Fireworks on the Dinner Cruise!!
Well, of course, you all want to see fireworks when you are talking with the Senior Bachelor, but we are going to have REAL FIREWORKS!! They'll be blasting off the Navy Pier around 9:45PM on our return to the pier during our Dinner Cruise on the Odyssey. Now, how cool is that!
Call Rob at Odyssey Cruises 312-396-2227 to make your reservation for the Dinner Cruise, Friday, September 30. Embark at 7:00PM from the Navy Pier, return at 11:00 PM.
-joe
Call Rob at Odyssey Cruises 312-396-2227 to make your reservation for the Dinner Cruise, Friday, September 30. Embark at 7:00PM from the Navy Pier, return at 11:00 PM.
-joe
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Hey everyone, am I first on the blog today?! How cool....
Good morning to all and welcome to the fireworks on Richard's blog today.
I am home, another public and bank holiday in Belize. Am I a lucky one or what?! Fireworks also and marching bands today.
Have a good day y'all.
I had fireworks for my birthday in August, it really adds to the spectacular evening, how romantic of you Richard. (no soft music please don't spoil them anymore)....jelousy speaking....wink!
Hello to everyone,
Chicago really treats you right with fireworks! The Odyssey cruise will be an awesome and memorable event for everyone! You can't miss the fantastic Chicago skyline view which is a rare and wonderful treat only seen from out on Lake Michigan. Be sure and join us!
See you all soon!
Hugs,
Chandra
Now that is way cool! Hurry up and get this leg of the fun over with Richard, then come home and let's get ready to really make some noise!
Good Morning to All and Aloha,
Gawd, yet another beautiful day here in Maui. After blogging I am off to work-out. Then Gayle and I have a 10 am reservation for some tennis. Then what? maybe snorkel/surf.
Our Cousin (another Richard/Dick) who lives on the island called very early this am and is taking us out in his sea vessel tomorrow to fish.
I'm not much of a fisher person, however, I will take my snorkel gear and maybe do some of that while other's fish (I'll be the shark bait, eww)
Hope y'all don't mind me going on about this wonderful trip and I will have some great photos to post one day soon.
Hugs to All
Deb
PS I'll be back on BUGGING everyone this evening.
Chicago is getting ever so closer ladies...........that has got to make you very HAPPY. I'm Happy for ya!!!!!!
Hey ladies, this is INDEPENDENCE DAY in Belize. That means we all get to stay home and PARTY. Firecrackers and caribbean music galore. The great troubador LORD LARO is in town for the celebrations and kicking it into high gear with his high stepping songs and compositions.
It appears that everyone will be having a grand ole time in Chicago. I can't wait to see the pics that will be coming out from this very happening event.
Richard, are you excited yet????
GOOD MORNING ALL --Hope all is well with all the Chickadee. Richard shared with us at one of the meetings in MB how he came to call us his Chickadees. Guess one morning when he went into his office and saw all the pictures and Bio's he put his hands together (finger-tips touching) and said "so my little chickadee what do you have for me today" He said it with a W.C. Fields accent and I don't know about everyone else but I sure felt the Love. There is a picture of Richards hands with fingertips touching on the Blog. I guess a mans eyes might steal the heart but the hands tell of both the strength and gentleness of the man himself.
Lois - I would love to come down your way sometime and attend an opera with you or better yet to hear you sing. I'll never forget the 'cheese' note you held that had us all smiling for our staircase photo at the Ayers. You are so lovely.
Connie - thank you for representing PEACE in our world. I lost my husband to a service related death. The concept of war physically hurts me, why can't we find a better way.
Mary Rose - I so enjoyed meeting you a MB. We didn't get to spend much time together but I like your style and your sense of adventure has inspired me to get out and Yehaw....
Leslie - So glad I got to spend the evening with you at the pier that first night with Richard. A sunset over the Pacific with Richard Roe WOW were we lucky or what.
Linda - Hope all is well with you, your weather in Az should be just about perfect about now, enjoy.
Debeddy - Still hope to get together with you when you return, I'll be passing through your town on my way to Donner Lake. Let me know what your Fall schedule is like......
I'm going to try to post a picture and play with the Blog today so stay tuned. I hope I can get it right just haven't tried yet, my blog site is so boring, got to get with it.........
PS -- Sylvia have a peaceful day
OH NO not fireworks!!!!! I LOVE fireworks. Now I feel a little tinge of jealousy for all you lucky girls who will be showing up on the shores of Lake MI. Well maybe I can get the boys to plan a live burn drill this weekend and throw in some colorful metal scrap, a few old cabbage patch dolls full of copper and magnesium or something. SOFT RAIN – Im going to stand up an the tail deck and tell your “all the men started clapping” rescue rope joke. I ALWAYS scroll through the jokes but I saw the word rescue. They will think I am going to make some big poignant, emotional political speech and they will laugh so hard. I am practicing so I can keep a straight face.
MELANIE ! Maynard’s WAS FALLING DOWN IN THE 70’s! A wonderful oldstyle, Indian pink adobe. It’s a GOOD thing they tore it down. Though it would be fun to re-create it upscaled. There was a geat restaurant in PB with Cable spool tables fiberglassed with inlaid oceania. Do you remember the Door, a (semi) underground, counter-culture magazine. They had the biggest cable spool table ever. People would walk across it to get to the kitchen of the big old Victorian mansion. I was on the staff. It evolved quit a bit while I was there; from The Door to Liberation, to The Door. The mansion was torn down for condos! CRIMINAL!
Redtbird: Wow! Another Nancy! Cool beans! I'm trying to get outta the frontier and into Chi-town for the weekend, but trying to find coverage for the ER here is hard-hard-hard if not done months in advance. ARGH! Glad to hear there are die hards for Robert Redford (another RR!). I like the directorship he takes in his movies
Dragonflyfilly: Have you ever read 'Women who Run With the Wolves'? Terrific stories and life enriching stuff for ladies.
I'm really liking the positive stuff on the blog these days.
Well, hugs to all.
Nancy
HI Linda,
I get back to reality (home) late on the 27th. I am going to visit my father mid-October. He is going to take me out on his new jet boat, up the Klamath. We are going to camp. Where there are BEARS!!!!
Then I am open for the rest of the year! Which is going by very fast. Miss You. So glad we got to meet in person, and I know we will play together in the future.
Aloha,
Maui Deb (used to be called Delta Deb)
Time for tennis.
Hugs!
Richard - I love fireworks! There is something even more special about them while watching from a ship on the water, in Chi-town, with you... (okay, and 200 other women). OOOhhh well!
Ladies of MB - I know how you all must be feeling - I was excited about your trip to MB but also a but jealous that I couldn't be there to participate in the festivities. Torture!
The pictures will help you feel more a part of it as they did for me. I loved the photos.
Wish everyone could meet someday somewhere - but who knows..I hope to have some great memories when all is finished.
Linda - U Got Moxie! Love your directness and honesty. I agree, and romance and adventure is what I hope will come from this, and the adventure is about to begin. Yeah!
For Ada and Skywatcher "Shy skater Ella" -
Couldn't resist letting you know that I've been an ice-dancer for 40 years (tested thru all but one Pre-Gold dance) and am still an active Gold Dance judge for the USFSA. However, tango dancing on the floor in Argentina is a heck of a lot safer for me now!
Aloha ROEman/Roamin' ROEmeooo, jOE and 'posse yee haa...come along little doggie.....:) woof!
Love Fireworks...truly magical stuff and soooo ROEmantic! Oooh la la it's gonna be an incredible Chicago(SHEECAAGO) Soiree;)
BELIZEGAL: Iwas told the hurricane swept passed your 'neck of the woods'? Hope not! Must be beautiful there where you are!
CALLMELIN: I wholeheartedly agree with you about Richard's hands. It shows a lot of good refined character, wisdom and meticulous;) at whatever he chooses to do. Strong healing energy in his hands which I mentioned on a previous blog! The eyes are the mirrors of the Soul and one can read through to the heart of a person just by looking into the eyes! I have been told that I 'draw people in' with the gentleness and somewhat sultry expression in my eyes, whatever that means:) Then again who am I to say this, it is better left for those who truly 'see' me;) of which there is only a handful that do. My children/chikadees 'see' me as clear as crystal!
LINDAINTUCSON: You are sooo funny, miss the 'bridal attire' ;) you will NEVER grow old, nor do I wish to either, I'll have you know:)
Forever Young, I wanna be forever young, love that song...riveting!
DEBBY EDDY: Hope you don't mind my saying this but you live in a beautiful part of the world. Do you ever swim with the dolphins? I call the dolphins and when I was in South Africa one time, my Blessed Mother witnessed the telepathic transference of thoughtforms from me to them and in an instant the sea was shimmering silver with hundreds of dolphins leaping in and out! We ALL have the capacity to converse with the animals....coyotes included...ooowwwwww;)
Thoughts and prayers for those directly in the path of hurricane rita, looks like Galveston Texas etc. The storms seem to be gaining more and more momentum each and every year...what is the message here for us all? Enquiring minds wanna know;)
SWEET 'P' PHYL: wassssup girl? Do you plan to go on the cruise wid the chickadees and chikadoos(males)
next Summer to Alaska?
JOE: I've noticed you using a few Yiddish expressions, cute to see...
I better sign off for real, 'plutzing mit the heat' again this afternoon...oy vey have to shlepp the garbage out, the highlight of my week's activities!
Having FUN as usual on this hea blog....to be continued;)
Hugs and Kisses
Senior Bachelorette:)
Vj
Tango Lady - very impressive. Where do you live? My friend always needs judges.
New confusion for the day - good thing there are only 365 days in a year. If a new day comes out (Is that RR's discretion or does it just go by the calendar?) does one have to go back to see if your blog has been answered the day before if an answer does not appear on the new one?
CAROL IN RIVERWOOD - Trying to reach you. Was given wrong e-mail.
Please give correct e-mail or better yet a phone #. Your info wasn't on Brenda's list. Thanks, Ada
There once was a bunch of tiny
frogs..who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top
of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around
the tower to see the race
and cheer on the
contestants...
The race began...
Honestly...No one in the crowd
really believed that the tiny
frogs would reach the top of
the tower
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult !!! "
They will NEVER make it to the
top!!!" or:
"Not a chance that they will
succeed. The tower is too
high!!!"
The tiny frogs began
collapsing. One by one...
Except for those, who in a
fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher...
The crowd continued to
yell, "It is too difficult!!!
No one will make it!!!"
More tiny frogs got tired and
gave up...But ONE continued
higher and higher and
higher...
This one wouldn't give up!!!
At the end everyone else had
given up climbing the tower.
Except for the one tiny frog
who, after a big effort, was
the only one who reached the
top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know
how this one Frog managed to do
it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to Succeed and reach
the goal?
It turned out...That the winner
was DEAF!!!
The wisdom of this story is:
NEVER listen to other people's
tendencies to be negative or
pessimistic...because they take
your most wonderful dreams and
wishes away from you...the ones
you have in your heart!!!
Always think of the power words
have because everything you
hear and read affects your
actions!!! Therefore:
ALWAYS be...POSITIVE!!!
And above all:
..I don’t know where you’re
going and I don’t know why...
but listen to your heart.
Belong to your dreams.
Aloha ROEMANcin' ROEmeo..jOE and the posse;)
ROEMANce AND ADVENTURE!
MERRYMARY: I don't even want to guess what Richard may have been smokin' wid dat pipe in 'POP&ME'
whatever Chris had in mind, sure seemed to work;) LOL! I LOVE the part of Richard's snorin' my 'chickadee and chickadoos' laughed so hard at that particular scene, I guess they saw elements of their own 'POP' ;)....I have started giggling again, just at the thought of it!
Yes, Khalil Gibran wrote the poem, in his book called The Prophet:
YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOT YOUR CHILDREN
THEY COME THROUGH YOU BUT NOT FROM YOU
YOU MAY HOUSE THEIR BODIES BUT NOT THEIR SOULS FOR THEIR SOULS DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF TOMOROW WHICH YOU CANNOT VISIT NOT EVEN IN YOUR DREAMS
YOU MAY STRIVE TO BE LIKE THEM BUT DO NOT STRIVE TO MAKE THEM LIKE YOU
YOU ARE THE BOWS FROM WHICH YOUR CHILDREN AS LIVING ARROWS ARE SENT FORTH
I memorized this poem many years ago when I went through 'my hell' and it gave me the inner strength I needed at the time. Sorry if I neglected to remember a sentence here and there
Here's to ALL our Children worldwide, THEY ARE OUR FUTURE
Hugs and Kisses
Senior Bachelorette:)
Vj
P.S. 'SKYWATCHER 'ELLA' you are a Beautiful Soul...MOON GODDESS!
Well I'm just testing this picture thangy.
Cathy -- Good for you I'm still fighting with the darn thang, even with Linda's 'how-to', I must be (as DebE says) a tard. How do you move a picture on HP Image to the Blog????
CathyinCarolina If you posted on my site it may have been deleted, whoops sorry. So come back and post again. Hope all is well and you're looking forward to your trip to Chicago.
Hugs Suzanne
Wow...I am so impressed with everything ,especially you V.J. that you could quote The Prophet like that.I can't remember doodly squat...On my vcr...which we only did one take(Grandson filming) I was telling Richard about Christmas VACATION Movie and I said the name of the movie is...and I blanked out. My vcr tape is now a party movie. My family died laughing and my sister's coming by next week to get it to play at a party she's going to. Believe me....I'm nobody's competion. Oh well,Mary, Mary ,Mary life is but a scream. I liked the part in Pop and Me where Richard comes in and lays down and says I used to be slim and mean and Chris says now you're fat and mean...that really tickled me. Everything about this trip is so exciting and what is topping it off for me is getting to go be in the audience of Opera. I really like that woman and admire and respect her and all she stands for. Blessings to you all. Ms. Mary
Call Me Lin I just sent you an email.
Ada -
I just got around to putting some info into my profile. Click on "Tangolady" and you can get my full name and e-mail address to give to your skating friend who is looking for judges. She should then be able to look me up in the USFSA directory. I do travel out-of-state sometimes to judge ice dances for various skating clubs.
Hi girlfriends,
Are you coming to Chicago?
I have a beautiful 2 bed/2 bath room at the Palmer House for the SB weekend. Waaay too big for me, and Richard has his own room :-), so I'd like to share with one of you! I'm there Thurs, Fri and maybe Saturday if I'm lucky.
E-mail me at kissinmakeup@aol.com, or call (602)697-5635 - yes, I'm in Phoenix, and flying all the way to beautiful Chicago to meet Richard - and all of you. Looking forward to painting the town a gorgeous HOT shade of RED.
Are we F-F-F-FABulous, or what? (My mother would say, "Or what?", but what does she know?)
Annie
Good evening, girlfriends!
Are you coming to Chicago? Would you like some extra $$ for food, fun etc? I have a beautiful 2-bed/2 bath room at the Palmer House Th Fr Sat. It's WAAAAY to big for me, and Richard already has his own room :-), so I would like to share with you!
You can e-mail me at LadyRed1130@aol.com, or call (602)697-5635. Yes, I am in (still very hot) Phoenix and am flying into beautiful Chicago to meet Richard and all of you wonderful, gutsy, fun women.
Looking forward to painting the town a wonderful HOT shade of RED (my favorite....), and meeting lots of F-F-F-FABulous women. Oh yes, and of course, the SB.......
Have to go to Mexico first though. Siesta up for the big weekend.
Adios, muchachas y muchacho, hasta manana (la proxima semana)
Annie
This may be the last day of summer 2005. But we will still enjoy fireworks on September 30th in Chicago!
Thanks to Desertflowers.....
for the help posting my pic so I can finally have a face to go with the "Name" I have made for myself here.
Those of us that have stuck with this "Blogging Thangy" thru "think and thin" (as we would say here in the South);and have on occassion, "let our hair down" (when we thought everyone was asleep);
have made "all kindsof Names" for ourselves (good, bad and ugly).
I would imagine!!!!!!!!!
Now can anyone make me look like Marilyn Monroe?
Dear Richard and Friends,
Oh my-- here is where I probably go to the Naught Matt, BUTTTT---
I just have to comment to- Honestgal,Nancy.
Our family are all readers. When 'Ladies Who Run with Wolves' first came out, My daughter gave it to me and I have in turn given at least a dozen away since. Why I mention this as important?? Because this year she was troubling over an unusual gift for her husband of 23 years.
I suggested(And she did do it) she give them a copy of
GUIDE TO GETTING IT ON by Paul Joannides
"In our vast library of sex books, this is by far and away the most human, enlightening and entertaining read of the lot. I'll be recommemding it until my keyboard wears out." COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE,UK
"A world-class sex manual. Whoever you are and however much sexual experience you've had, you will benefit from reading this book. I can't recommend it too highly" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RELATIONS
"One of the few books about sex that you will actually want to sit down and read."PLAYBOY ADVISOR
"The only sex manual you'll ever need!" ROLLING STONES MAGAZINE Etc. etc.
It has won several awards and has published translations in 14 languages.
FYI: Any age ANYONE WHO IS FUN LOVING, ADVENTEROUS OR JUST WANTS TO KNOW SOMETHING can visit:
www.goofyfootpress.com or call (800)788-3123
Publishers Group West, Berkley, California.
ISBN:1-885535-67-8
for the best $19.95
worth of information you can add to your bank of knowledge-- even if you might be alone*lonesome* not motivated/interested or *feeling that stage has pass. It even helps to understand others.
And my name is
Mary Rose
And I don't sell books.
PS: Evette, that daughter is Kyle's home school teacher, Retired from being a trainer for American Airlines. Her husband is a very successful Chicago/Florida Insurance Executive & Top Level Iorn Man. They also do competative dancing.
They will tell you "It was "Out of left field but the perfect gift!."
Thanks Nancy for another great opportunity. One never knows who they really are helping.
You all will find those few days in Chicago way to short for that wonderful city.
I can sugest you just kind of remember you goal. Mine in MB was to have Fun, Meet wonderful people and show Richard that I really was who I said I was.
He is a Perfect Host and has a great memory!
By till another one of you turns my "Open Mouth Keys".
Mary Rose
PS PS My still all time FAVORITE BOOK is a 5 minute read for ALL AGES by Shel Silverstein,
THE MISSING PIECE MEETS THE BIG O
Lady Base Camp
Let me know how the joke goes over
Take Care
Cathy...cute picture. I ran Linda's instrutions off but have not attempted to do it.Everyone have a great evening. MM in Tulsa,Ok.
Paula in Florida
I left a post on your blog last night, I would like to talk with you about something.
Thanks,
Cathy
Mary R at the risk of being sent to the naughty mat with you (or maybe in hopes of, ha ha) that book is a must have! I stumbled upon it at a friends house....it's not only informative, it's fun and funny
And you can probably all imagine that I like a little fun in my love life!
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS...
TO HOLD ON, HOLD OUT…
FOR YOUR CREATIVE LIFE…
FOR YOUR SOLITUDE…
FOR YOUR TIME TO BE AND DO…
FOR YOUR VERY LIFE---
FOR THE PROMISE
FROM THE WILD NATURE IS THIS---
AFTER WINTER, SPRING ALWAYS COMES…
---Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.
Women Who Run With The Wolves
PS—HONESTGAL/Nancy (A terrific,long-time favorite book of mine, also :)
PSS- 'DREAMWEAVER' (Pure Heart)---- "The Prophet"...Another treasure close to my heart. I've wanted to post Kahlil Gibran's passage on FRIENDSHIP for quite some time, but I've been such a BLOG-HOG the past few days (FULL MOON), I'm feeling quite self-conscious all of a sudden. Perhaps I'll wait until the next FULL MOON (I hope we'll ALL still be HERE by then)...
PSSS- Tangolady! You ARE the ICE DANCING QUEEN!!! 40 years!!! I have great admiration & will be looking on your site to learn more about YOU and hope our paths will cross someday. Do you SALSA, too? My mom will be 81 in January (on Oprah's B'day)& she is HOT,HOT,HOT (at Salsa)!!!!
I'll bet (THE MOON) that YOU are, too!
PSSST-LOVE TO ALL the "Chickadees"
'SKYWATCHER'-"ella"
callmelin Hi back at you! I, too, was delighted to spend time with you at the Pier on the Wednesday night watching the sunset and then having dinner at the Rock'NFish - great place! I actually ended up there 3 times. Besides Wed., ended up there for lunch on Friday, and again on Saturday night with another group of ladies plus Richard.
are you a bit jealous like me about the plans for Chicago? fireworks, cruise? Well, we had our fun in MB and set a certain standard, right? It was great developing friendships with the women there. Keep in touch and have a great evening!
The sexiest rocker alive, Jon Bon Jovi, was on Oprah today.
Twenty years later, he is still kicking butt, Living on a Prayer and Giving Love a Bad Name ;)
He also donated a cool 1 mil to O's Angel Network. His motto - Live to Give!!
This makes me want to whine.....I wanna go to Chicago - you all are going to have such an incredible time. I was part of MB and had a great time. Prepare for lots of photo ops - any possiblity "O" will be there?
Belizegial are you born there? I have friends who in Dandriga. I love Belize, the bright and beautiful people, Myan ruins, diving on the second largest barrior reef in the world, steel drums! Some little boys saw me painting my toenails and insisted I paint theirs too, they were so excited!
Ladies of the Blogg and Sir Roe et al - what a grand time you will have in Chicago. I will be there in spirit.
Love, Michelle
Nominated for the best short joke...A 3 year old little boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath, Mama, he asked...Are these my brains?? Mama answered...Not yet.
(My Sunday School teacher just sent me that and she is Miss Prim and Proper.) MM
Ada, I got an email from Chandra explaining what you were looking for. Unfortunately, I won't be able to help you out. The airport bus may be your best bet. Also, it would probably be best to get to the salon prior to arriving, as it sounds like the schedule here will be full and what you are looking for most likely will not be available anywhere near the hotel.
Have a safe trip and we'll see you in Chicago.
Carol
Lake Boater here
Unbelievable -- some great instant reporting on live events, I was going to respond, and the comment is gone
Too bad. The only reason I can think of is that the self appointed queen of the blog didn't like it -- I read it, and within 8 seconds it was gone. I wonder what else disappears!!
Face it, Blog police, the majority of the girls here don't like her, but do tolerate her rather nicely. Girls can do that. We support each other immensely, but when someone does step out of bounds (sound familiar someone?!) we just ignore them. The blog was like a breath of fresh air the last two days (until today) while she was gone!!
(Ding dong the witch is........)
Hello Richard, Joe and Ladies:
Wow, fireworks will top our cruise. Can't hardly wait. I am counting down the days. I just know I will be unable to sleep next Wednesday night. I will be ready to go to the airport very early on Thursday morning. "I'm so excited, I just can't hide it!!!"
Linda P.
I also read the instant report, got excited, checked out Fox, watched the plane land. Very exciting stuff, and I would like to thank the Anon for being our personal reporter, too bad the posting was removed -- why??-- sorry, but at least she/he had the (cajones) to say what the rest of us anjelica chics don't. Why delete postings? I'm sure mucho others have a hard time saying that if RR even comes close to choosing her, this whole site will shut down. No one can stand her, except the ones that are in the running, they think she is a way in, so they pretend to be her buddy/amiga
Meowwwww!! My my. It's OK, I can take it. I will say I have never ever posted anything "anonymously" so I can only presume these are some very bitter women who perhaps live their life in that state.
I guess we all have our own style, sorry if mine is not appreciated by some. Good thing you aren't the ones who get to "vote" ha. I have many, many friends and get at least a dozen fun, supportive e-mails a day so it's not too fair to claim to speak for a "majority".
I've had a great day, and a smile on my face for most of it.
So sorry you choose to take the low road, and are harboring such mean thoughts. It doesn't become you, and isn't too good for your health!
OOOOOOOOOOOH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Just getting ready for the fireworks - how exciting - (No, Mary Rose I did not just go out and buy the book.)
Have not heard from Richard today, but I would like to say that I am so excited about the fireworks - it will be great fun - just hope that you (RR) did not use some of the fireworks to distroy some of the late entries.
I am having a hard time figuring out who is coming - does anyone have a list. I think that I will be able to recognize some of you wonderful women - most likely Misred will be wearing red. Paula in Florida will look like Mae West (not). Linda in Tucson will be wearing a hat - I will recognize Ilene - my roommate - she sent me her picture but I think most of the pictures of bloggers that frequently appear on the blog will not be going to Chicago.
We will need "blog nametags".
Fall is here - and now we have Rita.
Melanie
Melanie -
You can check for some of the names of people going to Chicago on Click Girl's blog. If you find her name on one of these blogs (I don't think she's on this one, yet),just click on her blue name and that will take you to it.
P.S. I'm going! Hope to meet you there!
Nancy
Fireworks! Very nice!
Forgive me for playing ‘catch up’ from the last Blog! I’ve been following along – but haven’t had much time to post … so I’m responding to some comments from the last round! ; )
Welcome Leslie: in Cleveland!!
Hi Annie! So glad to see you worked out how to Blog! Welcome!! Hopefully – you will have a quick response to your request! If you click on my name – you can also post your request for a room mate on my Blog – in case someone misses it on here.
And Melanie … if you go to my Blog – I have a pretty good list of everyone that has said they are going. I was hoping for input from everyone – to make sure I have included everyone. So … check it out!
Also - if people looking for room mates want to post that on my Blog - it might be easier to match people up.
Hey Debby: – Maui sounds great!! And the Snorkeling sounds incredible. I’m not sure about that shark bait thing though! (hee hee) Be careful out there … and glad you are having fun!! Can’t wait to see the pics!
Tangolady and Skywatcher: Way cool!! I had my hair cut like Dorothy Hamill one time – when I lived in Atlanta. And my friend and I would go a couple of times a week to skate. I loved how my hair flowed – as I hung on to the bar all the way around the rink. (ha ha) Obviously, I was not a very good skater … so I am full of admiration for those who so gracefully glide on the ice. My main reason for going was to check out the Hockey Players who had practice right after the regular skate hours were over. : )
Hey Belizegial!! Happy Independence Day!!
Hi Lois: – beautifully written!
Hey Sylvia: – have been thinking about you today!
Hi Lady Base Camp – what an interesting life you have! I’ve been fascinated by so much of what you have written … just haven’t had time to do much posting recently. Thanks for letting us ‘in’ on a little bit of your very interesting life!
Safari Soul – Thanks for sharing your impressions about Pop&Me. I was so moved by your story of your Mom calling to sing “I just called to say I love you”. What a beautiful, poignant memory for you. Very touching.
Hi Willemina – I’ll be curious to hear what you think of ‘Red Eye’ too! For those of you who don’t visit my Blog – my nieces’ husband, Jake, is one of the producers on ‘Red Eye’ … so I’m interested to hear what people think about it. Tonight is also the premiere (in LA) for his first movie where his name is in the credits (first one up) – and that is for ‘A History of Violence’. It got a standing ‘O’ at Cannes … and they are all very excited about. He is also in the Trailer for ‘Just Friends’ (which comes out in November) – he is the guy at the end – who says, ‘Merry Christmas, neighbor’ … and gets hit with a snow ball. He is a producer on that as well. Yeah Jake! So proud of him!! Sorry – not ‘bragging’ … just very excited! He has really worked hard for this!
Hello Connie – have a great trip to D.C. Good for you!
And I loved Connie, Melanie and Linda’s comments to Anonymous. All different. All honest. All with feeling. Several other people (besides that Anon) have also written about this being a situation where people have lost their values … morals … etc. and I don’t know that it is up to any of us to ‘judge’ what others have ‘become’ on this venture. We are all different. We all approach life differently. We all have our own style and way of moving into relationships. This certainly, for the majority of us, has been a very different type of approach in getting to know a man. And I’m fairly certain that none of us could have predicted how things would play out along the way. I would hope that, at this stage, we could all celebrate with those who are in the midst of the journey … and accept that every one who has come into this deserves the right to ‘play it’ their way. It’s their choice. And their right. There are some absolutely amazing women involved in this journey … and I feel that they all deserve the right to enjoy these last few weeks before ‘the decision’ – without negativity or comments that are intended to belittle or ‘put down’. As Lake Boater says – feels like a ‘breath of fresh air’ for the past couple of days – and I take that as meaning without negativity. (Apologies if I’ve misunderstood your intent). I feel honored to ‘know’ so many of these wonderful ‘Bloggettes’ … and no matter what the outcome … I will be here to support those who are part of this journey. In my opinion, we are all better … for having known each other. That includes the Ladies … Richard … Joe … Umberto … Nancy … the 'strong and silent types' ... and all who have been a part of this very interesting experience.
But … until the decision is made …
Chicago … here we come! : )
Have a good one!!
Warm regards,
Brenda
Ahhhh ... Nancy ... no sooner than you mention me ... I am there. Ha Ha Sorry I haven't been posting much ... was making travel plans! : )
I'M SO EXCITED BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS!
We are having fun now.
> Thought this was good!
> > >>Subject: Fw: Is your hut on fire?
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> > >>The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a
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> > >>small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God
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> > >>to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon
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> > >>for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
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> > >>Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut
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> > >>out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements,
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> > >>and to store his few possessions.
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> > >>One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home
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> > >>to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to
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> > >>the sky. The worst had happened, and everything was
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> > >>lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger.
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> > >>"God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.
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> > >>Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a
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> > >>ship that was approaching the island.
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> > >>It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?"
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> > >>Asked the weary man of his rescuers.
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> > >>"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
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> > >>It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad,
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> > >>but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in
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> > >>our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering.
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> > >>Remember that, the next time your little hut seems to
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> > >>be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal
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> > >>that summons the grace of God.
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> > >>You May Want To Consider Passing This On, because
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> > >>You Never Know Who Feels Like Their Hut Is On Fire Today......
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All in all, it's been a good day here in the desert. I don't want the current events to keep me from checking in to say g'nite to Richard and my many friends.
Sweet dreams.....
Darling, Sweet Dremweaver.... believe me when I say should I call for the dolphins, I would get a Great White or suppin'. However, it will not stop me from diving!
Just returned from shopping at Whaler's Village, in the middle of a down pour, ready to hit the ocean or the pool, or both!!
Tennis was killer today. It has been a few years since the last time I played, but I hung in, have pix to prove it!
We leave at 5:30 am tomorrow with cousin (Richard/Dick). Oh yeah, his last name is Roy, not Roe, but Roy (paternal cousin).
Will report more tomorrow, maybe.
Aloha and love and hugs,
Love watching the sunset here!!! So absolutely beautiful.
Deb Eddy
Love yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Don't care if you are young, old, happy, sad, alone, w/someone........you MUST love yourself...k, that was random!!!!
DM
OH, Oh wait I too had fireworks on my houseboat "The Oddessy" sort of cheesy, not like the ones scheduled for Chicago, but fun (must always have fun) non-the less. Bottle rockets (that sort)....d
Linda.............your style is fine. Who cares what other's think. What matter's is what YOU think about yourself. You know that by now.
Anyway, that is what I have gotten from your posts and from meeting you in person.
Deb
DESERTFLOWER That was beautiful.
I wish we were all going to Chicago, too.
Promise yourself to be so strong
That nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, & prosperity
To every person you meet…
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything,
And make your optimism come true…
To think only of the best,
To work only for the best,
And expect only the best…
To be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own...
To forget the mistakes of the past
And press on to the greater achievements of the future...
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
And give every living creature you meet a smile….
To give so much time to the improvement of YOURSELF
That you have no time to criticize others…
To be too large for worry,
To noble for anger,
Too strong for fear,
And too happy to permit the presence of trouble…
---Christian D. Larson
PEACE to ALL...
Skywatcher-“ella”
Aloha ROEmeoow, jOE and posse!
I watched the drama unfold with the JetBlue passenger plane making an emergency landing at LAX earlier!
I had this wild notion ...what if our 'Leading Man' is on that flight to New York from L.A ?? Who knows, he can travel anywhere at anytime at a moments notice ;) Thank goodness the Pilot managed to land safely with all 139 passengers! Now hurricane rita a category 5, 3rd strongest in recorded history, G-D protect all those in her path!
SKYWATCHER 'ELLA': Here's the poem:
AND A YOUTH SAID, SPEAK TO US OF FRIENDSHIP:
AND HE ANSWERED, SAYING:
YOUR FRIEND IS YOUR NEEDS ANSWERED.
HE IS YOUR FIELD WHICH YOU SOW WITH LOVE AND REAP WITH THANKSGIVING
AND HE IS YOUR BOARD AND YOUR FIRESIDE.
FOR YOU COME TO HIM WITH YOUR HUNGER, AND YOU SEEK HIM FOR PEACE.
WHEN YOUR FRIEND SPEAKS HIS MIND YOU FEAR NOT THE "NAY" IN YOUR OWN MIND, NOR DO YOU WITHHOLD THE "AY"
AND WHEN HE IS SILENT YOUR HEART CEASES NOT TO LISTEN TO HIS HEART;
FOR WITHOUT WORDS, IN FRIENDSHIP, ALL THOUGHTS, ALL DESIRES, ALL EXPECTATIONS ARE BORN AND SHARED, WITH JOY THAT IS UNACLAIMED
WHEN YOU PART FROM YOUR FRIEND, YOU GRIEVE NOT;
FOR THAT WHICH YOU LOVE MOST IN HIM MAY BE CLEARER IN HIS ABSENCE, AS THE MOUNTAIN TO THE CLIMBER IS CLEARER FROM THE PLAIN.
AND LET THERE BE NO PURPOSE IN FRIENDSHIP SAVE THE DEEPENING OF THE SPIRIT.
FOR LOVE THAT SEEKS AUGHT BUT THE DISCLOSURE OF ITS OWN MYSTERY IS NOT LOVE BUT A NET CAST FORTH: AND ONLY THE UNPROFITABLE IS CAUGHT.
AND LET YOUR BEST BE FOR YOUR FRIEND.
IF HE MUST KNOW THE EBB OF YOUR TIDE, LET HIM KNOW ITS FLOOD ALSO.
FOR WHAT IS YOUR FRIEND THAT YOU SHOULD SEEK HIM WITH HOURS TO KILL?
SEEK HIM ALWAYS WITH HOURS TO LIVE
FOR IT IS HIS TO FILL YOUR NEED, BUT NOT YOUR EMPTINESS
AND IN THE SWEETNESS OF FRIENDSHIP LET THERE BE LAUGHTER, AND SHARING OF PLEASURES.
FOR IN THE DEW OF LITTLE THINGS THE HEART FINDS ITS MORNING AND IS REFRESHED.
(from Kahlil Gibran's THE PROPHET)
Sweet dreams to ALL
Senior Bachelorette:)
Vj
callmelin, thanks.
belizegial, well said.
a rocker fan, i'm not a bon jovi fan. don't even know about jon bon jovi's music even though i know his name, but i watched him on oprah today also. yep, he is very sexy, and i was most impressed with him. i thought he was very humble, and real, and caring. i loved that he's been married to his wife for 16 yrs and he's still so in love with her, and they have 4 children. i love what he and his football team did for those children, as well as getting ready to build 4 habitat homes. the million dollars from him and his band members was the icing on the cake.
merrymary, in addition to best short joke, add cutest and funniest.
clickgirl, your comments to skywatcher and tangolady are so funny. instead of "georgia" on your mind, you had "sylvia" on your mind, huh? just a little humor; i know the reason. thanks.
sylvia
Hey Sylvia! Glad you caught that. I was trying to be clever. (ha ha)
Skywatcher - Thanks for the great read!
Brenda
Good night, Ladies,
Remarkable drama with the landing at LAX this afternoon. It literally happened outside our doors here in Manhattan Beach. We had only look up in the sky to watch the plane circling, burning off fuel. Can't imagine what went through the passengers' minds. "Coeur-age."
A few more surprises up our sleeves for you wonderful women that need a little more time to percolate- so sleep tight!
-joe
DREAMWEAVER!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for posting Kahlil Gibran's "On FRIENDSHIP" for me. I think I've used up my quota of quoteable quotes for one morning/day/night...Ay!
It seemed appropriate at this time to be reminded of THE IMPORTANT THINGS... Our friends, old & new...
I am so grateful to have found this unique form of connecting with women who have LIVED a LIFE (and survived to tell about it)!!!
"And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, & sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning & is refreshed."
Sending LOVE to YOU,'Dreamweaver' & my new 'SISTERS' too...
SKYWATCHER-'ella'
Brenda;
Regarding your 7:47:56 response to anonymous. DITTO! You said it perfectly...
Hello auburn michelle; thanks for thinking of asking me to your b&w ball. I really do hope that one day soon we'll be able to get together again...after all, we're only 4 hours apart!
Sylvia;
I like the idea of surrounding you and your family with a light white in my mind...praying for all of you...God Bless
Debby Eddie;
I loved your description of you and your sister swimming in the warm Pacific. Sounds like something I would love to do with my sister. Are you close in age? Do you live near each other? Aren't sisters a joy? Thanks for sharing your vacation with all of us...by the way, I missed it I guess...where is home?
lady base camp;
Thanks for sharing your memories with us.
Hello angel face Leslie :D
belizegial;
Thanks for sharing the story about the deaf frog...A good message for all of us...
Cathy in Carolina;
Where's your smiling face???
Merry Mary;
I am excited for you to be in the Oprah audience! Let us know the date your show will air so we can look for you! How fun!!! I also loved your short joke...
Mary R;
I am going to take your advice and read those books you recommended. Sounds like good reading to me...also, I owe you an e-mail...
rocker fan;
I too saw Bon Jovi on Oprah today...I have always loved his music and what a wonderful human being he is!
I also watched the landing of the Jet Blue at LAX!. They handled the situation calmly and with the utmost expertise. BRAVO to the pilot and crew!
nighty night to all...
Hi Richard....My name is Mariëtte and I saw the Oprah show with you in it yesterday evening ...I live inthe Netherlands so the show comes on a bit later then in the states....I wanna wish you all the best of luck on your search for companion during your journey around the world...Have fun!!
With regards, Mariëtte
Hello Mariette,
I am an American born dutch girl...my parents are both from Rotterdam and immigrated to California in 1948 with my older brother who was born in Holland.
Welcome...
I am going to sign off for the evening but I hope we all hear more from you...
Can't believe I first read Gibran almost 50 years ago. Still a great favorite. Thanks for posting.
Sylvia - nice speaking with you. You've seen your share. May this new life coming to your family also bring you (& your brother) a new life.
Because I keep thinking of those in Rita's path the song Galvaston keeps running through my mind. Hopefully the song will calm her down. At least Katrina has given a wakeup call to all. Be prepared.
Have enjoyed speaking to many of you ladies.
IT’s been an interesting few days for me. I am a teacher too, Leslie--high school sub for 15 years and now am certified by National Health Institute to teach various emergency medical and outdoor safety and survival classes. I am prepping for CPR/first aid teaching tomorrow. I have been helping my friend, who sold her salmon tender and bought a hotel, set it up and run it. --finally computerized. As hotel concierge the things I’ve run into have been too weird for words; everything from “There is a dead seagull on my window” to “Tell my dad not to send the fish because we are on hurricane alert and Houston airport is shut down.”
Coming through here are mostly wealthy hunters and fishermen looking for world class vacation, all kinds of physically beautiful men with Brillo pad souls who apparently think it’s okay to mentally abuse service workers. They get a big surprise when they step in front of me and do that. I go Starship Enterprise, Mayberry RFD and Steven Hawking on them all at once, scaring the tar out of them with my “Yes, I really am a crazy cannibal and you are stuck in my isolated town” look, and suddenly they are the best little boys on the block. Talk about people who need to be spanked! It takes a lot of energy to straighten these people out but I have no fear for job security and can be creative. I am actually very good at helping people feel at home and enjoy the wonders of my town. But Americans need better behavior in public. I’m shocked that women, minorities and people of low self esteem in service work are still going through this kind of treatment in this day and age.
That could possible explain why my attitude toward men today is not good. Help me change it up ladies? inspire me? Last night I had a funny dream that was actually a bit of nightmare. Benny Hinn was dressed in his wonderful ice cream suit and he had his arm out stiff against my head shouting god incantations and trying to bowl me over. I could feel the power and could only resist by shouting back “LET ME GO. RIGHT NOW!” over and over as loud as I could. This dream was about male power.
--->>Story continued in my blogger. Please be advised of adult language and situations. --serious Oprah level stuff. Opera Wench, If you have time, I would like you to read it as it is about “settling for whomever"
Dear Richard and Friends,
Revisiting Fun, Adventure and Romance as the base from which all THIS sb.com has bloomed:
It is very coincidential to peer at the images which rise from the smoke of the
SKELETON WOMAN story found on page 132 in Women Who Run With the Wolves.
1. Could you, Richard, be the Fisherman and any one of us the Skeleton Woman?
2. "To love, one must not only be strong, but wise. Strength comes from the spirit. Wisdom comes from Skeleton Woman."
3. "Death is always in the process of incubating new life, even when one's existence has been cut down to the bones."
It is fun thinking and sharing with you all. My thinking can not solve my thinking.
Mary Rose
We have cracked open our souls hoping for the dream that has become a journey of our own and made big changes. I want to hang on to these changes in my life though the forces of my community do not support that. The concept of love is easy to carry on when you are surrounded by renaissance architecture and fire works but it needs to be indelible and cherished in our hearts where ever we go; Beverly Hills or Bosnia. It's a good time to think about protecting ourselves and defining our goals. For many of you women, experiencing the same awakening, the average extraordinary man will do just fine once you find him. I am seeing that A Great Extraordinary man is likely even too much for many. However we choose to court in the future, Richard has raised the bar for us. In order to have great men in our lives we have to be great women.
I’ve been kicking around this planet a long time now and the choices never end. I like the idea of setting the bar high and I haven’t felt like that for a very long time.
Richard made our searches much more difficult and easier at the same time. If we have been willing to look inside of our own hearts, what we want in a man AND WHAT WE WANT IN OURSELVES is just that much more clearly defined and yet that definition itself creates a ruthless elimination process of what we don’t want in our lives. Clarity is a gift. Thank you Richard and ladies.
mary r: I love to read Skeleton Woman (p. 129) aloud- it is one of the most powerful stories ever. But my favorite Woman Who Run With the Wolves story is Coyote Dick (p 341) The funniest story ever!
Good morning, good morning .good morning...It's time to rise and shine...We're all in our places with bright smiling faces and this is the way to start a new day.....Hey....1 more week...and we'll show them our fireworks...Like I said I'm the life of the party if it doesn't last past 8 PM....All you guys and dolls have a beautiful day. Ya hear? Okie Mary
A laugh to start the day. No offense Paula....
Laast year I replaced the windows in my house with those expensive double pane energy efficient kind,but this week I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complainning that the work had been completed over a whole year ago and I hadn't paid for them.
Hellooooooo? Now just because I'm a blond
doesn't mean that I'm automatically stupid. So I told him just what his fast talking sales guy had told me last year.....namely that in 1 year these windows would pay for themselves.....
Helloooo...It's been a year(There was silence at the other end) so I hung up and he hasn't called back. Guess I won that stupid argument.{:
Whoops my spacer is spacing too much...guess I am truly a blond at heart.
VJ...I just thought of something else I dearly loved in Pop and Me.....When they have the big flower bed full of Sunflowers and Mr. Sunshine, himself(RR) pops up. I thought that was cute,cute,cute. MM
good morning rr, ladies, joe, umberto, everyone
only a week to go for those arriving next thursday for the big chicago event.
lady base camp, "starship enterprise, mayberry rfd, and steven hawking, huh? girl, i ain't messing with you. LOL
ada, enjoyed talking with u yesterday. i forgot to get the answers to the questions i had asked you in the email i sent re your granddaughter's baby-naming ceremony.
merrymary, i must admit, that's the funniest thing i've heard in a while. that is ROTFLMBO funny. ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha
to everyone, continued thanks for the continued prayers for me and my family.
have a blessed and fun day everyone.
sylvia
WOW! I can't believe this! Things were going so nicely on the blog. No smart cracks, no snippyness, no ripping up our host. What happened? Well, I am happy that it is not directed at me! I just breezed through the blog to catch up on what's going on and there is another fight. For what it is worth, I said right from the beginning, this blog is being run by Richard. He and Joe are our hosts. If they think someone should stop appearing on the blog they will take control! We are guests! We are invited guests!! What is so difficult to understand about that? If the "HOSTS" want anonymous writers to identify themselves, they will say so. If they want certain things to stop, they will take care of it.
So many good things have come from this blog. I think this snottyness should stop. "Go placidly amid the noise and haste -- Without surrender be on good terms with all persons".
Submitted in all good faith, ANONYMOUS, Lady Jayne
Hello RR and Ladies
Top of the Morn to ya!
merrymary - why would I be offended by a blonde joke...listen, I have heard them all my life and belly laugh with the rest..I drove to the wine country in Napa Valley with a very beautiful girlfriend from Puerto Rico, and several other dark hair colored g'friends. That was their theme all the way -impalling me with blonde jokes...too funny! I leraned some great ones.. and also shared some blonde revenge jokes along the way..we laughed until we cried..
Example of "blonde revenge"..no offense anyone...
What do you call a brunette on a saturday night when her phone rings?
Startled....
What do you call a good looking guy with a brunette or redhead?
A hostage!
Have a happy day and find something to belly laugh about! I am off to the dentist!
Ciao
Richard-2 quick questions-was the deadline to be received by 16th or postmarked? Also, do you notify all senders when material received?
Good morning!
Merrymary, you just crack me up with your merriness! Such a cheerful attitude.
Brenda I always find it so endearing that you pay such close attention to each of us, and comment in a caring way
DebbyEddy thanks for the support! Have fun on the boat today
and my new friend Paula in Forida I so much enjoy our e-mail exchanges!
OH and Richard Hope you are off to a fabulous day!
By tomorrow evening, Friday, I hope to have sent an acknowledgement to everyone who has sent in their materials postmarked by Sept. 16. If you have not heard from me by next Monday, please e-mail me and let me know. Thanks for your patience. RR
I will be leaving for DC tomorrow (in a hybrid car!) for the Peace Rally/March in DC. I wonder if I will be the only one blowing bubbles? My sign will say "Give peace a chance..."
Let us continue to hold each other up through our trials and make each other laugh every day.....
Best to all ...
Good Morning Richard, Joe, Ladies and All who are reading the Blogs every Day!!!!!
Brenda: You really deserve to be at the top of the list for keeping things straight.
I love the way you keep positive, your words were written just the way I would have written them, yes ladies, this is a wonderful journey, we have all been on together! we have all had the best of both meeting RICHARD AND EACH OTHER!! and no matter the out come we are all winners for that.... please don't be down on someones dream, they have not come into your world and stepped on your dream, whatever it may be...
Cathy: What is going on with your Picture? you are such a Beautiful Lady, I think everyone else needs to be able to see you too.....
Richard And Joe: FIREWORKS! that is fantastic!! but that is what this journey has been like!! and if I can't make it, I will always feel as if I had...
Dear Richard.. that is what this whole Journey really has been like not just for me, but I am thinking for a lot of women. you just have a way of lighting up their life, every day, with different color, different, shape, different sparkel, different height, Yep FIREWORKS ~ BEAUTIFUL ~ FIREWORKS ~ what a way to say okay now it is time to get down to business..
I wonder if it feels something like this.....
the search is over.. I am going to make a choice.... I `am` going to show you my style,
with FIREWORKS ~ BEAUTIFUL ~ FIREWORKS the search will soon be over...
To All here Who need Prayer: I am sending mine, with Love, and a hug.
Well I am off of here for the day,
Hugs To All,
Have A Wonderful Day!!!!
Wanda
OOOOPPPPSSS Richard
I meant to put the WORD RELIEF at the end of my sentence...
I know it is going to be a hard process.....
but that is why you have a team!!!
have a great day...
Wanda
Greetings ALL!
VJ- I liked your poem on children :) I also like the saying -"There are two things you can give your children: One is roots and the other is wings!!
May everyone fly high in spirit!!
Just like the fireworks!!
Michelle
Bon Automne a Tous! The first day of Fall has begun with beautiful sunshine here. And it is going to be mid-20s by the weekend. The end of an exciting summer meeting and making so many new friends and the beginning of an exciting journey for some.
Connie aka best roomie - have a great trip to DC - think of me holding up a spiritual "Give Peace A Chance" sign, too. BTW, did my mail arrive yet?
Willy got your email and will attend to those things soon. Have a great day.
Richard Work hard, get it done, and get some rest this weekend. {{ }}
MERRYMARY! We've been up a looong time in the quiet wee hours on this beautiful new day (the MOON is STILL round & bright, but sadly, beginning to wane). The sun will be rising soon. I want to get OUT and watch it come UP, so “brevity” is my challenge right now, and not an easy one with so many women and so little time (anyone else here have that problem?). I'm still trying to catch up and make notes for the many women I’ve been wanting to address and who have stirred my thoughts, heart, & imagination (YOU are in that growing group)….
LADY BASE CAMP! Wow... from the beginning your incredible mind & life experience JUMPED out onto the page! I love your writing, and look forward to each of your "thought provoking" posts. I hope to meet you also, and have a feeling that it will happen for a lot of us...SOMEDAY. I have so many questions for you, but as you know (and probably don't really care, which is one thing I love about your unconventional, BOLD & free-spirited attitude), "brevity" scores "especially high points" with RR (is he really keeping score? He is a jock, you know!). Oh well, that's what scrolling is for & now perhaps the pharmaceutical industry can capitalize on THAT one, too (Scrollitis-inflamitis)! I'd like to hear more about your writing & will be happy to help you with first person info on the "Follie Dollies" for character reference in the play you are writing. I love writing, also, and WRITERS. You have a special gift and we're all fortunate that you are sharing it with us, albeit in bits & pieces...
MARY R! Hello! I have followed you from the beginning and love your depth, fun, open & adventurous spirit, goodwill, coeur-age, & ability to step "out of the box!" You are a character with character and maybe will be a character in one of Lady Base Camps plays someday! I laughed when you said you bought 12 copies of "Women Who Run With The Wolves" for your friends, many years ago.. I did the same thing! You, Honestgal, & Lady Base Camp have brought back memories of some fabulous stories for our wild, free spirits, & the feminine wisdom that grows with age after we've risen from the ashes (again & again)...
WILLEMINA! Your kind, bright spirit shines through on the blog and always has. You are another priceless "gift" to us all and I'd like to extend my thanks to you, NOW, for your kind comments about my "Grandma & Me" (hey, could this be a new title for the next documentary? Or how about, "MOM & Me" as a sequel?). Yes, yes, back to brevity... :)
ANONOMOUS LADY JAYNE! You made me smile when recalling your memories of "Walter Brennan". He was a classic, wasn't he? There is an article in TODAY'S HEALTH (March 1960) with a picture of my grandmother & he on the cover. The article’s title is "Grandmother With Grease Paint." Here are a couple of paragraphs which illustrate the close friendship my Grandma & Walter Brennan shared...
"One day when Madge reported back to work after being written out of the show (The Real McCoy's) for a couple of weeks, Brennan, the crusty old professional, embraced her & told her fondly she was "well padded, just the way I like girls." (Don't you just love that in a man? I don't think this is on RR's list of "F"s, however, so let's put the Hagan-Daz back in the freezer, girls. If we get the axe, THEN we can celebrate, OK?). The article went on to say that Brennan says he & Madge Blake agree on one important point about middle-age. "I have a special group of friends who are exceptions to the rule, 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks.' When I first met Madge and heard her story, I immediately welcomed her to membership in our group." (I have often wondered if he welcomed her into his membership 'outside' of the group, as well!). Oh my, now that’s a picture! Yikes..…
CLICKGIRL! What can I say? I LOVE YOU (I'm not gay, either! NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!!)… You are the consummate diplomat with a heart of gold. Objective and fair, you are a treasure and I think that we have all respected the compassion & integrity you've displayed here on the blog from the very beginning, to each & EVERY one. Thank you for being a model for our CLASS. I imagine that the challenges you’ve faced with your health have transformed you dramatically, increasing your sensitivity & ability to recognize THE IMPORTANT THINGS...
CHICKADEES! I’d like to address so many of you whom I have enjoyed so much from the beginning of this JOURNEY...Today, however, I'm practicing "brevity” & will try to give the "thought-provoking passages" a rest, as difficult as that will be. If I get carried away by the moment & feel the need to post a passage, please feel free to cyber-spank. I give my permission & will most likely thank you for it in the morning, when the initial sting is gone.
For 'DREAMWEAVER'... ”If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together & you shall sing to me a deeper song. And if our hands should meet in another dream we shall build another tower in the sky…”---Kahlil Gibran
TIME TO 'FLY'…..
SKYWATCHER-'ella'
If someone has the original version of the "Desertarata" (not sure of spelling after all these yrs, "you are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars you have a right to be here ....etc..go placidly amid the noise and haste,...etc" A song was made of it. I think it was found in a monastary tower, writter unknown. Beautiful words of wisdom. Thanks, play nice.
.....please post, "desertarata" thanks.
Hail Caesar, I warned you 2 weeks ago that you had a Brutus in your camp. A Janus. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts and all that. We have not seen new postings by "Janus." Perhaps she has been unmasked. We can only hope. A Friend
Good Morning Richard and Ladies
As I said months ag