Thank You for the Compliment

Yesterday someone told me I was funny.

Thank you.

I try to be amusing. Sometimes I try to be jocular or waggish, or even facetious (lightly amusing).

The day before someone compared me to Dave Barry.

Yes! Someone told me that Dave Barry is way more funny than I am!

Well, I take it as a compliment. Just to be in the same sentence is flattering!

What does Green mean?

Green is a beautiful color. The color of the heart chakra, the fourth chakra, symbolizing balance, or love.

Green with envy.

You look green! (sick)

Green fruit is immature, unripe.

The meadow is green! lush, verdant.

So many and varied meanings.

Recently, it has come to mean environmentally conscious.

Kermit the frog said, "it's not easy being green."

My Blogs

I am so funny! Like Dave Barry. Check out my post on "Dishabille" in Philog's blog today.

I am even getting comments on my blog posts. Yes I am! I just haven't published them because they are highly personal in nature. For example, I had 5 comments yesterday, that I deleted.

1 was about secret web cams taking photos of dishabille women.
2 was a message for guys worried about their desideratum, so they can order Viagra, cheap.
3 was about gambling on the internet.
4 was about Viagra again.
5 was a rather long invitation to a website for cheap cruises or air travel.

All advertisements. For things I really don't need.

So keep those comments coming! I will publish any that have anything to do with something I've blogged about. Even in poor English. If they seem to be related to my blog, I will post them.

(Women's) History

“Well-behaved women seldom make history,” wrote historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in a 1976 article about Puritan women.

Remember where you left your glasses?

I misplaced my glasses, again!

2 things that have to do with aging! (vison and memory)

I definitely need more hypnosis.

Hypnosis enhances your memory. It have heard it can also improve your vision and hearing temporarily. They say this works temporiarily, as it has long been known to affect the circulation and better circulation can improve your sensory perception. But I know hypnotists who have used it to improve vision maybe not permanently, but definitely over the long-term.

And hypnosis affects your beliefs about what is possible. That is what my next workshop will be about. Improving your memory with hypnosis and other techniques.

Scenic Route

We visited relatives in Cyprus last week. While there we went to Hala Sultan Tekke, as the tomb for Mohammed's first cousin, it is the third most holy site for the Moslems.

The tomb is located on the Salt Lake. The view is beautiful. Palm trees and flowers all around. This time of year the citrus trees are blooming and the fragrance is exquisite.

Leaving the tomb, my husband asked me if I wanted to get on the highway or take the "scenic route." I chose the latter. He is from the area and is familiar with the back roads. We started driving through a field of tall weeds. A dirt path seemed to open up, not very wide, it appeared to be a dirt bike trail. The path was serpentine and very uneven. There had been ample rain this winter and the road appeared to be dry brittle mud, with a rut by the side where water had apparently rushed down during the heavier rains. Now this rut was getting wider and crossing the path from one side to the other, creating a deep crevass in the middle of the path. We had rented a Ford Fiesta, which is quite compact, and I feared it would not emerge if it fell into this rut which was now more like a gorge. We traveled on bravely for awhile, sometimes driving in the tall weeds and rocks on the side of the path, but at one point it appeared to be impassable.

This is when I started crying. Did I say yes to the Scenic Route??? I didn't know it was going to be a scenic RUT!!!! The passengers evacuated the car and my husband had to navigate thru the gorge (on 3 wheels, the left rear wheel took flight and didn't land for a minute or 2. This was quite a sight, but better than having the car turn over which was a very strong possibility.

Now when my husband asked if I wanted to take the scenic route, I assumed he was taking about a back road. Never assume while traveling abroad. They don't care about your safety. They will not have warning signs, or cones or workers directing traffic around a hazard. Proceed at your own risk.

Attack of the Alien Elevators

If you go abroad, watch out for the elevators.

If you live in the US, you might expect that the elevator doors have sensors, and will open when they touch one of your limbs. I would like to issue this warning, and I have the bruises to prove it! Get in Quick! The elevator doors will continue to close even if they are crushing both of your arms. It's like being in a trash compactor. They keep squeezing you until they draw blood. Do not extend your hand to delay take off. You will lose it! While being crushed the second time, I took aggressive action and started kicking the doors. This seemed to minimize the damage, the doors did retract, though I do have nice greenish bruises on both my arms at this moment. Souvenirs from my trip to Cyprus.

Also, do not assume the toilets work the same way. Another story for another day.