Saturday, December 31, 2011

my word for 2012




New years resolutions are something I love to set. Yet I always fall short as the year moves forward.
I have found that, for me, putting my desires for improvement and the wants for new into my Bucket List helps me far grater than resolving for a new year.
For the past few years I have welcomed in the new year with a word. I was introduced to this concept by a dear friend. Choosing a word that will represent what you want out of the new year. A reminder of your goals. I think the process of determining a best word to fit the new year is a wonderful challenge. And you will know you have the right word when it feels as though it fits!
As my friend asked "What is your one little word for 2012?" on FB, I enjoyed reading some of the responses... simplify, love, do, improve, faith, hope, commitment. In the past I have chosen Opportunity and Possibility.
I have been giving my word some in depth thought for well over a week now. And when I hit the right one,
I knew it. I feel good in my word, like the perfect pair of shoes.
My word for 2012 is "MORE"! Not as a selfish desire, but as I want to get more out of everything I do. I want to be more of each thing I take part in, I want to give more, I want to enjoy more.
This is the perfect word for 2012 for me.
I was chatting with a very dear friend in Utah tonight. And she brought up the word for the year. I told her my word and my thoughts on it. We talked about how each word gets to be so spot on to our life at the time. How I went through the year of Opportunity, then the year of Possibility, this year will be the year for More....

You Don't Owe Me Anything

If a mime is arrested, do they tell him he has a right to talk?

My girlfriend and I went on a picnic. I don't know how she did it, but she got poison ivy on the brain. When it itched, the only way she could scratch it was to think about sandpaper.

What's another word for Thesaurus?

When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, 'Well, what do you need?'

Why doesn't the fattest man in the world become a hockey goalie?

You know how it is when you decide to lie and say the check is in the mail, and then you remember it really is?

How can there be self-help 'groups'?

My watch is three hours fast, and I can't fix it. So I'm going to move to New York.

Why is the third hand on a watch called the second hand?

What do you do when you see an endangered animal that eats only endangered plants?

One time I went to a museum where all the work on display had been done by children. They had all the paintings up on refrigerators.

Why is it illegal to park in a handicapped parking space but okay to go the bathroom in a handicapped stall?

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?

When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child... Eventually.

Today I was arrested for scalping low numbers at the deli. I sold a #3 for 28 bucks.

If you tell a joke in the forest, and nobody laughs, was it a joke?

How do you write zero in Roman Numerals?

Why do they use sterile needles for lethal injections?

Why are there braille dots on the keypads at drive up ATMs?

My aunt gave me a walkie-talkie for my birthday. She says if I'm good, she'll give me the other one next year.


One day I got on the bus, and when I stepped in, I saw the most gorgeous blond Chinese girl.

I sat beside her.

I said, 'Hi', And she said, 'Hi', and then I said, 'Nice day, isn't it?'.

And she said, 'I saw my analyst today and he says I have a problem.'

So I asked, 'What's the problem?' She replied, 'I can't tell you. I don't even know you.'

I said, 'Well, sometimes it's good to tell your problems to a perfect stranger on a bus.'

So she said, 'Well, my analyst said I'm a nymphomaniac and I only like Jewish cowboys... By the way, my name is Denise.'

I said, 'Hello, Denise. My name is Bucky Goldstein.'.

FOR ALL OF US IN A HURRY

As the flashing lights blinked in his rear view mirror, Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often?

When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror. The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand.

Bob? Bob From Church? Jack sunk farther into his trench coat. This was worse than the coming ticket. A Christian cop catching a guy from his own church. A guy who happened to be a little eager to get home after a long day at the office. Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday, a man he'd never seen in uniform.

"Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you like this."

"Hello, Jack." No smile.

"Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids."

"Yeah, I guess."

Bob seemed uncertain. Good. "I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit-just this once."

Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement.

"Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight. Know what I mean?"

"I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our precinct."

Ouch. This was not going in the right direction. Time to change tactics.

"What'd you clock me at?"

"Seventy-one. Would you sit back in your car, please?"

"Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65." The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.

"Please, Jack, in the car."

Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window. The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license?

Whatever the reason, it would be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again.

A tap on the door jerked his head to the left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand. Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.

"Thanks." Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice.

Bob returned to his car without a word. Jack watched his retreat in the mirror. Jack unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one going to cost? Wait a minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read:

Dear Jack,
Once upon a time I had a daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You guessed it - a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. Free to hug his daughters. All three of them. I only had one, and I'm going to have to wait until heaven before I can ever hug her again. A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again. Even now. Pray for me. And be careful. My son is all I have left.
Bob

Jack twisted around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road. Jack watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he, too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived.

Life is precious. Handle with care. Drive safely and carefully.

To: All Employees From: Management

As a result of the reduction of money budgeted for department areas, we are forced to cut down on our number of personnel.

Under this plan, older employees will be asked to go on early retirement, thus permitting the retention of the younger people who represent our future.

Therefore, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of the current fiscal year, via retirement, will be placed into effect immediately.

This program will be known as SLAP (Sever Late-Aged Personnel). Employees who are SLAPPED will be given the opportunity to look for employment outside the company.

SLAPPED employees can request a review of their employment records before actual retirement takes place. This phase of the program is called SCREW. (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Early Workers).

All employees who have been SLAPPED or SCREWED may file an appeal with the upper management. This is called SHAFT (Study by Higher Authority Following Termination).

Under the terms of the new policy, an employee may be SLAPPED once, SCREWED twice, but may be SHAFTED as many times as the company deems appropriate.

If an employee follows the above procedures, he/she will be entitled to Get HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel's Early Severance) or CLAP (Combined Lump sum Assistance Payment) unless he/she already has AIDS (Additional Income From Dependents or Spouse). As HERPES and CLAP are considered benefit plans, any employee who has received HERPES or CLAP will no longer be SLAPPED or SCREWED by the company.

Management wishes to assure the younger employees who remain on board that the company will continue its policy of training employees through our Special High Intensity Training (SHIT). This company takes pride in the amount of SHIT our employees receive. We have given our employees more SHIT than any company in this area.

If any employee feels they do not receive enough SHIT on the job see your immediate supervisor.

YOUR SUPERVISOR IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE ALL THE SHIT YOU CAN STAND.

You can tell you've had too much of the 90s when...

  1. You try to enter your password on the microwave.
  2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
  3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
  4. You e-mail your work colleague at the desk next to you to ask, "Wanna go for a drink?" and they reply, "Yeah, give me five minutes."
  5. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South America, but you haven't spoken to your next door neighbor yet this year.
  6. You buy a computer and a week later it is out of date.
  7. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends is that they do not have e-mail addresses.
  8. You consider US Mail painfully slow and call it "snailmail."
  9. Your idea of being organized is multiple colored post-it notes.
  10. You hear all good jokes via email instead of in person.
  11. When you go home after a long day at work you still answer the phone with your company's name.
  12. When you make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.
  13. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
  14. Your company welcome sign is attached with Velcro.
  15. Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.
  16. You really get excited about a 1.7% pay rise.
  17. Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you lose all your best jokes.
  18. Temps in your department outnumber permanent staff and are more likely to get long-service awards.
  19. Board members salaries are higher than all the Third World countries annual budgets combined.
  20. It's dark when you drive to and from work.
  21. Free food left over from meetings is your staple diet.
  22. The intern gets a brand-new state-of-the-art laptop with all the features, while you have time to go for lunch while yours powers up.
  23. Being sick is defined as 'you can't walk' or 'you're in the hospital.'
  24. You're already late on the assignment you just got.
  25. There's no money in the budget for the five permanent staff your department is short, but they can afford four full-time management consultants advising your boss's boss on strategy.
  26. Your boss's favorite lines are: When you've got a few minutes...Could you fit this in? In your spare time...when you're freed up...I know you're busy but...I have an opportunity for you.
  27. Every week another brown collection envelope comes around because someone you didn't even know had started is leaving.
  28. You wonder who's going to be left to put into your 'leaving' collection.
  29. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers."
  30. The only reason you recognize your kids is because their pictures are on your desk.
  31. You only have makeup for fluorescent lighting.
  32. You've run out of family member's birthdays to use for all of the ATM and banking PINs, email passwords, computer codes, and voicemail IDs you need to remember.
  33. You read this entire list, kept nodding and smiling.
  34. As you read this list, you thought about forwarding it to your "friends you send jokes to" e-mail group.
  35. It crosses your mind that your jokes group may have seen this list already, but you can't be bothered to check so you forward it anyway.

Women Speak In Estrogen and Men Listen In Testosterone

RELATIONSHIPS:
When a relationship ends, a woman will cry and pour her heart out to her girlfriends, and she will write a poem titled "All Men Are Idiots". Then she will get on with her life. A man has a little more trouble letting go. Six months after the break-up, at 3:00 a.m. on a Saturday night, he will call and say, "I just wanted to let you know you ruined my life, and I'll never forgive you, and I hate you, and you're a total floozy. But I want you to know that there's always a chance for us." This is known as the "I Hate You / I Love You" drunken phone call, and 99% of all men have made at least once. There are community colleges that offer courses to help men get over this need.

MATURITY:

Women mature much faster than men. Most 17-year old females can function as adults. Most 17-year old males are still trading baseball cards and giving each other wedgies after gym class. This is why high school romances rarely work out.

MAGAZINES:
Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked women. Women's magazines also feature pictures of naked women. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is lumpy and hairy and should not be seen by the light of day. Men are turned on at the sight of a naked woman's body. Most naked men elicit laughter from women.

HANDWRITING:
To their credit, men do not decorate their penmanship. They just chicken-scratch. Women use scented, colored stationery and they dot their "i's" with circles and hearts. Women use ridiculously large loops in their "p's" and "g's". It is a royal pain to read a note from a woman. Even when she's dumping you, she'll put a smiley face at the end of the note!!!

BATHROOMS:
A man has six items in his bathroom-a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of Dial soap, and a towel from the Holiday Inn. The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 437. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

GROCERIES: A woman makes a list of things she needs and then goes out to the store and buys these things. A man waits till the only items left in his fridge are half a lime and a beer. Then he goes grocery shopping. He buys everything that looks good. By the time a man reaches the checkout counter, his cart is packed tighter than the Clampett's car on Beverly Hillbillies. Of course, this will not stop him from going to the 10-items-or-less lane.

CATS:
Women love cats. Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.

LAUNDRY:
Women do laundry every couple of days. A man will wear every article of clothing he owns, including his surgical pants that were hip about eight years ago, before he will do his laundry. When he is finally out of clothes, he will wear a dirty sweatshirt inside out, rent a U-Haul and take his mountain of clothes to the laundromat. Men always expect to meet beautiful women at the laundromat. This is a myth perpetuated by re-runs of old episodes of "Love, American Style."

THE TELEPHONE:
Men see the telephone as a communication tool. They use the telephone to send short messages to other people. A woman can visit her girlfriend for two weeks, and upon returning home, she will call the same friend and they will talk for three hours.

RICHARD GERE:
Women like Richard Gere because he is sexy in a dangerous way. Men hate Richard Gere because he reminds them of that slick guy who works at the health club and dates only married women.

MADONNA:
Same as above, but reversed. Same reason.

LOCKER ROOMS:
In the locker room men talk about three things: money, football, and women. They exaggerate about money, they don't know football nearly as well as they think they do, and they fabricate stories about women. Women talk about one thing in the locker-sex. And not in abstract terms, either. They are extremely graphic and technical, and they never lie.

MOVIES:
Every actress in the history of movies has had to do a nude scene. This is because every movie in the history of movies has been produced by a man. The only actor who has ever appeared nude in the movies is Richard Gere. This is another reason why men hate him.

TIME:
When a woman says she'll be ready to go out in five more minutes, she's using the same meaning of time as when a man says the football game just has five minutes left. Neither of them is counting time outs, commercials, or replays.

FRIENDS:
Women on a girl's night out talk the whole time. Men on a boy's night out say about twenty words all night, most of which are "Pass the Doritos or Got any more beer?"

RESTROOMS:
Men use restrooms for purely biological reasons. Women use restrooms as social lounges. Men in a restrooms will never speak a word to each other. Women who've never met will leave a restroom giggling together like old friends. And never in the history of the world has a man excused himself from a restaurant table by saying, "Hey, Tom, I was just about to take a leak. Do you want to join me?"


Real Insurance Reports

The following was published by an insurance company for internal distribution. These reports were submitted when policy-holders were asked for a brief statement describing their particular accident. An Ann Landers reader sent them in from Raleigh, N.C.
  • The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
  • I thought my window was down but found it was up when I put my hand through it.
  • A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
  • The guy was all over the place. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
  • I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.
  • The accident occured when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering it into the other vehicle.
  • I was driving my car out of the driveway in the usual manner, when it was struck by the other car in the same place it had been struck several times before.
  • I was on my way to the doctor's with rear-end trouble when my universal joint gave way, causing me to have an accident.
  • As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
  • The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front end.
  • To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.
  • My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
  • An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.
  • When I saw I could not avoid a collision, I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.
  • The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran him over.
  • I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.
  • Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.
  • The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.

Deep Thoughts And Quotes - Part 2

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?

If cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, really loudly, for no good reason.

Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home his face might burn up.

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."

If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I'd say Flippy, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong, though. It's Hambone.

Mom used to get offended when I used the word "puke." But to me, that's what her dinner tasted like.

Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling.

Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet.

Instead of trying to build newer and bigger weapons of destruction, we should be thinking about getting more use out of the ones we already have.

If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid looking in a mirror, because I bet that will really throw you into a panic.

I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend.

I wish outer space guys would conquer the Earth and make people their pets, because I'd like to have one of those little beds with my name on it.

I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.

I wish I lived back in the old west days, because I'd save up my money for about twenty years so I could buy a solid-gold pick. Then I'd go out West and start digging for gold. When someone came up and asked what I was doing, I'd say, "Looking for gold, ya durn fool." He'd say, "Your pick is gold," and I'd say, "Well, that was easy." Good joke, huh.

It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

It's good to have self-confidence. It's just nice to have a reason for it.

A pessimist is a man who looks both way before crossing a one-way street.

Duct tape is like the force - it has a light side, a dark side, and is the stuff that holds the universe together.

69% of statistics are "meaningless as well as undocumented information".........89% of the world's population knows that

If you can read this, you're in range.

I only kill to know I'm alive.

I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat ruffage!

When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my father did, not screaming in terror like his passengers.

A gaping chest wound is just nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Mashed potatos can be your friend.

I need someone real bad. Are you real bad?

A good man has few enemies. A ruthless man has none.

Save the whales! Collect the whole set!

Hold on to freedom as long as you can, 'cause the girl in your cell might think she's a man.

The quickest way to a man's heart is through his ribcage.

Anything not nailed down is mine. Anything I can pry loose is not nailed down.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kinda' neat.

If vegetarians eat vegetables, I guess that makes me a humanitarian.

Drive carefully. 90% of the people in the world are caused by accidents.

You can't be late until you show up.

Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, but give him a case of dynamite and soon the village will be showered with mud and seaweed and unidentifiable chunks of fish.

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

I may not be fast, but I sure am slow.

In the beginning, there was nothing. And then it exploded...

Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed.

Who is General Failure and why is he reading drive C?

Disease and famine are stalking the country like two giant stalking things.

Deep Thoughts And Quotes - Part 1

It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

If at first you don't succeed, blame it on your parents.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people

When you're riding in a time machine way far into the future, don't stick your elbow out the window, or it'll turn into a fossil.

For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.

14% of Americans surveyed agree that Puerto Rico should not be the 51st state because "that extra star would make the flag look bad."

23% of Perot voters say, "The candidate I vote for usually loses."

17% of college graduates would punch themselves really hard in the face for $50.

28% of Americans think that our army's high-tech military equipment is too expensive to risk in combat.

One third of American women agree that baseball was more exciting when it was on strike.

When Ford Motor Company began marketing their popular Pinto in Brazil years ago, they were puzzled by terrible sales. Things improved when they changed the name to Corcel, which means "steed." Pinto is Brazilian slang for "tiny male genitals..."

Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.

Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.

Rehab is for quitters.

God bless Darwin.

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not some kind of medical technician!

YOU! OUT OF THE GENE POOL!

Stock up and save. Limit one.

Why buy a product that it takes 2000 flushes to get rid of?

Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.

Illiterate? Write today for free help.

I discovered today that goldfish do not like jello.

Screw the planet, save yourself.

What is another word for synonym?

If a mute swears does his mother wash his hands out with soap?

When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs?

When you open a big bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away?

Why isn't there mouse flavored cat food?

Is it possible to be totally partial?

If a funeral procession is at night, do people drive with their lights off?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another?

Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.

I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas.

The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face.

If you were a poor Aztec with no weapons, and a bunch of conquistadors came up to you and asked where the gold was, I don't think it would be a good idea to say, "I swallowed it. So sue me."

When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.

Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.

Think About It

All right all you bright people-think about this one!

A riddle to be solved........can you do it:

    The poor have it.
    The rich need it.
    What is greater than God?
    What is more evil than the devil?
    If you eat it you'll die?

An interesting stat, is that 70% of Stanford University students couldn't work it out, however 80% of Kindergarten kids could.

Think about it and then scroll down...

"Nothing"

The poor have nothing
The rich need nothing
Nothing is greater than God
Nothing is more evil than the devil
If you eat nothing you'll die


Only in America

Only in America... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in America... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

Only in America... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions.

Only in America... do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke.

Only in America... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the opens to the counters.

Only in America... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless junk in the garage.

Only in America... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in America... do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America... do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well, "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".

Only in America... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering

Can You Imagine?

Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics:

  • 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
  • 7 have been arrested for fraud
  • 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
  • 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses
  • 3 have been arrested for assault
  • 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
  • 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
  • 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
  • 21 are current defendants in lawsuits
  • In 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving

Can you guess which organization this is? Give up?

It's the 535 members of your United States Congress. The same group that perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line.

BEING A MAN

Great things about being a man!!

A five day holiday requires one overnight bag

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

Queues for the bathroom don't exist

You can open all your own jars.

When clicking through the channels you don't have to stall at every shot of someone crying.

You don't have to lug a bag of useless stuff around.

You can go to the bathroom without a support group.

When your work is criticised, you understand that everyone doesn't secretly hate you.

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

You never have to clean a toilet.

You can be showered and ready to go in 10 minutes.

You save time and money by washing up in bulk every third week.

Wedding plans take care of themselves.

If someone forgets to invite you to something, it means that they forgot to invite you. It doesn't mean that they hate you, and he or she can still be your friend.

You don't have to shave below your neck.

None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry.

You don't have to curl up next to a hairy butt every night.

If you're 34 and single, nobody even notices.

Biological clock? What's that?

Chocolate is just another snack.

Flowers fix everything.

You never have to worry about other people's feelings.

Reverse parking is easy.

Window shopping is what you do when you buy windows.

Michael Bolton does not exist in your universe.

You don't have to clean your house if the meter reader's coming by.

Car mechanics tell you the truth.

You don't give a rat's ass if no-one notices your new haircut.

You can quietly watch a game on TV with a buddy for hours without ever thinking he's mad at you.

One mood, all the time.

Gray hair and wrinkles add character.

The remote control is yours and yours alone.

You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother.

If you don't call your buddy when you say you will, he won't tell your other friends and they won't try and work out what the problem is.

Someday you'll be a dirty old man. And you're looking forward to it.

Dieting involves getting regular sized fries with your burger.

You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries.

Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "so...,notice anything different?"

Life is sweet.

Children's Ideas On Love - Part 2

Some Surefire Ways To Make A Person Fall In Love With You...

"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores."
Del, age 6

"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there."
Manuel, age 8

"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love."
Alonzo, age 9

"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me."
Bart, age 9


How Can You Tell If Two Adults Eating Dinner At A Restaurant Are In Love?

"Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love."
Bobby, age 9

"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold ... Other people care more about the food."
Bart, age 9

"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up."
Sarah, age 9

"See if the man has lipstick on his face."
Sandra, age 7

"It's love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are... on fire."
Christine, age 9


Titles Of The Love Ballads You Can Sing To Your Beloved...

"'How Do I Love Thee When You're Always Picking Your Nose?'"
Arnold, age 10

"'You Are My Darling Even Though You Also Know My Sister.'"
Larry, age 8

"'I Love Hamburgers, I Like You!'"
Eddie, age 6

"'I Am in Love with You Most of the Time, but Don't Bother Me When I'm with My Friends.'"
Bob, age 9

"'Hey, Baby, I Don't like Girls but I'm Willing to Forget You Are One!'"
Will, age 7


What Most People Are Thinking When They Say "I Love You"...

"The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day."
Michelle, age 9

"Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat."
Dick, age 7


How Was Kissing Invented?

"I know one reason that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they didn't always have electric heat or fireplaces or even stoves in their houses."
Gina, age 8


How A Person Learns To Kiss...

"You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls."
Julia, age 7

"You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you."
Brian, age 7

"It might help to watch soap operas all day."
Carin, age 9


When Is It Okay To Kiss Someone?

"When they're rich."
Pam, age 7

"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ... That's why I stopped doing it."
Tammy, age 10

"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission."
Roger, age 6


How To Make Love Endure...

"Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work."
Dick, age 7

"Don't forget your wife's name ... That will mess up the love."
Erin, age 8

"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash."
Dave, age 8

"Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch."
Natalie, age 8


Children's Ideas On Love - Part 1

Concerning Why Love Happens Between Two Particular People...

"One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too."
Andrew, age 6

"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
Mae, age 9

"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful."
Manuel, age 8


On What Falling In Love Is Like...

"Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life."
John, age 9

"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long."
Glenn, age 7


On The Role Of Beauty And Handsomeness In Love...

"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful."
Anita C., age 8

"It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet."
Brian, age 7

"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time."
Christine, age 9


Reflections On The Nature Of Love...

"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too."
Greg, age 8


How Do People In Love Typically Behave?

"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much."
Arnold, age 10

"All of a sudden, the people get movie fever so they can sit together in the dark."
Sherm, age 8


Concerning Why Lovers Often Hold Hands...

"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them."
Gavin, age 8

"They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing."
John, age 9


Confidential Opinions About Love...

"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television."
Jill, age 6

"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime."
Floyd, age 9

"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me."
Dave, age 8

"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough."
Regina, age 10


The Personal Qualities You Need To Have In Order To Be A Good Lover...

"Sensitivity don't hurt."
Robbie, age 8

"One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills."
Ava, age 8


Sunday, December 25, 2011

How to Plan for 2012 - Part 5

Creating a year plan helps you to take a more active role in the direction of your life. By clearly stating your goals, objectives and priorities, you can make decisions aimed at achieving your dreams rather than being a passive reactor to external circumstances. A year plan is an evolving piece that describes what you would like to achieve during your life

Instructions

    • 1

      Think about the end of your life and decide on key elements for which you want to be remembered. Some people want to be remembered for the relationships they've built with others, while some want to be great achievers, known throughout the world for an invention or great accomplishment. Describe how you'd like to be remembered after you're gone.

    • 2

      Examine your past. Make a timeline of the significant events in your life through today.

    • 3

      Identify your priorities. Select key areas of your life, such as your self, your family, and your career. You can have only a few components or a dozen, it depends on your personal situation. Prioritize these life components into their order of importance.

    • 4

      Set short-term goals. These goals will serve as milestones along the way to the long-term goals you identified in Step 1. Tie your short-term goals into your priorities by creating at least one short-term goal that relates to each of your life components.

    • 5

      Create a plan of action for each component you identified in the previous step. Describe steps you'll take to reach your short-term and end goals in relation to each of your life components. Include a description of your ideal future and your current situation. Identify specific actions you can take to reach your goals, such as running a mile each day to become physically fit.

    • 6

      Revisit your life plan at least once each year and revise it according to your changed priorities. Your goals are likely to change over time, and your life plan is meant to be a work in progress. For example, external events might occur that cause you to change your focus, and you'll want to update your life plan to reflect those changes.



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