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Not Going to Let the Elevator Break Us Down...

I haven't been posting twitter posts lately because I'm not sure I have been all that entertaining on the twitter lately. But I noticed I posted every day this week, and want to keep up my "winning streak", so there you go! Bottoms up!

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Today I am grateful that we did not lose anything from freezer when it started breaking down, and that we will have turkey this weekend.

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Small Success Thursday: One box of camomile tea is finished. The freezer is cleaned. Ice cubes are made. Dishes are done. Posts r read

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@sarahmsalter God bless you, Sarah! May your new doc have healing hands!

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Mars is in trouble now.... he still hasn't bought Earth a card...

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@redclaydiaries Yep.... You saw the video....Could totally poke an eye out working on those... TWSS...

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@redclaydiaries You are welcome. BTW, I still would not be able to change a tire myself. I have trouble with lugnuts. TWSS....

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@PeterPollock OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!!! LOL!!

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@katdish No, I don't think a Church needs to be popular. But one might think sheer numbers will act as a recommendation.

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@katdish I'm with you... but fb only allows so many friends. Church probably thinks they are showing they are popular with the increase #s

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I only wanted to see you underneath the purple rain

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Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain

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I only wanted one time to see you laughing I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple

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I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain

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@weightwhat Oh. If it weren't for the beginning were he acts like heretical preacher, that'd be my theme song...

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@weightwhat Although, I am not so fond of the beginning like I was as a kid... But I still like to GO CRAZY!!

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@weightwhat I can understand you not wanting to party like they did in the olden days (1999), but YOU don't LOVE "Let's Go Crazy"?

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@sarahmsalter What a coincidence! My Dad was a guy, too!

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@br8kthru Good morning! And "Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down Oh, no let's go! Go crazy"

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@marni71 Are we going to let the elevator break us down? NO! Let's go!!

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@br8kthru So when the elevator tries to break you down.. GO CRAZY, HONEYCHILD, GO!!!!

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@marni71 And if the elevator tries to break you down, GO CRAZY...HONEYCHILD...GO!!!!

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I'm not trying to put Cracker Barrel down... I really thought it was some sort of general store specializing in crackers....

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@weightwhat I've never been to a Cracker Barrel either. I've passed them on the way to places, but never had a taste for crackers on the way

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@sarahmsalter He came. The fan on the defroster wasn't working right.

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OK. Time to clean house some more. While listening to The Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke. Good story.

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@redclaydiaries Momma used to say that repairman would do a better job in a clean house because the owner looks pickier without being mean.

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@redclaydiaries My freezer is making funny noises so I am trying to clean the house before repairman gets here. Why? I dunno...

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@weightwhat Huh? You mean he didn't know that he doesn't menstruate until I told him?

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@sarahmsalter actually, I was just trying to explain the context. I figure he is smart enough to know that he doesn't menstruate....

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@racegearcom88 We were talking about women's issues... Personal ones (aka menstruation). Thus our doubt that men "get it"

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@weightwhat They can't help it, really..

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@weightwhat I tried to ask my doctor about it, but being a man, he didn't understand...

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@weightwhat I don't remember that commercial. Speaking of commercial, are you disappointed that yours isn't blue?

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@weightwhat How do you say in front of everyone, "No, actually I think it sounds gross.." So I tried it and found out it is SUPER!!

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@weightwhat I learned it from one of my students... Kids were making fun of her for that. I scolded them. She asked if I wanted to try it.

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@weightwhat For an extra healthy serving of veggies, I like to dip potato chips in ketchup.

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@duane_scott My coffee is NOT that weak though....That man just liked the joke.... I made him make the coffee once.. No stronger than mine!

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@duane_scott One man at my old prayer group described my coffee as "canoe coffee: very near water..." He should be well again in no time!

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Why do I forget to eat lunch? I used to be so bright... Now I can't remember to eat lunch.. or breakfast...

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RT @weightwhat @PeterPollock You should cross stitch that onto a pillow. /// U could and sell it on your site, splitting profits with him

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@PeterPollock "Bob, be sure to use the urinal at the Hoover Dam... Peter Pollock says they are the best EVER!" Yes. That'll seem normal.

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@katdish find anything because of it!" Yes. I was thinking about you...

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@katdish THAT'S THE ONE! Someone was just saying how men have it easier because they don't, well, you know, and I was like "But they can't

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@duane_scott I was a dweeb. I actually did homework and research in the library...

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@katdish Do you vaguely remember a rant you did last year on twitter about men thinking us women had built in homing devices? Very funny.

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@SBeeCreations Nice name! St Matthew and St Franscis? I LIKE!!!

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@weightwhat If my daddy had lived to see a bratz doll,he'd have probably had a stroke upon seeing one! Remember @katdish's phrase for them?

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@sarahmsalter watching Airplane, white hair makes me laugh!!!! #doesthenamepavlovringabell

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@sarahmsalter More than occasionally. But you really hit the jackpot with your Leslie Nielson making everything funnier.. Ever since

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@SBeeCreations Rick? Rich? Richie? Oh well. He is your baby. You don't have to name him after NASCAR if you don't want to..

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@sarahmsalter When did this happen. (I mean their agreement, not the Bible...)

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@sarahmsalter I thought he was being named Richard, after the patron saint of NASCAR. You know... "Speedy"...

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@SBeeCreations Good. Whatever isn't done is NOT as important as taking care of Little Richard's momma... Snort! "Little Richard"....

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@sarahmsalter Asher? Why are you calling Richard "Asher"?

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@RobinMArnold AWWW C'MON!!! I just got out my pitch fork and lit a torch! Now what do I do with them?

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@RobinMArnold Ew. U could post the # on the Twitter and let the mob take care of him.

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@redclaydiaries I understood anyways... Sometimes it's like all of FOTTSP shares one brain....

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@sarahmsalter I thought of you at the retreat today... the woman in charge put a lot of prep into this....

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@Helenatrandom Well, I know I DO love THAT a$$. The clown costume is just a bonus.

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@RobinMArnold I don't even know how to text. Or how to tell if I got one. Or find one if I got one. Or read one if I got one.

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@$$ clown pic ....http://bit.ly/ai6dgO

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@redclaydiaries And admit it. You love a good @$$, clown or not...

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@RobinMArnold But apparently we really like @$$e$, so it all averaged out... @$$ clowns are in.

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@br8kthru At least you aren't considering "It Was the Vest of Times, it Was the Wurst of Times..." (I know. TWSS)

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@br8kthru Wait...what is @weightwhat trying to get her hands on again?

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@duane_scott Nah! We are cool! I like a wee little argument every once in a while. I miss Mom's old tenant. He was good for pickin a fight

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@sarahmsalter Tomorrow morning I help out with a First Communion retreat. Then Bob and I take my uncle out for lunch. You?

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@duane_scott and so is Popeye...

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@duane_scott I guess it is a matter of purpose then. My blog is followed by friends, not subscribers. I won't change to be loved. #Iamwhatam

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@duane_scott and I thought putting on Chopin's Funeral March No. 5 would make my friends worry. But I am doing better now, and considering

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@duane_scott Pop up players have a pause button on it, Sherlock. Click it, and you are listening to your own music again no problem.

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@duane_scott fancy dancy wordpress sites! My blog is my creative outlet, NOT a frickin' democracy! I put up what I like, thank you v. much

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@duane_scott I like it! They don't ask me what I want on their sidebar or the color of their layout, or if I prefer blogspot to their

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@duane_scott NO!!! I loved having a pop up player (TWSS) on my blog! I don't feel like putting it back up now, but I will one day!

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99 problems. 99 bottles of beer on the wall. Coincidence? RT @JerryThomas

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I finally figured out what flies and mosquitoes are for. They're God's way of making us slap ourselves. via @santhonythomas

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The Rock knew his wrestling career was over when he looked across the ring and saw his opponent... THE PAPER. RT @JerryThomas

Protesting Earth Day On Principal...

I am all for recycling and being good stewards of the Earth. But Earth Day? How fair is that? Don't you think the other planets get jealous? Especially Venus. Mars never notices these things (he hasn't even bought Earth a card yet), but Venus is stewing about when her special day is going to be announced.....
Besides that, I am sick of the second class status given to Pluto. That's right. I won't celebrate Earth Day until Pluto is given back his rightful place in the solar system, no longer discriminated against as a "trans-Neptunian object" and every planet has a day to call their own. Until then, the celebration of Earth Day only brings to mind the injustice done to other celestial bodies orbitting the Sun, and the preferential treatment given to Earth in this particular planetary system.


You may or may not have caught me. I left part of this comment on Stacy from Louisville's blog last year. I am rather proud of it, and decided I needed to post it on my blog to "celebrate" Earth Day this year.

Dueling Volunteers....Almost

Those of you who correspond with me on twitter know that on Saturday I volunteered to help out with the First Communion retreat. Everything went smoothly. There were enough volunteers to make our the "load" quite light and enjoyable.

So... How does this become a "Life is Funny Post"?

Easily....

You see, at the very end, when it was time to go home, the Director asked The Deacon if he needed a ride home. Two of us stated at the same time that we could easily give him a ride. I know. Jinx. Plus, how does someone "let" someone else give the ride home.

P1: Oh, ok, you can take him.

P2: No, that's okay, you may have him...

The potential for ungraciousness and making a non driver feel HORRIBLE is astronomical. You can see my dilemma. What do I do now?

Obviously since I don't know how to do this gracefully, I must do this as ungracefully as possible, like a thud in a china cabinet.

Me: There is only one thing left for us to do...

Jasmine: There is?

Me: That is correct. I hereby challenge you to a duel! Winner gets to take The Deacon home...

Jasmine: Hmmm...

Me: Our weapons shall be our arms. We shall arm wrestle for the privilege...

The Deacon: Jasmine will be taking me home...

Me: Oh.... I see... Well I suppose the chivalrous thing for me to do now would be to step aside. The Deacon has made his choice...

The Deacon: Helen, if b#llsh@t were money, you'd be a billionaire.....

So there you have it. Straight from the holy man's mouth...

Don't worry. The Deacon and I are cool. We laughed and hugged and kissed goodbye.

Click above and join Wendy in sharing about your own funny life, and read about hers.

And if any of you are thinking that sometimes I do odd things just so I can participate in this blog carnival, all I can say is... Is it that obvious?

Turning the Other Cheek

__________ @Helenatrandom am a chi-town guy too..from clark/division.. you look too old to be a daughter, ur mom is like, 90 yrs old? LMAO

Why would a stranger tweet that to me last Sunday? It really hurt my feelings. I may not be the youngest looking forty in the world, but I thought that tweet (from a stranger who isn't following me nor I him no less) was rather cruel.

I was tempted to tweet a catchy comeback, but you know what they say about "not feeding the trolls..." But the child in me that was picked on really wanted to let my friends on twitter know so they could defend me. I have some real kick@$$ friends on the twitter. By the time Wendy and Katdish would have got through with him, there would have been nothing left for anyone else. Annie would be mad about that, too. She lives to kick @$$.

But after after thinking about it, I determined that that, too would show a lack of self control, plus expose my friends to @ __________'s ......wit. As much as I wanted to put this person in his place, I could not. So instead, I treated his question as if he actually expected an answer.

@________ actually, she was 73 when she passed away last month.

There. I didn't ignore him as troll, nor did I smack him upside the head....

He responded by attempting to sound wise this time, rather than like a wiseacre.

_______@Helenatrandom I'm so sorry.. life's like a vacation..it never lasts as long as we want..

to which I replied

@________ True. I stayed home taking care of her for 4 years. It didn't seem like a vacation at the time, but I really miss her.

What is the point of all this? I don't turn the other cheek very well. I was taught that this only sets the other cheek up for a slap as well... But I'm trying. Because if I'm going to be truthful, self control is probably my most underused gift.

Sorry if this example seemed rather pathetic. It really was just a small, insignificant incidence. I'm rather embarrassed that it took so much effort on my part to not try to get even with him. But maybe by exercising self control in this small incident, I'll be better the next time there is an important situation in which to show self control.

If you could use a little guidance with self control as well, or maybe could give some, check out Bridget Chumbley's One Word blog carnival and participate.