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Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 @ 08:47 am by  MsMarti
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I live in Texas but I'm originally from Springfield, Missouri. I go back home several times during the year and especially to celebrate the 4th of July. It's a family reunion every year. We have aunts, uncles, grandparents, brothers, sisters, in-laws, kids, and grandkids.
There is never a dull moment when we visit my uncle. I would describe him as the mischievous one that always makes the trip worthwhile. Several years ago he bought a hearse from a rock band that used it to haul their equipment around in. He fixed it up by repainting it black, it already had a strand of purple lights that outlined the bottom of the outside frame going all the way around the vehicle, which he kept. He added a coffin in the back and filled it with a mummy, then he placed another mummy in the back seat directly behind the drivers seat and placed a scary looking monster mask on him. He rolled down the window half way so when he drives around everyone can see it. And he was not embarrassed to drive his hearse around town at any given time. To keep it running and in good condition he drives it all during the year mummies included!
When it's time for the fireworks show to begin, everyone piles into the hearse and off we go. We have a favorite place we go every year. We (with several other hundred people) park in a huge parking lot directly across the highway where the show takes place. It's one of the largest show's in town. They live in a small town but the show is great. Usually, we watch the show right from the hearse. We always enjoy watching people's facial expressions when they see us. It's quiet entertaining for everyone. We have made some wonderful memories for our kids, it's a tradition I hope we are able to keep up for many more years to come.
Posted on Thursday, July 06, 2006 @ 09:36 pm by MsMarti
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How Smart is Your Right Foot?
This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep
trying at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can't.
1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and
make clockwise circles.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your
right hand.
Your foot will change directions.
I told you so. And there's nothing you can do about it.
Posted on Saturday, September 03, 2005 @ 07:27 am by MsMarti
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This week’s questions are totally unrelated to one another; just a ‘pot pourri’ of randomness! Have a great week and thanks for playing!
1. When putting groceries away, do you rotate your food so your newest items (cans and such) are in the back, and older food in the front? Being a little anal that I am, I have my canned goods organized by the content. Everything has a place ;)
2. Do you own a digital camera? If so, how long have you had one? If not, do you plan to purchase one soon? Yes. I just purchased one AND a small printer that hooks up to the camera and prints the pictures right out. It's great!
3. How do you store your precious photos? I have several stored on my computer and the rest I have put in a scrapbook or they are in the "waiting to be put in a scrapbook" pile.
4. It’s 6:00 a.m. and you’ve just lost power due to a severe thunderstorm; they say it will probably take at least 12 hours before power will be restored; what do you do? Go back to sleep. ;)
5. How many times a year do you (or does someone dear to you) wax your automobile? Never!
6. Gas prices; what can we say except they’ve reached an all-time high. How are you dealing with this? I wish they were lower, but it hasn't stopped me from going anywhere.
7. Have you ever purchased a book or cd twice, forgetting that you already had it? No. I have some reading to get caught up on, so I haven't bought many books lately.
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 @ 08:50 pm by MsMarti
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I'm back in texas and looking forward to getting back to my blog. i've missed you guys and my blog. i had this great idea upon my arrival back to dallas as i'm searching for a new place to live. i thought to myself i'm tired of living in an apartment. i'm tired of ease dropping on all my neighbors arguments. it taught me a great lesson though, that if i ever thought i was having a bad day, I realzied it really wasn't that bad after all. i was tired of taking other peoples parking space because someone had stolen mine. and i was tired of stringing all my bags of groceries on both arms so i didn't have to make two trips up 3 flights of stairs. so i found this cute little house for rent. i mean what the heck, i had already thrown a years worth of rent payments down the drain, what's another year? i found this cute yellow house with huge trees larger than the house itself with a massive yard like i have never had before. (later i will learn why) it's perfect i thought, i'll take it. then summer came and all the winter leaves were still sitting 3 inches high and now the grass is starting to take off. yikes! i suddenly realized if i were in the lawn care business and this was someone else's yard, i could make a fortune on this one yard alone! then reality hits and i realize it's my yard. so i venture out in search of a lawn mower. trying to see the good in this i think, well this is not so bad. i exercise often, heck i take kickboxing 3 times a week so mowing this should be a piece of cake! well, all i can say is i've gotten a new appreciation for 1/2 an acre! i've never encountered bugs like i have here. i suppose living 5 minutes from the lake is to contribute to that. i've invested in car fulls of bug killer and i lost count of how many cans of wasp killer i have gone through. but it's sooo pretty. sorta like getting that outfit you couldn't afford and saying, "but it was on sale!" hey, what's all the talk without pictures to back it up? so i'll leave you with a picture of my house with those lovely trees and my new outside cats that help keep my house exterminated.
CALI:
CALI & KITTY:
Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 @ 02:48 pm by MsMarti
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I don't really believe too much into horoscopes or palm reading. I mean, horoscopes are written so generic sure they are going to apply to someone out of a billion people. But I do have one confession.......uhh...........I mean story to tell.
About 3 years ago my boyfriend and I were walking down lower Greenville in Dallas. That's a popular street filled with restaurants, bars, live bands and shops. Makes for a fun eventful evening.
While we were walking I see a sign "Tarot Cards Read Here". Me being the adventurous person that I am, I thought what the heck. I've never done it before and I just want to see what it's like, if it's really true or not.
So, we go in. She takes me first to this little dim lit room filled with candles. Very relaxing, I was ready for a massage. We sit across from each other at this tiny table. She starts shuffling a deck of tarot cards. Then lays them down one by one on the table. She then selects some cards and discards the other ones. She lays out the cards she selected face up on the table. Then she starts telling me the following:
The first thing she said was my boyfriend is very confused right now, LOL!!
To my amazement, she was right! He was going through some very very tough times with his family and he was hurt. Although we dated for about 3 years and it did end. Just as she guessed. Strange, huh?
She also said I would be coming into some money in the near future.
A few months later, I got a raise!
She mentioned a couple of other things that I remember were also true, but because of old age I cannot recall them at the moment. None the less, I was and still am completely amazed how she knew these things.
She never asked me any questions, so she had idea about my life.
I can't say I will never do this again, because I just might. But, if I do I will be preprepared to expect it to be true.
Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 @ 07:05 pm by MsMarti
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Here's a little poem since it's getting close to Valentines Day. But really, one has nothing to do with the other. A poem for computer users over 30:
A computer was something on t.v.
From a science fiction show of note
A window was something you hated to clean
A ram was the cousin of a goat
Meg was the name of my friend
And gig was a job for nights
Now they all mean different things
And that really mega bytes
An application was for employment
A program was a t.v. show
A cursor was profanity
A keyboard was a piano
Memory was something you lost with age
A CD was a bank account
And if you had a 3-inch floppy
You hoped nowbody ever found out
Compress was something you did to the garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for awhile
Log on was adding wood to the fire
Hard drive was a trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a back-up happened to your commode
Cut you did with a pocket knife
Paste you did with glue
A web was a spiders home
And a virus was the flu
I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But I've heard it plenty times said!
Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 @ 07:02 pm by MsMarti
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You're a gryphon. You're very powerful without
needing to brag about it. Creativity is one of
your strong suits. Your outward personality may
change drastically according to your mood,
which is not always a good thing. You're a
loyal guardian when you choose to be and you're
aligned towards *good*.
What mythical beast are you?
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I got this from my friend At The Heart Of It, we both scored the same. Sallie, I knew I liked you for a reason. Thanks for being such a good blog buddy!
Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 @ 02:18 pm by MsMarti
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The RIGHT Way To Do My Nails
This is to all the nail salons I've been to or will go to in the near future: As you know, I can find a nail shop on every street corner, competition is tough. Do you want me to come back as a repeat customer? Then this is the RIGHT way to do my nails.
When I walk in the door, speak English to me! I cannot understand that other language you speak. You're in America now, learn how to talk to me.
Don't make me wait! Don't you know I can just walk next door and they will gladly take me right in? I want my nails done and I want them done now. I have places to go and things to do.
Where is the automatic massage chair to sit in while your doing my nails?
Never and I repeat, never assign the male manicurist to do my nails. I mean, how many times has he had acrylic put on his nails? nail tips? painted? Thought so. I want someone with experience. He can't possibly know how important this is.
I want my own personal nail tools assigned just to me with my name on it. So when you cut me it won't have germs from all the other people you've cut that day.
Remove all my finger nail polish, that means the polish on the side of my nails too.
Repair all the nails that broke. Don't charge me extra for that, if you had done it right last time they wouldn't have broke in the first place.
When you cut and file my nails, make sure they are straight and all the same length. Remember, competition is tough. I can always go next door you know.
Stop talking to your family (coworkers) in that foreign language. You are doing my nails and I would like to think you are focused 100% on me. Besides, I don't like wondering if you're talking about me or not.
I know you have others waiting in line, but slow down! This is me pampering me day, so I prefer not to be stressed over worrying that any second you will cut my cuticle because your yapping to your family while working on me with that drill looking thing.
When you paint my nails don't put a massive glob of polish on them. Don't you know that takes hours to dry and I'm in a hurry!
You must have the automatic nail dryer that cooks the polish for 3 minutes. That's all I want to wait. 3 minutes and they should be dry and ready to go. Don't make me have to wait 5 minutes or 10 minutes depending on how big the glob of polish you put on is. Remember, YOU are pampering ME and I'm in a hurry!
And after all this you want a tip?
Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 @ 10:23 pm by MsMarti
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I'm playing this little Q & A game. I found this stand up comedian named Charlie at Where the Hell Was I? He was asked five questions by a fellow blogger, the answers to which he posted on his website. In turn, those who read his blog had the opportunity to ask him to interview them with five questions. Gullible me said I'll play, I'll play. So, he sent me 5 questions to answer. It's actually taken me 2 days the think about my answers. lol So, below are the rules to this little game and my answers.
THE RULES!
1 - Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 - I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 - You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five
answers.
4 - You'll include this explanation.
5 - You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be
interviewed.
Here are my answers:
What one event in the course of human history do you wish you'd been able to witness personally?
Jesus
Imagine that you have a tiny camera that you can attach to any one person's forehead invisibly but
permanently. With your glasses, you'll be able to see exactly what that person sees, every minute of every day that you wear them. Would you want to use such a camera, and if so, to whom would you attach it? And would you _tell_ them it was there, or try to attach it secretly?
Hmmmm, how about Osama Bin Laden if it would help locate him. Other then that it would be my daughter when she starts dating. lol
The bad news is that you're going to contract a weird, incurable disease. The good news is that you
get to choose -- either you'll never be able to go outside again (something about sunshine and fresh air being suddenly toxic, I imagine), or you'll suffer horrible nausea when communicating with people in any way (e.g., talking, writing, typing, etc.). Which would be the lesser evil for you, and why?
I would rather not be able to go outside again then turn into a vegetable.
You have a device that allows you to stop time, and move around among the temporarily 'frozen' world. Unfortunately, you never know how long the effect is going to last -- it can be anywhere from a few seconds to several months. Do you use your new toy, and if so,
for what?
If it would stop everyone except me, I wouldn't use it. That would just be too weird. Oh wait, then again maybe not. I would stop everything and rob as many banks as I could. Then when time started again I would be rich and they wouldn't have any idea who did it.
Many, many years from now, just before you die, you'll be able to project one image to a single person anywhere in the world. What image would you send, and to whom would you send it?
Geeze, I have no clue.
Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2004 @ 07:26 pm by MsMarti
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