First the big news for the day, drum roll please......
I figure that I would at least have all the DSL stuff connect, so that when I finally got my service in I could use it. Much to my pleasure I found that there was a crackling on the line and was able to finally get it to work!!!! Turns out the plug in the kitchen has to be "bent" a certain way or it won't connect, a problem, but one that won't wait since now I can actually call someone. And better yet, they can call me! SO, everyone that has been trying to reach me I am now in touch with the world once again via the phone.
Wow! It was really raining this morning around 12:15 a.m. Carla pretty much had a total fit. She could hear the rain echoing in the stair well outside the front door and it sounded like people moving. I had to prove to her that there was no one outside the door before she would settle down. From the bedroom it sounded like I was sleeping on the porch right next to the downspout. What a way to be lulled to sleep!
The day has been great! I accomplished a lot at work. I even left early, I didn't go to lunch so I left about a 1/2 hour early. Carla really was happy that I came in early. She played outside and had real fun on the grass. I was able to get the patio cleared off and cleaned up. The bedroom is coming along and I've just about got everything all straightened up.
I put the phone to good use this evening and tried to touch base with all the family. I even had a lovely conversation with Aunt Jo.
Walter came down to visit around 8:00 p.m., he had just come in from Fluvanna. He put in almost 14 hours today. We watched Talledega Nights this evening - what a humorous movie.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "Gun control historically serves as a gateway to tyranny... Only armed citizens can resist tyrannical government.” — Rep. Ron Paul
LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.
HOUSE # 1:
A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) 28 rooms total, heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2, 400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern "snow belt," either. It's in the South.
HOUSE # 2:
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.
HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.
HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas. Also known as "the Texas White House," it is the private residence of the President of the United States, George W. Bush. So whose house is gentler on the environment? Yet another story you WON'T hear on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC or read about in the New York Times or the Washington Post. Indeed, for Mr. Gore, it's truly "an inconvenient truth."
True: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I would have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you's" and more "I'm sorry's."
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute... look at it and really see it... live it and never give it back.
Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, we should cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us. Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with, and what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, and emotionally.
I HAVE PHONE SERVICE!!!
I figure that I would at least have all the DSL stuff connect, so that when I finally got my service in I could use it. Much to my pleasure I found that there was a crackling on the line and was able to finally get it to work!!!! Turns out the plug in the kitchen has to be "bent" a certain way or it won't connect, a problem, but one that won't wait since now I can actually call someone. And better yet, they can call me! SO, everyone that has been trying to reach me I am now in touch with the world once again via the phone.
Wow! It was really raining this morning around 12:15 a.m. Carla pretty much had a total fit. She could hear the rain echoing in the stair well outside the front door and it sounded like people moving. I had to prove to her that there was no one outside the door before she would settle down. From the bedroom it sounded like I was sleeping on the porch right next to the downspout. What a way to be lulled to sleep!
The day has been great! I accomplished a lot at work. I even left early, I didn't go to lunch so I left about a 1/2 hour early. Carla really was happy that I came in early. She played outside and had real fun on the grass. I was able to get the patio cleared off and cleaned up. The bedroom is coming along and I've just about got everything all straightened up.
I put the phone to good use this evening and tried to touch base with all the family. I even had a lovely conversation with Aunt Jo.
Walter came down to visit around 8:00 p.m., he had just come in from Fluvanna. He put in almost 14 hours today. We watched Talledega Nights this evening - what a humorous movie.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
Thought for the Day: "Gun control historically serves as a gateway to tyranny... Only armed citizens can resist tyrannical government.” — Rep. Ron Paul
The story of two houses...
LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.
HOUSE # 1:
A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) 28 rooms total, heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2, 400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern "snow belt," either. It's in the South.
HOUSE # 2:
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.
HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.
HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas. Also known as "the Texas White House," it is the private residence of the President of the United States, George W. Bush. So whose house is gentler on the environment? Yet another story you WON'T hear on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC or read about in the New York Times or the Washington Post. Indeed, for Mr. Gore, it's truly "an inconvenient truth."
True: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.asp
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer)
by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer)
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I would have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you's" and more "I'm sorry's."
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute... look at it and really see it... live it and never give it back.
STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!
Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, we should cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us. Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with, and what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, and emotionally.
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