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CURRENT THOUGHTS
Thoughts for the Days.....(a walk through my life & mind??)
July 21, 1999...geocities has always been pretty good but since joining Yahoo----I don't know......We shall see...no time for page editting anyway...
July 17, 1999...all it takes is gettin on that bike and breezin' down the road to forget our troubles---if at least for a little while...
July 16, 1999...Life does indeed go on, no matter what bumps, cracks in the road, smooth sailin' or not---life goes on...
July 5, 1999...Hard to believe, but Mam has died...after only a few short months ago losing Pap and now Mam goes in for an operation, less than twenty days later, she is gone. We were prepared for Pap,---Mam, not always in the best of health was always there....now she and Pap, Granny & Red are together again. Bessie Rumbel 1923-1999...now her legs won't hurt anymore...
July 1, 1999...Trick Question---"Which weighs more?...a ton of praise, or an ounce of criticism?"...
June 27, 1999...Happy Birthday to Dave, Happy Birthday to Dave, Happy Birthday to D-a-a-v-e!, Happy Birthday to Dave---!
June 26. 1999..not a biggie, but don't ya hate how hard CD's are to open!..drives me crazy, and of course it never comes off in one big cellophane piece! Geez!...venting...
June 24, 1999...so hard to put on that happy face somedays..BUT, I will...
June 23, 1999..."but I'm too short, but I'm too shy, but I'm not smart enough....but I don't have enough money..."GET OFF YOUR BUTS!!...good advice--I must take it, but...(giggle)...I read somewhere Henry Ford said, "I'm going to invent the automobile," and Arthur T. Flanken said, "But..."....Inspiration....
June 22, 1999...Well, down to eight working days---the natives are getting restless, the supervisors frantic, and management, well, um' they are managing....tee hee...can't wait!!
June 21, 1999...Nine, count'em, NINE more working days until vacation!! Yippee Yahoo!
June 20, 1999...new work hours, throws your whole system out of whack!...but I'm adjusting, mild case of Insomnia, I like the early quitting time, though...Yippee!
June 19, 1999...there are not enough hours in the day for all the me's, the "Mom" me--(cooking, cleaning),the "I have a full time job & work" me, the "biker" me--(weekend of riding!), the "community service volunteer" me (can I finish all those tasks I have volunteered for in time...!), the just "leave-me-alone" me (GRRRRR!), the web-mistress me, the writer me, the artist me, the "I like to putter in the yard" me, and then just little ol' me who might like to do nothing at all once in awhile...
June 16, 1999...had a really mixed-up day! not terrible, but not good either...I'm trying not to let it overflow into my relationships but...I must remember all those simple things & little surprises that make me happy...tomorrow's another day.
June 15, 1999...some people firmly believe everything is black or white, right or wrong, whatever...I disagree, between black & white there is a gray area, this is what our human minds must work to figure out---computers & robots think in black & white terms, that's it--no logic or reason, but that is what makes humans so unique from all creatures, the gray area in between...and figuring it all out...
June 14, 1999...it's a challenge to be open-minded, when everyone else's minds around you are so tightly closed...I love a challenge!
June 13, 1999..."What was I thinking?"...how many times have you said that lately?..seems a very revealing question...hmmm...Christine Lavin has a great song about that...or be sure your brains are loaded before you shoot yer mouth off???....
June 13, 1999...St. John's, Ringtown is having a "Town Social", Sat. August 21st---good food, fun, activities, games & crafts for the kids, an afternoon children's theater, good dance music for the evening hours "Cruisin" down memory lane 6:00-9:00--BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!..tee hee...
June 12, 1999...ROCK Youth Group is holding a Car Wash Sat. July 17th 10:00AM-2:00PM in St. John's Lot during Ringtown's Town-Wide Yard Sale, Show your support! Some of our kids are hoping to go to the week-long National Youth Gathering in Missouri July of 2000. Cool!..we're hoping they can raise enough money so they can do it
June 11, 1999...Happy Friday!! Yippee!...wish I weren't so tired so I could enjoy it!!..Have a nice weekend all!
June 9, 1999...Gee, I've been busy!...
June 9, 1999...just because you're maybe lonely or needing extra hugs doesn't mean you should jump into the first open arms you run into...
May 30, 1999...Memorial Day Weekend...Remember those who have given their lives to preserve our freedom in this wonderful country of ours...and all our loved ones & the impressions they have left on our lives; we are all shaped by the people we touch in our lives no matter how fleet or how enduring. Treasure each moment and the people in them...
May 27, 1999...Yippee!! two days off with pay--four days in all!! I likes holiday weekends!!
May 25, 1999...Hey, I donated blood today and they gave me a t-shirt! Cool! Everyone should give blood---just tell-em be gentle or ya won't come back, that's all---they need your blood so save a life by giving it! They give ya drinks & donuts too when your done & you meet all kinds of people---last time I met a biker guy that had a buddy in a crash that's why he was there---this time there was a lawyer, two Ringtown folks and an assortment of others. Oh well---anyway---give blood--it's a good thing to do.
May 25, 1999...why is it the more I think I understand things the more I become confused??...Clearly Confusing...
May 22, 1999...okay, stupid thought for today----Why is it when a fly is buzzin' around drivin' ya crazy, as soon as you pick up the fly swatter THEY ARE GONE! POOF!..until you put it back down---there they are again!! Try it! happens every time! Do they have some sort of built-in fly-swatter radar detector or what? always perplexed me, but I get tired of holding the darn swatter to keep 'em at bay!
May 21, 1999...Wow!! I haven't been here in a long time!! I've decided web-page making & editting is a winter project...actually I have been so busy with the play, rehearsals, etc, WHICH by the way----WAS TERRIFIC!! I was depressed for a week afterward---then I had to take care of all the business I had been putting off & neglecting because of the hectic schedule---oh well, such is life!! for me anyway....back to reality (almost).
May 16, 1999...Dave & I went with Big Neil & Frank on the Geisinger Bike Run, great day for riding, I can't get over all the gramma Bikers!! Geez!! Guess that'll be me someday---gray hair, wrinkles, & a leather jacket! Cool! Guess that's what keeps'em young!...some had chaps even! I wanted a picture to show my mom. It ended at Knoebels Grove--the lot must have had 5,000 or more bikes, wall-to-wall chrome!! really neat, I'll post pics when I get 'em back....
April 30, 1999...after the terrible tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, and now Alberta, Canada-- there has been a backlash of bomb threats in area schools & nationally---"where does blame lie" everyone wants to know...if each of us just looked at how we could possibly help humanity in any small way and ACTUALLY did it, imagine the impact that could have! WE are all part of society--it's treasures, it's enigmas, & it's dysfunctions...time to get our heads out of the sand before we're buried alive...
April 24, 1999...Now if you know the tune---and you probably don't, sing along;..."the pajama game--is the play I'm in--- and It's fun in the pajama game/I love it!--I can hardly wait to the date we're having it, nothing's quite the same as the pajama game!----" lalala...
April 20, 1999...Why haven't I been here!???... 1. Too busy! 2. PC has been misbehaving big time! 3. Nothing happening but the usual hectic stuff! 4. Been in a bad mood? 5. Been vacationing in the Pacific 6. Gone skiing in Aspen, oops wrong season, never mind... 7. battery went dead, had to recharge it 8. up too late watching Letterman 9. No words of wisdom to be found 10. Nobody comes here anyway so what's the use!!!!
April 12, 1999...infinitesimal relationships have the greatest impact, if only we could recognize it at the time...
April 11, 1999...just to clarify; "la-la-la" is my cyber singing...
April 10, 1999..."Grease" is the word, is the word, is the word.....Fantastic Job!! cast, crew, pit band, Mr. Lucas, & Mr. Cuthie & everyone else!!...la la la!!!!
April 8, 1999...No words, no wisdom, no point, just vision,... no explaining, no sustaining, just rambling as I often do...too many questions, not enough answers, too many problems, not enough time,.... many blessings, tremendous fortune,----Why me? Why you?...then who??..it's all relative, I am told.
April 7, 1999...Okay, I must boast--a perfect SAT score is 1600, Carl just found out he scored 1560!!! Math a perfect 800, English 760!! Incredible, and he has two more years to try again & again! Great!!Article in Republican/Herald Newspaper about Carl's SAT Score
April 6, 1999...I wonder...is it inevitable that everything that brings us exhilarating happiness eventually plateaus and becomes ordinary or boring???!!..I hope not!..but think about it, how sad...I guess that is why we must work at every day and make each day count..
April 5, 1999...to be truly "alive" one must always see the wonderment in the simple things!...as through a child's eyes...simple pleasures!!..can you remember as a child--lying on green grass (wonderful smell!) and looking closely at the ants & insects crawling through the blades of grass?..it looked like a jungle!...the sun beating down felt so warm, the air smelled so clean!..the clouds formed different shapes as they moved swiftly through the sky!....simple pleasure!
April 4, 1999...I think it is safe to say Spring is finally here!! Birds are singing, building nests, the crocus are blooming, buds on the trees, grass is greening, temperatures are warming....daylight savings!..a wonderful time of year!! Spring Fever!!
April 4, 1999.......Happy Easter!!!!..........
April 3, 1999...Of course, Dave finds another receipt!!..Geez!! a $200.00 one yet!!...Beautiful weather! How lucky can we be!!
April 2, 1999...Well, Dave still hasn't got his first hang gliding lesson, delays for one reason or another--disappointing for him..Also I never did get to see Christine Lavin in March--we had an important rehearsal I didn't want to miss, Anyway, we did get to see Cliffie, he was ok, lost a little of the "oomph" from the earlier shows. He says he's gettin' old, like for instance he was wearing hush puppies instead of his neat sh*t-kickin'cowboy boots,wore his glasses too! We're all gettin' old, it happens...Hey, even Jimmy Page had a "cheat-sheet" with the guitar chords written down on stage in front of 'em--we saw it!! We were behind stage but close, pretty good seats actually!!
April 2, 1999...TAXES ARE COMPUTED!!! HOORAY! Not on the final forms yet, but the rough part is done!! It was painful, but no casualties! Dave got his yearly lecture about keeping better records, detailed receipts, yadda, yadda, yadda...until next year this time!!
April 1, 1999...April Fool's Day!! Can't believe I didn't play a single prank!! Not a one! Geez! I'm no fun anymore!
March 31, 1999...Mother's Day Weekend, May 7, 8, & 9th the Nuremburg Community Players present the musical/comedy "The Pajama Game"...Be there!!.e-mail me for more details!
March 28, 1999...faith without works, your work demonstrates the depths of your faith....hmmmmm----???..I have much faith & tons of work!!.."Can you say 'not enough hours in a day' faith??"
March 27, 1999...It is a gorgeous day!!!Spring is here!!Sunny & Mild!!..Well, as usual time is running out for me to get our taxes done...YIKES!..I was going to look at'em today but it was so-oo nice outside---!
March 26, 1999..it is true lack of sleep will catch up with you!!! I am suffering from not enough...Calgon take me away!!
March 25, 1999...Five whole days I haven't been here!! Five, count'em! Life is too hectic lately!...but I guess I'm lovin' it!
March 20, 1999...Okay, I've been on the windy north-side of the mountain, spectacular view, awesome feeling, BUT, I'll probably never be able to jump!..too bad for me...they say there is hope for me to fly with a tandem; a two person glider...I don't exactly drive a harley either---just enjoy the ride......Gee, I just started to learn the different Harley models; sportsters, fat-boys, heritage, etc, now I have to learn about makes & models of gliders...more brain work!
March 18, 1999.....Good Day or Bad Day???...hmmmm??????..the weather's still nice,--- getting colder tonight though...
March 17, 1999......Happy Saint Patty's Day!!......warmer, breezy, snows melting, 62 degrees,...startin' to feel like bike weather----!!!!....
March 16, 1999...When will I learn there are some people you just can't say something nice too!!!..They'll Bite Your head off!!...slap me silly for trying!...
March 15, 1999..Why do they say "fall" in love??...every fall I've ever had HURT!!...sometimes for days!...weeks even!....I've even needed stitches!....
...Absolutely Not meant to be embarrassing or offensive!--just an observation......quick get your dictionary!---
March 15, 1999.."Why is it when we are angry at someone WE LOVE, all we can think about is 'what we are angry about' & what angers us 'About them'???...Isn't that when we should most remind ourselves what it is we love about them??.. Afterall we do LOVE them!".....it takes so-ooo long to find love, a lifetime to keep it, a moment to destruct it...
...and when they are gone, all we think about are the things we loved about them...
March 14, 1999...found out something neat!--hawks sometimes soar alongside the hang gliders...Amazing!!
March 14, 1999...ok not everyone chatting is dysfunctional--Afterall "I" was there (oops!..not saying much)...everybody has a story...
March 13, 1999..after checking out YahooChat for fun--definitely NOT something I do on a regular basis--I concluded there are too many lonely people out there...sad...
March 13, 1999...People on the internet are either reconnoiterers or exhibitionists, or Both! Posting things for everyone else to see; or viewing someone else's stuff! Amazing!!
March 12, 1999..Early Quit on a Friday!! La La La! Yippee Do Dah Day!!
March 11, 1999..I am always happy to see activity in the guestbook! Makes this effort worthwhile knowing someone has been here! Thanks!!!
March 11, 1999...By some miracle, I was able to log-on immediately! What's up!?
March 10, 1999...I wish I could cheer up all the miserable people I see day to day! Much too many of 'em!...It's one thing to be sad because of things happening in your life, but to be plain old miserable for no good reason! Tsk!Tsk! NO Excuse!!
March 6, 1999...11:13PM EST..."We survived the 1999 30-hour Famine! Movies, Games, "stage-sliding" by some, a variety of music (some at the same time!) handball, & theater games were all Fun!, Collecting for the food drive was manageable despite the snow, the pizza at 10:00 PM was GREAT!" "Yippee!"...We collected 130 bags of food! Great!
March 4, 1999..."It's not what we give, but what we share,---For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,---Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me."
In addition to my usually busy schedule, I got a small speaking role & a chorus spot in the next Nuremburg Community Player's production in May! I am happy & looking forward to it! The 30-hr famine is next weekend! Christine Lavin's show! Yippee! Dave is seriously considering Hang Gliding. Hmmmm....When can I fit that in??? Sounds breath-taking!! EXERCISE YOUR MIND! (and body--it's the only one you got!)
March 3, 1999..."30 hours with no food--surrounded by hungry teenagers---Loud Music! (that part I like) I MUST BE CRAZY!!...Yep! That's it! I'm crazy!"
March 1, 1999...A new house number, a new road name, a new area code! Yikes! Too many new things-- how will anyone know where to find me??!!!...and what will I do when this page gets too long?! I can't wipe out my history! Double Yikes!!
February 28, 1999..."Everyone's happiness/unhappiness & the weight of the world does not rest on my shoulders, Everyone's happiness/unhappiness & the weight of the world does not rest on my shoulders, everyone's happiness/unhappiness..." etc.,etc.,etc...
February 27, 1999...Life is so busy, but I am so happy, there are so many things out there!...having fun exploring them all!...
February 26, 1999..."When a compliment or kind word is in order, just SAY IT! You never know when that kind word can make someone's day!"...
Remember--Everyone needs a pat on the back sometime! Don't let that moment ("opportunity") slip away!..."Kind words don't move the Earth, but they can improve your self-worth, So why do we let them pass us by---?? We are quick to judge & quick to blame, quick to criticize, quick to mame...So vow to try, You try & I'll try..." from Christine Lavin's "The Moment Slipped Away"
February 22, 1999..."If at first you don't succeed, try, try again---or try something else!"..
fron Loudon Wainwright III's "Sometimes I Forget"
February 17, 1999 ...Web Construction/Editting takes entirely too much time!!!
February 16, 1999..."Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust"
February 15, 1999..."Sometimes I forget that you are gone, You're gone and you're not coming back."
from Harry Chapin's "Circle"February 14, 1999..All for Love, Love for all!..."Happy St. Valentine's Day"
February 13, 1999...All my lifes a circle, Sunrise & Sundown,..seasons spinning 'round again, The years keep rolling by...
February 12, 1999...With the end of each chapter, comes the beginning of a new...we can only begin to guess what lies ahead.
Pap has died today, February 12, 1999...He has struggled with poor health for many years, gasping for each small breathe of air, now he is at peace. Claude E. Rumbel 1916-1999
February 11, 1999...The Weekends take too long in getting here!!!
...When I am angry, my family tells me I get crazy eyes (or frankenstein eyes) Well, today someone told me when I am "silently" angry, I look like Shirley Temple when she is pouting. Remember those old movies? This person, my supervisor, told me not to take it the wrong way, but... (Don't you love when people start out saying that; "Don't take this the wrong way, but...") Anyway, I think her comment was really cute!! Sure beats Frankenstein-ish!!! Made me smile & not be so angry...
February 10, 1999...Ok, it's not entirely me, my co-workers have verified that fact by their frustration, however I did have a better day! "Working out" & Good Music are therapy for me....
February 9, 1999...Lately I have been angry alot (inside), I'm beginning to wonder if it is ME??(and not the rest of the world)
February 8, 1999... "Life is much too short!! Treasure each moment like it's all you have, it just might be...this past week (2/8/99) two people have been tragically taken away from this Earth much too soon, one an acquaintaince from work, one very dear to me & to many others in Ringtown. They will be missed!...(a prayer for a dear friend to all, Donnie Teter 1945-1999, and Joanne Leitzel 1957-1999)