http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=catBloggingen-USSun, 06 Jul 2008 15:31:11 GMTSun, 06 Jul 2008 15:31:11 GMTMicrosoft Spaces v1.1http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification60http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/feed.rssblogcategory4406977619992375891MyUniqueLifeSpacehttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2860.entry<p><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Yesterday I was nominated at the <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Clubhouse</a> as their <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C69DED42B0E216D3!431.entry" target="_blank">Featured Member</a>, and &quot;Have you ever Noticed?&quot; Whenever someone says something about you how hard it is to actually do whatever it was they were saying about you? And as Marcus said in his comment on <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2851.entry#comment" target="_blank">my entry</a>, &quot;For any of you trying to link through to Jeff's clubhouse links above, it's a private space for our inaugural community members. But we're still taking members now so if you want to join, just ask!&quot; </strong></font> <p><img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=left border=0><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thank you for clarifying those links Marcus for the people that might be trying to use them, the Clubhouse is private at the moment. Then <a href="http://questionsinlife.spaces.live.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Greg</a> posted this entry: <a href="http://questionsinlife.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70BAD04E038D02A0!3031.entry" target="_blank">A New Induction, Welcome Jeff</a>, and although I appreciate the nomination and Greg's post, needless to say all this attention has got me having a hard time writing today. I don't really know how to explain it other than I am choking and I can't seem to write anything.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I have no idea what's causing me to feel this way, but all I can do is try and explain what I am going <img title=Embarrassed src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_12_9.gif" align=right border=0>through today as I am struggle with this Blog </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>entry. It must be something psychological, but I am having a hard time even explaining it. I hope that it doesn't last long because it is making writing anything very difficult for me. The word stage fright comes to mind, but I am not on stage so that can't be it, do you know what I talking about?</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font size=3>       Jeff<font>    </font></font></font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Have+you+ever+Noticed%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2860.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2860.entryThu, 03 Jul 2008 22:43:26 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2860/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2860.entry#comment2008-07-03T22:43:26Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2843.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:244px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Caddyshack Gopher Montage (edited) </div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I had my annual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_examination" target="_blank">physical</a> about a week ago and I was getting all my tests and the doctor said, <img title=Doctor src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_17_1.gif" align=right border=0>&quot;Anything else you want to tell me about?&quot; I </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>should have kept my mouth shut, but I really don't want to die, unless it is God's will, and I said I am having pains in my chest. I told him I thought it was from heartburn, but he wasn't taking any chances and wanted me to set up a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_stress_test" target="_blank">Cardiolite Stress Test</a>. </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font color="#ff0000">I liked this </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caddyshack" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000">CaddyShack</font></a><font color="#ff0000"> </font><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xuZMpmXtc&amp;amp;feature=related" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000">Gopher Video</font></a><font color="#ff0000"> too!</font></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I dislike going to the doctor's office almost as much as I dislike going to the dentist's office, which I did today. Look Ma no cavities! So I <img title="Scared 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_7.gif" align=left border=0>lucked out today, but I don't know about my stress test yet. I am keeping my fingers crossed and saying my prayers on that one. I was so nervous about going for the stress test: I had envisioned all kinds of terrible things that were going to happen to me there as I took the test. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>After test was over I felt relieved that it was done and I had myself all shook up thinking about all <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>the terrible things that were going to happen, but never did. The test wasn't that bad at all so if you are ever told to get one, don't worry about it. I don't know my results from the test, so I am not out of the woods yet, but I am hopeful that everything is going to be OK.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>When I was driving back home from having my  test, I was listening to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Town" target="_blank">Five for <img title=Band src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_18.gif" align=left border=0>Fighting</a> CD. The song that was playing was called <a href="http://sample.music.yahoo.com/radio/clientdata/616/player.asp?cid=616&amp;iid=1&amp;sk=3&amp;ltw=LaunchRadioTarget&amp;p=6&amp;m=0&amp;d=0&amp;modeInitialized=1&amp;mode=1&amp;resized=1&amp;bridgeInit=1&amp;bridgeMode=1&amp;sids=1990781" target="_blank">Alright</a>, and I had this feeling that everything was going to be just that: Alright! I tried to write about this yesterday but couldn't bring myself to tell people what was happing in my live with my health. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The only reason I am writing about this today is  <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>because of <a href="http://www.dcroe.com/blog/" target="_blank">Dale's</a> article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/suffocation/" target="_blank">Suffocation</a>  over at the <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> site. I can't even imagine what he's going through not be able to breathe, and I think that <a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p_OtQAdm60qMqVnxr4YOmrGYaYgHKpYlVZyRYXeC7mv1_0y9tTEf1m0UP59RU8kts?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=125 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1poRpktgLIIlTysX5b3dmP8ApSG9W27bdyqFAZGjnfvzWSFogSFb_HnKlQSyihO6V5?PARTNER=WRITER" width=196 align=left border=0></a>he's very courageous telling us about his story dealing with asthma. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>When a person is fighting for every breath they take I can see how writing might not quite be the most important thing in life...Breathing definitely takes precedence over writing and my prayers and hopes for an end to the coastal wildfires goes out to all those that are effected by the bad air.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thank you so much for your devotion to the art <img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=right border=0>of writing and for sharing your story with all of us today. Because of your story I was able to share mine today too! Wishing you the best possible outcome with your battle with a deadly disease.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>       Jeff           </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+I+am+Alright&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2843.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2843.entryTue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:46 GMT4blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2843/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2843.entry#comment2008-07-01T22:02:55Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2835.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p0WmwoQqwGR5XXOsf4a12A-QKsdN5lG2gXdIuSNrVLEHgzQM1OkVRpPZv8e5LW0Ot?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;width:233px;border-bottom:0px;height:151px" height=155 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pz4yMDXj79Feu5DkEuSgMrl7W7nd95H5swDQc2hTnchscv66a-cD9gqMXiyjCOP8H?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=left border=0></a>  <a href="http://www.jhsiess.com/" target="_blank">Janie's</a> <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/fourth-challenge/" target="_blank">article</a> over at the <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> site has me trying to combine what's on my mind along with her challenge hence the title: &quot;The 4th of July Challenge!&quot; I believe the most important thing about our country is the freedom we have as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" target="_blank">Americans</a>. The <img title=Liberty src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_14_10.gif" align=right border=0>celebration of the signing of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" target="_blank">Declaration of Independence</a> and our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution" target="_blank">Constitution</a> protecting people's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights" target="_blank">human rights</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">The United States of America</a>. Gives us the right to practice whatever religion or beliefs that we want to uphold or not: We are a nation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law" target="_blank">Laws</a>!</strong></font> <p><img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I believe: America's religions are a menagerie of all kinds of different beliefs, values, heritages and ideals. Each one of us has to make a choice and decide exactly what our beliefs are and then determine how we are going to use them in our lives. I have kept an open mind to all the endless possibilities of &quot;What Is&quot; and what other mysterious unknown workings there may be in the universe and in life.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The prophecy of the <a href="http://www.gotquestions.org/signs-end-times.html" target="_blank">end of days</a> seems to be the norm for what is taking place in the world today. <img title=Meditate src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_144.gif" align=right border=0>That kind of prediction has been foretold by many and brings to mind <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts 17:31 ;&amp;version=31;" target="_blank">Acts 17:31</a> God has set the day and we are just waiting for the <a href="http://www.gotquestions.org/kingdom-of-God.html" target="_blank">Kingdom of Heaven</a> to be brought here on earth. It is all so very complicated to me and how is a mere man to understand the essence of God and all His majesty?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title=Flags src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_14_11.gif" align=left border=0>This is not a sermon about God but my thoughts on the freedom we have here in this great country America. The complexity of our laws in this county is why we need lawyers; the complexity of the Bible is why we need theologians. America has been related to as, &quot;Baseball, Mom's Apple Pie and Chevrolet&quot;, but if only it was that simple and easily labeled: It is actually become so complex that our government has turned itself into a quagmire of finger pointers who seem to be content with the status quo.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title="Happy Hat" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_14_8.gif" align=left border=0>I love fairy tale stories and bright flowery words but<img title=Morph src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_3_13.gif" align=right border=0> sometimes you just have to face the truth: I love the 4th of July and I love America. I just hate to see what's happening to our great nation and that's the <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1935.entry?&amp;_c02_owner=1" target="_blank">Truth</a>: </font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><font color="#ff0000" size=5>&quot;<strong>Even if the truth hurts; it doesn't make it any less true!</strong>&quot;</font>        </font></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+The+4th+of+July+Challenge!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2835.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2835.entryMon, 30 Jun 2008 21:21:53 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2835/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2835.entry#comment2008-07-01T12:21:40Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2801.entry<div align=center> <table bordercolor="#ffffff" height=350 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=764 background="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pA-6nWvqHsOeOgUdhJCdDmtChyaU66-qx9L18knHT8JLQFylbIWVPZoO6CgyAOQ_fFL7GRb7DYcE/2009 Dodge Challenger.jpg" border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td width=28 height=260>  <td width=349 height=260>  <td width=385 height=260>  <tr> <td width=28 height=55>  <td width=349 height=55> <div align=center> <div style="scrollbar-face-color:#666110;left:0px;float:right;overflow-x:hidden;overflow:scroll;width:345px;scrollbar-3dlight-color:#d19d85;scrollbar-arrow-color:#d19d85;scrollbar-base-color:#000000;height:111px"><font face=Verdana color="#4f3416" size=1><b> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>This is a picture of the car that I designed for the </strong></font><a href="http://www.dreamcarchallenge.com//main/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>&quot;Dream Car Challenge!&quot;</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong> Click the link and listen to the </strong></font><a href="http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/review.aspx?year=2008&amp;make=Dodge&amp;model=Challenger&amp;cp-documentid=520291" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Dodge Challenger R/T's</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong> 425-horsepower HEMI motor, doesn't it sound awesome! I can hear </strong></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Improvement" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Tim Allen</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong> going ugghh, ugghh, ugghh! </strong></font><a href="http://www.dreamcarchallenge.com/main/Default.aspx?ic=modelLink&amp;iv=3435" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>I would like to ask you to rate my design</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong> and I am going to be trying to design another car because I think that it's a lot of fun.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>I want to </strong></font><a href="http://www.dreamcarchallenge.com//main/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>challenge you to enter the contest</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong> and design your own car too! Can't you just picture yourself coursing in the car that you designed? You could win the car! What have you got to lose? I entered: I would like you to enter too at a chance to win this beautiful automobile. What do you say are you going to join me in the challenge? You can't win if you don't enter, so design your own car for the chance of a lifetime.</strong></font> <ul> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Good Luck!!!</strong></font> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>source: </strong></font><a href="http://www.dreamcarchallenge.com//main/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Win a 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T</strong></font></a> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: </strong></font><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Design entry by Jeff</strong></font></a> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: </strong></font><a href="http://www.dreamcarchallenge.com/main/Default.aspx?ic=modelLink&amp;iv=3435" target="_blank"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Picture by The Microsoft Network Auto</strong></font></a> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Source: </strong></font><a href="http://d3vmax.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!73AF9C0F050E35D9!34275.entry"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Background Table</strong></font></a> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ffffff" size=3><strong>Jeff</strong></font></ul></b></font></div></div> <td width=385 height=55>  <tr> <td width=28 height=35>  <td width=349 height=35>  <td width=385 height=35> </tbody></table></div> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/">My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Dream+Car+Challenge!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2801.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2801.entrySat, 28 Jun 2008 15:53:23 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2801/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2801.entry#comment2008-06-28T15:53:23Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2788.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:244px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Express Yourself by Charles Wright</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I love this song not only the music but the idea; to &quot;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8zZZFRCePU" target="_blank">Express Yourself!</a>&quot; I don't claim to be a writer, if fact this is what I say, <strong>&quot;<strong>I consider myself a writer only by <img title=Band src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_18.gif" align=right border=0>default: Because I am writing this and you are reading it, then I guess that makes me a writer.&quot;</strong></strong> I have been saying that a lot lately, and I am beginning to think that I sound a lot like a broken record, but maybe that's what it takes to get my message across to people.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I have only been trying to write every day in my Blog since <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!158.entry" target="_blank">11/25/2006</a>, but I am trying to &quot;Learn Something New&quot; by expressing myself in writing. </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0></strong></font>You can do it too! Express Yourself! </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Express Yourself! </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Express Yourself! </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Express Yourself! Express Yourself! Sounds like a broken record doesn't it? But I think that you're getting the idea, Right? My biggest problem with me expressing myself is that I am afraid of what you might think of me...Isn't that crazy? You don't even know me, but yet I am afraid of what you might think of me if I express myself in writing.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>This writing is more for me than for you, because I am a little bored right now and I can't seem to find anything else that I want to read <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0>or do at the moment. So I thought I would get a little <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_therapy" target="_blank">writing therapy</a>, writing practice, typing practice and express myself by putting this great song/video in my entry, because I want to hear it again over and over again.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>       Jeff  </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Express+Yourself!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2788.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2788.entryFri, 27 Jun 2008 17:07:26 GMT4blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2788/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2788.entry#comment2008-06-29T12:14:07Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2771.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> This is a story about something that happened to me yesterday and I am so fascinated by it that I <img title=Map src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_6_8.gif" align=right border=0>just have to write about being &quot;Amazed by Inspiration!&quot; It's all about having a thought that turns into a feeling of inspiration, and this happens to me quite often, but I am always curious about how it happens. Have you ever noticed in your life when everything just seems to fall into place like you were following a road map to get to your destination?</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>That's what happened to me yesterday while I was writing my <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/fiction-friday/" target="_blank">Fiction Friday</a> entry for a MeMe that I participate in at the <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> site. I was <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=left border=0>having thoughts about how gullible I am at times and I think we all have times like this, whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not. The theme for this Friday's story is: </font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>“I can’t breathe.” </font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><font color="#ff0000">Now keep writing. </font>and it seemed to fit right in with the way that I was thinking: After writing what was happening to me, I don't know if anyone else will even get what I am talking about here, but that's OK.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The whole point of all this is: When you try to capture a feeling into words there just doesn't seem to be anyway to describe the actual <img title=Meditate src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_5_144.gif" align=right border=0>sensation of what your body is experiencing. The feeling of empowerment that what you are writing is meant to be; like the words were already there and you just had to type them. I have to admit that the feeling of frustration was also there and it was like I was venting these words as a release of: Why can't we see?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>After trying to convey my amazement in writing: I feel like the essence of the sensation has been lost, but I have done my best to try and record the inspiration that was dominating me yesterday. <img title=Wizard src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_3_39.gif" align=left border=0>If nothing else at least I got some writing practice and tried to share this wonderful feeling with all of you. I hope that you enjoyed reading my story and I haven't given up on trying to record these fantastic feelings of something mystical.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Amazed+by+Inspiration!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2771.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2771.entryThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:38 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2771/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2771.entry#comment2008-06-26T14:29:38Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2767.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pRAKCTRTr8Tg42L_A2A4eHHeqRrRxwr1bh7fAE-irPBpm0GYN4ngJbG1W8Zjf6cfy?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=128 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pwjTZnHQXA_gXeNFEaRhC9X7iJCsk7cl2MJKt7-QZn8-j5dUw9G3_gUtRXWaMBrqe?PARTNER=WRITER" width=201 align=left border=0></a>  <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/author/tammirey/" target="_blank">Tammirey</a> over at <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> has written a wonderful article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/write-it-down/" target="_blank">Write it Down</a> and I am going to use her article as my <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>writing prompt today with &quot;I am always: Writing it Down!&quot; I have such a hard time remembering anything: That's why I like writing in my Blog every day, because in writing I have at least captured some of my thoughts for today. I too am trying to revive my entries and I am thinking about adding tags to them, because I can't seem to find the entries that I am looking for most of the time.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Here in Windows Live Spaces (WLS) I am limited  to only having 13 categories for my entries, and <a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1phEoXTWE2JGBmcypGj2Glb6pXPtrJXPtlNLRaTnEDpFUIHAue4JMTo_qszdMF1xUD?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=99 alt="Seach My Blog" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pWoomNytj2dRWEQq_xjyXHnSCNIuaOQWZ4frZenE3mWKE2KsrB1f73g_2chVmskk8?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=right border=0></a>although I have <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1863.entry" target="_blank">Search My Blog</a> it doesn't always bring up all the posts with whatever search criteria I put in for the search. Yesterday I was writing: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2745.entry" target="_blank">One with the Source!</a> and experienced mind fatigue trying to incorporate all my different entries into one post, I wouldn't have that problem if I could just remember everything I have written or said.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>A good example of what I am taking about is I just did a search on: <a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=meta:search.pt(blogs)+site:myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com+Search+My+Blog&amp;form=QBRE" target="_blank">Search My Blog</a> and got five pages of entries, but ended up <img title="Hammer Head" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_5_137.gif" align=left border=0>doing a manual search that just makes my head hurt trying to remember when I wrote something and then finding it. Don't get me wrong here either I love my (WLS) Blog and site, and maybe it's just my fault for not being more intelligent. I have over 1300 entries and finding out which day I wrote something is enough to give anyone a headache.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I digress, as I often do...Back to <a href="http://tamrey.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tammirey's</a>  questions, </font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>&quot;Do you have any writing strategies for capturing fleeting thoughts in a timely manner? <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>Do you feel that you have lost ideas? Any of them come forward again in time?&quot; </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong><font color="#000000">My answers: My writing strategy is to write my thoughts in my Blog every day whether or not it is worth writing at all. I think I have already answered that question in my writing today by telling you all about the fatigue that I encounter while writing. I think that the more that I write and get comfortable with the fact that I am not really a professional writer and I am just try to learn how to capture my thoughts in writing: The better my chances are of actually writing something that someone might want to read.</font></strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>I want to Thank Tammirey for writing <img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=left border=0>such a thought provoking article, and I hope that she doesn't mind my using her article for my writing prompt today? Her article gave me the chance to actually get some good writing practice, and get some thoughts out of my mind!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong>  <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+I+am+always%3a+Writing+it+Down!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2767.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2767.entryWed, 25 Jun 2008 16:22:05 GMT3blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2767/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2767.entry#comment2008-06-25T16:22:05Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2726.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEu9C3o9OHF4-BhLfNc9E3EpB2JhDgq9yLlF1Lu9FoduTZjDBvnxJt6Qi40VR6rttM?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=155 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEQ6cqbjGbLpwL9xGCadZt5fD98VDBGVSM8cLEVgEvhLR55xfNB16CpN676lA_kPnc?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=left border=0></a>  I have several things that I would like to try and accomplish today, and I have this obsession to record almost everything that I write about into my Windows Live Spaces (WLS) Blog: &quot;Things to do Today!&quot; I have already left a comment at <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> about Karen's article<img title="School Uniform" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_3_32.gif" align=right border=0> today: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/thirteen-common-writing-mistakes/" target="_blank">Thirteen Common Writing Mistakes</a> and here's my comment: </strong></font> <ul> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>Thank you so much for posting these Thirteen Common Writing Mistakes and I know that I make a lot of mistakes when I write. Is that why you don’t read my Blog? because of all the errors that I make, just kidding:-) That’s my way of saying, </strong></font><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2718.entry"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>“I Like You!”</strong></font></a><br><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong></strong></font> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I know that a lot of things I do with my English and with the punctuation are wrong. I am always guessing when I write about what is right or what is wrong, but it’s just the way that I write most of the time, and I am trying to learn.<br></strong></font> <li><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I don’t think I will ever get it, but I haven’t stopped trying either, Enjoy Life!</strong></font></ul> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/review/22702238/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon Review: I Like You!</a></font></strong> <p><a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/"><img alt="" src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/32x32_su_solid.gif" align=left></a> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Whenever I give a site a thumbs up review I like to write about the site: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2718.entry" target="_blank">I Like You!</a> or a <img title="I Like You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_29_15.gif" align=right border=0>least copy a few words from the page. I usually write the review in my (WLS) Blog and then post it here in StumbleUpon. I am trying to incorporate all the different sites that I write about into my (WLS) Blog as the &quot;Hub&quot;, because that is where I write every day.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><b><a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/review/22704499/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon Review: Solstice Moonrise</a></b></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I just love this picture and the article! I just <img title=Snappy alt="" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_14_13.gif" align=left border=0>wanted to show everyone these great <a href="http://d3vmax.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!73AF9C0F050E35D9!34275.entry" target="_blank">Background Tables</a> from <a href="http://d3vmax.spaces.live.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Hack's Space</a>. I can't show you what I am taking about here in StumbleUpon, but if you would like to see the Background Table that I made out of the picture and the article, please feel free to visit my site. <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2714.entry" target="_blank">(Click Here!)</a></font></strong>  <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/uw.php?e=246303" target="_blank">The Experience Project: I Like You!</a></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCENFOJOoIwiOSbDHa7ePGnZGzp5Q7LrJbB1TyLUpa6NZ_mblO5_F4x-yGZUBF9Ree4?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=170 alt="Meet Friends" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEjhIANnP5JOylLjz5BX4bT_HPsimNO1olmlQkX-FLOj_Y0FB5q25aFo9a5JFoz2A0?PARTNER=WRITER" width=87 align=right border=0></a> I started a new group at the <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/index.php" target="_blank">Experience Project</a> called: <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/group_profile.php?g=116304">I Just Want to Say, &quot;I Like You!&quot;</a> and part of starting a new group is sharing a story. I have posted my original (WLS) entry: I like you! in my <a href="http://myuniquelife.blogs.experienceproject.com/" target="_blank">Experience Project Blog</a>, and threw together a story for the group. My mind is totally scrambled trying to create entries and post them in all the different places. I still have a few more things I would like to do today, but I think that my mind has had enough.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>My friend <a href="http://hwrpics1a.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?mkt=en-US&amp;partner=Live.Spaces" target="_blank">Heinz</a> invited me to join <a href="http://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and I already have: <a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon</a>; <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/profile.php" target="_blank">Experience Project</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/MyUniqueLife" target="_blank"><img title="Best Friends" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_8_210.gif" align=left border=0>Twitter</a>; <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">The Clubhouse</a> and of course my <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/" target="_blank">Windows Live Space</a>. I just don't think I want another social network to have to contribute to at this time, but we'll see. I just feel like with all these places to meet people I want to stay right here and meet you all!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Things+to+do+Today!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2726.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2726.entrySat, 21 Jun 2008 20:59:48 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2726/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2726.entry#comment2008-06-21T21:38:03Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2696.entry<div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:left;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:274px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Sort Of Dunno Nothin' Video</div> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>This has got to be the worst kind of writing prompt to have &quot;Writing about Nothin'!&quot; I have been having such a good time writing and then I had to go for my annual physical this morning. It has thrown off my whole writing routine, because I usually spend my mornings trying to think of something that will <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>inspire me to write about during my waking hours. I love this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4&amp;eurl=" target="_blank">Sort Of Dunno Nothin' Video</a> though and it is exactly how I feel about writing today. </strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The older guy in the video, I am going to call him Jed, is reminding me of all the thoughts about writing something like, <em>How did your physical go?</em></font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><em><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0> </em>Then the younger guy that is answering, I am going to call him Ed, like my mind is today with, <em>Dunno? </em>So I thought I'd just go along with that theme for my writing. If it wasn't for the commitment that I made to myself to write something every day I would just forget about writing today. </font></strong> <ul> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Jed: Did you write your Fiction Friday entry?</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Ed: Yup </font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Jed: I know that you write in your Blog <img title="I Don't Know" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_11_52.gif" align=right border=0>every day. Have you written something in your Blog today?</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Ed: Nope</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Jed: What are you going to write about in your Blog today?</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Ed: Dunno?</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Jed: What's on your mind? You must be thinking about something?</font></strong> <li><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Ed: Nothin'</font></strong></ul> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Well that's enough of that, but I think you get the idea of what's going on in my mind today <img title=Duh src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_1.gif" align=left border=0>with trying to communicate my thoughts by writing. I know that if I really wanted to I could come up with something to write about today, but this is what I am dealing with in my mind today, it just doesn't want to respond to my questions.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I think the problem is that I have been really inspired lately and the words were flowing in my <img title=Thinking src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_12.gif" align=right border=0>writing. It was just so easy to write these past few days that having this lull in my thoughts and writing is really giving me trouble. My mind is not cooperating with me in my writing anything at the moment. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I really hate to publish this because I know that it is just a bunch of gobble de goop, but I <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>don't know what else to write other than what I am thinking either. I sure hope that things will be back to normal tomorrow, but if not what difference does it make?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Writing+about+Nothin'!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2696.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2696.entryWed, 18 Jun 2008 18:37:32 GMT3blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2696/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2696.entry#comment2008-06-20T00:58:10Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2624.entry<p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><img src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCGzGuB_gg3xaMF8L_kowqY8osl0s3KTGnP2WpHEiWNIFUlM3NpABiBWZGN39ox6Gt8?PARTNER=WRITER"> </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I am so excited to be a member of the Clubhouse! <strong><img title=Spaz src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_47.gif" align=right border=0></strong>The site is setup to be private at the moment, but the <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/friends/" target="_blank">membership is growing daily</a> by invitation only right now, but shortly it will be open to all <a href="http://www.windowslive.com/?wt_svl=20385a&amp;mg_id=20385b" target="_blank">Windows Live Spaces</a> users. The launching of the new <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Windows Live Community Clubhouse</a> is just a few weeks away according to <a href="http://marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com/recent/" target="_blank">Marcus'</a> video: <a href="http://communityclubhouse.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C69DED42B0E216D3!266.entry" target="_blank">Sneak Peek of New Windows Live Community</a></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> and I wanted to share this preview about the Clubhouse <a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt=en-us&amp;vid=02fdcf61-7f7e-4685-a87c-894aed74fa86&amp;wa=wsignin1.0" target="_blank">Sneak Peek video</a>:</strong></font> <div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:right;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:274px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div>Sneak Peek at the new Widows Live Clubhouse</div> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I am having trouble figuring out how to use the <a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us" target="_blank">MSN Video: Soapbox</a> because it shows me as <a href="http://video.msn.com/?user=4406977619992375891" target="_blank">Anonymous</a>, and when I click on <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c01_MemberProfileTile=showdefault&amp;_c11_MemberProfileTile_mode=edit&amp;_c01_rurl=http://video.msn.com/video.aspx%3fmkt%3den-us&amp;_c01_rname=Soapbox&amp;_c=MemberProfileTile" target="_blank">Edit Profile</a> it takes me to my (WLS) Web appearance page, but it doesn't save and return my profile info to Soapbox. I am still Anonymous and it says, &quot;</font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>Data not available. Please try again later.</strong></font><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>&quot; Oh well I just copied the embedding video code and that worked. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I don't really know if I am supposed to be showing you all this information, but in a few weeks it will be available for everyone to see. I mean like how many people are going to look at<img title="Scared 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_7.gif" align=right border=0> my page in the next few weeks? But after the launch of the new site I could be getting a lot of visitors and that makes me a little nervous, but I suppose I will get use to it. Besides it sounds like a lot of fun! Don't you think so?</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening, </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/review/22424736/" target="_blank">My StumbleUpon Page </a></font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> </strong></font><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+StubleUpon+Review%3a+The+Clubhouse&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2624.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2624.entryThu, 12 Jun 2008 14:21:23 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2624/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2624.entry#comment2008-06-23T11:59:23Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2623.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>This is from my Windows Live Spaces entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entry" target="_blank">The Write Stuff Moved?</a> yes they did, but they still have the same great articles and writers as before. I am just giving them another thumbs up review at their new home to let all of you <a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/review/22423854/" target="_blank">Stumblers</a> know! </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEOVRny2xAqSiso5fHRiBozR7DwlHWlb2RmDifPDCAcvdsT8qD1KDM9ySvDq6c3TRc?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;width:232px;height:146px;border-right-width:0px" height=151 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCF7Eny29UQ0q3ink2d-q_z_Mb-lXrjE8PxcVO6AervyGODSM7NK1mVPCjXJWQIHTWM?PARTNER=WRITER" width=238 align=left border=0></a>  What is the <a href="http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/101/etiquette/index.html" target="_blank">Blogging Etiquette</a> when a website moves: &quot;The <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> Moved?&quot; to their new home at <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a>. You can read all about it: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/welcome-to-our-new-home/" target="_blank">Welcome to Our New Home!</a> I don't know about you but I hate moving, even if it just a website address and I am so glad that all the great articles that were at the Write Stuff are now located at Write Anything.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I can't even image all the things that the writers are going through with the move...I like having <a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHjsgcUnRFCNSSGLOq00Z-j-AtIWCAPOgsMy1nzw6BQzMGAm2H4FXsD2q023Bc1FBE?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=184 alt="Winnie the Pooh &amp; Piglet" src="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6RaVH32heqWWgciOvbjZMVMQrAw0SQMHJPRCcgv_hhi6jjg8seWOrNLSecJmftr4u8A6FOu_KcDHA/Winnie the Pooh %26 Piglet.gif" width=226 align=right border=0></a> everything the same, and I don't adjust to change very well at all. I wonder how everyone is doing? There are just so many things that you don't even think of when you're moving that tend to hit you at the most inappropriate time too, all those little details that you don't think about until they show up and surprise you.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I hope that everything is going to be <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>alright with their new location, and I am sure that everyone is pitching in and helping Karen with the major changes that are taking place everyday. I am a little late with my &quot;Best Wishes on their Move!&quot; You know the old saying though, &quot;Better late then never!&quot;</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff    </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+StumbleUpon+Review%3a+Write+Anything&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2623.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2623.entryThu, 12 Jun 2008 13:43:20 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2623/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2623.entry#comment2008-06-12T13:59:54Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2593.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFI8D1D9Z9uh34iTYXzFX_-HKN-d2HVKRwxPJNuMQoH3KWVmkz_nuhDNBjftD5l7Ng?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=184 alt="Of days gone Bye!" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCE1WHLPtopjOqpC_rA1-20vLUDAIavgvNtovPH_qyOyr37r8W0lk3-q4gFOZeSK3fs?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=left border=0></a> I love the facial expressions on these girls in this photo and it reminds me &quot;Of days gone By!&quot; The good times that I had with all my old friends, some of whom I will never see again, at least not in this lifetime, but in the next. It reminds me that living in the moment is so very hard to do when you're young, and how a moment like this, if not captured in this photo, is gone forever.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Although some of my old friends have left this earth, this photo brings back all the good times we had, laughing and clowning around with each other and sharing our lives together, a long time ago. But yet if we use our imaginations and remember those wonderful times that we shared, they all come back to us just like it was yesterday. Aren't photos wonderful? They capture the moment and freeze it in time, to be savored on a day like today.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>If only all those precious moments could be recorded on film to be remembered when we are having a bad day or when we are feeling like no one cares about us. That's really the great thing that I see in this photo and I am so very grateful for the opportunity to reminisce about those days, if only in my mind. Just imagine if there was a balloon bubble caption on each one of these girls with there thoughts at that very moment in time. What do you think each girl is thinking? </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The first one on the left might be thinking, <em>It's all your fault!</em> The one on the right might be thinking, <em>Gag me! </em>The second one on the left might be thinking, <em>Shhh, I will never tell! </em>and last but not least, <em>I think it's all your fault, you shouldn't have said anything!</em></strong></font> <p align=center><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a><a><strong><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img222/8111/shinexh8.gif" src="http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8111/shinexh8.gif"></strong></a> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCGyCmKCTW1jlJt4A8CCM9t1yS581FFhzDiLGI1Z65mNnvYgjniEeKzktHvVvIz4oN8?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=155 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEWo7lQrqAc5Ez_jJcNH8wcyhJDuiereX2t-UZ3xLjZB-7zFP5czyv2--gPy6OkFOc?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=right border=0></a> This is a writing exercise <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/picture-this/" target="_blank">Picture This</a> from the <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a> site and I think I have done just that, here is the information from the page: </font></strong> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>&quot;It’s time for another Picture This writing exercise - are you ready? Are your fingers eagerly poised above your keyboard? Are your pencils sharpened?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Great! Let’s get started:</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Write the first thing that comes to mind when you see this photo. Write (at least) 250 words. Post your writing to your blog, come back here and leave us a link, You’re a writer, right? Then write! <img alt=":D" src="http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif">&quot;</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>No one has posted a story yet, and I hate to be the first one, but maybe others will participate if I<img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0> post this and make a fool of myself. <strong>I consider myself a writer only by default: Because I am writing this and you are reading it, then I guess that makes me a writer.</strong></font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Of+days+gone+By!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2593.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2593.entrySat, 07 Jun 2008 15:53:39 GMT2blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2593/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2593.entry#comment2008-06-07T17:34:21Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2582.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I have already made one post today with my <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/fiction-friday/" target="_blank">Fiction Friday</a> entry: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2578.entry" target="_blank">Wicked's Obsession</a> and I ask myself this question, &quot;What Is Blog Worthy?&quot; and I am going to use that for my writing prompt. It is from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld_(character)" target="_blank">Jerry Seinfeld's</a> TV show the one where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Benes" target="_blank">Elaine</a> is using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongeworthy" target="_blank">The Sponge</a> and has <img title=ROTFL src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_12_6.gif" align=right border=0>to decide whether her boyfriends are sponge worthy or not. I just thought that show was hilariously funny. It made me think about what is worthy enough to put in my Blog? </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I thought I could write a story just on things that have happened lately kind of like Jerry's show. What nobody told me, &quot;<a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entry" target="_blank">The Write Stuff Moved?</a>&quot; or &quot;What you were having a problem <img title="Camp Fire" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_16.gif" align=left border=0>with your <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2568.entry" target="_blank">Statistics Page</a> (<a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2568.entry#post" target="_blank">See Comment</a>)?&quot; and I wrote a story for <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2587.entry" target="_blank">The Clubhouse Challenge: Connections</a> that I am going to post tomorrow. The Cable TV guy was here this morning and fixed my Digital Music channels and that makes me so happy because why should I pay for something that doesn't work?</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Then whether or not stuff like this: &quot;I mowed the lawn&quot; and &quot;I took a shower&quot; and &quot;I wrote this Blog entry&quot; is worthy enough to be published, becomes a part of my discretion as to whether or not this <img title=Duh src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_1.gif" align=right border=0>kind of information is worthy enough to post in my Blog. I don't really have very high standards and when I read this after whatever amount of time that it takes me to look at this entry again...I hope that I will laugh and say, &quot;I can't believe that you wrote and published this nonsense: What's wrong with you?&quot;</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff  </font></strong>  <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+What+Is+Blog+Worthy%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2582.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2582.entryFri, 06 Jun 2008 21:29:16 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2582/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2582.entry#comment2008-06-07T12:05:30Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEOVRny2xAqSiso5fHRiBozR7DwlHWlb2RmDifPDCAcvdsT8qD1KDM9ySvDq6c3TRc?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;width:232px;height:146px;border-right-width:0px" height=151 alt="Write Anything New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCF7Eny29UQ0q3ink2d-q_z_Mb-lXrjE8PxcVO6AervyGODSM7NK1mVPCjXJWQIHTWM?PARTNER=WRITER" width=238 align=left border=0></a>  What is the <a href="http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/101/etiquette/index.html" target="_blank">Blogging Etiquette</a> when a website moves: &quot;The <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> Moved?&quot; to their new home at <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Write Anything</a>. You can read all about it: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/welcome-to-our-new-home/" target="_blank">Welcome to Our New Home!</a> I don't know about you but I hate moving, even if it just a website address and I am so glad that all the great articles that were at the Write Stuff are now located at Write Anything.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I can't even image all the things that the writers are going through with the move...I like having <a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHjsgcUnRFCNSSGLOq00Z-j-AtIWCAPOgsMy1nzw6BQzMGAm2H4FXsD2q023Bc1FBE?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=184 alt="Winnie the Pooh &amp; Piglet" src="http://ddgzwg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6RaVH32heqWWgciOvbjZMVMQrAw0SQMHJPRCcgv_hhi6jjg8seWOrNLSecJmftr4u8A6FOu_KcDHA/Winnie the Pooh %26 Piglet.gif" width=226 align=right border=0></a> everything the same, and I don't adjust to change very well at all. I wonder how everyone is doing? There are just so many things that you don't even think of when you're moving that tend to hit you at the most inappropriate time too, all those little details that you don't think about until they show up and surprise you.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I hope that everything is going to be <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>alright with their new location, and I am sure that everyone is pitching in and helping Karen with the major changes that are taking place everyday. I am a little late with my &quot;Best Wishes on their Move!&quot; You know the old saying though, &quot;Better late then never!&quot;</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff    </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+The+Write+Stuff+Moved%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entryWed, 04 Jun 2008 18:53:31 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2561.entry#comment2008-06-07T13:21:20Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2545.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://do8mva.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pCrJ2wWCiJ6RG9e2R2EyEOkIk1hkwFI4QlBWstmbo90-ucEI9EWHsz8uaPMHv65EXrkyubfJkdrEuErwDneSUIw?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=165 alt="Cartoon Boat" src="http://by1.storage.msn.com/y1pA8zWCkNArbI20Q3lN8ECtMvL_lc-4G2KK9JhjDlWBDrLD4hsIq_dGCRZBsO7Ja9UaB_qi_Co9cjQBiSOEiYXbOIzI5CBTgrY?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=left border=0></a> This picture brought to mind the <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_idioms" target="_blank">English idiom</a> of &quot;Whatever floats your Boat&quot; meaning: &quot;Do whatever makes you <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/happy" target="_blank">happy</a> or stimulates you&quot; and I wanted to share this picture with all of you. The picture was taken when I was <img title=Snappy src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_14_13.gif" align=right border=0>on vacation several years ago at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_World" target="_blank">Walt Disney World Resort</a>. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I think the picture was taken in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey's_Toontown" target="_blank">Mickey's Toontown</a>, but I don't remember whose steamboat it was suppose to be a recreation of? I thought it was from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie" target="_blank">Steamboat Willie</a> cartoon, but I could be wrong. I have spent so much time trying to figure out all the details of this picture, but really what difference dose it make?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I make such a big deal out of trying to get <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0>everything that I write correct when in reality it's my writing and I can say anything that I want that makes me happy, &quot;Who cares?&quot; I do so many things like that and it just makes me feel bad... </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Really </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>there's no reason for it, &quot;Who am I trying to impress here?&quot;</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I think what I am getting at here is writing things that other people may find useful <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>when they are trying to come up with something to say when they write, but really I should be more concerned about just having a good time writing and lighten up!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong>  <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Whatever+floats+your+Boat&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2545.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2545.entryMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:25 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2545/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2545.entry#comment2008-06-02T16:38:39Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2476.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCECTLeRiO3nOrqE1C4xrxhmSZiojS8RJX4C_9XkAlUKtoAgx15H1xXlmOYRDqP_4tE?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;width:159px;border-bottom:0px;height:102px" height=102 alt="Write Stuff New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHNfNPCJR3batGw4njV2LR6VrHnGz8uVd7Ygk11DvBk_JEDc4h1HTiQ_lxRqavqPVQ?PARTNER=WRITER" width=160 align=left border=0></a>  I read <a href="http://www.dcroe.com/blog/" target="_blank">D. Challener's</a> article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/whos-listening/" target="_blank">Who’s Listening</a> at the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> today, and it made me want to ask the question, &quot;Are you Listening?&quot; I write &quot;Thanks for Listening&quot; on all <img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=right border=0>my Blog entries, but I really have no idea: Who I think I am talking to? I think that's the strangest thing about writing is that you'll never know who is going to be reading what you write...And really what difference does it make?</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>When Dale said, &quot;I needed a friend&quot; it made me think, <em>I sure know what he's talking about there! </em>And Dale I will be your friend. When I <img title="Youre The Best" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_10_6.gif" align=left border=0>first started writing in my Blog every day I had thoughts of making all kinds of new friends. It turned out to be just another one of my delusions, about Blogging. I really thought that if I wrote what was going on in my mind that other people that had the same types of thoughts might become my friend. Maybe I am just one of a kind?</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have tried writing in Journals; they get lost, I never look at them again, and I don't write every day. I prefer writing here for all the world to see, and I have my doubts as to whether anyone else's going to read this, so I am writing this to that person in my mind or to my thoughts. I have discovered that who I am writing for could be my <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>ego, my mind or my thoughts maybe, among the other possibilities.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I know that &quot;I am&quot; listening to me, and I find writing something everyday gives me a great feeling of relieve, a feeling of accomplishment, to get the thoughts out of my mind and on the page. It gives me great pleasure to be able to write this and tell you about my thoughts, because you'd like to know!</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>My writing prompt today is in response to Dale's questions from his article: Who's Listening, and I <img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=left border=0>can't Thank him enough for asking such thought provoking questions. These are my answers to your questions today, tomorrow I may have different answers, and so it should be. With a mind that is constantly changing and learning the new answers to the same questions could be much different tomorrow.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff   </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Are+you+Listening%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2476.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2476.entryTue, 27 May 2008 14:27:41 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2476/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2476.entry#comment2008-06-04T12:30:06Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2455.entry<p align=center><img title=Morph src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_3_13.gif" align=absMiddle border=0><a><img title="Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting!" alt="img440/5084/catinthehatns2.gif" src="http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5084/catinthehatns2.gif" align=left></a> <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I Love My Job!</strong></font> <img title=Morph src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_3_13.gif" align=absMiddle border=0> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I love my job, I love the pay!<br>I love it more and more each day.<br>I love my boss, he is the best!<br>I love his boss and all the rest. </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I love my office and its location,<br>I have to have to go on vacation.<img title=Computer src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_9_10.gif" align=right border=0><br>I love my furniture, drab and grey,<br>And piles of paper that grow each day! </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I think my job is really swell,<br>There’s nothing else I love so well.<br>I love to work among my peers,<br>I love their leers and jeers and sneers. </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I love my computer and its software;<br>I hug it often though it won’t care.<a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHM1A_NPKX6HDoxOmBUVoJ_KPEuSyjI7vTgMZckNTlNRpby07Nr1UIUfJBtMMVXY8M?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=331 alt="Cat in the Hat Drawing Color" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHVCy5hT7knhGW015o_G01dTPF7gT_794clPfvW24c27WqNDB3d8y05-Uwc8Nu5xas?PARTNER=WRITER" width=251 align=right border=0></a><br>I love each program and every file,<br>I’d love them more if they worked a while. </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I’m happy to be here. I am. I am.<br>I’m the happiest slave of the Firm, I am.<br>I love this work, I love these chores.<br>I love the meetings with deadly bores. </strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3><strong>I love my job – I’ll say it again.<br><img title=Doctor src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_17_1.gif" align=left border=0>I even love those friendly men.<br>Those friendly men who’ve come today,<br>In clean white coats to take me away!!!!!</strong></font> <p align=center><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss" target="_blank">Dr. Seuss</a></strong></font> <p align=left><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong>I received this poem in an Email today and at the bottom of the message were these words: </strong></font></font> <p align=center><font size=3><font face="Tempus Sans ITC"><strong><font color="#ff0000">If you don't send this to five friends right away, there will be five fewer people laughing in the world!</font></strong></font></font> <p align=center><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFsTXEfD3YqGPUJWHo9Urux1BEh7Vpz0FZk3zTwr0m_AN3gktMJT58jbs8ujkNmC6Q?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=8 alt="Ribbon Divider" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFaovRlN1OyksPWaLBLrtm2J1qgz5kPi6sv4ulnWvnTFB_9RK2Gi8xZJNoqeVCwrDc?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 border=0></a> <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3> <img title=Thinking src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_12.gif" align=right border=0> <p>Laughter fills the heart with joy <span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> and makes for a better day...I used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Paint" target="_blank">Paint</a> to color in the picture: <a href="http://www.cartooncritters.com/seuss7.htm" target="_blank">Not bad for a days work!</a> It took me a long time to color it in, but I thought that it turned out better than I expected. While I was getting that link I noticed this page where you can color the pictures on line: <a href="http://www.cartooncritters.com/seusscoloronline.htm" target="_blank">Cat in the Hat coloring book</a>.</font></strong> <p> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I think that I am a little too old for coloring, but I must admit that I thought it was a lot of fun <img title="Make Someone Smile Today" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_18_106.gif" align=right border=0>coloring the picture. Displaying the picture here with the poem makes me feel a little childish; I don't really know if that's such a bad thing. </font></strong> <p align=center><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#ff0000" size=3>What do you think?</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p align=left><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#000000" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p align=center><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+The+lost+Dr.+Seuss+Poem&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2455.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2455.entryWed, 21 May 2008 13:43:37 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2455/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2455.entry#comment2008-06-04T19:49:32Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2448.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> <a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/writing" target="_blank">Writing</a> is creating thoughts into words by using symbols in your <a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/language" target="_blank">language</a> to convey the meaning of what you are trying to say: &quot;What is Writing?&quot; There are so many meanings to the word <a href="http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/writing.html" target="_blank">writing</a> <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>that it gets very confusing to me, and maybe I am just making things harder than they are...I have been known to do just that, but if you think about it the written word can be transformed into and endless combination of meanings.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><img title="Hear Ye" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_10_13.gif" align=left border=0><a href="http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jeh/BeginningReporting/Writing/writingprocess.htm" target="_blank">Beginning Reporting</a>: &quot;The writer must find the details that reveal meaning. You can't write writing; you have to have facts.&quot; To just relaying a message from a fellow Blogger: <a href="http://hudds53.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/dying-mans-daily-journal-so-frustrating/" target="_blank">Dying Man’s Daily Journal-So frustrating</a>, and what you read that has meaning to you, this is from a comment there: <a href="http://members.tripod.com/~robertwells/oneatatime.html" target="_blank">Have you heard the Starfish story?</a> The use of HTML and links when writing is something that I find quite fascinating, the meaning behind the writing is what the story is all about, I tend to write very few words; but I put a lot of thought into what I write.</strong></font> <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=right border=0> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I don't believe I have all the facts on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing" target="_blank">writing</a>, I don't even know if anyone can put them all together in one piece of writing? While doing Internet searches on writing you can find a vast amount of information on the subject, but I don't think that anyone will ever reveal the endless possibilities of the meaning behind what is writing.</strong></font>  <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>       Jeff      </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+What+is+Writing%3f&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2448.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2448.entryMon, 19 May 2008 16:53:15 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2448/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2448.entry#comment2008-05-19T21:24:07Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2443.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCFcf7FzZLlqp07zb0d58V6s2r6-5JuM9H73tyjGBFPE7rq8PAbjSU3cxRRvdxMXsn4?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;width:240px;border-bottom:0px;height:169px" height=169 alt="A Soldier's Story" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEmiH0yAnL_FT_MvwnqEeOcqYEI6FFLd5obVLrxcjR4Dy9j4_71B40EnKTxi95vM_k?PARTNER=WRITER" width=244 align=left border=0></a> The rules for the <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/picture-this-8/" target="_blank">Picture This</a> contest at the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> say, &quot;Write the first thing that comes to mind when you see this photo&quot;. </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Some of the thoughts that came to mind when I first looked at the photo were: </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The joy and happiness on the face of both the soldier and the child, but then other thoughts came to mind about a previous story I had written and I think that it fits perfectly with the picture, at least in my mind it does. </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I don't really know if it's acceptable to copy a previous story to use for the contest, but here's the story I am talking about: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!1915.entry" target="_blank">I am Truly Humble!</a></strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong></strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The child’s innocence is heart-wrenching. The child is just having a happy time with the soldier. She is dressed up in soldier’s gear, and is happy holding the soldier's gun. Little does she know that this happy moment could be her last happy time with the soldier? </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The child’s innocence prevents her from knowing that the soldier is going away to war again and risking his life. She may never see him again. The soldier is smiling, enjoying time with the child. His pride shows through in the expression on his face because he's going to be fighting for the child's freedom.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>The photo is very touching, but the happiness is <img title="Soldier's Kiss" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_5_14v.gif" align=right border=0>bittersweet. What comes to mind is t<font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>his article: <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/2008/01/21/legacy/" target="_blank">What is Your Legacy?</a> by <a href="http://www.jhsiess.com/" target="_blank">Janie</a> at the Write Stuff and the story that I want to share with all of you today is from that article: <a href="http://andrewolmsted.com/archives/2008/01/final_post.html" target="_blank">Andrew Olmsted's Final Post</a>. </strong></font></strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+A+Soldier's+Story&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2443.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2443.entrySat, 17 May 2008 19:13:18 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2443/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2443.entry#comment2008-06-04T19:58:34Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2434.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I am not in a very inspired mood today, I have been making at least one entry in my Blog every day, and it is like &quot;So What!&quot; A <img title="Face Plant" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_7.gif" align=left border=0>friend asked me to go out and have breakfast with him this morning. I thought it would be a good idea to get out of the house and see him, because he's going to be moving about 125 miles away. I won't be able to just jump in the truck and drive for a few miles to see him any more, like I do now.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I was amazed at the amount of traffic on I-75 today. I was expecting to be the only one on the road today with the gas prices at $4.00 <img title="I Don't Know" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_11_52.gif" align=right border=0>a gallon, but it seems like everyone has just accepted the high price of fuel and must be cutting back somewhere else to save money. It seems that the grocery stores have found a way to keep the prices of items the same, they're just making the package size smaller and the price is the same.</strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>They could start sell gas by the quart that would make it a $1.00 a quart, now boy doesn't that sound like a bargain? I should be <img title="Lightbulb Idea" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_8.gif" align=left border=0>looking at the bright side of things though, and that would be at least there's food and fuel to buy. Value for your dollar is something that consumers are going to have to be on the look out for, if prices keep soaring. Getting a smaller amount of an item at the same price is not what I would call saving money.  </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>A local bakery that was in business for over a 100 years when out of business today, the owner of <img title=Perfecto src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_13_17.gif" align=right border=0>the bakery blamed </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>it on the high cost of flour, </strong></font><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>because the farmers are growing corn to make ethanol, instead of growing wheat. According to the baker it has driven up the price of flour and put him out of business.</strong></font> <p align=center> <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font color="#ff0000">That is all I have to say today about &quot;So What!&quot;</font></strong></font> <p align=left><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>Thanks for Listening,</strong></font> <p align=left><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>       Jeff      </strong></font> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+So+What!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2434.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2434.entryThu, 15 May 2008 18:37:20 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2434/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2434.entry#comment2008-05-18T15:03:44Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2405.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEhIjY6u0TVHd2RxH3pyL3nEkAT_iGwTFNWC3VnJhKmNkB-Q1BeumGY3CyM8eMu9p8?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=244 alt="Meet Friends" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEf4gj3Nv1sV_wJfNwjZr3sSx2eERkfulfn4FBy5KCv_CHbq1HXRb9LpzedfIXGwGo?PARTNER=WRITER" width=124 align=left border=0></a>  I am starting a new group at the <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/index.php" target="_blank">Experience Project</a>: &quot;<a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/group_profile.php?g=103859" target="_blank">I am Thinking of You</a>&quot; it has been a long time since I wrote anything to share with everyone at the site. This is my story for starting the group, and I am publishing this entry in my main Blog here in Windows Live Space and I will post it in my Blog at the Experience Project so that you can follow any of the links. </strong></font> <p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>I write something every day in my Windows Live <img title="Love Letter" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_1_211v.gif" align=right border=0>Space Blog because I have challenged myself to do so. Anyone is welcome to read what I write, but I received an Email yesterday that I wanted to especially share with all my Experience Project friends it's called: <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2399.entry" target="_blank">Two <strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title="Question Mark" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" align=left border=0></font></strong>Traveling Angels</a>.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>The problem is how do I do that? I get frustrated trying to figure out the best way to be heard on all the different sites. Example: I have a <a href="http://jeffmyuniquelife.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">StumbleUpon Blog</a>, an <a href="http://myuniquelife.blogs.experienceproject.com/" target="_blank">Experience Project Blog</a>, a <a href="https://twitter.com/MyUniqueLife" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>, and a <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/" target="_blank">Windows Live Spaces Blog</a>. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I have tried to write in my Windows Blog, and then duplicate my entries into the other Blogs, but that seems rather redundant. I know I could <img title="Face Plant" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_7.gif" align=right border=0>write something for each Blog but that's just too much for me, because I have to record everything that I write in my Windows Blog, which is just a compulsive behavioral thing that I have to do.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>I think everyone will like this group, in fact, <a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/profile.php?m=-677283095" target="_blank">RockyBear</a> has already joined the group and has her story done already, and I haven't even finished my story yet. I hope that everyone will enjoy this group, and feel free to let others know that you <img title="Angel 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_22_25.gif" align=left border=0>were thinking of them.</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>If you want to follow any of the links in this story you can find it in my Blog (<a href="http://myuniquelife.blogs.experienceproject.com/39190.html" target="_blank">click here</a>).</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff   </font></strong> <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Experience+Project%3a+I+am+Thinking+of+You!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2405.entry#commenthttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2405.entryFri, 09 May 2008 15:37:28 GMT0blogentryblogentryBlog entryhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2405/comments/feed.rsshttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2405.entry#comment2008-05-09T17:52:00Zhttp://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2381.entry<p><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><a href="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCEVPxnW1G06p6ZzJDKSyTCZ78XfqX-8RkHYQOmMsUjaPxFO8Eobd1hpnTqATcKWFPA?PARTNER=WRITER"><img style="border-right:0px;border-top:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom:0px" height=122 alt="Write Stuff New" src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pFJ8M7un6RCHVV6RKLh0h0YS45y3lsUQB9GBR47E8a3YrnGXVCZ5UpsjWZghgxbP84NVp5ZPwiMY?PARTNER=WRITER" width=167 align=left border=0></a> I was reading <a href="http://www.dcroe.com/blog/" target="_blank">D. Challener's</a> article: <a href="http://writeanything.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/un-comfort-zone/" target="_blank">Un-Comfort Zone</a> at the <a href="http://www.take2max.com/writing/" target="_blank">Write Stuff</a> today, and I am going to use <img title="Scared 2" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_7.gif" align=right border=0>his assignment for my writing prompt titled &quot;Madness and Confusion!&quot; Dale's says, &quot;Write something in your Un-Comfort Zone.&quot; My answer to his question is, &quot;I do that every day...I am no writer! I have been writing <a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2377.entry" target="_blank">about how paranoid I am</a> just trying to put a few words in my Blog on a daily basis, so I really don't have a &quot;comfort zone!&quot;&quot;</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Sounds like a real oxymoron doesn't it: I am no writer and writing every day? Dale's article and <div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;float:right;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;width:178px;padding-top:0px"> <div><span style="display:none"> </span><span style="display:none"> </span> </div></div></font></strong><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>this week's Fiction Friday writing prompt: &quot;Voice of a Madman:</font></strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong> Logically describe something that is crazy.&quot; Has bought out the lunatic inside my head, and this Pink Floyd song/video/<a href="http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/brain-damage-dark-lyrics.html" target="_blank">lyrics</a>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvIeZ30jhXA&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">Brain Damage</a>. I have been trying new things with my writing by participating in the Fiction Friday MeMe every week, and I have been able to write some things that I would have never thought possible.</strong></font> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><img title="Thank You" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_30_126.gif" align=left border=0></font></strong>I want to Thank Dale for inspiring me to write these few words for my entry today. I have such a hard time coming up with something to say everyday that I can't show my appreciation enough to Dale, and to all the writers at the Write Stuff. </font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>Thanks for Listening,</font></strong> <p><strong><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3>       Jeff</font></strong>  <p><a href="http://myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com/default.aspx"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size=3><strong>My Unique Life in Windows Live Space</strong></font></a><img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=4406977619992375891&page=RSS%3a+Madness+and+Confusion!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;NA=1149&amp;PI=73329&amp;RF=&amp;DI=3919&amp;PS=85545&amp;TP=myuniquelifespace.spaces.live.com&amp;GT1=MyUniqueLifeSpace">http://MyUniqueLifeSpace.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D28BACBD4BDF253!2381.e