Archive for March, 2010
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
I just received this in an email and couldn’t resist posting it. It made me laugh, perhaps because I’m blonde.
Pulled into the crowded parking lot at the local shopping center,
rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever
puppy had fresh air.
She was stretched out on the back seat, and I wanted to impress
upon her that she must remain there.
I got out of my car and as I walked backwards towards the curb,
pointing my finger at the car and saying emphatically, “Now you stay
Do you hear me?”
Stay……Stay
The driver of a nearby car, a pretty young blonde young lady, gave me
a strange look, and leaning out of her car window said,
“Why don’t you just put it in park!”
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
I guess I feel the necessity to apologize for the lack of posts with any kind of substance. I’m feeling overwhelmed and a lose of time. I have been also been putting up posts in the category “Reviews to Peruse,” because being still unemployed I’m finding it necessary to bring in any and all income that I can. I apologize to all for that, posting “ads” was something I never intended to do with my blog.
For anyone that is interested, “PayU2Blog” pays $5 for each review you do post and they can be short and sweet and they pay on time. There isn’t an affiliate program that I can tell, so I’m not trying to get anyone to sign up under me. It’s just income.
With a very busy weekend coming up I don’t suppose I’ll be finding the time to post much, but I appreciate your understanding and that you visit my blog. If anyone has any suggestions how to extend each day by at least 10 more hours, I’d greatly appreciate it. Good day to all, don’t give up on me and thank you for visiting.
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
With the weather finally warming up it’s time to start thinking about sprucing up the outdoors. Frontgate is a wonderful website to find anything and everything you might need for outdoor living. You can find outdoor cushions, rugs, décor and more. They carry pool and beach items, grills and outdoor appliances and even items for pest control. Look no further, start outfitting your home for entertaining in the warmer months.
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Two doctors and an HMO manager died and lined up at the pearly gates for admission to heaven.
St. Peter asked them to identify themselves. One doctor stepped forward and said, “I was a pediatric spine surgeon and helped kids overcome their deformities.” St. Peter said, “You can enter.”
The second doctor said, “I was a psychiatrist. I helped people rehabilitate themselves.” St. Peter also invited him in.
The third applicant stepped forward and said, “I was an HMO manager. I helped people get cost effective health care.” St. Peter said, “You can come in too.”
But as the HMO manager walked by, St. Peter added, “You can stay three days. After that you can go to hell.
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
The Florida Department of Children and Families services had set a goal to reduce the number of children in foster care by 50 percent by 2012. Northeast Florida, largely because of the success in the Jacksonville area, has made a monumental achievement in this endeavor to adopt children in the foster care system. As a result Florida has outpaced all other states at finding safe and permanent homes for children in the foster care system.
Governor Charlie Crist, Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp 
and the Governor’s Chief Child Advocate Jim Kallinger have led “The Explore Adoption” public awareness campaign accentuating the importance of finding “forever families” for foster children. The intent is to reduce the children in foster care so that fewer children have to spend a great length of time enduring the emotional trauma and instability related to that lifestyle.
Leading the nation in the development of The Heart Galleries, Florida has had unprecedented success in finding loving homes for children in foster care. The Heart Galleries portray adoptive children in a way that descriptions never could through photographs of the children. Volunteer professional photographers take portraits of the children for recruitment purposes in aiding the Heart Galleries to provide public awareness of the need in finding adoptive families and permanent, loving homes for individual children.
Teenagers are one of the most difficult groups to find adoptive homes for. In an effort to encourage the adoption of teenagers, The Florida Department of Children and Families created the “Longest Waiting Teens” initiative. This project helps organizations direct their attention to finding adoptive homes for youth who have been in foster care the longest. Many of the teens have currently been in foster care for more than five years. The Florida Department of Children and Families has received federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as an adoption incentive reward.
As a result of these programs in Florida, ten thousand few children are in foster care today than there were three years ago. By outpacing any other state, Florida has received nearly $10 million in bonus funds from the federal government for this worthy cause.
Visit Florida Department of Children & Families here
Visit The Heart Gallery here
Visit Explore Adoption here
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
I’m still trying to figure out where today went. I always wake up with the intention of writing a post and then get distracted by “life.” I’m a list person and if it’s not actually written down then it’s most definitely in my head. Although, I do have to admit that writing it down keeps me more on track. Writing it down, however, while laying in bed is a bit inconvenient and that seems to be the only time I have to plan my ventures for the following day.
So my plan for today was to shop for party supplies because my son Jason will be graduating with his Specialist Degree in Psychology and he’s coming down to Florida in two weeks. It just so happens to also be Easter and my sister just informed me Greek Easter as well (her husbands Greek and celebrates.) So, the celebration is planned. I absolutely love to entertain, but complicate things far more than I need to. In the same token, I enjoy thoroughly everything I do.
For instance, I made a huge banner for Jason to congratulate him, I’ve planned an Easter egg hunt for our kids and one also for our nieces and nephews and have also made Easter gifts for the families that are coming. To clarify, the hunts are not just “go find the eggs hunt,” for years I’ve written complicated clues and made “the hunt” a challenge for all involved and it’s extremely time consuming on my part.
Back to my day…I shopped for party supplies, food shopped and supplied shopped for the gifts I was making. I hate to shop so I was relatively quick. Unpacked, made a cup of coffee, finished the gifts and then looked at the time. Five o’clock!!!
Now it’s time to make dinner which left me just enough time to post this meaningless post. I firmly believe that sleep is over-rated yet an unnecessary evil or else I’d be up posting through the night. Hopefully tonight while laying in bed, I can come up with a plan for tomorrow that includes a more meaningful post. Til then, thanks for reading.
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
I‘ve learned… that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I‘ve learned… that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I‘ve learned… that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back.
I‘ve learned… that it’s not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.
I‘ve learned… that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something.
I‘ve learned… that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do.
I‘ve learned… that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I‘ve learned… that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I‘ve learned… that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I‘ve learned… that you can keep going long after you thought you couldn’t.
I‘ve learned… that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I‘ve learned… that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I‘ve learned… that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I‘ve learned… that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I‘ve learned… that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I‘ve learned… that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the the best times.
I‘ve learned… that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I‘ve learned… that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
I‘ve learned… that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I‘ve learned… that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.
I‘ve learned… that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
I‘ve learned… that you should never tell a child their dream are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what as tragedy it would be if they believed it.
I‘ve learned… that your family won’t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren’t related to can take of you and love you teach you to trust people again. Families aren’t biological.
I‘ve learned… that now matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I‘ve learned… that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I‘ve learned… that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
I‘ve learned… that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I‘ve learned… that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.
I‘ve learned… that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I‘ve learned… that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I‘ve learned… that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I‘ve learned… that no matter how you try to protect you children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
I‘ve learned… that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.
I‘ve learned… that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
I‘ve learned… that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I‘ve learned… that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
I‘ve learned… that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe.
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
A prominent businessman, patriot and entrepreneur, Richard Willich is widely known for his generous support to assist charities that focus on the health and welfare of children. In the steel mill section of south Chicago where he grew up, he excelled as an outstanding athlete in high school and college. His service for our country was highly commendable, serving as a Platoon Leader in Vietnam where he earned a Purple Heart and several Medals of Valor.
After earning a Master’s Degree in Finance, Richard Willich attended law school and then went on to found Dow Industries in 1982 which was a design build engineering company of medical facilities. He sold the company in 1986.
In 1992 and based on Richard Willich’s belief that unnecessary health insurance costs could be reduced by up-to-date information, he founded Medical Development International (MDI.) This $200 million holding company based in Northeast Florida has two subsidiaries. They are MDI Healthcare Solutions and MDI Government Health-care Services. Outstanding customer service, as well as medical expertise in unison with developed technology enables these risk management companies to lessen the costs of health-care to their customers.
Most recently, Richard Willich and MDI Holdings, donated $75,000 to renovate Kids Bridge which was opened in 2002 by the Junior Service League of St. Augustine. Kids Bridge, Inc. provides a supervised visitation home-like setting for the benefit of family relationships during separation issues due to divorce, domestic violence and other family problems and difficulties.
A spirited leader who truly believes in the “American Dream,” Richard Willich continues to give back to the community and has made many generous charitable donations to educational, historical and military organizations.
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges.
A day without sunshine is like, night.
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
Remember half the people you know are below average.
Despite the cost of living, its’ popularity remains.
Atheism is a non-”prophet” organization.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
He who laughs last, thinks the slowest.
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
I thought I’d share my new adventure.
Our neighbor stopped by the other night before he headed out to the casino. I found myself particularly interested in the fact that he plays the penny slots and actually wins, on occasion. Still being unemployed and having no income. I started thinking maybe this was an avenue I should pursue. I actually became excited at the prospect of a new adventure and winning some money. Even if it was minimal, it’d be more than I’m taking in now.
The first time I had ever gone to a casino was in Las Vegas with my ex. The only thing I remember about that experience was that I played the “one arm bandits” and every time I won a little, he would take my winnings and go lose it somewhere. Not a good experience for me.
The second time I was with Mike and we went down to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL. By the time we parked the car, we were both aggravated. The casino was packed and I basically watched Mike play the slots for a little while and we left. No great thrills there.
For my new adventure I was slightly hesitant to 
go by myself so I try to enlist my parents and my sister-in-law. Neither of them were available. Determined to get the ball rolling, I decided to go it alone. The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is approximately fifteen minutes from my house, so I planned to head over there bright and early Monday morning. Well, early turned out to be around 10:00 and as I approached the casino there were buses pulling in and out. I noticed the names on the buses were from a variety of senior citizen communities. I quickly made the assumption that my timing was off, but I continued on my adventure.
As I walked in the door the lights and sounds were blaring. The sounds of the machines added to my anticipation as I wandered around. Although I’m not overly superstitious I thought I would find a slot machine with a name that had some meaning to me. Now my quest was to find “that” machine which was also a penny slot. On my first round I spotted one called “Night Sky” and no one was playing it. Reminiscent of the skies at our place up north, I thought that would be the one I would play. Yet, I was still a bit apprehensive and I was aware of the fact that I had no idea how the slots worked, I decided to make the rounds. I walked throughout the casino in circles three times, never seeing another “Night Sky,” but observing (not grasping) the way the slots worked.
Finally, I ventured back to my machine and there was a woman playing although she was actually sitting half hanging off the chair as if she was going to jump off her seat any minute. I watched her as she eyed a slot machine across the way. Apparently people have their favorites and she was waiting for “hers” to be free. In a matter of minutes, it was. This was my chance. I hesitantly sat down, made myself comfortable and looked at the “Night Sky” machine in front of me hoping that all of the symbols and numbers would make some sort of sense. They didn’t. I’m big on reading instructions, yet found none. It was time to put my money in and take my chances.
I had decided before I entered the casino that I would take a $20 bill, put it into one slot machine and play until it was gone. Of course, my full thought was that I would put the twenty in and when I won I would pocket everything above $20 and keep playing the same $20.
Finally, I put my twenty in the slot and determined to get the most out of my money I continued to push the button that said “1 line,” which I did figure out, only deducted 1 cent from my money on every turn. I found that if I continued to do this I would win a few pennies. My tactics were to play one line for one penny until the dollar amount was, for instance, $19.80. At that point I would get brazen and play the “10 line” button for .10 cents. I even played the 20, 30 and 40 line buttons, a few times. Playing this way and winning and losing I hovered around $16.00 for about 45 minutes.
All the while, there was a woman sitting next to me that I made small talk with. I told her it was my first time to which she replied that she’s seen a lot of people with beginners luck. (A renewal of my faith that I would win.” During the time I was playing the women took the time to explain all the buttons to me and continually tried to stress the fact to me that I should be playing 40 lines and playing more than a penny. I probably should have listened. Although, watching her clad in diamonds and feeding her slot machine with $20′s on a regular basis, I wasn’t too anxious to follow her technique.
By the time my $20 had deteriorated to $4, I decided it was time to really gamble. I played the 10, 20, 30, 40 line buttons consecutively until my money was gone. I’d said all in all the $4 was gone in less than a minute. I was done. I guess “Night Sky” wasn’t my slot machine after all.
I turned to the women thanked her for her assistance, wished her luck and gathered my things. I took note of her expression as I said goodbye. It was as if she couldn’t believe I put in a $20 bill, lost it and didn’t feed the slot machine another one. I have a fair amount of will-power, I kept walking.
As I left the casino I made the decision to go back again, Thursday, tomorrow. I do believe I’ll play a different slot machine or maybe not. I may follow my dads advice and play more lines to begin with. Whatever the case may be, I’m hoping I’ll be carrying just a little luck on my shoulder.
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
One day a rich father took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.
When they returned back from their trip the father asked his son, “How did you enjoy the trip? Did you see how poor people can be?”
The son replied, “Yes, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.”
When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.
His son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are!”
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
As I had previously written in my post “Our Return to South Florida,” we had returned home and I had received a letter from an attorney that was offering his help in retrieve money that had been turned over to the state of Florida. I had done my own research at The National Associations of State Treasurers and found that stock that had been in mine and my ex’s name were turned over. This, by the way, I take full responsibility for.
For the first year after my divorce I was able to cash the dividend checks. I’m not sure what changed, but after a year Washington Mutual wanted my ex to endorse the check as well. Mind you the checks were a whopping $23 a quarter. What it actually came down to was that my ex and I were not on good terms and I had no way to acquire his signature that would not entail having to see him. I ultimately filed each and every check uncashed for nine years.
Now nine years later the stocks were in the state’s possession. Being that the stock was actually a wedding present from my parents, I wrote my ex explaining the situation and requesting that he sign them over to me because they were in both our names. He agreed. Nine years is a long time and taking the necessary steps to claim the stocks by having my ex sign the appropriate forms was not in itself a big deal. We did also need a gold medallion seal, which I had to meet him at the bank for, but it actually was uneventful. I submitted all the paperwork in August 2009 and knew it would be a long wait before I received a check. I did not, however realize how long.
Five months later in January, I received a check. If you’ve read any of my posts, you know that nothing in my life goes on without a hitch…the check was for half the amount. I really wasn’t sure what to think. I went back over the numbers and checked the amount. I thought for some stupid reason that maybe the other half would come separately. I was right. However, the other half was issued and sent to my ex despite the fact that we filled out all the paperwork to the contrary. Actually, he was amiable about it, probably because he has more money than he knows what to do with. He signed the check over to me. I’m not talking mega bucks, the check was for $2400 and I intended to cash it, although I anticipated some resistance at the bank.
I have not previously mentioned this, but my ex and my current husband are both named Mike. As you can imagine, it’s been a little bit of a pain in the ass in certain situations when both or either of them come up in conversations. I didn’t ever imagine that both of them having the same name could ever be beneficial. When I went to the bank to cash the check the teller quickly looked at it, saw the name Mike, claimed he was on my account and cashed the check; no questions asked. For the first time ever the name similarity paid off and it made my day! I guess Murphy was on someone else’s shoulder that day!!
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Memories are made of things that happen everyday,
Moments as we live them, things we do and say.
Little bits and pieces of laughter mixed with tears,
Paragraphs and pages written through the years.
The friendships we remember, mistakes that we regret.
The endings of a love, we never could forget.
We can’t erase the sadness, or edit out the tears,
We can’t undo the wrong, we can’t relive the years.
But, since memories keep building, each day can be the start,
Of making new and happy ones, to store within the heart.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The most important six words:
“I admit I made a mistake”
The most important five words:
“I am proud of you”
The most important four words:
“What is your opinion”
The most important three words:
“If you please”
The most important two words:
“Thank you”
The most important word:
“We”
The least important word:
“I”
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why he wore his collar that way.
The man, who was a priest, said, “I am a Father.”
The little boy replied, “My daddy doesn’t wear his collar like that.”
The priest looked up from his book and answered “I am the Father of many.”
The boy said, “My dad has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren and he doesn’t wear his collar that way.”
The priest, getting impatient, said, “I am the Father of hundreds” and went back to reading his book.
The little boy sat quietly thinking for a while, and leaned over and said, “Maybe you should wear your pants backwards instead of your collar.”
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Just when I think I’ve grown up
I learn some other
astounding fact of life
and feel like a child
who thinks he’s mastered
the art of shoe-tying
only to discover
on loop does not make a bow.
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