canadianlookin
A thought about life...
I decided to sit down and write a list of life after being inspired by a flickr friend.
See his here
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I took this as a challenge to see if I have 100 things I worry enough about to make a list detailing my life. I don’t know if I’m going to make it that far, but… here it goes…
Enjoy life – it took me a long time to learn that, and it cost me some health
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take – but by the number of times it takes your breath away
Birds of a feather flock together – but then again, a pile of crap attracts flies…
Be who you want to be, not who you think you should be and definitely not who others think you should be….
Manners count!
Thank you is a phrase that can make or break a friendship… choose to use it
I know I should exercise more – and don’t need reminding (well, maybe I do need a shove)
I have dieted – it doesn’t work – the word DIE is in it for a reason….
Why be too energetic… smile ~ it takes fewer muscles than a frown!
Stop living life in a fantasy world…. Make your dreams a reality!
I am a Virgo (not a virgin) ! I tend to find practical uses for things, see what needs to be done and make sure a job is done (preferably done well) ~ I tend to clean up after others, worry about things I need not worry about and people that don’t use common sense tend to irk me…
I’m a wealth of useless information, and do well in trivia – did you know that the longest word that if typed with the correct hands/fingers that you can make with your left hand is “stewardesses” – and one of the longest palindromes is “Madam I’m Adam”
Chocolate is classified as a vegetable – it is made from cocoa, which comes from a bean. Beans are vegetables; hence chocolate is a vegetable! (it works for me!)
After you leave this world, people remember you for what you have and haven’t done – make the conversation interesting!
Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth ~ Mark Twain
Don’t confuse being a social butterfly with being a societal moth – one is loved by all and the other is a parasite on society….
If you are a friend in need, I’d give you the shirt off my back ~ be warned, I’m much bigger than most of my friends, so it may look like an oversized dress on you…..
It’s better to be pissed off than pissed on (unless you are into that sort of thing!)
I have a somewhat sarcastic sense of humor ~ get over it! Sometimes I’m the only one who thinks what I say is funny, but that’s my opinion!
Don’t sweat the petty stuff, it’s much more fun to pet the sweaty stuff!
The word is li-brar-y – not li-bear-y…. and it’s pronounce FILM, not fillum…
I’ve had a gun pointed at me by a drunk ~ the results weren’t good…. I grabbed it from his hands and beat the crap out of him…. The police agreed it was self defense!
I try to accept people for who they are… and to not judge them…. Skin color, religion, drug use, education …. All of these things are exterior… there is a person inside that counts…. You start at ZERO with me and work up (positive is good) or work down (negative numbers piss me off)
We live life once ~ do it right the first time!
I tend to procrastinate ~ Why put off until tomorrow if you can do it the day after!
I enjoy reading… particularly historical fiction… I just find it hard to find the time to enjoy reading…
It drives me nuts when people don’t think things through thoroughly…. It drives me nuts that I think too much about stuff… I need a happy medium…
Call it a child-like fantasy… poetry should rhyme!
I don’t always have a dirty mind, but it is about a 60/40 split. (I borrowed this from someone elses list, but it is true for me too ~ I love the way he put it)
I don’t do well with video games ~ I am more of a Sims person or board games
I’m odd ~ I admit it… GET OVER IT!
I love having pets… I’ve always had animals around me… but… in the past few years have developed an allergy to cats… my aquarium is doing me fine….
I love to argue and debate things (sometimes I do it even if I know I’m wrong)
When I grow up I want to be …..
I find it odd that people pray for things to work, and then are frustrated if their prayers don’t come true… if there is a higher power that you are praying to… you have to understand ‘yes’ is the answer you want….’no’ may be the answer you get!
I have driven while being drunk (and am not proud of it) – and am lucky enough to never have been in an accident because of it.
I used to work in bars and drunk people amused me… now it seems that most drunks annoy me…. I think I’m getting crankier as I age!
I can clean up vomit and snot and it doesn’t usually bother me – if someone has a dirty diaper, get them away from me…. I will gag and wretch when it comes to human bowel movements! (go figger, I can pick up dog poop!)
Variety is the spice of life… remember that sometimes blandness is preferred!
I wish the media would stop ridiculing celebrities and politicians for the same flaws that the person taking the photographs has… they are humans too… let them make the same mistakes that the rest of us do, and hopefully they learn from them… it doesn’t need to be front page news…
I am a softie ~ I bawl at sappy movies…
I have watched “A River Wild” more times than I can remember… I have to get it on DVD as the VCR tape is wearing out…
I hate horror movies ~ I have a vivid imagination and have ghosts under my bed, boogeyman in my closet, and an axe-murderer roaming the hallway…
I love country music… I will listen to almost anything, but return to country music…
I am a survivor of the 70’s and 80’s… I ran around outside unsupervised, drank water from the garden hose, hitch-hiked, chewed on a painted crib (probably lead based paint) and swam in a lake and played outside… I’ve shared a drink with friends (not using a straw), ridden in the back of a pick-up truck, rode a bike without a helmet, built a fort out of scrap metal and lumber, and rolled down a hill in a go-cart that had no brakes and not much for steering…
I love my new career choice… who would have ever thought I’d be working with street involved people (sex trade workers, drug users, street youth) and loving it… and the best part is that I get more ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ comments than I did when teaching (even in elementary)…
I regress… MANNERS COUNT!
I’d love to have more money in order to travel… but am not fixated on being rich…
It doesn’t matter if a person is rich or poor… it’s how they face reality that gives them the riches of life…
Boxers are comfy for sleeping in… but are a bitch to tuck into pants….
I’ve swam naked… it’s not skinny dipping… with me it’s more of a “chunky dunk”
Flirting is fun! It doesn’t mean we’re going to bed… it’s just fun!
Remember to take your camera with you wherever you go and record your life.. some day these photos may be your only memory or link to the life we had… Alzheimer’s is a horrid disease…
I love inane sayings – if a tin flute is made of tin then what is a foghorn made of? Why is it that if you tell people there are a billion stars in the sky they believe you but they have to touch the wall if you tell them it is wet paint? Why are people from Poland called Poles and people from Holland not called Holes?
Morning people have a warped mind – there is no reason (besides work) that you need to get up before the sun!
Blonde is not a hair color, it is a state of mind – some of the blondest people I know have dark hair!
You have the right to remain silent ~ consider it sometimes.
Everyone should make themselves a life list – a list of 10 – 20 things that they want to do before they die… post is somewhere you see… and you are more likely to make some of them a reality…
I am afraid of heights, but love flying in planes and helicopters… and I want to go for a hot air balloon ride.
Bungee Jumping ~ DUH ~ not for me! Attach a fat man to a skinny elastic…. Yeah right… NOT going to happen…
Please is a one syllable word ~ not ‘Puh – Lease’ (although I love to bug a friend of mine who absolutely HATES it as a two syllable word)
Looks don’t mean much to me… but I have a weakness for eyes… there’s no specific color… but some people eyes make me self-conscious… I think I stare at them too much when I talk to the person…
Some people march to the beat of their own drum… I dance!
I speak English, I write English, I read English… and can usually understand English… sometimes I wish I knew another language… but… I’m happy with what I have….
I don’t believe in a “no fail policy” in schools – life is filled with success and failures and you need to have the ability to face all challenges and the knowledge base before moving on. Not everyone needs to “make the team” when it comes to sports… there needs to be punishments to match crimes….
I collect red glass and elephants… but I don’t have any red glass elephants yet…
And… I repeat… Manners count!
I’m not counting this to see if I have 100. It is no time to go to work, so I’m posting it as it is…
A thought about life...
I decided to sit down and write a list of life after being inspired by a flickr friend.
See his here
*************************************************
I took this as a challenge to see if I have 100 things I worry enough about to make a list detailing my life. I don’t know if I’m going to make it that far, but… here it goes…
Enjoy life – it took me a long time to learn that, and it cost me some health
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take – but by the number of times it takes your breath away
Birds of a feather flock together – but then again, a pile of crap attracts flies…
Be who you want to be, not who you think you should be and definitely not who others think you should be….
Manners count!
Thank you is a phrase that can make or break a friendship… choose to use it
I know I should exercise more – and don’t need reminding (well, maybe I do need a shove)
I have dieted – it doesn’t work – the word DIE is in it for a reason….
Why be too energetic… smile ~ it takes fewer muscles than a frown!
Stop living life in a fantasy world…. Make your dreams a reality!
I am a Virgo (not a virgin) ! I tend to find practical uses for things, see what needs to be done and make sure a job is done (preferably done well) ~ I tend to clean up after others, worry about things I need not worry about and people that don’t use common sense tend to irk me…
I’m a wealth of useless information, and do well in trivia – did you know that the longest word that if typed with the correct hands/fingers that you can make with your left hand is “stewardesses” – and one of the longest palindromes is “Madam I’m Adam”
Chocolate is classified as a vegetable – it is made from cocoa, which comes from a bean. Beans are vegetables; hence chocolate is a vegetable! (it works for me!)
After you leave this world, people remember you for what you have and haven’t done – make the conversation interesting!
Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth ~ Mark Twain
Don’t confuse being a social butterfly with being a societal moth – one is loved by all and the other is a parasite on society….
If you are a friend in need, I’d give you the shirt off my back ~ be warned, I’m much bigger than most of my friends, so it may look like an oversized dress on you…..
It’s better to be pissed off than pissed on (unless you are into that sort of thing!)
I have a somewhat sarcastic sense of humor ~ get over it! Sometimes I’m the only one who thinks what I say is funny, but that’s my opinion!
Don’t sweat the petty stuff, it’s much more fun to pet the sweaty stuff!
The word is li-brar-y – not li-bear-y…. and it’s pronounce FILM, not fillum…
I’ve had a gun pointed at me by a drunk ~ the results weren’t good…. I grabbed it from his hands and beat the crap out of him…. The police agreed it was self defense!
I try to accept people for who they are… and to not judge them…. Skin color, religion, drug use, education …. All of these things are exterior… there is a person inside that counts…. You start at ZERO with me and work up (positive is good) or work down (negative numbers piss me off)
We live life once ~ do it right the first time!
I tend to procrastinate ~ Why put off until tomorrow if you can do it the day after!
I enjoy reading… particularly historical fiction… I just find it hard to find the time to enjoy reading…
It drives me nuts when people don’t think things through thoroughly…. It drives me nuts that I think too much about stuff… I need a happy medium…
Call it a child-like fantasy… poetry should rhyme!
I don’t always have a dirty mind, but it is about a 60/40 split. (I borrowed this from someone elses list, but it is true for me too ~ I love the way he put it)
I don’t do well with video games ~ I am more of a Sims person or board games
I’m odd ~ I admit it… GET OVER IT!
I love having pets… I’ve always had animals around me… but… in the past few years have developed an allergy to cats… my aquarium is doing me fine….
I love to argue and debate things (sometimes I do it even if I know I’m wrong)
When I grow up I want to be …..
I find it odd that people pray for things to work, and then are frustrated if their prayers don’t come true… if there is a higher power that you are praying to… you have to understand ‘yes’ is the answer you want….’no’ may be the answer you get!
I have driven while being drunk (and am not proud of it) – and am lucky enough to never have been in an accident because of it.
I used to work in bars and drunk people amused me… now it seems that most drunks annoy me…. I think I’m getting crankier as I age!
I can clean up vomit and snot and it doesn’t usually bother me – if someone has a dirty diaper, get them away from me…. I will gag and wretch when it comes to human bowel movements! (go figger, I can pick up dog poop!)
Variety is the spice of life… remember that sometimes blandness is preferred!
I wish the media would stop ridiculing celebrities and politicians for the same flaws that the person taking the photographs has… they are humans too… let them make the same mistakes that the rest of us do, and hopefully they learn from them… it doesn’t need to be front page news…
I am a softie ~ I bawl at sappy movies…
I have watched “A River Wild” more times than I can remember… I have to get it on DVD as the VCR tape is wearing out…
I hate horror movies ~ I have a vivid imagination and have ghosts under my bed, boogeyman in my closet, and an axe-murderer roaming the hallway…
I love country music… I will listen to almost anything, but return to country music…
I am a survivor of the 70’s and 80’s… I ran around outside unsupervised, drank water from the garden hose, hitch-hiked, chewed on a painted crib (probably lead based paint) and swam in a lake and played outside… I’ve shared a drink with friends (not using a straw), ridden in the back of a pick-up truck, rode a bike without a helmet, built a fort out of scrap metal and lumber, and rolled down a hill in a go-cart that had no brakes and not much for steering…
I love my new career choice… who would have ever thought I’d be working with street involved people (sex trade workers, drug users, street youth) and loving it… and the best part is that I get more ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ comments than I did when teaching (even in elementary)…
I regress… MANNERS COUNT!
I’d love to have more money in order to travel… but am not fixated on being rich…
It doesn’t matter if a person is rich or poor… it’s how they face reality that gives them the riches of life…
Boxers are comfy for sleeping in… but are a bitch to tuck into pants….
I’ve swam naked… it’s not skinny dipping… with me it’s more of a “chunky dunk”
Flirting is fun! It doesn’t mean we’re going to bed… it’s just fun!
Remember to take your camera with you wherever you go and record your life.. some day these photos may be your only memory or link to the life we had… Alzheimer’s is a horrid disease…
I love inane sayings – if a tin flute is made of tin then what is a foghorn made of? Why is it that if you tell people there are a billion stars in the sky they believe you but they have to touch the wall if you tell them it is wet paint? Why are people from Poland called Poles and people from Holland not called Holes?
Morning people have a warped mind – there is no reason (besides work) that you need to get up before the sun!
Blonde is not a hair color, it is a state of mind – some of the blondest people I know have dark hair!
You have the right to remain silent ~ consider it sometimes.
Everyone should make themselves a life list – a list of 10 – 20 things that they want to do before they die… post is somewhere you see… and you are more likely to make some of them a reality…
I am afraid of heights, but love flying in planes and helicopters… and I want to go for a hot air balloon ride.
Bungee Jumping ~ DUH ~ not for me! Attach a fat man to a skinny elastic…. Yeah right… NOT going to happen…
Please is a one syllable word ~ not ‘Puh – Lease’ (although I love to bug a friend of mine who absolutely HATES it as a two syllable word)
Looks don’t mean much to me… but I have a weakness for eyes… there’s no specific color… but some people eyes make me self-conscious… I think I stare at them too much when I talk to the person…
Some people march to the beat of their own drum… I dance!
I speak English, I write English, I read English… and can usually understand English… sometimes I wish I knew another language… but… I’m happy with what I have….
I don’t believe in a “no fail policy” in schools – life is filled with success and failures and you need to have the ability to face all challenges and the knowledge base before moving on. Not everyone needs to “make the team” when it comes to sports… there needs to be punishments to match crimes….
I collect red glass and elephants… but I don’t have any red glass elephants yet…
And… I repeat… Manners count!
I’m not counting this to see if I have 100. It is no time to go to work, so I’m posting it as it is…