1. You are walking in the woods. You are not alone. Who is with you?
I would be alone. I know where I am going.

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?
A mountain lioness; my spirit guide. .

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
It shows me her babies.

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your dream
house. How big is it?
A big ranger station up high.


5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
No; not needed in such a remote place.

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining table,
what is on the table?
Binoculars, a note, Water, Deer steak, potatoes, greens, and blackberries left for me by my friend.

7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?
Granite ware.

8. What do you do with the cup?
Leave it alone it belongs there.


9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body
of water, what type of body of water?
A fast cold water river.


10. How will you cross the water?
Rope bridge.

Someone who likes you might take it in jest but it is generally rude 7 or desrespectful in the examples you used.

Does before my morning coffee count?

The only purpose I can see is to warn the sane that a person is and emotional cripple and move on.

I guess experience is a "good" teacher.

I keep certified copies of birth certificates, a duplicate social security card, a state identification card, a DVD of my most cherished pictures, an address book, and a minimum of cash in a saftey deposit box outside my community that a trusted relative can mail me in an enclosed stamped self addressed envelope on request.

In the bottom of my closet is a stash bag that has the basics I need if I end up in the Hospital. A bathrobe, warm socks, a roll of quarters, pen, stamped envelope, small journal, and a change of clothes to come home in. A photo copy of insurance cards, my advance directive, and a stocking cap. (Hospitals are always cold.) Then, even if I have to send a friend to get it. I have what I want in one spot and I maintain my privacy.

Having lived without power various times I keep a couple of popcorn cans of charcoal, matches, a large roll of foil, and a small table top bbq. A bag of kitty litter for a personal porta potty. And of course canned food and bottled water. I also tend to keep my gas tanks in the top half.

I do think I will get the car charger for my cell phone; good idea.

I will say I have thought about getting a generator for my home. Or at least lobby my community center to install one. It seems strange to me that we are no better prepared for natural disasters than some third world countries.

I would hope that all that league bologne would have gone the way of the caste system but in this country unfortuneately looks, money, and education still seem to create a sense of eliteism for some people.

I will admidt I don't want to go back to peanut butter, commodity cheese, and second hand clothes but for a good companion that makes me laugh I would consider it. Things and status don't mean alot when you get past a certain age.

Deal with a natural disaster like Louisvill's flooding, California's fires, or Georgia's tornadoes? What have you done to prepare to survive and recover from a major disaster?

Reefer ramble put me to sleep and I like long profiles,

Don't put vasaline on road rash. It will keep it from healing and possibly cause and infection.

Wash your hands throughly every time before you handle bandages. Neosporine and nonstick pads are better during work but leave them uncovered as much as possible to heal otherwise. An Ace bandage can help hold them in place.

It is a myth that letting a pet lick you will help you heal faster.

Avoid the temptation to pick at the scabs it will make scaring worse and infection is always a risk; usually cause worse scars than the injury. Once the surface is healed rubbing with vitamin e oil sometimes can reduce discoloration.It is important to use SPF35 because the skin will be sensitive to sun burn.

Even if you are sore avoid hot baths and showers because the skin is fragile with surfaces gone. Also increases bruiseing.

You are lucky your friend let you use the credit card but get and agreement in writing and keep reciepts so if there is ever and issue you won't end up in court. Make it clear you are not responsible for interest charges if he does not apply what you pay to the credit card or makes additional charges. You can have payments debited from your checking directly to his credit card account which would give you a record of monthly payments. Sounds formal but money is one of the leading causes of failed friendships.

A verbal promise to pay for and injury is pretty much worthless but if she puts it in writing then you could take her to small claims court if she flakes out. If she offers to pay in and email you would have a better claim if you print a copy but a signed promissory note is better.

FYI It is federal fraud for her to use student aid to pay any debt other than a school related or personal living expense.

Good job.

So true. Dude; So true. Should be required reading.

I think I would perk up the text. Maybe expand on interests. The comment about babysitting sounds snide.

Add some more photo's. I can't believe I would say don't lead with a picture in a suit but this one makes you look much youner than 22.

Interesting post! Over all. Will give the previous entry his point but zero stars for nasty attitude. Obesity is a much more complicated problem than that narrow view.

I think if I dated someone regularly for a year and they didn't commit to a time and date fairly soon there after I would take it as a no even if they said yes.

People who just ride a good horse to death burn me. It is like "let me be selfish and get everything I can out of this person" and when they finally loose hope in what they really want and move on it is their choice. Pretty gutless and cowardly in my eyes.

The ones that do see it, escape, avoid suffering longer; are lucky. Can you imagine spending your whole life with someone so heartless?

Winx, tell Mom not to worry about food. There will be emergency supplies being passed out probably as I write this.

Hopefully he can use the cash for clunkers program.

If you want you could be going through your pictures and make him duplicates of what you have will help with the loss be a nice Christmas present.

You might want to get together some care packages. Depending on what he has lost and what he needs. In a few days he will be able to tell you. You can ship stuff in by Greyhound Bus. A Home Depot gift card would be really useful with all the things he will need to prevent further damage.

If you are not too far to drive in what you collect have a "Flood of Love" party invite friends to bring pot luck and handme downs. Bedding, warm coats, boots, non perishable food, bottled water, urban camping equipment.

Can you see the stars where you are? We are so lit up the ground glow kind of fades them out. What project you work on today?

I wish I could join ya darlin. I would bring a long glass of something cool.

Winx I am Sorry to see so much frusteration. I am sure there are hundreds of emergency response teams already in route to help. The house can be cleaned and repaired and the truck will be replaced by insurance. Your brother is quite likely to find work in the clean up and end up coming through better than it may seem now.

I know the people of Kentucky are resillient. Those who care PLEASE help the Red Cross and other emergency relief systems. I am fairley sure the Kosairs Charities Center was swamped and thousands of profoundly hanidcapped children all across Kentucky depend on that facility to give them critical care.

I don't know your situation is ideal if at times your family gets on your case and says ugly things to you but I can understand the frustration they may feel to get through to you.

It appears you do not have an age approriate skill set.

I would expect a 21 year old to have basic housekeeping and yard care skills. Even by watching you should have enough ability to wash dishes and cook or several of the things you say you are not allowed to do. Is it because you refuse to take direction and do a substandard job? Why would your parents to have faith in you to handle something as serious as out of state travel and judgeing the safety of a situation if you can not master the responsibility of what are tasks that a young teen could do?

I would expect a 21 year old to have a full time job even if it were a low skill level or rather low paying. The realization that this society expects people to work should have set in somewhere around 16. You can make minimum wage sweeping up trash at the mall if nothing else. Is that a great job? No but it is certainly a better use of your time than setting on line surfing for a girlfriend you can not even afford to take out on a date of your own.

I would expect a 21 year old to have saved enough of his own income if he were living at home to have a license, purchased a good used car or at least a motor cycle, and paying for his own gas and insurance. This would be possible if you were giving your parents even half of your income (as they are IMHO entitled to if you are still living at home after 18 on their nickle). If nothing else to have a license and enough saved to buy your own bus pass or pay a cab. That you can not afford to do something should tell you something about wheather you should do it or not.

I would expect a 21 year old to have come to the conclusion if he were feeling oppressed at home to have sought out a school counselor, clergy, mental health counselor, or even your family to help you find a school, job training program, or even public service somewhere you could spend time away from home at least for the summer. I can clearly say you do not have the attitude or maturity to make it in the military at this time if ever. My suggestion would be to check into Job Corp or some similiar program. This would be a safe way to get out on your own with out jumping out of the skillet into the fire.

I would hope that you would take away from this experience that you have been most fortuneate to dodge a bullet not being able to make the trip you were considering. Not because this person you have met is neccessairly an axe murder but simply because she is not ready for a relationship if she is seeking someone so much younger with so little going for him at the moment. That she has to depend not only on your family but hers also to make the visit happen tells me she is as immature and selfish as you are. The likely hood that you would have ended up argueing and having a miserable experience was very high.

I would also hope that you see that there are some people who care a great deal about you and rather than fighting and being belligerent with them, picking and international stage to dog them when they are keeping a roof over your head, food in your belly, and evidently a rather comfortable life if you can park on the computer and telephone that you would apoligize equally as publiclly and honor what you have been blessed with. That would show real maturity and character.

I would sooner think it is in relation to when people get paid and have or don't have money to act stupid. January is always more domestic violence because the bills from the holidays and increaseing utilities. Crime goes up when heat waves hit.