Upper body workout

Trey Parker

Salt. I put too much salt on my fries.

On my way for my walk I helped a neighbor struggling with some stuff to throw out in the trash. My karma went up one point. Then she offered me a cigarette which I accepted and I think to myself "You dumba$$" .I went three weeks without one and now that is all I can think about right now. deduct one karma point.

I lie to myself mostly. I look at the mirror in my mind and I think, "You really are all of that and a bag of chips."

Then I pass the mirror in that hall and I nearly give myself a heart attack and think, "No wonder my Mom nicknamed me Hideous."

Mustard. You just got to have mustard on your dirty hot dog.

Sleek

Watching the Jays and Tigers while taping "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
That movie was made 35 years ago.

Growling

Mangy Mutt? That's one of my pet names.

Dirty dog

I'm back and had a good walk. Why is it everywhere I go ice cream comes up? I saw the ice cream truck outside, there is ice cream here. I am addicted to ice cream.

Damn I'm having a weird day. It's one of those days where I think to myself;

If a man talks in the woods, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?

I am going out for a short walk (in lieu of the bike ride).
Will see you later.

Hi Carold.

Wow Mary...you really have touched me.

"Saved my sanity, going to school, after my husband passed."

To be able to keep giving when so many don't after tragedy is inspiring. I am happy to have met you and the inspiration I have gained over the past week comes from Mingle.

I didn't know why I joined Mingle originally, I knew it was not for dating really. Now I see it was to connect with people. It is easier to open up to strangers sometimes then to people that know you. Most of my friends are so focused on themselves that I have broken off with them with only two left who make me feel good. But I do enjoy the volunteering.

One of my cousins studied theology and was to become a priest but he fell in love and now teaches. We keep in touch and he has been an inspiration for me. He is a wonderful man and a role model.

Hi Carole, we just had a wicked squall come through here and it has cooled things down a bit.

I just need to really begin to write and see what interests me the most. Writing for children has come to mind but I never gave it serious thought. Most of my writing has been long emails to the friends in my life. I seem to gravitate to women who have been abused of are sick so I try to make them feel good in words. I only seem to hurt when I see other people hurt. I have never had trauma in my own life but have seen so much of it around me.

I just don't have the money. The school system can really use some good men in the early years of education too. I am very good with children and at least with the volunteering, I get to interact with them from time to time.

It must be very fulfilling to be working with children. I used to be a boy scout leader in my late tens and 20's.
I have been told I missed my calling and make a good teacher.
I envy you in that respect.

This is another from my grandmother.

Mary had a little lamb,
her father killed it dead.
Now Mary takes that lamb to school,
between two slices of bread.

I am just starting out but have compiled years of research on the things I want to write. I am waiting for Deb (kidztales??) to send me some links she mentioned to me last week.

A man's guide on issues concerning women. I do charity for for The White Ribbon Campaign.
A compilation of short stories loosely based on things I have learned over the past few years.
Short articles about the things my grandmother taught me.
I want to try and stay positive although many of the subjects do deal with violence in our world.

I just started on the nursery rhymes today and they may not be suitable for children.