The Best Place On Earth...

Do you know what the most incredible, wonderful place on earth is?

Your own bed.

Where else are you lord of your world? Where else are you rested, refreshed and spiritually at one with the universe at the same time.

There is no other bed like yours. You may be in the finest hotel or the sexiest of boudoirs but really, can you sleep in the same way you do at home?

No.

The most incredible, wonderful place on earth IS your bed and no matter where you are in the universe, you can't wait to get back to it. Millions have been spent on creating comfortable sleep arrangements for astronauts... and still they can't wait to get home and their own beds. Millions more have been spent by hotels creating the finest sleeping atmosphere...and yet we all can't wait to get home. Why... because there is no place like your own bed.

But all bed time is not created equal. There is play time, reading time and of course sleep time, but the best time of all is... those few moments before you have to get up. That is when the bed... your bed... is the warmest, softest and most inviting place on earth... or even off the earth. It is a place you never want to leave. A place you really don't want to share and a place you can't get enough of, your bed is bliss.

It is one of life's ironies that in order to appreciate our bed, we must leave it. It is only when we have suffered through other beds and  have been forcibly kept from our own, that we realize just how incredible our bed actually is.

It is truly the best place on earth... now let me go change the sheets.

Shocking News...

Yesterday a friend told me something shocking.

My friend told me he hated cats! I gasped... my heart skipped a beat. I was speechless and for me that is saying a lot!

How could anyone hate an animal, I thought. Then I got real. I was a hypocrite. I do hate animals... some animals. OK I hate one animal.

I hate Hyenas.

I discovered this fact watching Cable TV. Here you learn things you don't want to know... or ever would want to know.

Hyenas are the bad guys of the animal world. The eat anything... oh-h, would they love American fast food. They are vicious and fight anything, often themselves. Wonder if the reality TV show people have thought of them?

They are even rumored to have attempted a coop to take over an African kingdom and remove the rightful lion king.

Wildebeast are supposed to be made from God's leftovers but hyenas are made from a Wildebeast's leftovers. Long hair, short hair, spots, stripes, long snout, big ears and a jaw that can crush a skull are just some of a Hyenas good points. AND... hyenas have an additional fake penis... like the world needs more of those!

I bet not one Hyena will return the ball you throw either. Hyenas will also eat you at the drop of a hat, your hat or anyone else's.

A Hyena's cry is enough to question God's grand hand... it is a combination of yip, yowl, growl, hiccup and yes... laugh. What was God thinking? Who wants to be torn to shreds by something laughing. That is just too cruel.

No thanks.

I'll stick to cats.

There is something about being ignored, manipulated, looked down upon, and treated like a slave, to make a person feel good. No, I'll stick to cats... at least they won't eat you... er... uh... well only if you're dead first.

And there's hairballs... a cats great gift to humans. How could you not love them!!!

Chains...

I get a lot of forwarded emails. It seems I'm on a lot of lists. I thought that I was really popular until I realized that my few friends were all sending me the same forwards. It was an unending chain... but I guess that's the point.

One thing I hate about forwards, is that they are usually letters threatening terrible dire acts if you break the chain. Should you do this in person, you'd end up in jail.

I broke the chain by accident when my first email arrived. I was still new to the internet and without my glasses, delete and send looked alike.

I did survive but I went bald, lost my car keys and my car and am plagued with girl scouts selling cookies.

The forwards still came and the threats became more and more dire, yet still I deleted.

Soon I was bombarded by the denizens of hell. So much so that I've developed a personal relationship with one and let me tell you, the word "devil" doesn't do justice. Ahhhhhhhh.

These forwarded emails contain photos of cute little bunnies, sweet baby animals, adorable children, dolphins and pink pandas. Never do they include politicians... if they did, my decision to delete would be easier. But I do throw it out... I hit delete with glee! Take all your cuteness and....!!!!

My nephew sent me another type of chain email... pass it on he wrote, it's incredible! This is awesome. I tried to explain to him that an autistic 10 year old from Russia could not take photos of kangaroos bounding across the plains, waves crashing on a Polynesian coast, whales mating, lion fish preparing to kill some unwary diver, sky divers over the Grand Canyon... I tried to explain that in order to do so that 10 year old needed to be traveling by submarine and hot air balloon, all while circumnavigating the globe, and doing all this while making a video show for YouTube.

I also have received a lifetime supply of name and address labels and they keep coming. A few years ago I donated money to a charity... to thank me, they sold my name. Now every worthy and not so worthy fund raising group, sends me name and address labels. This is coercion at it's finest...  we sent you labels now you send us money.

If only my bank account were public!

I have more labels than the national debt by 10 fold. I have flowers, bunnies, kittens, more flowers, curly cues, lighthouses, puppies, teddy bears, butterflies, another bunch of flowers, squares, circles, fences, hats, wild animals, more wild animals, baby animals, baby wild animals and I think you get the drift. I have it all... I'd like to send them back but there is not that much money in circulation to cover postage.

Of course if I don't send money... then baby animals will meet horrible untimely deaths...  flowers will be stomped on, children will become delinquents, criminals will remain ones.

If I don't send money the world will end.

Hey-y I watch cable and everyone knows the world is going to end on Dec. 21st, 2012... duh!!!! so why should I worry.

What these people don't realize is... who sends out letters anymore? The world has forgotten how to write... let alone address a letter and mail it. Who needs address labels when you have email. The Post Office is only staving off bankruptcy  because all these organizations keep sending out address labels which come every week, regardless if they receive a donation or not. Hmmmmmm..... maybe the purpose is to pay them to stop.

I don't begrudge the Boy's Town, Girl's Town, Northshore Animal League, Off Shore Animal League, Ivy League, World Wildlife Federation, National Indian Charity, Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for non Humanity, the HSUS, ASPCA, CIA, FDIC, FDA and KFC... making a living but really... they need to get with the program... they need to send chain emails instead.

They are so much easier to delete.

My Secret Weapon...

It was very cold last night... almost freezing (egads cold!) but for some reason that cold made the world seem crisp and clear this morning. The sun is now painting my world a golden glow and has me waxing poetic (as long as it's not waxing the kitchen floor!)

A friend told me yesterday, that she was cleaning her refrigerator. I was aghast!

She said... that things were beginning to "grow."

Stop I shouted! Did she not know? I had to save her but was I in time?

Silly girl, I explained, she should never look closely at what lives in a refrigerator... IF God wanted that inspection He'd have given refrigerators glass doors!

But it is starting to smell she said... I assured her that that would change. Soon she wouldn't notice it at all as her nose became accustomed to the stench.

It's a great place to store your valuable I explained to her, no thief will ever think of looking in the fridge, and if they do, they will never get past the smell.

My own refrigerator is a study in new life forms... talk about science fiction. Forget the final frontier of outer space just look inside. I keep my most important food items on the door, that way I can grab what I need and quickly slam it again to contain the "critters." Sometimes when the locals are particularly rambunctious I have a chair handy to force them back.

Hmmmmm... maybe I should talk to Hollywood.

Eventually the critters do take over and become much to expensive to feed, then I get the garden hose, bleach and mop. Takes only a moment and things are under control again.

Most people, when they hear of my refrigerator program, are concerned about health issues... never fear, my immune system has been bolstered by refrigerator super powers. If I can survive my refrigerator, I can survive anything!

Maybe I should talk with the government. My refrigerator program could create a race of super people that no bio terrorists could ever defeat!

Hey....

Gotta go... I need to call Washington!

Number Four...

In the desert it is always feast and famine.

In this case, when it rains... it RAINS.

Storm number four hit last night. They, the storms, have been coming roughly 24 hours apart and giving us a dousing. Last night it rained... lots of it but we've been in a drought for years, so rain is always welcome.

Four didn't have the wallop of storm number three, and that was a blessing. In fact it was kinda pleasant. The rain was steady and the sound on the roof was soothing and I actually had the best sleep in a long time.

The snow levels were well down the mountains in the morning but the forecasters had called for snow in the valley. Snow is rare here and such a delight to see but if it's lower than 60 degrees in temperature, we all run for an electric blanket and two parkas.

Clouds are scudding across the sky but the sun is out and the day looks mighty fine. Think it's the perfect day for a walk... great for getting those creative juices flowing.

What a difference a day makes

Wow... I'm glad to be here. Yesterday and especially last night, will be one I remember for some time. 

We experienced some "weather"... part of a massive storm which has been pummeling California and then traveling inland. This giant and very savage storm has been hammering Arizona as well.

For the first time in my life, I experienced a regional alert. For years I've seen those testing moments on TV. You know where they say "this is a test of the emergency alert systems"... I tolerated them with some impatience but never ever dreamed I would be warned by one. Last night I was.


The emergency system warned of tornado watches and violent winds up to 80 mph. Now to someone from the mid-west this probably would be a ho-hum event. For those of us in Arizona, it was terrifying. Arizona doesn't get tornados.

Luckily for me, the worst of the storm passed to the north and yes, there was talk of tornado's touching down outside of Phoenix. As I write this, it is still early morning, I don't really know if this was true or not.

In my very early childhood, I was trapped outside during a hurricane. It was so long ago as to be considered history, yet some part of my soul still remembers. For me winds and storms in general, are to be feared. You'd think I'd grow up...

As I look out the window this morning, I wonder what all the fuss was about. Everything looks the same. The trees, the hills and the birds are all where they were yesterday. It is raining but the trees are only blowing, not whipping as yesterday. I guess no matter what, the world goes on.

Oh well, at least today I get to come out from under the bed. It makes typing so much easier.

Here's hoping the sun shines for all.

Creativity

Well today it is a rainy and wind swept day. The trees are bent almost double by the force of the wind and our normally sunny skies are dark grey with low hung clouds. It is the perfect day to blog.

I still have much to learn about blogging but it is challenging and so far great fun as well. I've made two new friends in the last few days and the prospect of talking to like minded people is a fun thought.

I've started a second blog... as if I'm qualified as yet to run one but I did it anyway. This new blog is just going to be an ongoing story that I've always wanted to tell. It is something that has been inside me for some time, I now have found a way to let it free.

My new blog is.... http://www.amostunlikelycowgirl.blogspot.com   (A Most Unlikely Cowgirl) How wonderful to be able to record your thoughts and feelings. How wonderful to be able to tell a story.

I love art in all forms... it really doesn't matter if it's good or bad because it is only your personal taste by which you judge. I often think my own art is totally unworthy, especially when I see others work which seems so much better than mine. The point of all art, at least in my opinion, is to create something which pleases you... the perks of creating art is when you create something that not only pleases you, but others as well.

I am going to let my creative juices flow... in my digital drawings and in my creative tales and while doing so, I'm going to enjoy every moment. I'm going to create art, both in drawings and writings, to please me and to hopefully please all of you as well.

Today's Lesson

Well today I learned about Widgits.

What a wonderful word.... widgits... amazing. I have tried several of the free widgits on my site, just to see what happens. Some worked out and some did not. Mostly I find them amusing and love the fish pond scene which is on the bottom of my site. Wish I was skilled in Flash... then I'd make my own.

The more I get into all this, the more I'm discovering a world of creativity beyond my imaginings... it truly is an incredible place.

Learning the ropes

Well this is day two of my blog experience. I am still learning but the experience is fun. Looking at how others create their sites has shown me that this learning process may be long. Just how do they create such wonderful looking pages?

Looks to me like I have a lot more looking to do... and then some doing!

A New Beginning

This is a first for me... a blog, and with it a step into the future.

It is also an opportunity to reveal my thoughts, my interests, and my passions to myself first and then to the world. A new decade is before me and with it the time to let my creativity be free! 

So hello world... this is me!