Triple Digit Temps

Temperature reads: 102

... and the Queen of Panic! is due into town any minute now...

It will be nice to see her, again -plus- she's bringing me a 1/2 magnum of some very well travelled Mexican vanilla... (Mexico to AZ, AZ to WA, WA to MN, now MN to NE)
I have my Step-mom to thank for that.
(the vanilla - thanking the QoP! for taking it on an extended tour of the American heartland. "We" forgot to divvy it up on our way back from Dad's memorial service. "We" were extraordinarily tired & emotionally worn, too. So, the vanilla went a travelin' some more as QoP! leaves fresh sage and her favorite sleep pillow behind, driving off with her men folk towards their MN home...)
A few years back, when Dad and Marcy squared away a wintering spot in AZ - they asked me - what, if anything I'd like... should they cross over that southern border into Mexico for a little tourism, and shopping...???
The only thing I could think of was "Vanilla"

Love my favorite recipes made up even better with 'authentic ingredients' like real vanilla, butter rather than margarine...farm fresh eggs... etc...
Yum. I think the taste difference is both remarkable and worth the extra efforts.

NOT that I'm baking anything up this week... *sheesh*

It's been triple digit heat with humidity literally shimmering in the air... this last week

Hot, HOT, HOT at my place too...(scrimping on everything these days, got one tiny window a/c plugged into the liv.room to gimme a break during the daylight hours... my saving grace in this new rental is that all the bedrooms line the southern exposure to the house - so I can close off those rooms because they heat up first, thus, leaving the northern rooms a little cooler for much longer into the day... like that living room I mentioned, and the kitchen. ) I'm ok with this - but, I'm one who can sleep in the heat. (Some folks can't)

And,

I believe I'd rather have the heat than be dealing with the sub-zeros again - I think heat is much easier to beat vs. numbing cold. Maybe you've noticed, as have I, that the reality "Survivor" show always goes 'tropic' and never, ever drops the contestants off in say, the Antarctic?

;-)

Here's a "cool" site one of my e-mail buddies sent to me...
you might wanna check it out - once loaded up you can position your cursor to "fly" through the sceen...
http://www.electricoyster.com/electric3d/index.html

Coolio, no?

The BlondBlind Cowboy

An old, blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake.

He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee.

After sitting there for a while, he yells to the waiter, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'

The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.

In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell thatjoke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:

.

1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.

2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.

3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.

4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weightlifter.

5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.

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'Now, think about it seriously, Mister.

Do you still wanna tell that joke?'

The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head, and mutters, 'No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.'

=D

lol!

The Mysteries of God...

Job asks the question...

Alma points us to the way and means to find the answers:

...what natural man is there that knows these things? I say unto you, there is none that knows these things, save it be the penitent.

Yea, he that repenteth and exercises faith, and brings forth good works, and prays continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed...

(posting with love, in honor of the life and times of RKD2)

The world needs more healers...

Today's Gemini Horoscope: Jul 12, 2008



There is a warm, sensitive feeling to the day that you are apt to find quite comforting, dear Gemini. Your nurturing instincts are going to be extremely appreciated by others who might be grasping for something stable to grab hold of. Sensitive issues are your specialty and, whether you realize it or not, you have natural psychic abilities that are quite healing for anyone* who comes in contact with this side of you.





*[this I know...it's a big part of why I pray, everyday...]

DEADLINE TIME!!!

Yes.

That's 'deadline' not 'flat-line'... although option 2 is lookin' good as m'stress rises through the stratosphere, dear!

Hopefully I'll live through the ordeal to blog again. (j/k! - only the good die young... YOU know that.) Heeheeheee... I crack myself up sometimes. ...

B'bye for now!

Cheerios2all of you!