Some one asked me recently, what confuses you? And I said golly, you're the first person to say that to me. That’s encouraging deep thinking, no time for that. Confusing: knowing whether to fit in as many things as I can, or be easy going and doing whatever!
So how do we balance who we want to be with who everyone else wants us to be? Does the cost of doing our own thing and being distinctively individual always involve loneliness and isolation? That reminds me of something else that confuses me, its called love.
There are a multitude of other surprising things people do or say that I just shake my head at. Inconsiderate people confuse me the most. Ever had adults walk right in front of you while in line or sneeze without covering their mouths? How in the whole will we ever teach our next generation good manners?
Maybe it’s easier to just throw in the towel and go with the herd..
I've been to an Amway presentation, smoke and mirrors pyramid scheme..
"We were warned never to use the name Amway on the phone; even while showing the business plan, the name would be one of the very last things mentioned. The explanation from our 'sponsors' was that people in the past have misused the name 'Amway,' and people should get a chance to know the 'new Amway' without being prejudiced from things they might have heard."
No god involved or psychopaths would have been stricken down by now..
The extreme weather events just seem to me as planetary forces move to correct imbalances the average temperature continues creeping upward and polar icecaps are still melting..
Hmmm... fake news? Seemed real when I first read about it, however reading the followup says the reporter tried without success to verify, and as of this writing I am skeptical as the original author and editor cannot verify if it is accurate. Read the entire story and make up your own mind..
Last Sunday, the News Sentinel published the story of a Campbell County Santa Claus actor, Eric Schmitt-Matzen, who said a terminally ill child had died in his arms.
Immediately, the story went viral. Follow-up interviews and video recordings by local and national television outlets showed a very emotional Schmitt-Matzen retelling the story in virtually the same words he gave to the News Sentinel.
Schmitt-Matzen had not approached the News Sentinel originally with the story. The information came to the newspaper indirectly through a known source, and Schmitt-Matzen was then contacted and asked about the incident. At the time of that initial interview, he said he had promised to protect the identities of the child’s family and the nurse who summoned him to the hospital bedside. In follow-up interviews, he has continued to hold this position and stand by his account.
Since publication, the News Sentinel has done additional investigation in an attempt to independently verify Schmitt-Matzen’s account. This has proven unsuccessful. Although facts about his background have checked out, his story of bringing a gift to a dying child remains unverified. The News Sentinel cannot establish that Schmitt-Matzen’s account is inaccurate, but more importantly, ongoing reporting cannot establish that it is accurate.
Therefore, because the story does not meet the newspaper’s standards of verification, we are no longer standing by the veracity of Schmitt-Matzen’s account.
I am alone mostly, but not lonely. And not one to follow a crowd, I prefer to be alone anymore rather than with people and feel all alone, wishing I were back in my own space..
We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and in spite of True Romance magazines we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely, at least, not all the time, but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.. -Hunter S. Thompson
In North America, Montreal was the first great city to create an Ice Palace. However when a smallpox epidemic broke out in Montreal in 1885, St. Paul leaders moved quickly to build a palace here in hopes to attract tourism to St. Paul Minnesota.
To date, the St. Paul Winter Carnival has built 36 Ice Palaces, all of different shapes and sizes. Below are some of the most memorable designs.
I hope this isn't copy-write protected, but check the links below for more photos..
The 1887 Ice Palace followed with over 35,000 blocks of ice. Location: Central Park was located between Cedar and Minnesota streets north of 13th street. Now a parking ramp for the State Capital Complex. Designed by: Charles E. Joy, Saint Paul architect. Material: Ice blocks were 24 x 72 inches in length and 12 x 18 inches thick. Size: Height 140 feet; Length 217 feet; Width 194 feet.
The Ice Palace was lighted at night by 200 electric lights.
I didn't see a photo of the first Ice Palace. 1886 was the first year for an Ice Palace in Saint Paul. It was illuminated at night with electric lights using color globes. This was one of the first buildings in Saint Paul to have electric lighting.
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RE: Lock Her Up!!!
Here's a novel idea, true patriots voting their conscience for the common good..Patriots
A secret society that controls every part of the US government in MGS2.
Did you hear there is a group that rules the united states and controls the government?
shhhh, they'll hear you.....