"You don't want to take yourself to the depths you can't recover from." - Phil Ligget/Le Tour de France, Tuesday, July 20, 2010

that's the title.

and our cameras aren't showing us any more of the main peloton.... phil again. he cracks me up. that was a message to the director. lololol

if anybody thought that lance armstrong's 38 year old legs .... (he did very well today. didn't get the stage, but finished in a breakaway in the top eight. nice to see. and wouldn't have ever seen something like that if he was in contention for The Yellow Jersey; The Maillot Jeune)

AND THOR IS ATTACKING TODAY! YAH!

http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/us/1600/classement/index.html

THOR'S BACK IN GREEN! (if you copy and paste the above link, you'll see for yourselves) Green's my favorite color, you know. :D

What?

Doesn't a woman have a right to a lot of joy?

:D My office is almost organized, too! Writing, remember? You should see the paper shelf. It's got stationary on it, and the stamps are in my "Portable Daughter Altar."

Oh yeah. Thinking 'bout my people. Good thoughts, of course.

Think that's it for today. I've got stuff to do. Have to be up at 3am tomorrow morning for a day at The United Center to watch a mock Blackhawks game being filmed. Dang. LOL

AND it's a Rest Day, so I don't have to think about what I'm missing at Le THOR. YAH!

OK, Love to All! Oh, and the title quote by Phil Ligget? Ain't dat da truth. ;) :P

Cease Fire: Love and Lists

The First Day of a Cease Fire is hard... unless you sleep most of the day.

Abandoned previously made plans. Formulated new plan with the Henry Kissinger of Familial Peace Negotiations, SA. She suggested that we make a list and even offered to write it down for us. I was dumbfounded at my son's enthusiastic acceptance of Her List Suggestion.

People, here's a clue that your child is in love. When your child reacts to an idea their beloved suggests as though it's a brilliant idea that your child has never heard before; EVEN THOUGH, your child grew up in your house, and you know you suggested the same idea at least three times a week for at least 15 years of your child's life: This means your child is in love. Got it?

When your child's beloved enthusiastically promotes the brilliance of their suggestion, unaware of the familial history; take a deep breath and interject quickly when the beloved finally takes a breath of their own, "Yes. It's a wonderful idea that I've often used myself. DO NOT point out right away, NOR bitch about the familial history of the idea. Got it? (Repeat previous sentence to yourself until it is ingrained in your brain.) Let the moment be. Quietly relish the fact that THE LESSON HAS BEEN LEARNED! Quietly, discretely take this in. Overt celebration may undo the lesson, so keep it on the down-low. Act, Damn It! It's for the common good.

So with LIST in hand, we go forward to conquer our "homework" on Tuesday.

Fantastic Four!

Today has been a HUGE day.

1. My daughter surprised me with a call and invitation to go to the "rocket park." She brought my granddaughters over, and away we went eventually because ...

2. I got caught up in doing some more research for some writing, so getting ready to go was delayed. My daughter picked out a good play outfit for me while telling me, "It's like having ANOTHER child, Mother." I really should learn to stop doing what I'm into and be more responsible. Really. Definitely when it comes to seeing my daughter, granddaughters and son-in-law; at least. I'll work on it. :D

3. My son got his lens adapter today. He is in Film Geek Heaven. I'll spare you, unless you would like to know about things like HVX, and 1/72 versus 1/84, and more "Letters & Numbers Stuff" that I'm not even sure about. I'm just very happy for my boy who has new "toys" that are really tools. You know the difference between tools and toys, right?

4. My brother got his driver's license back today after eight years of going without. Lesson: Don't Drink & Drive - AND - Life is full of changes, so work hard, do your best, relax, have some fun and just let the good happen. He's done quite a bit of good, hard work on himself and on behalf of others since he sobered up. He's had to accept the loss of some relationships because of his behavior when he was drinking and drugging. He had to make a "loud popping sound" to salvage what he could of his life. He's done pretty darn well. I'm very happy for him. He does deserve to have his license back. I'm happy for his wife and our parents, too. His ability to drive is going to help them, too.

Oh, the back stories behind the four events are all wonderful, but my back and hip are YELLING at me LOUDER than my dear, dear youngest granddaughter. I spent quite a while doing a bit of research on her behalf and have a few thoughts; such as, reading Dr. Harvey Karp's, "The Happiest Baby on the Block" book, getting the DVD from the library, and letting her parents know what I've found out. Poor dear cries so much and is so tense. I know this will pass.

I did get her to relax at the park by doing a "four-count" bouncy dance-walk in the shade. She was smooshed against my belly and breast. I've decided that certain MeeMas are fat; so that their granddaughters can be enveloped in cuddles and coos. You know how it goes; Dance-walking to a 4/4 beat while describing all the stuff around us in my "valium voice." Something about a soothing, smooshy MeeMa. Not exactly motivation to lose weight, but well, at least it's not a reason to hate myself, either.

May 27, 2010 has been a very good day - save some serious pain - but this too shall pass just like the four major good events that happened today. That's what going forward is all about, you know. Guess this is kinda the "Cliff Notes Version of Today."

I wonder what tomorrow will hold. I'm going to make it a very good day because it's another huge anniversary day; 22 years ago the kids and I left LA and moved in with my parents on May 28, 1988. It was the beginning of a new life, but more about that later.

For now, I'm moving forward bolstered by four wonderful events and some fantastic research on behalf of my many loved ones; whether they know it or not. Remember to hang in there, People. There's no way I could've predicted that in two days my world could turn around so dramatically. I did hang in with thoughts of better times, so maybe my positivity had a bit to do with it.... NAH! The ups and downs are a bit tiring, but that's the way my life seems to go. I'm glad that I've learned to ride out the storms and see what the mornings bring.

OH, and let's all take a moment of quiet to think good thoughts, meditate, pray and/or whatever on behalf of the many creatures who could use a good thought and more these days. Here's to capping the oil well in the Gulf, lots of ice for the Polar Bears, plenty of food and water for everyone on this planet, the end to all war, and clean air. Here's to going Forward for 50 More Posts!

Yep. Forward @ 50 just had it's 50th Post. Pretty Great Day Today.