Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2010

June 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

He is full of BS!!

[JustAmy]

We haven't been there for a few years but Hearst Castle is a beautiful place. Some awesome antiques are on display. They now have a self-guided tour ... I would like to take this tour if and when we make it there again.

[yorkie]

Oh, JC, what a pretty pool you have!

There have already been over 150 posts, and I almost missed seeing it! (Still trying to catch up on this morning’s pings! LOL!)

I would love to be in there, right now - even though it is almost midnight there - it is stifling here! I have the fan going full blast, and the doors open. (It’s going to be AC time pretty soon.)

Tomorrow the guy comes to do the yard, and he’s going to install a mister around my porch. (That will cool the temp down 30 degrees, when turned on.)

LOVE that pool, JC!!! (And, Nikki didn’t have a clue when she was floating in the water, that she’d have such a beautiful daughter a year later, did she?!!)

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Plausible Deniability

June 4, 2010

Answering media charges of scandal and impropriety, the guilty politician responded with the plea, “I have no recollection of those events.” It was yet another attempt of a public figure to apply a strategy called “plausible deniability.” This is when individuals try to create a personal safety net for themselves by seeking to convince others that they had no knowledge of the events in question. Someone else gets blamed and becomes the scapegoat for the guilty person’s wrongs.

Sometimes Christians have their own kind of plausible deniability. We claim ignorance of our wrong behavior, rationalize, or blame others—but God knows the truth. The Bible tells us: “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7). This is true whether the heart is pure or if it’s a corrupt heart robed in false claims of innocence. We may fool others who see us only on the outside, but God sees the reality of our hearts—whether good or bad.

It is wise, therefore, to humbly confess our faults to the Lord. He desires that we admit the truth (Ps. 51:6). The only way to escape the sin and restore our fellowship with God is to acknowledge and confess it to Him (vv.3-4).

Dear Lord, be merciful to me;
My sin has grieved Your heart;
And strengthen my resolve, O Lord,
From evil to depart. —D. De Haan

We may successfully fool others, but God knows our hearts.

Read: Psalm 51:1-10

The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. —1 Samuel 16:7

Bible in a year:
2 Chronicles 21-22; John 14

[pollywog]

Good Morning Mayor ~ another great thought to start our day.

[pollywog]

LOLOL!!!!!
Oh Pam this was so funny...
Just starting my day here on the west coast.
Sifting through yesterday’s posts.

Now that would be a fun pool to have this summer.

Off to get my morning coffee.

[WayzataJOHNN]

BREAKFAST

CRAB CAKES (Crab folded into a light buttermilk pancakes and topped with melted butter and a subtle béarnaise topping)

BACON AND THREE CHEESE QUICHE (served hot with a side of hash browns and fried onions)

STEAK (& oz. sirloin, butterflied and stuffed with grated cheese and mushrooms, or crab)

CORN BEEF HASH, (with a generous portion of grated hard-boiled eggs)

ANY FILLING OMELETS OF YOUR CHOICE (cooked to perfection, of course.)

COFFEE, TEA, MILK, AND JUICES

BACON, EGGS, HASHBROWNS, SAUSAGES, WAFFLES, PANCAKES, AND THE LIKE AS YOU LIKE!

MID-MORNING SNACK

Croissant, filled with sliced prosciutto ham and Swiss cheese and smoked Gouda
Fresh fruit slices topped with a delicate caramel sauce
Old time Malts of your choice of flavors

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And now for a bit of political poetry
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Time To Take It Back

I waited to see what they would do,
This lefty Congress at their ‘best’
Would they rebuild America today anew,
or like always damn us with the rest

No one in DC really seemed to care,
as the rewarded illegals came pouring in
in fact, it became abundantly clear I swear,
to speak out became an unforgiving sin

Their own personal political power,
the goal of the elitist leaders leading all
We struggled with the logic, as facts cower
And the lefties heeded Obama’s socialist call

Hate America is their sick clarion theme,
and taxes their life blood and our duty it seems
Well think again, time to change, Old Son,
its time for the left to have reason to scream

Lying, cheating, and crooked acts galore,
mark the path of the Liberal bent
Like roaches, they can’t stand the light any more,
So clean the house improve the scent

2010 and 2012, are dates to cancel infamy
time to hammer down the nails on the left
Stand to hold the rights of freedom high you see
and see that the future of the left is bereft

[jaycee]

AMEN, Amy!!

[jaycee]

Polly, I posted my granddaughter in my pool from last summer. And now she’s a new mother! If you wanna see it, its #356!!

[WayzataJOHNN]

For the Ladies
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Changing the Stage

Sweet the last kiss of day
upon the silken skin of night
so tender is the gentle passing
as Eve reclaims her dark throne
a zephyr sets the moment’s tone
at the soft shadows now massing
now for touch instead of sight
the gifted price a lover pays

[jaycee]

Johnn, I am starving. Its 10:15 and I haven’t had breakfast so please, I would love the BACON AND THREE CHEESE QUICHE (served hot with a side of hash browns and fried onions) and
a nice glass of orange juice. (calories removed please!)

Will read your poem later as I have to run out a few minutes!!

Thank You!!

[jaycee]

We may successfully fool others, but God knows our hearts.

Absolutely true, Rus! Thank you for the lovely devotion today! And hope you have a wonderful day!

[pollywog]

OH Jaycee!! That is your pool and granddaughter?
I mustn’t envy!! Mustn’t, musn’t!!Beautiful pool and a lovely granddaughter! Thanks for guiding me to your post.

Have a great day! I’m taking our elderly neighbor for a doctor appointment. Kinda like the sick helping the sick! sigh......

A dip in your pool would sure be nice today.

Overcast here in Los Angeles.

[pollywog]

What a adorable picture of Lucy!

I adored her as a entertainer!! Could still sit and watch a morning of I Love Lucy!!

[pollywog]

Johnn,
Do you happen to have any left over Cinnamon Rolls?
I am craving one with lots of chopped nuts!!

Pretty pleazzzzzzzzzz!!
Polly

[pollywog]

...oh and Johnn, your poem says it all...
I am praying for a clean house in November..or at least the beginning of it.

[WayzataJOHNN]

Cinnamon rolls are on the side table, hot and with a sweet frosting, nuts and all.

We need to take America back, before the left take it away!

[WayzataJOHNN]

That pool looks so fine!!!!!!!!!!

I could simply float around all day.
If I can float around in your pool, I’ll cook dinner for you (and even do the dishes!)

[yorkie]

"If I can float around in your pool,
I'll cook dinner for you
(and even do the dishes!)"

Johnn, you don't know what you just got yourself into!

[yorkie]

Changing the stage: That is beautifully written. Thank you.