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Ever Wonder Why?

Ilka Flood — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:13:07 +0000

I found this in my old archives. Some of the stuff is outdated, but a lot of it is still true…

EVER WONDER where we are headed…

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Why you don’t ever see the headline: “Psychic Wins Lottery”?

Why “abbreviated” is such a long word?

Why Doctors call what they do “practice”?

Why you have to click on “Start” to stop Windows 98?
(That still holds true for XP )

Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons?

Why the man who invests all your money is called a “Broker”?

Why there isn’t mouse flavored cat food?

Who tastes dog food when it has a “new & improved” flavor?

Why Noah didn’t swat those two mosquitoes?

Why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

Why they don’t make the whole plane out of the material used for the indestructible black box?

Why sheep don’t shrink when it rains?

Why they are called apartments when they are all stuck together?

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

Why they call the airport “the terminal” if flying is so safe?

Hope you got a kick out of that one
Have a nice day!

More Life is…

Ilka Flood — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:39:10 +0000

As we were just reminded of again this week by Michael Jackson’ s untimely death…

Life is very short – Don’t take it for granted!
Life is a gift that can be taken away at any moment – Treasure it!
Life is not on your time table – Make it count!

Live every day as if it was your last.

Take time to spend it with those who are most dear to you.

Act on your promptings. Your inner voice is always right.

Never let a day go by without telling those close to your heart
that you love them.

Make a difference in somebody else’s life.

Leave a legacy to your children and your children’s children.

I can’t say I was a fan of Michael Jackson per se. I liked his music and I respected him for all he did for human kind. He was a good person and he touched millions around the world. He was an inspiration for many and will be sorely missed.

Unbelievable! Our Hearts Are Broken

Ilka Flood — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:59:43 +0000

: 11/29/01 – 04/12/09

It’s unbelievable. After losing Pyra two weeks ago, we now lost Tyson, our beloved Boxer as well. He was only 7 and showed no signs of illness. He greeted me yesterday morning with his usal tailwagging and wet kisses and 20 minutes later he was gone. Totally unexpected. Totally out of the blue. Leaving behind broken hearts and a family that will never be the same.

We are thankful for the seven wonderful years we got to spend with him. For all the wet kisses and all his unconditional love. He sure was special.

Everyone around the neighborhood knew him. Everyone loved him. He loved chasing squirrels and bunnies in the yard. But his favorite were his car rides to the bank where he knew for sure he was getting a doggie treat from the friendly tellers there. Boy, as soon as that ‘thing’ came down through the pipe he got all excited and he couldn’t wait for his treat.

We surely will miss him very much.

My WordPress Deput

Ilka Flood — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:23:54 +0000

Finally the day has come when I write my very first WordPress blog post. This has been in the works for about 13 months now. Back then I bought the book “WordPress for Dummies.” Mind you, I’m no dummy, but just looking at the pages was intimidating. Yes, it had pictures, but the steps I had to go through just setting my blog up scared me enough that I didn’t attempt it. Then I found this video…

…And voilà…here it is.