Born in the U.S.A.
If your car shopping or just curious, we are still making cars in the U.S.A. Find the list here: Born in the U.S.A.
Passions
When you pick apart the bones of life you are left with only a few things that truly matter. Hopefully one of those things is love and another, passion. We all have something we are passionate about, no need to go huntin’ for it. It’s already there, born inside us at birth. Passion is a fire lit long ago and chances are good you don’t need formal schooling in the real sense to explore your opportunities. And here I am knowing this while my passions just lay there rotting away.
I think, if nothing else, middle age was made for chasing those things we always meant to chase but never have for some silly reason that is never good enough. “Can’t live on won’t street.” as my bestest friend Dee always says …
So why wait? Go do it now because for someone somewhere today is all there is …
Relationship Secrets? Blah blah blah
I’m sick of reading about the secret of nurturing relationships and all that jazz. What secret? Come on, there isn’t any secret. A relationship is going to work only if two people have their hearts dedicated on making it so. The problem I see is when people focus on their own needs instead of those of their partner. I think a certain degree of selfishness is healthy but what happens when a person is able to see past their own nose is a beautiful thing. And this is the only secret I’m aware of. Apparently it takes a skill no longer delved out to mere humans because I don’t see much of it anymore. And when I do, I pay attention. I need insight and wanna know more. I’ve had too many short comings of my own, apparently. Hopefully, I’ll be able to look back and laugh at it but not today. More than likely, I’ll be pissed off or worse, afraid to try again. Now that really sucks. Grrrrr.
Legacy Locker
How weird is it to think a loved one might leave you something personal after they pass on? What if they left you their dearly loved online presence? Wow, that is really something to think about.
Years ago on another site of which I was a member, a woman acquaintance was dying of cancer. She kept her online journaling current right up until the day of her death. The last few days was posted by a friend whom was at her bedside. It was really sad but there was closure for her online family. I’ve virtually known at least a couple people that passed away and their pages were left as if nothing happened and visiting their page afterward was rather eerie. I guess my point is this, if you’d like to leave last words or something in closing, ya can. If your site is for business purposes you can pass it on or have your site closed properly by someone you trust.
Well now there is a site called Legacy Locker.
For a reasonable fee Legacy Locker will securely pass your account information on to your named beneficiaries. Wow.
Btw, they even have a free trail version.
And its purpose is genuine. If you have an ebay or paypal account these things need to be tended to. Flickr and sites like that does too if ya have photos posted. I wouldn’t want pics of my loved ones out there w/o anyone overseeing them. I’ve never liked belonging to a site if I don’t have the time to maintain it. I’d rather close it than leave it floating aimlessly in cyberspace. That is something that has always bugged me. Alot.
The White House Goes Green
Finally, they did something I approve of.
To mark the national holiday of Ireland, the waters in the north & south foutains at the White House has been dyed green. It makes me proud that they are celebrating this day without going over the top. We can’t afford more than green water right now and our gov needs to be leading by example.
Leftovers aren’t that bad
… and I think my kids are finally agreeing with me on that. Thank God!
I used to snicker at my ex mother in-law mending socks. Most clothes are made so cheap, they are practically disposal. Wear ‘em a few times and they start falling apart …
My prediction for the future is people will start taking care of the things they value. With the economy like it is, you can’t run out and replace everything.
Mending socks might be extreme, but the economy is looking bleak.
Growing up on a farm, we learned to make do with what we had. I’m trying to remember as much as I can because it is getting tough. I guess that new cell phone can wait. So can lots of things.
Don’t throw the kid’s shoes out when they outgrow them. Pass them on. Coats too. Anything. Everything. There is always somebody worse off than you.
And please if you have any charity in you, think of our elderly.
Also, utilize sites like www.freecycle.org. There is one in most communities.
PUT YOUR CAR KEYS BY YOUR BED AT NIGHT!!
Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator.
