have you seen these?

a way to go MICRO small
from BMW, in 1958

Oh the good old days

Psst, I know where there are three of them,
or three that are "needing restoration". I will bet I could get you a good deal ( from the wife!)

More BMW Isetta's HERE

You write the title, really

I like the previous post but it ran long
so this will be shorter, but still have a point.

Mom and I were driving home from church on a Sunday night
the roads were slick after a minor snow storm and the car ahead of me had come to a stop and was spinning its wheels. It was a Cadillac, ( my dad never liked Caddy's) drivin by a blond.

I was stopped anyway, so I hopped out and offered to tow her to the top of the hill ( the car) or use my bumper to PUSH her cute caddy to the place where the road flattened a bit.

She said the funniest thing when the window rolled down. I kid you not. With her best exasperated female, white wine laced, 'Gone with the Wind' voice. " there is something wrong with my car!"

Seriously, the thing wrong with the car was the driver, and if she stayed in the middle of the road she and her shiny car were in jeopardy. I told her I thought the ice was the problem ( i could barely keep my feet on it) and eliminated the rope tow option and nudged up under her perfect bumper and gave her the softest bump I could, until we were both moving and she was cresting the hill. She was seriously freaked out by now and moving at ten miles an hour, which is good if you are intoxicated and driving on ice. It is not good to stay at ten when there is another dip down and a rise in the next block, so she spun the tires again and we repeated our delicate dance and she ( i presume) got safely to her home and I am sure said something like, " I need a drink!"

Disclaimer: all stories on this blog are true ( even this one) unless they are fictional.

So YOU make up the applications ( there can be several) or "Caption this post"

If you can't say somethin' nice...

I figured I should check in to let you know I am not dead

Other than that, I have little that is news worthy.

I am trying to ration my time on the computer so I can get more done in the 'real' world.
Kayaking is on hold for a few days, also
:-(

I am trying not to grump at you,
so I will just be quiet.....

Sunday-go-to-meetin'

I L O V E the way the internet links me to new things I never knew about.

An email service on news containing the word "Israel" takes me to one site, but the article linked is less interesting than an add in the side bar. I click and am introduced to the JONAH
page and stories of people who turned their life around in the context of their Judaism.

Another amazing discovery has been Tapping
I am a novice at it, but I believe it works well, and for anyone.
take a look at tapping dot com

I am not linking anything today,
I have to leave some work for you,
and the boys at Google.

God bless, I have to race if I will make the 10:30 service at Calvary Chapel

The post before was mostly creative writing, don't worry about me.
I am not that near the edge ( today) Shalom

-------------update 8pm pacific DAYLIGHT time --------

I was late for church due to home duties, BUT
I got to listen to my pastor in real time, broadcast on the local FM
while I was driving. I walked in an hour late
and just looked like I did not know about the time change thing, hehe

Emma Lazarus ( please, we changed our minds)

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed, to me;
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

from The New Colossus (1883)

quiz: where is that inscribed?
can you do it without googling?

i only thought

I was midly depressed
until i looked at the election results.
Oh dear God.
What did we do to deserve this?

a total shambles, that is what we are heading for unless something
turns around and quickly.

Going to bed, I feel sick.

ten for tuesday

the color of tuesday morning is green,
like the fresh oregano waiting to be added to the herb garden.

the flavor of this morning is rasberry tea, hot with wild honey

the smell of this fine morning is mint, also destined for the herb garden

texture this morning is wool carpet under bare feet ( i almost typed bear feet! hehe)

the attitude is "not a statistic" go get help with your insanity

the inspiration of the day is people who have adversity, but follow God and make a good life, counting it a blessing to raise wise children, for they are the future.

the humor for the day is provided by an unnamed atheist, who objects to hearing "God bless you" when she sneezes. to her I say 'Zeus watch over you!' funny how people will pick a fight over stuff like that. why not just ask God if he is real, and to reveal himself to you?

crazy is just another word

crazy is what happens when a creative mind runs free with no tether, no leash

my interview questions

I visited contemblogging, and requested an interview, and here it is:

Suzanne: Hey thanks for stopping by. I tried to read some of your blogs first so I would know who I was talking to. Here goes....and happy blogging.

1. You keep 4 Blogs! How in the world do you find the time to post on them all, and which one was your first blog?
David: Well, I rarely sleep more than five hours a night, and I do have Matt to help post on the ADHD blog, Concrete coutertops is a work related blog, mostly pictures, so that is easy. Sugarloaf Mtn is my first and favorite, and I need to WRITE more to it, but life is so fun and exciting right now, I blog when I can, I live the rest of the 19 waking hours of the day.


S: You work in construction right? Have you ever hurt yourself really bad? ( I saw the photos of the nails through the skulls! yikes!)
I LOVE that picture - and I have worked with stupid guys that have hurt themselves or others badly. Once when I was doing a favor for a window cleaner guy I slashed a 1.5 inch cut in my forearm with a razor window scraper, another time I nicked my thumbnail with a Skilsaw. No big stuff , Thank the Lord, in heaven, who preserves me for better things with all ten fingers intact!


S: You are a Leo. Here's a blurb about Leo's. "Leos like to live like a king. (according to the stereotype of course) You are a very ambitious person and want to rise to the top in the profession of your choice. You have been blessed with a strong personality, which can take you places if you so desire. You are logical in your approach to most things but sometimes you get so confused over the small issues.
What kind of small issues confuse you?

D: Suzanne, really, astrology!? That is so Nancy Reagan! I live for the moment, I have ADD (bad!) and give thanks for the creativity and nuttiness it adds to my life. people around me adapt, or run for cover. The big issues are settled: When I die I go to heaven, and I will only worship God, not money. OOOO, i just read that again, I DO LIKE to live LIKE A KING! hmm.... now you got me contemblogging!


S: I haven't read State of Fear, but I would like to. What's the synopsis and your opinion.
I love that the research done for the book is referred to in the appendix, so its a fictional account of ecological idealism run amok, but it seems like it could happen. He is such a talented writer, reading him makes me want to try writing a book.

S: If I was going hiking at Big Bear Lake, where would you advise us to go?
Hike to The Teddy Bear Restaurant!
After a short stack of hotcakes, mosey across town to the Eastside Book Cafe and check your email, while having yummy coffee, then for altitude and views, hike north from highway 38 up to the Pacific Crest trail junction. AFterwards Hike to the creek runner lodge and soak in a hot bath.

There you go. That should keep you busy for a blog post!

Thanks again for playing,
Suzanne


Thanks to suzanne for the great questions. and thanks to my faithful readers for waiting a long time between posts! Its a very alive time in my life, and I am busy lliving it and dreaming of great things, and gardening!!!!

midnight visitor from the planet stupid

i was asleep
i am not anymore
there was a deputy
at my door

"it's about your son,
no he is not hurt"
my head was foggy from sleep
his questions were offensive
too curt

( I did not want to describe my shirt)

there was an accident,
and this greenhorn sheriff
wants to play twenty questions
and my mind is too dull
but i know better than to insult him

he is short and you know how dangerous a short cop can be
( i hope he does not read my blog)
He tells lies, like they all do
his ends justify any means
he lives in a different world
full of bad guys
and DANGER

Secret asian man
they givin you a numba and takin wAAAY yo name !
sucka