WHY

is nobody else updating their blogs??

how i keep my sanity

• Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.
• If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
• Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.
• They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take shit from anybody.
• Scientists have estimated that the energy given off during the Big Bang is roughly equal to 1CNRhK (Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick).
• Chuck Norris and Mr. T walked into a bar. The bar was instantly destroyed, as that level of awesome cannot be contained in one building.

And finally!

When Chuck Norris says "More cowbell", he MEANS it.

anxiously awaiting

and

they better get these ones right!

we are more alike than we are different

"I am only one, but still I am one; I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."

The following stories are enthusiastically being added to My List of Books Everyone Should Read:

Bees I needed to read. It was handed to me by Colby's cousin as a distraction to get me through the short two hour flight to San Francisco, and Im ashamed to admit that I just barely finished it this last week. Im a woman obsessed! PLEASE see the movie if you dont plan on reading the book. It speaks volumes to every woman about her past - and how bravery and spirituality can change your identity to the point where a "past" is no longer relevant - because you are you now. And you have the potential for goodness and happiness.

I cant honestly say I was surprised at the treatment of women shown in Suns; I have studied in depths unknown to many the details and stories of wives and daughters who live in abusive relationships. And nothing makes me more furious. I cannot fathom what it must be like to have your life threatened by the very one who promised to protect you and provide for you. Perhaps the father of your children. What can have happened to this man? To have made him feel like the woman who was once his soulmate and true love has become something much less than that? I wonder if he ever recounts the day of his wedding to her, how she must have looked, blushing under the veil and shyly meeting his gaze... Whether he respected her then or not, he must have understood the blessing she was, coming into his life, sharing his future...

The women in Suns receive strength from each other - reminding us all to be available to our sisters in need. My heart goes out - in a literal sense, I become very emotional - for women who are seemingly trapped and cant feel their way out of the darkness that is isolation, lies, distrust, and negative self-worth.

Although the women in these two stories are so unlike myself in so many ways, they are special souls created for special purposes.

The life of a woman is not easy - we suffer, we heal, we pray in ways men do not, we feel in ways men do not. And cannot.

And for these reasons, we need each other.

bored

i have accomplished little in the last little while. the biggest news is probably that my fab new swimsuit is on its way... while my white bod gets whiter (and slightly softer) day by day. hmmm. shame to waste the sunshine like that, i know, but im not buying this "spring" act - weather is way too fickle for nonsense like that, im the one in charge of that relationship. dont want to get too excited only to be broken hearted when she disappoints us tommorrow now do we?

today

i threw a pan in the trash instead of scouring the scrambled egg mess. it was beyond saving and im spent so no judgement please.