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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... August, 2011
8-1-2011 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33

Posted on 08/01/2011 2:29:55 AM PDT by JustAmy




Welcome To....



'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)












Never Forget!






Bad Penny




Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,

LouieWolf





Many thanks for stopping by. : )











TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; august; friends; poetry
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To: jaycee

He’s a cutie, isn’t he? :)


841 posted on 08/09/2011 7:20:54 PM PDT by yorkie
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To: All

Job Interview

The employer asked the applicant, “I see you were last employed by a psychiatrist. Why did you leave?”

“Well,” she replied, “I just couldn’t win.

“If I was late to work, I was hostile.

“If I was early, I had an anxiety complex. If I was on time, I was compulsive.”


842 posted on 08/09/2011 7:35:09 PM PDT by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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To: All

Cleaning House

A poem for the Internet Addict...

I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess.
He asked if I’d been ‘puting,
And I had to answer “yes.”

He told me to get off my butt
And tidy up the house.
And so I started cleaning up...
The smudges off my mouse.

I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my work...
I didn’t mean to ‘click.’

But click, I did, and oops I found
A real absorbing site
That I got SO way into...
I was into it all night. (Sigh)

Nothing’s changed except my mouse
It’s very, very shiny.
I guess my house will stay a mess...
While I sit here and surf the Internet


843 posted on 08/09/2011 7:38:44 PM PDT by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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To: oldteen

Can’t imagine drinking coffee all day long! As the saying goes “To each his own”!! :)


844 posted on 08/09/2011 7:45:18 PM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: oldteen

Oh.......that takes care of that!! :)


845 posted on 08/09/2011 7:49:59 PM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: yorkie

No...thank YOU! :)


846 posted on 08/09/2011 8:11:05 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: tiapam
“To each his own”!!

I suppose....I can't imagine drinking it at all! But, that's just me! :)

847 posted on 08/09/2011 8:12:49 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: tiapam

But, I’d let you pick one! But only if the ‘inner child’ appears! lol


848 posted on 08/09/2011 8:14:48 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: JustAmy
(((((((We Missed you!)))))))




849 posted on 08/09/2011 9:30:30 PM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: tiapam
Hi Tiapam! Sorry I missed you last night - I never got on FR - was retrieving graphics from source code - computer crash last Friday.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
850 posted on 08/10/2011 3:35:34 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; Billie; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; mathluv; ...

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

Wearing Yourself Out
August 10, 2011

My friend Jeff was asked by his daughter to officiate at her wedding. This would be a great joy as they traveled to an exotic and romantic location for the ceremony. But there was one major problem—because the wedding party was very small, Jeff would have to perform three separate roles that could be in conflict. He would be the officiating minister, the father of the bride, and the wedding photographer!

Have you ever felt as if you were wearing too many hats? Jethro thought his son-in-law Moses was (Ex. 18). Leading the Israelites, arbitrating personal disputes, and handing down legal judgments for a great multitude was taking its toll. Finally, Jethro approached Moses, telling him: “This thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself” (v.18). He wisely counseled Moses to delegate smaller disputes to other advisors and take the more challenging cases himself (v.22).

Whether you’re a mother with small children, an overwhelmed business executive, or an overworked church volunteer, you too can take a lesson from Moses. Why not prayerfully discern if there may be tasks you can delegate to others or even discontinue—so that you don’t wear yourself out.

Father, we need help with our priorities.
Teach us to understand what’s most important and
needs to be accomplished, and to let go of what we can
so that we are at our best for You. Amen.

If we don’t come apart and rest awhile,
we may just plain come apart! —Havner

Read: Exodus 18:13-27

  You will surely wear yourselves out. —Exodus 18:18  
Bible in a year:
Psalms 79-80; Romans 11:1-18


851 posted on 08/10/2011 5:42:04 AM PDT by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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BREAKFAST

STEAK AND SPUDS
Sirloin steak, cooked to perfection, and served with skin-on potatoes
A small bowl of fresh fruit and all the coffee you can drink

CRAB CAKES & HASHBROWNS
Delicate crab cakes, seared and fried in butter, served with Hollandaise
Sourdough toast and apple slices

PANNOKOKEN
Dutch pancake served with sugar and Lingdon Berry syrup
Two Metworst Sausages and toast

COFFEE
TEA
MILK
JUICES (ASSORTED)
COLD AND HOT CEREALS
CINNAMON ROLLS (fresh from the oven)

A View Out An Odd Window



Dawn Brings Proof Of God to Us So Clear


852 posted on 08/10/2011 6:07:21 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( (We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them! ))
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Politically Correct Statements

Your bedroom isn’t cluttered, it’s just “passage restrictive.”

Kids don’t get grounded anymore. They merely hit “social speed bumps.”

You’re not late, you just have a “rescheduled arrival time.”

You’re not having a bad hair day, you’re suffering from “rebellious follicle syndrome.”

No one’s tall anymore. He’s “vertically enhanced.”

You’re not shy. You’re “conversationally selective.”

You don’t talk a lot. You’re just “abundantly verbal.”

It’s not called gossip anymore. It’s “the speedy transmission of near-factual information.”

AND FOR STUDENTS...

The food at the school cafeteria isn’t awful. It’s “digestively challenged.”

No one fails a class anymore, he’s merely “passing impaired.”

You don’t have detention, you’re just one of the “exit delayed.”

These days, a student isn’t lazy. He’s “energetically declined.”

Your locker isn’t overflowing with junk, it’s just “closure prohibitive.”

Your homework isn’t missing, its just having an “out-of-notebook experience.”

You’re not sleeping in class, you’re “rationing consciousness.”

You don’t have smelly gym socks, you have “odor-retentive athletic footwear.”

You weren’t passing notes in class. You were “participating in the discreet exchange of penned meditations.”

You’re not being sent to the principal’s office. You’re “going on a mandatory field trip to the administrative building.”


853 posted on 08/10/2011 6:25:40 AM PDT by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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To: Dubya

Where do you find these jewels?

Great logic, sent it off to my wife at her office and its been a hit!


854 posted on 08/10/2011 6:32:59 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( (We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them! ))
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To: WayzataJOHNN

Hi Johnn....its great seeing you today! I imagine you’ve been busy with your books. We’ve missed ya!

Think I will order the Crab Cakes and Hashbrowns since its getting late in the morning! I will have coffee or course, and orange juice! And what a lovely view!!


855 posted on 08/10/2011 7:25:04 AM PDT by jaycee ((("His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.")))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Hi Conor! Thanks for getting back to me!! Hope you have a good day, today (at least!! :)


856 posted on 08/10/2011 7:30:25 AM PDT by tiapam (One Nation Under God !)
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To: ConorMacNessa
computer crash last Friday.

Wow...I'm jealous! NOT! :)

Good luck with that nightmare!

Hope your Wednesday is a great one!

857 posted on 08/10/2011 7:39:19 AM PDT by oldteen
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To: tiapam
It's going well so far, thanks! Hope you have a good one, too!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
858 posted on 08/10/2011 7:42:23 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: jaycee

Crab Cakes and Hashbrowns it is, they make a great ‘brunch’

Yes I just finished a new book and finally got it set up for Amazon Kindle. Now I get to rest a bit.


859 posted on 08/10/2011 7:48:07 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( (We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them! ))
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To: The Mayor

Good Morning Mayor! Oh my did I need to read this today.
We are making some major decisions as to what we can or cannot do in our lives right now.
Maybe time to delegate.

Polly


860 posted on 08/10/2011 8:02:03 AM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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