There is so much pain in this world. Walk down the street of any large town or small city and you will see flyer after flyer of families struck with tragedy. Every day my husband and I worry about our bills and small stresses that effect our lives, but forget how blessed we are. Sometimes I wish I could hug the world. Sometimes I wish I were wealthy or powerful enough to take away the pain of these families or help them out financially at least. Sometimes I wish I were not so self-involved. Life goes by so quickly, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you may miss the best of it. Look around at those who mean the most and give them all the love you can. Find a reason to laugh everyday in spite of what life throws at you and you can survive anything. Treasure the moments with those you love as they end way too quickly. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE. It's the best we can give of our selves.

Does anybody read this thing

I am wondering if I can just prattle on because I think that this is lost in cyberland. Not that the blog has any value. I basically lead a charmed life and have nothing to complain about now except for mundane stuff that everyone probably hears from their friends anyway. So I will continue to prattle away as it is therapeutic. Have I mentioned that Raid arrays are annoying and that most geeks are rude. Afraid to share any information because they have to be the smartest person in the room. Get over it! If anyone out there would like to share their Raid knowledge with me, just leave a post. I have done something funky and I want to know what draw backs I can expect down the road.

LIfe is too short

So don't sweat the small stuff. Perform a random act of kindness and smile at a sales associate and wish them nice customers!

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Ever notice how eating too much garlic makes it hard to sleep. I have this annoying whooshing sound at the back of my head which is driving me crazy. I am guessing its from too much salt and garlic. I always hate myself after eating out. Two games of solitaire and a short blog later, I am tired as hell but I can't sleep! What is that?

Nothing of consequence

I am going to go to my first farmers market today. My sorry attempt to lessen my carbon footprint. I wish they would come up with an easier way to recycle. I am good at bringing my own bags, but I can't seem to get my family to cooperate with the plastic recycling thing. The big reason... No place to put the recycle bin and they have to go ALL THE WAY OUTSIDE. 'Poor little guys' (did i mention they were in college, and my husband is the worst offender) So, anyway I have no idea what to expect but I have cash so watch out! Have fun, hug a tree.

About Me

This is such a bizarre feeling. To describe yourself to the anonymity of the Internet. To say I march to my own beat is a cliche and an understatement so I will lists my perks, quirks and pet peeves. That makes it easier and the play on words appeals to my sense of humor.

Perks: I can fix almost anything. I love to fix things. and I mean everything from broken vacuums to broken hearts. If it needs fixing I feel compelled to get involved (this might actually be a quirk) I laugh easily and love doing it. Sometimes I laugh inappropriately loud or at inappropriate times, but I can't help myself. I do have a sarcastic and sometimes mean sense of humor, but I truly do it with love. That may be my biggest perk. I LOVE, sometimes I love so much it hurts. I love my family and friends of course, but I also love people I barely know because of what they do or what they are going through. Like right know, I have so much love and concern for this family I have never even seen, but I started reading their blog and I cry everyday for them. I hope things get better for them. I read in a book once that people are like oysters (stay with me here) when an oyster gets a grain of sand it produces a pearl. An oyster that has never has sand is just a blob of muscle and not much else. The more troubles we overcome, I truly believe the better people we become. The more we can appreciate life and each other. Some one who has had a blessed life is not nearly as blessed as someone who has had constant trials to overcome. These are the people who laugh and love the most, because they truly know what it is like to lose it or have it threatened.

Quirks: I use the word truly to0000o much. I know too much. I butt in where I wasn't asked (because I want to help, I want to fix things) but that is no excuse. I love parenthesis, so if you read this get used to them. I am terrible on the phone. If you are waiting for me to call you, you have a long wait. I would much rather drop an email or think fondly of you while driving in my car. I have no sense of time. I hate sending thank you cards! I would much rather give you a hug and say thanks. It is an excuse to get together. I give way too much unsolicited advice. I still don't know how to act my age.

Quirk or perk (depending on your point of view): I love a party, I hate when they end. When people get together and there is so much love in a room, I am at my happiest. I am a total computer geek, (which you would never guess if you met me until I started flapping my gums). I love Howard Stern and Mel Brooks (fans who recognize the title of my blog, can you tell me which movie it's from? extra points :)). I am pissed at the Catholic Church (Governing body if you will) I think the Church is a blessing and a comfort on a parish level but I think 2000 years of government would corrupt any system.

Which leads me to pet peeves. I will start with my religious/spiritual beliefs.

I believe Jesus would want us to spend more time loving and caring for each other and less time worshiping him or hurting others in his name

I believe it doesn't matter and it is non of out business if Mary was "Forever Virgin" It has nothing to do with what she means to the world, what she did for us, or how "Saintly"she is.

I believe (and pay attention) that it doesn't matter if Jesus was the "TRUE SON OF GOD OR NOT" now understand what I mean by this. This argument is moot because, HIS MESSAGE IS WHAT WAS IMPORTANT. Who he is is not nearly as important as why he was sent or the message he gave us. If you truly read the New Testament, this is what he tried to tell us over and over and over again. And here it is 2000 years later and so many people just don't get it! It makes me CRAZY. If people stopped worrying about who he was and started truly listening to his message, it would end racism, hatred, wars, crime, and the list goes on and on. The Church leaders REALLY don't get this. How does any person on earth have the RIGHT to JUDGE others. Did Jesus say let the one among you who is without sin cast the first stone? So how can anyone judge anybody. DO NO HARM, that's the only time we get to judge. If you see someone being hurtful with words or actions then it is our duty as Christians to step in. That includes when it is the Church! and they have made it a habit lately to be hurtful. I don't get it!

I never think about heaven. I am sure if there is a heaven it is probably reserved for people who are a lot better than me. What I do I do out of love for others. I never occurs to me what God may think of my actions, I am more concerned that I haven't hurt someone inadvertently or that I have made homebody's day better. (See that's why I cant get to heaven) I don't think that in my wildest imagination I or anyone else on earth for that matter could possible conceive of what the all powerful creator of heavens and life is thinking. So I don't even try.

I believe the color of your skin doesn't matter but your actions do. I also think if the world was more colored blind when it came to people, there would be less crime and unemployment. Why? Because from what I have seen, sometimes what others think of you can be your own worse enemy, because you start to believe it yourself. This works both ways. If you believe you are nothing because you are born to poverty as a minority, you will never, ever be more than you can perceive yourself to be. If you believe you are capable of anything because that is how others perceive you then you will be. SO DON'T EVER LET ANYONE DEFINE YOU!! You are the only one who has the right and should define who you are. and once you know who you are embrace it and love it. DON'T try to be something else. At the end of Dane Cook's DVD he puts up a quote by his mom that says "Embrace that which defines you" Its almost perfect. But I would modify it to "Discover that which defines you and then embrace it!"

On to pet peeves: Obviously Judgemental people (ya think?!); hypocrisy; lies; girls who suck their teeth and roll their eyes; when people say ONVELOPE , instead of envelope, or RADiator instead of RADIator, I don't listen to a RAD-io either. That's it for now. I will probably add more as the blog progresses.

Have a great day and don't forget to laugh. It improves your health too.