Remembering

You know today was a tough one. For a number of reasons. School was terrible, albeit the students know there are only 17 days left of school and you do the math.That is why today started off disappointing. Sometimes the internet via email, text messages, facebook can all add to a culmination of Suckiness if you glance at it during the day at the wrong moment. It can just throw you off of your planned outlook. Day's however can start off terrible and then meander into a brighter situation. Say for instance receiving my Federal Tax Return upon arriving home in the mail. It was comforting to see that things come at the right time to cheer me up. Like a phone call tonight. My grin was so giddy and childish when I saw the call. Really childish to say..... but I needed that smile. Kinda like in this video. I could watch this all day, it makes me feel good to smile. I hope that you can have a great day that makes your heart feel content and fulfilling. That's what we need to live for. Happiness, Love, a life free of stress, and more smiles. YES, a lot more Smiles.

Words that mean a lot to me.

Things I miss......

I miss absolutely spoiling ones closest to me.
I miss my friends near and far.
I miss mowing my lawn at my former house.
I miss looking up to my father.
I miss golfing every week.
I miss teaching.
I miss the Brightside days.
I miss having a significant other.
I miss my dog.
I miss Savannah.
I miss my Unk and our Single Malt whiskey talks.*
I miss watching my friends kids grow up.
I miss counseling sessions as healthy as they were.
I miss living in Philadelphia.
I miss my softball league.
I miss classroom 35 at Longwood Elementary.
I miss life when I was young; carefree and adventurous.
I miss making CD mixes for people. (HaHa)
I miss Amelia's Deli in Ptown.
I miss that thing we call normality.

Here's to not missing too many things from here on forward......

Belated Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday Paul.
such a great inspiration within my own life.
You make a myriad of peoples life so rich
with your powerful, touching lyrics.
I hope 51 is your best year yet.
I can't wait to see you in June
It will be such a sight and sound.

*his real birthday was yesterday. I hope that he's not mad I missed it.

my thought

my thought
look what I found
under a rock, around the bend,
in the backseat
it’s been missing for some time
but it’s been found
now let’s find that thought
floating on a breeze
a thought to find its way to me
to breeze through my fingers
pen to paper
stroke to canvas
thought to words
a thought needing to be found.

The Mother's in my Life

Awesome.
Diligent.
Hard Working.
Unrelentless.
Patient.
Giving.
Amazing Mothers.

Wow.......

The Door To Hell

That's a crater in the middle of Derweze, which is a village in Turkmenistan. And it's on fire. It's been on fire for 40 years.

Here is the Wikipedia page; there's not a ton of information, but I guess enough to give context. In 1971, this crater formed while some people were drilling, and they realized that methane was emanating from it. Geologists decided that burning the gas would be less dangerous than letting it permeate the atmosphere, and figured that it would burn out in a matter of hours. It's still burning.


I immediately put the town's name into Search engine, because this is exactly the sort of thing that would be posted in there. And, you know what, not really. Why don't more people talk about this thing?

Check out some more pictures on Flickr.