I was looking on a dress site today and I found this dress. . .
Please people, is this really OK to wear?
I don't care what age you are lamme went out of fashion in the 80's. And with as tight as it is can it really be considered modest like the website claims it to be? I jokingly sent it to Kali, threatening the use of it for a bridesmaid dress, LOL (I hope she got the joke). Regardless of it's modestly in question this color would never look OK in BBC, nor would people leave the auditorium without their eyes being seared from the extreme glare through the windows. It would probably serve a better purpose for use a traffic reflector. Although I don't think this is worth any points if you hit it.
Yesterday we SPG's got word that we would be getting to attend Handle's Messiah and Benaroya Hall this December! I'm stoked. Last year our church choir sang the Hallelujah chorus, but I'm being generous with the word sang. We tried, but it's not anywhere near as nice as hearing it by the pros. I'll write all about it once it happens, but for now I just wanted to provide a happier post then my last one.
Today is an anniversary that I'm sure that we would rather not have. I mean it's not like you can walk around saying Happy 911:P Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? I do.
Eight years ago I was in the Navy gym at NAS Sigonella, watching AFN's breaking news (although I didn't know what was breaking at the time because I had my headphones on). I looked up right after the first tower was attacked, so all I saw was flames and having a fairly good memory for movies my recal could not go back to any that had this particular scene in it. That's when I took off my headphones, put on my glasses and read the tickers moving across the bottom of the screen. In that moment the second tower was attatcked and I realized that this was no movie. Of course I would have to all the way on the other side of the base away from my ASF gear, I knew where I was going, T.A.D. . . . AGAIN!
There are few worldwide events in a persons life where they can remember where they were and what they were doing when it occured. There was the deaths of JFK & MLK in the 60's, John Lennon & the attempt on Ronald Regan's life in the 80's, and Pricess Diana & Columbine in the 90's. This unfortunately was one for my generation.
It took me all night for me to convince my watch commanders to let me go back to NAS I, only to come back and be told to report in the morning, so I ended up sleeping that night, and subsequently the following 2 weeks, in AIMD's bunk room. My friend, and regular co-worker, Brian woke me up every morning, since he was the mid check and made sure that the Maintenance control had fresh coffee ready for me (it really is the little things). There was no way I would have wanted to claim a cot and live in Disaster Prep with the rest of the security folks, I already had to see them for 18 hours a day why would I want to sleep with. Of course I was always early to gaurdmount, but for any who have wondered how I did it back then that's how. On the backs and support of my friends. I worked 40 18-20 hour days, in a row, before I got just one glorious day off. Numb, from not processing anything, I sat in front of my TV watching whatever string of movies would try and help me forget about the fact that I still had to return to work the next day, washed my cami's (since it was the only piece of clothing I was wearing during those days), and bought whatever food I could that the Navy wives had left over, and would last me until the next time I got by the Comacery, who knew when that would be.
The events of that single day seemed to start a domino effect that we are still realing from, but the men and women who serve this country on that day, as well as today, and the men and women who rose up out of the rubble to help others who were in need as well should not be forgotten, Flight 93 & The Pentagon as well. It's one of the few times that I can think of where we, as a country, seemed all united in a common cause. Why have people forgotten about that? It's sad. But let us not forget.
If you know someone in the military tell them "Thank You", or hug them if you know them. If you know another public servant do the same thing. We should never wait until tomorrow to say what people need to hear today.
Let me know where you were if you feel so abliged.
I saw Clara (of cooking with Clara) make this and it was reminiscent of a meal that my Dad would make for us when he was out of work. except he had pasta instead of potatoes. Tonight I made this meal, except with potatoes. I've found that I like it better this way. No offense to my dad's cooking, he's one of these people that can look in the cupboards and throw almost anything together, but for a long time it ruined spaghetti sauce for me. Last night's dinner was really good too. I added some oregano, rosemary, and basil to it as well. My apt smelled wonderful last night. It's small too so maybe it will still smell good today as well.
What does the Lord say about the poor? A lot, but here are just a couple that I like.
Proverb 19:22 ~ The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Ecclesiastes 4:13 ~ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Times are tight to be sure, but no man who knows the Lord is really poor, Matthew 6:19-21. I'd rather be broke than a liar any day of the week. Matthew 6:25-34, is probably one of the better passages I know to go to when I'm feeling restless, 1 Timothy 6:8 as well. What I found is that the word of God says it should take very little to make us content. Yet that is so not how we are as people, generally speaking. God doesn't always say that he's going to give us a hamburger, but he will give us food, and the means to buy it if we are willing to work, Proverbs 10:14.
Please people, is this really OK to wear? 
good, 