Today I was tooling around the internet and happened upon a published poem by one of my friends. It may also be found at this site:
http://www.poetry.com/voteforme/poemvote1.asp?PID=6133019
I must share it with you
Today, I Dare to Dream
by: Marzena Broel
You were always like a dream yet you meant
more than
any dream... I never dared to dream to be the
one for you.
Today, I feel more evolved so I dare to dream of
being your
eternal love, of becoming more than a dream...
Today, I honor my spirit & embrace my essence
because
today I uncovered the hidden treasures of my
soul thus
today I am able to love you forever...
If today I can still feel your love and see the
magnanimity
of your heart and if today I can capture the
inner nobility
of your soul then today I'll accept your
everlasting love.
Today, I dare to dream because today I know
we need more than love...
Copyright ©2009 Marzena Broel
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
A Monk
Today I opened my FB inbox and found a delightful and quite moving message. I want to share it with you:
Patrick Dougherty
Today at 11:40am
This is a great email from JD, didn't you pledge with him? Can you post on your Phi Mu group for the ladies he may have pledged with, Thanks
fraymatteomarie@gmail.com>
Hello Pat, What a suprise to hear from you. This is Jimmy Dengler ATO brother from Widner. I am a religious brother with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in Honduras as a Missionary. I have been here for 8 years now and love it dearly. You may not reconize my new name. My religious name is Brother Matteo Marie. Or in spanish it is Fray Matteo Marie. Fray means brother. So how are things going? Times have changed, haven´t they. From partying and drinking to praying and serving the most needy and poor. I spent some time in the Military in a Special Forces Unit at FT. Bragg, North Carolina doing Special Ops type stuff. When I got out, I felt this strong urge to do something great with my life. and so here am I, serving the most needy and poor... I have lost all contact with the brothers from the Fraternity. I find it a little ironic because the Lord lead me to a group of brothers called The Alpha Tau Omega. It was Jesus who said that "I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." The Tau is a symbol of the Franciscan Cross. So here I am serving the Lord in a Franciscan Community. Crazy huh but not so crazy and God would have it. You can check our email address at: cfrhonduras.com Got to go, God Bless
Denise DeWindt
Today at 2:03pm
oh my!
Consider this posted with the sisters!
They're really all around us, Pat, the Angels really are
Thanks
Patrick Dougherty
Today at 11:40am
This is a great email from JD, didn't you pledge with him? Can you post on your Phi Mu group for the ladies he may have pledged with, Thanks
fraymatteomarie@gmail.com>
Hello Pat, What a suprise to hear from you. This is Jimmy Dengler ATO brother from Widner. I am a religious brother with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in Honduras as a Missionary. I have been here for 8 years now and love it dearly. You may not reconize my new name. My religious name is Brother Matteo Marie. Or in spanish it is Fray Matteo Marie. Fray means brother. So how are things going? Times have changed, haven´t they. From partying and drinking to praying and serving the most needy and poor. I spent some time in the Military in a Special Forces Unit at FT. Bragg, North Carolina doing Special Ops type stuff. When I got out, I felt this strong urge to do something great with my life. and so here am I, serving the most needy and poor... I have lost all contact with the brothers from the Fraternity. I find it a little ironic because the Lord lead me to a group of brothers called The Alpha Tau Omega. It was Jesus who said that "I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." The Tau is a symbol of the Franciscan Cross. So here I am serving the Lord in a Franciscan Community. Crazy huh but not so crazy and God would have it. You can check our email address at: cfrhonduras.com Got to go, God Bless
Denise DeWindt
Today at 2:03pm
oh my!
Consider this posted with the sisters!
They're really all around us, Pat, the Angels really are
Thanks
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Drinking Adult Beverages
This was sent to me by a close Private Friend:
Stage 1 - CLEVER
This is when you suddenly become an expert on every subject in the known universe. You know you know everything and you want to pass on your knowledge to anyone who will listen. At this stage you are always right, and of course, the person you are talking to is very wrong. This makes for an interesting argument when both parties are CLEVER.
Stage 2 - ATTRACTIVE
This is when you realize that you are the most ATTRACTIVE person in the
entire bar and that everyone fancies you. You can go up to a perfect stranger knowing that they fancy you and really want to talk to you. Bear in mind that you are still CLEVER, so you can talk to this person about every subject under the sun.
Stage 3 - RICH
This is when you suddenly become the RICHEST person in the room. You can buy drinks for the entire bar because you have a bottomless wallet. You can also make bets at this stage because of course you are still CLEVER so, naturally, you will always win. Anyway, it doesn't matter how much you bet because you are RICH. You will also buy drinks for everyone that you fancy, in the knowledge that you are clearly the most
ATTRACTIVE person present.
Stage 4 - INVINCIBLE
You are now ready to pick fights with anyone and everyone, especially those with whom you have been betting or arguing. This is because you are now INVINCIBLE. At this point you can also go up to the partners of the people who you fancy and challenge them to a battle of wits or strength. You have no fear of losing this battle, because as well as being. INVINCIBLE you are CLEVER, you're RICH and you're more ATTRACTIVE than them anyway.
Stage 5 - INVISIBLE
This is the final stage of drunkenness. At this point you can do anything, because you are now INVISIBLE. You can dance on a table to impress the people who you fancy because the rest of the people in the room cannot see you. You can also snog the face off them for the same reason. You are also INVISIBLE to the people who want to fight you. You can walk through the street singing at the top of your lungs because no one can see or hear you and because you're still CLEVER you know all the words.
THE FIVE STAGES OF SOBERING UP
Stage 1 - STUPID
As you regain consciousness and begin to enjoy the headache, the churning stomach and the cold sweats, you realize that you have lost not only several hours of your life but also the ability to concentrate on anything whatsoever. You are now STUPID and will remain so for a minimum of 12 hours.
Stage 2 - UGLY
Never entirely happy with the effects of the bathroom mirror first thing you are horrified to discover that you have now become even UGLIER than you previously thought possible. Not only have you got bloodshot eyes and a glorious collection of spots but you are shaking so much that your grandfather probably looks healthier. Unfortunately you are still too STUPID to know better than to try and shave whilst shaking.
Stage 3 - POOR
Having crawled out of bed and got dressed you are about to shamble out he door when you discover that the money that was to last you the week is now missing from your wallet. Being STUPID, you have no idea what happened to it but the traces of curry on your clothes allow the possibility that you might have treated everyone to a takeaway at some point. Alternatively your pocket could have been picked or you might have given the taxi driver a fifty-pound note by mistake. Rationalizing that you couldn't possibly have been that STUPID and that you would remember being robbed, you come to believe that you were the only one who bought any food or drinks all night and start to loathe all your friends.
Stage 4 - FRAGILE
As you are now STUPID, UGLY and POOR, your consequently FRAGILE self-esteem plummets. Your already FRAGILE physical condition ensures that you feel liable to shatter if anyone even speaks to you.
Stage 5 - CONSPICUOUS
This is the final stage of sobering up. Unfortunately, everyone can spot this CONSPICUOUS condition and its cause from a great distance. Even
worse, they know that they can complete your misery by making fun of you, and that you are too STUPID to retaliate, too FRAGILE to hit them, too POOR to bribe them and too UGLY to hide.
Stage 1 - CLEVER
This is when you suddenly become an expert on every subject in the known universe. You know you know everything and you want to pass on your knowledge to anyone who will listen. At this stage you are always right, and of course, the person you are talking to is very wrong. This makes for an interesting argument when both parties are CLEVER.
Stage 2 - ATTRACTIVE
This is when you realize that you are the most ATTRACTIVE person in the
entire bar and that everyone fancies you. You can go up to a perfect stranger knowing that they fancy you and really want to talk to you. Bear in mind that you are still CLEVER, so you can talk to this person about every subject under the sun.
Stage 3 - RICH
This is when you suddenly become the RICHEST person in the room. You can buy drinks for the entire bar because you have a bottomless wallet. You can also make bets at this stage because of course you are still CLEVER so, naturally, you will always win. Anyway, it doesn't matter how much you bet because you are RICH. You will also buy drinks for everyone that you fancy, in the knowledge that you are clearly the most
ATTRACTIVE person present.
Stage 4 - INVINCIBLE
You are now ready to pick fights with anyone and everyone, especially those with whom you have been betting or arguing. This is because you are now INVINCIBLE. At this point you can also go up to the partners of the people who you fancy and challenge them to a battle of wits or strength. You have no fear of losing this battle, because as well as being. INVINCIBLE you are CLEVER, you're RICH and you're more ATTRACTIVE than them anyway.
Stage 5 - INVISIBLE
This is the final stage of drunkenness. At this point you can do anything, because you are now INVISIBLE. You can dance on a table to impress the people who you fancy because the rest of the people in the room cannot see you. You can also snog the face off them for the same reason. You are also INVISIBLE to the people who want to fight you. You can walk through the street singing at the top of your lungs because no one can see or hear you and because you're still CLEVER you know all the words.
THE FIVE STAGES OF SOBERING UP
Stage 1 - STUPID
As you regain consciousness and begin to enjoy the headache, the churning stomach and the cold sweats, you realize that you have lost not only several hours of your life but also the ability to concentrate on anything whatsoever. You are now STUPID and will remain so for a minimum of 12 hours.
Stage 2 - UGLY
Never entirely happy with the effects of the bathroom mirror first thing you are horrified to discover that you have now become even UGLIER than you previously thought possible. Not only have you got bloodshot eyes and a glorious collection of spots but you are shaking so much that your grandfather probably looks healthier. Unfortunately you are still too STUPID to know better than to try and shave whilst shaking.
Stage 3 - POOR
Having crawled out of bed and got dressed you are about to shamble out he door when you discover that the money that was to last you the week is now missing from your wallet. Being STUPID, you have no idea what happened to it but the traces of curry on your clothes allow the possibility that you might have treated everyone to a takeaway at some point. Alternatively your pocket could have been picked or you might have given the taxi driver a fifty-pound note by mistake. Rationalizing that you couldn't possibly have been that STUPID and that you would remember being robbed, you come to believe that you were the only one who bought any food or drinks all night and start to loathe all your friends.
Stage 4 - FRAGILE
As you are now STUPID, UGLY and POOR, your consequently FRAGILE self-esteem plummets. Your already FRAGILE physical condition ensures that you feel liable to shatter if anyone even speaks to you.
Stage 5 - CONSPICUOUS
This is the final stage of sobering up. Unfortunately, everyone can spot this CONSPICUOUS condition and its cause from a great distance. Even
worse, they know that they can complete your misery by making fun of you, and that you are too STUPID to retaliate, too FRAGILE to hit them, too POOR to bribe them and too UGLY to hide.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Kathy`s Black Bra
Below is a story that my friend Kathy published in Notes on FB
It is way to funny not to share, she is just a gem!
The Black Bra
Share
Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 8:50am
The Black Bra
I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.
One is engaged,one is a mistress, and of course I have been married for 20+ years.
We were chatting about our relationships and decided to amaze our men by wearing a black leather bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes. We agreed to meet in a few days to exchange notes. Here's how it all went.
My engaged friend:
The other night my boyfriend came over and found me with a black leather bodice, tall stilettos and a mask.
He saw me and said, 'You are the woman of my dreams. I love you.'
Then we made love all night long.
The mistress:
Me too! The other night I met my lover at his office and I was wearing the leather bodice, heels and mask over my eyes and a raincoat. When I opened the raincoat he didn't say a word, but we had wild sex all night.
Then I had to share my story:
When my husband came home I was wearing the leather bodice, black stockings, stilettos and a mask over my eyes.
As soon as he came in the door and saw me he said,
"What's for dinner, Batman?"
It is way to funny not to share, she is just a gem!
The Black Bra
Share
Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 8:50am
The Black Bra
I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.
One is engaged,one is a mistress, and of course I have been married for 20+ years.
We were chatting about our relationships and decided to amaze our men by wearing a black leather bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes. We agreed to meet in a few days to exchange notes. Here's how it all went.
My engaged friend:
The other night my boyfriend came over and found me with a black leather bodice, tall stilettos and a mask.
He saw me and said, 'You are the woman of my dreams. I love you.'
Then we made love all night long.
The mistress:
Me too! The other night I met my lover at his office and I was wearing the leather bodice, heels and mask over my eyes and a raincoat. When I opened the raincoat he didn't say a word, but we had wild sex all night.
Then I had to share my story:
When my husband came home I was wearing the leather bodice, black stockings, stilettos and a mask over my eyes.
As soon as he came in the door and saw me he said,
"What's for dinner, Batman?"
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Happy not Sappy
When I woke up a few days ago, I went straight to my laptop. I was on a mission. My mission was to treat myself to a happy time that many, and I do mean many of my friends, from twenty-five years ago, told me I just had to do. Within, lets say three to five minutes, I had accomplished my goal. I bought an airline ticket to Jersey. I will be going home home to attend my high school reunion. I wish I could put into words the elation I felt when I pressed the `confirm button`. I don't want to sound sappy, because I am so happy! HAPPY not SAPPY!! For I will be re-connecting with friends that I haven't seen in many years.
I just cant waaaait! Yaaaaay!!!
Your take-away:
Make sure you treat yourself to happiness, because if you wait for somebody else to hand it to you, you may wait forever, and we know how long THAT takes!
I just cant waaaait! Yaaaaay!!!
Your take-away:
Make sure you treat yourself to happiness, because if you wait for somebody else to hand it to you, you may wait forever, and we know how long THAT takes!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
My New Friend Angela
Reasons to link to searching for angela shelton
1. Spread the word and help others to heal
Everyday, Angela Shelton receives emails and letters from survivors of abuse thanking her for making a film that has improved their lives significantly. If you have seen the film you understand how uplifting and powerful it is... Let others know about Searching for Angela Shelton and help them heal and break the cycles of abuse in their own lives.
2. Search Engines (like Google) will notice
We want survivors of abuse, as well as their friends and families, to watch Searching for Angela Shelton because it will help them heal. Therefore, when people are using search engines to find help or related information we want them to find this website.
Linking to the Searching for Angela Shelton website helps it to be listed higher in search engine listings, making it easier for people to find and watch this life-changing film. Just a simple text link will make a difference.
1. Spread the word and help others to heal
Everyday, Angela Shelton receives emails and letters from survivors of abuse thanking her for making a film that has improved their lives significantly. If you have seen the film you understand how uplifting and powerful it is... Let others know about Searching for Angela Shelton and help them heal and break the cycles of abuse in their own lives.
2. Search Engines (like Google) will notice
We want survivors of abuse, as well as their friends and families, to watch Searching for Angela Shelton because it will help them heal. Therefore, when people are using search engines to find help or related information we want them to find this website.
Linking to the Searching for Angela Shelton website helps it to be listed higher in search engine listings, making it easier for people to find and watch this life-changing film. Just a simple text link will make a difference.
Monday, March 2, 2009
(sigh)
I have a friend who is married, I have a friend who is engaged, and then there is me: ripe and involuntary single
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Por Favor y Gracias
I just had to share this post with you, I love sarcasm, only when it is side splitting funny-NOT hurtful
I am a product of multi-mixed decent and was raised in a white suburban neighborhood
I remember kids asking me if I was black (and I did have a Nanna, Ethel McLaughlin, who was born in Jamaica her husband Anton DeWindt who was born in Curacao from my Fathers side and Rosiaro Garcicia who was born (and is 98) of Spanish decent and her husband Juan Pabon who was a native Indian from Puerto Rico) Yes I am a mutt of pure and refined collection of cultures
5 years ago I left my job, sold my condo on the beach, and headed to Florida. What a culture shock, I mean let me put it this way:
I have been around many ethnic back rounds, and we (I have a younger sister) were brought up to understand the diverse shades of people, if you will, but there are certain areas of Miami where that if you don't speak the Cuban dialect, you are fucking screwed
For example:
I wanted to order some take out from this place that that was known for their great food As part of my order I wanted Tostones to which I am very familiar because mi Abuela taught me how to make them, using the leftover paper bags from the day`s groceries. She showed me how to pound the green plantains with the heel of my hand until they were just the perfect width She would use the garlic and. .
Oh, please pardon, I went off into a memory tangent.
Ok, so I want to order Tostones from this Cuban restaurant, I am, as I said before, completely familiar as to what they are but, alas, I stumble upon this quandary.
Do I order the:
`sliced green plantains, fried to a wonderful delight` named - Mariquitas
or
`crisp fried golden bananas with a soft bite` named - Tostones
I did not want the sweet unmashed plantains which are the golden ones but as you could tell from the names and the descriptions I was quite confused as to what to order
So what do I do,,, I call Mommy.
She has no idea what Mariquitas were, she had never even heard of them before. She advised me to call my Godmother, her sister, to find the answer.
My Titi Gloria would know, for Pete's sake, she lives in the Bronx, right! Nope she had never heard the word Mariquitas either. But the one thing she did say that happened to part the waters for me was:
Maybe its a Cuban thing.
Hence my comment to a group I joined on FB entitled:
I speak SARCASM as a Second Language
Denise DeWindt wrote
at 10:40pm
I am from from North America and now I live in Miami FL
I am Bilingual, I have to be
I speak the American language and Sarcasm
THANK you
Pardon me, North America-um besides Canada, it does include United States of, right
or is it Central America, because I sure as heck know I'm not from South America!
Tune in later to find out the result of my take out order escapade,,,
I am a product of multi-mixed decent and was raised in a white suburban neighborhood
I remember kids asking me if I was black (and I did have a Nanna, Ethel McLaughlin, who was born in Jamaica her husband Anton DeWindt who was born in Curacao from my Fathers side and Rosiaro Garcicia who was born (and is 98) of Spanish decent and her husband Juan Pabon who was a native Indian from Puerto Rico) Yes I am a mutt of pure and refined collection of cultures
5 years ago I left my job, sold my condo on the beach, and headed to Florida. What a culture shock, I mean let me put it this way:
I have been around many ethnic back rounds, and we (I have a younger sister) were brought up to understand the diverse shades of people, if you will, but there are certain areas of Miami where that if you don't speak the Cuban dialect, you are fucking screwed
For example:
I wanted to order some take out from this place that that was known for their great food As part of my order I wanted Tostones to which I am very familiar because mi Abuela taught me how to make them, using the leftover paper bags from the day`s groceries. She showed me how to pound the green plantains with the heel of my hand until they were just the perfect width She would use the garlic and. .
Oh, please pardon, I went off into a memory tangent.
Ok, so I want to order Tostones from this Cuban restaurant, I am, as I said before, completely familiar as to what they are but, alas, I stumble upon this quandary.
Do I order the:
`sliced green plantains, fried to a wonderful delight` named - Mariquitas
or
`crisp fried golden bananas with a soft bite` named - Tostones
I did not want the sweet unmashed plantains which are the golden ones but as you could tell from the names and the descriptions I was quite confused as to what to order
So what do I do,,, I call Mommy.
She has no idea what Mariquitas were, she had never even heard of them before. She advised me to call my Godmother, her sister, to find the answer.
My Titi Gloria would know, for Pete's sake, she lives in the Bronx, right! Nope she had never heard the word Mariquitas either. But the one thing she did say that happened to part the waters for me was:
Maybe its a Cuban thing.
Hence my comment to a group I joined on FB entitled:
I speak SARCASM as a Second Language
Denise DeWindt wrote
at 10:40pm
I am from from North America and now I live in Miami FL
I am Bilingual, I have to be
I speak the American language and Sarcasm
THANK you
Pardon me, North America-um besides Canada, it does include United States of, right
or is it Central America, because I sure as heck know I'm not from South America!
Tune in later to find out the result of my take out order escapade,,,
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