I remember Memorial Day weekend usually meant a trip up north of Lake Placid (NY) to visit my fathers side of the family. Though it was only a 3-3 1/2 hour trip we would leave by 7am and stop at some "mybloggers spoon" to eat breakfast. My father was a milkman at the time and ran the route north between Boonville and Blue Mt. Lake, and knew all the places to eat and all the people who worked at them.
People are frightened of what they don't know or understand, it has been that way in life for a lot longer then I have been here..and it will still be here long after I am gone. Education, understanding, and compassion are the tools we need to combat the ignorance, hate, and hostility that is running rampant in today's society.
I applaud you Kelli, it takes strength to ask for help..and they're people here more then willing to lend an ear and give that support. I have had my battles with depression, sometimes wishing my life would end so I would no longer have to live with this pain. But slowly I was able to fight my way back, and though not everyday is sunshine and roses I can at least look in the mirror and like the person I see. We are not perfect by any means, and to expect that is unrealistic and unattainable. We need to start small and take our lives one day at a time, and if we fall..well we fall. The only crime in that is if we stay down and refuse to fight. Good luck to you Kelli and I will keep a good thought and a prayer for you
Anybody who knows me here knows I love to write (especially Martin), and as the years pass I am dismayed by the lack of people who use this form of communication anymore. We have become a society of right now, the quicker the better. You can communicate with people around the world in a blink of an eye, you can text, fax, phone, skype..and many other ways. Gone are the days of waiting for the mailman to bring a letter from a loved one, with progress they're things that get lost in the shuffle..antiquated.
With the cold front going through yesterday they are calling for snow in the Adirondack Mountains( which is north of us ). Which is fine as long as it stays up there.
What?? Not another picture..it's so hard to be cute all the time(that's what she's probably thinking) But she still pulls it off Kristy
I'd like to think that the way I present myself is who I am, no matter the environment. But too I believe that the older we become the more we guard some aspects of our lives, and who we truly are. In some cases I think it's a reactionary thing more then a conscience decision, based on our experiences in the past. I feel that they're aspects of my life that I am uncomfortable discussing with people that I casually know, as opposed to those that are in my "inner circle".
I didn't know what a Goanna was for I never had seen one, so I looked it up. I can just imagine the mess that created, and who was the poor soul who had to clean it up. It also reminded of a picture I saw about these red crab that migrate every year on Christmas Island, though a stunning visual it has to create a havoc on the roadway..both for drivers and the crab.
When I was in the military back in late 70's mid 80's I always wrote letters, and I agree with you that writing has become a lost art. I'd propose that we pick someone on our friends list, get their address and write them a letter. It would be like a pen-pal letter like we had to write in school, doesn't have to be serious..maybe tell that person more about us, where we live and things such as this.
I guess it is either a blessing/ and or curse that most of my past is at my doorstep. For I live just about an hour from where I grew up, except for the 6 years of military service( thanks to FB I am in contact with most of the people I was stationed with). I know a few people, mostly through work and the internet connections..but surprisingly I am not a person who makes close friends easy. I have been told that I can easily engage people in conversation, finding out tidbits of information they would not share with someone they just met. Maybe it's the writers curiousity in me.
Amazing, and truly a work of art. I have never visited the western part of the US, though I have passed through have not had the pleasure of stopping to have a look see.
Personally I am looking forward to seeing Stephen King's "Under the Dome" that will be a mini-series coming in June. I read the book last year and I think it will be hard to convert it to the small screen, but I am willing to give it a look.
I think I could go see "Iron Man 3" and be thoroughly entertained, it sounded pretty good. But after checking what the summer fare was going to be movie-wise it makes me wonder how some of these films were greenlighted.
From the point of view from someone who has seen this franchise from it's inception this was well worth the money that I spent on it. It was a film that I would go and see again, and will add to my dvd collection when it comes out (most likely late November- early December). Sure I think it helps to have a knowledge of Star Trek to enhance the enjoyment of the film, but I don't think it's necessary. Maybe I am partial and a tad prejudice when it comes to Star Trek, but to me it was a piece of great entertainment
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