tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36086812011-04-21T17:33:28.291-05:00Sunlight Through Rain"In a<br> rainbow,<br> raindrops<br> in the air<br> act as tiny<br> prisms.<br> <br> Light <br> enters the<br> raindrop,<br> reflects off<br> of the side<br> of the drop<br> and exits.<br> <br> In the<br> process,<br> it is broken<br> into a <br> spectrum<br> just like <br> it is in a<br> triangular<br> glass prism."<br> jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comBlogger1841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-1102033413690270062004-12-02T18:12:00.000-06:002004-12-02T18:36:15.036-06:00Here's an article from the Chapel Hill, NC Independent Weekly newspaper by way of altweeklies.com (news and arts reporting from more than 100 alternative newsweeklies). WUNC's semantic headache B Y F I O N A M O R G A N Is the word "rights" political? Well, it is now. In trying to avoid making a political statement, WUNC radio has plunged into a politically charged semantic debate. Ever since jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-1101249455733932332004-11-23T16:33:00.000-06:002004-11-24T14:18:27.576-06:00IPAS I'm not very good at writing about personal things. Who knows why? So, I'll try to ease back into blogging by posting items of interest (to me or people I care about). This first one is about public radio station WUNC in Chapel Hill, N.C. (of all entities!) putting restrictions on how one of their sponsors could describe their mission statement. It seems ominious to me when NPR (the most jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-1100634333956378872004-11-16T13:44:00.000-06:002004-11-16T13:45:50.840-06:00Maybe it's time to blog again. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-1061537442123084402003-08-22T02:30:00.000-05:002003-08-22T02:40:04.413-05:00Hey Mike I've been to yoga twice now! (lol) It's a start. Once every 2.5 months! :) Last month, I bought a book of pictures of yoga positions and a yoga video tape. No, I've not looked at either one. But, I did go to a class two days ago. And, I'm thinking about either using the tape or going to class again. I've been thinking about yoga for years. It's about time I start DOING itjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-1057013857591076762003-06-30T17:57:00.000-05:002003-06-30T18:00:17.480-05:00Identify Your Child (Friend, Lover, Neighbor, Colleague, Family Member)'s Drug of Choice And, from a similar page, here's another listing. Here's a list of signs of crack cocaine use - Signs of Crack Cocaine Use Dilated pupils, sweating Drastic weight loss Chronic sinusitis Hypersensitivity to visual and auditory stimuli Insomnia followed by exhaustion and over-sleeping Appetite jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-959437222003-06-23T07:57:00.000-05:002003-06-23T07:58:04.000-05:00Pressure Addiction This is cool! I was looking up addiction information (never found what I was looking for) and found this! It's an interesting website.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-959159812003-06-22T09:46:00.000-05:002003-06-22T10:00:02.000-05:00Something to Think about Someone I don't know added me to a mailing list. Some of the email is interesting, so I didn't cancel. The following is a direct and complete quote from one of those emails. "FASCISM Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, wrote an article about fascism which appeared in Free Inquiry magazine (Spring, 2003) a journal of humanist thought. Dr. Britt studied the jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-958712302003-06-20T13:35:00.000-05:002003-06-20T13:35:39.843-05:00Sad Note From A Friend The little boy we were praying for died this morning. http://www.caringbridge.org/oh/zachariah/jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-951407482003-05-31T23:02:00.000-05:002003-05-31T23:02:35.566-05:00Words of Wisdom From a Friend the right person will generally receive you well it's not a big mystery to unravel you are who you are and, you hang with those who respect you and, don't hang with those who don't the right person responds in the right way whatever you're feeling is ok jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-949771362003-05-28T01:15:00.000-05:002003-05-28T01:15:54.280-05:00Disappeared I've pulled up my blog and the posts are all gone! Hmmmm. So, I'm doing this entry as an experiment to see if hitting 'post and publish' again will repost all my entries. I read something in blogger about them migrating blogs to some new place. Maybe my entries all stopped somewhere for coffee and they'll be along soon! jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-943060902003-05-13T22:27:00.000-05:002003-05-13T22:27:13.730-05:00Michelle Branch Are You Happy Now? I don't know if this will work if you don't use aol. It's not supposed to. Will some non-aol person try it and let me know if you can hear it? ;) "Can you look me in the they eye and tell me that you're happy now? ... Come on tell it to my face, or have I been erased? Are you happy now?"jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-941490172003-05-11T09:29:00.000-05:002003-05-12T11:42:32.000-05:00 I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I've learned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class. I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-933004532003-04-26T11:17:00.000-05:002003-04-26T11:28:04.000-05:00Beautiful and Inspiring A friend sent this today. She called it 'beautiful and inspiring'. It's nice. I've already sent it to a couple of people in email. If you want to see it, here's the link. It's called Attracting Genuine Love. This is what I think of it (wrote this to a friend!) - "... one of those 'flash' programs with some kind of 'space music' (calming piano and synthesizer jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-928941222003-04-19T11:58:00.000-05:002003-04-19T11:58:03.436-05:00Away I've been away (from here) for so long! I just wrote a really long entry with thanks for thinking of me, yoga, Merlefest, lots of musicians, family, springtime, beautiful flowers, allergies ... and when I tried to post it, all was lost! I thought I'd copied it, but all that was on the clipboard was the last URL I'd inserted for a link to one of the musicians I mentioned! (sigh) I'm here. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-910778862003-03-20T14:16:00.000-06:002003-03-20T14:19:12.000-06:00Animal Totems Discover the healing and teaching aspects associated with your totems.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-910390752003-03-19T22:56:00.000-06:002003-03-19T22:57:33.000-06:00New Government Web Page With Special Warning Signs And, of course, the page spoofing the official page with its own interpretations. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-909345632003-03-18T11:43:00.000-06:002003-03-19T14:59:36.000-06:00The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine I'm listening to an interview with this guy on the local NPR station. He says no one wants to be 'lazy'. He calls a lack of achievement in various areas an "output failure" and he recommends positive, practical, and specific ways to overocome this 'output failure'. He says the way kids cope with this is "the avoidance of humiliation at all costs." The way jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-904774582003-03-10T15:06:00.000-06:002003-03-10T15:23:27.000-06:00Silk Is Soy I love this stuff! jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-902940182003-03-07T04:31:00.000-06:002003-03-17T21:11:12.000-06:00Blue Moonjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-901917422003-03-05T14:14:00.000-06:002003-03-05T14:17:01.000-06:00I'll Tell You Why Why did the chicken cross the road? I've seen this sort of 'chicken joke' before, but this one is bigger and better. Check it out! :) jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-899311382003-02-28T19:02:00.000-06:002003-02-28T19:13:00.000-06:00ULTRA DEB IS STILL SPEAKING OUT Don't forget to stop by Ultra-Deb's Rant-O-Rama for the state of the nation address. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-899210212003-02-28T15:05:00.000-06:002003-02-28T19:13:56.000-06:00 Buy This Book & Read It Cover to Cover DEBT-PROOF LIVING - The Complete Guide to Living Financially Free by Mary Hunt Then, do what she says, and end your financial troubles forever. It lists for $13.00. It looks like Walmart sells it for $9.44. One blurb about it says - "The mastermind behind the "Cheapskate Monthly" newsletter, Mary is proof positive that debt doesn't have to jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-898872302003-02-28T00:33:00.000-06:002003-02-28T19:14:45.000-06:00 suzy homemaker ice cream machine I totally screwed up and erased this entry, but I'll try to put back what I remember of it. Yesterday, someone found this site by searching on "suzy homemaker ice cream machine". I liked that combination of words for a search, so I searched over twenty search engines. This site was in in the top five a few search engines. It was in the #1 position on jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-898471282003-02-27T11:10:00.000-06:002003-02-27T11:11:26.000-06:00Guided Meditation A friend sent this guided meditation to me. The link is to the page where you choose your internet connection speed. From there, it takes you into the meditation. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-895757342003-02-22T19:45:00.000-06:002003-02-22T20:09:06.000-06:00Joel's Moody Blog Ring Joel is starting a new blog ring. Moody Blogs. In honor of this act of courage and solidarity and support, and maybe also to help myself recognize that I should be joining that ring, I did a google search on 'symptoms of depression'. Here are the first eleven sites listed. It's a good start. Recognizing the Symptoms of Chronic Depression Symptoms of Clinical jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-895300682003-02-21T20:14:00.000-06:002003-02-21T20:15:59.000-06:0050 Things That Make You Feel Good (one of those online lists) 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. 9. Lying on your bed and listening to the rain outside. 10. Hot towels fresh out jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-889752572003-02-12T09:13:00.000-06:002003-02-12T09:23:33.000-06:00Remembering Jill found something beautiful and sad. It is a tender remembrance by Artichoke Heart of "twenty-five young Japanese women severely disfigured as a result of the dropping of the atomic bombs during the second world war".jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-887922872003-02-09T02:59:00.000-06:002003-02-09T02:59:56.880-06:00Nothing To Be Proud Of This is really sad! lol. When someone did a search for "gross sexual organs pics", this blog was #1 returned out of 5,440 found. But, of course, they did do some kind of weird selective search (as usual) picking up words from here and there to construct the search string. ... medical pics of sexual organs. pete repeat joke. ... uterine fibroids "pics" - Rainbow , 8:49jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-886522692003-02-06T09:50:00.000-06:002003-02-06T10:14:14.000-06:00Feeling Blue? Feel better instantly with the Automatic Flatterer! :) . Okay, so you WANT to be insulted? Try this Shakespearean Insult Generator. ;)jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-885664962003-02-04T20:49:00.000-06:002003-02-04T20:56:57.000-06:00How You (Someone) Got Here Dr. Chari las vegas the image: www.godrecords.com/dayglos/ images/twodogs.jpg prisms rainbow pics water relivus What is a Rainbow exzema photos Lucky You Reader's Digest October 2002 kissing instruction rainbow medical pics of sexual organs pete repeat joke days of sunlight in september 2002 pics of triangular prism sunlight seminar readers digest jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-885162102003-02-03T23:41:00.000-06:002003-02-03T23:43:16.000-06:00Myeloma My friend went to another doctor and had more tests done. They gave her a different diagnosis. I don't know if it can be called 'better' or 'worse'. It's still cancer. It's still scary. She'll still need to go through chemo. She's trying to make changes to give her every possible positive factor in her favor (good nutrition, reduced stress, emotional support). And, she has asked mejordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-881712372003-01-28T13:49:00.000-06:002003-01-28T13:57:20.000-06:00IgA So much I've never heard of before. IgA is one. This is normal: IgA component: 90 to 350 mg/dl. I don't even know what this means. But, here's a link to help with it all if your levels are out of the 'normal' range. IgA levels and what they could mean. How bad is MY perspective? My friend is facing the possibility of cancer, and my personal agony is over people I thought were jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-881327952003-01-27T20:47:00.000-06:002003-01-27T20:54:19.000-06:00Macroglobulinemia Has anyone ever heard of it? My friend just sent me the link for this International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation. She was diagnosed with it today. She's trying to not be scared until she gets a 2nd (and 3rd and 4th) opinion. Anyone have any experience with this?jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-876146542003-01-17T17:52:00.000-06:002003-01-17T18:45:28.000-06:00Kissing Okay. So, I saw this 'silly' article online about how people should learn to kiss and joked to someone that I should blog about it. But, now I can't remember where I found it. So, I googled it and found lots of 'how to kiss' pages. And, you know what? If you don't just love to kiss, or if the one you're kissing doesn't seem to love to kiss you, maybe those articles aren't so silly!jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-875434252003-01-16T12:03:00.000-06:002003-01-16T12:09:27.000-06:00Very Interesting Interview With Betsy Israel This is so interesting. I'm listening to an interview with Betsy Israel on my local NPR station. Betsy Israel is so engaging in the interview. The book must be great. Israel, Betsy. Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of Single Women in the Twentieth Century. Oct. 2002. 352p. illus. Morrow, $24.95 (0-380-97649-8). Here's a link from Bachelor Girl jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-867790542003-01-01T01:54:00.000-06:002003-01-01T02:14:17.000-06:00Happy 2003 I wanted to wish you good luck and link you to an October 2002 article in Reader's Digest, but they don't seem to have the article online. Instead, I'll just wish you good luck for 2003 and list the main points of the article. "Lucky You - the 7 secrets of lucky people" (page 166, October 2002, Reader's Digest) 1. Assume fate is on your side. 2. Get an emotional grip. 3. Keep jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-863986132002-12-22T10:16:00.000-06:002002-12-22T10:20:49.000-06:00Persons of the Year From Time.com: "Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins They took huge professional and personal risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong at WorldCom, Enron and the FBI—and in so doing helped remind us what American courage and American values are all about."jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-861926732002-12-17T18:41:00.000-06:002002-12-17T19:29:47.000-06:00Politics, Wisdom, and Season's Greetings Politics Technical Difficulties by MoveOn.org's Democracy in Action.. I've not looked through the site to see what they say, but the Technical Difficulties site makes a direct statement. Wisdom "...I've found in my life that if you look for reasons to be offended, you'll find at least 100 everyday. But if you give a charitable attitude to those jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-861067202002-12-16T06:55:00.000-06:002002-12-16T07:08:19.000-06:00The Woman Has Good Connections What I mean is, I found a link to Ann Salisbury through Joel's page, and I'm declaring it Feminists' Day here at the Bucket... contained links to a few articles that are definitely worth reading (about feminism, 'honor killings' of women in Pakistan, rape, and comments on a certain talk show person's opposition to honoring women for important accomplishments). jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-859654512002-12-13T16:25:00.000-06:002002-12-13T16:25:34.743-06:00Meditation I got this from Chari's and Melanie's super-cool mom. :) jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-859565272002-12-13T12:41:00.000-06:002002-12-13T16:25:26.000-06:00 Suzy Homemaker Make that Earthy-Crunchy-Suzy-Homemaker. I must be feeling better. Or, maybe I'm just feeling good because I decided yesterday that I would skip school today if there was snow on the ground. I told my teacher. He said the weather forecast was looking pretty good (no snow). So I said, "I'll have to think of another reason." And, I must have put out the "I won't be here jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-859543962002-12-13T11:49:00.000-06:002002-12-13T12:43:53.000-06:00 KD's birthday Ooops! I missed it. But, good golly miss molly, you received a zillion good wishes! :) Happy Birthday KD . :)jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-859315312002-12-12T23:32:00.000-06:002002-12-12T23:42:13.000-06:00Mock Eggnog Recipe Using soy products, of course ... But, of course you don't know, because I've just not been able to get myself to blog lately. What is the matter with me???? lol. How could anyone not blog!? The 'soy products' blog is one that never was written. On to the 'eggnog'. It's so easy. It's a blender recipe. Have the soy milk (I used vanilla flavored soy milk) and the tofu jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-849893912002-11-23T20:00:00.000-06:002002-11-23T20:08:01.000-06:00An important link for those who want to know of the gay people who died in the events of September 11, 2001. It is very interesting to me that most of the ones listed were in long-term relationships . I wonder if the single people went unnamed (since it would not be as important to other family members to tell that particular piece of information, but the life-partners made their loss public,jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-849870602002-11-23T18:38:00.000-06:002003-01-01T09:54:50.000-06:00Soy/Estrogen Experiment If you looked at any of the pictures in the "Why I'm Not A Surgeon" entry, you can see that it would hurt to have those things (uterine fibroids) growing inside of you and it would hurt to have them taken out. I've been trying to research the topic lately, and I've come up with a few repeating themes and a few thoughts. 1) Women need to make informed decisions about anyjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-849857902002-11-23T17:56:00.000-06:002002-11-23T17:59:25.000-06:00Stripping For Peace These women are showing their commitment to peace in a different way. They got the idea from women in Africa. I got the idea from Joel. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-848435022002-11-20T19:01:00.000-06:002002-11-20T19:04:18.000-06:00No, it's not too much to ask. All she wants is to be wanted. Is that asking to much? I don't think there is anyone on earth who doesn't want that same thing. We all want to be loved, valued, respected, cared for, enjoyed, appreciated, heard, known to some degree, and wanted. (Yes, I expanded it just a bit!)jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-845168242002-11-14T02:42:00.000-06:002002-11-14T02:47:13.000-06:00 Jhames makes some good points from his soapbox, including this from his speech about sexuality and self love (no, not that kind). "Happiness means not dragging yourself down to places that only drag you further down, so don’t set yourself up. Just be happy. Sexuality isn’t all physical appearance, kids. Tell yourself at least once a day that you love yourself, and mean it. Seriously, don’t jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-845160732002-11-14T02:13:00.000-06:002002-11-14T02:47:00.000-06:00Why I'm Not A Surgeon I just don't think I could do this. Talk about having a woman under your thumb! This one looks like something about to be chopped and sautéed. Have you visited your restaurant's kitchen lately? Can you imagine having this much removed? I bet this woman was in terrible pain. And, this poor woman probably just thought she was getting fat and wondered why it hurt so jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-843931602002-11-11T19:54:00.000-06:002002-11-11T19:58:00.000-06:00Thanks For Visiting Sunlight Through Rain I'm a store with empty shelves. A window display that hasn't been changed for weeks. And, there are still those who stop by just to see if I'm still open for business and to see if anything new has arrived. Thanks for thinking of me. I do appreciate your visits. I'll try to find that blogging part of myself again some day soon. Y'all come back nowjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-838674752002-11-01T04:05:00.000-06:002002-11-01T04:10:43.000-06:00Why The Seagull Has Only One Foot Please visit Joel and tell him why the seagull has only one foot. Your input will be greatly appreciated! ;)jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-838050732002-10-30T21:42:00.000-06:002002-10-30T21:42:48.576-06:00Stoned You've all heard about that woman who is about to be stoned to death for having a baby without being married? Oprah and Amnesty International are trying to do something about it. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-835834632002-10-27T01:19:00.000-05:002002-10-27T07:25:59.000-06:00Insomnia Cure It's from Walt's blog, by way of Zuly's blog. I agree with the comment posted by Ginger. She said, "Frankly, I think that all the preparation for sleep that is described would work wonders, without the menthol-water ...I made a rule: no worrying in bed ... Tough to keep, but it DOES work!" jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-835828882002-10-27T00:59:00.000-05:002002-10-27T01:03:57.000-05:00Blog Spam A friend sent this article about how spammers are now using referral logs for blogs to gain access to more people. When you check the link to see who's been reading your blog, you are taken to a place you didn't mean to go and don't want to be. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-835277242002-10-25T17:16:00.000-05:002002-10-25T17:21:12.000-05:00Two Visitors I like these two searches. Creative thinking. raven brings sunlight to the world restorative justice - broken vase jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-835253882002-10-25T16:21:00.000-05:002002-10-25T16:53:54.000-05:00Trouble in Paradise In equally good taste ;) is a series of Redneck Neighbor stories. My sister sent me this link. Apparently this poor guy (the one who writes the web page), has a neighbor who is not his favorite person in the neighborhood. He's been telling and retelling the stories so often to family and friends that he finally decided to just set up a web page so everyone can get the jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-835241012002-10-25T15:52:00.000-05:002002-10-25T15:54:57.000-05:00Layoff Humor Another 'subject: humor' from the 'You've Got Mail' box. There was a boss who was told by his boss that he had to get rid of at least one employee. So he narrowed the decision to one of two new employees, Jack or Mary. He then decided to speak to each one privately, and let their reactions help guide his decision. So he called in Jack, explained the situation and, of course, jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-834430642002-10-23T23:13:00.000-05:002002-10-23T23:35:55.000-05:00Googling You know what's really amazing is when someone 'Googles It' and this blog shows up on the 1-10 page (or even in the top 50). I understand when the search is for 'rain' or 'rainbow' since they are repeated endlessly, like the Pete and Repeat joke. "Pete and Repeat were in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat were in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left? Repeat..." jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-833776312002-10-22T19:24:00.000-05:002002-10-22T20:23:34.000-05:00An Error In Sitemeter Stats? Could this be so? My stats said someone got to my site from Robinson Crusoe's Island. I've looked, but I can't see how. I think he might be a step ahead of WKen. It's hard to tell, since the entries are in Portuguese (?). But, I'm pretty sure he is in Brazil, and he has a camera above his bed. Okay, well, I'm sure THAT got your attention. There are a couple jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-833325702002-10-21T22:25:00.000-05:002002-10-21T22:31:54.000-05:00What Do You Think? Is this really the great untapped marketing opportunity? I'm not sure where they did their research. Most of the people I know in this category live a lot closer to the official poverty level than to the affluence the survey people suggest. Then again, most of the people I know in most categories are closer to 'poverty' than the $85,000 mentioned in this article! But, jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-832550422002-10-20T11:49:00.000-05:002002-10-20T11:49:52.250-05:00Gender Here's one of the "subject: humor" emails I received today. What Gender Is It? ZIPLOC BAGS - male, because they hold everything in, but you can always see right through them. SWISS ARMY KNIFE - male, because even though it appears useful for a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles. KIDNEYS - female, because they always go to the bathroom in pairs.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-830112442002-10-15T07:50:00.000-05:002002-10-15T07:50:06.970-05:00Duct Tape "God created the world, but Duct Tape holds it together." I'm 'getting ready for school' (by checking email and reading blogs) and listening to Morning Edition on the local National Public Radio station. They're reporting that Duct Tape is effective in making warts go away. Medical doctors did tests. They tested the traditional method of freezing warts against little duct tape jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-829063112002-10-12T22:09:00.000-05:002002-10-12T22:14:57.000-05:00Martha FAQs In this article, Martha: Everything You Wanted to Know. (That is, if you're not already to the point of not caring about this old news any more!) jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-828962862002-10-12T16:16:00.000-05:002002-10-12T17:42:19.000-05:00$1 Donation to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.cignafoundation.org/cignapink2.html My aunt (a nurse) sent this to me. I went to the site. It looks legit. It looks like this company will donate $1 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation if you click on the pink ribbon on their site. The site says they'll do this up to a maximum of $100,000. Their pledge lasts jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-828933922002-10-12T14:36:00.000-05:002002-10-12T17:42:51.000-05:00A Few Referrals Today Tracy loves her patients, tells the truth, and keeps people laughing (or feeling whatever she's expressing that day). Undertoad did not have an evening to be envied! I'm a day or two late on this one, but VASpider has a link to an Onion story that has some truth to it (along with the intended laugh). JeanNINE talks about love and loss and angels and living life with jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-826714272002-10-07T22:44:00.000-05:002002-10-07T22:44:03.290-05:00Spacemonk ... on smiles. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-825575292002-10-05T09:40:00.000-05:002002-10-05T09:40:41.133-05:00Happy Birthday Charijordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-824950792002-10-03T20:55:00.000-05:002002-10-04T20:56:26.000-05:00In Honor of ... My siblings, their spouses, and their children. They credit this book for what I have observed in their lives ... amazing parenting and remarkable children. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Here are a few sample pages, one at a time. Or, if you'd rather see them all at once, look here.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-822921122002-09-29T20:44:00.000-05:002002-09-29T20:46:09.000-05:00Now friends send me news articles on blogging. Blogspottingjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-822507892002-09-28T18:42:00.000-05:002002-09-28T18:42:00.656-05:00Erased I read blogs. I want to comment. I have nothing to say. Or, I start to comment. Sometimes I've even typed it and looked for typos. Then, I delete. Sometimes I do this when I am talking with people, too. Sometimes I censor myself too much. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-822143662002-09-27T18:28:00.000-05:002002-09-27T18:49:27.000-05:00HALT Never let yourself get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. I'm not a 12-stepper, but I have great respect for some of the slogans and traditions and values of 12-step groups and those who work the steps. HALT is one I heard years ago. I think it was in connection with eating disorders, but it really applies to all of life. I know it does for me. What I like about it is that it's such anjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-821739422002-09-26T20:58:00.000-05:002002-09-26T20:59:01.000-05:00Top Ten List This arrived in my email today. It's a Top 10 list of Ways To Get Through Times of Uncertainty. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-819396982002-09-22T00:16:00.000-05:002002-09-22T00:18:26.000-05:00Stress Relief Here is another little article about How To Stay Relaxed. Here are the five points (you can read the article for the descriptions of each item): Schedule stress sessions Breathe Use scents Flex Get moving jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-819365692002-09-21T22:35:00.000-05:002002-09-21T22:35:35.523-05:00What I'm Not Allowed To Say I'm not allowed to tell you about my former employer and how they treated those of us who were laid off. I think they've promised to hurt me if I do. Instead, I'll just show you a newspaper article about a different company that seems to have actually treated their 'unwanted' employees well. I was not laid off from that company, unfortunately! The author of the jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-818311732002-09-19T12:56:00.000-05:002002-09-19T12:59:47.000-05:00I'm # 3 of 920 A search for Can you "become immune" to west nile virus has my entry on the first page, 1 - 10 of about 920 pages found.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-818060322002-09-18T23:05:00.000-05:002002-09-18T23:05:04.463-05:00Why Johnny Can't Program Lifted from Dan's blog, another Dan has a few words to say about it. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-818053542002-09-18T22:48:00.000-05:002002-09-18T22:52:47.000-05:00In the News Rosie is quitting her magazine. And, this story looked interesting. It's a commentary on the how marriage is a package deal where you're not just getting your betrothed. Here are the last few pararaphs, "As I said, you never know whom you're getting in the deal. Whenever I'm at a wedding, I always glance across the aisle to the ''other'' side and wonder who they are and what jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-817343292002-09-17T13:57:00.000-05:002002-09-17T13:57:37.043-05:00An apple a day keeps the doctor away.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-815447802002-09-13T02:35:00.000-05:002002-09-13T02:38:44.000-05:00Hardihood This is a documentary "which explores the ethos of women's downhill mountain bike racing". Wow! It looks incredible. It is especially amazing to a computer addict like me, one whose idea of a great outdoor activity is to lie in the hammock while I read! ;) The site starts with this quote and definition: "The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? And I hardlyjordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-815413482002-09-13T00:19:00.000-05:002002-09-13T00:32:55.000-05:00Theology Thursday This is from Zuly's Theology Thursday post yesterday where she gave her answer to the question "Where was God on September 11, 2001?" "God is Powerful, but the power of God is persuasion. That is, God’s power is exercised not in the form of God pushing us along, but instead through calling events forth. God calls us – inspires us – to act in a certain manner or do a certain jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-815409622002-09-13T00:08:00.000-05:002002-09-13T00:08:37.000-05:00Anger I just read a post about getting angry easily. At least, that's the part I responded to. I used up so much space in her comments box, I decided to just copy it here and say it to everyone. My disclaimer is at the end. "I have mixed feelings about this. Not feeling anything, or totally leveling out, would be a loss. At the same time, if you are intensely or constantly angry, you need tojordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-815179862002-09-12T14:14:00.000-05:002002-09-13T00:08:24.000-05:00 Sand and Stone Another story traveling the earth via email ... "A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point in the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who was slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand, 'Today my best friend slapped me in the face.' They kept on walking jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-814974022002-09-12T02:40:00.000-05:002002-09-12T23:39:14.000-05:00Desire A must read, by Rage Boy. Here's a teaser, "Coyote howls. Dreaming me so long so far. Against the shoulders of the mountains, mighty thermals rise ... clouds mass ... until lightning rips their bellies out. It rains. Torrential flooding as if the world had turned upside down ... Sunlight breaks again ... On the shadowed jungle floor tiny rivulets form ... raging over rocks and jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-814970232002-09-12T02:21:00.000-05:002002-09-12T02:43:40.000-05:00Thanks to Anne Lear For This When the power of love overcomes the love of power then, and only then shall we have peace. -Anonymous, taken from a bulletin board in the DaNang Red Cross Center, Freedom Hill, 1971jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-813946512002-09-10T01:44:00.000-05:002002-09-10T01:53:50.000-05:00Dark Side of the Light Chasers This woman's work is based on the shadow described by Carl Jung. The basic premise is that what we cannot see in ourselves, what we admire or despise in others, is also a part of who we are. Debbie Ford takes it a step further and says we should not only acknowledge the shadow in ourselves, we must embrace it and rejoice in it. And, in that acceptance we jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-813721322002-09-09T16:05:00.000-05:002002-09-09T16:06:54.000-05:00Another View On How To Spend 9/11 Here is a good article from the New York Times. The only problem is, if you read this a day after it first appeared, you'll need a password to read it. But, it makes some good points. Oh, nevermind looking it up! Here it is! "BACKSLASH It's Time to Turn Off Those Bells and Whistles By MATT RICHTEL Put down that SkyMall catalog. You do not need a juicer jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-813600302002-09-09T11:03:00.000-05:002002-09-09T11:05:14.000-05:00Conversations About Men and Women There are some interesting things being said on kalilily.net and on other places she has links to. Here's an excerpt: " ... what we're doing here in Blogaria. Women are gaining power and voice in a way that's never been before, and men are connecting in ways that are rare and special and human." jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-813256482002-09-08T15:54:00.000-05:002002-09-08T15:54:08.910-05:00Attitudes About Dating I'd like to just link to this, but I think it's an AOL Only site. But, go ahead and try, if you want to. If it doesn't work outside of AOL, here's the article. Have singles changed their minds about dating? Bridgette A. Cush, Love@AOL by Match.com Involuntarily, September 11, 2001 became the first day of the rest of our lives. Very few things of such magnitude jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-812249282002-09-06T01:00:00.000-05:002002-09-06T01:23:06.000-05:00Healing and Restoration on September 11th Okay, These are my thoughts. I really hadn't given much thought to finding a way to mark this date that has become a national catch-phrase. Too many people have used it for personal gain, either politically or economically. But, for most people, there is also a personal connection. For some, it is a deeply personal and deeply painful connection,jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-812235382002-09-06T00:12:00.000-05:002002-09-06T00:27:56.000-05:00Well Whaddaya Know? The person who searched for "Diane Rehm closure" found my blog at the top of the list. That seems so strange. It was her show. And, it was her guest's book. Aha!!! I just realized what I was seeing. My page was at the top of page three of the results! LOL. Well, at least that seems more normal. Why should my page show up before the person who hosts the show and the jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-811968942002-09-05T12:49:00.000-05:002002-09-05T12:51:54.000-05:00Interesting Do you suppose the hits that find me are any indication of what sort of things I'm interested in and blog about? It looks like the hits to this site from search engines (the ones that show up in my little sitemeter stats) are about physical and mental health issues. Art therapy, depression, bipolar issues, quadraplegia. Today's hits were from two Yahoo searches. Bipolar + jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-810765722002-09-03T00:17:00.000-05:002002-09-03T00:17:03.080-05:00Context I was going to write a personal note, but maybe this applies to more than just the one to whom it was intended. I sent something to a friend, and she wrote back asking me for the context. I don't know why I thought that was an unreasonable request. I'm not even sure I thought it was unreasonable. It's just that I didn't think I needed to explain it. I said it was just something Ijordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-810184072002-09-02T00:00:00.000-05:002002-09-13T01:53:48.000-05:00Computer Geese ... I Mean Geeks Okay, for computer ducks, geese, geeks everywhere ... check out the 1st review (after the Editorial Reviews) for The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-810168622002-09-01T23:16:00.000-05:002002-09-02T00:09:32.000-05:00Today's Google Search Visitor Is in Brazil and searched on Rainbow Blog.jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-810164462002-09-01T23:04:00.000-05:002002-09-02T00:09:52.000-05:00 "We must become the change we want to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-809952682002-09-01T11:19:00.000-05:002002-09-02T00:10:19.000-05:00I've Waited Long Enough Here's the link to Suzy's New Lease On Life. jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-809832472002-09-01T00:41:00.000-05:002002-09-01T00:41:57.856-05:00Your Comments Are Greatly Desired My friend wrote this, and is wondering why she got not response! Please respond here. :) "Some time ago I bought a store brand ranitidine (is that pepcid?) and had the weirdest experience. The coating on the tablets tasted JUST like the marshmallows in Lucky Charms. Now I can't remember which store I bought them in! Anyone else have this experience?"jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-809830082002-09-01T00:34:00.000-05:002002-09-01T00:37:33.000-05:00Karac.com I wanted to link you to this post (below) on Kara's blog, but it doesn't have it's own reference number. It's short, so I'll just put it ALL right here! "August 31, 2002 Saturday After a fun night of music and dancing, she climbed into bed with the intention of having some seriously kinky sex with her girlfriend when she remembered she didn’t have one. In the morning, as she jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-809638692002-08-31T13:23:00.000-05:002002-08-31T13:25:39.000-05:00Today's Google Search The google-directed visitor of the day searched on RAINBOW RAIN. However you get here, Welcome! :) 1. Ananova - Meteor blamed for 'rainbow rain' 2. Biemme Winter Men's Clothing (Rainbow Rain Cape) - Trialtir, USA ... 3. Willkommen bei www.rain.ch 4. Sunlight Through Rain 5. Rainbow Falls 6. Simser's Spirit Rain from Rainbow Bridge 7. The Rainbow Story 8. Colors Of jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608681.post-809343322002-08-30T16:51:00.000-05:002002-08-31T13:35:33.000-05:00Now why ... Why would someone do a google search on Nortel+humor+women? That's what I want to know. But, they found me. Go figure. Maybe they were looking for all the hits they could get on that joke. ps - Is anyone else having trouble with Raven's page? The URL is "http://watch_it_wiggle.blogspot.com/", but I keep getting a password protect signin screen for "http://jordanrep.com/10522noreply@blogger.com