tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28439437451944785822024-03-05T19:31:12.091-08:00Faith~Hope~&~Love...a place to blog, vent, rejoice, cry, live, laugh and love...(formerly sugar, spice and everything nice)Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-3129568006204622522012-11-04T14:24:00.000-08:002012-11-04T15:50:27.758-08:00This Blogger Has Moved...Still Blogging!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have <span style="font-size: large;">come by any<span style="font-size: large;">time in the la<span style="font-size: large;">st year you ma<span style="font-size: large;">y have noticed I have not posted on this blog in a long time. I have another <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">blog</a> that you can find (and follow) me at most days of the week...I would love to see you there.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a blog ab<span style="font-size: large;">out how I survived cancer, became a runner at 40 and <span style="font-size: large;">life's journey...find me at </span></span><a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">I Survived and Now I Run</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span>as th<span style="font-size: large;">at is where you will find <span style="font-size: large;">this blogger! I haven't dis<span style="font-size: large;">appeared I promise..I've just moved on<span style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDJlOnA3fse7o7V-IEaYnEEuZiEEVNEwqObzT4hbBPVjSGd2zrY_MW5laHyQSdi2-xa3Frm-L6nMhc1RBvmWQlgCCxxNlk6GtdEqAItkHrIumeT_L6SafUitmcoMna2xfzGWwQ5EBj7Q/s1600/runcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDJlOnA3fse7o7V-IEaYnEEuZiEEVNEwqObzT4hbBPVjSGd2zrY_MW5laHyQSdi2-xa3Frm-L6nMhc1RBvmWQlgCCxxNlk6GtdEqAItkHrIumeT_L6SafUitmcoMna2xfzGWwQ5EBj7Q/s640/runcover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.</span>Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-25639607412045374092012-04-27T08:42:00.001-07:002012-04-27T08:42:57.415-07:00X, Y and Z...Are For Strange Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some words that start with X...</span></span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xylophone-</span></span></b></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">musical</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">instrument</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">consisting</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">graduated</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">series</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wooden</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bars,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">usually</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sounded</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">striking</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">with</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">small</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wooden</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hammers.</span><br />
<div class="luna-Ent">
<span id="hotword"> </span></div>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xylotomy-</span></span></b></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">preparation</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">transverse,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tangential,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">radial</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sections</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wood</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">for</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">examination</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">under</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">microscope.</span><br />
<div class="luna-Ent">
<span id="hotword"> </span></div>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xeroxing-</span></span></b></span><span class="labset" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword"></span></span><span id="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">copy</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">made</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">on</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">xerographic</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">copying</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">machine.</span> </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xylitol-</span></span></b></span><span id="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">naturally</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">occurring</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">pentose</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">sugar</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">alcohol,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">C</span> </span><sub style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">5</span> </span></sub><span id="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">H</span> </span><sub style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">12</span> </span></sub><span id="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">O</span> </span><sub style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">5</span> </span></sub><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">used</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">as</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sugar</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">substitute.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some words that start with Y...</span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yabbered- </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Australian simple past or past participle for, to talk or jabber. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Yardbird- </b><span style="font-size: small;">A military recruit who is assigned menial tasks.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Yeshivas-</b> <span style="font-size: small;">An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yodeller- </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A singer who changes register rapidly.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Here are some words that start with Z...</b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Zodiacal-</b> <span style="font-size: small;">Relating to or included in the zodiac.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Zootiest or Zooty-</b> <span style="font-size: small;">Characteristic of a zoot suiter; extreme or flamboyant in style or appearance.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Zemstvo-</b> </span></span><span id="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">one</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">system</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">elected</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">local</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">assemblies</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">established</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">1864</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">Alexander</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">II</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">replace</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">authority</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">nobles</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">administering</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">local</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">affairs</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">after</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">abolition</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">serfdom:</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">became</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">core</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">liberal</span> </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/movement" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">movement</a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1905</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1917.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA81I8VrC5yqc-3dSdtQzHgKLoo71RQLJ0UOH_v1zvYmJQZm9giy2AJgipanEzOmBtEKajGJXcsteJV7l8KU7rn3J20U7ggeASGf6ttJbhx76k2j07ziZdCdv8Bf9K4UN0to1_8Kde1J8/s1600/zoot-suit_cab_calloway.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA81I8VrC5yqc-3dSdtQzHgKLoo71RQLJ0UOH_v1zvYmJQZm9giy2AJgipanEzOmBtEKajGJXcsteJV7l8KU7rn3J20U7ggeASGf6ttJbhx76k2j07ziZdCdv8Bf9K4UN0to1_8Kde1J8/s320/zoot-suit_cab_calloway.gif" width="256" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">This is a Zoot Suit</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="luna-Ent" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span id="hotword"> </span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have enjoyed being in the A to Z Challenge as well as reading your informative, educational and entertaining posts and although I have not been able to comment on a lot of them, I have tried to read some in whatever spare time I've had lately. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #0b5394; cursor: default; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read and comment on what I've shared this month...blessings and Godspeed.</span></span><br />
<div class="luna-Ent">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="hotword"> </span></b></span></div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="4"><tbody>
<tr class="tr3" valign="top"><td align="right" class="td3n1" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" width="1%"></td><td class="td3n2" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="tr3" valign="top"><td align="right" class="td3n1" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" width="1%"><br /></td><td class="td3n2" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span><br />
<div style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com11Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-77413860051264660782012-04-26T08:13:00.002-07:002012-04-26T08:13:35.801-07:00W...Is For Why?<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why...Great question, isn't it? </span></span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why does a platypus have a duck bill, a beaver tail, and otter feet? </span></span></b></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDE5rQmwKEn4H3kdNymqddBxOzJrwKcYEzwF9c84mRElhNXsdxYVIK571dIRpNx-so3zTi8R-G3OzUme6A6ZaGL2aruVFhGUUtJ8leEXtRuk9yn-BziGLJ_9UmBv_zJWubX5TjtaAatI/s1600/platypus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDE5rQmwKEn4H3kdNymqddBxOzJrwKcYEzwF9c84mRElhNXsdxYVIK571dIRpNx-so3zTi8R-G3OzUme6A6ZaGL2aruVFhGUUtJ8leEXtRuk9yn-BziGLJ_9UmBv_zJWubX5TjtaAatI/s200/platypus.jpg" width="154" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is it when you are looking for something, that thing just cannot be found, but when you are not looking for it, it suddenly appears out of nowhere?</span></span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is the sky blue? Oh yeah, never mind, the whole </span></span></b></span><span class="st"> <b style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light.</span></span></b></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...but I digress.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do doctors leave the room when you change? I mean, they are going to see you naked anyway.</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is there a disclaimer on the Allstate Auto Insurance commercials that says "Not available in all states"?</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is the Lone Ranger called "Lone" when he always has his friend Tonto with him?</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is vanilla ice-cream white when vanilla extract is brown?</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inquiring minds want to know!</span></span></b></span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #a2c4c9; color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</span></div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com4Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-35807017148612221912012-04-25T07:16:00.002-07:002012-04-25T07:16:57.223-07:00V...Is For Vendetta<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PPB9ynJi0iI0Zwwfdh04XJxO4zwrPfCurKt4MebfxEiypWynKxNZU8UCBIbxThOVLwnCk8hPQ3bkO03aCUOvrjR8yBFWgcBehNj9fMpY1TMDAGwneSUr8yCBJ9CC_7nZz2WmQbML30s/s1600/George's+pics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PPB9ynJi0iI0Zwwfdh04XJxO4zwrPfCurKt4MebfxEiypWynKxNZU8UCBIbxThOVLwnCk8hPQ3bkO03aCUOvrjR8yBFWgcBehNj9fMpY1TMDAGwneSUr8yCBJ9CC_7nZz2WmQbML30s/s320/George's+pics.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>My son G</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">G loves V for Vendetta...don't know why, but he does. I've never seen the movie because it just doesn't seem like my kind of film. The books he is holding are not related to the movie but are books he wanted for his 18th Birthday.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_go_v6wS84sSuJEFggWDnfm37qHNrGRDSty4DB72xLU6T2Q_TwYQd1X5InwhKWbUV6RgvumRuimqP_HB_-sT6In_hi9XI7oORPvvBSuqASdJGm_WcKJTFJiODuYkGxL2BVZDkP1-lMhA/s1600/vendetta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_go_v6wS84sSuJEFggWDnfm37qHNrGRDSty4DB72xLU6T2Q_TwYQd1X5InwhKWbUV6RgvumRuimqP_HB_-sT6In_hi9XI7oORPvvBSuqASdJGm_WcKJTFJiODuYkGxL2BVZDkP1-lMhA/s1600/vendetta.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maybe I should just watch it and see what all the hype is about. It is about a shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" who uses terrorist tactics to fight against the totalitarian society. When "V" rescues a girl from the secret police, he finds his best chance at having an ally. "V" is rated R and is 132 minutes in length, stars Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, and Rupert Graves. Enjoy! </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com3Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-42731955698135463922012-04-24T06:56:00.000-07:002012-04-24T06:56:57.917-07:00U...Is For Ursa Major<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ursa Major is also know as The Great Bear (Latin: larger bear)</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">It is a constellation visible in the Northern Hemisphere, throughout the year, and is best seen in April.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HS77mx-rfz7yXrl4hN4gBnO6i26q-3rTLT9-9GVUErCn09WNnDpnyGhTqnWeS47Kt73jG19rB9j043hgGWd8a32jFFV16Ur3fxLM5AYcsHJyBEqpJNGPd-Pi8sbYnTxQzD3dh7azJ5Q/s1600/ursa.major2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HS77mx-rfz7yXrl4hN4gBnO6i26q-3rTLT9-9GVUErCn09WNnDpnyGhTqnWeS47Kt73jG19rB9j043hgGWd8a32jFFV16Ur3fxLM5AYcsHJyBEqpJNGPd-Pi8sbYnTxQzD3dh7azJ5Q/s320/ursa.major2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Ursa Major, The Great Bear</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Ursa Major is the third largest constellation in our sky. What you may be more familiar with however, are the seven stars which make up the
rump and tail of this animal. We know them as the Big Dipper, in the
United Kingdom, they are known as the Plough. Who knew that the big dipper is not a constellation? It is an asterism, which is a small easily recognizable formation that is usually part of a larger constellation? I sure didn't.</span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Mythology</h3>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">One Greek myth tells that the nymph Callisto, a servant of the hunter
Artemis was made to bear a child by Zeus. Artemis banished Callisto for
impurity. Artemis gave birth to the child named Arcas. </span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This made Zeus'
wife Hera very jealous and in revenge, Hera turned Callisto into a bear
which ran away into the forest. Arcas grew up to become a hunter. One day
while he was hunting, the bear Callisto heard Arcas' voice and rushed
to greet her son. </span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Arcas, not knowing the bear was his mother was about
to kill her when Zeus intervened and sent both mother and son into the
sky as the Greater and Lesser Bears. The way Zeus got the bears into the
sky explains why their tails are so long, apparently Zeus grabbed them
by their tails and swung them around over his head and finally flung
them into the sky, and that is why these two bears have long tails!</span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever gazed into the sky and wondered how our constellations got their names? Or better yet, have you made up your own stories about how they got their names? </span></div>
<div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com3Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-50251451046835035222012-04-23T07:46:00.000-07:002012-04-23T07:46:47.747-07:00T...Is For Tree of Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdmcNv2R2j4DFV00hN04g9bVol_aObnBuHSO03LvTL7xtB4lAg6ag_wJsQ-IwVhecgnrP4iTey7xOS9A3fecQL6Krd3TDhyphenhyphenCFpshc7KMv85S699S8gmbE1vxeusDVoLrXthImC1jhYCo/s1600/tree+of+life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdmcNv2R2j4DFV00hN04g9bVol_aObnBuHSO03LvTL7xtB4lAg6ag_wJsQ-IwVhecgnrP4iTey7xOS9A3fecQL6Krd3TDhyphenhyphenCFpshc7KMv85S699S8gmbE1vxeusDVoLrXthImC1jhYCo/s400/tree+of+life.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Disney's Tree of Life</span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HImOHV5YZVk/T5IMqtzrVzI/AAAAAAAABzY/07IuhfIjcSk/s1600/awesome_tree10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HImOHV5YZVk/T5IMqtzrVzI/AAAAAAAABzY/07IuhfIjcSk/s400/awesome_tree10.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Different View</b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqObLOM8Z98L8Z5B8u44xzhyphenhyphenqWMFbY1oZYTsSudp57hSCUkKiMrNSPwYBSzCpc23pya459t9vhqeS5tes4lROpmcEQkO1KJRdRvPXd7CIXQHrneMYHaCbsb1__ngItwtUgmP4-olbRCus/s1600/awesome_tree13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqObLOM8Z98L8Z5B8u44xzhyphenhyphenqWMFbY1oZYTsSudp57hSCUkKiMrNSPwYBSzCpc23pya459t9vhqeS5tes4lROpmcEQkO1KJRdRvPXd7CIXQHrneMYHaCbsb1__ngItwtUgmP4-olbRCus/s320/awesome_tree13.jpg" width="272" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Up Close</span></span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yQmaFDKh0VW1YAx8Zh6vN8SL6enm9yppvpt55a4XBBm-o-zuGmLVP4zpLntl3FunONAzm6VKFedsDhFINRLGtJawuFYo0NkdmrCLQ__QW0Im3YyPCzwbR4oAIBa2aTVV4aOxFWG0YDc/s1600/awesome_tree2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yQmaFDKh0VW1YAx8Zh6vN8SL6enm9yppvpt55a4XBBm-o-zuGmLVP4zpLntl3FunONAzm6VKFedsDhFINRLGtJawuFYo0NkdmrCLQ__QW0Im3YyPCzwbR4oAIBa2aTVV4aOxFWG0YDc/s320/awesome_tree2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Chimpanzee</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qW4VFwZ9TgI/T5IQLIVUTBI/AAAAAAAABzw/afGErHl7t0E/s1600/tree5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qW4VFwZ9TgI/T5IQLIVUTBI/AAAAAAAABzw/afGErHl7t0E/s320/tree5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Galapagos Tortoise</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Tree of Life is a massive 145-foot masterpiece sculpted by more than a dozen artists. It is 14 stories high, just to give you some perspective.</span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">With 325 animal carvings on the outside, the 50-foot wide artificial
tree is the centerpiece of Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.</span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">A theater is housed in the Tree Of Life root system where It's tough to be a bug! show is performed. <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paths known as Discovery Island Trails weave around and through this
homage to nature. </span></span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you stroll the trails you will see a whirling tapestry of 325
animals carved into the bark of the massive attraction. You will see
creatures such as Galapagos tortoises, lemurs and cotton-top tamarins.
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I would love to go to Florida, even if it was just to see this tree! </span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Has anyone seen this tree up close and personal? If so, how was your experience? </span></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com2Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-17233799367263666142012-04-20T18:19:00.002-07:002012-04-21T05:50:45.705-07:00S...Is For Sounds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsZH9QM7Dr4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you ever noticed how different <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>sounds</b></span> can spark a memory? Or how different <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>sounds</b></span> make you feel, well...different? </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I hear the ocean I feel calm, peaceful and I'm reminded of living near the beach in Brookings, Oregon. When I hear my 16yr old son J say "creeper" in his scary voice, I get chills and totally weird out. The <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>sound</b></span> of rain prompts me to turn off all audio <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>sounds</b></span> as well as any light source, sit back and relax. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Does this happen to you?</b> </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If so, what are the <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>sounds</b></span>, how do they make you feel and/or what do they remind you of?</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have a blessed day! </span></span></span> <br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com2Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-54405428062288732162012-04-20T08:12:00.001-07:002012-04-20T08:13:13.937-07:00R...Is For Rest<div style="color: #3d85c6;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rest...as in I am going to have a rest day, sort of. Today I will take it easy and try to enjoy my life. Sometimes I get too busy and then start to feel anxious. Not today. I will spend some quality time with my hubby G, do a little running, and then have a nice relaxing evening.</span></span></div>
<div style="color: #3d85c6;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How about you, do you need a rest today? If so, what are some of the things you do on your day of rest? </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com3Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-22692770755092539602012-04-18T20:52:00.000-07:002012-04-19T06:06:14.276-07:00Q...Is For Quirks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXwLu0ulf93_Deo5UEc20U8GWqbzqqXXHsfUrL7UjBdgNwfb-eaQnN6eF1uAWy46szFWWsT-7oQ6H4h-y-b-B4zKqmivlWxRAgVuO_vpPOQ6-UwQdikJVoq08SvmkjmYYTxH48Iqmu_w/s1600/quirkylady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXwLu0ulf93_Deo5UEc20U8GWqbzqqXXHsfUrL7UjBdgNwfb-eaQnN6eF1uAWy46szFWWsT-7oQ6H4h-y-b-B4zKqmivlWxRAgVuO_vpPOQ6-UwQdikJVoq08SvmkjmYYTxH48Iqmu_w/s320/quirkylady.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quirky Circus Act</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">According to free dictionary dot com, a quirk is...</span></span><b> </b> <span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: </span><span class="illustration" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Every man had his own quirks and twists"</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span class="illustration" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Harriet Beecher Stowe).</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span class="illustration" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I <span style="color: black;">have a few quirks myself. I don't like when something isn't straight, like a rug or a picture and I have to straighten it or it will drive me crazy. I love to sweep when I am at other peoples houses. If my children vacuum, they inevitably miss something and I am compelled to do it again, the right way.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span class="illustration" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Do you have quirks? If so, what are some of them?</span> </span></span> <br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #a2c4c9; color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com22Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-85934157791932565962012-04-17T17:53:00.001-07:002012-04-18T07:47:00.508-07:00P...Is For Pink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-1_q12b3iVZ6cVt3P27iuTdByz60czoTk5sD_bMt3ic9qFThhVHzGke3VSL0yehlQXcD8l6VXFYOX2aV9njj03RfPeks4ZeqZX-yfuStfhbtCKnTvrb-Y-bKXweo1yUZNhN314ZfLos/s1600/cherry-trees-pink-blossom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-1_q12b3iVZ6cVt3P27iuTdByz60czoTk5sD_bMt3ic9qFThhVHzGke3VSL0yehlQXcD8l6VXFYOX2aV9njj03RfPeks4ZeqZX-yfuStfhbtCKnTvrb-Y-bKXweo1yUZNhN314ZfLos/s320/cherry-trees-pink-blossom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am not afraid or embarrassed to say I'm a girlie-girl, and I love, love, love the color </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pink</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">Pink</span> is a very interesting color that doesn’t technically exist on the color spectrum. (However you can make <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> by mixing red and white) </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seriously, I <strike>kind of like</strike> <span style="font-size: x-large;">LOVE</span> anything and everything <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span>. I have <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> hair accessories, <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> sweatshirts,<span style="color: magenta;"> pink</span> t-shirts, <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> socks, <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> nail polish, two <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span> rings, etc...the list could go on and on, but I don't want to <strike>drive you insane </strike>bore you to tears. Let's just say I have an obsession with all things <span style="color: magenta;">pink</span>. As you all know the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon is <span style="color: magenta;">pink.</span> I did not have breast cancer but all those who are battling cancer or who have survived cancer relate in one way or another. In my travels I ran across this poem and thought I'd share it with you.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<b>Pink Ribbons: The Ties That Bind</b><br />
<b><i>by Beth Thompson </i></b> </div>
<br />
<span style="color: magenta;">I never realized the strength</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">a tiny bit of ribbon can impart</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">until I pinned a twist of pink</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">above my heart to symbolize survival;</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">until I saw acquaintances and friends</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">and loved ones wear the same,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">in my name, to show their strong support.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">It's so hard to reclaim your life</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">once the crisis ends. You're never sure</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">it's really over. So courage begins</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">with the pinning on of symbols</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">in the face of lasting fears.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Once the illness touches you,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">you know you can't depend on cures</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">to last forever, so you wear pink</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">to show the world, and show yourself,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">you're still there, and you intend to stay.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Courage is persisting in the face of fear,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">not waiting until it disappears to soldier on.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">A pink ribbon twist to symbolize endurance with a bit of flair -</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">you're still there!</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">We've always decorated life with ribbons:</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">pink or blue to celebrate the newborn</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">gift of life, and later, bows for gifts</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">to mark each birthday celebration.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Christmas bows on boxes or on wreathes,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">and loops of ribbon delicate as orchids</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">for a first corsage or for an anniversary, counting many loving years.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Ribbons range from small reminding bows tied on fingers</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">to giant rosettes of blue and gold to signify a prize-winning day.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">We hold together memories of life with ribbon ties.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">But ribbons took on a deeper meaning</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">as colors came to symbolize a cause.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Those yellow ribbons tied on trees</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">were hope and wishes for a loved one</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">coming home. Ribbons pinned on uniforms, reminders of bravery</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">long after wars have ended: deliberately colorful as if</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">to triumph over conflict, over pain.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">We wear what we want to say, our pledge,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">what we want others to remember and respect.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">So my small twist of pink</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">becomes the symbol of a victory</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">in my own small, terrifying war</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">and helps me seek each day</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">the courage to carry on.</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">It tells the feelings I can't always</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">speak aloud, from a heart grown strong,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">a thousand hearts grown strong,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">despite the delicate shade of pink...</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">the courage to believe, to heal,</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">the courage to carry on.
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So with that I will leave you with a video called the <span style="color: magenta;">Pink</span> Glove Dance. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/OEdVfyt-mLw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</span><br />
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com7Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-56417526295320510742012-04-16T19:38:00.000-07:002012-04-17T07:13:58.587-07:00O...is for Ohm<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">About a year and a half ago I had a complete breakdown. I was a basket-case, with incoherent blubbering and all. It seems I had been giving to everyone else but myself and I had been running on empty for quite some time. So I decided to start writing in a journal and spending some time each day in meditation.</span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7fSSxJNt6B5U1Dqj7fUMXTSvxu6g2ZMorHWawlKEhENKLGOvlttsI3rjnnZlOCzCcbmDLGYNt3_H0uQPE1iQhzTWqvJYHmYBx-W2XJx5i_5MY158NSCKix1krJfxv_2eiZPZSi_ioNQ/s1600/meditation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7fSSxJNt6B5U1Dqj7fUMXTSvxu6g2ZMorHWawlKEhENKLGOvlttsI3rjnnZlOCzCcbmDLGYNt3_H0uQPE1iQhzTWqvJYHmYBx-W2XJx5i_5MY158NSCKix1krJfxv_2eiZPZSi_ioNQ/s320/meditation.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Usually when people hear the word meditation they automatically think of people sitting around a circle or on mats, chanting Ohm, complete with legs crossed and fingertips touching thumbs, and of course incense burning. </span></span></div>
<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not! I would usually put on some nice meditative and soothing music, light some candles, sit on a comfy soft pillow with my eyes closed...then I would recite prayers or sometimes just think of nothing, although that is harder to do than you might think. </span></span></div>
<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #93c47d;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meditation does not have to have the proverbial Ohm in it, you can meditate any way you would like, just make sure it is a relaxed and calm environment. Go on, try it, you just might like it. Happy Meditation!</span></span> </div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com4Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-33112067974827362252012-04-16T06:36:00.003-07:002012-04-16T06:36:31.069-07:00N...is for Negative Splits<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">A Negative Split is when you run the last half of a <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">race</a> faster than the first half of the race.</span></div>
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Negative splitting is the way to go when running a long race like the half-marathon or the full marathon, but it takes discipline. You need to start out slower than your race pace in the first half of the race, and then speed up to race pace during the last half of the race. When I ran my <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">5K</a> this last weekend I ran a negative split race...the first mile and a half was slower than my last mile and a half and I beat my previous PR by 4 minutes and 23 seconds. </span></div>
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is an example of a negative split race...If your </span><a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">running</a><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a marathon and plan on running a 10 minute mile pace, run your first 5 miles slower, maybe 15 seconds per mile slower. Between miles 5-20, cruise at your goal pace of 10-minute miles, and for the last 6+ pick up the pace and finish strong.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9d2e9; color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com2Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-36895674885360642362012-04-14T05:44:00.000-07:002012-04-14T05:45:42.356-07:00M...is for Mama Mia<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fE1F_O_NOho" width="420"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">This is one of the best movies of all time, in my very humble opinion. The clip is a little long, I know, but the movie will be worth your time. It has romance, intrigue, and a delicious twist, that will keep you guessing. Mama Mia is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, and composed by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who happen to be former members of the band.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrb0Jm8RdPR3NA5F3V-B3Or2uLWdO2Jdjc0lF_-kyoneq06uaLdYmQnNv8gJ_1koMbG1LdqFAE5gqFO5_Xp3uYwBRr6Pyru2Nn2bWuftirgOVyDTUnZqhLonCnOO9-5d648bt29_s_28/s1600/princeedwardtheatre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrb0Jm8RdPR3NA5F3V-B3Or2uLWdO2Jdjc0lF_-kyoneq06uaLdYmQnNv8gJ_1koMbG1LdqFAE5gqFO5_Xp3uYwBRr6Pyru2Nn2bWuftirgOVyDTUnZqhLonCnOO9-5d648bt29_s_28/s320/princeedwardtheatre.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">This
building is the original home of Mama Mia the musical. The Prince
Edward Theatre. The musical opened April 6th, 1999 and 5 years later was
transferred to the Prince Of Wales Theatre in June of 2004.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Take my advice and rent this musical, it will be well worth your time, that is, if you like this kind of thing. Blessings to you all.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"></span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: #b4a7d6; color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-35097067037605068262012-04-13T07:12:00.000-07:002012-04-13T07:12:48.362-07:00L...is for Labels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxJGVBHzHLxZUvOdAQtZdyRYxosVfpAThvU7DMg3dCqrWZoTY-JNnyVQc9g_O_Ks-35RGMW8BaagaS_1EV4vW_z-wNr_680lzDQcci9E1BtqTuAbZSn4ELURRfzkEMsxZi8I7WSqkEw/s1600/labels-v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxJGVBHzHLxZUvOdAQtZdyRYxosVfpAThvU7DMg3dCqrWZoTY-JNnyVQc9g_O_Ks-35RGMW8BaagaS_1EV4vW_z-wNr_680lzDQcci9E1BtqTuAbZSn4ELURRfzkEMsxZi8I7WSqkEw/s1600/labels-v.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">Labels</span> are like distinguishing marks given for things we see, taste, hear, touch and smell, and all to often <span style="color: black;">labels</span> are given to people. </b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>For example, you might assign to me the <span style="color: black;">labels</span> of; mom, wife, sister, friend, <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">runner</a>, writer and so on. These would be distinguishing marks to describe all that I am and all that I do. Do <span style="color: black;">labels</span> make a person, or does a person make the <span style="color: black;">labels</span>? What are your thoughts on this question? Personally I believe that it is the person who creates the <span style="color: black;">labels</span>. </b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When I was born I became a daughter, the first <span style="color: black;">label</span> attached to me. I also became a sister to my older brother Johnny...the second <span style="color: black;">label</span> attached to me.</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As we go through this journey of life and we become something, or accomplish a goal we get another <span style="color: black;">label</span> attached to us, and on and on it goes, until we are no more. At the core though we are Us and that is something that is ingrained within our very DNA, and no <span style="color: black;">label</span> can completely describe or distinguish us, as we truly are.</b></span></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: #a2c4c9; color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><span style="font-size: small;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</span></b></div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com1Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-19872035214384551162012-04-11T10:26:00.000-07:002012-04-12T07:42:04.829-07:00K...is for King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW29ZZ-OSBI21V7S_SAa6Tidr2yUUaDed_TWwNV-MKr3qzOcP3g8WTPDzVCTo7jg30LuPfiklxohHK__t2HD8AMLLDphlFQoYr0p-F03VbbovUA3zFYWSk7Q-7VTLH9ULNnOFvPA7etLA/s1600/kingcrest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW29ZZ-OSBI21V7S_SAa6Tidr2yUUaDed_TWwNV-MKr3qzOcP3g8WTPDzVCTo7jg30LuPfiklxohHK__t2HD8AMLLDphlFQoYr0p-F03VbbovUA3zFYWSk7Q-7VTLH9ULNnOFvPA7etLA/s320/kingcrest.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
King is a family name of Scottish or English origin, according to Wikipedia. The English name comes from Old English cyning meaning tribal leader.</div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
This article at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=king">Ancestry.com</a> gave me this info...</div>
<h2 class="textmed bold left" id="ffNameMeaningHeader" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
King Name Meaning</h2>
<div class="ffNameMeaningBody left" id="ffNameMeaningBody" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English king,
Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader,
from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix
-ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman
Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used
to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one
who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the
title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to
someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has
absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same
meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss
German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an
Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese
, , , : see Jing.</div>
<div class="ffNameMeaningBody left" id="ffNameMeaningBody" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</div>
<div class="ffNameMeaningBody left" id="ffNameMeaningBody" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<a href="http://www.houseofnames.com/king-family-crest">This</a> wonderful site gives me a little more information on my last name and it's origin etc. </div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
King is my last name...my husbands name is George...therefore I am married to King George.</div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUObysE9SDTiggMLKVWRkSKl5_M1BAZ0_g5Vv4lfYD2m4_RmRidIDZq12mPAnv5gISCT8zxWDLGcIQmxUApeVv-tnRKhlDQYiB0S1tzhRzEb4Vp9N-2p3-Yzm9o1gHefYa1HFYcKUcS5w/s1600/griffincrest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUObysE9SDTiggMLKVWRkSKl5_M1BAZ0_g5Vv4lfYD2m4_RmRidIDZq12mPAnv5gISCT8zxWDLGcIQmxUApeVv-tnRKhlDQYiB0S1tzhRzEb4Vp9N-2p3-Yzm9o1gHefYa1HFYcKUcS5w/s320/griffincrest.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
When I got married I wasn't sure I wanted to change my last name, I loved it! It was Griffin, such a nice and noble sounding name. <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=griffin">This</a> site gave me information about my old last name. Not as exciting as I thought it would be. This one sounds much better to me, read it <a href="http://www.houseofnames.com/Griffin-history?A=54323-292">here</a>. I enjoyed being a Griffin for such a long time...now I enjoy being a Kings wife. </div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a lot of history in a name, what does your name say about you?</span></b></div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: #a2c4c9; color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com1Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-2981016476049330942012-04-11T08:01:00.001-07:002012-04-11T08:02:07.838-07:00J...is for Java<div style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
As in I need some <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span> this morning to get me go go going...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3FM9Mlx_IhkcunFFhCzQFyXYPbp5foG9LTZiAKESX0LrWh-tpLIzSIJUf30gF9OrASX-oEZZl1clRE5Ep62njPTHEhXjdh7bqyqjaqSwgqNbpFSNtw4VuZyMGfB0qn03w34U_AbFkQ/s1600/A_cup_of_coffee_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3FM9Mlx_IhkcunFFhCzQFyXYPbp5foG9LTZiAKESX0LrWh-tpLIzSIJUf30gF9OrASX-oEZZl1clRE5Ep62njPTHEhXjdh7bqyqjaqSwgqNbpFSNtw4VuZyMGfB0qn03w34U_AbFkQ/s1600/A_cup_of_coffee_.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Those of you who have followed me for awhile now will know that I love my <strike>coffee</strike> <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span>. My day doesn't start until I have had that first cup of <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span>. I love my <strike>coffee</strike> <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span> so much that I am excited to go to bed a night, because I know that in the morning my <strike>beloved coffee</strike> <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span> will be waiting for me. Weird, I know! Seriously, I even have dreams about it! Maybe I need to join a 12-Step program, "Hi my name's Shannon and I am addicted to <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span>". </div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93BcgD8YWPUREoS8-e4fe9j4HAibAT2JSoVTIw9Yvl9F-qjWCB4_fLKjZIKEPGUx5W1GgCyzCI8jMy5YmJYdyGID3C40TdMS8RRga0kT0_n77wcaDh91B25k5T4Fp7H77mu7jN03WUXM/s1600/nocoffeewoman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93BcgD8YWPUREoS8-e4fe9j4HAibAT2JSoVTIw9Yvl9F-qjWCB4_fLKjZIKEPGUx5W1GgCyzCI8jMy5YmJYdyGID3C40TdMS8RRga0kT0_n77wcaDh91B25k5T4Fp7H77mu7jN03WUXM/s320/nocoffeewoman.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Me without my morning <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm really not that bad...I just prefer to have my <span style="color: #783f04;">Java</span> before starting my day...if you get my drift, and I think you do. </span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #a2c4c9; color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com3Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-5256426806716143932012-04-10T08:25:00.001-07:002012-04-10T08:28:35.377-07:00I...is for Intermediate<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>As in...I consider myself an intermediate runner, as opposed to a beginner. I started running 8 months ago and could barely run for a minute...beginner and total newbie!</b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>A beginner is someone who has just started to put feet to the ground, moving faster than a walk. </b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>An intermediate runner is someone who can comfortably run/jog for at least 30 minutes non-stop.</b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>What is the difference between a runner and a jogger? Not a lot in my opinion...they are both running, one is just running at a slower pace. I am a runner, not a jogger...and I'll try to explain it. When I leave the house I don't say, "I'm going out for a jog", I say, "I'm going for a run". When I am out there I do speed work, hill repeats, tempo runs and fartlek runs. (<a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243-332--12126-0,00.html">This </a>is a great article on the difference, if you believe there is one.)</b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm a runner and I wear running gear, it may look fashionable but it serves a purpose besides making me look adorable. My shoes don't just look awesome, they keep my feet, ankles and knees aligned. I own a pair of Asics trail shoes and two pair of Danskin athletic shoes. (I have yet to have my feet analyzed by a professional, but maybe someday when I feel it is absolutely necessary.) My compression wear also helps me to run faster, farther and better. </b></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<a href="http://www.compressiontights.org/">Here</a> are some great reasons for wearing compression wear while running...<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Running compression
tights and similar garments for other sports are quite
different to medical compression stockings, although they
work in a similar way. They are designed to provide the
best support to the muscles of the legs and lower body,
thus minimizing the chance of a muscle injury occurring.
They are also designed to aid the flow of blood and the
oxygen supply to the lower body and extremities, as well
as reducing lactic acid build up. The chances of varicose
veins and other leg conditions is reduced. The ultra
supportive nature of compression socks, tights and shorts
has been found to aid athletic performance and recovery
noticeably. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div>
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Everything I wear has a usefulness besides looking good, even my socks.</span></span></b></div>
<div style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So now you see, I'm an Intermediate runner...and this isn't just something I do once in awhile, it's what I've become...I run! Here you can follow me on my new running blog <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">I Survived & Now I Run</a></span></span></b><br />
</div>
<div style="background-color: #d9d2e9; color: #20124d;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: #d9d2e9; color: #20124d;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span>I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com6Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-80786095928587040362012-04-09T08:03:00.001-07:002012-04-09T08:03:59.591-07:00H...is for Harvey<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="color: #38761d;">That's right I said Harvey! This is a favorite character of my very favorite actor James Stewart. </span> </div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxb4wT82zJekzJOrR4K0zxJM2CZ_GXUV-0dwUro78muW-2ARDEye8YKNGuDZwbJ8VLrPofYcIjrvEI4suT4bUh2ynwdrh0iJ8ke3EwlAzKxgQRYLaS_tpuvIJCFThAh9Up19cAigv5KZs/s1600/harvey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxb4wT82zJekzJOrR4K0zxJM2CZ_GXUV-0dwUro78muW-2ARDEye8YKNGuDZwbJ8VLrPofYcIjrvEI4suT4bUh2ynwdrh0iJ8ke3EwlAzKxgQRYLaS_tpuvIJCFThAh9Up19cAigv5KZs/s320/harvey.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
This is a whimsical movie about a local drunk and his invisible 6' 3 1/2" pooka (mischievous Irish spirit). James Stewart plays the part of Elwood P. Dowd, who's sunny philosophy and drunken antics are tolerated by the townsfolk Although people are certain Elwood has finally lost his mind, Harvey's presence seems to have a magical & positive effect on the people of the town except his sister, Veta Louise Simmons (played by Josephine Hull) who also occasionally sees Harvey. </div>
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
Veta tries to have Elwood committed to an insane asylum but is somehow admitted herself. (In exasperation, she admits to the attending psychiatrist, Dr. Lyman Sanderson (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Drake" title="Charles Drake"></a>Charles Drake)
that, after so many years of putting up with the invisible rabbit, she
sees Harvey every once in a while. This causes Dr. Sanderson to let
Elwood out and lock Veta up.) Towards the end, the institutions director, Dr. Chumley (Cecil Kellaway) begins to see Harvey as well. Here is Elwood's philosophy on life handed down by his mother...</div>
<blockquote class="templatequote" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<div class="Bug6200">
"Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say,
"In this world, Elwood, you must be" – she always called me Elwood – "In
this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well,
for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."</div>
<div class="templatequotecite">
<br /></div>
</blockquote>
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #38761d;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This movie was released Oct. 13, 1950. </span></div>
<div style="color: #38761d;">
<br /></div>
<b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">DID YOU KNOW?</b><br />
<h4>
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/">Trivia</a></h4>
<div style="color: #38761d;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Although </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000071/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">James Stewart
is 6'4'', he refers to Harvey as being 6'3 1/2'' tall in the film and
looks up at him during the entire film. That's because this is Harvey's
height in the original play by Mary Chase. In a 1990 interview, Stewart said that he had decided that for the
film, Harvey was going to be 6'8'', so that he could indeed look up at
him. </span></div>
<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you have enjoyed this movie at least once in your lifetime...it is worth it, I guarantee it!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Sources are</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_%28film%29" style="color: #38761d;">here</a><span style="color: #38761d;">, </span><a href="http://www.bing.com/movies/search/overview?q=Harvey&id=1a4805c3-34e5-486d-bdbc-fe83d647f87b&qpvt=Harvey+the+james+stewart+movie&FORM=DTPSHA" style="color: #38761d;">here</a><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/" style="color: #38761d;">here</a><span style="color: #38761d;">)</span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/" style="color: #134f5c;">Run To Live...Live To Run</a><br />
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com7Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-65186613296180320252012-04-07T08:09:00.002-07:002012-04-07T08:09:38.687-07:00G...is for Grateful<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>Dictionary.com describes Grateful </b><span class="pronset"><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"><span class="prondelim">[</span><span class="pron"><span class="boldface">greyt</span>-f<span class="ital-inline">uh</span><span class="luna-thinspace"></span>l</span><span class="prondelim">]</span></span></span><b> like this...</b><span id="hotword" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">warmly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">deeply</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">appreciative</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">kindness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">benefits</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">received;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">thankful...<span style="color: #6aa84f;">The World English Dictionary describes it like this...</span></span></span><br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="4"><tbody>
<tr class="tr2" style="color: #6fa8dc;" valign="top"><td class="td2" colspan="2"><span id="hotword">— </span><b><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">adj</span> </span></i></b> </td></tr>
<tr class="tr3" valign="top"><td align="right" class="td3n1" style="color: #6fa8dc;" width="1%"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">1.</span> </span></td><td class="td3n2" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">thankful</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">for</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">gifts,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">favours,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">etc;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">appreciative</span> </span></td></tr>
<tr class="tr3" valign="top"><td align="right" class="td3n1" style="color: #6fa8dc;" width="1%"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">2.</span> </span></td><td class="td3n2" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">showing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">gratitude:</span> </span><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">grateful</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">letter</span> </span></i> </td></tr>
<tr class="tr3" valign="top"><td align="right" class="td3n1" style="color: #6fa8dc;" width="1%"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">3.</span> </span></td><td class="td3n2" style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">favourable</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">pleasant:</span> </span><i><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">grateful</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">rest</span> </span></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>I'm Grateful for so many things in my life...I'll try to name some of what I have been blessed with. </b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for my loving and beautiful mother who has become a great friend in the last 10 years.</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for finding love after I had all but given up hope.</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for my 4 beautiful, and amazingly talented and loving children.</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for cancer, because it made me realize how very unhealthy I had become, how much my life actually meant to me, and in turn propelled me to become a runner at 40. See <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">I Survived & Now I Run</a> </b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for the ability to sit back and enjoy this new lease on life I've been given.</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>Most of all...</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>I'm Grateful for God's constant grace, abundant love and life changing forgiveness.</b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<b>What are you Grateful for? </b></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King.
This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-70186471912234500362012-04-06T07:17:00.000-07:002012-04-06T07:17:20.612-07:00F...is for Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ePcadhneXQknHY1SyVVz9sBxcHdb8v9ZuM8ATvuMelyUEm3q2Du632F8yOKZxwBpTLwx1Lj6_Csy6ZqgmXk8VuOWUa9i5MJlkbTmb7uztiw-N4zMkhyphenhyphenZ4bUWvv9ZW9kqixyBgM0DWXM/s1600/facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ePcadhneXQknHY1SyVVz9sBxcHdb8v9ZuM8ATvuMelyUEm3q2Du632F8yOKZxwBpTLwx1Lj6_Csy6ZqgmXk8VuOWUa9i5MJlkbTmb7uztiw-N4zMkhyphenhyphenZ4bUWvv9ZW9kqixyBgM0DWXM/s320/facebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span>, yes that's right, the popular old social network. I spend a <span style="color: #3d85c6;">fair</span> amount of time on my <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span> page(s). How about you? Mainly, I go there to check on how my <span style="color: #3d85c6;">family</span> and <span style="color: #3d85c6;">friends</span> are doing, to read new updates on certain situations, injuries, surgeries...etc. </div>
<div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Now, I know that others use <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">for</span> other things like dating and some other not so savory things, but that is not why I use <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span>, nor do I really approve of that sort of thing. It's a great site to keep in touch with <span style="color: #3d85c6;">family</span> and <span style="color: #3d85c6;">friends</span> that live <span style="color: #3d85c6;">far</span> away and or you don't see very often. I have <span style="color: #3d85c6;">famil</span>y in Alaska, California, Kentucky and even back east that I can keep in touch with, and some just a <span style="color: #3d85c6;">few</span> miles away, either way it is a great way to stay in touch. Are you on <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook</span>? If so, what are some of your reasons? Blessings and God Bless.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9d2e9; color: #351c75;">
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div>
<br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-78917973034371841632012-04-05T07:06:00.000-07:002012-04-05T07:06:31.788-07:00E...is for Extra<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Everyone wants extra this and extra that...well extra is not always a good thing. For example, extra servings mean extra calories which can lead to extra pounds. See, not such a good thing. Extra sun can mean extra exposure which can eventually lead to extremely bad things such as cancer. Again, not such a good thing.</div><div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now there are some positive extras too! For example, extra hugs and kisses can lead to extra big love. This is definitely a good thing. Love coming from our loved ones is priceless. Don't you agree. Extra hope can lead to more hope and that keeps us going strong in a difficult situation. This too is a good thing. We all need hope, for it is what drives up to keep going and going and going...this is what dictionary.com says that hope is...</span><span class="dnindex" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;"></span></span></span><span id="hotword" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">feeling</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">that</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">what</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">is</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">wanted</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">can</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">be</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">had</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">that</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">events</span> </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/will" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">will</a><span id="hotword" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">turn</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">out</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">for</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">best...</span></span><br />
<br />
<span id="hotword" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">So let us go from here with a little Extra something...whether it be hope or love, let's pass it on to others. Blessings and have a great day. </span></span><span class="ital-inline"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span> </span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div><br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-9746930692658399972012-04-04T07:15:00.000-07:002012-04-04T07:15:11.319-07:00D...is for Dark<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Darkness has surrounded me for far too long...skies that is. Anyone else tired of the dark skies and ready for some much needed sunshine? Well, I certainly am. Monday was one of the few days we actually had sunshine and no rain. Shocking! </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>So... </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>I headed out for a nice walk/run with my daughter just as soon as she came home from school. It was so nice to be outside without a jacket or umbrella, the temperature actually got to 64 degrees here in Grants Pass I believe. I am hoping that today will be at least as nice, but if it doesn't rain I'll take that too.</b></span></span> <br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</span> </div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-20666681924726102352012-04-03T09:30:00.001-07:002012-04-03T09:31:13.145-07:00Journal Day 2 & 3<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Woke up freezing this morning...well, at least I was freezing...no one else complained. I was thinking maybe it had to do with my major workout yesterday, but who really knows. Sometimes when I work out hard, I get really cold afterwards, sometimes even hours after the workout I'm still cold. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Yesterday was a great day all around. The sun came out and it was fairly warm (63 degrees). Glad I got to soak up some of that sunshine and get outdoors without a coat or an umbrella. Work went well, we didn't have too many high school kids but enough. Worked with new guy and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I usually work with "A" and I can't wait for her to come back next week. She had surgery and is recovering well. I worked on my new blog <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">I Survived & Now I Run</a> </span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">for awhile, trying to get out the word...it will be the one I post on most often, except for this A To Z Challenge, which will be on this blog. I am wanting to get the word out to other runners and survivors but not sure how to do that exactly. I am sure I will figure it out but anyone with advice is welcome to chime in on a comment.</span></div><br />
<div style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: #0b5394;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div><br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-33359554000250122072012-04-03T07:06:00.000-07:002012-04-03T07:06:41.447-07:00C is for...Compound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jmxl2zrOfuo/T3ej_q33GgI/AAAAAAAABsg/ZA54_Io7b44/s1600/familycompound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jmxl2zrOfuo/T3ej_q33GgI/AAAAAAAABsg/ZA54_Io7b44/s320/familycompound.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have always had this dream of living in a family compound...this looks like and idyllic setting, doesn't it? (Thanks Google Images) My vision for this family "community setting" is so clear in my minds eye, I can almost feel the wind across my face as I stand in the long grass of the prairie...sorry, got lost there for a second. </span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We once lived around the corner from my mother...and loved it. She could pop in any time to see the grand-kids, and I could go there to escape when the craziness got to be too much. I miss those times. Now we live 45 minutes away and popping over for a visit takes a little more planning and expense. Seriously though, if I came into some substantial money I would move my beautiful and sweet mother, my In-Laws, Grannie Anne, and whoever else I <strike>could stand</strike> would want there. I'd even put a couple of those Adirondack chairs around the place...this place is shaping up nicely.</span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We would each have our own separate house, of course, and be far enough away from each other that it would feel like we lived as a single unit, rather than one of many. Of course, there would be one rule everyone would have to follow <strike>or die</strike> or else, and that rule would be that there would be absolutely no popping over to any ones home without calling first. That is something I cannot tolerate, don't you think a call is a nice thought before you interrupt some ones day? </span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well I didn't buy one of those <strike> waste of a hard earned dollar</strike> lottery tickets when the megabucks was $640 million dollars, so I guess I'll have to earn it the hard way...Darn it!</span></b></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #274e13;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div><br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com6Grants Pass, OR, USA42.4390069 -123.328392542.392133400000006 -123.4073565 42.4858804 -123.24942850000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843943745194478582.post-29099402900666258212012-04-02T15:32:00.000-07:002012-04-02T15:32:36.484-07:00New Blog All About Running<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just a note to say go check out my newest blog all about my journey from cancer to running half-marathon. You can go to <a href="http://runningsurvivor.blogspot.com/">this link</a></span></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see all about it. Hope to see you there..and if your a runner please leave me a comment about how you became a runner.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: #0b5394;">I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*</div><br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UE5a40JlJz8/S8lx2FTxdZI/AAAAAAAABC0/7YG3PPm-VoY/FHLsig.png" /><br />
© 2012 Shannon M. King. This publication is the exclusive property of Shannon M. King and is protected under the US Copyright Act of 1976 and all other applicable international, federal, state and local laws. The contents of this post/story may not be reproduced as a whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without consent of the author, Shannon M. King. All rights reserved.Survivormamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09363232459227919604noreply@blogger.com2