Sunday Morning Un-Blues

I've been thinking a lot lately about my first online friends. Before them, I didn't believe that online friendships were real or lasting, but it's been years now and we are still very much a part of each other's lives. Is it a miracle, or just a case of like-minded people meeting each other despite the odds? Chances are, I will never understand how it happened, but I thank my lucky stars every day that I was in the right place at the right time.


I wrote music for this as well, but you're going to just have to imagine it - think a simple 12-bar blues, a la Muddy Waters ...


Woke up this morning
Crawled out of bed
The dreams of last night
Still alive in my head

Been thinkin' 'bout friends
I won't ever forget
Don't seem to matter
That we've never met

Went to the kitchen
To fry up some bacon
Thought about Dana
Prayed her back wasn't achin'

Cracked some eggs in the pan
Stirred the whites with the yolks
Thanked the good Lord above
For Jo and her jokes

Next into the pan
Des tomates coupees en tranches
Prayed our Trav always would
Have a reason to dance

And I wished with a smile
As I stirred the oatmeal
That dear Yoda discovers
A love that is real

Thought about Angell
As I toasted some bread
Hope she's been list'nin'
To her heart, not her head

Sweet strawberried sliced
Bear the shape of a heart
For Vinny and Nancy
Who have found their new start

Smiled as I squeezed
An orange or two
Says a prayer for sweet Julie
She has so much to do

Poured glasses of milk
As I prayed for our Ann
That God grants her peace
And a soft place to lan'

Started the coffee to perk
Thought of Robin and Wayne
Who are always so kind
Though they've nothing to gain

Set a fresh bowl of water
And dogfood on the mat
And grinned about Meri
As I gave Daisy a pat

Called my son to the table
My sweet little boy
Thought of Dixie and Turn
And wished them much joy

Woke up this morning
Crawled out of bed
Seems I'm never alone cos
I've got y'all in my head!

~C. Masson, 31 May 2009~

BLOG-OLOGY

MOUTHOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?

A. Thai Sweet & Spicy

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?

A: Bravo Pizzeria - for their yummilicious souvlaki

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?

A. Graffiti - for the moussaka and their superlative wine cellar

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?

A. Entirely based on the service provided

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?

A. Brochettes with shrimp or chicken and veggies

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?

A. spicy barbeque chicken and red onions

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?

A. peanut butter or tahini

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?

A. A picture of my son at his last tae kwondo test day

Q. How many televisions are in your house?

A. Two - but no cable

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?

A. Right mostly

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?

A. Yes, several things and glad to see them go

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?

A. so many years ago, I don't remember

Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?

A. the dog into the back of the car - she's getting too old to get in by herself

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?

A. Yes

BULL[CRAP]OLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?

A. No, don't think so

Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

A. I like my name just fine thanks, although when I was younger, I would have given anything to have a name people could spell without asking.

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?

A. Jewel tones - cherry red, emerald green, deep purple ...

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?

A. Uhhhh ... lol yeah ...

Q. Have you ever saved someone's life?

A. It's been said that I have, but I'm not convinced of it.

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?

A. Several times now

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?

A. Yes

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?

A. That's a BIG negative

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?

A. LOL I don't think I'd have a problem with that ...

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?

A. That's a fershure, although they aren't exactly beating the door down with offers, for some reason.

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?

A. Depends...how many weeks do I have to do it?

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?

A. ... *considers this* ... can I choose who I get to off?

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?

A: No pants = no pockets

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?

A: Not really, no.

Q: Could you live with roommates?

A: I've done it many times before and, although I wouldn't choose to again, I could do it if I had to.

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?

A: three

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?

A: Two weeks ago when one of my neighbours had an accident in her yard

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: Young at heart

Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8?

A: the B-man will always be my number one

LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?

A: Michelle

Q: Last person who called you?

A: Dale

Q: Person you hugged?

A: the B-man

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?

A: two

Q: Season?

A: autumn because it's still warm but the blackflies are gone and the mosquitos are dazed

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?

A: Yes

Q: Mood?

A: relaxed

Q: Listening to?

A: Kenny Loggins cd

Q: Watching?

A. I don't watch tv

Q: Worrying about?

A. nothing right now

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?

A: outside with the dog

Q: What can you not wait to do?

A. go on my vacation

Q: What's the last movie you saw?

A. Dead Men wear Plaid (on dvd)

Q: Do you smile often?

A: I smile a lot

Q: Are you a friendly person?

A: Friendly but shy, so sometimes I come across a bit aloof

For Anndi and Chicklet

We were all shaken by the news that Anndi's dad had passed away. May peace and comfort find you in this time of sadness, my dearly loved friends.

Sonny's Stolen Sunday Meme

1. My uncle once : took me out on a snowmobile to teach me how to drive it and ran into a tree.

2. Never in my life : bungee jumping - no way!!

3. When I was seventeen : I got my drivers license.

4. High School was : forgettable.

5. I will never forget : Roran.

6. I once met : Mikael Baryshnikov (he was really short, but HOT!)

7. There’s this girl I know who : just won the Donnie Smith Chopper Class Challenge international motorcycle-design competition in Minnesota and she's from a local high school.

8. Once, at a bar : I partied with some of the members of the band "Chicago".

9. By noon, I’m usually : thinking about quitting time.

10. Last night : I made fudge for my grade 10 English class.

12. Next time I go to gym/church : I will remember to be thankful that I can.

13. Susan Boyle : I hope her new reality is better than all her dreams.

14. What worries me most : right now, my health.

15. When I turn my head left, I see : my sweet B-man playing with his soldiers.

16. When I turn my head right, I see : my cuddly Daisy dog laying on her back, snoozing.

17. You know I’m lying when : I say I'm never lonely.

18. What I miss most about the eighties : going to university.

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be : Beatrice from "Much Ado About Nothing"

20. By this time next year : Custody of my son will be finalized.

21. A better name for me would be : Nicely Nicely

22. I have a hard time understanding : why bad things happen to good people.

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll : finish my masters degree in High School Guidance.

24. You know I like you if : come back to you after I've been gone for a while.

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be : my sweet son, B-man, for being my reason.

26. When I compare 80’s rock to 90’s rock : I have my students write a report about it. (:P)

27. Take my advice, never : forget to count your blessings each day.

28. My ideal breakfast is : yogurt and fruit.

29. A song I love, but do not own is : "Dream Come True" by Frozen Ghost

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest : bringing your walking shoes because we have over 60 kms of the most beautiful walking trails in Canada within the city limits.

31. My favorite Beatle is : I've always been John's girl.

32. Why won’t people : be kinder and more tolerant to each other?

33. If you spend the night at my house : B-man will make you breakfast.

34. I’d stop my wedding for : BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ... if only SOMEONE had!

35. The world could do without : gossip.

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than : speak to my ex again.

37. My favorite blonde is : my best friend's daughter Kyla.

38: Paper clips are more useful than : muffin top pans (I just don't GET those).

39. If I do anything well, it’s : listen.

40. And by the way : I'm late for work ... again!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL

Happy Mother's Day!

Today, i received a card with this poem in it. It was signed "I love you Mommy, from Brennan". At his insistance, i read it out loud but i choked up at the end because my Mother's Day gift was more than i ever expected. See, he got up early to make breakfast for me by himself this morning and, before he woke me up, he went out in the yard and picked a huge bouquet of dandelions and put them in a plastic cup in the center of the table. What a wonderful, special gift from the heart of a 6-year old boy. May you all experience this much love today. God bless.

Dandelions

Mommy,

Guessing your favorite flower
Shouldn't be all that hard.
I'll bet they're green and yellow
And grow all over the yard.

I only pick the special ones
Because they're just for you.
They're my way of saying thanks
For everything you do!

And even if these flowers
Only seem to last for a day,
The love that they are given with
Will always be there to stay.

For when it comes to picking
The mommy that's the best,
In my precious little eyes
"You" stand out from all the rest!

I really love you mommy.
Hope your Mother's Day is fun.
Here's hugs and kisses for you
From your "darling little one".

A GREAT R&B Song Discovery

This is the best r&b song I've heard in ages. Listen carefully to the lyrics and you'll understand why ...

A Thought

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING
THROUGH THE DESERT
DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY,
THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT;
AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE
IN THE FACE

THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT,
BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING,
WROTE IN THE SAND ,
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE .

THEY KEPT ON WALKING,
UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,
WHERE THEY DECIDED TO TAKE A BATH
THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN SLAPPED
GOT STUCK IN THE MIRE
AND STARTED DROWNING,
BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.

AFTER HE RECOVERED
FROM THE NEAR DROWNING,
HE WROTE ON A STONE:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE

THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED
AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND ASKED HIM,
AFTER I HURT YOU, YOU WROTE IN THE SAND
AND NOW, YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?

THE FRIEND REPLIED
WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN IN SAND,
WHERE WINDS OF FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.

BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,
WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE
WHERE NO WIND CAN EVER ERASE IT.

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND
AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

THEY SAY IT TAKES A MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL PERSON,
AN HOUR TO APPRECIATE THEM,
A DAY TO LOVE THEM,
BUT THEN, AN ENTIRE LIFE TO FORGET THEM.

DO NOT VALUE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE,
BUT VALUE WHO YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIFE!

Life Is Getting Me Down ...

This is not my favorite kind of music, but the lyrics fit my needs for the post. Did you ever have a week where you just couldn't go it by yourself? It's been a hard week. So far in the past nine days, I've gotten strep throat, pink eye and an ear infection that plugged my ears and have rendered me almost completely deaf. Scary. I couldn't hear B-man the first morning and that was just heart-breaking. Can't talk on the phone or do things I've always taken for granted, like listening to the news on the radio. I'm coping, but barely, and I keep praying that it will get better soon. I need a hug in the worst way. Thanks for letting me whine. XOX

Sometimes life can be a burden,

Trying to stay one step ahead,

Feel the world upon my shoulder each time,

I'm standing out on the edge,

And my hopes have all deserted me,

Like they've washed away in the sand,

And it's hurting my pride,

trying to survive,

But I know that I stand a chance,

When you lay your hands,

Cos it's the only thing I have that still makes sense,

Oh baby when I'm calling out,

Give me love and affection,

keep telling me, showing me the way,

Oh when you see me falling down,

Lift me up from the shadows,

will you take me away to a better place,

And when I'm in my darkest hour,

Be by my side, to turn the tide,

Until my suffering fades,

When life is getting me down,

getting me down, and close to defeat,

Come and lay your hands on me,

Feel this road is getting longer now,

And I'm too far away from home,

Cos I gotta keep on movin on,

But I can't do it on my own,

Baby keep my head above water,

Help me swim for my life,

Cos the game is getting harder,

The strain is getting stronger,

And i can only face the fight,

When you lay your hands,

Cos it's the only thing I have that still makes sense,

Oh baby when I'm calling out,

Give me love and affection,

keep telling me, showing me the way,

Oh when you see me falling down,

Lift me up from the shadows,

will you take me away to a better place,

And when I'm in my darkest hour,

Be by my side, to turn the tide,

Until my suffering fades,

When life is getting me down,

getting me down, and close to defeat,

Come and lay your hands on me,

Till I'm healed again,

Rediscovered my strength,

And those bitter blues are gone, all gone,

Oh baby when I'm calling out,

Give me love and affection,

keep telling me, showing me the way,

Oh when you see me falling down,

Lift me up from the shadows,

will you take me away to a better place,

And when I'm in my darkest hour,

Be by my side, to turn the tide,

Until my suffering fades,

When life is getting me down,

getting me down, and close to defeat,

Come and lay your hands on me