My New Bonsai Plant

My New Bonsai

This is my new Bonsai plant. Ned is the tree and Sally is the complement plant :)

Memorial Day 2012


Today is Memorial Day for those of us in the United States. We honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Today is also a day to say thank you to the living/surviving military. Thank you very much. Also, a special shout out to my family who has served in the military.

Have a blessed Memorial day as you stop for a moment, honor, and consider those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to assure our freedom. God bless our military and the United States!

Much love and respect to you all.

Found the video via Michelle Malkin. Here is a very sobering post that gives the breakdown of number of souls who sacrificed their lives during each war.

My New Scary Friend

Scary Clow

This guy was not impressed with Bonsai

So, I made a new friend at the Bonsai convention. He wasn’t very talkative and has a thing against … everything. I am rendering the video right now but thought I would post this picture in the meantime. Oh and ::: laugh ::: there was a horror convention next door to the bonsai convention.

Thor + Bonsai = Thorsai

So, I am going to a Bonsai thingamajig tomorrow with my friend who looks exactly like the guy who plays Thor in The Avengers. I have been known to commit planticide in the past so it might take the mighty power of fake Thor to prevent another plant nightmare.

Yes, totally going to make a video. I doubt I will convince him to wear his Thor costume while looking at the Bonsai … stuff. I don’t even know what to expect on this excursion.

Quotable Grace: How Do We “Reign” in Life? – Pure Grace Online

“We have moments when we seem to reign in life, but they fade quickly as the circumstances of life beat us down. Ok, so how do we get there, and stay there – reigning in life?” (Pg. 41 Pure Grace)

via Quotable Grace: How Do We “Reign” in Life? – Pure Grace Online.

LEADER BEWARE

LEADER BEWARE: Having influence doesn’t just attract attackers, it also attracts flatterers. Love attackers. Fear flatterers!

via Twitter / JeffWBuchanan retweeting @RickWarren.

News Tips, Questions and Blog Topics

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Yesterday’s Ring of Fire Eclipse (Video)

I wish I could have seen this myself. Wow. A “ring of fire” eclipse. Gorgeous.

Thank God For Gatorade

When I was a kid I hated Gatorade. Just didn’t like it. Then when I was working out last year, before recommitting two months ago, I was getting headaches almost every other workout and migraines about once a month. Someone mentioned that perhaps I was dehydrated and my electrolytes might be all screwed up. They recommended Gatorade. Since then, I drink low calorie G2 Gatorade after every workout and guess what?

No headaches and now I get migraines maybe once every three months and they don’t last more than 6-8 hours. Thank God for Gatorade.

Fun Belated Birthday Card :)

Thanks for the Starbucks gift card and kind note Anita!