just write about some dream you had sis!

Do people still write poetry? Very Amish of them....

I have faith in you! Go, girl! ;o)

Okay so we all know you can write anything so stop worrying!!! YOU can DO it!!!

Rae, sorry I didn't call last night. Hope you test went well. I'll try this weekend to drop a line. Tell you about W's dr's appointment.

I liked the Anne Lenox dream story, that would be a good one.

we all have faith in your abilities; just let the words flow with the tension.

I think I am most intimidated in navigating a genre that is unfamiliar to me; oh and finding the time that is already so crunched!

I do appreciate the cheering section. You are all initiated into the pep club, but Shawn has final say on the uniform (he's not crazy about tassels).

Now, I'm not entirely opposed to tasels. I'm just concerned that they used tastefully. But, then again, I'm not opposed to shaking up the fashion world a bit. So I could be convinced to be a bit braver in service of breaking new ground and Rae's writing. I just want to make sure any tasel stuffs are well considered.

You can write the play. Just do something else, wait a little longer to make it more urgent then do it like you do in a crunch, it will turn out fine. (No dig here)
On the tassel issue-As soon as I found out tassels sent Curly into a panic I knew there was something not right with them. Then when my Dad who is 75 told me "Never trust a salesman or Lawyer who wears tasseled loafers" that sealed it for me. I am sure I am out of the loop on tassels but that is my 2 cents.
Anyone know about Curly and tassels?

Um, it's because you Like the Language, right?

From KING OF THE HILL:

"You failed English? Bobby, you speak english."

Seriously, reading this site and the essay below, what else would you have done?

Hey! Good reminder, Shawn. I do, in fact, like the language. I don't know what else I could do but write; it's all I have ever done.

Some women scrapbook, and when their children are grown, they plan on giving them volumes of pictures neatly trimmed with tiny ornaments and stickers. It does look lovely, but I plan to publish the writings I have stowed away for my daughters and give them a book instead.

And that last part: coming from you Mr. Published/Recorded, I'll take as a compliment of the highest order.

Beauty fades. Words are forever.

I think that's the mostest best gift to give your children. Pieces of your heart.

[And I'm obviously NOT an English major but I shoulda been. Heh.]

xoxo

So very true, Margi, love.

Good question. You write to well to be an English major. Change your major.

that was beautiful!

I LOVE IT!!!!! What a beautiful illustration of the importance of responsible parenting. Your mother did you an incredible favor. Now if you could only convince the modern day parent to do this.

Beautifully written, Rae! If you wrote a book, I would definitely be in line to buy it. I truly love your writing style and the substance it contains. :-)

Awwwww, gals :D You sure made my day. Now, let's hope that my prof finds it "A"cceptable ;)

Lovely, Rae. I'm with Jenn.

congrats on the 10/10! definitely more than well deserved, and count me as standing in line as well!

Damn, you're good!

I'm a fan- beautiful writing

Very Nice,

I stop in every week or so whan I have time to read a few local and national blogs.

Once again you make me wish I had the ability to think and write with 1/100000 of you skill.

Just wanted you to know that while I am a lurker and do not comment very often you are always appreciated.

It was me I confess:

Perdoneme, Padre. Nunca me he confesado antes en mi vida. Ni tampoco pienso hacerio ahora. Entre aqui para resguardarme del sol. ?Y que tal los Padres de San Diego? Tiene razon. Los relevistas estan un poco flojos. Quizas necesiten un poco de ayuda del cielo. ?Rezamos?

Here's the translation: Forgive me Father. I have never confessed before in my life. In fact, I don't intend to now. I came here to get out of the sun. How about those Padres? You're right. Their relief pitching is a little weak. Maybe they need a lilltle help from above. Shall we Pray?

Sorry, I had to share that from a book GB got called "The Wicked Traveler" It's funny as hell. All kinds of great useless phrases in different languages.

I get atleast five of these a month, and it makes me completely neurotic. Or maybe it just adds to that tendency. :)

I mean, great, you're looking for me, you found me, now what?

Exactly!

Wait a second--so John Stewart = dumb humor? See, this is why I hate online quizzes. I'll turn out to be R2-D2's life partner or some crap like that.

No, Greg. I think it is the opposite; that is, Jon Stewart equals witty humor. Although, I don't see it. I was a bit disappointed with whom I was supposed to be similar.

Who the heck is Ricky Gervais anyway?

Actually, I think you to be more C3's type....

I'm your opposite, the Idiot Savant. Supposedly I'll laugh at anything.

LOL!!!!

er... 'scuse me.

I am the HAM. I guess thats about right. Thats all I have to say....

Lol- Pam your "er...'scuse me" cracked me up.

Oooooo, Sally, you have always been The Ham :D

the wit for me too, no surprise, i scored 60%dark, 33% spontaneous, 35% vulgar

Interesting, I'm the HAM... it described me/my responses as (and I never really thought of myself as) a guilty pleasure. That settles it, I'm going as a big hunk of chocolate for Halloween.

Nick- the older you get the more I see you as an individual, and the more I see commonalities between us, too. :D

Bobincheck-if chocolate is a guilty pleasure, then that would be completely appropriate for Halloween :D

I scored 99% on dark, spontaneous AND vulgar.

Scary. The test said I enjoy delivering crushing comebacks and replies. My humor is dry, sarcstic, and sometimes over the top. People can't tell if I am serious or not.

Yup, that sums it up for me.

Wow, kind of an expensive wine for just solo tub sipping, no? :)

I hope they're doing their own singing. This is no time for another Milli Vanilli debacle.

I should mention that they are independent of one another.

I liked Milli Vanilli. Shhhh. I couldn't help myself. I was young and impressionable.

Rae, you're a woman after my own heart! Zinfandel is my favourite. Try Bonny Doon's Cardinal Zin if you ever see it around. It's soooooo good.

Ith, it took awhile to get my palate accommodated to red, but now the taste of anything else is just...so...icky.

I liked Milli Vanilli too! I think I still have the cassette somewhere.

Sounds like a plan for me too - tub time, vino, and some good relaxing tunes.

Andy, I'm worth it, right?

GB, it is the only way I feel I can process sometimes. :D

Ah, that fine desert living.

I can honestly say I know how you feel!!! Up until a few weeks ago I was in the same postion.Thank god for my husband and fixing the problem rather quickly. I must say the only nice thing about not having ac was the 5 pounds I lost due to sweat!!!

Rae: This is the usual state of things in our country (i.e., no air conditioner whatsoever and temperatures around the 100 F in summer).

Here are some suggestions for bearing it:

Build with thick adobe or solid brick walls.

Open all of your windows at night, and keep'em closed at day.

Have LOTS of cold water to drink. Avoid anything that has sugar like the plague. Eat salads and light dishes. The point is, avoid any excess calories.

Have portable fans ready.

Wear cotton clothes -- especially the underwear.

Well, hope this helps for the next time your A.C. equipment fails. Believe me, America is the only country that can take air conditioning for granted. In other parts of the world, and even in America in past years, that was not the case... and yet, people managed to live and to work.

Blessings,
Eduardo

You are right, Eduardo. I experienced this first-hand on a mission trip to Haiti. However, I do think that it is always harder to go from feast to famine, than famine to feast.

A dry heat is the easiest.

R: how true. Humid heat (like our summers down here) can be almost unbearable.

Congratulations, Rae! I was so excited both times when I got my braces off (yes, twice.) And I assure you, you will eventually stop running your tongue over the wire and won't even notice it after a while. I have the same permanent retainer - not having one placed the first time around was the reason I ended up needing braces a second time. Never again! Also, I recommend Oral-B Super Floss for flossing - one end of it has a built-in threader so you can feed it easily underneath the wire and still floss around the bases of those lower front teeth. Now go have some corn on the cob! :-)

All that talk of cold air and cold water remind me that I still need to get the last two root canal teeth crowned. And one more root canal.

Yuck.

Why can't our teeth be made of Tungsten?

Ouch! I went to this psychotic old Dentist a couple of years ago who told me I had eight cavaties. He said they had to be filled...and I told him fine and madea n appointment even though I couldn't find a single little black dot on any of the teeth mentioned and he couldn't show me any. But my insurance was running out as my divorce was about to be final, so I reluctantly agreed to have it all done.

After nearly killing me with gas (a story for another time), and an inability to get my mouth numbed, he proceeded with the fillings. It was very painful and took three hours.

A year later I went to a different dentist who informed me that all those fillings needed to be redone because the crazy old dentist didn't seal the teeth correctly and that had allowed cavaties to form. Of course, I no longer have dental insurance and can't afford to have all of them done. So that sucking air and cold thing really hurts!

Alisha- I have recently met more women who have had a second round of braces, full sets, but mostly just on the bottom. (P.S. I can't remember my password for commenting on your site through WP :( )

GB- I don't know, but it would be easier, wouldn't it?

Joan, I had a similar experience. My former dentist was well-known in the community, but he frequently pushed for treatments and excessive procedures. R has a great story about being freshly discharged from the Marine Corps and getting his wisdom teeth removed by some dentist passing time at a VA hospital (death traps there are). Local anethesia and the doc with his foot on R's shoulder tugging....

Oops, Alisha. That should be Typekey

Rae-It was his knee on my shoulder. Still bad and rough but a little less extreme. I was drenched with sweat and white as a sheet. One comment to the assistant was "Did you see that root piece?" No she said. it must have been sucked up into the vacuum spout.

Rae, my sympathies... ;) I positively *hate* having to go to the dentist (even though I dated one who was 6 years my senior way back then).

Are you acquainted with the Dustin Hoffman's movie of the seventies, Marathon Man (or the book might do as well) ? If you don't, and plan to see/read it, well... don't do it when you have a dentist appointment one week or less away.

Blessings,

Eduardo

Break a leg Rae. There's a few things I need to discuss with you, but I'll give you a week to recover before I call! Nothing serious, just catching up.

Yikes. I would like the password. You know my email.

Rae, I hope that I haven't offended you or R in any way.

If not, I would like the password. Please.

In addition. I can provide to you and R more specific info about me if you guys need it.

Ralph (Made up from my children's names. Rachel, Laura and Joseph.)

I've been reading your blog for a long time, and would appreciate being considered for a password. If you'd like more detailed info on me, please e-mail me. In the meantime, I hope that the situation gets worked out.

Rae: Yours is the third site I have been to today that has done or is considering this move. Sorry to hear it, but I understand. I wonder if this will be one of the big blowbacks of mass blog publishing.

Sorry to hear of the trouble. I like to stop by once in awhile. I hope things get cleared up.

Please send along a password, should you have to protect the site.

Do what you need to, Rae. Just include me among the passworded peoples, that's all I ask. ;)

I believe I am password worthy.

Amy Jo

It is just rotten that someone is behaving so childishly and ruining it for others. Please be sure to send me a password - my day isn't complete without you! :-)

I would appreciaite consideration as to whether or not I may be awarded a password. I enjoy your blog and would hate to miss what is a daily pleasure.
Thanks & may God bless.

if i do not recieve a password i do not believe i can continue to address you as sister, a friendship and family will be severed for eternity, upon recieving the password i will once again be reassured of our lasting bond.

i love you,

your brother,

Nick

that was fun.

talk to you soon

Don't visit often, but when I do, I enjoy your blog. Anybody that likes the language the way you do is allright by me. I'd like to be considered for a password. In return, if you'd be kind enough to point out the parents of your annoying person to me, I'll be the first person to introduce them to each other. Couldn't be any worse for them than finding out their offspring is a - ahem - winged spincter. Also known as a flying - umm - blank. (In deference to a wonderful lady raising "PG" kids in a sometimes "X" rated world.)

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH, NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO! I am going to throw up! I missed it, please send me the tape after R sees it!

K

I am so proud of you. I was in meetings all day so I haven't seen it either. :( Is it online anywhere?

I would have preferred bigger hair tho

OH, boo! I missed it too. It was on at 8:30am here, and I am not a morning t.v. person (or a morning person in general) but really it completely slipped my mind. I hope I can catch it up somewhere.

hey rae!! it was awesome! i taped it for nicj and i to watch later. it was kinda weird actually! i would have prefered bigger hair also! i am very proud to soon be a part of your familia!
right now i plan to take the career route, but just so that we can save some extra moolah so i won't have to work when we decide to have kids! but i do know that i will never put my kids in daycare or have a nanny! i want to be there for everything.
anyways, we should talk soon. wedding stuff...!

From yesterdays post that would not post.

TThe two females of the opposite view than yours (and mine) would not stay home no matter how important it is. True that some mothers are single and have to work and you acknowledged that. You were very compassionate while the two (to the left of the screen) seemed bitter and arrogant. Once again, they are hell-bent on working. They feel superior doing a menial/insignificant job. You (was it you?)were correct in stating that at the end of one’s life, a person never regrets not having spent enough time at work, but rather not having spent enough time with the ones that you care about.

Oh, let’s name Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice for reasons to not stay at home and raise your children or to even have children.

Interesting that the one that stated that she "choose" the daycare for her child, then accused Christy (sp?) of not having a choice or selection of a diverse group of people that meet at the library, etc. for homeschool related activities.

Most of us years ago saw the photographs of very young children who lived in socia-list (The word of questional content!) countries, being led around in little groups/packs. We were told that they were in school or whatever it was called because both parents had to work. It really saddened me at the time and I was very grateful to live in a nation where we did not have to live like “they” did.

For parents who do not know it already. Daycares are a living hell for children. They are not a Sunday school. The children in daycare lean very fast who is the dominant personality, and there is room for only one. The type of interaction that is very undesirable is not moderated. The daycare owner/director might appear to be wonderful and maybe even the workers too, but your family and friends would think that you had lost your mind if you let the same people stay alone in your house all day with your children while you were out working, shopping, sunbathing, etc.

People do not refer to a male who does not contribute to the nurturing of his children very favorably. I had a friend who once told me that she had a father, but not a Daddy. Kind of like the distinction between house and home. So, what do you call a woman who does not contribute to the nurturing of her children? Employed and darned proud of it!

I will quit ranting for now.

Rea. Thanks for being a Mom to your children, a wife (friend, helper, companion, helpmate, and partner) rather than just a married woman to your husband.

I missed it too!!!!!! I don't have that channel on my satellite. I tried to order it but couldn't get it. I was so mad!!!!!! Expecially slince I was suppose to tape it for mom and Heather. If I could get a hold of a tape of it that would be great!!! Love ya

Kelli- will do.

Randy-no, but we will see what we can do :)

Joyella- maybe after Randy views, he can send to you?

Jeff- you and me both.

Ann- me, too :D :D Weird- yes.

Ralph- interesting and compelling thoughts and points. And thank you for your kind and encouraging thoughts, too.

I never saw the post here at your site giving me the date of the show you were on - just the one about the nearing "air" time. When we miss the Apprentice on Thursday - we can tap it Friday. Is there something like another "airing" of this one?! I did catch the extreme end of the show and if I was lucky enough to see you - you had darker hair than the "blog" pic?! Didn't get any of the discussion though? Aren't "we" all "stick in the muds" - (the half that missed your "show") :)

Rae, that would be peachy.

Okay, there is one comment that you made that really bothers me... NO MORE MUSICALS???? I love musicals!! Why is this kicking your butt so bad?? I'm not sure I can respect you anymore if you don't like musicals..Hee..Hee Is there anything I can do to change your mind?

Hi Rae!

Sorry to be out of the loop; you were on T.V.? What was the show you did? That`s really exciting; I`m glad for you!

I'm a little cranky today, too.

Could it be that Hubster's snoring was keeping me from sleep longer than I should have let it? I ended up sleeping in the spare room from 1-6 am. Not enough for me.

Need a nap.

That is definitely one thing that we should still be doing since kindergarten.

Crankiness seems to be going around these past few days...

::: throwing hands up in the air :::
Whatever!

Just kidding.

Waah! I'm not going to get to see the show after all.
Despite what the Larry Elder website says, his show
is not shown in my area (or at least not on the feed
for the WB that I get through Directv.) I will look
forward to reading your comments and, perhaps, seeing
the show on DVD if they produce one? And try not to
critique yourself too harshly - you are lovely, bright
and articulate, and I have no doubt that will all come
across loud and clear. (You'll put the other guests
to shame, I'm sure!)

You should have no worries [unless you gave the URL to your site on the air ;)]... from the show description, you sound like the odds-on favorite.

I am looking forward to this; my Tivo is all set.

I just watched the show preview on The Larry Elder Show website.

Rae is one tough bird.

My 12" b&w tv is plugged-in along with headphones.

Around 8:55 at the office, the sky will begin to fall, or the squirrel that likes to run around in our hallway ceiling will start running from end to end, then I will miss the show.

I should have brought some popcorn.

Well, as a stay at home mom...I like the topic to be discussed. If daughter allows I have set aside time to watch. May I ask how all this came about? Did you write in or are you a famous person and they approached you? :o)

Alisha- they have a preview on the site.

Steven-I don't think I even mentioned my blog.

Greg-I wish we had Tivo. Am recording it for R.

Ralph-The television we'll watch it on isn't much bigger, although it is color :D Heh, a "tough bird"-we'll see. Here's hoping the squirrel will be napping.

Beth- Jo via Nathan let me know that they were interested in talking to me, if I ws interested. They were doing a show about choosing to rear one's own children. Jo had written something somewhere that they had gotten ahold of, but when they found out she didn't have any children (yet. Jo?), they decided they really wanted a woman whom had children. Jo told Nathan who told me that she had suggested me, but had wisely taken their info and then passed on to me. I thought about it for about a week and then called and left a message. The next day, a producer called me and we talked for about an hour and one half. I told her I would think about it for a few days (protection of my family was my greatest concern). Decided yes, called, waited some more, and then flew out on a Thursday, taped the show on Friday, and was home by Friday night!

Then you should definitely be asleep.

Oh, Rae! I feel your pain. I've been averaging 11 PM bedtimes for the past week or so, and I have to get up at 4 AM. I NEED SLEEP!!!! What I would have given to have rolled over and gone back to sleep this morning...

OK, whine over. :)

Yesterday was the perfect day to sleep in. Too bad it wasn't Saturday. The day I could get away with it.

11pm - me too. Much too late. Need to start going to bed earlier - maybe 10. I have a work friend who goes to bed at 9 - gets up at 5. That may be too much sleep.

Is there such a thing?

Trust me, us theatre majors are MORE than dramatic...;-)

I know, RWS. I have to hand out polite warnings that my 13 year-old is somewhere in the room, so let's not get so specific about our adventures....

An aside: I got a small speaking part! And it requires me to be front and center. This is educational theatre so none of the prominent roles were going to go to community members, but it is fun to be a part of the dance and choral ensembles. It also gets E and I into the public eye, adds to our repertoire, and our esperience :D

Me, too! First I dreamed I'd married somebody besides Scott (baaaaaaad dream). Then I dreamed Scott and I were running a Pizza Hut while he was teaching school, and I was trying to teach his students how to put out a salad bar.

It was a relief when the alarm went off, let me tell you!

::: empathizing ::: Yep. Know a thing or three about weird dreams.

I have never acted out in my dreams, but the other night I kicked the crap out of my hubby. He hollared and said "What???" I said "Oh sorry, dreaming.." "Who did you kick?" he said. *I said our daughter's name* who is 16 and we are actually getting along well right now, so I don't know what that means. Especially considering I have never kicked anyone, ever. I don't hit period.
Hmm... deep meaning. But I can't remember what I was so mad about.

Rae, see my comment on your manifesto.

I think recurring dreams are fascinating in and of themselves. It's like they take on a life of their own inside your mind.

I used to have one about discovering another room, or whole area, within my house that I never knew about. Very bizarre, and the setting was different every time. One time I discovered a pub connected to my house! That was kind of the height of weirdness in that thread. Anyway, we decided to add on a room to our current home, and since then I haven't had that dream. I did analyze it though, so maybe that helped as well.

And a while back I was having some dreams I didn't like at all. I then read somewhere that if you tell yourself not to have those dreams they'll go away. That worked for me, but I had to talk to myself a lot before it worked. Guess that falls again into your theory about analyzing the dream. Talking it out and then telling yourself what you think about it seems to do the trick. I guess our subconscious is like a register of what we’re sensing versus what we know. Does that make any sense at all?

Anyway, thanks as always Rae, for an interesting and meaningful discussion.

That _was_ fun, Rae. Thanks.

er, "fun"

;-)

Hmmm....Genius...if only my teachers had realized that.

93% beginner
86% intermediate
87% advanced
83% expert

Rich

Advanced
You scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 55% Expert!

You have an extremely good understanding of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level commonly confused words, getting at least 75% of each of these three levels' questions correct. This is an exceptional score. Remember, these are commonly confused words, which means most people don't use them properly. You got an extremely respectable score.

It's a good thing they can't check my typing.
Now, what is 55% Expert?

Advanced. You scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 72% Expert!

How can I be 100% advanced when I am only 93% intermediate?

I was wondering the same thing, Ralph. But, hey, how comprehensive can it really be?

How did you find my site?
David-It was fun, but not very definitive or the results clearly explained and categorized.

I got 26%, 100%, 100%, 77%.
Obviously, I think the test-writer is absolutely wrong on beginner issues.

The only one I am not 100% absolutely sure on is the difference between hope and wish, and I think that might be a connotational difference rather than a grammar issue, anyway.

This is obviously an extremely scientific and accurate test because it confirmed that I'm a Genius: "You scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 83% Expert! You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence!"

Yeah, I'm good! ;-)

Alisha....obviously these people can not handle the level of intelligence and training they were given in life. All they have left is to complain and belittle a truly excellent test. ;)

Us Geniuses have to stick together...even if you did much better than I did on the test.

Where did I leave that Mensa card?

"We geniuses...."

:)

I was thinking the same thing, Andy, but I am sure Rich was having a bit of fun, eh Rich?

Alisha- "I am Grammar Woman. Hear me ROOOOOOOAR!"

Ooops. Do I have to give up my card for that one?
What level is that?

I wish I could take credit for that mistake as a clever joke,but it was an honest mistake and I am shamed. ;)

Rich, honesty is what we aim for here :D

No card retrieval necessary.

Rich, I also thought you were being clever. I vote that you can keep your card, but I'll be watching you v-e-r-y closely! :-)

Rae - me? roar? Nah. I'll just smile smugly as my coworkers continually marvel at my writing skills. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the product of 18 years of public education right here! (Ah, the good old days, back when public education could be trusted and did not entail trips through metal detectors . . .)

I am a product of public and private schooling. My E grades were not very good at all during the High School years in the private school. Of course that could be from my complete dislike of being told what book to read and write about. Honestly I think I have my mother to credit. She was a voracious reader and passed it on to me. I was reading little novels while most kids were still working on "See Spot Run".
Thanks Mom.

Rich

P.S. Thanks for letting me keep my card. Mom would be proud. :)

Well, I spent half an hour typing a longer comment, but while trying to explain the shortcomings of my intelligence and "The Commonly Confused Words Test", I closed out the tab of my browser that contained the reply, thus confirming to myself everything that I had typed.

Regarding your question, "How did you find my site?” Most likely from one of your comments in Rightwingsparkle's or La Shawn Barber's Corner blogs.

Arrggghhhh! I hate it when that happens, Ralph!

Well, thanks for clicking that link on the comments :D Welcome :D

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NPR?? What? You like to get mad?

RWS- I listen to NPR because I like to have my mind sharpened, so to speak. I want to shape and form my own opinions rather than vomit up the ones feed by conservative talk show hosts. That's not to say I disagree with the conservatives at all; I just want to know why, and what I am specifically disagreeing with. As we listen, I will tell the girls why I disagree or how the perspective presented is being skewed to fit the ideology or to lead the listener to a certain opinion. I will explain the flip side or proper way to examine statistics and maybe say what isn't being said by the speaker.

I also do like the cultural pieces that NPR produces, as do my girls.

I think you mean "Need You Tonight," assuming we're thinking of the same INXS song. I used to love me some INXS and then Michael had to go off himself in such a strange way.

As for NPR, I too enjoy it from time to time, particularly "All Things Considered." Those who avoid "the other side" gain nothing by living in an echo chamber, other than a myopic worldview.

Yes, Andy, that would be the correct name. Thanks :D

I am so cultured! I listen to NPR because they don't have that annoying morning banter that makes me want to rip someone's head off and... ok, deep cleansing breath, Mountain Pose.. there, much better.
K

Yes, well, Special K, according to R- we're snobs at heart :o

Shhh, don't tell him I told you....

Now see, I was coming in here to say, it's "Need You Tonight" by INXS, because even though Michael Hutchence looked like Justine Bateman, he still deserves correct song title quotations. :-) But Andy up there beat me to it.

Also, Rae, I have a super-ultimate, ginormously huge compilation of 80s songs: http://www.ramblestrip.com/music/1980_1989.html

It's ridiculously organized and I worked an embarrassingly long time on it. Just like I did with the 90s:
http://www.ramblestrip.com/music/1990_1999.html

The 1967-1979 and the pre-1967 lists aren't nearly complete yet. :-) Nice blog!

Kim- thanks :D Another 80's afficonado? Woo-hoo.

Wow- that's some list! Thanks for coming over. Come often :D

that was fun and accurate for me as well.

spatial intelligence, i would make a good architect

if i just say no to all the image and doodle stuff but answer everything else accurately i am a linguistic intelligence as well.

I got the same thing.

However, a lot of the questions struck me as being phrased (or at least interpreted by me) in a "this is positive and this is negative" way, which would lead people to choose the "positive" trait.

I'll stick with my generally accurate Myers-Briggs results. :)

(INTJ, woo!)

I disagree with mine. (Linguistic)
Coming from a background of pool reading and writing skills, this just doesn't fit me. (Plus, I can't learn a foreign langauge to save my own soul - fortunately, I don't have to - and I tried learning two of them)

Maybe I misunderstood a question, or two.

Andy, I have found that many of these tests maket hings to specifically general, ummm... well, I think you know what I mean. I once took a "Which Presidential Candidate Would You Vote For" test that didn't list the names of those running, but had you choose which issues you agreed or disagreed with. It was so obviously partisan. But, it did make me laugh, and if something makes me laugh, I find it more acceptable and less insulting. Yeah, I much prefer Myers-Briggs meself. Most accurate test I have ever taken.

Nick, dear, you have always been spatial. I remember that you loved Legos (what boy doesn't?) and you get the kits, make what they showed the kit to be for, and then take it apart and make your own cool something out of the kit. Heh- "make a good architect."

Jeremy, now don't be shovin' yourself into a box. My R is an ISTJ and he is one of the best communicators I have ever known. He is an excellent moderator and counselor. And he writes me the funniest and loveliest notes....

I'm not putting myself in a box, neccesarily.

I'm just saying I don't fit in THAT particular box. It suggests I have skills which I don't believe I truely have.

Is there a complete list of the thinking types this quiz offers?

See, the very appearence of wrong accusation is enough to make the ISTJ squirm.

True.

I don't know, Jeremy....have you looked around the site?

I got spatial intelligance as well.

Apparently, that means I do not know how to spell. I even misspelled intelligence. It's been one of those days.

You want me to edit the last two and make it look right?

Sorry it's been "one of those days." We all have those and a few mispellings are understandable, even those with an insecurity issue ;p

YAY!

Rae is back to having her own onramp to the information superhighway.

I hope you get your anti-spy-ware softwares installed, and one of the Mozilla browsers/ e-mail programs as well.

We don't want to do through that mess again.

Signed,
Your Friendly-Neighborhood-Professional-Geek

Thank you, Jeremy.

Tell me more about Mozilla? We are using IE, but I have heard a few, umm, inferior things about it...

Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org) is probably the best browser on the market right now.
Its secure, is safe, and its free!

Just install it, and it will give you options to import all your bookmarks/favorites to its directory.

Then just use FireFox, and stop using IE. (You can't delete IE, windows still needs it. But that doesn't mean you have to use it.)

Additionally, if you are using Outlook Express, STOP. Get Thunderbird. All your POP3 accounts can be read by Thunderbird just as well (And its got a neat little Spam filter that learns as it goes.) Thunderbird is also available on Mozilla.org.

Both these products are now in their 1.0 version (after several years of user testing and such) But I've been using both these products since their 0.1 phase.

Go Go Mozilla!

Even before meeting Jeremy I was using Mozilla Firefox for browsing and thunderbird for email.

Come on... all your friends are Mozillites. Join the tribe.

I'll forego the Mac recommendation, since you already got your, ahem, Dell [please, no flaming OS wars], but I will second the recommendation of Firefox. It is an excellent cross-platform browser, likely to give you better layout results when you work up your site in it, and is better protection against IE-oriented malware. It won't save you from the OS's shortcomings, but it is a huge improvement.

Greg,
You leave a comment like that and then caveat it with a "don't flame me please"?

Talk about stirring the pot.

(But this professional-geek will play nice.)

Cool. do you get your own plane?

Does that mean you can designate a Jeremy R. Gilby Memorial wing?

CONGRATULATIONS RAE!!!!!!!
That sounds like something that is right up your alley! i love you

Does this mean if I write a book and self-publish you can have the library buy 100 copies of it?

Now that you are President, can you pardon my library fine from third grade and then let me ride on your plane (Air Book One)?

::: har har :::

Congratulations! Sounds like the sort of job you'd excel at; oh good and benevolent president. :D

Randy- you are so funny! I wish! Lol- "Air Book One."

Jeremy- you have to be a resident.

Sally- thanks :) Hugs to you, sis.

Andy- Ummm, might need to be pre-read and pre-approved.

Pam- Ahhh, thank you :D

Make all patrons wear special underwear.

Already got that covered Commissar.

Hell is other people. So said Sartre.

Maybe it would have been more acceptable if it had been someone sporting Mania (isn't that the one our good friend told us about?) instead? A few minutes of breathing that and you would have been calling R panting... hehe.

Now, Mrs. T, remember, this is a PG blog (hehe). I have to get that for R. Of course, I do enjoy his own unique smell....a mix of engines, metal, soap, mmmmmm....

Patrick- thus our challenge in life to love our neighbor, eh?

I am having a serious problem with a gal at work. For the last couple of months she has been spritzing herself 5 times in the morning and 5 times in the afternoon. I'm thinking wrist, wrist, neck neck and I don't know where. Yes, I've been counting them.

So I open the windown - thankfully I have two small ones that open. And my own spritzing - AIR FRESHENER.

Carnival of the Lazy Alert ;)

Praying for E tonight and tomorrow. Call me after.

Just stopping in to say hi. Dad let the doctors know that he will have the surgery. Will be doing it sometime in January. How are the girls? I miss you all.

did i suggest that you listen to Nick Drake a year or so ago? i forget. i enjoy his music, although it can be quite bi-polar, which makes for an interesting album. Zero 7's album Simple Things is quite nice as well. Very simple, cool, and relaxing. It makes me think more clearly.

did i tell you that Drake is named after Nick. that should make sense.

Ditto on the tired!

Nick- you may have told me about Nick Drake. Something sounded so familiar. I do love his music and purchased Pink Moon while in Salt Lake, as well as Zero 7's Simple Things. For two siblings with an eleven year difference, the same biological mother, and different parenting, we are so similar sometimes. I love it.

Sally, girls are fine. Will be praying for Dad.

Michele- what is it? The change in seasons? I want to take a hot bath every night, go to bed with a book, fall asleep early and sleep late...

Kris, ahhh, thank you me friend :)

Nothing sorry 'bout it. Quite humorous. May your efforts be painless and easily accomplished.

Ew! Public Access Computers?

That is like touching AOL with your bare hands.

(I thought this was a PG-Blog Rae!)

*Has to go scrub brain now*

If that works let me know ; )

It was a great attempt at computer humor. I can hear Kris blasting out a "HA!"

Did you get your anti-spyware software???? I'm so glad my husband's a computer geek.....

"That is like touching AOL with your bare hands."

LOL!

Sorry for your computer woes, Rae.

Well, I'm glad SOMEONE laughed at my jab at AOL.

Thanks GrumpyBunny

Now, Jeremy....I laughed- didn't you hear it? Maybe it was masked behind my self-pity. I simply hate trekking to the library to simly check mail and blog....

Hi Kris. What's the difference between spyware and a virus?

Randy, I have absolutely No Idea! But was taking writer's license when posting for me friend! hehe

From the Friendly-Neighborhood-Professional-Geek
Spyware, by definition, is a subversive program which monitors behavior, or collects personal data. The problem that Rae is probably having is that the Spyware is eating up computer resources, or causing a slowness in the reading/writing to her harddrive. (Common effect from Spyware) Alternatively, Spyware will also present spamvertisements directly to your computer screen, or redirect you to spamvertizement websites instead of the one you typed into the browser window.
Spyware is different from a virus, as a Virus will actually attack something, and then want to spred to infect someone else, resulting in dataloss, or computer failure.
Technically, a "Cookie" is spyware.
Usually, spyware is software designed with marketing purposes in mind (either way, I dislike it)

If you are concerned about Spyware on your PC, I suggest installing a free anti-spyware software called Ad-Aware (you can find it on Google). Also to prevent getting spyware installed on your PC from various websites, especially ones with lots of banner ads) try browsing with Mozilla Firefox (mozilla.org) instead of Internet Exporer.

But now I'm having a difficult time purging the song by Glass Tiger out of my head.

Don't forget me when I'm gone...
My heart would break...
I have love you for so long...
it's all I can take.

Jeremy- whew! I was hoping to run into you here. We can't seem to open anything up! Saturday, I was on-line and left the room to answer the door. I came downstairs about 20 minutes later and I think our four y/o got on and clicked yes to every little pop-up that came on the screen. I found "Your Daily Horoscope" and numerous other trash icons on the desktop and something was attempting to install (with an icon on the toolbar). I quickly got off-line and rebooted. Since then, Windows is asking for the product code, which we don't have as we purchased a computer that was already loaded with Windows 98 (no grief over that ;) so we have no idea how to access the code so that we can get the desktop to open, so that we can get on-line (dial-up and no grief over that one either), so that we can download spybot and get ride of whatever is causing the problem.

Any ideas, J?

Sorry about the song (*snicker*) I told Kris to title the post that because it seemed so appropriate :D

I sented you a WIN98 Product Code to your GMail account. (Hopefully you have access to it via Kria)

My guess is that the registy was edited and your Windows installation was affected (so it wants to confim your install code)

I'll start poking around online to see if there is anything else related to that behavior you are noticing.

That Jeremy is a smart cookie. Bad pun intended. Thanks for the tutorial. I have Ad-aware and will run it right now. I hope Rae can get things all worked out.

Wow Jeremy, you are the computer man! After reading your post, I have concluded that I must have some spyware on my comp also as I have noticed it has been extremely sloooooow lately! Thanks for being a "professional geek"! I will have to do what you suggested also.

If Ad Aware doesn't do the trick, you should also try SpyBot Search and Destroy. Very effective at eliminating and protecting against future issues with spyware.

King of Fools,
I've actually never used Spybot (though I've heard about it from many another geek) and I don't recommend software to people when I don't use it myself.

*Downloading a copy now to play with*

I've heard of some issues which Ad-Aware does not fix (though I've never gotten them - then again, I'm relentless when it comes to my computers and their security)

Ahem- needing kudos here for mentioning Spybot first.... ;) (Kindly review comments :D)

Although, I do thank KOF for bringing it to the neighborhood-geek's attention :)

Spybot was prescribed by Amy's husband, our family's computer doc and the resident tech geek of a Christian Camp in Arizona, Mr. Gilby (Prescott, AZ, that is).

Randy,
I'm only a cookie if I can be an Oreo Cookie

Those are the bestest.

Yep, Rae, I just recently went through the same thing on my home computer. I had 218 "potentially" dangerous files. Yikes! So I got a software as suggested above. Now I have that running in the background. Has helped greatly.

Kris,
See, Geeks can be heroes too!

All my favorite heros are geeks. There is no comparison. :D

Rae, I'd wondered where you were. Good grief! (Actually, bad grief, I suppose. Hmmm. . .have to reconsider that phrase now.)

Hi Cindy...good to see you in Rae-ville. And Jeremy...if you want to be an Oreo...that's just interesting to ponder. ::: life as an Oreo :::

Randy- your artistic mind continually amazes me ("Life as an Oreo"). :D

Also am liking the sound of Raeville....

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You want comments? I can give ya comments, baby.

Um, Rae, why don't you go fix your hair for an hour or so, I'll just uh, clean (blog) up (surf) the kitchen (read blogs).

FYI, I just had a nice long comment written out that I tried in vain to get past your 'content filter' and finally just gave up...

Oh, I am sorry! If you can remember it, e-mail it to me and I can try to see what exactly was so offensive to the comment filter...

Why would I do that? I'm not sure you even read your email, judging by the replies... :p

Peace,

MBB

What?

*looks at pictures*

You aren't under 30?

*scratches his head*

You Could have fooled me.
[/flattery]

HA HA! I'm just the opposite! The clerks usually see the kids trailing behind me and do not believe that I'm under thirty. Wait a minute..that's not funny, that's just sad!

You know, Kadi, we were without children. That must be the trick....

Ahh, thank you, Jeremy. Kris and I both thank you :)

Rae, isn't that absolutely the best?!? I have been carded many times since turning 21, but none brought me as much unbridled joy as last year when, while out to dinner to celebrate my 35th birthday, I was carded by the waiter when I ordered a margarita. Here's to good genes!

I've been carded once, at Applebee's, about 3 years ago. But then the waiter told me it's a matter of policy, and all flattery ended there...

Alisha- it definitely is the best!

Eduardo, I have had similar experiences. Once, I was with a friend who mostly definitely appeared younger than I, and when the waitress requested her I.D., meaning well I am sure, she looked over at me and said, "I don't need yours. You look old enough." I knew in that exact moment, she had to be in her lower twenties herself. I confess to thinking rather satifactorily that perhaps now, years later, she remembers that moment each time she isn't carded.

Woot! Congrats. ;]

I like his preludes, myself. Particularly in C minor and B minor, partly because I can play those.

Wait a minute, I thought you spoke Spanish, not French? Don't tell me that you know French and somehow after all these years I don't know that? Surely, you just have a few phrases in your pocket and not mastery over a third language. You my dear, are a mysterious woman!

Chopin is always beautiful. I don't listen to him a lot, though, because for some reason I strongly dislike the sound of the piano (especially the solo piano).

While you're at it, I would also reccommend you some of the Lyric Pieces of Edvard Grieg. They're as beautiful as any of Chopin's, and they are able to express a wider range of emotions without extremism. 100% recommended.

(P.S. I could prepare an MP3 or OGG file of one of these so that you might get a taste. Let me know if you're interested.)

Blessings,

Eduardo

I was one who didn't care for solo piano either. That all changed when some of my favorite little people started playing the piano. The sound gives me great joy.

I can't either.

By the way, I checked out Joan's blog and I thought it very amusing!

Thank you my best beloved. I miss my best friend.

Oooooohhhh :D

Amy, we should have them coordinate their absences and get together while they are gone.

Brew. You mean as in beer? Barley-pop?

Barely pop? That's a good one. Yes, I was referring to Barley Pop :)

Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs., too :)

I think there are some pretty amazing local micro-brew beers here. Occasionally my wife and I will stop in at Squatters downtown or the Wasatch Brew Pub in Park City and order up a couple of drafts of Provo Girl. Even with the lower alcohol content, pretty damn tasty. That comes from my wife who has the "European Standard" to live up to.

Thanks for the anniversary wishes.

I think that R has had Provo Girl when we go out to eat. I am sometimes a bit timid to try a new beer for fear of paying for something I don't get to enjoy, but I always have a sip or two or three of R's and find that I really like them, so maybe I will be a bit braver when purchasing or ordering.

Ohhh, my poor friend! How disgusting.

So can I no longer call you Red? Is it all out? How does it look? I hope you took a pic of it red.

Oh Rae, we had the same kind of day. Mine dealt with 4 kids and a new jar of peanut butter. I wrote about it in my blog. Now, where was that spa again? I think we both deserve a trip!!

Hey Rae, I head out about 530am Sat, so if you wanted to get together while I'm in town, give me a jingle on my cell. If you've got too much going on, I understand, and hopefully we'll be able to "meet" one day in the future.

Oh, the joys of home ownership...

I am curious to know if this came from a personality quiz or what. It looks interesting!

I don't know from where it came, but the pink link (ooo, I like that alliteration) will take you directly to the quiz.

Everyone you know thinks you're "nice."

[shudder] that's me.

I know, Ith! When I saw that I wasn't sure how to take it, but I guess it's O.K. that people think we're nice, right?

Amen to that! That's all I have wanted to do all summer! That and read, read, read. I have three and a half weeks left until I have to, um, I mean get to start the new school year with the children. sigh. "Summer days, driftin away..."

Oh my... Did you know, the three fastest things in the whole unverse are the speed of light, one's own life, and summer days... *sigh*

Okay, this is hilarious; I shall give you a foretaste...

The Woman's Guide to What a Man is Really Saying...

I'm hungry. = I'm hungry.
I'm sleepy. = I'm sleepy.

I'm tired. = I'm tired.

Do you want to go to a movie? = I'd eventually like to have sex with you.

Can I take you out to dinner? = I'd eventually like to have sex with you.

Can I call you sometime? = I'd eventually like to have sex with you.

What's wrong? = What meaningless self-inflicted psychological trauma are you going through now?

What's wrong? = I guess sex tonight is out of the question.

I'm bored. = Do you want to have sex?

I love you. = Let's have sex now.

Go read it all!

Just A Little Insight

I know what you mean! I drifted in and out of awareness this a.m., lulled by soft rain and deep, gutteral thunder, only to be ripped back to reality by the shrill, piercing ring of the phone. I HATE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (or Philippe Reis)!

Nope, you look the same to me.

Nope. She looks different. In this picture I perceive Rae differently. I'm not sure what it is. I think your hair in this picture is "softer." I mean the cut, not the actual hair, of course. But something in the face is different.

I have to think about it. Rest assured, I am not insane. This perception I have has been very finely tuned over many years. It's a gift.

I need to find the words. I'm going to ask a friend of mine who thinks in colors and thinks my voice sounds like a roll of felt. She'll be able to help me.

I think it's the hair, too, Patrick. On a whim I had Marcy give me bangs. It's a love/hate relationship. I have naturally wavy/curly hair and so I straighten it sometimes. Bangs are fun, but are a pain because I have to straighten them or at least force them into submission by using products and fingers.

I was also very happy in that picture with Kris. I was visiting her and was well rested and energized from being "home" in Missouri and being with my kindred spirit. So, perhaps that is showing also?

Oooo, a roll of felt. How very descriptive....

Maybe she looks different a little because she had spent most of our getting ready to go out time doing my hair, and didn't have as much time to do her own hair and so it is a little less "done". Or maybe it's because she knows that I like her hair in its natural wavy state, and wasn't straightening it as much as she has been because she wanted me to like it!

Yep, it's the bangs.

Thats some hella white teeth :P

Happy 4th! I love the new pics. You and Kris look great. I too like B&W photos. I'm glad that I finally found you again so that I could continue reading you.

BTW, I tried emailing my new address to you but mailer deamon returned it as no such address in yahoo domain.

Anyway, I'm back at a new adress and wanted to let you know so you can redirect to my new place.
http://lettersfromnyc.blogspot.com
Thanks!

Thanks, GR (I think ?)

Hey Michele:) What happened to your site? That was very strange. I am glad; however, that things are back in order. I will adjust the link.

Happy Fourth to you :)

In the color picture, if you look carefully at the eyes of the person on the left (not you) you can tell she's demon possessed. (Her eyes have just a twinge of red.)
Seriously though, the black and white picture is better as the color one looks a tad over-exposed.
-jdm

Hi, JDM. Thanks for stopping by and commenting :) Please come often.

Kris? Possessed? Never! :)

The color was adjusted by a friend. I always prefer b/w-its so timeless.

"Quiet feminine strength"-ahhh, thank you, Patrick.

Well, I've been called a lot of things in my life, some of them not very pleasant, but I think this is a first for being called "demon possessed". Thanks so much Mr. Mays! Shall I invite you to the exorcism? Yes, and please come before it is performed so that I won't be held accountable for anything that might happen to you while I am still possessed...

*wolf whistle* ;]

May I join to Ironbear? (just kidding). Now seriously: You do look essentially the same as in the banner (perhaps the hairdo would account for the bulk of any differences one might spot).

What I like the most is the way you look; your gaze has something akin to a liquid, refreshing clarity.

Happy 4th (although it's a little late for it now). God bless your beautiful country.

Mucho gusto encontrarlo, Eduardo :)

De dondé es?

Thanks for the compliments (very well-written, like from a novel; creative) and for commenting and for the kind sentiments for my country. Please come often.

I am curious how you came about finding my site?

Gracias, señora Rae :)

I'm from Paraguay, down in South America. I found your site, well, linked in a blog that I found linked in someone else's blog, which in turn... well, you got the idea. I liked it because, as you do, I like literature... and music, and philosophy.

Peace and blessings,

Eduardo

Happy Blogiversary.

Does it get any easier after one year to explain to your spouse why you blog?

Unfortuately, no.

But thanks for the lovely sentiments :)

P.S. What say you to Mr. Fujimura? I am curious about your thoughts...

Hey! Congratulations, friend! Whoop! Whoop! If I were in Iraq (or South L.A.) I'd shoot a rifle into the air to celebrate! Hmm, come to think of it, South L.A. is only about a 15 minute drive this time of day. Look, if you see a guy on the news that looks like a Mormon missionary shooting a gun in the air that's me celebrating.

So that means you have a fresh short hair cut, and are wearing a white short sleeve (ugh!) shirt with a tie and shiny black shoes with a name tag referring to your shiny chin as "Elder?"

Come now, Patrick, I know you to be far more fashionable than that- I checked out your Gap wish list when it was on your old site!

Thanks for being willing to risk a drive to South L.A., brandishing a weapon all in celebration for little ole me :)

Actually, I'm in a white t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Can Elders get away with that?

I once surprised my family on Halloween by dressing up as a Mormon missionary. It was a hit. I should see if I can find the picture.
No offense to any LDS folks. Come on, I've seen the priest and nun costumnes for years!

Happy anniversary! Congrats on a year of wonderful writing.

Now that's funny, Patrick! Yes, pictures required. My mother once owned a flesh colored full body suit in which she worked out. She donned it and a trench coat and high tops and ta-da-a F*l*a*s*h*e*r. It was quite creative, I thought.

Ah, thanks, Emily. I think you're a wonderful writer:)

Happy One year blogaversary, Rae! (Mine is coming up to).

I first became aware of you through Kos' ungentlemanly behavior toward you: proof that God moves in mysterious ways.

Patrick: you better come down here packin'! If not, I'll vouch for you. ;-)

Happy Anniversary, Rae. I must start reading your blogs in addition to Patrick's(remember, I'm new to this). His are funny and insightful, but sometimes you just need the tender (yet insane) thoughts of another woman...ya know? By the way, is that you on the banner? It must be...wow! Beautiful AND smart. How do you do it with the kids? I just got more stupid and tired looking after each kid. C'est La Vie!

Yes, indeed, mysterious and wonderful ways. Thanks, Juliette. I am always so inspired by your writing :) You know if you ever travel to Las Vegas, let me know or if you want to do some serious hiking, the other thing Utah is full of is mountain trails (the first being quite obvious, I think ;)

Happy blogiversary my dear friend. I do so enjoy my daily dose (sometimes daily, and other times I am forced to wait several days) of you via your fabulous blog. What a woman, what a thinker, and what a writer you are!

Happy Blogiversary, Ms Rae!!1!

Thanks Mr. Bartender. It all looks good here because of you :)

Kadi, you are soooo kind. I just have a good photographer. Every girl should have one.

Aren't all yours still small? My youngest is four and there's no way I could have attempted blogging when my girls were little. Naptime wasn't just for the babies. Mama conked out, too :)

My friend Kris had five children in six years. She is one amazing woman.

Rae, don't let Kadi fool you. She's drop-dead georgeous and I'd say that in front of my brother too!

Juliette, I'd need some serious vouching for. That's for sure.

Congratulations, Rae! Mine comes up in Sept.... time passes quickly when you've got lots to write about!

Keep it going :)

Oh, I believe Kadi is beautiful; I mean, a Prescott man married her, right?

Thanks, Patti :) I'll be watching so I can "sing" the blogiversary song to you.

Happy Blogiversary, Rae. I enjoy reading your site. :)

On Mr. Fujimura—I am not moved by Japanese art. If I am not emotionally moved by a work of art, or a style, I don't feel there is much I can/should comment on. Sorry to let you down.

Patrick, you flatterer! (blushing)
Rae, I'd like the name of that photographer, if you have it. If you saw our last family picture, you'd die laughing. Our heads are cut off, one kid is wearing his spider man costume..ya know what...I'll just send it to you. I'm sure you could use a laugh!

Studio West Photography (Karl). We have had a few like that, but really since I have been going to Karl, they have been terrific. He is the kind who will have you move a hair and will tell you to put on a bit more make-up or whatever, so you really like the end results. I believe Patrick, you have got to be gorgeous :)

David- no let down at all. Was just curious :)

I'm a day late, but I hope the thought still counts. :)

Happy Blogiversary. Looking forward to reading many, many more things from and about you. You rock!

In Cuban, people with the same names or birthdates are called "tocayos". It means we share a kinship.

Happy Blogiversary Tocaya!!!

Another awesome pic of the lovely Rae when she visited her kindred spirit, Kris (that's me), here...

http://kristamerius.blogs.com/writing/2004/06/its_raes_blogiv.html

Thanks, Natalie (I paid her for those sentiments ;) :) I love reading Natalie- she's so self-effacing that it makes her totally relateable. I think rock :)

Val- yo hablo español tambien. Necessito practicar. Gracias para me aprendio (?) una palabra nueva. Mis professores son de otros paises (España y Mexico). Thanks for telling me the cool name- Tocaya :)

Kris, the bosom friend up-there, is only too kind, but I take what I can get ;)

Very nice post! The blogging phenomenon is extraordinary.

I just have to say that Patrick's comment about me, earlier, put a smile on my face all day!! Thanks Patrick!!! Every woman needs to hear something nice from someone other than her husband, now and then.(It's not obligatory) But that is the nicest compliment I've heard in a long time. LADIES: someone better grab this guy while you can!!!

Craig-I forgot to say thanks :) So....

Thank you :)

Well, I'll shoot off a mag [carefully into a backstop] in celebration. But I live in the boonies, so it's not quite as dramatic as driving to south LA for it.

Congrats, Rae. ;]

Another one-year old! Yay! They're so cute at that age!

Need a vacation to recover from vacation?

Whatcha reading?

Never mind, I remember now....The Jane Austen Book Club! Soooo, how is it? I am still waiting for a copy from the library to become available!

Correct me friend. It is good, not what I expected, but good. I am also finishing up the last of Spin Sisters. So exhuasted....am going to go to bed very, very, very early. In fact, now is looking good :)

Oh, yes! Mr. Bartender!

Having company is oft overrated.

Having in-laws is always overrated.

Having in-laws as company... well... you do the math.

Hey glad to hear your still doing well. I have guests myself right now.Ahhhh!

My 5 year-old niece hates bedtime. I always tell her, "You just wait!"

I know! I am amazed that they so easily fight someone giving them a warm bath, a massage with sweet smelling lotion, reading a book, singing a lovely song, a bit of back scratching....yes, just they wait!

You're welcome :)

I'm here!! [waves frantically]

So, not to sound stalkerish, but where do you live anyway? I'm in Central Coastal CA.

Lucky you, Ith! I am in Southern Utah. That is why I cannot join the Bear Flag League (*blinking very quickly*).

Ahh! Guess what? I'm thinking of moving to St. George eventually. I love it there and my parents are probably going to retire there next year.

I think we need a league for gals like us -- whatever that is. :)

Alas, I shall never abandon you my friend! No, no, I must have my daily dose.

Yes, what kind of gals are we? A league sounds fun, but what to call ourselve....

St. George is far nicer than my dinky train stop north of it about 45 miles. It, would; however, be lot's of fun to get together. But, Ith, no Sephora, no nothing in St. G. Just the typical stores. They're nice, but nothing like you are used to. But, there's always a cool 2 1/2 hour drive to Vegas...

*waving*

Present and accounted for!!

St. George is about the same as Monterey (no Sephora or anything like it here). We've made three or four trips there in the last few years. Yeah, the fact that Vegas is so close is a plus. The ultimate plus is that I could afford to buy a house.

I'm going on vacation next month, and I'm sure I'll go through the same thing!

La Shawn- I'll be there! You were one of the few who came by and checked-up on things while I was out. Thank you :)

Thank you also for the blogroll.

That is one of the saddest ways I have ever seen to get comments. But, heck, it worked, and now you have comments.

Cool!

Don't swear; you know I can do it for you and not too many people are going to understand me!!!!

Draft mode is your friend. We've all done it and learned the lesson. :)

Arrgh! Must have been something in the air, cus I had the exact same thing happen to me late last night. TWICE!! Once as I was attempting to Blog, and again as I was sending a very long, well-thought email... both were LOST! Poof! Gone!

And here I thought technology was supposed to simplify our lives.. HAH!

P.S. I'm loving your new digs, here. The "category" feature is great!

I have only lost a post once, even tho I pretty much always type directly into the MT window without using a draft copy...

However, if you are working in anything except MT, you can usually go into options and change the frequency of autosaves. Maybe something as simple as Notepad doesn't have that, but MS Word, Wordperfect, Xcell, etc, all have that option. Look under "help", and search on "autosave', with maybe "frequency", also.

But, yeah, if you lost it from the MT New Entry window, I have no idea what to do to prevent that...