Be Prepared!

Both Boy and Girl Scouts' motto is: Be Prepared. This is very good advice and should be taken seriously. At work you should always know what is expected of you and gather all that is necessary to perform those tasks. At home it helps to have a dust rag, mop, vacuum, etc... when preparing to clean the house. Life is not a series of exciting moments interrupted by everyday things but it is the wonderful comfort of everyday things occasionally interrupted by very exciting and sometimes tragic moments. Be prepared for the "everyday", that is life.

Joke for the Day: Q. Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington?
A. Because the horse was too heavy to carry!

Cartoon provided by: Cartoonstock.com

Joke provided by: 101July4th.com

Our Country Tis Of Thee

It's that time of year again when we think about what sacrifices were made for the establishment of this great country. I think that this is not discussed enough. People take for granted the freedom we have here and think it is "just there" without taking into consideration the cost. Freedom is not free - never forget.

Joke for the day: Q. What happened as a result of the Stamp Act?

A. The Americans licked the British!

Cartoon provided by: Reader's Digest

Joke provided by: 101July4th.com

No Blog Post Today

No blog post today - very dizzy. John to church alone, again. Hopefully will "see" you tomorrow.

Costco Rocks!

I LOVE Costco. You can find anything there: mayo, televisions, diapers, basketball hoops, tires... It's the best. We go to there about 3 times a year as we have to stock up on baby wipes, chicken breasts, meatballs, Tylenol, Airborne, etc... John is on his way there now (I am not up to it - not a great day for me today - he is happy to go; stuck inside at work all day he enjoys getting out) with list in hand. Costco is awesome!

Today's joke is a real hoot!

Joke for the Day: Yesterday I was at my local Costco buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog and was in the checkout line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter's butt and a car hit us both. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. Costco won't let me shop there anymore. Better watch what you ask retired people. They have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say.

Cartoon provided by: Mike Gray

Joke provided by: Yahoo! Answers

Tiggy

We love our dog, Tiggy. He is adorable - he smiles at us all the time - he has a face like a teddy bear - he loves to throw his toys around and fetch them - he equally likes it when we throw the toys for him. He will be twelve years old Labor Day weekend. There is nothing like having your pet look so happy to see you. By the way, he would love to have a fridge doggy door!

Joke for the Day: A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter. "My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee." "I know," says the second owner. "How do you know?" "My dog told me."

Cartoon and Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Photo: Christmas 2006

Earthquake

Yesterday, an 5.5 earthquake occurred on the border of Ontario and Quebec, a little north of Ottawa. It was very shallow, only 10 miles below the surface so there was a lot of shaking. People felt it, in the U.S., 350 miles away: from Maine to Chicago. Amazing. No reports of terrible damage - let's pray it stays that way.

Please watch the video I posted yesterday afternoon, if you haven't already seen it. See below.

EMBRACE LIFE

Please watch this video -- double click on it so it fills your screen and turn up the sound! Amazing, extraordinary,beautiful! My life was saved in 1989 because of a seatbelt.

Work

One of the leading causes of missed days at work is backache. Now, you probably think I am having problems again with my back but you would be wrong. I just thought this cartoon is cute and so here it is. I love his little feet!

One of the pet peeves of many employees is that people "steal" their lunch/snacks. I remember at my work that this was a huge problem, especially for people who brought really yummy food and put it in one of the fridges. Very few people leave notes to explain the theft - can't imagine why.

Joke for the Day: I opened the refrigerator at work to get my lunch. Instead of my dessert, I found this note: "IOU one banana cream. Sorry, it was an emergency. Sharon."

Cartoon and Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Fireplace Poop

Tiggy, our sweet little dog (he'll be 12 years old Labor Day Weekend) made a mistake in our living room today. He either didn't try to wake us up (doubtful) or we were in such deep sleep he couldn't wake us. He has only done this a few times since we moved here. I know he is getting older so this might happen more often. Anyway, John had it all cleaned up before he left for work: thank you!

We are all getting older, 'tis true. I wonder if I will make mistakes in front of the fireplace - LOL.

And, if I do, will John be the one to clean it up - poor guy - or will Depends be part of my life. I guess we all wonder how we will end up. It is a the forefront of my brain due to the rough time my mother-in-law has been having.

Joke for the Day: Recently I sat in a restaurant watching two older men go at it. It quickly grew heated as one of them declared, "I'm so mad, I'm taking you off my pallbearer list!"

Cartoon and Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Owning A Home

There is so much to do when you own a home; it really never ends. Endless weeding, bug spraying, minor plumbing repair, planting, watering, painting, etc... The joys of ownership, however, far outweigh the inconveniences. We have owned our home for over three years, here in New Mexico. Time goes by so fast - we have had so many plans for this house and we just keep chipping away at the endless "to do" list. We shall not give up!

Joke for the Day: I took a real estate client to a handyman special. The place was great, and we couldn't understand why it was so cheap, until we turned on the water main and water gushed from the ceiling. Dripping wet, my client put a positive spin on the showing: "Nice house," he said. "It's even self-cleaning."

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my precious husband, John, and my two dear sons-in-law, Dan and Alan. Being a father is very special, especially to girls. All three of them have daughters only. They are very special men who are loved, so much, by their daughters. My daughters and I are very blessed to have such wonderful husbands who are the best fathers to our daughters. Have a wonderful day!

Joke for the Day: My husband's cousin married a former Marine who now works for United Parcel Service. They bought their four-year-old son two stuffed bears -- one in a UPS uniform and the other in Marine garb. When the boy seemed confused, his father brought out a picture of himself in full Marine dress. "See, Connor?" he explained, pointing to the photo and then to the bear. "That's Daddy." Connor's eyes went from one to the other, and then he asked in a puzzled voice, "You used to be a bear?"

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Online Shopping

I have done my share of online shopping. Most of the time everything is fine; I get the product and the charge to my credit card is accurate. However, every once in a while something goes awry. Then there's the problem of trying to contact someone from the website in order to either return the item and get a refund or exchange the item for another. There are some websites that make it almost impossible to reach them either via e-mail or phone. This can be very frustrating. But in the long run it is extremely convenient to shop online from known/secure websites.

Joke for the Day: I purchased a new desktop-publishing program that surprised me by containing a "make-a-paper-airplane" option. I decided to give it a try. After I selected the plane I wanted, the software gave me a choice of accessories available for my plane, including a stick-up tail, adjustable flaps and an AM/FM radio. Out of curiosity I chose the AM/FM radio.

The program responded with a message box stating: "Come on, be serious. These are just paper airplanes."

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Modern Technology

I have just started texting - to John and Misha. It's fun but a little tedious on my particular phone - no actual keyboard just the phone's keyboard which is very small. It does save money though as John and I both have limited calling minutes on our phones. As to the cartoon: I am not a happy camper when someone has a loud and irritating ringtone and takes "forever" to answer it.

Today's joke has nothing to do with technology it just made me laugh.

Joke for the Day: Aperitif: French for "a set of dentures."

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Hot, again!

After a great week of awesome weather the heat is back -- high 90's to very low 100's for the next week (that's is as far ahead as I can get info). Thank you, Lord, that our evap cooler is working well as are all our fans. Seems like it will be a hot summer after a cool one last year. These things go up and down depending on so many factors: el nino, sun flares, etc... Must be fun to be a meteorologist and try to figure it all out.

I am not a strong proponent of global warming (or "climate crisis" which is used when the weather is cooler rather than warmer) but I love this joke.

Joke for the Day: According to a news story, if global warming continues, in twenty years the only chance we'll have to see a polar bear is in a zoo. So, in other words, nothing is going to change.

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Mother-in-law

Florence, my mother-in-law, has really had a tough time lately. From Easter Sunday until June 3 she was in the hospital and then in a nursing/rehab facility. She was very weak and when she got home she had very little motivation to do anything. You have to understand, she is a fighter but she had never had a struggle like this since her stroke about 10 years ago - yes, she is half-paralyzed on top of it all. I have great respect for Flo - she is strong beyond words (and her words can be very strong too) -- and how she has handled being disabled these last years; she has a life and goes zooming around in her scooter visiting people, playing bingo and pochino. But now she has another challenge before her: she must build up her strength (she has a CNA each a.m. and another for a short time in the evening - plus an RN to set up her meds, do BP, etc... - plus a physical therapist: she hates all these people in her home but they are there to help her) and get back to her life. It has been very rough for her but she is turning the corner and starting to do things for herself. We are so happy for her that she has started onto the road to recovery and bingo games!

Joke for the Day: My wife, a real estate agent, wrote an ad for a house she was listing. The house had a second-floor suite that could be accessed using a lift chair that slid along the staircase. Quickly describing this feature, she inadvertently made it sound even more attractive: "Mother-in-law suite comes with an electric chair."

(Just joking, Flo - she has a great sense of humor)

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Photo of Florence -- Christmas 2007

Lawyers

Why is it that lawyers are really difficult to get in touch with? After all, if they don't talk with you they won't have the case and therefore won't make any money. Still have not heard from the lawyer about whether or not he will handle my case to try and overturn the denial of my Long Term Disability benefits - the good ones are really busy, I guess. Hope he takes the case - if not, that will be the end of it.

Joke for the Day: I was a brand-new attorney in practice alone, and I had a likewise inexperienced secretary fresh out of high school. The importance of proofreading the results of my dictation was highlighted one day when a reminder to a client's tenant to pay her rent or suffer eviction was transcribed as follows: "You are hereby notified that if payment is not received within five business days, I will have no choice but to commence execution proceedings."

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Cats

"Cats", the play, was on TV - so I recorded it and we have been watching - great fun, really. When our girls were young we had a lot of cats; silly, crazy, funny, sweet, reckless, cuddly. So, watching the play has brought back memories (uh, isn't there a song about that?).

Quiet weekend. Temperatures are about 10 to 14 degrees lower than last weekend, so it's really nice. John worked about 65 hours this week so he's pooped out; who can blame him.

Joke for the Day: I dressed our dog up as a cat for Hallowe'en. Now, he won't come when I call him.

Cartoon and joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Poker

Just finished watching a great movie with John. Neither one of us has ever seen it before and it was funny, touching, and surprising! Can't beat the cast either: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Burgess Meredith, Andrew McCarthy, et al. You have got to see this movie - a real "oldie but goodie".

A long time ago, when I was young and gutsy, I used to play poker - with friends. Did pretty well too - was told that my "tell" was hard to find. Hey, do you think the pros would let a "dizzy dame" into their game??

Joke for the Day: Question: How many poker players does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Answer: Forget it, none of them will leave the table.

Joke provided by: Anne

Celebrate!

There is so much I am thankful for: my Lord, Jesus Christ - my husband, John - my loving daughters, Krista and Misha, my terrific sons-in-law, Danny and Alan - my precious granddaughters, Bekah, Roxie, and Marcelle - our cute little dog, Tiggy - great friends -our comfortable home - gorgeous weather - cool nights - fluffy clouds -- so much more. So, today I celebrate all that I am thankful for.

I love jokes about children. Found this one and think it is adorable. I am thankful for children, especially my granddaughters.

Joke for the day: While I was making a huge batch of snickerdoodle cookies, I asked my ten year old to read the recipe and the ingredients off the box to me, doubling them as he went along. He did as he was told. His first instruction: "Preheat the oven to 700 degrees."

Cartoon and Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

STANLEY CUP

Whoo Hoo!! The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last night - winning the series with the Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 2. John is on cloud nine!!! Great series and last night was a great game - they won the game last night in overtime. The Rosiak household is very happy; we had our three teams in the finals and we are thrilled that one of them won the cup.

Congratulations Hawks!!!

Medicare?

But I'm too young for Social Security and Medicare!! Well, folks, if the lawyer is unable to get my Long Term Disability benefits then I may get Social Security Disability benefits which would also put me on Medicare. Can you believe this? I want to work but am unable to and my LTD has been denied twice (by the way I have a friend who is having exactly the same problem with the same carrier -- are they just denying everyone??) so I really have no alternative. Oh, heaven help me ---- Parts A, B, and D!!! Ouch!

Joke for the Day: True Help Wanted Misprint: "A local corporation is seeking a medical billing specialist. 2 years exp. bilking Medicare."

Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Summer Fashion

So, here's the thing. I don't care about how I look, at all; if it's 95 degrees or hotter it's all about comfort. My fashion choice? Every fan we own on, our evap on, and as little clothing on as is conventionally acceptable. Whew! It has been brutal these last few days and we are in for more. They are promising it will be back to our normal temps by the weekend: middle to high 80s - sounds soooooooooooo cool.

Cartoon provided by: Reader's Digest

No Post Today

Early mammogram today and a couple of messages afterwards. Not feeling too great. See you tomorrow.

The Lord's Day

We are all lost until Jesus finds us. Today is Sunday and a day most Christians attend services at their church. I must admit that I do not go to church very often anymore, not because I don't want to but because I don't feel up to it most of the time. But, I know what an important time it is in my life when I am there singing worship songs to my Lord and Savior and hearing a message from the Bible. I love Jesus and always will.

Heat

Whew! The thermometer is going to reach of 100 degrees today. The earliest that New Mexico has reached that temperature. We have all the fans running, the evap running (we don't have central air) and our portable a/c unit waiting in the sidelines. It will be like this for a week and then will drop into the low 90s. Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

Joke for the Day: When I overheard one of my cashiers tell a customer, "We haven't had it for a while, and I doubt we'll be getting it soon," I quickly assured the customer we should have whatever it was she wanted by next week. After she left, I read the riot act to the cashier.

"Never tell the customer that we're out of anything. Tell them we'll have it next week," I instructed her. "Now, what did she want?"

"Rain." (from Anne: Please, Lord, bring us rain!!)

Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Garden Gnomes

One of my favorite movies is "Amelie" - a wonderful French movie. Featured in this movie is a garden gnome that travels the world - a very sweet and funny part of the movie. If you haven't seen it yet, rent it.

Joke for the Day: A gnome is in the garden busily destroying bushes when a house cat appears. "What are you?" asks the cat.

"A gnome," comes the reply. " I steal food from humans, I kill their plants, I make annoying musice at night to drive them crazy, and I love mischief. And what, may I ask, are you?"

The cat answers, "Uh, I'm a gnome."

Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Centipedes Can Be Cute?

I do not like centipedes. They are totally gross - YUCK!! However, today I read a really funny and cute joke about a centipede. So, then I went online to find a cute picture of one and found the above cartoon. So, here is the joke, enjoy.

Joke for the Day: Steve, a lonely bachelor, wants some company, so he buys a centipede and a small box for it to live in. That evening he decides to go out.

"Want to grab a drink?" he asks the centipede. But there's no answer from the box. A few minutes later, he asks again - still no reply. Finally, he hollers, "Hey! Do you want to get a drink?"

"I heard you the first time!" says a small, irritated voice. "I'm putting on my shoes!"

Joke provided by: Reader's Digest

Getting Out

I absolutely love this cartoon. Don't know why it tickles my funny bone so much, but it does.

Have been very much homebound the last few weeks - most of the time I don't feel up to it but sometimes I just don't have the motivation to drive into town to do a message or two. Anyway, I know this isn't good for me; if I'm feeling well enough I need to get out of the house and so I must push myself to get in the car and go out for an hour - I can't go for a walk (I might fall) so this is my only option. Staying in the house all the time is quite depressing, really. So, today I am going to mail a package to Bekah (eldest granddaughter) and go to the bank - not very exciting but I will be out of the house.

Cell Phones

I like cell phones for their convenience and for safety. However, I am really annoyed by all the people everywhere speaking on their cells so loudly you can hardly hear the person you are speaking with on your cell. In some stores it is getting so loud it's like Grand Central Station. I have just added texting to my phone. The only reason I did this is that John has been using up so many of his minutes dealing with issues for his mother and brother; he has unlimited texting, so he will text me instead of phoning me multiple times per day and just call once. I really don't text a lot (only allowed up to 250 per month: incoming/outgoing combination) -- I don't have a keyboard so it is very tedious - no punctuation either. Anyway, I am now a texter whether I want to be one or not. :0( At least it will be quieter!