Sunday, March 31, 2019
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Sunday Stealing: Curious as a Cat
Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog "Funny the World". . Welcome to
Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT:
The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner
of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find
the most interesting and intelligent questions. (Past hosts include:
Our first - Judd Corizan, Mr. L, Kwizgiver and Bud)
Cheers to all of us thieves!
These are from a site called Curious as a Cat.
1. I wish I had enough money to ________.
live comfortably
2. If you had to enter a competition for the "Most Uselessly Unique Talent,"
2. If you had to enter a competition for the "Most Uselessly Unique Talent,"
what would your talent be?
tying cherry stems with my tongue into knotts
3. When it might hurt their feelings, how do you feel about telling your friends the truth?
Yes, the truth hurts I would want to know the truth, (my motto is: if you do not
want to know the truth don't ask me)
4. Peanut or plain?
4. Peanut or plain?
depends on my mood
5. Is there someone you would like to take your place in life for one day?
5. Is there someone you would like to take your place in life for one day?
who and why?
My family knowing that the everyday struggle of life is very REAL
6. Who was your favorite teacher and why?
would have to say Mr. Boyd US HISTORY in college he was a phenomenal teacher
as well as a full bird colonel in the Army during the Korean War
7. What do you think is the ugliest thing or event on Earth?
7. What do you think is the ugliest thing or event on Earth?
hmmmm, this one is tough, I think everything is beautiful in its own way
8. What is your least favorite of your personality traits or quirks?
8. What is your least favorite of your personality traits or quirks?
I have the tendency to talk too much
9. I wish I could see ________ because _________.
9. I wish I could see ________ because _________.
Heaven, I would love to see my family/friends
10. Tell us your favorite children's story.
10. Tell us your favorite children's story.
Dr. Suess' Green Eggs & Ham
11. Explain how to play your favorite game.
11. Explain how to play your favorite game.
Love playing spoons, you have minus 1 spoon to number of people
IE 7 people 6 spoons, the person left w/p spoon once game begins
is omitted
12. What do you keep in the trunk of your car?
12. What do you keep in the trunk of your car?
spare tire, tools, battery cables, extra fluids, (in winter time chains, extra
clothing blankets food etc
13. Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity — running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What’s it like when you’re in "the zone"?
13. Tell us about your favorite way to get lost in a simple activity — running, chopping vegetables, folding laundry, whatever. What’s it like when you’re in "the zone"?
my comfort zone, is doing my crafts, everything is out of tune with me during
this time
14. What’s your dream tourist destination — either a place you’ve been and loved, or a place you’d love to visit? What about it speaks to you?
14. What’s your dream tourist destination — either a place you’ve been and loved, or a place you’d love to visit? What about it speaks to you?
Ireland and Germany, would love to find my heritage
15. What parts of nature do you like best?
15. What parts of nature do you like best?
I love everything about nature. just yesterday, we spotted White Pelicans,
Sea-gulls, loons, turkies, tufted titmouse, dark eyed juncos, chicadees,
cardinals,
16. What kind of program do you enjoy most on TV--detective shows, comedies, game shows--and why?
16. What kind of program do you enjoy most on TV--detective shows, comedies, game shows--and why?
detective shows, (matlock and perry mason) detective shows can be something
true and life happening
17. Do you know any professional athletes?
17. Do you know any professional athletes?
I met Von-Ericks (old time wrestlers) The twins who played for Dallas Cowboys
in the 70's
18. What will the next must-have technological innovation be? Jetpacks? Hoverboards? Wind-powered calculators?
18. What will the next must-have technological innovation be? Jetpacks? Hoverboards? Wind-powered calculators?
jet packs would be cool
19. Have you ever been the victim of a crime?
19. Have you ever been the victim of a crime?
yes, Identity theft, somebody once stole my pics off my flickr and portrayed
them to be theres, thankfully I keep all pictures on CD this involved
interpol, local and county PD as well as the trinidad/tobago PD
20. What if you woke up tomorrow with the ability to understand animals. What do you think you’d hear from them?
20. What if you woke up tomorrow with the ability to understand animals. What do you think you’d hear from them?
well, I do understand our fur kids, but if they could talk, I believe they would
say "I have the greatest parents"
21.What is something that makes you melancholy?
21.What is something that makes you melancholy?
singing
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thankful Thursday
always love Thankful Thursday! we always have so
much to be thankful for each and every day not just
on Thursdays
Today I am thankful for
1) salvation
2) marriage
3) friends helping out in time of need
4) electric to keep us warm
5) blankets to cuddle up with
6) our fur kids (adapting well at our new home)
7) food in the cupboards
8) coffee and sweet tea
9) Gator getting paid gigs
10) Getting paperwork done with the VA gator is
officially in the system
11) New friends we have already made
Prayer requests:
that we can find a vehicle ours is broken down AGAIN
a life long friend (she was like my daughter) her son has been diagnosed with Leukemia
another friend personal problems
that we do not loose power with the approaching ARCTIC
blast, as temps as spose to be below zero WE ARE NOT
USED TO THAT COLD OF TEMPS
that we do not get all the snow & ice they are predicting
over the weekend.
This last day of February can't be over with soon enough
I am so ready for spring time and warmer temps.
What are you thankful for?
1 Peter 1:2121 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the
dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
much to be thankful for each and every day not just
on Thursdays
Today I am thankful for
1) salvation
2) marriage
3) friends helping out in time of need
4) electric to keep us warm
5) blankets to cuddle up with
6) our fur kids (adapting well at our new home)
7) food in the cupboards
8) coffee and sweet tea
9) Gator getting paid gigs
10) Getting paperwork done with the VA gator is
officially in the system
11) New friends we have already made
Prayer requests:
that we can find a vehicle ours is broken down AGAIN
a life long friend (she was like my daughter) her son has been diagnosed with Leukemia
another friend personal problems
that we do not loose power with the approaching ARCTIC
blast, as temps as spose to be below zero WE ARE NOT
USED TO THAT COLD OF TEMPS
that we do not get all the snow & ice they are predicting
over the weekend.
This last day of February can't be over with soon enough
I am so ready for spring time and warmer temps.
What are you thankful for?
1 Peter 1:2121 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the
dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Sunday Stealing: Aesthetic theme
Aesthetic themed List
this is a fun hop wont you stop by and join in?
Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog
Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog
"Funny the World". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing.
This feature originated and published on WTIT:
The Blog. Here we will steal all types
of questions from every corner of the blogosphere.
Our promise to you is that we will
work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. (Past hosts include:
Our first - Judd Corizan, Mr. L, Kwizgiver and Bud)
Cheers to all of us thieves!
Aesthetic themed list
1. when did you last sing to yourself? I sing daily
2. if a crystal ball could tell you the truth about anything,
Aesthetic themed list
2. if a crystal ball could tell you the truth about anything,
what would you want to know?
what happened with my family that they no longer care
3. what is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
3. what is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
Marrying Gator after 36 yrs
4. what is the first happy memory that comes to mind,
4. what is the first happy memory that comes to mind,
recent or otherwise?
When Gator and I got back together in 2016
5. if you knew that in one year you would die suddenly,
5. if you knew that in one year you would die suddenly,
would you change anything about
the way you are now living?
I go to bed with a clear conscious
6. do you feel you had a happy childhood?
6. do you feel you had a happy childhood?
most definitely
7. would you ever have a deep conversation with a
7. would you ever have a deep conversation with a
stranger and open up to them?
i have
8. what would you title the autobiography of your
8. what would you title the autobiography of your
life so far?
my life in a blog (prior blog)
9. how do you feel about tattoos and piercings? explain.
9. how do you feel about tattoos and piercings? explain.
I have my ears pierced twice, and 2 tattoos
I like them both
10. do you wear a lot of makeup? why/why not?
10. do you wear a lot of makeup? why/why not?
no makeup isn't to be worn as a GLOB but to
enhance our natural beauty. It is not
supposed to stick out, only your lips are spose
to do that!
11.The world is listening. pick one sentence you
11.The world is listening. pick one sentence you
would tell them.
Lets just all get along
12. who in the world would you most like to receive
12. who in the world would you most like to receive
a letter from and what would
you want it to say?
My Dad in Heaven, telling me that he is proud of the
life I have, after 24 yrs of nothing but
pure he** and all the abuse
13. do you have a desk/workspace and how is it
13. do you have a desk/workspace and how is it
organised/not organised?
not at the moment using tv trays, havent gotten
our desk put together yet
My desk is very organized Gator's on the other hand
(MESSY)
14. what’s your starbucks order, and who would you
14. what’s your starbucks order, and who would you
trust to order for you, if anyone?
I DO NOT SUPPORT STARBUCKS
15. what is the most important thing to you in your
15. what is the most important thing to you in your
life right now?
Gator and our fur kids
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Thankful Thursday
Thursday, February 07Titus 1:15-1615 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted
and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and
consciences are corrupted. 16 They claim to know God, but by their
actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for
doing anything good.
Thankful Thursday is here again, what are you thankful for
Today I am thankful for so much
salvation thank you Lord
Electric staying on so far
neighbors helping out
new friendships being made
we have lived in our new home just shy of a month (wow time does fly)
we have so much wildlife it is amazing
Geese, wild turkeys, ducks, deer, several bald eagles,
cardinals, chickadees, tufted tit-mouse, grey squirrels, and even a few
chipmunks (talk about cute) this is just a handful of critters spotted
NEED PRAYER REQUEST? email or leave a comment
Our prayer request
That electric stays on during this ice storm
mom, had to be put on oxygen
Gators continued health improvement
our neighbor who has some terminal health issues
that we can get another vehicle soon
many blessings from the Gator clan
Gator, She-gator, Harley, Kitty, Sandra, and lil gator (who is growing
like a weed
Sunday, February 3, 2019
SundayStealing three wishes pt 2
Three Wishes
Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and
published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of
questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise
to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and
intelligent questions. (Past hosts include: Our first -
Judd Corizan, Mr. L, Kwizgiver and Bud) Cheers to all of us thieves!
This is #2 of "Three Wishes."
16.) What is your favorite wild animal? tiger
17.) Name 3 of your favorite childhood shows: brady bunch, gilligans island, thewaltons
18.) If you could live as a character in a movie who would it be? cinderella
19.) Favorite vegetable? about the only thing I DO NOT LIKE beets
This is #2 of "Three Wishes."
17.) Name 3 of your favorite childhood shows: brady bunch, gilligans island, thewaltons
18.) If you could live as a character in a movie who would it be? cinderella
19.) Favorite vegetable? about the only thing I DO NOT LIKE beets
20.) Favorite Fruit? kiwi
21.) If you had a dragon what would you name it? puff (the magic dragon)
22.) What do you put on hotdogs? relish and mustard
23.) Do you play online games? I used to
21.) If you had a dragon what would you name it? puff (the magic dragon)
22.) What do you put on hotdogs? relish and mustard
23.) Do you play online games? I used to
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Update
Today on Our excursion
We saw this http://www.kansastravel.org/empiredamfalls.htm
The American Bald Eagle is migrating now and I'll be dang if we didn't see one soaring not too high in front of us, I was driving sigh, next we went to Riverton KS turning E on rte 66 going to Joplin MO (6 miles) went thru the historic area very cool and old buildings. On way back we came to Galena (which is the OLDEST mining town in KS 1887)turning N on KS highway 26 found rte 66 by way and the finding were fantastic
We saw this http://www.kansastravel.org/empiredamfalls.htm
The American Bald Eagle is migrating now and I'll be dang if we didn't see one soaring not too high in front of us, I was driving sigh, next we went to Riverton KS turning E on rte 66 going to Joplin MO (6 miles) went thru the historic area very cool and old buildings. On way back we came to Galena (which is the OLDEST mining town in KS 1887)turning N on KS highway 26 found rte 66 by way and the finding were fantastic
Old coach cars
Some old mining equipment
Engine, mining bucket and caboose all burned
Last but not least, the actual cars from the movie, which Galena transpired into radiator springs from the movie.
How cool is this?
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