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Continuing Along The Path

2008-04-04T19:48:00.003-04:00

I'm still here....in case anyone out here in the blogger-sphere is watching.? Doubt it..

I've been reading the latest book to help humanity - Wake Up !!

It and the fact that Lent had begun ( in earnest, for me), around the same time....and that all of this energy was coming together preceding and during the w/o 2/16 (another story, for another post) I have accepted the promptings to start blogging about my spiritual growth.....a journey that began in the womb. (as it does for all of us)...and probably before - ! ?.

Refurbished and Still Standing Strong

2008-02-23T12:42:00.001-05:00

Refurbished and Still Standing Strong, originally uploaded by noseum.

Where oh where has it gone.?

Thoughts Upon Awakening

2008-01-18T10:42:00.001-05:00

Sky at Sunrise, originally uploaded by noseum.

as I view this image, once again, my thoughts go to the love I have always had to watch the colors in the sky..
Once, a long time ago, while under the influence of (?),,,,I saw the colors in the sky, what a spectacular sky it was, and my mind was truly blown my The Artist....I have never forgotten, That Sky, and that moment...
Each time I look at an image or see the sky or take a picture of nature, I think of the beauty The Artist has given us....
and am grateful..
I read somewhere, the key of happiness is gratitude...
I also read, somewhere, the key to riches is knowing what you have...
One of the reason I do not 'blog' that often, I am not one of those persons who 'knows' the source of these words of wisdom; they are definitely not my own....
Enjoy..

Light the Way

2008-01-03T06:10:00.001-05:00

Light the Way, originally uploaded by noseum.

This is a New Year. Let's try to make it a good one. How by bring a peace-maker, sharing the joy and love that we are given, sharing ourselves without fear, or looking for payback..

Happy New Year All.

Haleakala Sunrise Star

2007-10-27T23:27:00.001-04:00

Haleakala Sunrise Star, originally uploaded by unitys_serenity.

Found on Flickr... A very special message here.

Hello Again

2007-10-27T17:24:00.000-04:00

Yes, it's been awhile -isn't that the name of a song? - I am inspired to begin again by another blogspotter Lorraine. She's also got a blog on aminus3
We share that site in common. A fine photographer, with creativity and interesting images.
Today's the Breeder's Cup. Seems this is another sport that is now international. May have always been, but today I realized just how global all sports have become.
I watch "An Inconvenient Truth" yesterday!! Yes, all should see, and pray.
Prayer, as anyone who reads my blog here knows, is something I firmly believe in the power of.!
And it is prayer that is needed for all of the ailments in our world today.
Prayer for insight
Prayer for courage
Prayer for action
Prayer for truth from our politicians
Prayer for knowledge
Prayer for belief in success
Prayer for life over death ------------------------------------------

Humans have truly screwed things up, on so many levels......
Pride goeth before a fall, someone once said to me. Well, we better get off our high horse and on our knees, or we are going to fall ----------- awfully far down............
My usually uplifting entry to this blog...what can I say ? it's what on my mind at this second. That's how this one is written..

Cruisin'

2007-07-31T23:44:00.001-04:00

Cruisin', originally uploaded by noseum.

I may have sent this here already, but everytime I pass it on my photostream I wish I was one that boat, going to the Bahamas.
I want to live there, or in Mexico, or Greece. I love water (ocean) and mountains (high), I have heard that Greece is the place.
Oh, course there's parts of California, but who can afford that, no us that's for sure!!
Mexico: I left a piece of my heart there, when I visited for 3 weeks, in l998.
My son did his travel abroad year (3rd) in college there. My first time to a country outside of the USA.
What an experience!! From getting the time off from work to the time to come home,
I'll visit this topic again, there is so much too say about all of the aspects of this era of my life............
Well, I sent this here from Flickr, a lazy/convenient way to blog for sure. So, let me sign off, for now.
I do hope someone is visiting this site. I don't advertise, purposely, but do hope someone stops by!?
The only way I would know is if a comment is left, so if you visit please comment.................

Mornings/Awakenings

2007-07-30T22:44:00.000-04:00

It's usually on a day when I have the luxury of awakening, slowly.
I turn, realize it is morning as my thoughts begin to gather, from dreamstate to awareness. What day is it? Oh, I am off today, what do I have to do. Or, of I am off, I don't have to get out of this bed right now, if I choose not to. Then, I open my eyes and see, the beautiful blue sky, through my window!! As on this morning pictured here, this is the view from my bed to the window!!
Praise God! for another day!! Make it a good one.

ROUTINES A GOOD THING

2007-07-24T10:14:00.000-04:00

I am not a person of routines. If anyone has read any part of this blog they would know that. Well, not just anyone, one of 'blogging' status that knows the ins and outs of this medium.
The image for today depicts - floating over the open water-apropo!
It takes a person with an routine oriented mind and life to succeed in life . Yes, I said, life.Because, without any, how does anything get done.
Most things of any lasting meaningful value, take more than one step, or at least the thought before the step, or several thought processes, before the doing step that will be the lasting accomplishment of that thought. Final accomplishment of the thought?
Well, I am not a routinized person. If I was, I guess I would have succeeded in life more.
Somewhere, I got sidetracked. Like at birth, when I almost landed head first on the floor, coming out of my mother's womb.Yep, that would be the explanation!
Or, the fact that I am an ACOAC. Oh, how convenient that one is, how many peoples lives have been screwed up with that disease...a blog in itself. I am sure their out there, those bloggers. Maybe I'll check that out one of these days.
Yesterday, when I got home from my one day of work, (I love it, one day on and next day off-by surprise-a holiday/holyday) I immediately sat down at my friend here, and played for hours, and hours and hours, much to the dismay of my neglected husband. Who's not talking to me today, because I have neglected him so much in the past two weeks (in that department). But that's another story, in and of itself.
Anyway, I played here 'til the wee hours. I actually opened PSPXI and tried to do some layering 'stuff'.
Here we come back to the title of this blog. Not having a routine, and/or disliking routines, I still haven't learned this program. Have it 9mths now, and only crop and simple edits, can I do.
I have a pretty concise book on the subject "Complete Digital Photography" by Ben Long, and it sits in the bathroom and gets perused when I'm 'on the bowl', but that's about it. I guess I'm hoping it will go into my learning neurons by osmosis. Well, that is happening somewhat. I read something that I've read many times before or have seen reference to in other places, and some increased level of understanding is happening on some level, so, in defense, I guess that way is working. But let's face it this is a slowwww way,
Yep, without routine, in all areas of life, there is not success...........
Just a fact of life. The way we are wired, to learn, to progress, to succeed we humans need a routine to reach a/our goal!!
OK, girl, let's start (better late than never) a routine to learn this photo-editing stuff.
More to come.

The More I do

2007-07-23T22:21:00.000-04:00

the more I learn. Not over the hill yet.!
I bought a Nokia75, 2mpx cell phone, with unlimited internet access - and- more importantly, I am learning how to use it. (better than I'm learnin gthis typing thing)
I started a mobile blog!! Woopee!
I also started another photo site and the best start (or accomplishment worked on and succeeded) is finally having a site that I can upload my photos to the memes to with the link going back to the site - correctly. Correctly/fully being the operative word. I was linking to here and to Flickr. but I didn't know how to here without showing a megapixel image, and well I really wasn't interested in linking to Flickr.
Flickr. is self containing, with the many very active groups, and multiple contacts/friends and hopefully comments, it is a community unto itself.
I didn't feel the need to have a link to those images.
But Aminus3, well, this is a photoblog. The way the images are presented is the closest I have seen to having your own designed site.
So,. if you reading this, check it out ( I'm gonna try and do a link) here to my 'DigitalDiary'

Frustration

2007-07-21T23:12:00.000-04:00

Wanting what you can't have, having what you don't want. Life is full of frustrations. Oh, yes, it doesn't have to be so. If you are an enlightened being on this planet. But, alas, I am not. Thought I would be by now, got sidetracked (bigtime) and now I am just
frustrated. So's he!! For different reasons. Or maybe the same. I cannot reach that splendid place that I once did.............. Such heights, and lights, and dizzying wonders.
So, I too am frustrated in that area. Try as I might, it doesn't happen. So consequently, I have stopped trying, adding to his and mine (I dare say) frustration.
What image could I possibly post for this one?????????///

Another Day Make it a Good One

2007-07-21T10:53:00.001-04:00

These days, as somewhat usual when I'm out of work, I start at the computer and can't/don't break away. Except to go the the BR or last night to the park. Watched Fk umpire a game. It was quite cool last night. A refreshing coolness, I actually got to bring out my down comforter again!? What can I say, I like to wrap myself, in my comforter or something like a light sheet when I lay myself down to rest.
Fk thinks I'm nuts, but what else is new!
Me thinks it is not good to have a partner that thinks or says your nuts all the time.
I guess some can turn this around, fend it off, or tune it out. I am not one of those people.
I believe to build a solid loving relationship with anyone, one needs to affirm and build the other up. Not necessarily/ definitely not lie or be false in the affirmation but talk about things that are of concern. Oh. Oh. here I am lost in conversation, and not knowing how to continue.
Well, this is the word for today: Get the Work done that is waiting to be done, and creating angst not having been done yet.
How's that for a closing sentence!!

Vacation Bermuda

2007-07-20T16:31:00.001-04:00

Some Days Feel Like This

2007-07-18T16:43:00.001-04:00

Bound up and stuck. When it is our own doing, it brings anxiety and dare I say fear.
We are told to listen. Be Not Afraid - and Listen.
Why - do we humans - ? - have such a hard time doing this.
Seems simple and yet, pride gets in the way. Yes, pride. Simple and devastating.
So - bound we are. Say what you will, but there are few truly free people in the world.
How do I know this. Look at the place. Peace/Happiness is the by-product - so the evidence is obvious.
Enough rambling for now.

Newness and Frustration

2007-07-17T15:59:00.000-04:00

I find learning somewhat frustrating, to say the least. I need, really need, to learn by doing with someone next to me, showing the way. But, with this editing, computer, new camera phone- all the new 'stuff' in my life, I really have no one to be present in the way I need.
So, I plug along, millimeter by millimeter, here and there, trying to get it!
This is one frustration, of many it seems...........
The other, which just occurred for the umpteenth time, is that of my 27 yr old son.
Living at home, (where else?) and doing and saying and being a frustratingly fine person, but but but..................
When he asks, which if often, for something I would rather not oblige, it turns into one of two things. A nonsensical argument, (I rarely 'win'), or put on hold for later, which he never forgets.. The thing is, he is usually right. I worry too much.
He is an artist, songwriter, and for employment a matron on a school bus. So he is off (by choice) in the summer. Home, driving me and my husband to distraction, if we let him.
Of course, the answer is, do not let him. But, there's the crux of the matter - frustration is part and parcel of my relationship with my dear son.
In the past year, our relationship has developed into one of mutual respect. That sounds like a falsehood, considering what precedes this, but (another but) it is true.

Newness - will be in the next post. Maybe someone out here in cyberland can help with all of this new 'stuff'. So lone for today.

A Companion for Awhile

2007-07-17T01:16:00.000-04:00

This fella/gal sat on the bench with me for quite awhile as I read my book. I actually started talking to him/her. (Am I revealing too much here? UhOh) So, I started taking pics and he/she came closer, then flew away, only to come back later. Almost landing on my shoulder, when others where also sitting on the other end of the bench. Almost in a protective way. I'm am probably reading into this scene, way toooo much, but I can imagine, that's the fun thing about our minds, dreams and imaginations, give us life energy.

Here again There again

2007-07-03T10:41:00.000-04:00

Back again. I found the Zelda.com site quite by chance for the second time today.
Didn't even think of there being one. Shows how illiterete I am re: computer etc.
Another day to start, and find my way. Been thinking of entering a note here, daily, as the title says. Lazy one, am I. Or maybe just a little confused.
Anyway, I'm here now. And the darkness has seem to have lifted!! Alleluia!!
Helped my sister move on Sun. A New House. Finally, her home, Please God.
She and her son have been through soooo much in the last decade..
But then again, haven't we all, in our own way, to different degrees, with different responses.
How we respond to an event, depends on several factors. We perceive something in our own way, the only way we can. This is what determines how we respond to it, initially.
Having others to talk to helps us to gain perspective on an event (event here -being anything that affects our lives). We may feel pain and become defensive, or angry, secondary to feeling hurt.
Anger is never the initial emotion!! I learned this many years ago, (read it somewhere)
and knowing this little factoid help in many a situation.
Too learn to step back and look at someone, thing, event, with as much detachment as possible is the key to not getting sucked in and reacting!!
Well, enough of Fran's philosophy for now. Have a wonderful, glorious, sunny day.
Praise God and all His creation!!

Accidental - Lensday Challenge

2007-06-28T15:23:00.000-04:00

I have no idea- how or why this image came out like this.................?

New Day

2007-06-20T10:45:00.000-04:00

Good Morning World!
Another New Day. Staying positive, not letting any, I should thoughts in. It's the I should thoughts that set up the quilt.
Anyway, not to start getting mumbo-jumbo here.
Just wanting to post something.
Good Day - to all!!

I figured it out

2007-06-18T11:17:00.000-04:00

How to get ride of the link I had here, that I didn't know how to place on site. It wound up here, and I deleted it eachtime I started a new post. Thanks to looking around and hitting different buttons. Sounds pretty infantile, elemental, childish the way I'm putting all of this, but here's my excuse. I just work up, I'm on my first cup of java, and I couldn't care less, how this looks. Yep, getting to that point, I am , I am.!!
All my excitement last week re: uploading an image to full view without blogspots border.
Well, it was to naught, because when I did actually upload and press publish it came up the same as ever. So---I did not get it. Will I ever get it??
I keep asking around, reading re-sizing instructions, and having way to much time and things on my plate. Scattered Queen I am, I am......The reason for today's image!!
Another Day!!

Signs??

2007-06-12T18:44:00.001-04:00

DON'T SIGNS, originally uploaded by noseum.

This was sent in for Lensday.

Success It Worked!!

2007-06-11T14:38:00.000-04:00

Thank You : Neene

Pick One.

2007-06-11T13:52:00.000-04:00

Pick your gum!! Yes, it could have been cropped, but then the chance of it not making a display here, would have increased! So it's on display, as is.
Pick your gum.

Good Morning World

2007-06-09T07:16:00.000-04:00

Hello, out there in cyberspace, how is everyone today, Saturday June 09, 2007. Time flies, no doubt of that, it's been proven by life and science, I think. Anyway, just something to say hello. This blog is not one of those that has any earth shattering, or even informative information. I really would like to have my own website, but alas, my nil to limited knowledge of this medium, keeps me from enjoying that desire at present. So, I am using this set-up blogspot.com to do something in that area, but it's not the full page image display that I dream of. Hopefully, I'll connect with someone who could set-up and guide me along in the real world, sitting by my side, to set one up, and get it running, as I learn the in's and out's of using a computer. I thought the person who so generously got me started when I bought this computer, would be that person. But, unfortunately, his personality and ego, where too much for me. So, if by chance there is someone out there, who could fit the needs of one who has very limited knowledge of this programming 'stuff' I would appreciate them getting in touch with me. See, the thing is, I need it spoon fed on teaspoons, meaning, very basic, generic wording and direction, to comprehend. As I have not even a concept of how any of this works, meaning, math/translating math into the written word. That's what this is no? Here's the image for today, to go with this post.

2007-05-28T22:07:00.000-04:00

Trying something new here. Bringing an image from another site. Let's see how it works. Here goes.
Well it works, but not like I expected. At least now I know how to use the link button!!
Learning a new thing 'correctly' each time here, is a good thing.

Things are looking pretty

2007-05-25T17:11:00.001-04:00

Pretty One, originally uploaded by noseum.

I was very pleased with how this series came out. Several keepers. Done with Canon SD800

Another Image Today

2007-05-24T12:00:00.000-04:00

Went to Florida in Feb. with my new H5 and accessories, excited to capture a sunset/sunrise. Well, I did get up early enough, a true task for me, but nature did not co-operate on the sunrise. The sunset, well, got a few. Here's one!
Wish I could upload from browse more than one at a time, but!

Learning and Discoveries

2007-05-22T12:23:00.000-04:00

I'm amazed. I know to most out here in technoworld, this is a small, mini, achievement but to a greenbud like mu well. It's big. I learned to link to another site in a post.. Actually more of the text than I wanted links to it but, it worked. Happy, Happy. And here's a pic for today: Symbol of Fun in the Sun when I was young. The BEACH!! YAH!

2007-05-22T12:19:00.000-04:00

Check this out. This is amazing art. Found this through Flickr Brooklyn Museum Blog

2007-05-22T01:27:00.000-04:00

Still can't get rid of the PPOP thigamagig that I put here months ago. It's here when I open to post and the underlining is evidence os it even after I delete it before starting a post.
Any ideas? Here's another image on LIBERTY, I think.

2007-05-22T01:17:00.000-04:00

Hello out there in cyberspace world. Was going to try my hand at using PSPXI tonight, but
I'm chicken. Chicken, you say, to use a photo-editing program?
Yes, chicken! Because my lack of any clear understanding,beyond crop/sharpening, is so frustrating, that the angst I feel is actually painful. Obsessive Compulsive? Or whatever it is that keeps me from having fun at this and not fearful....It sucks. Maybe it's another excuse.
So here's an image anyway, from the cam, not processed. Why, do I say so much, I give it all away--Blogging Bullshit that's why! Am I being offensive, not really meaning to be, just expressive! It's my blog space - right?

2007-05-20T17:19:00.000-04:00

I decided to use the blogroll or whatever it is over there on the right side of this page, as a place to save the sites of learning and interest. I rarely check out my bookmarks, confusing, and actually only check here once in a while. Oh well, the pic for today is:

The Garbage we create

2007-05-19T15:52:00.000-04:00

We sure do create a lot of it.

2007-05-19T15:51:00.001-04:00

Nope it's still here??

2007-05-19T15:48:00.000-04:00

http://www.ppsop.com/This is a site that I copied to here and can't get it to come off. Every time I start a new post, it's here to be dealt with, I delete it and start my new post. If anyone can tell me how to get rid of this error, please help.
I'm hoping that today the way I set this up will finally send it on it's way.
Have to love/hate the learning process.

It's Been Awhile

2007-05-14T15:00:00.000-04:00

I know it's been awhile since I've posted here.
Been in kind of a slump lately, still slumped, but posting, hope springs eternal, I guess.
This was taken in the park near my home, riding lessons being given, while I practiced my lessons with my camera. I don't do any kind of post-pro. usually, not because I don't believe in it, because I don't really know how. And it becomes another frustration, something I definitely do not need at this time. Enjoy!!

Saving Things We Love

2007-04-29T12:18:00.000-04:00

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold
I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse tv evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

savage gardens

I saw this somewhere on line, wanted to save it, didn't know how or where, so I put it in my e-mail. This morning I found it, remembered, and decided to post it here. For posterity and our viewing, reading, faith-filling pleasure.
Enjoy, hope this works.

Locked In

2007-04-24T04:47:00.001-04:00

Locked In, originally uploaded by noseum.

This image is a better depiction of how I feel right now. I had forgotten about this one.
Forgetting!! This will be my demise...it has been my demise.
How does the saying go: What is forgotten is relived. A real para-phrase if there ever was one...
Re-membering - it is a connecting of all of the 'members' of our being. Body, Soul, Mind, brought together in memory of a moment,an event, a time in our lives.
This is how healing occurs, with re-membering of all parts of our psyche.
So much for todays psycho-babble. Have a good one.!

Sleeping The Day Away

2007-04-23T14:04:00.000-04:00

Opinions please. Does sleeping all day, after going to bed at 3am, consititute depression. I should clarify by stating that it has been in the 70 degree mark here, for the first time all spring, and I haven't gone out. Except to store at 11pm for cigs. So today the plan was to go out, go see someone re:work and spend at least one of these beautifully warm days outside. As it turns out, it's 2pm, got up (finally) at 1:30 and I'm here posting. Posting, something I keep thinking of doing and choose this moment to do!?
Why is this whole thing above in blue and underlined. I just hit enter to start a new paragraph and it's finally black type and not underlined. I've given up trying to figure it out and fix it before I start. One of the reasons I never get started. So I hope this publishes OK, cause if I make any attempt to change it or fix it now, the chance of this post going the way of all the others is - very high! Here goes-----
Decided to upload an image first, after previewing this page. So: hit image icon, browse,upload, done and walla the image is incorrectly oriented, shit. Just further goes to show the state of mind, I'm in. Left it. It's too much time and work to fix it now. None of this post will get published if I do. So, if anyone is looking, let me apologize for the strained neck you may sustain in looking at this fine image. An alleyway, a depiction of how I feel, not quite accurate enough, but it will do. Thank God for spellcheck...

Flower

2007-04-18T20:53:00.000-04:00

Submitted to Lensday Challenge.

Another Awakening

2007-04-14T10:40:00.000-04:00

I woke up this morning and decided to work on at least one of these blogs. Their tabs have been opened on here for a week now, with no entries, so - either I give up this blogging stuff (Never) or put something on these pages. Finally, a decision has been made. (Applause)
Prayer, it is the key to life. Getting up out of the bed, it is a step in life. Focus, well, this is the key to a 'successful life', a life well lived.(?) What is a life well lived. No, I ain't goin' there now.
I have to get my butt off this chair and go out to work this morning, appt. @ noon. So I will end with an image, that is the tag name of this blog - No? So to keep it legit, here's an image for today. What feelings does this image provoke?

Our Friend

2007-04-08T01:57:00.001-04:00

He is our friend. He came to show us that. He died in the showing and telling. No greater love can one show than to lay down His life for a friend. This we understand, today, more than ever. With all of the devistation going on in the world, people are laying there lives down everyday for a friend. Can we understand the meaning of this? Do we really get it. He asks nothing of us, nothing except that we believe in how much He loves us. That's all. Belief in how much we are loved. Sounds pretty simple to me. Than why, of why, have we humans, made it sooooooooo complicated.

GOOD FRIDAY

2007-04-06T15:00:00.000-04:00

This is the image of our faith and today is called Good Friday, because this is the day that He died and made it All Good. Whether you believe this or not, it did happen, and we will never really know for sure until we get there. And we are all getting there. Maybe not staying there, but passing thru this door first.

Moody Monday

2007-04-02T00:09:00.000-04:00

INDECENT !!!!! But Nice

Confidence is growing

2007-03-27T23:52:00.000-04:00

On reading some of the other blogs tonight, I realized that - I really have nothing to be shy about.
I can blurt out what ever comes to mind, like others I have read. The difference being - it is a fine mind!! So here goes.
I actually went out to work today, got away from this machine long enough to make some money. Now that I'm too scared to spend it, $24,000 to the IRS will do that to you. Well, all of it didn't go to Uncle Sam, but the tax season did start the process of decreasing our bank account by that amount of money!!!
And now there is none..................
Until tomorrow, when all will be well. How do I know that. I don't, but it can only get better right? - wrong. Yah, that's what scares me, so much more couldgo wrong, sour, bad. But I choose to think positively.
Heard from my sis, that my bro in Europe was rushed to the hosp. Sun with symptoms of an MI. (heart attack).
She is so resourceful, googled the hosp, got the Dr.s name called and got a full report.
My younger sister amazes me sometimes. Exasperates me at others, and generally is quite scattered. But then again, who am I to talk about scattered, The Queen of Scattered. How's that for a title?!
Bro will be alright, as long as he quits smoking and exercises, and eats right. Shouldn't we all.
Seems the four children that our parents sired are truly F'd up. We do not, do not, do not, know how to take care of ourselves. Others yes, anytime, anywhere. But ourselves, no, seldom maybe never. This is a sorry state of affairs. Very typical of Adult Children of Alcoholics.
I sure do go on. I'm gonna close this.
Oh - sis got an e-mail from the hosp. Seems dear bro, put her down as the next of kin, and-----she is now responsible for the bill!!!!!!!!! Horrors of horrors................

Let's see if I can do it this time?

2007-03-27T08:39:00.000-04:00

OK here goes, let's see. I press the link button,no that didn't work
OK now what? Now What? I typed the link in the pop-up window, as instructed. Now what happens?
I'll check the draft.
The d key isn't working so well, got to fix it? Procrastinator +.
Nope! Doesn't look good there.
I took off the link because it was at the bottom as a full line?? That's not what I want, I want a one word link.
Guess I'll have to read more. Oh Al, you should only know how much I think of you throughout and your with me,more than I would like! Sorry.
That's the person who first introduced me to computers, back in July, and - and - and, kept saying read, read, read. Which of course I didn't do enough of.
Seems like the d key is working fine now.
I'm going to post this now, because if I do not,! it will sit as a draft for days, and that's not fair to this effort at 'posting a link' So here goes I'm hitting the publish button. Wallah!!!!!!!!!!!

Another New ay

2007-03-24T22:53:00.000-04:00

A neighbor's wife passed away on Monday. She went to bed saying "I'm tired", and didn't wake up.
Is this a gift or not? I've thought up to this moment, it was a gift. As I type this sentence, I'm re-thinking - "Is it really a gift?"
To the person who passes - on to the next life - yes it is a gift - if (and only if) their souls (the spiritual part of us that does go on) is ready to move to the next level, (or to meet the maker) so to speak.
This is what Jesus meant by the thief in the night and 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord' and the 10 virgins and their lamps. We must be ready to go, for we know not the day nor the hour!!
We can go through this life ignoring the signs along the way, but there is no ignoring the fact that Jesus did come and teach us the way. And He said, very plainly: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He who sees me sees the Father". His Father and as He said "Our Father" is the Maker, Creator, Architect of this Universe.
There is no ignoring that there is a book that has come down through the centuries, with all of the Word and testimonies written. An account of His Life and Death and Resurrection. There is no ignoring this. History is being investigated daily, in all manners, esp. archyological finds.
And if one agrees or not, the facts are the facts. Jesus existed, an more importantly He was who He said He was!!
Our lives, (and I've been here, one that) are so much smoother and simpler when we listen and follow. So why don't we? Why don't I? Why is it I have not been to church, let alone Mass, in a 'long' time? Why? I have several theories, but for now I have entered here all I am going to post for tonight. It's been a heart opening day, to say the least.
At least, now I know where I'm going to go with this blogspot. This is a gooooood thing!!

My Goal at Present

2007-03-20T00:31:00.000-04:00

Today, I was out of work again. Well, I usually to not work on Mon/Tue, so. But I didn't do anything else but sit here and search, surf, read, try to learn, what this 'stuff' is all about. Did set up Flickr. to be able to send a pic to this blog site. Also went to B/N tonite and checked out some books on blogging. I actually looked at HTML book. Boy, I do have delusions of grandeur. Well, I would like to learn, 'it all'. But my problem is that I am soooooooo scattered. A little AADD, maybe even alot. The internet surely does not help someone with this 'disorder'.
Here, one can just jump around for hours on end, not really accomplishing much at all. I know, I am one of those people right now. But Please God, it will lead to my learning and using this 'stuff' constructively.
Getting people to view my 'site' is not one of my priorities right now. Making money, is another not at this time. Just learning how to do this, and feeling like I have some sense of order, that's my goal right now.

A Great site I found

2007-03-19T21:12:00.000-04:00

But I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make this a link on the side of this page, as opposed to the way it is showing up. And I do not want to loose it. So I'm doing it this way for now.

Another New Start

2007-03-06T18:11:00.000-05:00

Today has been a break-thru day! In more than one way.
Finally - saw a financial investor and actually started an investment fund toward retirement.
It's a long story, I shall tell someday. But for now--it has begun!
Break-thru two: Starting this blog, learning more about computing, tap by tap.
Didn't take out my cam today. T -5 to O. Nope did not take out my cam today. Does that mean I'm not a 'real' photographer?
Well, need to check out my photos and upload, also today yet.
Must be careful not to spread myself too thin. I'm realizing this is one of my flaws, that cause me to fall and at times stop. So - let's Be here now without fear of failure and continue.........