A Great Weekend!!!!!
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Posted:Apr 22, 2011 4:30 am
Last Updated:Apr 29, 2024 1:13 pm
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A balding, white haired man from Chebacco Lake in Florida ,walked into a jewelry store this past Friday evening with a beautiful much younger gal at his side.
He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend. The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring.
The man said, 'No, I'd like to see something more special.'
At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over.. 'Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000 the jeweler said. The lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement. The old man seeing this said, 'We'll take it.'
The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the man stated, 'by check. I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds and I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon.'
On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the old man and said 'There's no money in that account.'
'I know,' said the old man, 'But let me tell you about MY GREAT WEEKEND!'
See........Not All Seniors Are Senile
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Just can't wait!
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Posted:Apr 19, 2011 6:55 am
Last Updated:Apr 21, 2011 3:20 am
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I tell you, life isn't always what you want it to be bit it is what it is. Things are going downhill quickly for my brother in law. My is releasing his feelings through anger and tears. he wants to hit thing. I understand. All I can tell him is that he is not going through his grief alone. We will ALL walk together through our pain. Each of us are handling things differently. I lean towards the cranky side. I'm far more grumpy than normal. I really don't like myself when I get like this. My wife gets all emotional. She cry's at the drop of a feather. My cry's and gets angry. This is not an easy time at all but one I'm glad to have all of us to hold each other together.
Now on a far more positive note, it's the middle of the month and that means in just a couple more weeks, I'll FINALLY get to meet face to face with one of my all time favorite bloggers here. She has a way of making a total stranger feel perfectly relaxed and belonging. She can make me laugh without much effort. She can light a fire inside and makes me erogenous zones tingle with anticipation. And she can make me cry and do some real soul searching and do all of this in one sitting. If I could travel again and have gotten myself up to where she lives, I'd have met her months ago. Needles to say, with all the emotional stuff f going on here, just knowing sh is on her way down here and that I will be blessed by her presence is enough for me to hold strong. Thanks honey for being my inspiration and I can't wait to see you and give you one of the biggest hugs you have ever received!!!
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Is it them or is it me?
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Posted:Apr 17, 2011 7:49 pm
Last Updated:Apr 29, 2024 1:13 pm
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Last night while driving home from Dallas, a friend of mine called me while I was still in the car. I'm really glad she did as she helped to keep me awake.
Now this particular friend is a woman I used to date years ago. When we dated, we were together for a while and then she decided she wanted to continue to date me but see every other guy in town at the same time. Now that just didn't work for me at the time. So we ended up splitting up. Now for me, I was in a much different place. Getting older but still very young but I was more inclined to settle down and get serious. In all honesty, it was more of a wake up call for me to know I wasn't anywhere near ready to get married. not because i didn't want to get married but because I just wasn't mature enough to do so yet. There was still much work to be done on me to make more better prepared to be a fit partner.
After my experience with her, I spent almost three years NOT dating but instead focusing on me. Did that fix anything??? Hell know. Three years later, I was still just as if not more so screwed up. 
Anyway, back to our call. She is now 42 years old and has yet to marry and has yet to even get real serious with another guy in recent years. She talked about the guilt for how she has treated men and sex in her life. She talked about other issues she had and how she just couldn't trust men. she had always chosen to be with men that weren't good for her. Basically, she picked men to date that were doing to her exactly what she did to men in her younger days.
I posed a question to her. Was it really that she couldn't trust men or was it that she could not trust herself and her own judgments. Now in working on my own issues, I've learned a few things about my relationships including my relationship with myself. Here is a abbreviated list of some important things I've learned.
1: I can't hold on to grudges or resentments with people in my past. Even if I had no wrong doing in the resentment.
2: For me to be able to move forward and heal, I had to forgive
3: Forgiveness also MUST include forgiving myself. If I can't forgive myself, I'll be stuck forever in a negative place.
4: I've had to learn to accept myself including my faults as I am.
5: To really love someone, the perfect being already gave their life up on a cross. My soul mate does not have to be perfect and her name won't be Jesus Christ.
6: Find someone I can love not in spite of her/his faults but instead because of their faults.
7: Lastly, never stop talking. No matter what the issues are, never stop talking. Keep the door to communications always open.
Now for my friend, I hope that she will forgive herself and allow herself to start dating again. That if she makes a mistake and picks the wrong guy again, that it is OK. It's simply a mistake. No harm no foul. No need to run and hide because we picked the wrong person again. But if we never allow ourselves to date because of fear, we are destined to be alone.
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Not so Good News
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Posted:Apr 13, 2011 6:52 pm
Last Updated:Apr 16, 2011 10:14 pm
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Well today was a day of both great news and not so good news. The bad news sort of makes all the good news seem not so important any longer.
For the good first. I saw my kidney specialist today and he was very happy with my consistency in taking care of my diabetes. He thinks I may have even gone from one extreme to the other as far as taking care of myself is concerned. Because of how well my kidneys are functioning and the rest of my numbers are looking, I don't have to see him for an entire year! That is good news. I still have much room for improvement and as he said, if I keep on the positive change list that I have been on, I should easily see a reasonably healthy 20-30+ years. One can hope at least.
As for the bad news. The day my was born, 9+ years ago, there was an instant bond between him and his uncle. In truth, when it comes to me or his uncle, I can't hold a candle to him. I don't exist. That is the type of bond the two of them have. I've been very grateful for that bond and all that his uncle has done for us. From family dinner twice a week to carrying my to piano and martial arts to picking him up from school ever since he has gone to school.
This past Sunday, his uncle was admitted into the hospital. He has been there ever since. Things have only gone downhill since. Yesterday, he didn't even recognize me. His short term memory is gone. To shorten this story, we are still waiting the results to obtain some sort of a time line but the diagnosis is not good. There will be no recovery. No one really knows just how far down it will go. If he will even know any of us or not. His sharp wit will not return. Wheel of Fortune will never be the same. Each of our lives and our lifestyle will change because of this. My is already showing signs and he misses his uncle terribly. Perhaps tomorrow we may no more but when he does come home, it will be to his passing and not to his recovery.
For those who believe, please pray for comfort for the entire family. I really do not even want to think about how we will tell my little man this weekend. We decided to wait till after he gets out of school to tell him. We will travel out of town this weekend to a wedding and perhaps the different surrounding might help. I hope anyway. Thanks for listening. Stay safe and tell your loved ones that you really do love them.
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My Disappearance
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Posted:Apr 11, 2011 8:12 am
Last Updated:Apr 16, 2011 10:08 pm
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Well lately, I haven't had much to blog about. That really isn't true as life hasn't stopped and stuff is happening all around me. Some good and some not so good but not much I felt like sharing through the blogs. I still visit other blogs and I will still post when the desire strikes me but I'm not making any plans to alter the way I'm living at the moment.
When I found this place, "I" felt rather empty. Life on life's terms had sort of drained the well dry. There wasn't much left in reserve to give. Every once in a while, we all need to have our batteries charged up. I think that is where I was when I found this place. Here in the blogs, I got to reach out and touch others but more importantly to me, a few of you reached out and touched me back.
At the moment, I'm in a much better place. I'm much more confident and not as fearful that the bottom is going to fall out. Funny, should the bottom fall out today, who cares. We'll just pick up the pieces and keep moving forward.
My seems to be one of my biggest concerns at the moment. He's 9 years old and struggling in school. I know we are doing everything we can to help him and see him through this stage but at some point, he has to want to do better. I'm beginning to understand that no matter how strict we are or how much we push, sometimes all we can do is be patient and wait. Let things happen as they will. Guide him but let him live with the results.
Right now, a major incident happened yesterday that has shut him down even more. We had to put his Uncle into the hospital. Now he has been sick for many years but doing well in spite of. The emergency room last night told us he had a major urinary tract infection but we fear there is much more involved. The signs of his deterioration have been present for about the past 60 days now. I'm just not to sure how we will manage if he doesn't make it through. Like all families, I know we will but it will be a tremendous loss in too many ways. lets hope we can get his batteries recharged quickly and bring him home soon.
Thanks everybody for charging mine and helping to restore a more positive mindset.
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Missed a spot
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Posted:Apr 9, 2011 5:48 pm
Last Updated:Apr 10, 2011 5:00 pm
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Well as I figured, being in the sun from 8am until 5pm and over 100 miles in the sun today, it's clearly obvious where on my arms that I missed the sun block this morning.
Tomorrow ride will be closer to 200 miles so I think I'll try and do a better job of getting the sun screen on. Hope all of you are also having a great weekend.
BTW - If you CAN'T hear my pipes, you can definitely hear my new Bad Boy horn I installed this afternoon! I'm gonna LOVE this thing! I already scared to pants off some lady when she decided she didn't know what the Red Light on her side meant as she almost hit me... grrrr
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Getting Fixed
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Posted:Apr 1, 2011 4:51 am
Last Updated:May 19, 2011 3:17 am
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Well I haven't had our home desktop in more than a week now. I didn't think that I'd miss it as much as I have. Turns out my anti-virus program is responsible for taking my machine out of service. Apparently it renamed an important file that allows my machine to connect to a network. Now this one was a strange one. I've seen some weird things happen with computers before but never something like this. It will be nice to get my machine back today. Just wondering how much it will cost me THIS time....
Have a great weekend all.
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Adorable Pussy
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Posted:Mar 31, 2011 2:35 pm
Last Updated:Apr 11, 2011 3:30 pm
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Well this morning early, I received a phone call from my wonderful 9 year old. Apparently there was a baby kitten found at his school and out of ALL the students that attend his school, my with the biggest heart had to bond with this cat.
When he phoned me this morning, i politely told him NO to the question of him bringing this cat home. Now most of you do not know the WHOLE story behind animals in my home and I will spare the nightmare. I have made my stand on the subject matter of more animals coming into my home and I thought this subject matter had been resolved with unison. So when the little man is crying over the phone, I told him he could even call his mom and she would even agree that we can't have any more pets.
Well he calls his mom whom I text shortly thereafter. SHE tells little man the kitten can stay on our back patio!!!!! I've already permanently kicked TWO cats out there because they can't stop using my home as a litter box! So when I arrive home, I have a handsome beautiful boy walk up to me with a kitten in his arms.
This little cat is adorable! She has very pretty colors and isn't' afraid of people. Now she doesn't' quite care for our two dogs yet but I'm sticking to my guns. The answer is STILL without any doubts, NO to this adorable kitty staying at my house.
Of course my sons water factory doesn't' help matters any and I've already had a MAJOR (not from me this time) heated argument and apology form my SIL and I haven't spoken to the wife yet but when SHE gets home, SHE will be finding a new home for the beautiful kitty.
Anybody want an Adorable Pussy???? FREE!!!!!!
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Clearly can't read
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Posted:Mar 28, 2011 7:26 pm
Last Updated:Mar 30, 2011 9:35 am
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Now as for you girls getting email after email from they guys, well all I can say is I'm sorry for the majority of responses you see. Lately, I myself have been getting lots of the Spam stuff. This one actually ALMOST makes you want to respond. I must say it was one of the better ones I've seen. Most of them have such poor usage of the English language that I don't even bother to finish reading them. Here is one you might enjoy.
It's a pleasure to come across your profile, my name is ----- single never been married i'm tired of been single, really dont like engage in bar thats why i am giving it a chance online to see if i can find the right man. I am looking for someone who understand their purpose in life and lives a life that focuses on that purpose. An individual who understands love, and cares for others. I will like to know more about you.. I am just tired of been hurt and been fool.. I hope you understand me. I need a man that will understand me and give me hope when things are tough.. A man we can share the rest of our life together.. Tired of coming down to this site, nothing seems working out for me here..I will like to continue this conversation to know more about each other and see where it lead us to. Do you mind to share your email with me, we can share some mails with more pictures. Kindly write me at --------------- , We can go from there and see where it lead us to. Hope you dont mind.. Write back soon.
Thanks,
This person clearly has no clue as to what my goals or motivation for being here is. Hope each of you had a great Monday. We are Three more days away from me getting another year older.  Till next time, have fun.
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What a Day
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Posted:Mar 26, 2011 2:45 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2011 12:04 pm
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Today has been just one of those days where you don't even have to get dressed if you don't want too. Last night little man had a friend stay over. Before I went to bed last night, I told the boys NOT to stay up all night. So what do you expect the boys did?
At 5:30 this morning, the boys were STILL up playing the Wii. So I told them it was time to turn the TV off and rest for a little while. I walked the dogs and before I could get back, both of them were out cold on the couches. So back to bed I went.
The wife and I have laid in bed most of the day playing catch up on all the shows on the DVR so i can finally delete a bunch of shows. The boys finally woke up around noon so Pizza time it was.
Now that it's almost 5pm, Perhaps I'll jump in the shower and finally get dressed for the day. I hope each of you have had a nice relaxing weekend so far.
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Whose Hero were you today?
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Posted:Mar 23, 2011 8:13 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2011 12:02 pm
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In response to one of my favorite bloggers on here, I posted this earlier but felt that it in fact made for a good topic. So I'm re-posting what I wrote earlier and I ask you to reflect on this question. "Whose hero were you today?"
I think everyone of us are, have been or will be someone's hero throughout our lives. Think of a deadline at work and someone comes through at the last minute to bail you out. That person becomes your hero if for just that one brief moment.
That person that compliments you when you are feeling down and completely turns your day around. You may not even know the persons name but for that moment, they will become your hero.
The person that takes your breath away or melts your heart when you thought it was never possible becomes that hero.
Donating blood at the spur of the moment only to find out your special blood type is being rushed over to a hospital for an emergency surgery that saves a babies life.
No matter if it's for a moment, a day or a lifetime, we all get the opportunity to play the hero in someone else's life. It's all in how we interact with others. If I'm searching for my hero, it's doubtful that I will find him or her. When I try my best to do something for someone else and make another persons day, I find that together we become each others hero's and more importantly, we form one more human bond that connects us to the hearts of others.
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VisionPersonals.com Speed
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Posted:Mar 22, 2011 2:36 pm
Last Updated:Mar 26, 2011 11:52 am
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Is it just me or is this site getting slower and slower??????
GRRRRRR Get-R-Done VisionPersonals.com!!!
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What's He doing?
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Posted:Mar 20, 2011 7:09 am
Last Updated:Mar 23, 2011 11:53 pm
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I think I finally figured out what my has been doing. This past week has been Spring Break for kiddo and he has traveled and played and simply had a good time. His memory lapsed several times as he forgot that I had to work while he and his mom got to play. Since the weather has been nice, I hvae been riding all this past week. Well when temperatures get close to that 80 mark, it gets hot on a motorcycle. For some odd reason, no one has ever created an air conditioner for these things yet.
A couple of times this week, my boy has come up to me to give me a hug. give the best hugs in the world I think. Both times, i had been riding so my shirt was a tad sweaty. Not bad but I could feel the dampness. Each time, little man would linger and smell me. He would then ask why I was sweating or some other question only a would ask. He then would follow up with something I felt was strange. he said I smelled in a good way??? Huh???
Well I think i figured out why he has had this strange infatuation to smell his dad. I recently changed soaps and shampoo both. I have used the same soaps and stuff since before he was born. So he has only known me to smell a certain way. Not that I've switched to something different, I think that is the new fragrance he is smelling.
Now what this has to do with anything, i don't know. It's just one of those parent fond memories to keep in the memory banks for those times my little man makes me crazy. Hope each of you are having a great weekend!
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