the one liners we usually keep to ourselves start flowing.
Case in point - our road trip to the very beige city of Lubbock, Texas.
We took the senic route there - which turned into the very long senic route when we discovered that the blue dot was not on the blue line but after 2-3 hours of driving we finally managed to get back on route. The town's along the way provided a lot of entertainment for us:
Runaway Bay, TX - where all the runaways including fish go
Wizards Wells,TX - where Harry Potter has a summer home
Coca-cola Ranch Road - that's where they grow coca-cola
Mr. Cut Rate convince store - convince I'm not sure I want
Hidden Lake - where it's hide and seek with the lake all the time
Loving, TX - where all the love is
Loving, TX - where all the love in Texas is
Random field of red flashing lights: it's the end of the world! Do not cross! You will fall over!
Jean,TX - just incase you weren't sure where jeans went
(As the stop light turns red) Sandy: Really light, really, just because a car pulls up, doesn't mean it really wants to go!
The Feed Bag - the ultimate sack lunch
The Feed Bag: Anna: Please tell me that's a feed store. Sandy: I think it was BBQAnna: Oh
Seven Bar Ranch - where you you can get drunk at seven different bars
Two M Ranch - m&m
Seymour, TX - no butts
Rock Inn Cafe - it was really rockin'
Red Springs, TX - where the springs are always red
Benjamin, TX - we found the lost tribe!
Gilliland, TX - where gillyweed comes from
Anna: (after seeing construction sign) End road work? Sandy: I like their kind of road work! Anna: where's the road work?
Trident South Camp - I guess the Olympians have a camp here too
New Deal, TX - where's the old one?
Smokin the competition Empty store
Idalou, TX - Idalou, youdalou
On the way home we took a more direct route - very disappointing, very little to make fun of.
I wonder if Post is more than just a hitching post?
Sandy: Now entering Southland. Anna: But we're in north Texas. Sandy: You mean this isn't where they filmed Southland?
Double U Ranch - double the you double the fun
Sand Creek - all sand all the time
Fluvanna, TX - where the flu hangs out in the off season
Scurry County - a place to scurry from
Snyder, TX - there's nothing snide about it.
Inadale, TX - where the farmer in the dell lives
Noodle Dome Rd??? Wonder what it looks like and if they had to use linguine.
Hayter Rd where all the haters live
BIG
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
From the mouth of a child...
Yesterday we had a pretty awesome lesson at Family Home Evening - no one probably thought I was paying attention cause i was also playing soduku but I was, cross my heart.
The presenter started out by showing us a picture of a typewriter and asking us what we thought of when we saw it.
Words like: antique, old-fashion, no spellcheck, no misktakes, the ding it made when you reached the end of the page were put out there.
He then told us what a 9 year old had said when shown a similar picture: "Cool, a keyboard and printer that doesn't need a monitor or software."
The typewriter was something so foreign to this 9 year old that he/she had a completely different take on it then those of us who, dare I say, remember when the home computer first came on the market.
He then related it to the problems we face - sometimes we just need a fresh perspective. And the easiest way to get that is not from mulling it over- and over and over and over trying to force yourself to see a different angle. It is to ask someone else for their perspective on the issue - a trusted friend or family member or maybe some random stranger if you want. And because their perspective is taken from their experiences, which can be completely different from your own, their "answer" to your problem will be something completely different from what you could come up with and may be just what you need to do.
Sometimes to change your perspective you have to change whose perspective you're viewing.
The presenter started out by showing us a picture of a typewriter and asking us what we thought of when we saw it.
Words like: antique, old-fashion, no spellcheck, no misktakes, the ding it made when you reached the end of the page were put out there.
He then told us what a 9 year old had said when shown a similar picture: "Cool, a keyboard and printer that doesn't need a monitor or software."
The typewriter was something so foreign to this 9 year old that he/she had a completely different take on it then those of us who, dare I say, remember when the home computer first came on the market.
He then related it to the problems we face - sometimes we just need a fresh perspective. And the easiest way to get that is not from mulling it over- and over and over and over trying to force yourself to see a different angle. It is to ask someone else for their perspective on the issue - a trusted friend or family member or maybe some random stranger if you want. And because their perspective is taken from their experiences, which can be completely different from your own, their "answer" to your problem will be something completely different from what you could come up with and may be just what you need to do.
Sometimes to change your perspective you have to change whose perspective you're viewing.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A Little Valentine's Day Perspective
Holiday's are all about perspective, I think, especially Valentine's Day - or Single Awareness Day as it is sometimes called by those of us who have no sinificant other to share the "lovers" holiday with. I confess Valentine's Day used to be depressing for me because I was focusing on what I didn't have - I have ALWAYS been single on Feb. 14th.
But this year it's different - not because I'm not single, I am still - but because I changed my perspective. This holiday is not all about romantic love, it's about love, all types of love. Love for your family, love for you friends and yes love for your special someone.
So this year instead of dwelling on poor ole single me I decided to focus on what I do have - some pretty awesome friends and showing them how much I appreciate them and the support they give me - cause without them life would be pretty lonely.
And guess what? Instead of dreading this day I have been super anxious for it to get here and woke up excited this morning. Not because I think someone is going to send me flowers or buy me candy or take me to dinner but because tonight I get to delivery a little bit of holiday cheer and I'm so giddy with excitement I can hardly wait for the work day to end.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
But this year it's different - not because I'm not single, I am still - but because I changed my perspective. This holiday is not all about romantic love, it's about love, all types of love. Love for your family, love for you friends and yes love for your special someone.
So this year instead of dwelling on poor ole single me I decided to focus on what I do have - some pretty awesome friends and showing them how much I appreciate them and the support they give me - cause without them life would be pretty lonely.
And guess what? Instead of dreading this day I have been super anxious for it to get here and woke up excited this morning. Not because I think someone is going to send me flowers or buy me candy or take me to dinner but because tonight I get to delivery a little bit of holiday cheer and I'm so giddy with excitement I can hardly wait for the work day to end.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
I am not a Rhinoceros ... or a Cow
I think I'm an elephant.
This is what I've learned from re-reading "Rhinoceros Success" by Scott Alexander. The first time I read it was in college (it was required for one of my design classes). The first time I read it I so wanted to be a rhino but alas I have come to terms that I am not.
Let me explain how I've come to this conclusion. A rhino has 2 in thick skin and charges after what it wants with single mindedness - I do not. Plus I really don't have the audacity or self confidence to pull off being a rhino. I am also not a cow - cows (according to the author) are lazy, do nothing-ers, just wasting away life in the field watching the world go by. That is not me. So I think I'm an elephant - simply because I think it's fun to say and they are friends with the rhino. I make a very good friend to rhinos.
Despite not being a Rhinoceros there are important lessons to be learned from this book - no matter your breed:
* don't ignore the negative in life, but don't saturate yourself with it
* we become the product of three things: who we associate with, the books we read, and what we listen to
* dreams don't always come true, but plans acted on are sure to materialize. Plan your dreams and then work your plan
* be flexible - if your plan isn't working, modify it
* the more energy you put into something the more you are going to get out of it
* at least twice a year take off for one week and do nothing but relax
* Happiness is feeling good about yourself. Treat yourself special
* "Minutes are precious. They are the building blocks of hours, which are the stuff days are made of. Days quickly turn into months. Months become years and years make a lifetime. But it all starts with the minutes. Waste enough minutes and you could waste a lifetime."
* Always pay your tithing: 10% is the Lord's retainer fee for being your partner - and you need Him as your partner.
Let me explain how I've come to this conclusion. A rhino has 2 in thick skin and charges after what it wants with single mindedness - I do not. Plus I really don't have the audacity or self confidence to pull off being a rhino. I am also not a cow - cows (according to the author) are lazy, do nothing-ers, just wasting away life in the field watching the world go by. That is not me. So I think I'm an elephant - simply because I think it's fun to say and they are friends with the rhino. I make a very good friend to rhinos.
Despite not being a Rhinoceros there are important lessons to be learned from this book - no matter your breed:
* don't ignore the negative in life, but don't saturate yourself with it
* we become the product of three things: who we associate with, the books we read, and what we listen to
* dreams don't always come true, but plans acted on are sure to materialize. Plan your dreams and then work your plan
* be flexible - if your plan isn't working, modify it
* the more energy you put into something the more you are going to get out of it
* at least twice a year take off for one week and do nothing but relax
* Happiness is feeling good about yourself. Treat yourself special
* "Minutes are precious. They are the building blocks of hours, which are the stuff days are made of. Days quickly turn into months. Months become years and years make a lifetime. But it all starts with the minutes. Waste enough minutes and you could waste a lifetime."
* Always pay your tithing: 10% is the Lord's retainer fee for being your partner - and you need Him as your partner.
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