Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2008

June 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[WVNan]

LOL. Great minds, and all that. I will give the mail time to fly across country, and then I will read it.

[Mama_Bear]

I love thunderstorms. As long as they don’t come too close. We rarely get storms here. I miss a good ol’ rip-snorting storm once in awhile.

[Mama_Bear]

My son said that he could install XP on my new laptop if I didn’t want to deal with Vista, but he talked me into trying it. Maybe it’s the way he configured it when he set it up for me. After having XP, he knew how I wanted my machine set up. Still, I think he was really surprised to find out that I actually liked it. I’m sure he thought I was going to have major issues with it. LOL

[WVNan]

If you like storms, you would have had a ball here the past two days. It was non-stop boomers. Not really doing any damage except for a bit of water in the basement. We have had a wet, cold, spring. I like storms too. I learned to love them when I lived in Miami. Down there you loved them or you crawled under the bed. Fierce lightening.

[luvie]

I am glad he could install XP for you if you wanted. After
June 30 that option is going to be off the table with
Microsoft....unless they get smart and extend the deadline
till they “fix” Vista.

Meanwhile, I am babying my computer that has XP. It’s just
about the perfect system. Don’t know why they thought they
had to “improve” on the best one they’ve had! Sheesh!

[WVNan]

I have XP and son has the program. So if I need a new computer, he can install the XP on it, unless they change the computers so that they won’t take an XP.

[WVNan]

Good night all. I’m off to see the wizard. See you in a few days.

[Mama_Bear]

‘Nite Nan. See you when you get back. HUGS!!

[Mama_Bear]

Don’t know why they thought they had to “improve” on the best one they’ve had! Sheesh!

It is planned obsolescence, I guess. I think we could have all lived long into the future with XP without a problem - you are right, it was just about perfect as far as I could tell. But, Microsoft needs to sell new operating systems......so, what are you going to do? There are a few nifty features with Vista, but nothing that we couldn't live happily without.

[The Mayor]

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June 5, 2008

A Graduation Wish

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READ: Psalm 42

Why are you cast down, O my soul? . . . Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him. —Psalm 42:5

The high school commencement speaker was the president of a large corporation. He was chosen for the occasion because of his success. Yet his speech came with a most unusual wish for the graduates.

The speaker told the students sitting before him in their graduation gowns, “If I could have one hope for you as you go out into the world, it would be this: I hope you fail. I hope that you fail at something that is important to you.” He went on to say how his own early life had been one failure after another, until he learned to see failure as an effective teacher.

Many of the songs of Israel were born in seasons of failure. Out of desperation came the cry, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God” (Ps. 42:1-2).

Sometimes we are not ready to see the wonder of God’s wisdom and strength until we are gasping for breath in the exhaustion of our own strength.

A recurring story of the Bible is that mountains of faith rise from the valleys of failure. Before discovering the high ground we are looking for, we may need to see the failure of the dreams we hold in our hearts and trust instead in the love, wisdom, and guidance of our God.

The lessons we learn from our failures
Are lessons that help us succeed,
And if we are wise and we heed them,
Then failure is just what we need. —D. De Haan

Learn from your failures, or you will fail to learn.

Bible in One Year: 2 Kings 16–18; Proverbs 23:1-11

[OESY]

Thanks, Dita, but “knocked it out of the park”? I just wish I had been playing baseball. LOL!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning The Mayor :)
How are you? Wonderful lesson. I’m reading your posts, every day. Thank you so much!! :)

[GodBlessUSA]

President Ronald Reagan.....The best! I will look to see if I can find this DVD. I’d love to watch! Most likely will put tears in my eyes.

[Cardhu]

PowerPoint Presentation with Music

CHRIST REDEEMER
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

You have all seen the Christ monument over Rio but these pictures are fantastic.

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[Cardhu]

PowerPoint Presentation with Music

DOGS, CATS AND OTHER ANIMALS

Good music.

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[fewz]

Awesome!

[JustAmy]

June 5, 2008


Graphic by Billie

Morning at Amy's

Curios and memories of times not gone by,
gentlemen's high collars, and ladies' bone lace,
Scent of rosewater from the parlor nearby,
another day's dawning, at Amy's Place.

Fine china on table, and tea on the hob,
smiles adorning a shining fresh face,
Come to the door, and with a turn of the knob,
and enter the comfort of Amy's Place.

Young men of business, all polished and keen,
Women of procelain style and grace,
Come, one and all, matters not where you've been
For today, you are welcome, at Amy's Place.

05-07-04 by JSR
AKA Old Sarge
© 2004 - 2008

[Cardhu]

Now here is a way to make sure people know what products you are selling.

Damn clever these Germans

[JustAmy]

My calendar says that today is ......

National Gingerbread Day
First Hot Air Balloon Flight
World Environment Day

Happy Hot Air Balloon Day!!

[JustAmy]

Once upon a time, an old woman and her husband lived alone in a little old house. The couple had no children, and being lonely, the woman decided to make a boy of gingerbread. She carefully mixed the batter, rolled out the dough, and cut out out a very nice gingerbread man. She added sugar icing for his hair, mouth, and clothes, and she used candy chips for buttons and eyes. What a fine looking gingerbread man he was! The old woman put him in the oven to bake. After he was fully done, she slowly opened the oven door. Up jumped the gingerbread man, and he ran out the door saying,

"Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

Have a Yummy Gingerbread Day!