Believing.......A Post for James T.........

As I read James T.'s post On The Virg, I pondered......for a day or two......and with everything that's going on in the outside world and in my own little sick world, I, too have questions about believing and what "is to believe"?! But it all goes back to one thing and one thing only....what's inside and what we feel is right in our hearts......By no means am I a bible thumper; however, I am a very big believer of a "Higher Being"......and with that, I had to open my daily devotional this morning. Novermber 11th......I was needing something to help in this week of uncertainty; and I'm not talking about politics or the world economics-I believe that will work out; we have to trust in the "Higher Being"-don't we or don't we?.....And, I guess in this self imposed uncertainty, I was thinking of myself and food for the soul.....I need "maintenance" for my heart and something to keep me going and for some reason.....I'm not getting it.....however; I do find comfort in these words and I hope someone else who reads this may too:

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass.

Psalm 72:6

Amos speaks of the king's mowings. Our King has many scythes, and is perpetually mowing His lawns. The musical tinkle of the whetstone on the scythe portends the cutting down of myriads of green blades, daisies, and other flowers. Beautiful as they were in the morning, within an hour or two they lie in long, faded rows.

Thus in human life we make a brave show, before the scythe of pain, the shears of disappointment, the sickle of death.

There is no method of obtaining a velvety lawn but by repeated mowings:

And there is no way of developing tenderness, evenness, sympathy, but by the passing of God's scythes. How constantly the Word of God compare man to grass, and His glory to its flower. But when the grass is mown, and all the tender shoots are bleeding, and desolation reigns where flowers were bursting, it is the most acceptable time for showers of rain falling soft and warm.

O soul, thou has been mown! Time after time the King has come to thee with His sharp scythe. Do not dread the scythe-it is sure to be followed by the shower.

F. B. Meyer

UNWELL: I'M NOT CRAZY.....JUST A LITTLE IMPAIRED!

This goes out to all those that are felling a little overwhelmed today! Like me! This is my theme song:
All day staring at the ceiling. Making friends with shadows on my wall. All night hearing voices telling me. That I should get some sleep. Because tomorrow might be good for something
Hold on----Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown. And I don't know why---
But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell! I know - right now you can't tell! But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see---A different side of me! I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired---I know right now you don't care, But soon enough you're gonna think of me---And how I used to be...me---I'm talking to myself in public.......Dodging glances on the train. And I know; I know they've all been talking about me, I can hear them whisper. And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me! Out of all the hours thinking; Somehow I've lost my mind.....
But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell--I know right now you can't tell, But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see---A different side of me! I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired---I know right now you don't care, But soon enough you're gonna think of me..And how I used to be
I've been talking in my sleep. Pretty soon they'll come to get me--Yeah, they're taking me away! But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell....I know right now you can't tell! But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see---A different side of me! I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired, I know right now, you don't care! But soon enough you're gonna think of me---And how I used to be! Yeah, how I used to be! How I used to be! Well, I'm just a little unwell---How I used to be---How I used to be---I'm just a little unwell......

Matchbox 20 "Unwell"

Kate Perry: The Next Alanis Morissette?

WARNING: THIS VIDEO IS NSFW(not safe for work viewing) or whatever they call it.....but you know, I like Kate! She's a little saucy; yet cute! And since we're done with the election, why not put something on that's inspirational to all Women that are having a bad time with an egotistical man-type, freak boy! Alanis paved the way with "Jagged Little Pill" (I still listen to it after confrontations with the male species to get me back in the game!) This is for those girls that just need a little up-lift in that area! As for me.....I'm just fine; however, there was a time in my life when.....but that's another chapter! Thank Godette Alanis came along for me when she did....now these girls have Kate! Enjoy! PEACE OUT! AND OF COURSE, GOD BLESS AMERCIA!!!!!!

ELECTION RESULTS: AND THE REAL WINNERS ARE........

Hillary, Sarah and Michelle! It's been a long

2 years of campaigning, to say the least.

However, I think the females of the campaign have been an inspiration to all of the females of this country; because, without them, for one, we wouldn't have the hope of one day,

having a perfect United States of America!

And the reason I say that is because, with all due respect to the men of this campaign,

I do honestly believe that woman, by far, out did the men when it came to poise, integrity and composure when it came to the campaign! They made me proud and gave me hope that more women will step up into the political rat race and maybe, JUST MAYBE, we will have an outpouring of estrogen that will infiltrate the political spectrum and basically, take it over! I know I'm reaching somewhat; however, I feel that women are more productive and courageous in their fights for their cause! And they seem to do it without being......well.......let me just say......a stupid horses ass! And they also seem to stick to their guns (Sarah; no pun intended to!) when it comes to the issues at hand. Oh yes; some of you (men) may say "Hillary changed her agenda, how many times???" Well, there's always a reason for everything that a woman does; and of course, we can always say "I'm a woman and that gives me the right to change my mind!". But actually, it's usually because we do our homework and we multi-task in our daily lives and see that things can change in issues and sometimes change is good! But the beauty of the woman on changing her mind is that she will admit it and explain it......men have a tendency to do the 'Ol' Shuck and Jive' and that really slays me! So with that.....my hat is off to the women of the campaign.....it's over and let the new frontier begin! It may not be what some voted for; however, change can be good and let's embrace and look ahead! Poise, Integrity and Composure.......those 3 things are a hard walk to walk in the political world and even in daily life....let's embrace and try it! I try daily and it's damn hard!!!! (by the way, I'm wearing an UP-DOO in honor of Palin today just for her courage!)

Peace Out!!!!! and GOD BLESS AMERICA!

UPDATE:::: COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER GOT ON TO ME FOR NOT POSTING THE GREEN PARTIES DOWN DOO......... Thank you Rebekah Kennedy for your courage!

ON A DOWN MOMENT, I NEED AN UPLIFT!!!!

Well, today will tell the tale......what will happen in big "Election" land tonight???!!! I guess I've never really been so tired of a campaign year (2 years) in my life! However; tonight is the night! Will we have the Left or will we have the Right? And what is Right and what is Wrong??? I really don't know anymore; in my own experiences in politics it seems to be disheartening, at times.......you bang your head against the concrete blocks and say I'm gonna make a difference and then you're left standing alone.......will or have these candidates ever felt like that? Sure they have.......or at least, one has---the woman, I'm sure of it!!! Has anyone of these candidates ever been hung out to dry by their fellow constituents at the table???? Sure they have.......or at least, one has------the woman. I really think that the "woman in politics" has come along way this year! Hillary and Palin have made great strides and I've posted about this before and before......But I really don't know anymore! I'm losing the spirit of it all! I need an "uplifting" of some sort and I can't quite put my finger on it........I really think I just need to remove myself from all of it and that would probably be the best thing for my health; but then, again......I am not a quitter and unfortunately for me or THEM, that is not good for all that is concerned! So I grow more bitter; more rebellious; more callous; and just plain stupid at times....kind of like my constituents! Oh well, I'll blend in........Peace Out!

Anne Pressley: Like Anne..........

I am so sorry to just now be getting to this post; Betty Jo really got on my case. (Thanks, Betty Jo, for getting me in gear.....) Anne Pressley was a beautiful, 26 year old lively person, daughter, friend to all that knew her. I, for one, did not have the pleasure of knowing her; however, in a way, I feel I do. I'll get to that in a second......but they had her funeral Thursday and my thoughts and prayers, as do the YAYA's, go out to her family and friends. Last night you could have caught a segment on America's Most Wanted (click on this link) that details the specifics on her case. Please visit this link and if you have information please disclose it! The family needs this and this goes back to what I was talking about earlier about feeling like I know her....... If you haven't read my post from way back about Patricia: A friend I have with me daily, then click on this link, as well and that will tell you why; A friend of a friend......


Patricia was 24 when she died (20 years ago this last April); Like Anne, she was full of life, a single girl, living on her own; going to a community college and managing a retail store; she made everyone laugh that was around her. Like Anne, Trish was doted on by her family and loved desperately by her friends.....and like Anne, she was brutally attacked in the early morning before going to work, on a Monday morning to be exact; beat and stabbed and then left for dead. Like Anne, when Trish didn't show up for work that a.m., fellow workers called her mom and she immediately went to check on her daughter at her apartment. Like Anne, she too had to find her beautiful daughter beaten and brutally attacked....but unlike Anne, her mother didn't get a few more days of life; Trish was all ready gone......We hope Anne wasn't hurting in her last days and I'm so glad that at least her mom and dad got to say "I love you" while she was still here with us. We feel for Anne's family like NO OTHER! To this day, the killer of Trish has not been brought to justice; however, someday that justice will come. And, as with Trish, Anne deserves the same justice.....these two girls had so much to give and we will never get to see them walk down the isle; hold their babies; grow old and get wrinkles and that lovely muffin top that we old YAYA's so love to brag on! No--- Anne and Trish will be forever the young, beautiful, vibrant young ladies forever instilled in our minds......they will never change.....they will never wrinkle......but they will never be with us again.........and that's sad! The loss never goes away; time helps, somewhat......but it never heals the pain. Please; if anyone has any information on either of these crimes, click on the links above and report.

Alan, Denny, Sheep! OH MY!!!!!! LUV IT, LUV IT!!!!

I am SOOOOO gonna miss these guys!!! I can't even imagine life without them....but then again, I guess I can just go to my local attorny's hideaway and watch all these types of shenanigans go on in full color in front of my own eyes....After all, I do believe, that in all reality, there is an Alan and a Denny in ever gaggle of the Legal Field. And I, for one, have all ready saw in the small town that I reside, not ONE, but TWO sets of men that live these personas daily to the tee....Quite humorous, to say the least!(I tried to find the full segment of this sheep thing; however, I couldn't...you'll have to go to ABC.COM and got to Boston Legal to get the full effect....and believe me, it's worth it!)

UPDATE::: Sorry, I lost the video of Denny and the sheep.....it was priceless; however, you can go to this Boston Legal Link and Click on watch episode and you can see it all for yourself!!!

DISTRACTIONS at a game.........

In Cougar Land, one likes to watch other Cougars.....sorry if that sounds a little weird, but that's what you do; you watch and learn, ponder and study the same species and their interaction with the environment they are within. And with that being said, I did a study Saturday as I was at a Razorback game....
it wasn't enough that there were Nutt lovers and haters all over the place.....Nutts here and there in all forms; even fence riding Nutts; they were neither yeah or nay on the stand of the "Nutt".....I for one don't really care because I think he's just as obnoxious as the next big baby that sits next to me in a nice, fine, high dollar dining facility! But that's neither here or there; what is here and in our face is BOOBS! As me and a fellow Cougar were sitting there, pre-game, minding our own business sipping on our Crown & Coke (and of course enjoying a good Bolivar Cuban), we couldn't concentrate! They were everywhere! It was like a stampede of 20 somethings coming from out of this world----cleavage from here to there! I'm think'n, "what happened to the mystery?" There were men around us laugh'n at this one or that one that would jiggle by and we would just shake our heads: such kittens, don't they know??? But then again, at that age, I guess if I would have had a chicken quickie mart on every corner of my town, I could have had all those hormones pumped into my body and WALLAH!!! I would have had boobs too, at such a young age........but it's most upsetting that we didn't back then-- and we were stick girls; "A" CUPS in our teens and twenties, "B's" in the 30's and then by the 40's ......well, who needs 'em!!!!! But I guess the best cleavage of all, was you guest it, the man cleavage.....and in a drunk'n man's world, they will never fail us a public display of a beautiful man's cleavage, if given the chance; and we were not disappointed on this day!

BREAKING NEWS: OBAMA SUPPORTER ATTACKED!

I just received this information from Virg's camp.....if you need more info, please go to http://rockhopers.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-supporter-attacked.html for more information! As quoted from the victim when asked who his attacker was: "He said the robber, whom he described only as a white woman wearing designer clothes and having a Fargo accent, held a knife to his neck, stole $60 from him and then punched and kicked him. Before she fled, he said she carved a moose on his butt. " This is insane.....but then again, aren't we all!!!!! I've got to get back to my java and swisher....Peace (and I emphasize heavily on the PEACE) OUT!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

Actually his birthday will not be until Sunday, the 26th; however, as a "Cougar", my weekend is filled with many, many extra curricular activities and prowling.....but I can not forget to give a big SALUTE to the man who made me the political advocate (and O'bama, a word to the wise: I've been using that handle WAY longer than you can EVEN flip an adjective at!) that I am today.....yes, I owe alot to my parents. They have set a good base for me; and I kicked and screamed the whole way in my forming years; but now, I'm not in denial and everything they said WAS AND IS TRUE!!! The one thing I wish they would have told me sooner was that life sucks alot; however, you have to make it what it is! And being the pessimist that I am, sometimes gets me down......but I'm still learning and they (my parents) are still listening. That's what's so great about them......they've always listened and not judged or tried to sway when I was damned and determined to do something they didn't agree with.......but they eventually got their say......."the, 'I told you so' look".....in a quiet, sort of manner.......so back to Daddy.....his birthday will be Sunday and have you picked him out yet?? Well, it's not Nixon (on the left) and it's not Win Rockefeller (in the middle), so it's got to be him on the right! Yep, that's my dad! I think he was try'n to tell Dick to keep his nose clean......that's o.k., Dad, he will tell ya you were right, too! Happy Birthday!!!

Well, SNL DID IT AGAIN....thank you Will and Tina!

I can't even watch this without crack'n up....they are the best in all essence! If only the politicians could actually read into these fine actors and see that they ARE basically not just 'spoofing' them, but ARE them!!! It's amazing and this IS THE WAY AMERICA percieves them....sad but true!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE WOMAN THAT MOLDED ME.....

INTO THE INDEPENDENT I AM TODAY! We both share birthdays this week, hers being today and mine just a couple of days away! So Happy Birthday to a very good lady that has touched my life in very many different ways......and made me who I am today-a strong willed, bull dog! Thanks mom and I am proud of you!

RANDOM POST: FEELING A LITTLE OVERWHELMED???? ME TOO......

October is such a busy month for a Cougar like me......and sometimes I just feel like throwing myself into the food processor of life; basically, throwing in the towel! I don't know if it's this extra couple of weeks of daylight savings time or what, but insomnia is getting the best of me as of late....couldn't be the extra cocktails late at night and all the coffee and Bailey's......I can't blame it on all that GOOD stuff...can't take all the fun out of it, can I? Maybe this Cougar needs a little R & R with her YAYAS....? That could be it....she could be missing the den of her subjects and the camaraderie of all of the Cougars gathered! But I think it was only a month ago that we swore off each other because it just about killed us all being together because we COUG'ED IT UP SO MUCH!!!!! Took us all a week to get over it! Oh well, enough of the random belly aching....I'm pull'n up my big girl britches and gett'n on with it! I'm hoping that one of my fellow Cougars gives me some good photos over the next couple of weeks to post.....we've got alot going on, us hot things, and you never know what we just might stumble upon in this wonderful world! You know.....I've all ready made myself feel better and I think it's because I talked about my YAYAS.......they're so funny! I'm tell'n ya.......I feel sorry for these little cubs coming up in the world today with all the mean little bitches out there!!!! There is very little 'good friendships' anymore and it's really sad for the little ones what they're miss'n out on!!!! We're really lucky, us ol' Cougar bitches!!! luv, luv!!!!!!!!!

OCTOBER IS A BUSY MONTH FOR YAYAS!!!!

First and foremost, I have to give a shoutout to one of the YAYAS! October is such a lovely month for some of us because some of us YAYAS are born in this lovely month! And if I say so myself, we are lovely souls.......so here's a WONDERFUL (AND BELATED) BIRTHDAY WISH TO RUTHIE.........SO LOVELY.........

Isn't she beautiful.......

" And i can see you
your brown skin shining in the sun
you got your hair combed back
sunglasses on baby" Don Henley....Boys of Summer





And then, a couple of us other YAYAS were doing some fun stuff with this guy that just gave us a little kick!!!!! Betty Jo and Sally got their groove on with this knee slapper!!!!!! He was a RIOT!!!!

OCTOBER IS BREAST AWARENESS MONTH!

Cheryl Crow, Christina Applegate and Melissa Etheridge are just a few of the celeb survivors that I'm saluting today and this month......even though Christina is just a mere tot; all of 36 and not quite a full grown Cougar yet, I will let her stand.....because, after all, these ladies are vicious Tigers in my book when you go up against the biggest battle that we, as women, often have to fight; Breast Cancer! And just look at them....they're amazing!!! Christinia is back doing her "Samantha Who" series and looks fabulous; Cheryl has written the forward for Chris Carr's book "Crazy, Sexy, Cancer Tips" since her lump-ectomy and not to mention, toured and had a successful new album this year with "Detours"; and the Grammy award winning Melissa has written songs since her cancer to benefit the cause and was showcased in India Arie's tribute "I'm Not My Hair." Girls, get your butts to the doctor and get that mammogram....mine is coming up next month; I always dread it; but feel a since of relief and victory when I'm done because I know that I took one for the team.....just remember Melissa at the Grammys in February singing Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".....if these Cougars can get through all of this, we can get a mammogram for them! Watch this video of Josh Stone and Melissa at the Grammys! I forgot HOW KICK ASS IT WAS AND STILL IS!!!!! PEACE OUT!!!