The woods are lovely
Dark and deep,
But I have promises
To keep...
And miles to go,
Before I sleep.
And miles to go.......
So long 2007 - - and Good Riddance
C'mon 2008 - - Lookin' for that Happy Happy Joy Joy - - Do I hear an AMEN ??!!! YAY-Y-Y !
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The way you wear your hat;
The way you sip your tea;
The memory of all that;
No, no, they can't take that away from me.
The way your smile just beams;
The way you sing off-key;
The way you haunt my dreams;
No, no, they can't take that away from me
We may never, never meet again
On this bumpy road to love,
Still I'll always, always keep the memory of...
The way you hold your knife;
The way we danced til three;
The way you changed my life;
No, no, they can't take that away from me.
No, they can't take that away from me.
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Thanks, George, and Happy New Year to all -
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This is so far off any current topic that I think I'll call it "I wandered away from Christmas and Politics, and this is where I ended up..."
Do you remember my mentioning that I took typing in High School. Well, I did , or, rather, it took me. I was never very good at it and, frankly, I'm still a 'hunt-and-peck' kind of gal. The idea behind this course was to teach college bound kids how to type, for reports, and papers, and job applications. Basically, it was business typing with really long paragraphs. A farce at best, but I did learn how to set up a 'proper' business letter. Some of you have probably never even seen a 'proper' business letter.
These are my recollections. First you start with your address on the upper right hand margin (street # lined up with town name). FYI: Zip codes had been invented, but no one really used them til the late 60's. Skip a line and then put the date, or, you can center it on the page. Next you skip another line and, lined up on the left margin, you put the Company name and address. Skip another line and on the left margin; "Dear Mr. Whatcherface". Skip a line, 'Tab' (5 spaces?)....and you were good to go. Until you get to the "Sincerely"s. That must be centered. Skip 4 or 5 lines and type your official name (Mrs.- none of this Ms. bull - and your full name). There's a lot more stuff about cc's and encl's, but this is already hurtin' my brain. We spent a whole 2 weeks on envelopes, with measurements and even stamp placement. Can you see now how I almost flunked this course? And that's why they called them secret-aries. They were the only ones who could remember the "Secrets of a Successful Business Letter".
There have been a lot of changes to the keyboard, since the days of pre-electric. Manual typewriters are the reason for the "qwerty" keyboard we've all come to know and...tolerate. They tried making an alphabetical type keyboard, but the typing whizzes were so fast that the keys kept jamming. They had to space the keys so that the t-h-e's and the i-n-g's didn't clog up the procedure. Moot, now, but, can you imagine if they changed it. I hear you can get your keyboard layout reconfigured...but...Huh! What I really miss (how full must my life be...) is the upper and lower period key and the same for the comma key. Mind you the manual typewriter had no " 1 " (you used small L-l), but it did have a 1/4 - 1/2 key. I just noticed, there're no 'cents' signs anymore! But there are exclamation points !!!! boy, was that one a pain. You had to use the apostrophe and a period. The good news was, "You never use an exclamatory sentence in a business letter."
I figure this is probably a lot more than you've thought about your keyboard in a long time (if ever) and, really,....Why should you...You have shopping to do...lists to make....meals to plan...political commentary to analyze... just be sure to step "over the lazy dog"
Take it easy on yourselves...It's only the holidays...They'll be back next year.
I'm gonna go google the typewriter song, again.....Ta
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I am not a political being - - believe that - - and I really don't care to enter into a political discussion....
BUT...
I have just 'heard' someone else say they have a candidate they really like, but they probably won't vote for him because he could never get elected......well.....no, he can't......not if you don't vote for him ..... AR-RG-H !!
Well, now, let me see.....here on page 39...(just kidding, the pages aren't numbered), we have an alphabet that you may have seen a more spiritual version of...
Avoid collagen ; Bloom late ; Celebrate ; Dance at weddings ; Eat more chocolate ; Fall in love again ; Go grey ; Hold hands ; Inspire ; Jettison grudges ; Kiss like you mean it ; Laugh ; Mend fences ; Nurture friendships ; Open doors ; Perspire with aplomb ; Quit whining ; Rekindle romance ; Spoil babies ; Teach someone to read ; Upset convention ; Volunteer ; Wear red ; eXpect joy ; Yield gracefully ; ZING.
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How about some of my favorite birthday cards - -
(Front): I've seen 50 year olds look a lot worse than you...(Inside): Get used to this kind of compliment.
(Front): Just because it's your Birthday, doesn't mean I'm going to be nice to you
......(Inside): I'm going to be nice to you because my Mom taught me to be kind to old people.
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The philosopher Jaeger once said, "You can't always get what you want," and also noted "...but if you try, sometimes, you get what you need."
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May those who love us, love us
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles, so
We'll know them by their limping.
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"You're never too old to do goofy stuff." {Ward Cleaver}
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Dear Lord - I pray for the Wisdom to understand a man, the Love to forgive him, and the Patience for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just beat him to death.
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"When Life gives you lemons, smile politely, and throw them away when Life isn't looking..."
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Wake up in the morning,
Get yourself to work.
Fraggles never fool around,
Fraggles never shirk.
Your duty's always waiting,
And duty must be done.
There's ping-pong games that must be played,
And songs that must be sung.
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Ta, for now.....
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