Open Diary - Willy & Wilma

Open Diary - Willy & Wilma http://www.opendiary.com/entrylist.asp?authorcode=A108121 Finally, I'm back... http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20593 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20593 <center><img src="http://www.animatedgif.net/space/spaced_e0.gif"></center> Well, I'll give it a try this weekend and see how it goes... *<a href="http://worldtruth.tv/five-most-corrupt-industries-in-the-world/">This is from MsLucy - don't know how much of it's true</a> *<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/artist_375532?eid=A375532_17346406_24836751_lnk1006">This is a friend of Wilma's</a> *<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UJrSUHK9Luw">This is inspirational from Wilma's friend Gail</a> *<a href="http://pinterest.com/rogndd/cool-outdoor-stuff/?e_t=d363395991e44606912397e6a07d6e79&e_t_s=boards&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_weekly_2013_05_13_weekly_2013_05_13_Thursday_01_weekly_2013_05_13_01_weekly_exp_module_order_no_intro_pins_first">It's that time of year</a> *<a href="http://pinterest.com/lisamarieup/outdoor-spaces/?e_t=d363395991e44606912397e6a07d6e79&e_t_s=boards&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_weekly_2013_05_13_weekly_2013_05_13_Thursday_01_weekly_2013_05_13_01_weekly_exp_module_order_no_intro_pins_first">and more...</a> *<a href="http://pinterest.com/lorainev/gardens/?e_t=abe24fea27224e4f9664638c49791660&e_t_s=boards&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_weekly_2013_05_06_weekly_exp_module_order_no_intro_pins_first"> and even more...</a> *<a href="http://s96.photobucket.com/user/BillBaker_2006/slideshow/Critters">Critters from nephew Rick</a> <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> Laws for parents from Friend Of All - A child's behavior will improve in proportion to the distance she is away from the parent. - Two is equal to two, except when referring to time. Two minutes of tantrum lasts 20 times as long as two minutes of quiet time. - The choice of a preschooler's best friend corresponds directly to the distance the friend lives from your house. - The chance of a surprise visit by your parents-in-law is directly proportional to the size of the mess in your home. - A child will always eat exactly what she has loved for the past year---unless it is the only food in the fridge. - The ease with which a toddler acquires the ability to say a word increases with its likelihood to embarrass a sailor. <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> Toilet Cleaning Instructions From tuthfixrdrmax 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid. 4. The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this. 5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a 'power-wash' and 'rinse'. 6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door. 7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids. 8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off. 9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean. <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/bathcat_zpsd9f60c9a.jpg"></center> From your friend, the dog... <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/laughdog_zpse0c7f039.jpg"> <img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> Two Lawyers from Friend Of All Two lawyers were walking along, negotiating a case. "Look," said one to the other, "let's be honest with each other." "Okay, you first," replied the other. That was the end of the discussion. <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> On Punctuality by Marc Leavitt of Marc Leavitt's Blog I surely could relate to this the past week or so... Wilma</a> They put me down for ten o’clock, Not eight. Or nine. I had a lock. I walked in early per routine, And signed the sheet, I knew the scene. They put me in a little room, I checked my watch, began to fume. Ten minutes passed, and then ten more, No doctor walked in through the door. When sixty minutes’ time had passed, The doctor came! Oh, joy! At last! I fixed her with a steely stare, As she walked in without a care. “My time’s as valuable to me, As yours to you, and it’s not free.” She blushed and muttered an excuse, In fact, her reasons were profuse. Exam time came again this year; I thought I’d made my point quite clear, But nothing changed, and she was late; She held me up and made me wait. If I were tardy, I would hear Some silly nonsense hit my ear. They’d try to charge a penalty; And how unsurprising that would be! <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> Chris Hadfield from space with Space Oddity <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KaOC9danxNo?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KaOC9danxNo?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> <img src="http://media-cache-ak1.pinimg.com/550x/de/ae/95/deae956ef14df41cffbfa76dcedc5e72.jpg"> If it's in the past let it go. Focus on the present an dream of the future. We are only given so much time, it's a shame to waste it dwelling on things that you cannot change. <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/flowerline2_zpsf0b4065f.gif"></center> from nephew Rick... "There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." ~ <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Orinda.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/language/www/US/CA/Orinda.gif" border=0><alt="Click for Orinda, California Forecast" height=41 width=127></a> Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Just an update... http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20591 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20591 Everything's OK. I am just not up to doing our entry this week. I'll be back on the weekend hopefully. Wilma <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Orinda.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/language/www/US/CA/Orinda.gif" border=0><alt="Click for Orinda, California Forecast" height=41 width=127></a> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT May 6, 2013 - better late than never... http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20590 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20590 Does anyone have a few extra hours to spare? There never seems to be enough in the day for me. Guess who's going to Orinda in June for a very special Birthday! I love this... The Evian Babies are back!! <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o_1eKVtMT_U?hl=en_US&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o_1eKVtMT_U?hl=en_US&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Be sure to click on the ones that show up at the end. *<a href="http://wellnessmama.com/8509/21-uses-for-epsom-salt/">21 Uses for Epsom Salt from my friend Sandra</a> *<a href="http://www.godvine.com/Little-French-Girl-Stuns-an-Audience-with-Her-Voice-3254.html">Found this while searching for something else</a> *<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fwntHV0o84">Go rest high on that mountain</a> *<a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/life-hacks/">You MUST check out this site</a> *<a href="http://www.reminisce.com/1930s/the-perfect-gift-for-mothers-day/?pmcode=INDDE01M&_mid=2415202&_rid=2415202.1003732.80149">A perfect Mother's Day gift</a> *<a href="http://planetvide.com/tunnels-trees/">10 most beautiful tree tunnels in the world from Lynnda</a> *<a href="http://www.urbanmyths.com/index.php?/Technology/water-and-drano-bottle-bombs-alert.html">Drano bombs from MsLucy (also verified by Snopes)</a> *<a href="http://www.funnygrins.com/2011/funny-stuff/funny-sights/funny-pictures/men-can-fix-anything">Yup - men can fix anything from MsLucy</a> <center><img src="http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4762462594402021&pid=15.1"></center> Someone mentioned wedding jokes so I've collected a bunch from my files although the topic was "jokes for sermons" so maybe you wanted a broader range of humor. Anyhow, maybe you will find something here for weddings. Many of them are still based in stereotypes of marriage although stereotypes do sometimes grow out of reality ie. conflict, communication issues, division of labor, forgiveness, nurturing long term relationships, etc. Hope these are useful... Millie and Gloria were chatting in their old folk's home. They both agreed that after 65 years of marriage, their relationships needed a little spice. Millie and Gloria were pretty spunky ladies so they decided that the next time their husbands were together watching the ball game on TV, they'd run through the living room naked. Sure enough, one afternoon they streaked passed their astonished husbands. Cal: What on earth were those girls wearing? Fred: I don't know, but it sure needed ironing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An absent-minded husband thought he had conquered his problem of trying to remember his wife's birthday and their anniversary. He opened an account with a florist, provided that florist with the dates and instructions to send flowers to his wife on these dates along with an appropriate note signed, "Your loving husband." His wife was thrilled by this new display of attention and all went well until next year, on their anniversary, when he came home, kissed his wife and said off-handedly, "Nice flowers, honey. Where'd you get them?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. "Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained. "He was a communications major in college and I majored in theater arts. He communicates real well and I act like I'm listening." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A middle-aged woman convinced her husband to attend a couples' retreat. At the first session, the facilitator said, "The fact is, no matter how long we've been married, there are many things we don't know about each other. For example, how many of you husbands can name your wife's favorite flower?" The husband smiled knowingly, put his hand on his wife's knee, and said, "It's Pillsbury All-Purpose, right?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sitting in the bar George asked his 40-year-old buddy Johnny, "How come you aren't married?" Johnny: "I haven't found the right woman yet." George: "So what are you looking for?" Johnny: "Oh she's got to be real pretty, a good cook and house- keeper, and she's got to know how to handle money, a really nice and pleasant personality is a must - and money, she's got to have money...and a home, a nice big house." George: "A woman like that would be crazy to marry YOU." Johnny: "Oh, it's okay if she's crazy." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The child was a typical four-year-old girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help. One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc. "Now do you understand?" he asked. "I think so," she said, "is that when mommy came to work for us?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you'll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart," said Tracy the newlywed bride, "breakfast will be ready." "Good, what are we having for breakfast," said Scott the new husband. "Toast and juice," Tracy replied. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage. The husband said, "I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no 'I' in the word 'marriage.'" The wife said, "For my part, I have never corrected my husband's spelling." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Co-workers sympathized as my mother complained that her back was really sore from moving furniture. "Why don't you wait till your husband gets home?" someone asked. "I could," my mother told the group," but the couch is easier to move if he's not on it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a new bride, Aunt Edna moved into the small home on her husband's ranch near Snowflake. She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it. For fifty years Uncle Jack left the box alone, until Aunt Edna was old and dying. One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important. Opening it, he found two doilies and $82,500 in cash. He took the box to her and asked about the contents. "My mother gave me that box the day we married," she explained. "She told me to make a doily to help ease my frustrations every time I got mad at you." Uncle Jack was very touched that in 50 years she'd been mad at him only twice. "What's the $82,500 for?" he asked. "That's the money I made selling the doilies." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m doubt if you can tell this one at a wedding, but that's probably also true of a couple of the other ones. A ninety-five year-old couple was having lunch at the Senior Citizens' Center one day. After lunch was over, the woman stood up and announced to the gathered diners that, after 75 years, she and her husband were getting divorced. Gasps of shock filled the room. One woman stood up and asked incredulously, “Why, after living with each other successfully for 75 years, would you want to get a divorce now?” The soon-to-be-divorced woman replied, “We’ve wanted to get divorced for a long time, but we figured it would be best if we waited until the children were all dead.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I met a man who had been married for 66 years. "Amazing. 66 years!" I said. "What's the secret to such a long, happy marriage?" "Well," he replied, "It's like this. The man makes all the big decisions... and the woman just makes the little decisions." "Really?" I responded. "Does that really work?" "Oh, yes," he said proudly. "66 years, and so far, not one big decision!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the vicar with an unusual offer. "Look, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I'm to promise to 'love, honour and obey' and 'forsaking all others, be faithful to her forever,' I'd appreciate it if you'd just leave that part out." He passed the clergyman the cash and walked away satisfied. It is now the day of the wedding, and the bride and groom have moved to that part of the ceremony where the vows are exchanged. When it comes time for the groom's vows, the vicar looks the young man in the eye and says: "Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?" The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice, "Yes." The groom leaned toward the vicar and hissed, "I thought we had a deal." The vicar put the $100 into his hand and whispered back, "I'm sorry She made me a much better offer." <center><img src="http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4762462594402021&pid=15.1"></center> <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z1T98I_h4Jo?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z1T98I_h4Jo?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> <center><img src="http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4762462594402021&pid=15.1"></center> <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Orinda.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/language/www/US/CA/Orinda.gif" border=0><alt="Click for Orinda, California Forecast" height=41 width=127></a> Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 28/04/2013 e-zine...edit2 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20589 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20589 Weekly solar stove update... Have demonstrated that the sun stove works. Now, am working to make it a small, light-weight device for camp use. Couldn't find a source for the aluminum mirrors used on the Global Sun Oven, so got some ,)016" airplane aluminum to use for making a fold-up mirror system for it. *<a href="http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/inspirationalteaching/Metaxas_Moon_Communion.aspx">Communion on the moon from CJ's friend Lois S.</a> *<a href=https://www.youtube.com/embed/REP4S0uqEOc">Bird Paradise from MsLucy</a> *<a href="http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/aspirin.asp">The truth about an email about Aspirin</a> *<a href="http://www.coolestone.com/media/4288/They-Cut-My-Britches-Off/">Funny from From Lynnda</a> *<a href="http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?56411-C-130-Pilot-s-Description-of-Approach-into-Baghdad">C-130 Pilot's Description of Approach into Baghdad from tuthfixrdrmax</a> *<a href="http://www.tcnj.edu/~hofmann/Maxine/maxine.htm">Lots of Maxine from CJ</a> *<a href="http://www.milanarea.com/schumorpage.htm">Proud to be a Senior Citizen from Lynnda</a> *<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/foowizard/wwii-aircraft-facts-photos">Amazing WW2 Aircraft Facts from tuthfixrdrmax</a> <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/2008/palmtreebar.gif"> <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/taTSxDVEHRM?hl=en_US&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/taTSxDVEHRM?hl=en_US&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> don't know where this came from... <img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/2008/palmtreebar.gif"> <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KymFaQlc2hQ?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KymFaQlc2hQ?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center> *Jesus Loves Me *(For Seniors) While watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a Church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age. After a warm welcome, introduction of this speaker, and as the applause quieted down he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gate to the podium. Without a note or written paper of any kind he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak. "When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50 odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heart break and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me... The only thing that would comfort was this verse... "Jesus loves me this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, We are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me... The Bible tells me so." When he finished, the church was quiet. You actually could hear his footsteps as he shuffled back to his chair. I don't believe I will ever forget it. A pastor once stated,"I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best." <center><img src="http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4571851963500319&pid=15.1"></center> *"Senior version of Jesus Loves Me"* Here is a new version just for us who have white hair or no hair at all. For us over middle age (or even those almost there) and all you others, check out this newest version of Jesus Loves Me. *JESUS LOVES ME* Jesus loves me, this I know, Though my hair is white as snow Though my sight is growing dim, Still He bids me trust in Him. (CHORUS) YES, JESUS LOVES ME.. YES, JESUS LOVES ME.. YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO. Though my steps are oh, so slow, With my hand in His I'll go On through life, let come what may, He'll be there to lead the way. (CHORUS) When the nights are dark and long, In my heart He puts a song. Telling me in words so clear, "Have no fear, for I am near." (CHORUS) When my work on earth is done, And life's victories have been won. He will take me home above, Then I'll understand His love. (CHORUS) I love Jesus, does He know? Have I ever told Him so? Jesus loves to hear me say, That I love Him every day. (CHORUS) If you think this is neat, please pass it on to your friends. If you do not pass it on, nothing bad will happen, but you will have missed an opportunity to "Reach out and Touch" a friend or a loved one. *God Bless Us All !!!* Every day is a gift .. that's why it's called the Present! <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/2008/palmtreebar.gif"> <img src="http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.5061070166755550&pid=15.1"></center> A little wedding humour from various reverends I met a man who had been married for 66 years. "Amazing! 66 years!" I said. "What's the secret to such a long, happy marriage?" "Well," he replied, "It's like this. The man makes all the big decisions... and the woman just makes the little decisions." "Really?" I responded. "Does that really work?" "Oh, yes," he said proudly. "66 years, and so far, not one big decision!" <center>**********</center> Counter-offer During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the vicar with an unusual offer. "Look, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows. When you get to me and the part where I'm to promise to 'love, honour and obey' and 'forsaking all others, be faithful to her forever,' I'd appreciate it if you'd just leave that part out." He passed the clergyman the cash and walked away satisfied. It is now the day of the wedding, and the bride and groom have moved to that part of the ceremony where the vows are exchanged. When it comes time for the groom's vows, the vicar looks the young man in the eye and says: "Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?" The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice, "Yes." The groom leaned toward the vicar and hissed, "I thought we had a deal." The vicar put the $100 into his hand and whispered back, "I'm sorry She made me a much better offer." <center>**********</center> Millie and Gloria were chatting in their old folk's home. They both agreed that after 65 years of marriage, their relationships needed a little spice. Millie and Gloria were pretty spunky ladies so they decided that the next time their husbands were together watching the ball game on TV, they'd run through the living room naked. Sure enough, one afternoon they streaked passed their astonished husbands. Cal: What on earth were those girls wearing? Fred: I don't know, but it sure needed ironing. <center>**********</center> An absent-minded husband thought he had conquered his problem of trying to remember his wife's birthday and their anniversary. He opened an account with a florist, provided that florist with the dates and instructions to send flowers to his wife on these dates along with an appropriate note signed, "Your loving husband." His wife was thrilled by this new display of attention and all went well until next year, on their anniversary, when he came home, kissed his wife and said off-handedly, "Nice flowers, honey. Where'd you get them?" <center>**********</center> A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. "Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained. "He was a communications major in college and I majored in theater arts. He communicates real well, and I act like I'm listening." <center>**********</center> A middle-aged woman convinced her husband to attend a couples' retreat. At the first session, the facilitator said, "The fact is, no matter how long we've been married, there are many things we don't know about each other. For example, how many of you husbands can name your wife's favorite flower?" The husband smiled knowingly, put his hand on his wife's knee, and said, "It's Pillsbury All-Purpose, right?" <center>**********</center> Sitting in the bar, George asked his 40-year-old buddy Johnny, "How come you aren't married?" Johnny: "I haven't found the right woman yet." George: "So what are you looking for?" Johnny: "Oh she's got to be real pretty, a good cook and housekeeper, and she's got to know how to handle money, a really nice and pleasant personality is a must. and money, she's got to have money...and a home, a nice big house." George: "A woman like that would be crazy to marry YOU." Johnny: "Oh, it's okay if she's crazy." <center>**********</center> The child was a typical four-year-old girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help. One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc. "Now do you understand?" he asked. "I think so," she said, "is that when mommy came to work for us?" <center>**********</center> "If you'll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart," said Tracy the newlywed bride, "breakfast will be ready." "Good, what are we having for breakfast," said Scott the new husband. "Toast and juice," Tracy replied. <center>**********</center> On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage. The husband said, "I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no 'I' in the word 'marriage.'" The wife said, "For my part, I have never corrected my husband's spelling." <center>**********</center> Co-workers sympathized as my mother complained that her back was really sore from moving furniture. "Why don't you wait till your husband gets home?" someone asked. "I could," my mother told the group," but the couch is easier to move if he's not on it. <center>**********</center> As a new bride, Aunt Edna moved into the small home on her husband's ranch near Snowflake. She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it. For fifty years Uncle Jack left the box alone, until Aunt Edna was old and dying. One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important. Opening it, he found two doilies and $82,500 in cash. He took the box to her and asked about the contents. "My mother gave me that box the day we married," she explained. "She told me to make a doily to help ease my frustrations every time I got mad at you." Uncle Jack was very touched that in 50 years she'd been mad at him only twice. "What's the $82,500 for?" he asked. "That's the money I made selling the doilies." <center>**********</center> <center><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8KswnjMa-MQ?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8KswnjMa-MQ?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> <img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/2008/palmtreebar.gif"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s480x480/399956_457316584337553_324839426_n.jpg"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s480x480/62606_513593762031692_262780978_n.jpg"> <img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/2008/palmtreebar.gif"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/528243_518051544923418_574195886_n.jpg"></center> <center><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rh1EDiNlVhQ?hl=en_US&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rh1EDiNlVhQ?hl=en_US&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center> His last known concert... <center><object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYFSj32xfbI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYFSj32xfbI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center> <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Orinda.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/language/www/US/CA/Orinda.gif" border=0><alt="Click for Orinda, California Forecast" height=41 width=127></a> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20/04/2013 e-zine... http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20588 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=A108121&entry=20588 LINKS *<a href="http://www.coolestone.com/media/5659/Dog-Wants-a-Kitty---Hilarious/">Dog wants Kitty</a> *<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ilMx7k7mso&feature=player_embedded">You will LOVE this one</a> *<a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/06/happy-birthday-chevrolet-corvette/1">Happy Birthday Corvette - a year late</a> *<a href="http://www.coolestone.com/media/5647/Surprise-Paint-Job-on-Luxury-Car-Prank/">Surprise paint job from MsLucy</a> *<a href="http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/2013/04/facebookhatebook.html">Some food for thought</a> *<a href="http://www.herbsandoilsworld.com/how-to-keep-spiders-out-of-your-home-with-peppermint-oil/">Getting rid of spiders</a> <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/Diary%202013/flowerline2_zps5ffb01f3.gif"></center> More sun-stove news My 9-mirror solar stove cooks bacon in 20 minutes. An 8-inch square grill now uses the light more efficiently. Have it following the sun on a lazy suzan mount with windup clock drive. The clock's wind-up key shaft unwinds with several inch-pounds torque, and makes a turn every three hours, with the accuracy of the clock. I replaced the key with a rubber tired wheel that rotates the lazy suzan. As is, the stove is too bulky to be practical. Am working on a fold-up version that may make a good camp stove <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/Diary%202013/flowerline2_zps5ffb01f3.gif"></center> The little red wagon Down to the last detail - From MsLucy Couple's Radio Flyer car turns heads on streets September 29, 2010, by Christine Kim, Channel 2 News ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Valley couple took a childhood memory and turned it into a retirement project. Now, they have a Radio Flyer car to drive around town in. Fred Keller and Judy Foster worked on the car for 11 months, and finished in August of this year, and their ride has been turning heads. The base of the wagon is a 1976 Mazda pickup truck that Foster inherited from her dad. The vehicle turns heads everywhere they go. "I think the words I hear the most often is 'awesome' or 'cool' or people go by and give us a 'hi' sign," Foster said. The wheels are made from hub caps and detergent bottles, and the steering wheel is the actual wheel from a wagon. The handle rises eight feet high. We got our little daughter, 'bitsy' an original Radio Flyer about 50 years ago. It's still in fair shape, with new wheels- useful for hauling heavy stuff You have to watch this full screen... <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-1w48qPF5hc?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-1w48qPF5hc?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/Diary%202013/flowerline2_zps5ffb01f3.gif"></center> This from a friend of Wilma's As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon, before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will. I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old. I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things. Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? Broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question. I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it). <center><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/BillBaker_2006/Diary%202013/flowerline2_zps5ffb01f3.gif"></center> These ones from Wilma's daughter Tashia <center><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/15044_522482644480946_1310524763_n.jpg"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/550285_545275592190613_1610853551_n.jpg"> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/13991_559870074036072_9368477_n.jpg"></center> <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Orinda.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetemp"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/language/www/US/CA/Orinda.gif" border=0><alt="Click for Orinda, California Forecast" height=41 width=127></a> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT