Spike ,'Smile Time'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Who will end up being a character in my book, because she's clearly leading a Very Interesting Life.Which makes it a very good investment no matter.
Or she could just have a great name so that karmically you were rewarded with ideas for your good deed *and* she could pay you back as well.
Still? You did something for the right reason and that makes you a Good Person. No matter.
Kristin, thanks for chattering with me tonight. Am in bed now. Going to snooze.
Her name?
Amanda Conradie.
A. Conradie. Which, if you have a Thai accent, is how you'd pronounce "A con lady."Oh, as usual, dear.
Fay, I thought about you yesterday, in church (is that the first time a Buffista ever posted that particular combination of letters and spaces in your direction?).
The sermon was all about giving. The call to worship was taken from Acts 20:35, and reads, "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
The Old Testament reading was from Deuteronomy 15:7-11 (which is a shorter passage than we usually have) and reads:
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs. Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: "The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near," so that you do not show ill will toward your needy brother and give him nothing. He may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.When I was listening, I kept thinking, "I must tell Fay the Bible supports her in e-mail." I don't want to overdo it, so I'll just link to the N.T. passage, II Corinthians 8:1-9 [link] because it too made me think of you, and your generosity. So get down with your kind self, because if her story was true, she was in terrible straits. Since she seemed believable, and you could spare the help, I can't imagine you choosing any other way, and still being Fay.
Steph, insent.
Timelies, all! How did it get to be Monday already? Yay for short week, though!
vw, are you doing Thanksgiving at your new place, or at your mom's?
At my mom's. Theodosia's coming too! YAY!
edit: I'm pretending I'm getting away for the weekend. Taking lots of crafts to do. It will be mucho fun.
{{{libkitty}}} I'm sorry.
Gronk.
This dude lives near me: [link] Mom and I get a big kick out of driving by his house. I'm not sure I'd want to be his neighbor, though.
This guy lives near where I grew up. He's got a good 2 acres of property to work with. I think his neighbors finally got him to stop, though.
OMG, Tom! You win!
I can't get past the $1,100 electric bill, but what I really can't believe the guy vw linked to throws away the lights every year, and starts over, fresh. Half of me feels badly for his neighbors. The other half feels like, "Draw the blinds, close the curtains, and ignore it. It'll go away." Light doesn't bother me much, though. Noise, on the other hand, would drive me around the bend, and I know people have different sensitivities.
I have left Tom's link open for when I get back from taking the little ones to school. Aye aye aye.