so I've been away (again) from my blog
I read so many other blogs every day & post so little to my own
I really like science blogs < http://scienceblogs.com/ >
and science daily < http://www.sciencedaily.com/ >
and medical blogs < http://www.medlogs.com/ > or
< http://www.mommd.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=22;hardset=0;start_point=0;DaysPrune=0 > or here
< http://www.mommd.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=22;hardset=0;start_point=0;DaysPrune=0 >
one can get lost in the corridors that they open and the links that are there
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Sunday, October 07, 2007
purple
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
fur kids
my eldest furkid cat went missing tonight
&
as anyone who has cats know ... they can find places to hide that won't ever be discovered until they are darn good & ready to be found ...
so here we are, middle of the night, calling for the cat, freaked out because if for any odd cat reason she decided after 14+ years to actually go outside at night, she'd be owl or coyote food...
.
a total houe cat & fully domesticated
(she looks at mice & shows us, her people, where they are hiding to evacuate them, not kill mind you but simply remove & relocate)
.
so we are near frantic, and she is sleeping in the closet
.
we both cryed when we found her
.
she has been with us since before her eyes were opened
(dropped off & left as a tiny baby stray kitty by someone who felt that their cat needed to experience 'motherhood' with none of the commitment or responibility as parents either furred or other wise, like a lot of folks these days is seems (& not just for furkids)
.
so we adopted her while she was still wanting to be nursing & still had her little green eyes closed...
.
not really a cat, a fur kid
our furkid
and we'll have to find a way to not spazz when she has decided that she wants to sleep in the closet instead of the bedroom with the rest of us.
.
altho that likely won't happen
it is good to have all the furkids in the same room at night.
.
if the very worst happens, we can scoop & contain them all & be out of the house fairly quickly ...
and they have to sleep with us, their non-furred parents,
every night because that's just the way we do things in this house
.
&
as anyone who has cats know ... they can find places to hide that won't ever be discovered until they are darn good & ready to be found ...
so here we are, middle of the night, calling for the cat, freaked out because if for any odd cat reason she decided after 14+ years to actually go outside at night, she'd be owl or coyote food...
.
a total houe cat & fully domesticated
(she looks at mice & shows us, her people, where they are hiding to evacuate them, not kill mind you but simply remove & relocate)
.
so we are near frantic, and she is sleeping in the closet
.
we both cryed when we found her
.
she has been with us since before her eyes were opened
(dropped off & left as a tiny baby stray kitty by someone who felt that their cat needed to experience 'motherhood' with none of the commitment or responibility as parents either furred or other wise, like a lot of folks these days is seems (& not just for furkids)
.
so we adopted her while she was still wanting to be nursing & still had her little green eyes closed...
.
not really a cat, a fur kid
our furkid
and we'll have to find a way to not spazz when she has decided that she wants to sleep in the closet instead of the bedroom with the rest of us.
.
altho that likely won't happen
it is good to have all the furkids in the same room at night.
.
if the very worst happens, we can scoop & contain them all & be out of the house fairly quickly ...
and they have to sleep with us, their non-furred parents,
every night because that's just the way we do things in this house
.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
a letter from my dad
I just had to share this letter from my Dad...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "robert pflanz"
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007
Dear Deborah,
I heard a song today: "Try to Remember" by Ed Ames. It reminded me of the photostory I made for Dad just before he died, so I watched it once more. Then I watched the one I made of Mom and her life. Her earlier photos and memories of her personality reminded me so much of you. She was a beautiful and vibrant woman. She was so very intelligent and quick and her life held much promise. She devoted her life to her family - a choice she made and stuck to.
You have her beauty and her vibrancy and her intelligence and her ability to see through to the solution without becoming mired in the questions. Unfortunately, you seem to have her propensity toward disease also. After watching her story and thinking about her, I wanted to remind you that YOU are not your job. YOU are the kittens and the dogs and Gene and your house and your love of nature and your love of art and music. YOU are me and Janice and Carole and your mother and Beth and all your friends who have become drawn to you over the years. YOU are such a special and unique person with talents and abilities and understanding. There is no one else on earth like YOU.
Your job is just that - a job, a means to an end. Jobs will come and go and your being there will pass into forgotten memory after you leave it. YOU will remain here on this earth in our lives, in your life and the job and the memory of the job will gradually dilute and disappear. So, don't let the job affect YOU and the important parts of your life. Don't let it affect your physical or mental health. Don't let it affect your relationships with those who are important to you. Look out for yourself first and foremost.
You know, I worked at a company for the better part of 40 years and since I left I haven't felt the need to revisit, nor has anyone there visited me. Soon, those of my generation will be forgotten and my being there won't have made any lasting impressions. It was a job, it was a way to earn money so that I would have the opportunity to provide for my family. It was a way to help pay for a home and the care of those who were important to me. It was a way for me to save for retirement. YOU and the rest of my family and friends are what's important to me. YOU are a huge part of my life - always have been, always will be. I want YOU to take care of YOU for me. WE don't need a job that tears YOU down and leaves US the dregs. There is no question of what is most important when it comes to duties - YOU are! The job is not! It is just a tool for you.
YOU are loved,
Dad
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It's a truth that we are hardest on ourselves often for the things that, in the end, mean the least.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "robert pflanz"
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007
Dear Deborah,
I heard a song today: "Try to Remember" by Ed Ames. It reminded me of the photostory I made for Dad just before he died, so I watched it once more. Then I watched the one I made of Mom and her life. Her earlier photos and memories of her personality reminded me so much of you. She was a beautiful and vibrant woman. She was so very intelligent and quick and her life held much promise. She devoted her life to her family - a choice she made and stuck to.
You have her beauty and her vibrancy and her intelligence and her ability to see through to the solution without becoming mired in the questions. Unfortunately, you seem to have her propensity toward disease also. After watching her story and thinking about her, I wanted to remind you that YOU are not your job. YOU are the kittens and the dogs and Gene and your house and your love of nature and your love of art and music. YOU are me and Janice and Carole and your mother and Beth and all your friends who have become drawn to you over the years. YOU are such a special and unique person with talents and abilities and understanding. There is no one else on earth like YOU.
Your job is just that - a job, a means to an end. Jobs will come and go and your being there will pass into forgotten memory after you leave it. YOU will remain here on this earth in our lives, in your life and the job and the memory of the job will gradually dilute and disappear. So, don't let the job affect YOU and the important parts of your life. Don't let it affect your physical or mental health. Don't let it affect your relationships with those who are important to you. Look out for yourself first and foremost.
You know, I worked at a company for the better part of 40 years and since I left I haven't felt the need to revisit, nor has anyone there visited me. Soon, those of my generation will be forgotten and my being there won't have made any lasting impressions. It was a job, it was a way to earn money so that I would have the opportunity to provide for my family. It was a way to help pay for a home and the care of those who were important to me. It was a way for me to save for retirement. YOU and the rest of my family and friends are what's important to me. YOU are a huge part of my life - always have been, always will be. I want YOU to take care of YOU for me. WE don't need a job that tears YOU down and leaves US the dregs. There is no question of what is most important when it comes to duties - YOU are! The job is not! It is just a tool for you.
YOU are loved,
Dad
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It's a truth that we are hardest on ourselves often for the things that, in the end, mean the least.
Monday, May 21, 2007
passings
it's been a long tired month, this May
I started a new medication (makes me very tired -- exhausted really -- even doing little everyday kinds of things) and according to my hubby, I've lost my sense of humor (if found please be gentle with it & send it back)
we lost our dear bengal cat, Sir Timms, after a long illness (probably a cancer) his housemate, our maine coon cat Mz. Thursday, has been missing him terribly... as do the dogs... they all look for Timms at different times of the day (he had a pretty set schedule for wandering around the house)
my sister was hospitalized and got a transfusion (it was medication related and the doctor has adjusted her dosages)
on the up-side June looks to be busy & fully filled with lots of work happening all at once for me & family coming to visit & the sun being up for so very long as summer progresses
maybe the extra sunshine is what I need
what we all need
I started a new medication (makes me very tired -- exhausted really -- even doing little everyday kinds of things) and according to my hubby, I've lost my sense of humor (if found please be gentle with it & send it back)
we lost our dear bengal cat, Sir Timms, after a long illness (probably a cancer) his housemate, our maine coon cat Mz. Thursday, has been missing him terribly... as do the dogs... they all look for Timms at different times of the day (he had a pretty set schedule for wandering around the house)
my sister was hospitalized and got a transfusion (it was medication related and the doctor has adjusted her dosages)
on the up-side June looks to be busy & fully filled with lots of work happening all at once for me & family coming to visit & the sun being up for so very long as summer progresses
maybe the extra sunshine is what I need
what we all need
Sunday, May 13, 2007
mother's day
Here is my wish for mothers on this day:
That mothers of all sorts find joy in the day:
mothers of sons & daughters
mothers of furkids
mothers of feathered kids
mothers of neighborhood kids
mothers adopted by others in need
That mothers of all sorts find joy in the day:
mothers of sons & daughters
mothers of furkids
mothers of feathered kids
mothers of neighborhood kids
mothers adopted by others in need
Saturday, April 28, 2007
been a while
I know it's been a while since I posted last...
the time has been full
work - always an possible life absorbing/wasting issue
health - must be consistantly good to get anything done
kids (be they furred or human) - they require extra care sometimes
yard & house - always there to keep-up
so that's been my spring
(long story short)
the time has been full
work - always an possible life absorbing/wasting issue
health - must be consistantly good to get anything done
kids (be they furred or human) - they require extra care sometimes
yard & house - always there to keep-up
so that's been my spring
(long story short)
Sunday, February 11, 2007
no-ad
By using this icon on my website I am stating...
1. That I am opposed to the use of corporate advertising on blogs.
2. That I feel the use of corporate advertising on blogs devalues the medium.
3. That I do not accept money in return for advertising space on my blog.
The only links that I have on my blog are:
1> bloggers that I read and support
2> charities that I support
3> or just for fun
now to figure out the html so that it will appear in the side bar...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
life in the way of life
work gets in the way of life
life gets in the way of life
we get in the way of life
so...
get out of the way
put work in it's place
and ...
enjoy yourself
life gets in the way of life
we get in the way of life
so...
get out of the way
put work in it's place
and ...
enjoy yourself
life in the way of life
work gets in the way of life
life gets in the way of life
we get in the way of life
so...
get out of the way
put work in it's place
and ...
enjoy yourself
life gets in the way of life
we get in the way of life
so...
get out of the way
put work in it's place
and ...
enjoy yourself
Friday, January 26, 2007
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Monday, January 22, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
work, a daily grind
Never work just for money or for power.
They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
~~~ Marian Wright Edelman ~~~
it's most of our life, this thing "WORK"
we will (in degrees) dread, enjoy, relish and regret it.
it will exhaust us, renew us, challenge us & bore us to tears.
it can be gloomy, garish, gross, grimy, gritty, gripping, gracious or glamorous
or at times all of the above
we work at the jobs we have for a multitude of reasons
many of which make no sense to those who love us & watch us off each day to the trenches
sometimes we don't know why ourselves, which is sad
we should, at the very least, know why and for what we are working so hard for.
like she said:
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
~~~ Marian Wright Edelman ~~~
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
like a frog in a pot...
... slowly being heated up
...we didn't even notice what was gone
. » original news
perhaps we are too late to save the place we live & call home
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
weather
big snow
we have BIG SNOW
anytime the interstate is closed down due to road conditions
it's a qualifier for BIG SNOW
and the interstate is closed IN TOWN...
where (presumably) the sand trucks have been at it all night
the whole entire state is under a winter storm warning
never seen that before
looks like a day to work from & around the house
here's the local news link to our storm
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Optimism
When we approach our objectives with the notion that success is in our future, we naturally feel more confident and are more apt to stride unhesitantly into those circumstances that will facilitate our eventual victory.
Optimism can serve as a wonderful source of motivation and inspiration, whether we are focused on mundane goals or our most beloved dreams, because it compels us to visualize the future in a positive light.
We tend to think about all the goodness that is waiting for us rather than the potential pitfalls that can keep us from achieving our purpose.
Consequently, we spend much of our time making sure we are doing all we can to realize the beautiful future we have seen in our mind’s eye.
Your positive visions of the future will help you come closer than ever to reaching your goals today.
Optimism can serve as a wonderful source of motivation and inspiration, whether we are focused on mundane goals or our most beloved dreams, because it compels us to visualize the future in a positive light.
We tend to think about all the goodness that is waiting for us rather than the potential pitfalls that can keep us from achieving our purpose.
Consequently, we spend much of our time making sure we are doing all we can to realize the beautiful future we have seen in our mind’s eye.
Your positive visions of the future will help you come closer than ever to reaching your goals today.
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Optimism is a wonderful thing in moderation
an over-abunance can lead us to do too much, too fast and too soon
like yesterday...
I had new windows installed in the house
should have been simple enough
well
not really
one of the living room windows was blocked by a very full
very leaning
bookcase
so I got that all cleaned off.
all of the windows had shiny bits
~ rocks & crystals ~
installed for good energy
they had to be moved.
the backyard patio had to be swept off
and all the creatures had to be moved to a safe spot for the install
quite a hectic morning
and a bit of over doing on my part
the install went woderfully
and the new energy star rated windows are even so much better than what we had
not a bad day
just an over-abunace of optimism about how much I could do on my own
Sunday, December 10, 2006
where did the time go?
it flew by & away
November whichked by so very fast
we had a good visit at the hometown with my Dad, aunts, uncles and sibling
with the newest member of his family cheerfully up-chucking on all of us
--
as babies tend to do
and work ....
lots of it ...
always there ...
currently making for long days ...
health has been an issue as well ...
but,
as with all the ohter things we can't control,
I can only do what I can ...
keep making the rounds with the doctors ...
and keep a positive attitude
because it could be worse
(could be better as well but my goal is the "glass half full")
the weather is brisk, sunny and just right for fires in the hearth everynight
life is good
going by very quickly just now
perhaps it will slow down a bit
just a pause
or do we have to make those for ourselves?
Saturday, November 11, 2006
a day off
time for laundry
& dishes
general house cleaning
hanging with my sweetie
taking the time to relax
finally
it's a real Day Off
hope you all got to enjoy yours
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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