revisionism

Well, I let myself fall into the hole again. I try to NOT read comments on controversial posts, coz I know I'm gonna get mad, or sad, or disgusted with the human race...

I happened upon a short article about a man's fight to allow a Confederate flag on FL license plates. A couple of quotes in the article itself made me mad, sad, AND disgusted. Then I just had to read some comments. Which led to reading more comments... and more... *sigh* Seriously, I'm so tired of being maligned for something my ancestors never did. Even if they had, why should I be ostracized and called derogatory names for it? It just amazes me how hateful people can be while calling me a defeated, redneck, backwards, inbred hater.

OK, I just backspaced over a lot of 'facts', coz most of y'all already know all that. Most who don't have their minds made up and don't want to be bothered with facts, anyhow. I just wish I could take pride in my ancestors' commitment to a JUST cause without being compared to a nazi. 8-(

Cheerier topics?

Just thought I'd pop up for a breath of fresh air and pass along an interesting link. It's a world map, showing, 'in real time', all the volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, biohazard incidents, epidemics, airplane & vehicular accidents, etc... like everywhere! OK, I doubt it shows EVERY fender bender on the planet. But it's pretty dawgawn cool, anyhow! To see basic information, click on a symbol. Its info box has an option to click for more details. I've noticed a lot of the air incidents don't dish out much detail. Just a link to the FAA page. Fair warning... I did notice it made my browser (Firefox) really sluggish after a while. I don't know if that's due to FF's memory hog reputation or just an overload from too much information flowing. I haven't tried viewing it in IE yet.

Another similar, but not nearly as comprehensive, site: Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System.

Winter of our discontent

This has been one bodacious winter, particularly for someone with multi-generationally thinned blood who tends to hibernate whenever temps get below 50. Here's hoping the worst is over and I can crawl out of my cave and bask in the sunshine again. Not that there's any sunshine in which to bask today.

Not much new going on in our little patch of forest. I don't make resolutions, but I have determined to get on with commencin' to start to get ready to prepare for thinkin' about maybe adding a little more active activities to my days. My brand new, as yet 'unrid' bicycle is gleaming at me, longing for a non-frigid, non-rainy, non-peekid day to hit the pavement. Soon, Bikey, soon. The mini-tramp has been seeing more of me, as have the light weights. I still can't get to the treadmill, but the path is beginning to open up.
We have been noticing an occasional ammonia-like odour in the bedroom. I finally MADE Duller drag out the big turns-the-dark-to-daylight flashlight and peer under the house last night. As I suspected, a cat has made his/herownself at home under there. Not EVEN wanting a repeat of last year's kitten escapade, we are taking measures to make its new home as unattractive as possible. Aluminum foil on the back step really did keep them off a few months back, so we might start out with a giant tin foil hat. 8-} My first thought, of course, is to call Dobie for a Day. Sorry, cat lovers, but I like them less and less every time some dropped off unwanted pet drags cat fleas into our yard. (And I thought I couldn't possibly like them less).


Today's outstanding Groupons:
*Orlando:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
*Gainesville/Ocala/Pt. Charlotte/Naples: Earth Origins Market
*Dunnellon: Dunnellon's Florist

*Lakeland: Cookie Jar Bakeshop

*Jacksonville: Matthew's Restaurant

*Montgomery, AL: Smoothies-N-Things Cafe and 'Faust' at Opera Birmingham

I'm still alive

Good gravy! Hard to believe it's been exactly TWO MONTHS since I posted here. It's been a weird, weird season in my life. Seems like one thing after another has been hitting me and I just got tired. Mostly little niggling minor health problems - odd things that nobody warns you will happen to your body as it ages matures. But GOD has carried me through them all and I am persuaded HE is going to do the same with the latest. This one has hit me hardest, as it concerns my eyes, but I am seeing (HAHA!) gradual improvement and holding on to HIS promises. In this instant gratification world, waiting can seem intolerable, but I reckon it's a good thing to be slowed down now and then. Anyhow, I am still alive and praying things will soonly be back to some semblance of normalcy. And that I can mentally adjust to these physical changes. Most are really minor things, but when they all start happening at once, it can be a bit disconcerting, knowwhutImeanVern? Aaaannnnyyyhooooo, please pray for me if I cross your mind. It's tough times in many ways. But, ya know what, it's actually getting easier to praise GOD through the circumstances. Comes from getting lots of practice, eh? 8-]

Love y'all loads! Here's hoping Thanksgiving will truly be a day to give thanks for complete healing and deliverance. Meanwhile, I'd love to share with y'all one of my favourite (and so appropriate) songs ever. Get up and dance!

This one's for FC :)

Might need to click for a larger view.

PS: FC, have you seen these?!
Liquid Image Explorer Series 5.0MP Underwater Digital Camera Mask

Another year older and deeper in debt

Great, now THAT's gonna be stuck in my head all day. LOL! Oh, well, I could think of worse things than Ernie's voice to be bouncing around in the attic.

Wanna know how I'm celebrating today? Doing exactly the same things I do every day! Best laid plans and all... ah well, tomorrow's anotha day. And ain't God good for giving us another day?!

Hope y'all all had a JESUS-filled weekend!

Did you see this?!

I don't watch America's Got Talent, so I'm late seeing this amazing performance. My jaw was on the floor the whole time and I ended up in tears.

Feelin' like a Rambler...

Dawg, this summer's going FAST! Which is a good thing, kinda, coz it's so unbearably HOT, but then Autumn's gonna fly by, then it'll be winter again and I hate cold even more than hot.

So, today is our 31st anniversary and in around 3½ weeks I'll be turning yet another year older. I'm thinking I need one of those hats that says, 'don't forget my senior discount'. Hey, don't laugh, y'all are gonna be here one day. For my birthday this year, I think I'll get a bicycle. I've had my eye on a cute little cruiser - I just wanna go one speed, thanks. So how come nobody has layaway anymore?!

Ramble, ramble, ramble...

If I read one more steenkin' comment on youtube about something being racist, my head's gonna explode! It is, apparently, THE catchword of the century. Every time a WASP does a rap, he's stereotyping somebody. (Ever hear the phrase, 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?). I watched a little clip of Chief Thunderthud - if you know who that is, you need a hat, too - and saw 2 comments (before I blew a gasket and closed the page) about how racist it was. Honestly, some people need to GET A LIFE! I truly believe they spend virtually every waking moment searching for something, anything, at which to scream 'RACIST'.

GIVE! ME! A! BREAK!

Ramble, ramble, ramble...

I'm also thinking of a career change. What, you didn't know I had a career? Well, I call it that, anyhow, though no one has yet been able to figure out an exact job description. 8-} Anyhow, I think I'm gonna start writing rap songs. Or is it hip hop? I'm not quite sure which is which, but I'm having fun playing around with whatever it is. Maybe I'll be as famous as GoRemy one day and y'all can say you knew me when...

OK, I'm gonna park this little Rambler wagon and go eat my anniversary hot dog. Love y'all!

Have a JESUS-filled day! ^i^

Stuck in the middle ages

It's amazing how quickly a human can adapt. I've been borrowing computer time for a couple weeks and it just seems so normal. Honestly, I don't miss it as much as I expected. I do miss y'all, really, but not the overall computer usage. Maybe God's trying to tell me it's time to replace Monday Morning Mystery. Or maybe I just needed a break.

The other day, I went cemetery hopping in Suwannee County. I found a few family members' sites at one, nothing at the next. When I got home, I discovered it was the wrong cemetery. I had driven past the road to the right one. So now I have a really good excuse to go back soonly. 8-}

It's been really great to get back into digging my roots. I've gotten back to early 1700s in the US and early 1500s in England. And I've learned that my g-g-g-g-g-g grandfather's nephew (sister's son) was Thomas McKean. Now there's a little mystery for y'all. Anybody know who he was?

Commercial of the Year

I hate commercials. They're so dumbed down and, more often than not, downright puerile. But about once in a blue moon (comparative) greatness arises out of the ashes. I just LOVE this Bounty spot! Yo!