A Moral to Every Story

Once upon a time, a young lady was born without a belly button. In its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told her mother that there was nothing they could do. Like it or not, she was stuck with it. All the years of growing up was real tough on her, as all who saw the screw madefun of her. She avoided ever leaving her own house and thus, never made any friends. One day, a mysterious stranger saw her belly and told her of a swami in Tibet that could get rid of the screw for her. She was thrilled. The next day she took all of her life's savings and bought a ticket to Nepal. After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, she came upon agiant monastery. The swami knew exactly why she had come. She was told to sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when she awoke, the screw would have been removed. The woman immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During the night while she slept, a purple fog floated in an open window, bearing in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just moments, the screwdriver removed the screw and disappeared out the window. The next morning when the girl woke, she saw the golden screw laying on the pillow next to her. Reaching down, she felt her navel, and there was no screw there! Jubilant, she leaped out of bed, and her butt fell off. The moral to this is: Don't screw around with things you don'tunderstand -- or you could lose your ass!

59 and counting!!!!!!

Well !it' official this is my last week of being 59 until the big one hits. I used to think of 60 year old people as being elderly people who I had nothing in common with. Now low and behold here I am. I really don't know how I got here. Somehow the years kept passing and I kept getting older and older and my kids kept getting older and now I am approaching 60 years old. Wow I can't even comprehend it. Don't get me wrong, it is not all bad. I don't think that I would want to go back if I could because there is some peace and serenity to aging and I no longer worry about what people think of me because I am at peace with who I am and what life is all about. I have made a 60 year old resolution to go back to exercising and living healthy but also enjoying life to it's fullest. It is very cliche but I am going to stop and smell the roses and take no shit from anyone to put it literally. So I will bid 59 a fond adieu and go into my 60's with vim and vigor and a strong positive attitude!

I'm Back

Just a little note to all of my blogger friends if any of them are still out there that I am back after a lengthy time away from blogging. My dad passed away January 24th and the months leading up to that and the weeks after have not been exactly normal. I hope to start really adding things to my blog now. This is just to say Hi! and much more will follow!