There’s a commercial that I really enjoy watching. The one advertised by Liberty Mutual. It shows people being nice to each other. Each person going about their day, sees one person doing something nice for someone and they like that and in turn do something nice for someone else. It’s like when someone does something for you, especially if they don’t know you. They ask you to ‘pay it forward’ doing something for someone else in need when the opportunity presents itself. It does...

I have no time for stupidity Such actions are prone to the stupidity of one’s own thinking and doing what sense it makes for a wedge to create in this day of calamity the world is turned upside down on it’s head hatred abound you take this wee bit of misunderstanding and create this mountain beyond, grandstanding perhaps it’s just an excuse tis to show what is really felt waiting to rear it’s ugly head alas such shame t...

Busted! Tired! Enough of pretense it sickens to the core charades what's that all about? sugary words like syrupy hiccups it hurts the ears it blinds the eyes it penetrates the brain say not what you don't mean deflection affectation why bother with the sham of expectation? words are empty if they mean nothing ignorance is bliss to the perpetrators of the facade that is themselves sealed with a kiss of dislike and distrust what's that all ab...

In our world today we can’t exist without our electronic gadgets. Each day there is a new technology marketed to us. It seems that we can’t get enough of them as manufacturers make what we already own, smaller and sometimes even better. Have you ever stopped to think what your world would be like without that cell phone, or the Blackberry, Palm Pilot or that Bluetooth device? Let’s face it for some of us that would be very hard. I’ve turned back for my cell phone that I left ...

I don’t know if this is true or not, it must be because the news media is talking about it. I watched a report where they said that employees who have to use their Blackberries are now addicted to it and may possibly sue their employers because of the addiction. I don’t know but this just sounds too ridiculous to me! So they have to be on call or in touch constantly with their jobs and/or bosses. They’re constantly sitting with a Blackberry and pushing buttons furiously (I assume) ...

So all over the news this morning, Tom Cruise lost his contract with Paramount Studios. That’s if you even care. Hahaha….I really don’t care either! But I’m writing about it because IT WAS ALL OVER THE TV News this morning! He’s going to bounce back despite what people might say or think. So he jumped all over Oprah’s couch and behaved like a Looney tune, so what, the guy was in love at the time. (I don’t know about now) If he wants to act and look crazy just let him, it’s a fr...

I heard the excited chatter of voices all around me. I was waiting for my oldest daughter and our neighbor’s girl as well to take them home. This is my routine now, I take a late lunch to get them home. It was a hot day and inside my car was hot. I was waiting patiently while watching the clock. Several students passed me, all speaking at the same time, each with something more important than the other to talk about. Then I overheard one conversation which made me listen more intent...

I’m not sure I like the idea of this at all. In fact, I definitely wouldn’t like to find out that I or my children have been eating foods that have been altered unnaturally. Unfortunately, from what was said on the news report I saw on Good Morning America today, we most likely have been eating that type of food! Truthfully, I can’t remember if I’ve heard about this before. If I did, then I must have been sleeping in some other reality! I didn’t grasp too succinctly the report b...

I’ve always found reading to be fascinating. I just love to read. I was always a good reader and speller in my classes during my primary and high school years. I try to instill in my kids the same love of reading and love for books. Reading will take you everywhere and anywhere I tell them. It helps to build your vocabulary, you learn so much, especially the meanings of words you never knew. One of my favourite things to do is to play with words. I also like to try to decipher t...

When you have a car accident, it’s a horrible thing. Surviving one, you’re really lucky. Sometimes the memory of it isn’t so good. I know people who still refuse to get behind the wheel of a car months after an accident. There are so many people out there today who ride around and are a menace to themselves and other drivers. Sometimes I wonder how in heaven’s name he/she got their license. It’s like, did they buy it or did they really do a road test? I don’t know. I’ve heard of ...

When you have a car accident, it’s a horrible thing. Surviving one, you’re really lucky. Sometimes the memory of it isn’t so good. I know people who still refuse to get behind the wheel of a car months after an accident. There are so many people out there today who ride around and are a menace to themselves and other drivers. Sometimes I wonder how in heaven’s name he/she got their license. It’s like, did they buy it or did they really do a road test? I don’t know. I’ve heard of ...

I had a late start yesterday so I didn't do my usual walk before my power workout. I've named Saturdays my power workout day, plus it's the only day I have an entire morning to myself, without interruptions! When I work out at home, it's stopping to do something for someone. There's nothing wrong with that but you can imagine what it does for my staying power! I went into the weights room to do some stretching and also work with my fav machine, "the back Extender", not the official na...

I did an article once asking why you chose the blog name you have. There have been different articles written time and again similar and it's always interesting to find out more about each other, especially since new people join JU everyday. Lately I've been wondering what is the name of some of you newer bloggers? Some blogs I'm just beginning to frequent because there are so many interesting writers out there. This time I'm not asking about your blog name, I want to know what your gi...

Apparently the Girl Scouts in Akron, Ohio are taking people who took cookies and never paid up to court. Yep, they're sueing for money owed to them. It's a lot of money too, about $9000! One woman owed as much as $3000! Wow! I guess those cookies are that good! The woman who owed the $3000 has agreed to pay in installments until she pays it off. Those little scouts are dead serious, so in the future if you can't pay for it, put the cookies down and slowly back away from the tab...

Do you believe in reincarnation? I do. I believe that somewhere in the future I will appear again as someone or something else. I don’t want to be an animal. I would rather be human again, hopefully I would get the chance to be me again. If I am, there is something I would like to say to my future self, if I could leave a time capsule of sort: Grab each opportunity with open arms. There were times you let some things go instead of pursuing them. Don’t put things o...