20. January 2009 by admin.

I’ve got several lenses (kind of how-to type pages) all up and ready for your reading pleasure:)

Betta Tails ~ About the different types of Betta Tails
Raising Freshwater Angelfish ~ Name says it all
Breeding and Keeping Betta Fish ~ Again, title speaks 1000 words:)
Waxhaw, NC ~ A bit about my hometown
True Story…Names changed to protect the innocent ~ Ghost Story
Wish You Could Have Been There ~ My thoughts/story on my first ice fall
How to Run a Great Crafting Group ~ Nothing further needed
Sarah Smith ~ had to grab the url before someone else did..lol
Adults That Play Neopets???? ~ *blush* yeah I do
Aquatic Clubs in the US ~ There are tons of other fish geeks out there, find one!

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15. September 2008 by admin.

I’ve been having a thought or 2 running around in my head the last, well for along time. Picture your normal day of running around, you go to the store, check out lady/guy…”Hey how are you?” Not even looking up from the line of groceries, “I’m good thank you.”  You go to the gas station and actually have to go in to pay with cash (card machine outside doesn’t work) Attendant - “Hey how are you?”  Me - “Fine thanks, you?”  Attendant - “I’m good, that’ll be 72 million dollars.”  Everywhere we go it’s “hi, how are you” And the correct response is always I’m good or some variation of that.

I get why we do that, it’s our society of rushing around, not really caring, not really stopping to see or hear.  Now before you shake your head about another blondy head’s thoughts, yes I know that in the food store/gas station/drive through window, there’s not time to hear someone’s life story, I do get that. I just think sometimes that since it’s such a normal response “I’m Good” that’s what we expect to hear and no one ever goes beyond that…lol sometimes people start talking before the “I’m Good” comes out of my mouth…yeah you’re really caring how that person is doing eh?

So I put this to the test (and am going to continue doing so as it’s fun). Last week, going to the food store, get to the cashier, “Hey how are you?” “I’m good. Will that be paper or plastic?” I looked her in the eye (this was a girl, very pretty, just out of high school, I’d venture)…”Plastic is fine and how are you REALLY?”  She totally startled out of whatever thoughts were going through her head and really looked at me for the first time…yes it was a look of “okay, and who the heck are you?” But then she smiled and in that 20 second period (she was a fast bagger) I learned that she wasn’t so fine, had been having a hard day and that my smile and “oh I hope it’ll get better, here’s a chocolate bar on me” made her feel better. (Yes I did buy her a chocolate bar, our food store sells German chocolate, which I feel everyone in the world needs to try at least once, puts Hershey’s to shame).  But the point is, I made someone’s day by really caring, really asking and really seeing.  And that I must say made my day so much better as well! 

 Let’s see what trouble I can get into today!!!

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11. July 2008 by admin.

I just noticed that the time right now is 11:11. So what you’re wondering. Well this is a silly thing to most, but it’s a way that reminds me that God’s watching out for us. Not sure why I picked that time to remind myself of that, looks like eyes a bit on the digital clocks and it’s cool to see the all ones. But each time I see it (and I tend to glance up at the clock at that exact time a whole lot by chance) I remember that God loves me, is protecting me and my family and it’s just cool. Everytime I chance on that time,it’s like God’s saying that to me once more.

 There’s another thing that I use to use to remind me that God will always provide. My very first job in high school was at a nursing home in the kitchen (not a good job that one, but that’s a different subject). One of my jobs was to “set” the trays with silverware, napkins and the whole lot in a huge tray cart.  I would grab a handfull of napkins or forks or whatever and so many times I happened to grab the exact number that I needed…tons of times this happened and each time it did I’d remember that God is our provider and thank Him.

Kind of randomness here, but what things make you think of Him?

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15. June 2008 by admin.

I know I’m writing about all this in the Orlando series, but here’s a few thoughts that have been spinning around. 

These Orcas are so amazing! Of course because of the world we live in they are “greening” the whole thing and brotherhood with the animals and things like that which of course I don’t get into much. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m totally against animal cruelty and for preserving nature, I just don’t go as far as save the whales kill the humans as some do.

But when you are actually in the presence of thse animals, it’s a different way of thinking totally. I mean most of you know that I’m hooked and addicted to fish (for those that don’t, 16 current tanks in the house totalling just over 300 gallons raising angelfish, bettas, fancy guppies, limias and habrosus and one very understanding husband!) and since I have this passion for everything water living, seeing these just amazes me! They are so huge and yes killers of the ocean with no natural preditors (so said the trainers), yet these people can ride them, hug them, pet them…I’m awed. Of course I know a lot can be done “through the stomach” and that they are feeding them with the fishes all the time, but still, wow. 

I know it’s all about the show and things, but when the guy gave a hug to the nose of that whale, I got emotional watching that. Of course I WANT TO BE THAT GUY! lol what I wouldn’t give to be able to be a Dr. Doolittle person and have communication with animals.

Course onthat subject, one which my mom and I have talked about in depth, I do think that it is possible that some people may have a “6th sense” so to say and can have a better understanding of what animals are saying and thinking. I know with our horses there’s times that we can tell their mood and thoughts so to speak just by studying their stance and eyes.

Maybe I’m a freak (shut up Seth!) but I think that when God first created man, He created man with a perfect body and brain meaning that they had 100% of their brain use instead of  our measly 10%. Maybe they could speak to the animals the way we do each other? Why not? Adam named all the animals, perhaps they told him their name???

I know that if I had to creat an XMen character, she’s be able to speak to animals and fly of course:)  Who knows, maybe when we get to heaven….

Got to go!
Later!

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13. June 2008 by admin.

My mom and I are face painters for the Charlotte Eagles Soccer team (yes it’s awesome)  but there’s something that we’ve noticed and I want to know why.  Before each game, and this is any sports related game, they sing the National Anthem.  Now come on, every American that I’ve ever known is taught in school and knows that you should face the flag and put your hand over your heart (except for those in uniform I found out) as a sign of respect for the flag.   Yet at these games, not only do I see a very small group that does this, even the players aren’t!  Now come on! I don’t get it. It saddens me to think that people don’t care enough anymore.  maybe that’s not what it is, but what else can I think? I realize that there’s this war going on and so many people are angry with the government about that and whatever, but that’s no reason not to repect the flag and country.

 I have more thoughts on this, but I’m tried and going to bed.  Comments anyone???

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