers:

Thought for the New Year

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years." ~ Abraham Lincoln

 :clap:

Thought for Today

"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place."
~ Unknown

Thought for Today

"Never fear shadows.  They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby."

 :sunshine:

~ Ruth E. Renkel

Thought for Today

Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

~ William Plomer (1903-1973)

Thought for Today

RIP young Christina Taylor Green, born on 9/11/01.   :(

What a shame.  :pray: :angel:

Amen.  :pray:  There is a very Special place for her in God's arms.   :angel:

Thought for Today


Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

~John Ruskin

You forgot tornadoes. 

 :devil:  far%%%   :devil:

Thought for Today

"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new
stage of opportunity and strength."

~ Betty Friedan

 :yes: So true!  ;D

Thought for Today

"For some strange reason, no matter where I go, the place is always called "here".

~ Ashleigh Brilliant

"Are we here yet?" Good one!

Are we THERE yet??

It's either here or there!  :laugh: :gum:

here nor there!!  :harhar:

I didn't think that sounded right!  :frog:

Thought for Today

"You must make it through the blip, if sunshine is your goal."  :rain: :sunshine:

Blips happen! ;) ;D

Life is short... Forgive quickly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably...
And never regret anything that made you smile.

Amen to that!  :angel:

 :thumbsup:

I thought the same thing as I read it.  Amen again!