i dreamed last night that over by the train underpass by one of our local parks there was a rift in time. If you walked through it (it was shimmering all around the edges) you would be 12 hours into the future. Somehow, you walked into a bar. I tried everything to see how it could be: the t.v. and my laptop both froze their screens and my cell phone only got static when I tried to call my friends to clue them in.

I finally walked back through the rift because I couldn't see any positive use for a short window into the future.

It was still there when I glanced back. I just climbed into my car and drove away.


Strange.

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How many people haven't posted a blog lately when I'm suddenly number 3 in blogs posted?

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My late Mother was the strongest woman I've ever known.

She was kind, funny, strong in her faith and a great role model.

I wonder why we have just the one day to honor women...

shouldn't every day be women's day?

After all, they are the best of humanity.

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I dreamed that lyrics were being deleted from music.

Upon waking, I pondered:

1. Music without lyrics is called instrumental.

2. Lyrics without music is called Rap.

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Ever have the dream where you're naked in public? I had one last night, with a twist:

I was driving my old favorite car ('64 Impala SS) down a busy street by the local mall at lunchtime. I was naked and was trying to get home so I could put on some clothes. Seeing that I was in the wrong lane for the turn, I decided to back up and then shoot over to the turn lane, where I would be minutes away from getting home.

In my haste, I backed up into a cop car. I panicked and sped through the light, with the cop in pursuit, lights flashing.

And then I woke up.

lol

... to keep calm.

Sunday I received a flyer in the local newspaper (yes, I still read them) announcing a sale at an online shop I used to frequent. So I decided to pay them a visit on Monday. They had a couple of lightweight jackets I was interested in, seeing as how my other spring jackets have pretty much served their purpose over the years and need to be replaced. I found two that I liked, put them in my cart and proceeded to the checkout for purchase.

Then the problems began.

I had to log in. Fine. Okay, I can't remember my password. I'll just reset it. I click on the icon and am informed they'll email me a new one (temporary). Fine. I go to my email account and it hasn't arrived. Cool. I'll just browse in another window until it arrives. An hour later, no email yet. So I go back and have them resend the password. Another hour later, no email. By this time I need to get offline to do other things, so I log out, expecting the email to be there when I go online Tuesday. Nope, still nothing.

By now my stuborness has taken over. I go back to the site and decide to order as a 'guest'. Fine. All goes well until checkout. Supposedly, there is no shipping charge for orders over $25.00. Guess what? You're right. Not only is there shipping, but tax as well. All told, it totaled an extra $7.00 per jacket.

Now, I have to decide: Is it worth the added cost? Is it worth my disappointment at having been deceived at the final cost? I take my old jackets out of the closet and look them over. They DO look fairly worn out. I decided to purchase the new jackets any way. The new ones ARE on sale, and even with the extra cost, they're cheaper than any of the stores near me.

So I order them. After I've placed my order, the next screen I see informs me that if I come up with a password, I will have an account registered for future use. I see the irony. I enter the password, then log off.

I might go back there in the near future, so I write down the password. There's no sense in going through all of that again, right?

Live and learn.

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We tied a record here for this date as coldest overnight low since 1871!

Weather predicted to get slowly warmer as the week progresses, with a high by next Sunday of 50 degrees F.

I sincerely hope that this is the last blast of cold winter weather.

Normal tempurartures of 45 degrees would feel like a heat wave!

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Ryan Reynolds. In a coffin. For an hour and a half. Nothing else. Couldn't hold my attention, right? Wrong! VERY good movie.


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... makes me feel alive.

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