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I looked out my front window a few minutes ago and noticed these clouds. We had rain this morning and you can see that some clouds still hold moisture. Our mountains are snow capped today and some snow fell in the lower elevations. However, our area just got rain. Believe me, I'm not complaining. Here are three views as I saw them from my front door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I haven't listened to the news so I don't know what the pundits are saying about Obama's speech last night. I do hope he was able to change the subject from the Republican fear mongering about the stimulus package. I thought he did a good job, but may have been a bit too cerebral for Joe Sixpack. His job was to stress the urgency for action without causing panic. In that, he was successful. He is certainly good at pointing fingers without being nasty. And if the public chooses to listen to the blowhards like Rush and Sean, then I guess there is no hope for them. Wasn't it wonderful to see Helen Thomas in the front row again instead of being banished to the rear by Bush? She is one who will always ask the hard questions and Obama isn't afraid to take them.
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Chancy, who writes the blog Driftwood Inspiration wrote about the Facebook tag that is going around. I'm sure you have heard about it: 25 random thoughts about me. Chancy said that anyone reading her post could consider themselves tagged. So I think I will 'give it a go.'1. I hate buttermilk.
2. I am a chocoholic.
3. I love to shop.
4. I love reading mysteries; especially ones written by P. D. James.
5. Mark Harmon, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and George Clooney make my old heart race.
6. I am nostalgic.
7. I am an insomniac.
8. I try to be a perfectionist; and fail.
9. I read music, but not fast.
10. I read in bed.
11. I hate injustice.
12. I love dogs.
13. I have a fear of drowning and heights .
14. I wish I could stay in a luxury hotel for a month.
15. I am not good in math.
16. I can play over 200 melodies by ear on the piano.
17. I hate to throw anything away.
18. I love 'dining out' in a nice restaurant.
19. I have gained too much weight and can't stick to a diet.
20. I don't care. (see above)
21. I have been a widow for 24 years.
22. I never want to marry again.
23. I hate asking for favors.
24. I have a quick temper. (It has mellowed with the years.)
25. I talk too much.
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Back to my Arizona skies. I love the blue, blue skies and that is one thing I miss most when I am away. I hope you enjoy seeing a part of my world.
11 comments:
I love your post! The photos are gorgeous! Lovely skies! And it was fun reading your list of characteristics -- we definitely have a lot of things in common! Thanks!
Well your list of 25 is very interesting Darlene. I have to say...I have at least have or more in common with you. Those gentlemen make my heart race too...and don't they all have gorgeous eyes? Weight? Forget about it!!!! Love those pictures of the clouds....I've always loved pictures of cloudes and skies. I can look at those forever. Thanks sweetie....P.S. Who says you talk too much?
I made it back here at last.
Now that I found the correct URL I'll visit more.
http://darleneshodgepodge.blogspot.com/
Sylvia, I would like to know if you and I share the part about not marrying again in common. ;-).
Joy, I say I talk too much. Because I have a hearing loss I learned to do the talking so I didn't have to try and hear. So I guess everyone would agree with me.
Marie, I am glad I finally got my URL corrected on your blog. Thanks for visiting.
Beautiful skies there, Darlene! I enjoyed reading your 25 things; I don't care either (19 and 20) LOL
Interesting pictures...love that sky there.
You know, I hadn't realized that about Helen during the Bush administration. It was great to see her again, and I was glad to see that Obama didn't coddle her when she started asking another question and he went on and called on the next reporter. He treated her with respect as an historic journalist, but not like an elderly lady, if you catch my drift!
I am extremely impressed that you can play 200 songs by ear. That is phenomenal!
What beautiful skies. Tucson skies are the best. That is amazing that you play 200 songs by ear. My aunt was gifted with piano and I always admired that in anyone.
Darlene beautiful pictures and I enjoyed learning more about you.
A lot of them are me!!
We're heading back into the deep freeze here.
Mark Harmon can call me anytime he wants!
I'm glad to see Helen Thomas back up front, too,
I'm guilty guilty guilty of many things on your list. Sigh.
Darlene,
The pics are beautiful, I can see why you live there. I love the list of 25. What a gift, to play 200 songs by ear. And yes it was good to see Helen being treated with respect!
I keep saying this but I just have to tell you I love your blog.
it's wonderful to see the blue blue Arizona sky in your photos. Thanks. loved your 25 things about yourself. i like mysteries, too. my newest love is Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti series. can't get enough of them, and thanks be, there's quite a few. good old Phyllis Dorothy is not quite as prolific....
and happy valentine's day to you, too.
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