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Comments (3)Oh yes. Absolutely one of my very favorite movies too. Watch it most every time I run across it. It's been a while. Thanks for a great synopsis. Very nicely put together. Smiles....See MoreRemembering 9/11
Comments (9)Thank you for starting this thread. I've never felt so shaken and I was 1500 miles away here in Louisiana. My heart goes out today to everyone who was near the crashes and who knew someone personally whose life ended on this tragic day. I remember that after about 5 hours of being glued to the television, I just couldn't mentally couldn't take any more. I went to the barn and went out for a ride....life seemed so perfect and beautiful in my little corner of the world as I watched the cows and meandered around in the pastures of my neighbors. Then I realized that I was 10 miles north of one of the largest oil refineries in the world and 10 miles south of a nuclear power plant. Suddenly even my little corner of the world seemed very scary. Can you imagine people who live in countries where bombings occur on a regular basis? I was proud that my youngest played TAPS at his college this morning at a memorial service on their outdoor colonnade. I hope that future generations remember the lives lost ..... all individuals with hopes and dreams and families who loved them.... Grace...See MoreDieting pals--9/4--9/11--Joy! Joy! Labor Day!
Comments (14)Hi Everybody! I can't believe how this week has flown by. Tomorrow is weigh-in day again! Other than more demolition on the kitchen, I haven't been getting my exercise. Actually, I should be doing my step aerobics right now, but here I am instead. The days are getting noticeably shorter, but the temperatures here are still warm. I guess we will be getting remnants of Ivan in the form of rain, rain, rain for the weekend. But I can't complain. My heart goes out to those affected more directly by the recent string of hurricanes. Well, I wore a pair of jeans today that I had not worn for a looong time. They fit, and were not tight. I know that the changes in my diet are really working. Yellowhair--I wonder if we will see Bunny Tracks here. I really love the Skinny Cow fudge bars. My DH is now eating them, too. You know, I have never had problems with my feet. But awhile back when I was trying to take long walks, I started having a problem with my big toe. It felt like it was sprained or something. It was very odd, but it just went away. DH has lots of trouble with his feet. I am sure it is just that we are getting older. Anyway, he has heel spurs, which are bony growths that kinda jab you from the inside. he has other things going on too, and has even been through physical therapy. He says they told him that whenever he is getting pain to quit whatever activity he is doing for awhile. In other words, if it hurts when you do that, don't do that! Kathy--When I first got into gardening and landscaping someone, who was a seasoned gardener, told me that a garden wasn't really yours until you had re-invented it about a million times. Well, they didn't say it quite like that, but that was the general meaning I took from it. I was fretting because the year before I had planted a shrub that I now thought would be in much better spot if I moved it just 4 feet. I wasn't sure it was worth it to go to the trouble. The advice I got was to go for it. I did, and I am still glad I did. And that is still my approach to gardening now. I am always seeing something that needs to be improved and gardening is all about the process. So it sounds like a change will be coming to your garden soon! DeeMarie--Talking about your commute reminded me of when I was doing that. Several years ago, I drove 50 miles one way to work. It took an hour and a half on most days with traffic and all. DH says I used to come home in the worst mood. It is interesting how we get ourselves into these things. I mean the trade-off for a job that you love vs. having more time for activities at home vs a nice paycheck vs whatever. I try not to regret the decisions that I make, but it sure seems that life is all about the trade-offs sometimes. On that note, I will wrap up this longwinded post. Eat healthy!!...See MoreRemembering 9/11
Comments (8)This is kind of an odd post. I've struggled with it for 10 years now. I was coming from a yoga event at 8:00 in a taxi, when the 1st plain hit. I thought NYC was making a movie. I stood on my hotel corner at Houston and watched the other plane fly in. I watched glass melt down the buildings like candle wax. I watched papers fly, and later, people jump out of the windows. One couple was holding hands. The next day I tried to give blood (O-) but they couldn't take it because they had too much. People outside restaurants called out to ask if I had seen where they could take food for the workers. A Chinese grocery had a sign up I'll never, ever forget. Phonetically spelled in Chinese-English: "Flyer Fliters, Eveyting Flee." I felt every building fall in my upper hotel room, where I'd paid extra for a view of the WTC on my 1st visit to NY. I was stuck and couldn't get out of the city. I smelled asbestos, dust, bbq, and other God awful smells for a week. I walked by the fire station who lost almost all their men all week. Starbuck's was open, but out of milk. I wake up sometimes to this day with a start, smelling fire. Smelling that. I won't forget, and kinda wish each year the media wouldn't beat this to death. Remembrances such ppbenn are how we hold these kinds of days. This struck deeply and personally, and what matters is what we do with this. Our subsequent choices and actions (not the anniversary memorials) dictate our future. Not a horrible act based again on so-called religious morals. Even our word and handshake need to mean something to combat insanity such as this. It isn't disrespecting those who lost families, but they are not the only ones for whom the day changed life. I admit, I watch nothing. I don't read memorials, I don't even want the "forward this to everyone you know" stuff. You never know where someone was nor how they were affected. Part of the respect and never forgetting is honoring the privacy of those who can't. I think it's safe to say we've come out of the last 10 years a more awakened nation, and one that will stop at nothing to prevent something like this from happening again. At least that is my hope....See Moreariel7576 (Puerto Vallarta, Mex.)
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