I realize there are several articles written about the new format, and I've added my thoughts so far in some of those articles. [positive of course!] But I need to ask because on searching for my original blog, all I found was.......: JoeUser » foreverserenity » Life As I Know It » [Sometimes random ... Life As I Know It. Sometimes random or not, family, love, experiences, my life . foreverserenity's Profile. Blog created on Jun 15, 2004 ... fore...

Having an alias is OK, nothing wrong with that at all. I have an alias, but some of you know my real name (and vice versa). I've often wondered about the people who do create fake persona's though, what do they get out of doing that? Notoriety, perhaps! Is that how they can really be themselves or 'act real' - if they are real, they don't need to put on an act, wouldn't you agree?! It seems that some people do get a kick out of pretending though. Another thing that I never unders...

I just don't get it about people some time. Why are they such assholes? They do things to hurt others who don't deserve it, especially when they are in a position to do it! Life is too short to be so mean and selfish. There are times when people are in a bad mood, that is a given. Anger makes people do the most god awful things sometimes. When someone is truly sorry, they say it and move on and sometimes they are the better for it. When they keep hate and anger in, they become ...

In an office setting everyone, and I mean everyone communicates by Email. If you can tell me of any office that doesn't, then I would be very surprised about that! Even if everyone doesn't have a computer to use, there is at least one main personnel who has a computer and should be able to inform and alert the team of what is going on. Take for example if you have scheduled a big meeting and you have informed everyone, via Email, what they will be doing, got information together, gave ...

I've never heard of this, but an all-chocolate room was unveiled in Manhattan today! That's ALL Chocolate, EVERYTHING made of the good stuff! The walls, the furniture, the bulbs in the chandelier, the paintings hanging on the wall! Impressive! Godiva is doing it as a promotion, they have an annual contest (I wasn't even aware of this)! This year, purchase a Godiva chocolate costing $23 or more and you might be the lucky one to win a weekend for two stay in the chocolate room they plan...

I was amazed to hear the news reporter quip "there's a warning about Sesame Street, it might not be good for your child", then went to commercial! Don't you just love it when they do that?! Then you hang on til they come back and read the story at the end of the next half hour! It's not really the current episodes of Sesame Street that are bad for your children, it's the versions from 40 or so years ago. There are now Volumes I & II out on DVD that features story-lines, or skits that...

I watched a music video today by Martina McBride and was really moved. She was singing her song, one I've come to like, "Where would you be"? In the video she was on the streets of New York with a over sized sketchpad, telling people she's doing a documentary and asking them "What do you wish for"? Some people were taken aback by the question, I guess it is not one they are asked often, much less to share publicly. What I noticed was that about 90 percent of the people wish for ch...

I wanted to tell those of you who took the time to send a Christmas card to me and family, THANK YOU! It was a lot of fun opening the mailbox everyday, and seeing one or more cards at different times! My kids got a kick out of it and I explained to them who each of you were and they can't believe that I have friends from the Internet, even now!lol! My hubby has even gotten OK with that fact too! Your cards became a part of my Christmas decor, that I'm about to pull apart and take...

How do you shake someone’s hand? Are you a limp wet fish? Do you do one of those fancy palm slides and coded finger shakes or do you give a nice firm handshake? I hope for you it is the latter, unless it’s your bud or a nephew or niece of course! Personally, I give a firm handshake because I hate the limp wet fishes! I like to eat my fish, not give or even receive it in a handshake! In my job I’m at the front desk. I’m the first person you see when you walk into my department, I ...

I don’t know if many of you realize it but in Florida we have Winter weather too. When it is good, it’s really nice. There’s a nice coolness to the temperature that is actually quite refreshing after experiencing many days of 98 degrees are higher! In fact, quite a few Floridians, especially the transplanted ones from up North, usually don’t mind the chill we experience during the months of November and February! Everyone, especially the stylish people, will step out in their tal...

There was a time when we used to eat, sleep, play and enjoyed anything we wanted without worry about what it was made of, would it make us fat, damage the environment in anyway or even did an animal died for us to have it! Truthfully speaking, even before all the animal rights business came about, I hated the thought of any animals being hurt in order for us to have the latest makeup or use of any medicines. (Although there are animals that are bred for this purpose, and scientists have foun...

Let me tell you, I've not completed my shopping yet. Truthfully I've been shopping here and there, mostly bargain hunting too for what I've done so far, there are really some great sales out there this year and that's a good thing! I've not completed shopping for my kids, just other people's kids!LOL! In fact, my son's stuff, so far what he wanted, all done. I'm going to add a surprise or two for him though and he enjoys it when I do that! I try to think of the quirkiest gifts that h...

Today someone stopped by my desk to tell me thank you because I participated in the adopting children for Christmas from a list that was sent around our building. I had selected two children and bought what they wanted for Christmas. Mind you I selected children who didn't want anything too outlandish or who wanted what I could comfortably afford to buy. I actually even had a problem finding one item for one of the kids and substituted something else. I was a bit embarrassed by what the ...

It's 12:50am and I'm sitting here with the TV on. I'm tuned in to Channel 57 because I was watching Project Runway which has ended. There is a new season of the Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency on - I know, she's a nutcase and I say that very lightly. At least this season she's not as nuts as she was during the first season! One of her models from last season has returned, and she said the girl is too fat! Let me tell you, this girl is gorgeous! She has not once ounce of fat on her ...

Rant on! Sometimes I wonder about people who are declared insane by whatever legal authority. How do they feel? Do they feel anything at all? Do they realise that their lives will never be the same again? Or Are they just so happy to not have to worry about anything at all in this life anymore?! No commitment, no troubles, no appointments, nada, nothing! They live in their own little world, off in la la land! Then I wonder about those people who commit crimes of passio...