JANUARY 2004

It was January 2004 that I began this blog!

There is so much to UPDATE.....I am not sure to either start all over or begin from here.

As I look back, and there is a saying you should never do that.......I can see why...but there is value in this. I do have a lot to say about what I've done.

Oursprings.com is no more, as is the restaurant, the marriage, ....

But there is so much more.

Suffice it to say, I am picking up the pieces or re-grouping so to speak.

I think I will begin again .... starting with addressing what has transpired.

And ... something noteworthy ... it is July 4th, yes, America's birthday, but what would have been the 3rd year anniversary of the Homestead Restaurant. It was 3 years ago at this time that we prepared to open. And that we did, on July 12, 2004. I made it till February of 2007.

More on that later.

Dealing with the burdens of life:

More true than not.

Dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see them again, it was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

* Never buy a car you can't push.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Stress Management

Most emails I receive like this I usually just delete. But this one is worth keeping and remembering here.

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A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter."

It depends on how long you try to hold it.

"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.

"In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. "

"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.

When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. "

"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.

Don't carry it home.

You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. "

"Relax; pick them up later after you've rested

Life is short. Enjoy it!
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*** True but a whole lot EASIER said than done.

Profiling and Terrorism

I have come to believe (strongly) that it is appropriate to profile in this country's attempt to go after and protect us from terrorism. Common sense dictates this!

Randomly checking Americans for bombs, weapons and the like at our airports etc is ridiculous. 50, 60, 70 year old seniors are NOT the enemy. (I could go on and on here...but I don't have to because it is so obvious to you and me.) The Muslim is not the enemy..but the radical, fascist Muslim is. Period. THAT is the enemy ... they have identified themselves! They have publicly announced their intentions!

What is wrong with us? What about a world leader (Iran's) that states his country's clear intentions of destroying us and our allies?

It's time to call a SPADE a SPADE.

Here's a plan...Behind its humor is the truth:




Lets use some common sense, before it's too late.