Friday, August 31, 2007





He who controls others may be powerful,
but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

~ Lao Tzu.




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Thursday, August 30, 2007




Sending a shout-out to a new friend who may be reading.

I enjoy talking with you and spending time getting to know you. Looking forward to more conversations, debates, and laughs.

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Thursday, August 23, 2007



We've all been there, in a relationship that is bad for us because we forget to take care of ourselves too. I really like how these lyrics word it, it really does come down to which do you love more? Him or yourself?


"Me"
Sung by ~ Tamia

-verse-
Love was a former owner, but quiet is renting our house
It seizes my lips from speaking, but forms a sarcastic smile
Suspense now raised one of your eyebrows
You ask me if there's someone else
I replied yes, hell yes
You asked me if it's another man, I said no
You laughed and say is it a woman, I say yeah
Surprisingly you asked for honey's name

-chorus-
And her name is me,
And she loves me more than you'll ever know
And I finally see that loving you and loving me
Just don't seem to work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to choose, I choose me

-verse-
And she told me to tell you to never to hurt me again
Cuz if you haven't heard she's a bad chick
Even though I haven't been, no
Yet and still you try and test me by raisin' an angery hand
Put it down, put it down

I'm leaving don't try and stop me, (no)
I'm late and she is waiting, (yes)
My love for me is too much so I can't stay

-chorus-
And her name is me,
And she loves me more than you'll ever know
And I finally see that loving you and me
Just don't seem to work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to choose, I choose me

Cuz she's actually formin' a threesome
And I'm happy that I can join them, and
There names are me, myself and I

-chorus-
And her name is me,
She loves me more than you'll ever know
I finally see that loving you and loving me
Just don't seem to work work at all
So patiently, she's waiting on me to tell you
That she needs love,
And to choose between you two, boy you know
If I have to choose, I choose me

She's waiting on me to tell you that she needs love,
Gotta choose between you two, and you know
And if I have to choose,
I choose me, me, I gotta go with me

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Sunday, August 19, 2007



How hard is it for guys to realize that if they don't understand where I am coming from, then they aren't for me? I get so tired of having to explain myself a million times, going through the same song and dance of trying to get someone to understand only to become exhausted with breaking down simple concepts that are natural for me, but greek to him.


Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars. But I seem to be from Jupiter.

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Friday, August 10, 2007



What does it say about our society when a carton of pepsi or beer is cheaper than a gallon of milk??

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Thursday, August 09, 2007




WOOHOOO

Happy birthday to me!

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Another year older today, eager to see what the next 365 days bring!

I'm 28 and having a good time. I love my family, I love my friends, I'm crazy about my clients, and I have a fun job. All in all, not bad :)

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Friday, August 03, 2007



Doing some research on the net lead me to reading about an amazing woman born in 1906 who lived until 1975. Her name is Josephine Baker. :)


For many people, Josephine Baker's name will always evoke a familiar, controversial image: the "black Venus" naked on stage, except for a string of bananas around her waist, dancing to African drums before her white Parisian audiences. It was this image that first made Baker a star, one whose international fame lasted for five decades. When she died, twenty thousand people came to her Paris funeral in mourning.

Occupation: African American expatriate dancer, singer, and entertainer. And spy.

Quick Facts:

* Adopted 11 children of different races, religions, and nationalities.
* Famous for doing the 'Black Venus' semi-nude dance in a grass skirt at burlesque clubs in the 1920s.
* Refused to perform in clubs that practiced racial segregation.
* In 1928, her husband/manager dueled a Hungarian calvary officer, over Josephine in St.Stephen's cemetery in Budapest.
* During World War II, she worked as a spy for the French resistance.
* Once had a rejected (and dejected) suitor kill himself at her feet.



A couple of her quotes I like:

"I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on."

"The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains."



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