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!

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she’s content to leave behind….

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …
a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age….

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …. ..
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
one friend who always makes her laugh… and one who lets her cry…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ….
a good piece of fur niture not previously owned by anyone else in her family…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …
a feeling of control over her destiny.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
how to fall in love without losing herself.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
when to try harder… and WHEN TO WALK AWAY…

Perry Belcher is giving away his secret of how he went from ZERO to 130,000 followers in just 9 short month. He gets 10 times as many Twitter followers as the average person does and with less effort. And there’s a reason for that. It’s so simple and yet it makes total sense. You can download his free report here.

He will also show you step-by-step how you can do the exact same thing. You will be amazed when you find out how he did it. I know I was. I couldn’t stop watching the videos. Actually, I watched them a couple of times.

See those two ‘Cheat Sheets above? It took Perry eight hours to draw those, but they explain pretty much how he does it all. You can download these Cheat Sheets here. They cost you nothing. Nada. They’re totally free. So are the training videos. So go get them now and start building your Twitter followers fast…and the right way!

If you watch the video it will show you how you can easily and automatically build a list of thousands of followers with just a click of a button and 100% FREE. You activate the software by posting one simple tweet and you will automatically follow the seven people below you. And when you send people to your unique referral link they will follow you automatically too. And so on.

The best part though, in my opinion, are the step-by-step Twitter tutorial videos that teach you such things as…

• Setting up your Twitter account
• Creating your own Twitter background picture
• Adding your own custom Twitter background
• How to get Tweeps (Followers)
• How to combine Email & Twitter
• How to combine Blogging & Twitter
• It goes over the most popular Twitter Tools that make life so much easier
• Shows you Twitter Traffic Tips
• Shows you how to make money with Twitter
• …and so much more!

I’ve seen other Twitter Tutorials but I believe Twitter List Builder is by far the best. It gets “two thumbs up!” in my book.

Check it out!

Happy tweeting!

• 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.

Life Is A Challenge – Meet it!
Life Is A Song – Sing It!
Life Is A Dream – Realize It!
Life Is A Game – Play It!
Life Is Love – Enjoy It!

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me…  It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”

“My odometer rolled over to 90 last August, so here is the column once more:”

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step..
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood… But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s,we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

Pyra 04/94 - 04/09

Maybe I should rename this blog “My Dog Blog”, because here’s another post about dogs. But simply put, dogs aren’t just great companions who give us their unconditional love, regardless, they are also very smart and great teachers. We could learn a ton from them…if we’d only be willing.

This story landed in my inbox from a very successful business man, Paul Hartunian, and I would like to share it with all of you here:

Many years ago my Godson gave me a little book called “Are You As Happy As Your Dog?”. I’ve read that little rascal dozens of times. If you don’t have it, get it. It has some of life’s great lessons and can be read in less than an hour.

But until you can get a copy, here are some of the reasons dogs have so many friends.  Another bunch of great life lessons.

Enjoy them. I’m going to lay on the floor and get covered by my seven dogs…

This Is Why Dogs Have So Many Friends

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous

Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
-Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
-Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
-Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
-Josh Billings

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare.
And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made.
-M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
-Sigmund Freud

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren’t getting enough exercise.
-Unknown

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul — chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!
-Anne Tyler

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
-Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘Wow, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!’
- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can’t count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them.
-Phil Pastoret

Using Twitwall?

It seems like the whole world is on Twitter these days. Fom politcians to actors you can find everyone tweeting. I keep getting invites to join from friends, aquaintences and even from people I don’t even know. ‘ Twitter Fever’ has definitely grabbed ahold of me. I’m tweeting on a daily basis now. And it’s a lot of fun too.

You can tell the whole world in 140 characters or less what you’re doing at the moment. For those of us who sometimes are having trouble expressing ourselves in only 140 characters, there’s Twitwall which you can use more like a blog and which also lets you post videos.

Want to post your favorite pictures on Twitter? Well, there’s Twitpic to do just that. (If you have a Twitter account you automatically have a Twitwall and Twitpic account also.)

Sign up for a Twitter account and start tweeting. Invite your friends. Tweet for fun or tweet for business. If you are totally lost, there’s even Twitter Training. So what’s stopping you?

And while you’re at it, make sure to add me to your friends.

Achievers concern themselves with excellence, but do not obsess over perfection. Things get done by doing them in the real world, not by putting them off until conditions are perfect.

In the time you spend worrying about whether or not to do something, it could have been done. In the time you spend worrying aobut whether it’s the perfect time to get going, you could already be far ahead.

Achievers and excellence are built not by fearing the mistakes but by confidently handling the mistakes and the surprises that come along. The will to succeed includes the willingness to live with the very real possibility that things can go wrong.

Go beyond merely dreaming and planning and speculating aobut the ideal way to reach your goal. Make use of whatever you have available to get it done.

Ralph Marston