I guess I do "test" well!

I did NOT study for this test! I took it because Halloween is approaching and I always become a "Witch". How the heck did I obtain the HIGHEST score, that is the mystery! Just DON'T piss me off ok???


Congratulations you have achieved level 4 witch
status... you have studied hard and learned
well!!


What Level of Witch are you
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Woodstock!????

You are Woodstock!


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Treasure Found!

Amongst my most prized possessions, I found a treasure. Monetary value is of no consequence, it is the enlightenment that has me smiling. I love my old books. Shakespeare school books and my old world atlas from 1900 are my favorites along with a delicate white silk book called The Wedding Day. This small book is a solemnization of marriage printed in 1888 but enscribed with the newly weds signature on June 21, 1898. Seven witnesses attended and signed the book as well. Within this keepsake are the obituaries of the couple that were the parents of our dear family friend. Within the pages are other scrumptious snipets like newspaper clippings of events of interest as well as poems. My treasure today is a poem cut out of an 1800's newspaper. The poem is entitled "Not As I Will" by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885). Helen is a favorite of mine because she was an advocate for the rights of the American Indian (when it was not proper for a woman to speak out about anything!) and she deeply loved the beauty of nature. She survived the tragic deaths of her two sons and her husband. This poem, that is spiritual and strong in its message, is the treasure I would like to share:

Not As I Will

Blindfolded and alone I stand,
With unknown thresholds on each hand;
The darkness deepens as I grope,
Afraid to fear, afraid to hope;
Yet this one thing I learn to know
Each day more surely as I go,
That doors are opened, ways are made,
Burdens are lifted or are laid
By some great law unseen and still
Unfathomed purpose to fulfil,
"Not as I will."

Blindfolded and alone I wait;
Loss seems too bitter, gain too late;
Too heavy burdens in the load,
And too few helpers on the road;
And joy is weak and grief is strong,
And years and days so long, so long;
Ye this one thing I learn to know
Each day more surely as I go,
That I am glad the good and ill
By changeless law are ordered still,
"Not as I will."

"Not as I will!" the sound grows sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat;
"Not as I will," the darkness feels
More safe than light when this thought steals
Like whispered voice to calm and bless
All unrest and all loneliness.
"Not as I will," because the One
Who loved us first and best has gone
Before us on the road, and still
For us must all his love fulfil-
"Not as we will!"

HELEN HUNT JACKSON

Montecore and Other White Tigers

After watching Roy Horn on the Today Show (NBC) this morning, I can't stop thinking about Montecore (the infamous white tiger). My first concern is: did they destroy him?, I don't think they did, but I am needing to know for sure. My second concern/question is: did Montecore consider Roy kitty food, or was he only trying to save his beloved friend? I will choose to believe the later just because I live in my own fantasy world sometimes. My friend Kathie has her own "white tiger"...albiet, he is currently in human [sometimes questionable] form....for the sake of anonymity, we'll call him "Hal".

Kathie's "Hal" is like the white tiger Montecore. He looked wholesome and good on the outside, even handsome....but on the inside looms a potential future dictator of the free world or worse; a creepy, needy, deceptive, cling-on man. OK, maybe I have an overactive imagination, but this is one person that gives me the creeps....RUN, run, run, faster, faster, faster!!!!! Well, this guy [from a distance] has me screaming to my dear friend, Kathie: "RUN, KATHIE, RUN....AND HIDE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, CHANGE YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND CONSIDER MOVING OUT OF STATE"....Yepper...."Hal" is a Montecore in disguise. BEWARE OF THE CAT

I Wanna Be Sponge Bob!

I guess I am easily amused. I observe my family, running around like idiots and I sit here and liken them to one of my favorite shows, Sponge Bob Square Pants. I, of course, am Sponge Bob....Absorbent, bright, cheerful, porous, undaunted. My husband is Squigword, overly tired, tough guy, clean-freak. Juliet (my 2 year-old) is Patrick, young, squishy, happy just to see me, lives under a rock. Jenna (my 10 year-old) is Mr. Crabs, owner of the Crabby Patty, in love with money, taskmaster, weird accent. They all just make me laugh. Juliet loves Sponge Bob...she can spot him from great distances. Last night she was in the back of the van yelling "Ponge Bob, Ponge Bob!" We weren't sure why she was saying it, but she usually knows her stuff. A few minutes later we glance at the van next to us at a light.....they have a Sponge Bob air freshener hanging from their rear-view mirror! Very observant for a 2 year-old. Here's to living in a pineapple, under the sea!

Pepsi EDGE

I have determined the "Edge" in Pepsi. It isn't for the consumer.....oh no, the "Edge" is for Pepsi Corporation. The product is alright , I guess, albeit a bit too acidic (it hurts my teeth!). But I am a true full-on, gimmee sugar straight up kinda gal. I have been called a soda-pop addict. My favorite drug? Dr. Pepper. Let me hear ya say YAH! I'm a Pepper, he's a Pepper, she's a Pepper et.al.... Anyway, I digress...., my conclusions on the Pepsi EDGE, is that Pepsi Corporation has found a way to get on the "low carb" bandwagon and make you think they are doing you a favor. It will be you that does them the favor though. They have taken out 50% of the sugar from Pepsi (which would be of significant cost savings to Pepsi Co.) and they can charge a premium based on Americas obsession with fad diets. While I was reaching to purchase a 6 Pak of Pepsi EDGE, I noticed that the price was $3.99 plus deposit ---- ON SALE. The regular, full flavored, 100% sugar Pepsi was $2.99 plus deposit for a 12 Pak!!!! If I were to buy into this "EDGE", I would be participating in giving Pepsi the true EDGE as I do the math.....1/2 the Pepsi, 1/2 the Sugar, $1.00 more. I think I will stick to the real thing....I just hope they don't tempt me with a Dr. Pepper EDGE!
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