Today is Maryanne day. I think this is the day she returns to the doctor for a follow-up visit about her hand. Sending some positive vibes, healing vibes, prayers and good thoughts her direction for a good report would be appreciated!
Tomorrow is Dona's husband's day. The day he has a procedure and gets results of blood tests. Rumor has it that he is a pretty hot dude. Although I am jealous of any guy hotter than I am I am still going to muster up good vibes, positive thoughts, healing vibes, and prayers his direction for a successful procedure and good reports. It would be appreciated if you would send your choice of energy his direction.
Not near as serious but I still would like some positive thoughts sent my niece's direction. Today my sister's daughter started casting for a proposed reality show that she came up with. It is called "Who Wants to Marry my Wife" Guys who are tired of paying alimony try to find a man for their ex-wives to marry. Send some good thoughts that she finds a good cast and the show gets picked by a television station. It wouldn't be my first pick of a reality show to watch but come on it is my lovely niece and I want her to be successful. If it finds a station I may even require the blog family to watch it.
Speaking of creativity there was an interesting article in The Oregonian this morning. The Oregonian obtained it from the New York Times News Service. You can read the article by Patricia Cohen here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/books/08creative.html
The beginning of the article asks you to set a timer for one minute and then list as many uses as you can for a brick. Ok, folks I am going to trust you. Set the timer and post the uses right her on the blog. I will post mine tomorrow. Also tell me what you thought of the article.
WHO AM I?
Margaret Skapes (Arhondula Skapetorahis) was the answer to yesterday's Who Am I. Today we go even further back in history. My Mom and dad arrived in Philadelphia aboard The Osgood in 1750. I was born in the city of brotherly love four years later. I married an Irishman in 1769. After his death I married at man that was most likely my first husband's brother, often the custom in those days. I was married at age 15. My husband enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. I was reportedly with him his entire military career including being at Valley Forge from 12-1777 through 6-1778. During the battle of Monmouth, June 28th, 1778, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees, I carried water in a bucket to the soldiers and to cool the blazing cannons. Because of this they changed my name. During the battle my husband was struck down but not killed and the cannon was ordered to be withdrawn. I immediately seized the rammer and continued to assist in serving the cannon until the battle ended. My husband was eventually killed. In 1778 I appeared before the Orphans Court, to sell a portion of his land to support my son, and to pay taxes on said property. The Court approved this sale. I then married again to an irresponsible man that lead to my financial downfall. A bill passed both Houses of the Assembly granting me an annuity for services I rendered during the Revolutionary war. It appeared satisfactorily that I had braved the hardships of the camp and dangers of the field with my husband and the bill in my favor passed without a dissenting voice. At my death it was reported in the newspaper at the time that I "Died on Sunday last in this borough, at an advanced age. She lived during the days of the American Revolution, sharing its hardships, and witnessed many scenes of blood and carnage. To the sick and wounded she was an efficient aid and had one child, a son by her first marriage, who served as a soldier in the war of 1812." In 1984 the first woman was accepted into the Daughters Of The American Revolution by using me as her Patriot ancestor. I was born in 1754 and died in 1833. Who Am I?
About Me
- William J.
- First, I think the birth sign is wrong. 6-21, some papers say Gemini, some Cancer. Guess that means I have so many personalities that I can do group therapy alone. For those that don't know how to read Google profiles I have put what I really mean in ( ). Hot (Good looking enough to be in movies(if I buy at ticket). A body like a God (Buddha). Romantic (Thinks begging is foreplay.) Physically fit (Heart trouble. Put 911 on speed dial before we get initmate.) Good Provider (has good life insurance in case you forget to put 911 on speed dial.) Loyal (has reference letters from Mom and parole officer.) Intelligent (scored 1600 on his SATS but you have to total the scores of the four times that I took the test.) Looking for someone compatible (Be between 30 & 99 and not inflatable.)
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Good thoughts going out to Maryanne, especially that the doctor can find some way to alleviate the constant pain, without making her "zippy."
Lots of prayers headed Dona's way for the Shankster's tests and good results from them and the procedure they'll be doing.
While I don't watch reality shows, I think your niece has a good idea. I can just picture ex-husbands attempting to make their wives appear as desirable mates to other men . I'll hold good thouihts and please keep us posted!
Interesting article on creativity. While I don't know quite how it works, I do agree that it's tied with somehow shutting down the habitual responses, to make way for new responses. I think the "buzz phrase" is "thinking outside the box." And, yes, I think people are often more creative when they relax and that when they stop thinking hard about a "problem," the solution often comes at unexpected moments. I've sometimes found answers during meditation, just before I go to sleep at night, in the shower "babbling" in my morning pages about something totally unrelated.
Lots of good vibes for Maryanne and for Dona and the Shankster, too.
As to the reality show, my first reaction was, "Oh, good grief!", but since it's your niece, here's a good wish for that, too. Just don't make me watch it, okay?
The article was interesting, but I have to go along with the comment that we don't really have a test for it. Also the one that 'It's like pornography; you know it when you see it'. I don't think I did all that great with the brick:
**Building things, walls, fireplaces, etc.
**Door or gate stop.
**In toilet tank to reduce water use.
**To throw at or bash someone.
**In my bathroom, holds the space heater off the floor.
Not very creative, and after that I drew a blank. But I never claimed to be creative.
Ooops, forgot to list the uses for brick...
Step, bookcase support, even a table or chair leg, several for a birdbath or a garden path, doorstop, stepping stones.
Hi DR
Do let us know what Maryanne found out and I will email Dona tomorrow to see what is going one.
You will watch this reality show just to see what my niece is like, no?
I think the article came to the conclusion that they don't truly know what sparks but like you I do think the best works sometimes come when you just don't try and let things flow naturally. I've also dreamed answers!
Bill
Hi Pat
Aww, come on you have to watch the reality show to see what my niece is like!
Here are my answers:
nutcracker
door stop
weapon
flower protector
a book stop.
a garden decoration.
a tire stop.
A lot of your answers were the same as man and some people think I am creative so you must be too!
And building things is a very creative answer.
Bill
Hi DR
love your answers, the only that said stepping stone.
Bill
I'll keep you posted on Maryanne. I sent her an email tonight, with some plan changes on our end, and said if I didn't hear from her in the next couple days, I'd give her a call. Hopefully we'll know something in the next couple days.
Pat, I hadn't thought about the brick in the toilet and, Bill, the idea of using it as a book end is good.
Bear in mind, we have a surplus of bricks of various sizes, left from the previous owners, plus those a fried brought over for Himself to build steps from one terrace to another (wry s)
Shoot, how could I forget bookcase shelf-separators, when I have three like that in my house! In fact, I did think of that, but then forgot to type it. Sieve brain.
Hi DR
I sure hope it went well with Maryanne. I hadn't thought of the bick in the toilet either and she says she isn't creative.
Bill
Hi Pat
I didn't think of looking around the house where bricks were I just wanted to get as many as I could in a minute, under those circumstances it is easy to forget how you are using the bricks.
Bill
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